Daycares in Danvers, MA
All 27 licensed child care facilities in Danvers, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
27licensed daycares
4.0average safety rating
30%with a clean record
19with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox Hill School81 WATER ST | 4.6★ | None | 34 |
| 2 | Fun Club At Highlands School190 HOBART ST | 4.6★ | None | 78 |
| 3 | Great Beginnings Learning School28 WATER ST | 4.6★ | None | 39 |
| 4 | Stepping Stones Nursery School46 CHERRY ST | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 5 | Pacheco, Lorraine393 MAPLE ST | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 6 | Cotter, Kayla21 Hyde Street | 4.4★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Walker, Jucielly5 Gates St | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 8 | Danvers YMCA Middle-School Youth Center at Holton Richmond55 Conant St | 4.3★ | None | 26 |
| 9 | St. Mary of the Annunciation School14 Otis St. | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 10 | Little Hands Children's Center55 Poplar Street | 4.3★ | None | 48 |
| 11 | Early Discoveries Child Care Center323 LOCUST ST | 4.3★ | None | 51 |
| 12 | Fun Club @ Thorpe1 Avon Road | 4.1★ | 1 | 78 |
| 13 | Ideal Baby Steps20 Locust St., Unit C and D | 4.1★ | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Fun Club @ Smith15 Lobao Drive | 4.1★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 78 |
| 15 | Children's Montessori Center12 BradStreet Avenue | 4.1★ | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Maple Street Church Nursery90 MAPLE ST | 4.1★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 35 |
| 17 | Imagination Station-Danvers140 Commonwealth Ave | 4.1★ | None | 52 |
| 18 | Davis, Joanne10 ARDMORE DR | 4.1★ | None | 6 |
| 19 | Fun Club @ Riverside School95 LIBERTY ST | 4.0★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 65 |
| 20 | Kids at Play Learning Center, LLC41 Centre St. | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 29 |
| 21 | Saint Paul Early Education Inc.130 Sylvan St. Unit 2 | 3.8★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 22 | Primrose School of North Shore - Danvers308 Andover Street | 3.6★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 168 |
| 23 | A Bright Beginning Too132 NORTH ST | 3.5★ | 7 · 4 high-risk | 70 |
| 24 | Run-A-Muck Child Care Center5 Hutchinson Drive | 3.4★ | 6 · 7 high-risk | 69 |
| 25 | Fun Club @ Great Oak School76 Pickering Street | 3.3★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 78 |
| 26 | Rizzo, Alicia94 Conant St | 3.1★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 6 |
| 27 | Danvers YMCA Pre-Kindergarten & School's Out Kids Club34 PICKERING ST | 1.8★ | 21 · 12 high-risk | 129 |
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.