Daycares in Gardner, KS

All 39 licensed child care facilities in Gardner, 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 →

39licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

10%with a clean record

35with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Sheilas Blessings Home Daycare948 Pumpkin Ridge	4.5★	2	12
2	Shelly Renee Bovitz Day Care Home130 W Warren	4.5★	5	12
3	Callie Lewis ChildcareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.5★	10 · 3 high-risk	12
4	Karenas Daycare Home633 S Hickory St	4.5★	7	12
5	Angelas Tadpole Academy Day Care HomeNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	None	12
6	Sarahs Sunshine SpotNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	None	12
7	Teresa A Wheeler Day Care HomeNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	1	12
8	Schnichels Family DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	12
9	Jan Miller Day Care18424 Oak St	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	12
10	Madison Elementary OST Program Gardner800 W Madison Street	4.4★	None	100
11	Precious Gifts DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	None	12
12	Stephs Little LadybugsNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	6	12
13	Dawns Toddler Town706 S Magnolia St	4.4★	5 · 2 high-risk	12
14	Grand Star Elementary OST Program Gardner401 Grand Street	4.4★	3 · 4 high-risk	60
15	Moonlight Elementary OST Program Gardner17960 Moonlight Road	4.4★	None	120
16	Nike Elementary OST Program Gardner19500 South Gardner Road	4.4★	None	60
17	Rhonds Little Rainbows In Home DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.4★	5 · 2 high-risk	12
18	Angelas Angels14615 S Gardner Road	4.4★	11 · 4 high-risk	12
19	Angela M Colwill Day Care Home210 W Mockingbird St	4.3★	None	12
20	Bright Minds Daycare LLC400 N Hickory St	4.3★	None	12
21	Little Sunshines Learning AcademyNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	None	12
22	Wendy S Eaton Daycare HomeNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	None	12
23	FMD Home Daycare LLC29912 W 183rd Ter	4.3★	1	12
24	Sunflower Elementary OST Program Gardner775 North Center	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	100
25	Cuddle Bugs Day Care Home121 N Pecan	4.3★	5	12
26	Maryjean Shipley Day Care HomeNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	9 · 2 high-risk	12
27	Patricia Tadlock Day Care HomeNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	10 · 1 high-risk	12
28	Shining Stars AcademyNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	14 · 4 high-risk	12
29	Grandma Anns DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	12
30	Little Sunflower Seeds Day Care740 McCaffree Cir	4.3★	16 · 3 high-risk	12
31	Cozy Cubs Daycare407 N Sumac St	4.2★	22 · 5 high-risk	12
32	Kristen N Schultz Family DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	3.7★	4 · 2 high-risk	12
33	Tiffanys Tiny Tots18508 Juniper St	3.3★	5	12
34	Little Blooms Daycare LLCNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	2.8★	10 · 1 high-risk	12
35	Gardner Elementary OST Program Gardner218 East Shawnee Street	2.7★	3 · 6 high-risk	50
36	Little Britches N Bows DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	2.7★	17 · 3 high-risk	12
37	CCs DaycareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	2.5★	6 · 2 high-risk	12
38	Grace and Giggles ChildcareNot Displayed by Owner’s Request	2.4★	24 · 5 high-risk	12
39	LEAD Camp at Trail Ridge Middle School Gardner495 E Grand St	2.1★	11 · 2 high-risk	120

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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