Daycares in Paducah, KY

All 32 licensed child care facilities in Paducah, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

32licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

0%with a clean record

32with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Agape Laura's Lovebugs Childcare2801 Irvin Cobb Dr	4.3★	1	—
2	Agape Ruth's Childcare3200 Park Ave	4.3★	2	—
3	Immanuel Preschool3465 Buckner Lane	4.3★	1	—
4	First Baptist Church Preschool2890 Broadway	4.3★	1	—
5	Kids Thrive TUMC Preschool6125 Blandville Road	4.3★	1	—
6	Creative Minds Development Center LLC2901 Ohio Street	4.3★	1	—
7	Nurture and Grow Childcare Center LLC3520 Park Plaza Rd	4.2★	2	—
8	Playcare Learning Center Farley2514 Hovekamp Rd	4.2★	3	—
9	Scholar House Early Childhood Center Head Start/Early Head Start1035 Old North Friendship Road	4.2★	2	—
10	Care Bear's Day Care1315 Park Avenue	4.2★	2	—
11	Loving Arms Child Care450 Park Avenue	4.2★	2	—
12	Lone Oak First Baptist Church Weekday Preschool3601 Lone Oak Road	4.2★	2	—
13	St. Mary Early Childhood Center377 Highland Blvd.	4.2★	2	—
14	The Early Learning Academy1920 North 13th Street	4.2★	2	—
15	First Christian Church Preschool415 Audubon Drive	4.2★	2	—
16	Playcare Learning Center Reidland5550 Reidland Road	4.2★	2	—
17	Hopes & Dreams Child Development Center139 North Concord Avenue	4.2★	2	—
18	Olivet 4 Kids5186 Hinkleville Road, Highway 60	4.2★	2	—
19	Paducah Day Nursery2425 South 25th Street	4.2★	2	—
20	Kids Kare West5051 Village Square Drive	4.2★	2	—
21	West End Kidz Academy135 Memorial Dr	4.2★	4	—
22	Kids Kare Child Development Center110 Noah Cove	4.2★	2	—
23	Kids Kare Too Child Development Center170 Eagle Nest Drive	4.2★	1	—
24	Martha's Agape Love Childcare1396 Irvin Cobb Drive	4.2★	2	—
25	Playcare Learning Center, LLC715 Kentucky Ave	4.2★	3	—
26	Reidland United Methodist Church Preschool5515 Reidland Road	4.1★	3	—
27	Creative Minds Development521 College Ave	4.1★	5	—
28	Little Lights Childcare LLC1060 Husband Rd	4.1★	4	—
29	Kiddie Kottage Daycare and Preschool1915 Husband Road	4.1★	3	—
30	Baptist Health Child Development2625 Broadway	4.1★	2	—
31	Easter Seals Child Development Center801 North 29th Street	3.9★	7 · 1 high-risk	—
32	Pre-Scholar Learning Academy2122 Broadway	3.9★	11	—

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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