Daycares in Bartow, FL

All 24 licensed child care facilities in Bartow, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Florida: about $904/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Florida →

24licensed daycares

3.2average safety rating

25%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Early Childhood KidCare, Inc. At James E. Stephens Academy1350 N Maple Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	4.5★	2 · 1 high-risk	135
2	Smith Family Day Care Home	4.5★	5	10
3	Creative World Learning Center846 S 7th Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	4.5★	10	10
4	Bartow Wee Care Inc1570 S Gordon Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	4.5★	11 · 3 high-risk	125
5	Foundation Of Love Academy LLC2195 E Georgia St, Bartow FL, 33830	4.5★	39 · 12 high-risk	38
6	Early Childhood Kidcare, Inc. At Bartow Academy Kidcare590 S Wilson Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	4.4★	4 · 2 high-risk	104
7	Boys and Girls Club of Polk County - Joe L. Saunders Unit1860 E Gibbons St, Bartow FL, 33830	4.3★	None	30
8	God's Promise Learning Academy, Llc1535 Harbor Way, Bartow FL, 33830	4.3★	None	12
9	Polk County Public Schools – Stephens Elementary1350 N Maple Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	4.3★	None	—
10	Polk County Schools - Floral Avenue Elementary1530 S Floral Ave, Bartow FL 33830-6921	4.3★	None	—
11	Polk County Schools - Gibbons Street PreK Center1860 E Gibbons St, Bartow FL, 33830	4.3★	None	—
12	Polk County Schools Head Start - Gause Academy1395 Polk St Bartow FL 33830-3428	4.3★	None	—
13	Gloryland Express II CDC LLC490 W Davidson St, Bartow FL, 33830	3.1★	25 · 13 high-risk	174
14	First Methodist School Inc.455 S Broadway Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	3.1★	29 · 17 high-risk	100
15	Grow Early Learning Bartow Center650 W Main St, Bartow FL, 33830	2.9★	4 · 6 high-risk	53
16	Graham's Learning Academy II LLC1170 E Van Fleet Dr, Bartow FL, 33830	2.9★	17 · 2 high-risk	72
17	Richardson's Learning Enrichment Center Inc1426 Bryant St, Bartow FL, 33830	2.0★	61 · 17 high-risk	135
18	Unlimited Potential Child Learning Center B/A710 S Lb Brown Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	1.9★	38 · 28 high-risk	36
19	Graham's Learning Academy590 E Summerlin St, Bartow FL, 33830	1.9★	82 · 28 high-risk	44
20	Bartow Educational Center, Inc.1987 US Highway 17 S, Bartow FL, 33830	1.4★	34 · 6 high-risk	55
21	Cooper's Discovery Point Academy LLC875 E Main St, Bartow FL, 33830	1.3★	61 · 9 high-risk	32
22	Unlimited Potential Child Learning Center1105 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Bartow FL, 33830	1.2★	91 · 26 high-risk	57
23	YMCA Spessard Holland Campus Kid Care2342 Ef Griffin Rd, Bartow FL, 33830	1.1★	37 · 5 high-risk	100
24	Innovative Minds Learning Academy LLC1650 N Broadway Ave, Bartow FL, 33830	1.1★	74 · 10 high-risk	42

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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