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.

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

27licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

93%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Katherine Folan16 Snowberry Dr	4.8★	None	10
2	Toddle Inn Day Care - South Portland57 Gary L Maietta Pkwy	4.8★	None	160
3	Caroline Whitten92 Fessenden Ave	4.6★	None	6
4	Childrens Adventure Center Inc.1156 Broadway	4.6★	None	150
5	Creative Beginnings Childcare Ctr2401 Broadway, Building 2	4.6★	None	150
6	Discovery Center301 Cottage Rd	4.6★	None	20
7	GREATER PORTLAND CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1338 BROADWAY	4.6★	None	12
8	HOLY CROSS SCHOOL436 BROADWAY	4.6★	None	128
9	Kelly Locke WISHING TREE PRESCHOOL11 Hutchinson St	4.6★	None	9
10	Kids World At Willard Beach91 Thompson St	4.6★	None	12
11	Lighthouse School & Child Care Center525 Highland Ave	4.6★	None	163
12	Samantha Gagnon ALPHABET TREE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY18 Brigham St	4.6★	None	12
13	Shining Star Child Development Center60 Darling Ave	4.6★	None	115
14	Spring Point Childrens Center36 Broadway	4.6★	None	24
15	Suzanne Kahill236 Highland Ave	4.6★	None	12
16	Youth & Family Outreach1065 Broadway	4.6★	None	80
17	Heather Pugatch38 HARBORVIEW AVE	4.5★	None	6
18	Serina Holbrook118 Fellows St	4.5★	None	12
19	Stacie Archibald68 Jordan Ave	4.5★	None	12
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.

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