Daycares in Arkansas City, KS

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Arkansas City, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Kansas: about $724/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Kansas →

18licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

17%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Kiddie Corral910 S 2nd St	4.5★	4 · 1 high-risk	12
2	Jitter Bug Child Care1620 W Bullard Dr	4.4★	1	12
3	Little Hands Daycare702 N 2nd St	4.4★	None	12
4	Nancys Day Care1232 N 2nd	4.4★	None	12
5	Duncan Child Care721 N 2nd	4.4★	1	12
6	Wood Child Care CenterNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	40
7	Tinytots Daycare417 N 3rd St	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	12
8	Walnut Valley Learning Center LLC300 Goff Industrial Park Rd	4.4★	6 · 5 high-risk	142
9	Harper Child CareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	None	12
10	Lil Angels Daycare702 South B	4.3★	None	12
11	Retana CareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	None	12
12	Little Sunshine DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	1	12
13	Heathers DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	12
14	Stateline ChildcareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	4 · 2 high-risk	12
15	Little Monsters Daycare32381 61st Rd	4.3★	8 · 2 high-risk	12
16	Leah Jenkins Daycare311 S 2nd St	4.2★	4 · 1 high-risk	12
17	Kiddie Klubhouse408 N B St	4.2★	8 · 1 high-risk	12
18	Patties PatitesNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	3.5★	12 · 3 high-risk	12

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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