Daycares in Ocala, FL
All 116 licensed child care facilities in Ocala, 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 →
116licensed daycares
4.0average safety rating
32%with a clean record
79with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL MY CHILDREN FAMILY CHILD CARE LLC5490 NW 13th Pl, Ocala FL, 34482 | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 2 | Discovery Preschool Academy Inc.7880 SW 103rd Street Rd 301, Ocala FL, 34476 | 4.5★ | 1 | 77 |
| 3 | Happy Hearts Kindergarten, Inc.208 SE Tuscawilla Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 1 | 238 |
| 4 | Montessori Preparatory School Of Marion, LLC2967 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.5★ | 1 | 188 |
| 5 | Ocala First Preschool, Inc1126 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.5★ | None | 209 |
| 6 | Tonika's Home Child Care2536 SW 165th Street Rd, Ocala FL, 34473 | 4.5★ | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | ABC Academy Child Care and Learning Center13865 SW 36th Avenue Rd, Ocala FL, 34473 | 4.5★ | 2 | 188 |
| 8 | Anointed Hands Developmental Center 2 LLC10511 SE Maricamp Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 39 |
| 9 | Bright Beginning Daycare | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 10 | Crayola Kidz Learning Academy | 4.5★ | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Kinderoo Childrens Academy Inc5180 SW 60th Ave, Ocala FL, 34474 | 4.5★ | 1 | 166 |
| 12 | Worry Free Preschool LLC | 4.5★ | None | 12 |
| 13 | A Step Above Learning Academy Inc5760 SE 41st St Ste B, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.5★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 54 |
| 14 | First Assembly Christian School1827 NE 14th St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.5★ | 2 | 467 |
| 15 | Preschool @ The Springs5424 SE 58th Ave, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 135 |
| 16 | The Oak Tree Christian Academy of Ocala (South)920 NE 35th St, Ocala FL, 34479 | 4.5★ | 3 | 149 |
| 17 | WEST FAMILY LEARNING CENTER EAST, LLC1601 NE 25th Ave Ste 301, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.5★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 86 |
| 18 | Alphabet Land Learning Center2147 SW Highway 484, Ocala FL, 34473 | 4.5★ | 1 | 199 |
| 19 | Little World, Big Creation's LLC | 4.5★ | 10 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 20 | Elevate Early Learning Academy, Ocala180 SE 35th St, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 12 · 2 high-risk | 89 |
| 21 | Imagination Station Learning Academy LLC1250 NE 35th St, Ocala FL, 34479 | 4.5★ | 7 · 1 high-risk | 88 |
| 22 | Ponder's Christian Learning Center LLC3602 SE 7th St, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 15 · 1 high-risk | 91 |
| 23 | Blessed Trinity Angel In Arms Day Care Center33 SW 16th Pl, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 11 · 2 high-risk | 271 |
| 24 | Kids Prep Academy206 Midway Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.5★ | 5 · 8 high-risk | 214 |
| 25 | Fordham Early Learning Academy4000 W Anthony Rd, Ocala FL, 34475 | 4.5★ | 15 · 3 high-risk | 463 |
| 26 | All Stars Learning Academy2441 W Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala FL, 34475 | 4.5★ | 23 · 3 high-risk | 171 |
| 27 | Wiz Kid's Learning Academy3500 S Pine Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 16 · 6 high-risk | 28 |
| 28 | DR. D. D. Brown Christian Academy of Hope921 SW 3rd St, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.5★ | 32 · 7 high-risk | 41 |
| 29 | Angels Are Us Child Care | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 30 | Felton Family Day Care Home6402 Pecan Crse, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.4★ | 1 | 10 |
| 31 | Heavenly Sent Kids & Co.517 SW 27th Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.4★ | None | 60 |
| 32 | Kids Kampus of Cala Hills Inc2130 SW 22nd Pl #200, Ocala FL 34471-7754 | 4.4★ | None | 155 |
| 33 | Lopez Family Day Care Home | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 34 | Mary's Family Childcare Incorporated200 Willow Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 35 | Busy Bees Learning Center6760 W Highway 40, Ocala FL, 34482 | 4.4★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 49 |
| 36 | Ms. Shirley Campbell Family Day Care Home2213 SW 7th St, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 37 | Murray Family Day Care Home6274 NW 61st Ln, Ocala FL, 34482 | 4.4★ | 3 | 10 |
| 38 | Shores Early Education Development Center674 Silver Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 176 |
