Daycares in Wauchula, FL
All 15 licensed child care facilities in Wauchula, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
15licensed daycares
3.0average safety rating
33%with a clean record
10with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardee County School District VPK - Wauchula Elementary School400 S Florida Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 2 | Hilltop Elementary School2401 US Highway 17 N, Wauchula FL 33873-4704 | 4.3★ | None | 80 |
| 3 | North Wauchula Elementary School1120 N Florida Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 4 | RCMA Fred Dennis Child Development Center320 N 9th Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 4.3★ | None | 113 |
| 5 | Whidden Family Day Care Home | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 6 | RCMA Fred Dennis Child Development Annex405 N 8th Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 4.2★ | None | 35 |
| 7 | Happy Campers Playcare & Learning Center Inc213 N Florida Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 3.2★ | 5 · 3 high-risk | 105 |
| 8 | Island Of Adventure Child Care Center1258 W Main St, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 3.1★ | 12 · 1 high-risk | 103 |
| 9 | Grow Early Learning Wauchula Center604 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 2.8★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 131 |
| 10 | Kids Inc Hardee132 S 10th Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 2.4★ | 11 · 2 high-risk | 34 |
| 11 | Children's World Day Care & Learning Center Of Hardee Inc908 S 8th Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 2.0★ | 25 · 4 high-risk | 41 |
| 12 | New Life-N-You Learning Center, Inc.107 Hanchey Rd, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 1.4★ | 28 · 14 high-risk | 42 |
| 13 | Kids Inc. Wauchula315 S Florida Ave, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 1.4★ | 24 · 14 high-risk | 96 |
| 14 | First Baptist Childrens Academy Inc1570 W Main St, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 1.3★ | 40 · 17 high-risk | 174 |
| 15 | Happy Faces Learning Center Caritas Felices Inc1207 Louisiana St, Wauchula FL, 33873 | 1.3★ | 40 · 16 high-risk | 68 |
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.