Daycares in Carthage, MS

All 10 licensed child care facilities in Carthage, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Mississippi: about $405/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Mississippi →

10licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

20%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	GINGERBREAD AFTER CARE FACILITY706 WILLIAMS ST	4.5★	None	44
2	LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CENTER OF CARTHAGE211 E MAIN ST	4.5★	None	92
3	DON DON PLAYHOUSE DAYCARE312 E MAIN ST	4.4★	None	84
4	GINGERBREAD DAYCARE/LEARNING CENTER302 BOYD ST	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	68
5	BUBBLING BABBIES303 ELLIS ST	4.4★	1 · 6 high-risk	34
6	BRIGHT BEGINNINGS EDUCATIONAL CENTER800 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR	4.4★	1 · 6 high-risk	79
7	RED WATER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1931 N PEARL ST	4.3★	None	92
8	WINSON AND DOVIE HUDSON HEAD START CENTER1305 HIGHWAY 16 W	4.3★	None	189
9	FIRST BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN AND DAY CARE402 N VAN BUREN ST	4.3★	1 · 2 high-risk	100
10	BUBBLING BABBIES PRESCHOOL & AFTERSCHOOL1120 MS-35	4.2★	1	74

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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