Daycares in Palatka, FL

All 28 licensed child care facilities in Palatka, 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 →

28licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

43%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	A Safe Haven Academy, LLC1209 Carr St, Palatka FL, 32177	4.5★	None	39
2	Kid City Usa Palatka3420 Saint Johns Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.5★	3 · 1 high-risk	79
3	Unity Childcare & Learning Academy702 N 19th St Ste 7, Palatka FL, 32177	4.5★	2 · 1 high-risk	61
4	Just Kiddin Around Learning Academy6061 Saint Johns Ave Ste 3, Palatka FL, 32177	4.5★	6 · 12 high-risk	25
5	Ebony Allen Family Day Care Home	4.4★	None	10
6	First Assembly Of God, Inc/School Of The Heights3111 Saint Johns Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.4★	1	55
7	Shirley Crooms Family Day Care Home2905 Meadows Ln, Palatka FL, 32177	4.4★	None	10
8	Teresa Charles Family Day Care Home	4.4★	None	10
9	First Baptist Preschool212 S 5th St, Palatka FL, 32177	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	192
10	Children's World1206 Moseley Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.4★	6 · 4 high-risk	135
11	Pope Family Day Care Home	4.4★	None	10
12	Academy Of Rising Stars Inc314 N Highway 17, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	123
13	Branham Family Day Care Home	4.3★	None	10
14	Brown Family Childcare Home3515 Bainbridge Rd, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	10
15	God's Little Creations Child Care Center LLC405 N Pine St, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	157
16	KREATIVE & YOUNIQUE KIDZ FAMILY DAYCARE HOME	4.3★	None	10
17	Latanya Lee Family Day Care Home110 Moseley Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	10
18	Martha Kearse Family Day Care Home111 E Palmetto St, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	10
19	Peniel Baptist Academy110 Peniel Church Rd, Palatka FL 32177-8550	4.3★	None	226
20	Putnam County School District - Mellon Learning Center301 Mellon Rd, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	—
21	Putnam County School District - Palatka Intermediate School156 Horseman Club Rd, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	—
22	Putnam County School District - William D. Moseley Elementary1100 Husson Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	—
23	RCMA Palatka Child Development Center1200 Old Jacksonville Rd, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	None	184
24	A Child's Castle Christian Learning Center4115 Crill Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	4.3★	1	82
25	Belton Family Day Care Home	3.1★	2 · 1 high-risk	10
26	Little Sprouts Learning Center, LLC200 S 7th St, Palatka FL, 32177	3.1★	6 · 2 high-risk	124
27	Julia Keenon Family Day Care Home	2.9★	1 · 1 high-risk	10
28	Round Lake Academy LLC3800 Crill Ave, Palatka FL, 32177	2.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	215

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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