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.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

100licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

90%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL343 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.8★	None	46
2	UC MERCED EARLY CHILDHOOD E.C.5200 N. LAKE ROAD	4.8★	None	69
3	AYALA, MANUEL & DOMINICA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.7★	None	14
4	BEAR COUNTRY PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE2115 WARDROBE AVE	4.7★	None	25
5	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.7★	None	135
6	ADA GIVENS PRESCHOOL2900 GREEN STREET	4.6★	None	22
7	ALICIA REYES PRESCHOOL123 S N S ST	4.6★	None	45
8	ARIAS, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
9	BARRAGAN, CLAUDIA & JESUS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
10	BRIGHT BEGINNINGS FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
11	CCCDS JOHN O BANION CDC401 LESHER DRIVE, SUITE G	4.6★	None	15
12	CHARLES WRIGHT SCHOOL900 E. TWENTIETH STREET	4.6★	None	21
13	CHENOWETH PRESCHOOL1730 E. BROOKDALE AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
14	FLORES, MARTHA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	FRANKLIN PRESCHOOL2736 N. FRANKLIN ROAD	4.6★	None	40
16	GALEN CLARK HEAD START213 E 11TH ST	4.6★	None	28
17	GALEN CLARK PRESCHOOL211 E 11TH ST	4.6★	None	64
18	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL343 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.6★	None	26
19	GOMEZ, ROSEMARIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
20	HAPPY FACE DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
21	JEADELINE'S	4.6★	None	14
22	JOHN C. FREMONT SCHOOL1120 WEST 22ND ST.	4.6★	None	22
23	JOHN MUIR PRESCHOOL300 W. TWENTY-SIXTH STREET	4.6★	None	21
24	JOHN O'BANNION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER401 LESCHER DRIVE	4.6★	None	80
25	LEONTINE GRACEY945 WEST AVE	4.6★	None	24
26	LUTHER BURBANK SCHOOL609 EAST ALEXANDER AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
27	MARGARET SHEEHY PRESCHOOL1240 W 6TH ST	4.6★	None	21
28	MARQUEZ, DONNA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
29	MERCED CHILD DEVELOPMENT720 & 724 SOUTH HIGHWAY 59	4.6★	None	100
30	MERCED COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3600 M STREET	4.6★	None	120
31	MERCED COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3600 M STREET	4.6★	None	30
32	MERCEDES FAMILY DAY CARE HOME	4.6★	None	14
33	OUR LADY OF MERCY PRESCHOOL1400 EAST 27TH STREET	4.6★	None	87
34	PALMBERG, JAMEY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
35	PETERSON PRESCHOOL848 E DONNA DR	4.6★	None	24
36	RODRIGUEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
37	SPARKMAN, CLAUDIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
38	ST. PAULS' EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MERCED2916 N. MCKEE ROAD	4.6★	None	55
39	TERE'S PLAYROOM	4.6★	None	14
40	TORREZ, HELENA & CARL FCC	4.6★	None	14
41	UC MERCED EARLY CHILDHOOD E.C.5200 N. LAKE ROAD	4.6★	None	18
42	VELASQUEZ FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
43	VILLANUEVA, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
44	LINARES, LAURA P FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	1	14
45	BEAR COUNTRY PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE2115 WARDROBE AVE	4.6★	1	75
46	BUENROSTRO,ILDA & MENDEZ, LUIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
47	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.5★	None	11
48	BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED3190 COLLINS DR	4.5★	None	45
49	CASTRO ALVAREZ, LETICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
50	DANIELSON HEAD START1235 N ST	4.5★	None	55
51	DELGADO DE FUENTES, JACARANDA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
52	DINA'S DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL220 S. CANAL ST.	4.5★	None	28
53	FARMDALE PRESCHOOL100 WINDER AVENUE	4.5★	None	24
54	GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER & PRESCHOOL353 E. DONNA DRIVE	4.5★	None	60
55	MARQUEZ, ISABEL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
56	MUHSD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1900 G ST	4.5★	None	36
57	RIVERA PRESCHOOL945 BUENA VISTA DR	4.5★	None	24
58	ROBINSON, JOANN FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
59	SALINAS, SHARON FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
60	SANCHEZ, MARIA	4.5★	None	14
61	WEAVER PRESCHOOL2950 E GERARD AVE	4.5★	None	48
62	ZARATE, CYNTHIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
63	BUHACH PRESCHOOL760 LOUGHBOROUGH DR	4.5★	2	118
64	ALCAZAR, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
65	ARIAS GARCIA, MERITA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
66	BUHACH PRESCHOOL760 LOUGHBOROUGH DR	4.4★	None	98
67	CAMPOS-ZAVALA, HEIDY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
68	CARRILLO, MARTHA & LAURA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
69	CERVANTES, CYNTHIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
70	DE SOTO CRAWFORD, TIFFANIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
71	HARO LOPEZ, ALICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
72	INIGUEZ, LILI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
73	JONES, CLARISSA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
74	LOPEZ CONTRERAS,CARLOS & ALCAZAR,DIANA FCC	4.4★	None	14
75	MUNOZ JAIME, SANDRA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
76	PACHECO-LOPEZ, LETICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	12
77	POST, MICHELLE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
78	PRADO, ERIKA & LLAMAS MORENO, MARILIN ITZEL FCC	4.4★	None	14
79	PULIDO-FREGOSO,STEPHANIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
80	REYES, NATIVIDAD FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
81	RODRIGUEZ, SHOREY FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
82	ROJAS, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
83	SANCHEZ, SAMANTHA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
84	TENAYA HEAD START760 W 8TH ST	4.4★	None	45
85	TENAYA HEAD START760 W 8TH ST	4.4★	None	8
86	VAZQUEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
87	VENEGAS, CARMELINA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
88	WITRON,GISELA/GUITRON,ALEXANDER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
89	BARRIENTOS, ALICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	14
90	BUHACH PRESCHOOL YOSEMITE CROSSING3670 G ST	4.4★	5	121
91	DINA'S DAYCARE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL97 W GERARD AVE SUITE B	4.3★	None	19
92	MARTINEZ, JOHANA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
93	MCCAA-MERCED CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER720 S HIGHWAY 59	4.3★	None	84
94	MERCED EARLY LEARNING CENTER1850 WARDROBE AVE	4.3★	None	93
95	MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL436 W 21ST ST	4.3★	None	22
96	MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL424 W 21ST ST	4.3★	None	30
97	SOTO, ARACELI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
98	STONE RIDGE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL2738 DAN WARD RD	4.3★	None	45
99	TENAYA HS/EHS760 W 8TH STREET	4.3★	None	28
100	VELASQUEZ,LOURDES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14

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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