| 39 | Fantastic Kids1606 NE 22nd Ave, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.4★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 229 |
| 40 | Creative Beginnings Preschool5870 SE 85th Ln, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.4★ | None | 361 |
| 41 | ACADEMIC ADVENTURES LEARNING CENTER2125 NE 2nd St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.4★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 139 |
| 42 | Future Stars Academy Of Ocala, LLC1945 SW 31st Ave, Ocala FL, 34474 | 4.4★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 160 |
| 43 | Triumphant Tots Inc1425 NE 63rd St, Ocala FL, 34479 | 4.4★ | None | 73 |
| 44 | Adams Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 45 | Boys and Girls Club of Marion County - DL Harrelll800 SW 12th Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 46 | Boys and Girls Club of Marion County- Silver Springs Shores674 Silver Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 47 | Building Blocks Of Ocala Preschool3731 NE 7th St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | None | 150 |
| 48 | Capstone Academy And Preschool7794 SW 60th Ave, Ocala FL, 34476 | 4.3★ | None | 139 |
| 49 | DCF26 Hemlock Terrace Crse, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.3★ | None | 7 |
| 50 | Episcopal Children's Services Howard Head Start306 NW 7th Ave, Ocala FL, 34475 | 4.3★ | None | 81 |
| 51 | Episcopal Children's Services: Thelma Griffith Center1601 NE 25th Ave, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | None | 115 |
| 52 | Grace Christian School Ocala4410 SE 3rd Ave, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.3★ | None | 250 |
| 53 | GraceWay Academy2255 SE 38th St, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.3★ | None | 151 |
| 54 | Harris Family Day Care Home719 NE 26th St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 55 | Highlands Baptist Learning Center3530 E Fort King St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | None | 165 |
| 56 | Home Away From Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 57 | Infinte Trickz Academy3610 NE 42nd Ln, Ocala FL, 34479 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 58 | Isabel Donken Family Day Care Home1627 SW 30th Ct, Ocala FL, 34474 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 59 | Little Trunk Big Adventures In Home Childcare | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 60 | Love 'Em Like Family Child Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 61 | Loving Care Preschool2750 SE Maricamp Rd, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 62 | Marion Afterschool Program - Marion Charter School39 Cedar Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 4.3★ | None | 43 |
| 63 | Marion County Afterschool Program - Fessenden Elementary School4200 NW 89th Pl, Ocala FL 34482-1542 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 64 | Marion County Public Schools – Marion Technical Institute VPK1614 E Fort King St, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 65 | Marion Oakes Christian Academy Preschool399 Marion Oaks Ln, Ocala FL, 34473 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 66 | Martinez Family Day Care Home LLC6430 SW 145th Ln, Ocala FL, 34473 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 67 | Mayz Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 68 | Mia Bella 2 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 69 | Mia Bella Daycare Inc | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 70 | Ocala's Best After School Program3233 SE Maricamp Rd Ste 101, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 71 | Ocala's Best After School Program3200 SW 27th Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 72 | Ocala's Best After School Program8441 SW Highway 200, Ocala FL, 34481 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 73 | Redeemer Christian School155 SW 87th Pl, Ocala FL 34476-7109 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 74 | Robinson Family Day Care Home5545 SE 14th Ave, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 75 | Rodgers Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 76 | Skate Mania Aftercare5461 SE Maricamp Rd, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 77 | St. John Lutheran School1915 SE Lake Weir Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | 35 |
| 78 | Tanuis Family Day Care Home3201 NE 34th St, Ocala FL, 34479 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 79 | Thr Pine School520 SW 10th Pl Unit 105, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 80 | Young Family Day Care Home2510 NE 3rd Ave, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 81 | Jones Family Child Care Home2135 SW 1st St, Ocala FL, 34475 | 4.3★ | 2 | 10 |
