Daycares in Gainesville, FL
All 141 licensed child care facilities in Gainesville, 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 →
141licensed daycares
4.3average safety rating
55%with a clean record
64with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dare To Be Different Youth Empowerment Org INC5201 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.5★ | 1 | — |
| 2 | Holy Trinity Episcopal School301 N Main St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.5★ | None | 161 |
| 3 | Latson Family Day Care Home4123 NW 35th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.5★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 4 | Persimmon At Millhopper2211 NW 40th Ter, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.5★ | 1 | 134 |
| 5 | Education Station & Preschool2411 NW 41st St, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.5★ | None | 78 |
| 6 | My School2720 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.5★ | 1 | 105 |
| 7 | Tiny Little Blessing, LLC1606 SE 12th Pl, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 8 | Scott Large Family Child Care Home2012 SE 2nd Pl, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 12 |
| 9 | High-class Educated Role Models Academy, LLC1905 S Main St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.5★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 66 |
| 10 | Kiddie Academy6476 SW 75th St, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 150 |
| 11 | Bright Minds Family Daycare LLC4456 NW 19th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.5★ | 7 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 12 | First United Methodist Preschool419 NE 1st St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 115 |
| 13 | Orange Blossom Prep6200 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.5★ | 7 · 2 high-risk | 181 |
| 14 | Shekinah Christian Learning Center | 4.5★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 12 |
| 15 | Gainesville Empowerment Zone Family Learning Center1250 NE 18th Ave Bldg 11, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.5★ | 10 | 128 |
| 16 | Morning Meadow Preschool Inc813 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.5★ | 10 · 4 high-risk | 45 |
| 17 | Simmons Family Day Care Home LLC | 4.5★ | 43 · 5 high-risk | 10 |
| 18 | A Hidden Child's World3237 SW 41st Pl, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.4★ | None | 99 |
| 19 | A World Of Angels Of Gainesville Inc1119 NW 42nd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | None | 53 |
| 20 | Angel's Christian Academy Llc1805 SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 94 |
| 21 | Baby Gator Child Development & Research Center At The University Of Florida305 Diamond Vlg Apt 17, Gainesville FL, 32603 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 88 |
| 22 | Elevate Early Learning Academy, Gainesville1127 NW 7th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.4★ | None | 63 |
| 23 | Episcopal Children's Services, Inc Highlands Head Start1132 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 137 |
| 24 | Flowers Montessori School Inc3111 NW 31st Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | None | 45 |
| 25 | Granny D's Learning Center901 SE 1st Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.4★ | None | 33 |
| 26 | It's My Educational World, LLC6976 SW 91st St, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.4★ | 1 | 12 |
| 27 | Kid's Culture Learning Academy Llc7230 SW 18th Pl, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 28 | O2B Kids College 41555 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 262 |
| 29 | Oh To Be Kids7383 SW 17th Rd, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.4★ | None | 393 |
| 30 | Rutledge Large Family Child Care Home3811 NE 12th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 31 | Sherry Que Family Day Care Home | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 32 | The Child's Garden1497 NW 16th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | 1 | 121 |
| 33 | The Kidz House4232 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 1 | 125 |
| 34 | Abacus Learning Center5205 SW 91st Dr, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.4★ | 2 | 111 |
| 35 | CHILD Center For Early Learning820 SW 62nd Ter, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.4★ | 1 | 75 |
| 36 | Hand N Hand Christian Child Care Center Inc1936 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 37 |
| 37 | House Of Love Family Child Care | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 38 | Incredible Minds Learning Childcare2239 SE 43rd Ter, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 1 | 10 |
| 39 | O2B Kids College 24929 NW 43rd St, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 140 |
| 40 | Santa Fe College Little School3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 99 |
| 41 | Small Steps Institute, Llc5930 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 20 |
| 42 | The One Room School House Project Inc - DBA One Room Academy4180 NE 15th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 2 | 130 |
| 43 | Blue Wave After School Program1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 345 |
| 44 | Girls Place, Inc2101 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 195 |
| 45 | Kids Count In Alachua County @ Duval2106 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 58 |
| 46 | Kidz R Kidz Learning Academy, Inc.1735 SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 62 |
