Daycares in Ft Lauderdale, FL

All 25 licensed child care facilities in Ft Lauderdale, 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 →

25licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

16%with a clean record

21with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL880 S Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33316	4.5★	1	110
2	Christian Seed Academy11 SW 11th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33315	4.5★	1	85
3	CHURCH BY THE SEA PRESCHOOL2700 Mayan Dr, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33316	4.5★	1	110
4	YMCA AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE AT ROCK ISLAND ELEMENTARY2350 NW 19th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33311	4.5★	5	203
5	YMCA AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE AT SUNLAND PARK ELEMENTARY919 NW 13th Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33311	4.5★	4 · 2 high-risk	136
6	Taylor's Tots Preschool Inc.321 SW 27th Ave # 323 Ft Lauderdale FL 33312-2050	4.5★	19 · 4 high-risk	30
7	CHILDREN'S WORLD SOUTH822 SW 27th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33315	4.4★	None	99
8	CITY OF FT. LAUDERDALE AT RIVERLAND PARK950 SW 27th Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	100
9	JULE'S TINY TREASURES LEARNING CENTER2465 Stirling Rd Ft Lauderdale FL 33312	4.4★	1	110
10	LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE, INC. (THE)808 NE 3rd Ave Ft Lauderdale FL 33304	4.4★	None	66
11	SUNSHINE AFTER CARE AT HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY900 SE 15th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33316	4.4★	1	150
12	SUNSHINE AFTER CARE AT NORTH ANDREWS GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL345 NE 56th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33334	4.4★	None	100
13	FAMILY STYLE LEARNING CENTER640 SW 27th Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	4.4★	None	159
14	FOBBS, RA'SHAUNDA911 SW 31st Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	4.4★	2	10
15	ITSY BITSY KIDZ 26328 Powerline Rd, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33309	4.4★	None	73
16	ANN STORCK CENTER, INC.1790 SW 43rd Way, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33317	4.4★	1	100
17	FIRST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL101 SE 3rd Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33301	4.4★	3 · 4 high-risk	212
18	DILLARD PARK 5 STAR ACADEMY2333 NW 13th Ct, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33311	4.3★	None	78
19	KIDS IN ACTION ACADEMY, LLC1016 NE 17th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33305	4.3★	None	93
20	SHALOM PRESCHOOL CHABAD3518 N Ocean Blvd, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33308	4.3★	None	41
21	Vision Of Christ Enrichment Center3360 Davie Blvd, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	4.3★	None	29
22	THE LEARNING SPACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY11 SW 11th St, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33315	4.3★	2	85
23	CARTER, SANDRA425 E Evanston Cir, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	4.1★	13 · 2 high-risk	10
24	NEW RIVER CHILD CARE120 NW 7th Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33311	3.5★	2	199
25	ACADEMY AT GRIFFIN HARBOR (THE)4650 SW 30th Ave, Ft Lauderdale FL, 33312	2.9★	6 · 1 high-risk	50

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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