Daycares in Merced, CA

All 100 licensed child care facilities in Merced, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

100licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

90%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ADA GIVENS PRESCHOOL2900 GREEN STREET	4.6★	None	22
2	ALICIA REYES PRESCHOOL123 S N S ST	4.6★	None	45
3	ARIAS, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
4	BARRAGAN, CLAUDIA & JESUS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
5	BRIGHT BEGINNINGS FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
6	CCCDS JOHN O BANION CDC401 LESHER DRIVE, SUITE G	4.6★	None	15
7	CHARLES WRIGHT SCHOOL900 E. TWENTIETH STREET	4.6★	None	21
8	CHENOWETH PRESCHOOL1730 E. BROOKDALE AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
9	FLORES, MARTHA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
10	FRANKLIN PRESCHOOL2736 N. FRANKLIN ROAD	4.6★	None	40
11	GALEN CLARK HEAD START213 E 11TH ST	4.6★	None	28
12	GALEN CLARK PRESCHOOL211 E 11TH ST	4.6★	None	64
13	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL343 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.6★	None	26
14	GOMEZ, ROSEMARIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	HAPPY FACE DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
16	JEADELINE'S	4.6★	None	14
17	JOHN C. FREMONT SCHOOL1120 WEST 22ND ST.	4.6★	None	22
18	JOHN MUIR PRESCHOOL300 W. TWENTY-SIXTH STREET	4.6★	None	21
19	JOHN O'BANNION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER401 LESCHER DRIVE	4.6★	None	80
20	LEONTINE GRACEY945 WEST AVE	4.6★	None	24
21	LUTHER BURBANK SCHOOL609 EAST ALEXANDER AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
22	MARGARET SHEEHY PRESCHOOL1240 W 6TH ST	4.6★	None	21
23	MARQUEZ, DONNA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
24	MERCED CHILD DEVELOPMENT720 & 724 SOUTH HIGHWAY 59	4.6★	None	100
25	MERCED COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3600 M STREET	4.6★	None	120
26	MERCED COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3600 M STREET	4.6★	None	30
27	MERCEDES FAMILY DAY CARE HOME	4.6★	None	14
28	OUR LADY OF MERCY PRESCHOOL1400 EAST 27TH STREET	4.6★	None	87
29	PALMBERG, JAMEY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
30	PETERSON PRESCHOOL848 E DONNA DR	4.6★	None	24
31	RODRIGUEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
32	SPARKMAN, CLAUDIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
33	ST. PAULS' EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MERCED2916 N. MCKEE ROAD	4.6★	None	55
34	TERE'S PLAYROOM	4.6★	None	14
35	TORREZ, HELENA & CARL FCC	4.6★	None	14
36	UC MERCED EARLY CHILDHOOD E.C.5200 N. LAKE ROAD	4.6★	None	18
37	VELASQUEZ FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
38	VILLANUEVA, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
39	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL343 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.6★	None	46
40	UC MERCED EARLY CHILDHOOD E.C.5200 N. LAKE ROAD	4.6★	None	69
41	BUENROSTRO,ILDA & MENDEZ, LUIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
42	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.5★	None	11
43	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.5★	None	45
44	CASTRO ALVAREZ, LETICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
45	DANIELSON HEAD START1235 N ST	4.5★	None	55
46	DELGADO DE FUENTES, JACARANDA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
47	DINA'S DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL220 S. CANAL ST.	4.5★	None	28
48	FARMDALE PRESCHOOL100 WINDER AVENUE	4.5★	None	24
49	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER & PRESCHOOL353 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.5★	None	60
50	MARQUEZ, ISABEL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
51	MUHSD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1900 G ST	4.5★	None	36
52	RIVERA PRESCHOOL945 BUENA VISTA DR	4.5★	None	24
53	ROBINSON, JOANN FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
54	SALINAS, SHARON FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
55	SANCHEZ, MARIA	4.5★	None	14
56	WEAVER PRESCHOOL2950 E GERARD AVE	4.5★	None	48
57	ZARATE, CYNTHIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
58	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.5★	None	135
59	ALCAZAR, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
60	ARIAS GARCIA, MERITA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
61	BUHACH PRESCHOOL760 LOUGHBOROUGH DR	4.4★	None	98
62	CAMPOS-ZAVALA, HEIDY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
63	CARRILLO, MARTHA & LAURA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
64	CERVANTES, CYNTHIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
65	DE SOTO CRAWFORD, TIFFANIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
66	HARO LOPEZ, ALICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
67	INIGUEZ, LILI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
68	JONES, CLARISSA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
69	LOPEZ CONTRERAS,CARLOS & ALCAZAR,DIANA FCC	4.4★	None	14
70	MUNOZ JAIME, SANDRA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
71	POST, MICHELLE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
72	PRADO, ERIKA & LLAMAS MORENO, MARILIN ITZEL FCC	4.4★	None	14
73	PULIDO-FREGOSO,STEPHANIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
74	REYES, NATIVIDAD FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
75	RODRIGUEZ, SHOREY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
76	SANCHEZ, SAMANTHA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
77	TENAYA HEAD START760 W 8TH ST	4.4★	None	8
78	TENAYA HEAD START760 W 8TH ST	4.4★	None	45
79	VAZQUEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
80	VENEGAS, CARMELINA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
81	WITRON,GISELA/GUITRON,ALEXANDER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
82	AYALA, MANUEL & DOMINICA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
83	BEAR COUNTRY PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE2115 WARDROBE AVE	4.4★	None	25
84	LINARES, LAURA P FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	1	14
85	BEAR COUNTRY PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE2115 WARDROBE AVE	4.4★	1	75
86	DINA'S DAYCARE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL97 W GERARD AVE SUITE B	4.3★	None	19
87	MARTINEZ, JOHANA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
88	MCCAA-MERCED CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER720 S HIGHWAY 59	4.3★	None	84
89	MERCED EARLY LEARNING CENTER1850 WARDROBE AVE	4.3★	None	93
90	MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL436 W 21ST ST	4.3★	None	22
91	MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL424 W 21ST ST	4.3★	None	30
92	PACHECO-LOPEZ, LETICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	12
93	ROJAS, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
94	SOTO, ARACELI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
95	STONE RIDGE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL2738 DAN WARD RD	4.3★	None	45
96	TENAYA HS/EHS760 W 8TH STREET	4.3★	None	28
97	VELASQUEZ,LOURDES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
98	BUHACH PRESCHOOL760 LOUGHBOROUGH DR	4.2★	2	118
99	BARRIENTOS, ALICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.0★	2 · 1 high-risk	14
100	BUHACH PRESCHOOL YOSEMITE CROSSING3670 G ST	3.9★	5	121

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.