Daycares in Mesa, AZ
All 146 licensed child care facilities in Mesa, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
Typical cost in Arizona: about $1,073/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Arizona →
146licensed daycares
4.3average safety rating
15%with a clean record
124with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Academy Preschool & Childcare1133 South Dobson Road - Suite 101 | 4.5★ | 1 | 168 |
| 2 | All Star Preschool1830 North Country Club Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 111 |
| 3 | Best Friends Preschool Inc2038 South Don Carlos | 4.5★ | 1 | 96 |
| 4 | Childtime Children's Center1111 North Horne | 4.5★ | 1 | 118 |
| 5 | Christ The King Catholic School1551 East Dana Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | First Presbyterian Preschool Of Mesa161 North Mesa Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 59 |
| 7 | G.P.S. - Superstition Springs Elementary7125 East Monterey Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 185 |
| 8 | Heartwood Montessori207 North Mesa Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Kid's Corner Preschool & Childcare2051 West Guadalupe Road #15 | 4.5★ | 1 | 152 |
| 10 | Kids Play Learning Center Inc1430 West Southern #3 | 4.5★ | 1 | 77 |
| 11 | Kindercare Learning Center1063 East Mckellips Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 107 |
| 12 | Kindercare Learning Center2862 South Alma School Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 133 |
| 13 | Kinderland Daycare, L L C1000 North Country Club Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 117 |
| 14 | La Casita Community Center2719 South Reyes Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | La Petite Academy Preschool2343 South Power Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 203 |
| 16 | Legacy Traditional Preschool - East Mesa10707 East Guadalupe Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 93 |
| 17 | Lehi Montessori School2415 North Terrace Circle | 4.5★ | 1 | 56 |
| 18 | Little Palms Preschool9601 East Brown Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 52 |
| 19 | Lovable Kids Kare Mesa925 North Orange | 4.5★ | 1 | 65 |
| 20 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Bush Elementary4925 East Ingram Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 59 |
| 21 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Coyote Kids Child Development Center845 South Crismon Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 30 |
| 22 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Dobson High Mini Mustangs1501 West Guadalupe Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 25 |
| 23 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Hermosa Vista Kinderu2626 North 24th Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 25 |
| 24 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Mesa High Preschool Lab1630 East Southern Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 25 |
| 25 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Red Mountain Child Development Lab7301 East Brown Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 25 |
| 26 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Red Mountain Ranch Kinderu6650 East Raftriver Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 115 |
| 27 | Maricopa County Human Services - Hughes Head Start630 North Hunt Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 40 |
| 28 | Maxwell Preschool Academy 5 L.L.C.1949 East Brown Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 138 |
| 29 | Munchkins' Place Learning Center2111 South Alma School Road #15 | 4.5★ | 1 | 59 |
| 30 | Nana's Place Preschool and Childcare1044 East Broadway Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 58 |
| 31 | New Beginnings Preschool1902 East Hampton Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 150 |
| 32 | Pilgrim Lutheran Church And School3257 East University Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 52 |
| 33 | Primrose School of East Mesa2710 S Crismon Rd | 4.5★ | 1 | 244 |
| 34 | Start Right Preschool3460 East Southern Avenue Ste 101 | 4.5★ | 1 | 192 |
| 35 | The Yellow Brick House Daycare L.L.C.506 West University Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 25 |
| 36 | Tutor Time Child Care/ Learning Centers1928 North Gilbert Road | 4.5★ | None | 221 |
| 37 | Accomplished Children's Collective1405 North 72nd Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Sunrise Preschools #2222734 South Alma School Road | 4.5★ | 2 | 153 |
| 39 | 5th Place Community Childcare306 West 5th Place | 4.4★ | 1 | 56 |
| 40 | Bright Horizons At Banner Baywood6435 East Baywood Avenue | 4.4★ | 1 | 140 |
| 41 | Children's Safari Learning Center1847 S Greenfield Rd | 4.4★ | 1 | 190 |
| 42 | Children's Safari Learning Center L L C7307 East Hampton Avenue Ste 103 | 4.4★ | 1 | 108 |
| 43 | East Mesa Charter Elementary School9701 East Southern Avenue | 4.4★ | None | 214 |
