Daycares in Columbus, IN

All 43 licensed child care facilities in Columbus, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

43licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

42%with a clean record

25with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BCSC Pre-K Richards Elementary3311 Fairlawn Dr.	4.3★	None	—
2	BCSC Pre-K Smith Elementary4505 Waycross Drive	4.3★	None	—
3	Bei Bambini	4.3★	None	16
4	Bright Start Child Care Ministry, Inc.3136 North National Road, Suite E	4.3★	None	—
5	Children's Cottage	4.3★	None	16
6	Childs Play Learning Center Preschool	4.3★	None	16
7	Coconut Cuties Child Care	4.3★	None	12
8	First Presbyterian Preschool512 - 7th Street	4.3★	None	—
9	Human Services Inc Birth to Five Center4355 E 600 N	4.3★	None	112
10	Kaley Douglas	4.3★	None	16
11	Mama Bear Childcare	4.3★	None	16
12	Mama Bear Childcare	4.3★	None	16
13	Mama Bear Childcare	4.3★	None	16
14	North Star Montessori2320 Midway Street	4.3★	None	—
15	Play & Learn Childcare #2	4.3★	None	12
16	Play and Learn Child Care	4.3★	None	12
17	TLC Childcare	4.3★	None	12
18	Wiggles & Giggles Childcare	4.3★	None	12
19	Kim's Childcare	4.3★	None	12
20	Early Experiences Play School, LLC (Marr 1)	4.3★	1	12
21	Kidz First Daycare Ministry1245 Mcclure Road	4.2★	None	—
22	Children's Morning Out1751 27th Street	4.1★	None	—
23	Cummins Child Development Center650 Pleasant Grove	4.1★	1	260
24	Fairlawn Preschool2611 Fairlawn Drive	4.1★	None	—
25	Nana's Lil Angels	4.1★	2	12
26	Stepping Stones Learning Center	4.0★	1 · 1 high-risk	16
27	Southside Elementary PreK1320 W 200 S	4.0★	1	—
28	Children's Cottage of Indiana	3.8★	1 · 1 high-risk	16
29	THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE	3.8★	1 · 1 high-risk	12
30	BCSC Pre-K Rockcreek Elementary13000 E 200 S	3.8★	3 · 1 high-risk	—
31	Kinder Care Learning Center #5703625 North Central Avenue	3.8★	None	100
32	Learning Tree Preschool618 8th Street	3.7★	1 · 3 high-risk	—
33	Margie's Munchkins	3.7★	4 · 1 high-risk	12
34	Little Lamb's Early Learning Academy	3.6★	5 · 1 high-risk	12
35	AJ's Bilingual Daycare & Preschool	3.6★	7	16
36	Sanctuary Kids Care3939 Central Avenue	3.5★	2 · 2 high-risk	—
37	Johnson Early Education Center1209 Sycamore	3.1★	2 · 2 high-risk	156
38	Children, Inc715 McClure Rd	2.9★	4 · 4 high-risk	289
39	Columbus Signature Academy - Fodrea Campus PreK2775 Illinois Ave	2.8★	3 · 3 high-risk	—
40	Little Lambs Child Care Ministry1610 Taylor Road	2.7★	3 · 6 high-risk	—
41	Faith Lutheran Preschool and Extended Care6000 West State Road 46	2.7★	4 · 7 high-risk	—
42	Parkside Elementary PreK1400 Parkside Drive	2.6★	4 · 6 high-risk	—
43	Clifty Creek Elementary - Legado4625 E 50 N	2.0★	5 · 5 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.