Daycares in San Luis Obispo, CA

All 50 licensed child care facilities in San Luis Obispo, 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 →

50licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

84%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	HICKS FCC AKA LITTLE DUCKLINGS PRESCHOOL&CHILDCARE	4.8★	None	14
2	LOVE TO LEARN1739 FREDRICKS	4.7★	None	32
3	BALLWEBER FCC AKA JESSIE'S FAMILY DAYCARE	4.6★	None	14
4	BETANCOURT FCC AKA LITTLE BEARS DAYCARE	4.6★	None	14
5	BISHOP'S PEAK SCHOOL451 JAYCEE DRIVE	4.6★	None	60
6	C.L. SMITH SCHOOL1375 BALBOA	4.6★	None	65
7	CAL POLY PRESCHOOL LAB1 GRAND AVENUE	4.6★	None	30
8	CAMACHO FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
9	CAPSLO - CUESTA HEAD START - RM 40114000 CHORRO VALLEY RD.	4.6★	None	20
10	CAPSLO - CUESTA INFANT CENTER - RM 40214000 CHORRO VALLEY RD	4.6★	None	8
11	CAPSLO - SANTA ROSA EARLY EDUCATION & CHILD CARE864 SANTA ROSA	4.6★	None	17
12	CUESTA COLLEGE CHILDREN'S CENTER4000 CHORRO VALLEY RD.	4.6★	None	44
13	EVANOFF FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
14	GATES FCC AKA TOWN & COUNTRY DAY PRESCHOOL	4.6★	None	14
15	GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE AT ST. STEPHENS1344 NIPOMO STREET	4.6★	None	23
16	HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2125 STORY	4.6★	None	55
17	KIDZ KORNER PRESCHOOL3396 JOHNSON AVE.	4.6★	None	60
18	MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL4200 SOUTH HIGUERA	4.6★	None	45
19	ORFALEA FAMILY & ASI CHILDREN'S CENTER RM # 1331 GRAND AVE RM#. #133	4.6★	None	96
20	ORFALEA FAMILY & ASI CHILDREN'S CENTER ROOM #1331 GRAND AVE	4.6★	None	36
21	PACHECO ELEMENTARY261 CUESTA DRIVE	4.6★	None	56
22	SINSHEIMER SUN ' N FUN PROGRAM2755 AUGUSTA ST.	4.6★	None	66
23	UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE1515 FREDERICKS STREET	4.6★	None	100
24	DOWNTOWN BABY, LLC1250 OSOS STREET	4.6★	None	8
25	SAN LUIS OBISPO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1720 BISHOP ST.	4.6★	1	83
26	COUNTRY COTTAGE PRESCHOOL2075 JOHNSON AVENUE	4.5★	None	62
27	LOVE TO LEARN1701 FREDERICKS	4.5★	None	30
28	TRUST CHILDREN'S CENTER4085 EARTHWOOD LANE	4.5★	None	25
29	TRUST CHILDREN'S CENTER4085 EARTHWOOD LANE	4.5★	None	10
30	ALVARADO FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	1	14
31	PEREZ FCC MAYA'S CARE	4.5★	None	14
32	RODARTE FCC AKA EXPRESS DAY CARE	4.5★	1	14
33	SAN LUIS OBISPO CLASSICAL ACADEMY110 GRAND AVE.	4.5★	None	41
34	AGAPE PRESCHOOL950 LAUREATE LN.	4.4★	None	30
35	BOSWELL FCC AKA GROWTHSPURTS CHILD DEVELOPMENT	4.4★	None	14
36	BRIGHT LIFE PLAYSCHOOL, INC651 TANK FARM RD.	4.4★	None	24
37	BRIGHT LIFE PLAYSCHOOL, INC651 TANK FARM RD	4.4★	None	36
38	CAPSLO - SLO EARLY EDUCATION & CHILD CARE981 MARSH STREET	4.4★	None	30
39	ERNSTROM FCCH AKA SLO FIELD OF DREAMS PRESCHOOL	4.4★	None	14
40	EVERHART FCC AKA EVERHART DAYCARE	4.4★	None	14
41	FLORES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
42	LEGACY CHILDREN'S CENTER4725 ALLENE WAY	4.4★	None	20
43	LITTLE SPROUTS DAY CARE INC.6985 ONTARIO ROAD	4.4★	None	68
44	LITTLE SPROUTS DAY CARE, INC.1603 SYDNEY STREET	4.4★	None	40
45	LOEZA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
46	LOVE TO LEARN433 GRAND AVE	4.4★	None	45
47	SAN LUIS OBISPO CLASSICAL ACADEMY110 GRAND AVE.	4.4★	None	32
48	HAPPY FEET CHILDREN'S CENTER660-A CLARION COURT	4.3★	None	24
49	LITTLE SPROUTS PRESCHOOL891 FROOM RANCH WAY	4.3★	None	48
50	ZION LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL1010 E. FOOTHILL BLVD.	4.3★	None	48

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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