| 44 | Education Express Preschool1241 East Mckellips - Suite 100 | 4.4★ | 1 | 154 |
| 45 | From Time 2 Time7440 East Main Street #9 | 4.4★ | 1 | 65 |
| 46 | G.P.S. - Augusta Ranch Elementary9430 East Neville Avenue | 4.4★ | None | 180 |
| 47 | Kids Play Learning Center #51207 North Country Club Drive | 4.4★ | 1 | 64 |
| 48 | La Casita Preschool Childcare Llc2155 East Broadway Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 117 |
| 49 | Liberty Arts Academy3015 South Power Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 33 |
| 50 | Liberty Kids Preschool8048 E Germann Rd | 4.4★ | 1 | 143 |
| 51 | Little Geniuses Childcare Center6515 East Main Street - Suite 101 | 4.4★ | 1 | 78 |
| 52 | Love Of Christ Preschool1525 North Power Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 106 |
| 53 | Maricopa County Human Services - Adams Head Start738 South Longmore | 4.4★ | 1 | 22 |
| 54 | Maricopa County Human Services - First United Methodist Church Head Start15 East First Avenue | 4.4★ | 1 | 36 |
| 55 | Milestone Learning Center1604 East University | 4.4★ | 1 | 99 |
| 56 | Montessori International School - Brown Road Campus2401 East Brown Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 48 |
| 57 | Nature's Path Montessori1704 N Center St | 4.4★ | 1 | 63 |
| 58 | Noah's Ark Preschool2745 North 32nd Street | 4.4★ | 1 | 50 |
| 59 | Organic Garden Preschool521 North Alma School Road | 4.4★ | None | 30 |
| 60 | Prodigy Learning Center3657 East Encanto Street | 4.4★ | 1 | 10 |
| 61 | Raising Arizona Preschool2717 South Alma School Road | 4.4★ | None | 315 |
| 62 | Self Development Preschool1721 North Greenfield Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 205 |
| 63 | Sunrise Preschools #2952217 North Power Road #1001 | 4.4★ | None | 56 |
| 64 | Tempe Montessori School410 South El Dorado | 4.4★ | None | 181 |
| 65 | The Learning Tree Academy L.L.C.2714 East Kenwood Street | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 66 | The Preschool At Red Mountain United Methodist Church2936 North Power Road | 4.4★ | None | 58 |
| 67 | The SARRC Community School at Mesa2165 North Power Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 65 |
| 68 | Tiny Tots West1024 West University Drive | 4.4★ | 1 | 115 |
| 69 | Whiz Kidz Preschool4909 East Brown Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 132 |
| 70 | Cambridge Pups9412 East Brown Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 19 |
| 71 | M.U.S.D.#4 - Zaharis KinderU9410 East Mckellips Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 25 |
| 72 | MindFull Montessori6709 East University Drive | 4.4★ | 1 | 41 |
| 73 | Olive Tree Preschool of fine arts LLC5540 East Main Street | 4.4★ | None | 78 |
| 74 | The Learning Experience - Mesa-Dobson Ranch430 West Guadalupe Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 169 |
| 75 | A Shining Star Preschool Inc810 East Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 98 |
| 76 | A.S.U. Preparatory Academy6950 East Wiliams Field Road | 4.3★ | None | 305 |
| 77 | Ala Little Leaders - Mesa4507 South Mountain Road | 4.3★ | None | 78 |
| 78 | BRiDGES Preschool1201 North 66th Street | 4.3★ | None | 117 |
| 79 | Building Kidz of Mesa323 N Gilbert Rd | 4.3★ | None | 104 |
| 80 | Estes Family Day Care857 South 54th Circle | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 81 | G.P.S. - Boulder Creek Elementary8045 East Portobello Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 500 |
| 82 | G.P.S. - Canyon Rim Elementary3045 South Canyon Rim Road | 4.3★ | None | 525 |
| 83 | G.P.S. - Desert Ridge High Toy Box Preschool10045 East Madero Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 84 | K.C.E. Champions L.L.C. - Leman Academy Mesa3761 South Power Road | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 85 | Kinderbugs Mesa1815 South Crismon Road #108 | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 86 | Learning Safari Group Home9542 East Nido Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 87 | Love for learning LLC4512 East Hopi Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 88 | Maricopa County Human Services - First Presbyterian Church Head Start161 North Mesa Drive | 4.3★ | None | 28 |
| 89 | Maricopa County Human Services - La Mesita Head Start2254 West Main Street | 4.3★ | None | 36 |
| 90 | Mesa Community College Early Childhood Education Center1833 West Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 76 |
| 91 | My Bambinos Child Care & Preschool L.L.C.5424 East Emerald Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 92 | My FarmHouse School Corp DBA Kinderbugs1815 South Crismon Road | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 93 | Noah Webster Schools-- Mesa7301 East Baseline Road | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 94 | The Learning Experience - Eastmark4744 South Eastmark Parkway | 4.3★ | None | 198 |
