Daycares in Ankeny, IA
All 90 licensed child care facilities in Ankeny, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
90licensed daycares
4.3average safety rating
88%with a clean record
11with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 For U Childcare-Ankeny1670 SW Ankeny Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 2 | Alice Mayes706 NE 7th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 3 | Amy Welshhons1314 NE 28th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 4 | Ankeny BASP- Rock Creek3800 NW Abilene Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 5 | Ankeny BASP-Crocker2910 SW Applewood St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 6 | Ankeny BASP-Heritage301 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 7 | Ankeny BASP-Northeast1705 NE Trilein Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 8 | Ankeny BASP-Prairie Trail1850 SW College Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 9 | Ankeny BASP-Southeast1005 SE Trilein Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 10 | Ankeny BASP-Westwood2920 NW 9th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 11 | Ankeny Christian Academy1604 W 1st St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 12 | Ankeny Christian Academy Childcare1900 NW 4th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 13 | Ankeny Christian Childcare2506 SW 3rd St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 14 | Ankeny Prep Preschool602 SE Delaware Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 15 | Anna Huck825 SE Cortina Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 16 | Autumn Brown413 SE 9th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 17 | Bethany Bohall-Gilhooly3224 NW 28th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 18 | Brigette Hansen214 SW Driftwood Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 19 | Bright Beginnings Preschool at AFUMC206 SW Walnut St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 20 | Cadence Academy Preschool - Ankeny225 E 1st St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 21 | Carisa Bartlett2110 NW Abilene Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 22 | Casey's General Store's Child Development Center1 SE Convenience Blvd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 23 | Chelsey Stansberry113 NE Bel-Aire Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 24 | Child's View Daycare118 SW State St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 25 | Christine Eberhart3009 SW Brookline Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 26 | Creative Kids Learning Center1535 SE Delaware Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 27 | Crystal Thomason1105 NW 3rd St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 28 | Devon Steinkamp726 SE 9th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 29 | DMACC Child Development Center2006 S Ankeny Blvd Bldg 9 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 30 | Elizabeth Stanton906 NW 39th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 31 | Eryn McFadgen402 NW Bayberry Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 32 | Eskaleina Lappe2103 SW Cascade Falls Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 33 | Fawn Haven1005 SE Lowell Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 34 | Felicia Freeman4117 NE 6th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 35 | Generation Next-Prairie Trail, Ankeny1715 SW Plaza Pkwy | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 36 | Hannah Miller1201 NW Driftwood Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 37 | Hope Ankeny Preschool520 NW 36th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 38 | Jackson Family Child Care Center LLC4309 NW 5th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 39 | Jacqueline Wittmuss815 NE 41st | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 40 | Jamie Hall805 NE Canterbury Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 41 | Janice Klinginsmith818 SE Innsbruck Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 42 | Jennifer Ickler-Albrecht2009 NW Logan St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 43 | Jennifer Miller2566 NW 71st Pl | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 44 | Jennifer Reha3319 SW Cherry Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 45 | Jerica Keenan807 NW 32nd St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 46 | Karen E Raimundo Valle405 SE 30th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 47 | Keri Bolles605 NW Chapel Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 48 | Kim Greathouse1404 SE Hayes Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 49 | Kylee Boyer818 SE Bel Aire Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 50 | Little Endeavors205 SE Oralabor Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 51 | Lorena Mayorquin1517 W 1st St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 52 | Masoma Barekzai930 NE 34th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 53 | Meghan Coop4118 NE 13th Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 54 | Melissa Sonnenblume803 SE Chaparal Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 55 | Micheles Day Care LLC910 NE 24th Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 56 | Michelle Wisecup5009 NE Michael Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 57 | Natalie Bogaards2606 NW 13th Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 58 | New Creations Child Care & Learning Ctr at Ankeny3004 NW 18th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 59 | New Horizon Academy - Ankeny3425 NW State St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 60 | Our Lady's Little Learners Preschool510 E 1st St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 61 | Preschool @ The Ridge825 NW 36th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 62 | Primrose School of Ankeny at Prairie Trail2620 SW Vintage Pkwy | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 63 | Rebecca Collier5211 NW 8th St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 64 | Regina Melvin1319 NW Shoreline Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 65 | Robin Benkufsky5005 NE Innsbruck Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 66 | Sarah Beavers4721 NE Innsbruck Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 67 | Shantel Bragg3139 SE Cherry Blossom Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 68 | Sharon Fiscus2713 NW 10th Ct | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 69 | St Luke's Childcare1102 NW Weigel Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 70 | Stephanie Carr205 NW Scott St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 71 | Terri Kraus3413 NW 22nd Cir | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 72 | The Study Loft at Autumn Crest240 NW 36th St, Ste 105 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 73 | Theresa Gbarjolo3204 SE Grant St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 74 | Tinker Tots LLC1010 SE Hayes Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 75 | Tiny Trails Childcare LLC3506 NE Winding Trail Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 76 | Tracee Crusan222 NE 12th St Pl | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 77 | Triad Kids Campus2202 SE Creekview Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 78 | Yellow Brick Road ECDC - Maple110 SW Maple St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 79 | Yellow Brick Road ECDC - White Birch1620 SW White Birch Cir | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 80 | La Petite Academy929 E 1st St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 81 | The Clubhouse Learning Center1932 SW 3rd St, Ste 1 | 4.2★ | None | — |
| 82 | Yellow Brick Road ECDC - Creekview2501 SE Creekview Dr | 4.2★ | None | — |
| 83 | Andrea Boughton814 SW 2nd St Pl | 4.1★ | 1 | — |
| 84 | The Study Loft By Tree House110 NW 9th St | 4.1★ | 1 | — |
| 85 | The Tree House at Northview205 NW 18th St | 4.1★ | 1 | — |
| 86 | The Conservatory of Worship Arts297 NW Fisher Ln | 4.0★ | 1 | — |
| 87 | The Tree House Growing & Learning Center2401 W 1st St | 4.0★ | 1 | — |
| 88 | Ankeny Lil' Tots Daycare & Preschool LLC732 SE Shurfine Dr | 4.0★ | 1 | — |
| 89 | Oralabor KinderCare225 SW Oralabor Rd | 3.8★ | 2 | — |
| 90 | KinderCare Learning Center - Ankeny3055 N Ankeny Blvd | 3.8★ | 1 | — |
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.