Daycares in Palmetto, FL

All 31 licensed child care facilities in Palmetto, 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 →

31licensed daycares

3.3average safety rating

13%with a clean record

27with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	RCMA Palmetto Child Development Center2725 16th Ave E, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.5★	3	131
2	Eleanor Porpora Family Day Care Home	4.5★	5	10
3	Bright Beginnings Academy614 10th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.5★	1	89
4	North River Early Learning Academy1707 36th Ave E, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.5★	9 · 3 high-risk	20
5	The Learning Post Child Care LLC	4.4★	3 · 1 high-risk	10
6	A+ Growing Academy Inc800 10th Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.4★	4 · 4 high-risk	328
7	Art Discovery Club, LLC3428 70th Gln E, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	None	—
8	Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County - Rubonia1309 72nd St E, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	None	—
9	Parrish Elite LLC14 East Rd, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	None	—
10	Rubonia Youth Program1309 72nd St E, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	None	—
11	Grow Early Learning Palmetto Center906 17th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	86
12	Bible Baptist Church of Palmetto Academy1750 6th Ave W Unit 101, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	3 · 2 high-risk	47
13	Linda Evans Family Day Care Home1500 7th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	10
14	Just For Girls1500 10th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	2 · 6 high-risk	63
15	Learning Is Fun Early Education & Child Care Center Inc1525 10th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	4.3★	8 · 6 high-risk	75
16	Growing Hands Learning Center LLC6841 Buffalo Rd, Palmetto FL, 34221	3.5★	16 · 2 high-risk	146
17	Vanessa Hawkins Family Day Care Home439 47th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	3.3★	8 · 2 high-risk	10
18	Imagine Charter School at North Manatee9275 49th Ave E, Palmetto FL, 34221	3.2★	7 · 3 high-risk	34
19	Kids On The Rock1401 14th Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.4★	7 · 2 high-risk	248
20	Children's Nest 2 Of Manatee Inc600 7th Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.4★	14 · 1 high-risk	47
21	CORE Early Education & Learning Center LLC605 13th Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.4★	17 · 3 high-risk	64
22	Genesis Learning Academy Manatee LLC	2.3★	3 · 2 high-risk	10
23	Adventures In Learning Inc712 61st St E, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.3★	7 · 2 high-risk	79
24	Little Oaks Learning Center LLC5214 69th St E, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.3★	10 · 2 high-risk	75
25	Step Up Suncoast Rise and Shine Early Learning - Palmetto1315 2nd Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.3★	10 · 3 high-risk	151
26	Palmetto Youth Center501 17th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.2★	8 · 11 high-risk	345
27	Wee World Child Development Center1020 4th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	2.0★	11 · 2 high-risk	150
28	Tiny Tots University Inc930 9th Street Dr W, Palmetto FL, 34221	1.5★	18 · 7 high-risk	140
29	Oceanside Learning Academy LLC707 3rd Ave W, Palmetto FL, 34221	1.5★	30 · 17 high-risk	45
30	Lil' Angels Daycare Inc	1.4★	18 · 3 high-risk	12
31	Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County - Palmetto1600 10th St W, Palmetto FL, 34221	1.4★	86 · 31 high-risk	255

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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