Daycares in Ellsworth, ME

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Ellsworth, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Maine: about $1,061/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Maine →

16licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

88%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Down East Family YMCA- Beechland Road Early Learning Center171 Beechland Rd	4.7★	None	100
2	Down East Family YMCA Early Learning Center5 General Moore Way	4.7★	None	205
3	Special Childrens Friends78 Union St	4.6★	None	64
4	Susan Tripp17 Fifth St	4.6★	None	12
5	KIDSPEACE NEW ENGLAND16 KIDSPEACE WAY	4.5★	None	24
6	Sarah Gilley79 Christian Ridge Rd	4.5★	None	12
7	Bree Collins875 Red Bridge Rd	4.4★	None	12
8	Little Blossoms Childcare443 Main St	4.4★	None	40
9	Mis Primeros Pasos My First Steps, LLC41 North St	4.4★	None	20
10	Discovering Kids Mt. Desert Island18 Avery Ln.	4.3★	None	12
11	Down East Family YMCA- Discovery238 State St	4.3★	None	200
12	Head Start Down East - Ellsworth18 Avery Ln.	4.3★	None	72
13	Pamela Cushing9 Hillside Dr	4.3★	None	12
14	Summit Learning Center - Ellsworth Campus27 Puddleglum Way.	4.3★	None	49
15	The Growing Patch Childcare Center25 Guptil Farm Rd	4.3★	None	29
16	The Learning Tree Child Care Center119 Bucksport Road	4.3★	None	20

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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