Daycares in Portland, ME

All 49 licensed child care facilities in Portland, 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 →

49licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

94%with a clean record

3with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Breakwater School856 Brighton Ave	4.8★	None	160
2	The Childrens Center - Portland721 Stevens Ave	4.8★	None	86
3	Anne Salamone6 Richardson St	4.6★	None	12
4	Art Play Nursery School524 Allen Ave	4.6★	None	20
5	Back Cove School535 Ocean Ave	4.6★	None	60
6	Brandi Lawrence89 Lynn St	4.6★	None	12
7	Bright Horizons Childrens Center, LLC.2195 Congress St	4.6★	None	106
8	Catherine Morrill Day Nursery96 Danforth St	4.6★	None	85
9	Childrens House415 Forest Ave	4.6★	None	20
10	Childrens Odyssey19 Libby St	4.6★	None	159
11	Clara Allen36 Nevens St	4.6★	None	12
12	First Lutheran Childrens Program132 Auburn St	4.6★	None	100
13	Gentle Wings1001 Forest Ave	4.6★	None	12
14	Goldman Family Preschool1342 Congress St	4.6★	None	120
15	Joan Naigle38 Ray St	4.6★	None	12
16	Naila Matkevich1837 Washington Ave	4.6★	None	12
17	Natalie Eide32 Sara Ln	4.6★	None	6
18	Sasha Shunk70 Frost St	4.6★	None	12
19	Sholeh Misaghian11 Gertrude Ave	4.6★	None	12
20	Southern Maine Childrens Academy Ii125 Presumpscott St, Unit 10	4.6★	None	100
21	St. Brigid School695 Stevens Ave/Father Hayes	4.6★	None	90
22	The Academy For Active Learners LLC134 Warren Ave	4.6★	None	156
23	The Childrens Nursery School159 State St	4.6★	None	20
24	The Opportuinity Alliance- East End215 Congress St	4.6★	None	88
25	Trinity Day School113 Coyle St	4.6★	None	74
26	WAYNFLETE SCHOOL360 SPRING ST	4.6★	None	150
27	Growing Learners Child Care Center970 Forest Ave.	4.5★	None	80
28	Jenna Hayes126 Tucker Ave	4.5★	None	8
29	Jessica Buonaiuto19 Brentwood St	4.5★	None	12
30	Portside Learning Center1976 Washington Ave	4.5★	None	76
31	The Opportunity Alliance- Riverton Center102-104 Riverton Dr	4.5★	None	20
32	West End Village School251 Danforth St	4.5★	None	12
33	Baby Steps Nursery & Child Care1729 Congress St	4.4★	None	12
34	Christina Arroyo17 Hillside Rd	4.4★	None	8
35	Community Montessori Of Greater Portland26 Johansen St	4.4★	None	12
36	Glickman Lauder Ctr. Of Excellence In Autism & Developmental Disorders37 Andover Rd	4.4★	None	77
37	Growing Learners At Stevens Square631 Stevens Ave	4.4★	None	94
38	Hinda Wilansky39 Belfield St	4.4★	None	9
39	Kiddie Garden LLC237 Spring St	4.4★	None	12
40	Madeline Chisholm202 Stevens Ave	4.4★	None	12
41	Mbiko Family Learning Center1340 Riverside Dr	4.4★	None	49
42	Nilo Hejabian453 Ray St	4.4★	None	8
43	Play874 Washington Ave #1	4.4★	None	12
44	The Childrens Center-Minis1006 Forest Ave	4.4★	None	44
45	Little Steps Childcare476 Summit St.	4.3★	None	12
46	Maine Nature Academy dba Growing Tree Childcare110 Davis Farm Rd.	4.3★	None	52
47	Roya Hejabian Brilliant Stars Montessori Home5 Bartley Ave.	4.3★	None	12
48	The Levey Day School Trina Carroll400 Deering Ave.	4.3★	None	20
49	Driscoll Child Development Center, LLC1037 Forest Ave, Suite 6	3.8★	1	99

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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