Daycares in Sanford, ME

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Sanford, 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 →

18licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

83%with a clean record

3with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Fraser-Ford Child Development Center779 Country Club Rd	4.8★	None	64
2	Curtis Lake Early Learning Center38 Westview Dr	4.6★	None	120
3	Jennifer Graupner25 Bennett St	4.6★	None	12
4	Raelene Kearney47 Oxford St	4.6★	None	6
5	Sanford Springvale YMCA1 Emile Levasseur Dr	4.6★	None	218
6	York County Community Action Corporation- Sanford 1, 2, Combo114 Emery St Suite 2	4.6★	None	84
7	Kids Kove Child Care & Learning Center890 Main St Ste 118	4.6★	None	83
8	Little World 215 W Elm St	4.6★	None	80
9	Deanna Coyne12 Douglas St	4.5★	None	12
10	Kaitlyn Boucher1 Blueberry Ln	4.5★	None	12
11	Shanda Hartigan31 Fox Ridge Run St	4.5★	None	8
12	St. Thomas School69 North Ave	4.5★	None	49
13	Courtney Beyer97 Javica Ln	4.4★	None	6
14	Sanford Springvale YMCA- Margaret Chase Smith School1248 Twombley Rd	4.4★	None	49
15	Sanford Springvale YMCA- Pride Elementary School708 Main St	4.4★	None	49
16	Stacey Pierce28 Park St	4.4★	None	8
17	Amanda VanDamme162 Tombley Rd., Apt B	4.3★	None	—
18	Miranda Nemitz18 Bennett Street.	4.3★	None	8

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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