Daycares in Gainesville, GA
All 48 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.
48licensed daycares
3.9average safety rating
52%with a clean record
23with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United Football Club-Allen Creek Soccer Complex2500 Allen Creek Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 2 | Discovery Day Camp1581 Community Way | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 3 | Elachee Nature Preschool2125 Elachee Drive | 4.3★ | None | 68 |
| 4 | Elachee Nature Science Center- Camp Elachee2125 Elachee Drive | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 5 | Forsyth County School System-Chestatee Elementary Afterschool Program6945 Keith Bridge Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 6 | FSC Gainesville286 Crescent Drive | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 7 | Gainesville Parks & Recreation1545 Community Way NE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 8 | Get Air Summer Camp Program2283 Browns Bridge Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 9 | J.A. Walters YMCA Child Watch & Kid's Time Day Camp2455 Howard Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 10 | Lakeview Academy796 Lakeview Drive | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 11 | Lanier Elementary4782Thompson Bridge Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 12 | Lanier YMCA Kids Time4782 Thompson Bridge Road | 4.3★ | None | 45 |
| 13 | McEver Elementary3265 Montgomery Drive | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 14 | Miss Jennifer's Playschool3753 White Sulphur Rd | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 15 | Myers Elementary2676 Candler Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 16 | Rock Solid Karate3042 McEver Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 17 | Sardis Elementary2805 Sardis Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 18 | Specialty Camp (City of Gainesville)830 Green Street Noutheast | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 19 | St. Paul UMC Enrichment Program705 Summit Street | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 20 | Straight Street Camp311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 21 | Sugar Hill Elementary3259 Athens Highway | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 22 | Team Doan Jiu Jitsu & Fitness470 Woodsmill Rd Suite A | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 23 | The Gainesville School of Gymnastics112 Clarks Bridge Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 24 | Travel Camp (City of Gainesville)715 Fair Street | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 25 | YMCA Kids Time Camp - Hall5850 Brookton Lula Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 26 | Thurmond, Anita K5166 INDIAN CIR | 4.2★ | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | Phagan, Sharon F2446 Basin Court | 4.2★ | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | First Baptist Day School751 Green Street, NW | 4.1★ | 3 | 231 |
| 29 | WAUKA MOUNTAIN YMCA KIDS TIME5850 BROOKTON LULA RD | 4.1★ | 3 | 60 |
| 30 | Lipscomb, Natasha B1029 Athens Street | 4.0★ | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Sardis YMCA KIDS TIME2805 Sardis Road | 4.0★ | 4 | 75 |
| 32 | Few, Paquita1434 Floyd Circle | 3.9★ | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | Sisu2360 Murphy Blvd | 3.9★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 183 |
| 34 | E.E. Butler Head Start/Pre-K1300 Athens Street | 3.8★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 420 |
| 35 | Mount Vernon YMCA Kids Time4844 Jim Hood Road | 3.7★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 70 |
| 36 | Sugar Hill YMCA Kids Time3259 Athens Highway | 3.7★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 37 | First Presbyterian Church Child Development Center800 S. Enota Drive | 3.7★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 178 |
| 38 | Primrose School of Gainesville2171 Sandridge Court | 3.6★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 183 |
| 39 | TLC Childcare, Inc.3105 Joe Chandler Road | 3.6★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 40 | Lakeview Academy796 Lakeview Drive | 3.5★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 144 |
| 41 | Pre-K Preparatory Learning Academy438 Prior Street, NE | 3.5★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 100 |
| 42 | Georgia Mountains YMCA Child Development Center3368 White Sulphur Rd | 3.4★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 77 |
| 43 | Creative Learners Child Development Center711 Dorsey Street | 3.3★ | 9 | 146 |
| 44 | Magic Years of Learning (Gainesville)122 Gabriel Dr. NE | 3.3★ | 9 · 1 high-risk | 150 |
| 45 | Free Chapel Academy3001 McEver rd | 2.7★ | 7 · 2 high-risk | 210 |
| 46 | Cedars Preschool at Gainesville2000 Candler Rd. | 2.5★ | 12 · 3 high-risk | 117 |
| 47 | Gainesville Academy1310 Lanier Valley Drive | 2.3★ | 15 · 3 high-risk | 151 |
| 48 | Joyland Child Development Center1080 Rainey St. | 2.3★ | 16 · 3 high-risk | 156 |
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.