Daycares in Waterville, ME

All 19 licensed child care facilities in Waterville, 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 →

19licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

89%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	RODRIGUE, JANINE120 WESTERN AVE	4.8★	None	12
2	Alfond Youth & Community Center Childcare126 North St	4.6★	None	193
3	Creative Minds Daycare3 Brooklyn Ave	4.6★	None	35
4	Educare Central Maine56 Drummond Ave	4.6★	None	225
5	George J Mitchell Before/After School58 Drummond Ave	4.6★	None	125
6	Grenda Banton250 Main St	4.6★	None	12
7	Jill Hamilton46 Merryfield Ave	4.6★	None	12
8	Judith Defelice70 JOHNSON HEIGHTS	4.6★	None	12
9	Mid Maine Tech Pre-School Lab3 Brooklyn Ave	4.6★	None	20
10	Mount Merici After School Care18 Mount Merici Ave	4.6★	None	80
11	Woodfords Family Services - Waterville2 Seton Center Dr	4.6★	None	49
12	Halfpints Daycare 2 (Gilman St.)21 Gilman St	4.5★	None	50
13	Sarah Bradley56 Pleasant St	4.5★	None	12
14	Bright Begininngs Learning Center (Waterville Site)93 Silver St	4.4★	None	80
15	Halfpints Child Care Kmd155 Kennedy Memorial Dr	4.4★	None	30
16	Happy Days Childcare & Learning Center At Colby126 Mayflower Hill Dr	4.4★	None	40
17	Moomoos Playcare & Learning Center163 Silver St	4.4★	None	49
18	Littles & Roots Childcare153 North St.	4.3★	None	36
19	Littlest Roots Childcare Center295 Kennedy Memorial Dr	4.3★	None	30

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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