| 95 | Toddler's Inn8226 East Apache Trail | 4.3★ | None | 56 |
| 96 | Uccellos Garden10931 East Flossmoor Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 97 | ALA Little Leaders - Applied Tech7729 E Pecos Rd | 4.3★ | 1 | 48 |
| 98 | All Together Now Preschool And Childcare516 South Dobson Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 134 |
| 99 | Beautiful Oasis Child Care Center1010 West Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 176 |
| 100 | Childtime Children's Center5154 East Adobe Street | 4.3★ | 1 | 162 |
| 101 | Creme De La Creme - Mesa1842 South Crimson Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 584 |
| 102 | Denise's Safe Haven Daycare7252 East Lomita Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 10 |
| 103 | Kindercare Learning Center7019 East Baseline Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 175 |
| 104 | Kindercare Learning Center9310 East Guadalupe Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 175 |
| 105 | Learning Foundation Preschool807 North Stapley Drive | 4.3★ | 1 | 48 |
| 106 | Maricopa County Human Services - EVIT Head Start1601 West Main Street, Building 4 | 4.3★ | 1 | 125 |
| 107 | Maricopa County Human Services - Lindbergh 1 & 2 Head Start930 South Lazona | 4.3★ | 1 | 40 |
| 108 | Maricopa County Human Services - Longfellow Head Start345 South Hall | 4.3★ | 1 | 40 |
| 109 | Maricopa County Human Services - Stevenson Head Start638 South 96th Street Rm H-6 | 4.3★ | 1 | 26 |
| 110 | Maricopa County Human Services - Taft Elementary School9800 East Quarterline Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 20 |
| 111 | Montessori Children's Centre2834 East Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 182 |
| 112 | Montessori Children's Centre - North815 North Gilbert Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 125 |
| 113 | Montessori International School1230 North Gilbert Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 49 |
| 114 | Montessori International School Infant House2447 East Fairbrook Street | 4.3★ | 1 | 10 |
| 115 | Mother Care1715 West Capri Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 10 |
| 116 | Q.C.U.S.D.#95 - Gateway Polytechnic Academy5149 South Signal Butte Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 148 |
| 117 | Robin's Place Childcare832 West Baseline Road Ste 21-23 | 4.3★ | 1 | 88 |
| 118 | Dba Beautiful Oasis Childcare1236 South Stapley Drive | 4.3★ | 1 | 203 |
| 119 | Leading Edge Preschool Mesa10115 East University Drive | 4.3★ | 2 | 25 |
| 120 | Sunrise Preschools #1421365 South Gilbert Road | 4.3★ | 2 | 280 |
| 121 | Sunrise Preschools #282641 West Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | 2 | 215 |
| 122 | G.P.S. Harris Elementary1820 South Harris Drive | 4.2★ | 1 | 59 |
| 123 | Generation Church Daycare1010 South Ellsworth Road | 4.2★ | 1 | 96 |
| 124 | Kids Play Learning Center #4460 East University Drive | 4.2★ | 1 | 44 |
| 125 | Kindercare Learning Center6037 East Mcdowell Road | 4.2★ | 1 | 140 |
| 126 | Maricopa County Human Services - Edison - Zero-Five Program545 South Horne | 4.2★ | 1 | 25 |
| 127 | Maricopa County Human Services - Lowell Head Start920 East Broadway Road | 4.2★ | 1 | 20 |
| 128 | Playhouse1833 West Plata Avenue | 4.2★ | 1 | 10 |
| 129 | Q.C.U.S.D.#95 - Silver Valley Elementary School9737 East Toledo Avenue | 4.2★ | 1 | 108 |
| 130 | The Little Garden Schoolhouse2243 East University Drive | 4.2★ | 1 | 35 |
| 131 | Sunrise Preschools #134102 North Lindsay Road | 4.2★ | 2 | 208 |
| 132 | G.P.S. - Meridian Elementary - Community Education3900 South Mountain Road | 3.7★ | 1 | 105 |
| 133 | Kids Haven Child Care & Preschool848 South Alma School Road Suite 1-3 | 3.7★ | 1 | 59 |
| 134 | Kids Movement Preschool1303 S Lindsay Rd | 3.7★ | 1 | 59 |
| 135 | M.P.A. - Dobson L.L.C.2750 South Dobson Road | 3.7★ | 1 | 161 |
| 136 | Maricopa County Human Serv Head Start Zero - Five Care Partnership (EHS)466 South Bellview Street | 3.7★ | 1 | 28 |
| 137 | Maricopa County Human Services - Webster Head Start202 North Sycamore | 3.7★ | 1 | 40 |
| 138 | Maxwell Preschool Academy1455 South Stapley Drive # 10 | 3.7★ | 1 | 185 |
| 139 | Queen Of Peace Parish School141 North Macdonald Street | 3.7★ | 1 | 59 |
| 140 | Child Crisis Arizona Early Education Services-Mesa817 North Country Club Drive | 3.1★ | 1 | 110 |
| 141 | Just Like Home Too Daycare & Preschool1456 East Broadway Road | 3.1★ | 1 | 191 |
| 142 | Kindercare Learning Center1810 East Southern Avenue | 3.1★ | 1 | 128 |
| 143 | Little Einstein Preschool2105 East Southern Avenue | 3.1★ | 1 | 212 |
| 144 | Ross Farnsworth East Valley Y M C A1807 South Sunview | 3.1★ | 1 | 120 |
| 145 | St. Timothy Catholic Preschool & Daycare2045 South Pennington | 3.1★ | 1 | 199 |
| 146 | Teach & Care315 South Stapley Drive | 3.1★ | 1 | 97 |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.
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