Daycares in Tempe, AZ
All 73 licensed child care facilities in Tempe, 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 →
73licensed daycares
4.3average safety rating
16%with a clean record
61with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright Horizons Family Center7660 South Research Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 319 |
| 2 | Busy Bees Arizona Tempe2121 East Broadway Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 232 |
| 3 | Child Study Lab - Psychology Department - Asu950 South Mcallister Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 54 |
| 4 | Gethsemane Lutheran Church & School1035 East Guadalupe Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 178 |
| 5 | Grace Christian Academy1200 East Southern Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 126 |
| 6 | Imagination Station Child Care6454 South Mcclintock Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 102 |
| 7 | King Of Glory Preschool2085 East Southern Avenue | 4.5★ | 1 | 59 |
| 8 | Life Time - Tempe1616 West Ruby Drive | 4.5★ | 1 | 104 |
| 9 | Maricopa County Human Services - Tempe Learning Center Early Head Start500 West Guadalupe Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Maricopa County Human Services - Valor On 8th1001 East 8th Street | 4.5★ | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Mt. Carmel's Little Lambs Preschool2115 South Rural Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 91 |
| 12 | Sarrc Community School - Tempe Campus975 East Warner Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 65 |
| 13 | Sunrise Preschools #3001520 North Priest Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 184 |
| 14 | Tempe Christian School3929 South Rural Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 309 |
| 15 | Y Child Care - Tempe Family Y M C A7070 South Rural Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 256 |
| 16 | Yad B Yad Children's Center5801 South Rural Road | 4.5★ | 1 | 59 |
| 17 | Sunrise Preschools #1321628 East Broadway Road | 4.5★ | 2 | 240 |
| 18 | A B C Preschool6311 South Rural Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 150 |
| 19 | A S U Child Development Lab851 South Forest Mall - Bldg. 17 | 4.4★ | 1 | 59 |
| 20 | Alegrias Child Care & Learning Center7420 South Rural Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 114 |
| 21 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Arredondo School1330 East Carson Drive | 4.4★ | None | 145 |
| 22 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Broadmor School311 East Aepli Drive | 4.4★ | None | 305 |
| 23 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Holdeman School1326 West 18th Street | 4.4★ | 1 | 125 |
| 24 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Mckemy Middle School2250 South College Avenue | 4.4★ | None | 200 |
| 25 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Scales School1115 West 5th Street | 4.4★ | None | 59 |
| 26 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Ward School1965 East Hermosa Drive | 4.4★ | None | 265 |
| 27 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone Thew School2130 East Howe Avenue | 4.4★ | None | 36 |
| 28 | City Of Tempe - Kids Zone - Fees Middle School1600 East Watson Drive | 4.4★ | None | 59 |
| 29 | Heartprints Montessori1735 South College Avenue | 4.4★ | 1 | 59 |
| 30 | La Petite Academy, Inc.1645 East Guadalupe Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 116 |
| 31 | Little Foot Learning Center820 West Broadway Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 99 |
| 32 | Little Rascals Learning Center #21116 South Mcclintock Drive | 4.4★ | 1 | 49 |
| 33 | Little Rascals Learning Center #3139 East Southern Avenue | 4.4★ | 1 | 52 |
| 34 | Little Rascals Learning Center Llc3400 South Mill Avenue #334 | 4.4★ | 1 | 45 |
| 35 | Maricopa County Human Services - Guadalupe Head Start9401 South Avenida Del Yaqui | 4.4★ | 1 | 33 |
| 36 | Maricopa County Human Services - North Tempe Head Start1555 North Bridalwreath Street | 4.4★ | None | 28 |
| 37 | Mi Escuelita Child Care2747 West Southern Avenue Ste 4 | 4.4★ | 1 | 55 |
| 38 | Next Horizons4525 South College Avenue | 4.4★ | 1 | 185 |
| 39 | Noor Academy Of Arizona1130 West 23rd Street | 4.4★ | 1 | 10 |
| 40 | Rover Elementary School1300 East Watson Drive | 4.4★ | None | 32 |
| 41 | T.E.S.D.#3 - Getz School625 West Cornell Drive | 4.4★ | None | 313 |
| 42 | T.E.S.D.#3 - Meyer Montessori2615 South Dorsey Lane | 4.4★ | None | 176 |
| 43 | T.U.H.S.D.#213 - Corona Del Sol Early Learning Center1001 East Knox Road | 4.4★ | 1 | 25 |
| 44 | T.U.H.S.D.#213 - Marcos De Niza Infant Center6000 South Lakeshore Drive | 4.4★ | 1 | 10 |
| 45 | Bright Ideas Childcare At Tempe2720 South Dorsey Lane | 4.3★ | None | 196 |
| 46 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Carminati School4001 South Mcallister Road | 4.3★ | None | 147 |
| 47 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Getz School625 West Cornell Drive | 4.3★ | None | 124 |
| 48 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Meyer School2615 South Dorsey Lane | 4.3★ | None | 145 |
| 49 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Rover School1300 East Watson Drive | 4.3★ | None | 185 |
| 50 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Shamley Elementary School1500 North Scovel Street | 4.3★ | None | 18 |
| 51 | Fit N' Fun Educational Center1700 East Elliot Road - #9 | 4.3★ | None | 169 |
| 52 | K.E.S.D.#28 - Kyrene Kids Club - Ninos Elementary1330 East Dava Drive | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 53 | K.E.S.D.#28 - Manitas Elementary1201 West Courtney Lane | 4.3★ | None | 76 |
| 54 | Sunrise Preschools #1239880 South Rural Road #116 | 4.3★ | None | 178 |
| 55 | Sunrise Preschools #230808 East Minton | 4.3★ | None | 186 |
| 56 | T.U.H.S.D.#213 - Marcos De Niza Early Learning Center6000 South Lakeshore Drive | 4.3★ | None | 25 |
| 57 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Fuller School1975 East Cornell Drive | 4.3★ | 1 | 317 |
| 58 | Dayspring Preschool1365 East Elliot Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 133 |
| 59 | Maple Bear Tempe Early Learning Center1255 West Elliot Road | 4.3★ | 1 | 155 |
| 60 | Maricopa County Human Services - Westside Multi Generational Head Start715 West 5th Street Room 137 | 4.3★ | 1 | 48 |
| 61 | Mill Avenue Preschool4431 South Mill Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 113 |
| 62 | Sonshine Preschool715 West Southern Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 59 |
| 63 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Aguilar School5800 South Forest Avenue | 4.2★ | 1 | 185 |
| 64 | K.E.S.D.#28 - C.I. Waggoner Elementary1050 East Carver Road | 4.2★ | 1 | 28 |
| 65 | Discovery Time Childcare1425 West Southern Avenue | 4.2★ | 2 | 96 |
| 66 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Curry School1974 East Meadow Drive | 3.7★ | 1 | 100 |
| 67 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Spracale Elementary School1325 East Malibu Drive | 3.7★ | 1 | 145 |
| 68 | City Of Tempe - Kid Zone - Wood School727 West Cornell Drive | 3.7★ | 1 | 345 |
| 69 | New Horizon Little Learners1773 E McNair Dr | 3.7★ | 1 | 133 |
| 70 | Little People Child Care2 East Garfield Street | 3.7★ | 1 | 10 |
| 71 | Bridges Preschool7570 South Willow Drive | 3.1★ | 1 | 162 |
| 72 | K.E.S.D.#28 - Norte Elemetary1331 East Redfield Road | 3.1★ | 1 | 38 |
| 73 | Pathways Preschool Llc1835 East Guadalupe Road - Suite C-103 | 3.1★ | 1 | 81 |
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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