Daycares in Waverly, IA

All 15 licensed child care facilities in Waverly, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Iowa: about $915/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Iowa →

15licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

87%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Families First Child Care and Learning Center1661 3rd St SW	4.5★	None	—
2	Little Explorers Daycare200 Sunrise Terrace	4.5★	None	—
3	Ambrosia Liger1700 Larrabee Ave	4.3★	None	—
4	Beth James310 3rd St SW	4.3★	None	—
5	Cindy Busta1011 Bronson Ave	4.3★	None	—
6	Dawn Lee209 Oak St	4.3★	None	—
7	Discoveries Learning Center Inc. - Waverly Campus403 Technology Pl	4.3★	None	—
8	Kerri Wellman207 Pine St	4.3★	None	—
9	Melissa Simpson108 Maple Cir	4.3★	None	—
10	NEICAC-Waverly Head Start809 4TH STREET SE	4.3★	None	—
11	Redeemer Lutheran Little Lambs Preschool2001 W Bremer Ave	4.3★	None	—
12	Sarah Renn418 3rd Ave SW	4.3★	None	—
13	Shalimar Santos1145 Leitha TER	4.3★	None	—
14	St Paul's Lutheran Before & After School Care301 1st St NW	4.3★	None	—
15	Waverly Child Care & Preschool1600 W Bremer Ave	4.3★	None	—

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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