| 47 | Star Christian Academy908 SE Williston Rd, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 2 | 137 |
| 48 | Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida - Woodland Park331 SE 20th St Gainesville FL 32641-7418 | 4.4★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 78 |
| 49 | Hagios Early Learning Center1704 NE 9th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 4 | 52 |
| 50 | In His Arms Childhood Development Center9700 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.4★ | 1 | 170 |
| 51 | B'nai Israel Community Day School3830 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | 2 | 142 |
| 52 | The Oak Tree Christian Academy (South)1023 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.4★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 119 |
| 53 | Yes I Can Kids Academy Inc1734 SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.4★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 68 |
| 54 | Gainesville Circus Center1925 NW 2nd St Ste B, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 7 · 3 high-risk | 45 |
| 55 | A Child's Academy3401 NW 34th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.4★ | 1 | 568 |
| 56 | Premier Preschool Of Gainesville10 SW 75th St, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.4★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 87 |
| 57 | The Oak Tree Christian Academy (North)1414 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.4★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 188 |
| 58 | A Brighter Beginning Day Care, LLC1324 SE 38th Pl, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 59 | A to Z Professional Childcare Academy, LLC1645 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | 36 |
| 60 | Aces in Motion After School Program810 NW 8th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 61 | Addison-Bryant Large Family Child Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 62 | Alachua County Schools - Hidden Oak Elementary2100 Fort Clarke Blvd Gainesville FL 32606-7107 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 63 | Alachua County Schools - Kimball Wiles Elementary4601 SW 75th St, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 64 | Alachua County Schools - Lake Forest Elementary4401 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 65 | Alachua County Schools - Lawton Chiles Elementary2525 School House Rd Gainesville FL 32608-8645 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 66 | Alachua County Schools - Rawlings Elementary3500 Me 15 Street, Gainesville FL 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 595 |
| 67 | Alachua County Schools - Talbot Elementary5701 NW 43rd St Gainesville FL 32653-3331 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 68 | Alachua County Schools - Terwilliger Elementary301 NW 62nd St, Gainesville FL 32607-2003 | 4.3★ | None | 135 |
| 69 | Baby Gator Child Development And Research Center At The University Of Florida793 Corry Cir, Gainesville FL, 32612 | 4.3★ | None | 247 |
| 70 | Bailey Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 71 | Baker Large Family Day Care Home549 NE 12th Ct, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 72 | Biles Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 73 | Blessed Angels Child Development Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 74 | Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida - Northwest2661 NW 51st St Gainesville FL 32606-6549 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 75 | Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida - Northwest Boys & Girls Club2661 NW 51st St Gainesville FL 32606-6549 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 76 | Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida - Woodland Park Boys & Girls Club331 SE 20th St Gainesville FL 32641-7418 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 77 | Cedarville Global Community School2530 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | 91 |
| 78 | Cornerstone Academy and Ministries, Inc.1520 NW 34th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 79 | Countryside Christian School10926 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.3★ | None | 34 |
| 80 | Episcopal Children's Services Gainesville Early Head Start/ Head Start530 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | 118 |
| 81 | Episcopal Children's Services, Inc. Eden Park Head Start1340 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 49 |
| 82 | Fearnside Family Services Center Head Start3600 NE 15th St, Gainesville FL 32609-2484 | 4.3★ | None | 64 |
| 83 | First Presbyterian Church Of Gainesville, Inc106 SW 3rd St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 75 |
| 84 | Gainesville Country Day School 26801 SW 24th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.3★ | None | 200 |
| 85 | Gainesville Morning Garden LLC | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 86 | Galindo Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 87 | Grace Christian Prep School LLC207 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 130 |
| 88 | Head Family Day Care Home3010 NE 18th Dr, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 89 | Heavenly Kids Academy309 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 111 |
| 90 | IGB Education MAP Program1831 NW 13th St Ste 8, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 91 | Imagine Learning Center4840 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 92 | Individualized Teaching Modalities1208 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 93 | Inspiring Learning Academy5000 NW 34th Blvd Ste 15-18, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | 56 |
