Daycares in South Portland, ME
All 27 licensed child care facilities in South Portland, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
27licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
93%with a clean record
2with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Whitten92 Fessenden Ave | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 2 | Childrens Adventure Center Inc.1156 Broadway | 4.6★ | None | 150 |
| 3 | Creative Beginnings Childcare Ctr2401 Broadway, Building 2 | 4.6★ | None | 150 |
| 4 | Discovery Center301 Cottage Rd | 4.6★ | None | 20 |
| 5 | GREATER PORTLAND CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1338 BROADWAY | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 6 | HOLY CROSS SCHOOL436 BROADWAY | 4.6★ | None | 128 |
| 7 | Kelly Locke WISHING TREE PRESCHOOL11 Hutchinson St | 4.6★ | None | 9 |
| 8 | Kids World At Willard Beach91 Thompson St | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 9 | Lighthouse School & Child Care Center525 Highland Ave | 4.6★ | None | 163 |
| 10 | Samantha Gagnon ALPHABET TREE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY18 Brigham St | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 11 | Shining Star Child Development Center60 Darling Ave | 4.6★ | None | 115 |
| 12 | Spring Point Childrens Center36 Broadway | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 13 | Suzanne Kahill236 Highland Ave | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 14 | Youth & Family Outreach1065 Broadway | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 15 | Katherine Folan16 Snowberry Dr | 4.6★ | None | 10 |
| 16 | Heather Pugatch38 HARBORVIEW AVE | 4.5★ | None | 6 |
| 17 | Serina Holbrook118 Fellows St | 4.5★ | None | 12 |
| 18 | Stacie Archibald68 Jordan Ave | 4.5★ | None | 12 |
| 19 | Toddle Inn Day Care - South Portland57 Gary L Maietta Pkwy | 4.5★ | None | 160 |
| 20 | Chickadee Infant & Toddler Care72 Macarthur Cir E | 4.4★ | None | 50 |
| 21 | Chickadee Toddler Care & Preschool Units B1-B2-F209 Western Ave Units B1 & B2 & F | 4.4★ | None | 74 |
| 22 | Growing Learners @ Harding Street9 Harding St | 4.4★ | None | 70 |
| 23 | The Opportunity Alliance- Lydia Lane50 Lydia Ln. | 4.4★ | None | 20 |
| 24 | Camilla Taylor107 Mussey St Apt C | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 25 | Caroline Kleiman37 Arbutus Ave | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 26 | Pearlite Montessori Home440 Ocean St | 4.3★ | None | 32 |
| 27 | United 4 childcare Growing Learners Gannett Drive236 Gannett Dr | 4.3★ | None | 90 |
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.