| 82 | K&S Kidz Christian Academy, LLC3601 S Pine Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 4.3★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 69 |
| 83 | RCMA La Guadalupana Child Development Center11165 W Highway 40, Ocala FL, 34482 | 4.3★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 58 |
| 84 | Tiny Tykes Child Care3111 NE 14th St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | 1 | 96 |
| 85 | College Of Central Florida Learning Lab School3001 SW College Rd, Ocala FL, 34474 | 4.3★ | 1 | 166 |
| 86 | Creative Christian Preschool & Learning Center3310 SE Lake Weir Ave Ocala FL 34471-6702 | 4.3★ | 13 · 3 high-risk | 38 |
| 87 | Family Ties Child Center III Inc3230 SE 58th Ave, Ocala FL, 34480 | 4.3★ | 9 · 2 high-risk | 141 |
| 88 | NANA'S EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY, LLC2801 SW 20th St Ste 101 & 104, Ocala FL 34474 | 4.3★ | 10 · 8 high-risk | 125 |
| 89 | God's Gifts Preschool LLC2303 NE Jacksonville Rd, Ocala FL, 34470 | 4.3★ | 18 · 8 high-risk | — |
| 90 | Episcopal Children's Services Boynton Head Start1701 NW 10th St, Ocala FL, 34475 | 3.5★ | 3 | 96 |
| 91 | Episcopal Children's Services, Inc. EHS/HS Skylark1601 NE 25th Ave Ste 900, Ocala FL, 34470 | 3.2★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 356 |
| 92 | Montessori House Of Ocala Inc9880 SW 84th Ct Ste D, Ocala FL, 34481 | 3.2★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 164 |
| 93 | Sunshine Academy of Marion County, LLC2119 Pine Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 3.2★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 23 |
| 94 | God’s Gifts Christian Academy LLC1601 NE 25th Ave Unit 401-402, Ocala FL, 34470 | 3.2★ | 12 · 6 high-risk | 55 |
| 95 | Amazing Kids World Academy LLC6158 SW State Road 200 Ste 100, Ocala FL, 34476 | 3.2★ | 13 · 3 high-risk | 103 |
| 96 | C & B Tiny Miracles Christian Learning Center1021 NW 10th St, Ocala FL, 34475 | 3.1★ | 2 | 97 |
| 97 | HIS HANDS FOR LITTLE HEARTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC1842 SE 11th Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 3.1★ | 9 | 99 |
| 98 | Future Scholars Academy Of Ocala Inc.5854 SE 5th St Unit 5, Ocala FL, 34472 | 3.1★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 99 | Laketha Welcome Family Day Care Home | 3.1★ | 12 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 100 | Spirit Of Love Childcare Centers, Inc.4628 W Anthony Rd, Ocala FL, 34475 | 3.1★ | 11 · 5 high-risk | 43 |
| 101 | The Academy At Downtown Ocala819 SE 1st Ter, Ocala FL, 34471 | 3.1★ | 11 · 5 high-risk | 90 |
| 102 | Creative Learning Preschool LLC5285 SW 1st Ln, Ocala FL, 34474 | 3.1★ | 10 · 5 high-risk | 73 |
| 103 | Play Academy9264 SE Maricamp Rd Ste 9, Ocala FL, 34472 | 3.1★ | 8 · 3 high-risk | 104 |
| 104 | Kidz R Us Childcare & Learning Center520 SW 10th Pl Unit 105, Ocala FL, 34471 | 3.1★ | 19 · 8 high-risk | 50 |
| 105 | St.Francis Day Care53 Dogwood Drive Pass, Ocala FL, 34472 | 2.9★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 106 | Bright Stars Family Day Care Home LLC2261 SW 146th Loop, Ocala FL, 34473 | 2.9★ | 8 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 107 | Brooks Family Day Care Home5 Larch Trak, Ocala FL, 34480 | 2.9★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 108 | Precious Angels Learning Academy232 Marion Oaks Dr, Ocala FL, 34473 | 2.9★ | 11 · 1 high-risk | 148 |
| 109 | Rosa Jones Family Daycare Home5800 NW 3rd Pl, Ocala FL, 34482 | 2.9★ | 4 · 5 high-risk | 10 |
| 110 | St Paul's Christian School800 SE 41st Ave, Ocala FL, 34471 | 2.9★ | 6 · 5 high-risk | 131 |
| 111 | Future Stars Preschool Academy2746 NE 14th St, Ocala FL, 34470 | 2.6★ | 5 | 140 |
| 112 | Kids Academy, Inc.2514 NE 12th Ct, Ocala FL, 34470 | 2.6★ | 9 · 5 high-risk | 128 |
| 113 | Ponder's Christian Academy LLC623 NE 27th Ave, Ocala FL, 34470 | 2.4★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 67 |
| 114 | Toddler Town Academy LLC2650 NW 2nd St 200, Ocala FL, 34475 | 2.4★ | 14 · 7 high-risk | 64 |
| 115 | Little Wings Of Faith Learning Center5066 SE 64th Avenue Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 2.3★ | 7 · 2 high-risk | 80 |
| 116 | Grace Garden Academy, Inc463 Emerald Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | 2.2★ | 14 · 3 high-risk | 47 |
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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