Daycares in Anderson, IN

All 50 licensed child care facilities in Anderson, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

50licensed daycares

3.7average safety rating

38%with a clean record

31with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	APA Launch Pad - 22nd Street2200 W 22nd Street	4.3★	None	—
2	APA Launch Pad - 29th street101 w 29th street	4.3★	None	—
3	APPLECRITTERS CHILD CARE & PRESCHOOL	4.3★	None	12
4	BUBBLES AND Babies Daycare	4.3★	None	12
5	COLOR TOWN	4.3★	None	12
6	Donna's Doodle Dandies	4.3★	None	12
7	Dream Team Academy	4.3★	None	12
8	Excel Academy IV	4.3★	None	16
9	Giggles	4.3★	None	12
10	Hooligan's Learning Academy2201 Hillcrest Dr	4.3★	None	114
11	Hooligan's Preschool & Childcare	4.3★	None	12
12	Keegan's Happy Kampers	4.3★	None	16
13	Mercy Road Academy2625 Lindberg Rd	4.3★	None	87
14	Midnight Tot Spot	4.3★	None	12
15	Midnight Tot Spot	4.3★	None	12
16	Sharla's Shining Stars	4.3★	None	12
17	Tater Tots Learning Center, LLC	4.3★	None	12
18	Tiny's Cub Club Care Center	4.3★	None	12
19	United Wesleyan Church2233 S Central Way	4.3★	None	—
20	Applecritters, 1, 2, 3	4.2★	None	12
21	Bettie May	4.2★	None	12
22	Evelyne's ChildCare	4.2★	1	—
23	Sharla's Shining Stars	4.2★	None	12
24	TRC Early & Regional Head Start630 Nichol Avenue	4.2★	1	16
25	Excel Learning Academy	4.2★	2	16
26	TRC Early and Regional Head Start325 W. 38th Street	4.2★	None	28
27	YOUNG AT HEART	4.1★	1	12
28	Teddy Bear childcare and preschool	4.1★	1	12
29	Tyra smith	4.1★	2	12
30	Large Fries Playhouse	4.0★	2	12
31	Gateway Developmental Learning Center1215 Jackson Street	4.0★	None	124
32	Promise Land Day Care Ministry5300 South State Road 67	4.0★	1	—
33	St. John's Early Literacy Preschool Ministry310 East 53rd Street	4.0★	1	—
34	TRC Early & Regional Head Start812 W 13th St	3.9★	1 · 1 high-risk	142
35	Small Fries Playhouse Childcare	3.8★	1 · 1 high-risk	12
36	Creative Stars Child Care	3.8★	2	12
37	Honey Bear Daycare	3.5★	1 · 4 high-risk	—
38	Dora Dene Dixon	3.2★	3 · 3 high-risk	—
39	Kids Place Early Learning Childcare a Ministry of East Side Church of God2600 E 5th St.	3.1★	5 · 2 high-risk	—
40	Treva Long	3.1★	5 · 2 high-risk	12
41	Bre’s Playcare	3.0★	4 · 3 high-risk	—
42	Park Place Church of God Children's Center501 College Drive	3.0★	5 · 9 high-risk	191
43	Holy Cross School2825 Lincoln St.	2.9★	7 · 2 high-risk	—
44	Sunshine and Smiles Ministry Daycare1210 W. 10th st	2.9★	6 · 9 high-risk	—
45	Mary Windham Smart Start Learning Center	2.4★	8 · 3 high-risk	12
46	Applecritters North2025 N Madison Avenue	2.4★	5 · 7 high-risk	52
47	Little Leaders Childcare	1.8★	7 · 9 high-risk	12
48	Kingdom Blessings Day Care2515 Crystal Street	1.8★	10 · 7 high-risk	—
49	Southview Preschool Center4500 S Main St.	1.6★	18 · 17 high-risk	—
50	Eastview2300 Lindberg Rd.	1.5★	17 · 12 high-risk	—

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.