| 94 | Joyce Vinson Large Family Child Care1215 NE 18th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 95 | Kids Count In Alachua County @ Rawlings3500 NE 15th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 64 |
| 96 | Kidworks Preschool3003 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32653 | 4.3★ | None | 75 |
| 97 | Lil Scholars Learning Academy3520 NW 13th St, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 98 | Limitless Adventures5201 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | 33 |
| 99 | Little Warriors Day School, LLC1520 NW 34th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | 51 |
| 100 | Lynch Family Day Care Home6908 SW 46th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 101 | Lyria's Loving Daycare | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 102 | Makerie Afterschool3536 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | 66 |
| 103 | Millhopper Montessori School, LLC8505 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32606 | 4.3★ | None | 19 |
| 104 | Mirror Image Leadership Academy401 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 105 | Mitchell Large Family Child Care Home521 NE 12th Ct, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 106 | Norton Elementary2200 NW 45th Ave Gainesville FL 32605-1331 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 107 | Okito America7420 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 108 | Okito America6900 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 109 | Open Arms Child Development Center1823 NW 5th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32603 | 4.3★ | None | 115 |
| 110 | Papallo Large Family Child Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 111 | Pena Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 112 | Persimmon Early Learning Academy, LLC1121 NW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 96 |
| 113 | Pierre Large Family Child Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 114 | PK Pre-K (at UF P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School)1200 SW 6th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 115 | Prairie's Edge Forest School4706 SW 20th Ter, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 116 | Prairie's Edge Forest School1921 SW 49th Pl, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 117 | Prairie's Edge Forest School1830 SE 32nd Pl, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 118 | Prairie's Edge Forest School4270 SE 15th St, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 119 | Queen of Peace Academy10900 SW 24th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 120 | Rising Star Educational Academy #11938 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville FL, 32609 | 4.3★ | None | 69 |
| 121 | Small World Daycare & Learning Center1214 NW 4th St, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 285 |
| 122 | Sonshine Day Preschool10000 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville FL 32606-5544 | 4.3★ | None | 196 |
| 123 | St. Anne Early Learning Center4300 Newberry Rd, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.3★ | None | 315 |
| 124 | St. Patrick Interparish School550 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | 460 |
| 125 | St. Patrick Interparish School550 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32601 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 126 | Stepping Stones Preschool4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32653 | 4.3★ | None | 179 |
| 127 | Sun Country Sports - Millhopper4010 NW 27th Ln Gainesville FL 32606 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 128 | The Rock Preschool9818 SW 24th Ave, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 4.3★ | None | 96 |
| 129 | The Sprouting Center3215 SW 62nd Ln, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 130 | Townsend-Danzy Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 131 | Train Up A Child Academy1420 SE 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 132 | Waters Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 133 | Watson Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 134 | Z.L SUNG SDA SCHOOL2115 NW 39th Ave Gainesville FL 32605-2303 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 135 | O2B Kids College 3 Ltd3989 SW 37th Blvd, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 4.3★ | 1 | 148 |
| 136 | Clayton Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | 1 | 10 |
| 137 | The Caring And Sharing Learning School1951 SE 4th St, Gainesville FL, 32641 | 4.3★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 299 |
| 138 | La Petite Academy2755 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville FL, 32608 | 3.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 121 |
| 139 | Gainesville Country Day School2304 SW 75th St, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 3.3★ | 8 · 1 high-risk | 75 |
| 140 | O2b Kids Newberry Park12186 NW 7th Pl, Gainesville FL, 32607 | 3.2★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 215 |
| 141 | Gainesville's After School Program1520 NW 34th St, Gainesville FL, 32605 | 2.9★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 208 |
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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