Daycares in Scarborough, ME

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Scarborough, 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

94%with a clean record

1with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Toddle Inn Child Care - Scarborough9 Lincoln Ave	4.8★	None	265
2	Diane Gonneville93 Holmes Rd	4.6★	None	12
3	GERVAIS, DIANE21 CUMBERLAND WAY	4.6★	None	12
4	Heidis House Child Care300 Enterprise Business Park	4.6★	None	128
5	Ketcha Outdoors336 Black Point Rd	4.6★	None	197
6	Leah Kane160 Holmes Rd	4.6★	None	8
7	Lil Folk Farm, Inc.192 Black Point Rd	4.6★	None	66
8	Little Dolphin School - Scarborough183 Us Route One, Suite 1-M	4.6★	None	110
9	OUR SCHOOL, LLC COLLEEN SNYDER2 HIGHLAND AVE	4.6★	None	24
10	PALLOTTA, JENNIFER123 ASH SWAMP RD	4.6★	None	12
11	SHOOTING STARS PROGRAM152 US ROUTE ONE, SUITE 4 & 5	4.6★	None	42
12	Amy Merrill THREE LITTLE BIRDS PRESCHOOL4 Saco St	4.4★	None	10
13	Sun Catchers Childcare628 Us Route 1	4.4★	None	49
14	OMAR GHOSHEH40 Beech Ridge Rd.	4.3★	None	12
15	Pied Piper Preschool167 Black Point Road	4.3★	None	20
16	Scarborough Childrens Academy605 Us Route 1	4.3★	None	60
17	Scarborough Community Services- Payne RdPob 360	4.3★	None	—
18	Scarborough Community Services- WentworthP O Box 360	4.3★	None	—

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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