Daycares in Hattiesburg, MS

All 50 licensed child care facilities in Hattiesburg, 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 →

50licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

52%with a clean record

24with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BETTIE'S ABC ADVANCED CHILD CARE301 HUMBLE AVE	4.5★	None	93
2	CREATIVE KIDS AFTERSCHOOL330 HEGWOOD RD	4.5★	None	134
3	EARLY ENCOUNTERS2420 HARDY ST	4.5★	None	192
4	GRACE COMMUNITY SCHOOL30 PIONEER RD S	4.5★	None	88
5	SMALL MIRACLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER609 SOUTHERN AVE	4.5★	None	30
6	T.L.O. AFTERSCHOOL CENTER114 PATTON AVE	4.5★	None	45
7	THERAH'S CHILD CARE216 S 21ST AVE	4.5★	None	30
8	W.H. JONES HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START5489 OLD HIGHWAY 42	4.5★	None	427
9	MYERS CHILD CARE CENTER1101 DABBS ST	4.5★	None	50
10	OSEOLA MCCARTY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER607 MCSWAIN ST	4.5★	None	120
11	SMART START COMMUNITY SCHOOL LLC 2183 OLD AIRPORT RD	4.5★	None	48
12	WAYSIDE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER919/1000 EDWARDS ST	4.5★	None	75
13	CREATIVE KIDS330 HEGWOOD RD	4.5★	None	217
14	HUB CITY LEARNING DEPOT410 SOUTHERN AVE	4.5★	None	47
15	TUNJIA'S LITTLE ONES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER104 N 39TH AVE	4.5★	None	41
16	CORNERSTONE CHILDCARE30 TOWN CENTER SQ	4.5★	None	140
17	GIGGLES LEARNING CENTER1604 S 28TH AVE	4.5★	None	106
18	LIL' TEKNON LEARNING CENTER, LLC125 W 8TH ST	4.5★	None	90
19	BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER5 SHORELINE BLVD	4.4★	None	45
20	CHILDREN'S COTTAGE LEARNING ACADEMY115 SANDY RUN RD	4.4★	None	61
21	ALDERSGATE MISSION402 E 2ND ST	4.3★	None	50
22	BEYOND 360 ACADEMY OF ARTS AND ACADEMICS10 HUNTER LN	4.3★	None	50
23	CRAYON COLLEGE16 COURTLAND DR	4.3★	None	161
24	CREATIVE KIDZ WESLEY205 METHODIST HOSPITAL BLVD	4.3★	None	80
25	CROSSPOINT PRE-K3211 HIGHWAY 589	4.3★	None	159
26	GRACE COMMUNITY SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL30 PIONEER RD S	4.3★	None	24
27	HAWKINS EHS526 FORREST ST	4.3★	None	28
28	HERITAGE WEEKDAY PROGRAMS3 BARACUDA DR	4.3★	None	100
29	JESUS FIRST CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE LLC.103 N 40TH AVE	4.3★	None	35
30	JOHN E HALES EARLY HEAD START1500 N 31ST AVE	4.3★	None	217
31	LITTLE HANDZ ACADEMY108 MCLEOD ST	4.3★	None	18
32	MAIN STREET PRESCHOOL712 N MAIN ST	4.3★	None	50
33	MCLAURIN FAMILY LEARNING ACADEMY110 EVERETT ST	4.3★	None	78
34	MEME’S DAYCARE FOR KIDS 225 RIVERS DR	4.3★	None	26
35	RIVER OF LIFE LEARNING CENTER6837 U S HIGHWAY 98	4.3★	None	304
36	SMALL WORLD LEARNING CENTER6080 HWY 49 N	4.3★	None	44
37	SMART START COMMUNITY SCHOOL,LLC412 J C KILLINGSWORTH DR	4.3★	None	50
38	STEP ABOVE LEARNING CENTER166 OLD AIRPORT RD	4.3★	None	30
39	SUREHOUSE LEARNING CENTER119 BROADWAY DR	4.3★	None	30
40	TEMPLE'S LEARNING DEPOT5220 OLD HIGHWAY 11	4.3★	None	220
41	THE FAMILY Y - SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM3719 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR	4.3★	None	240
42	TJ'S AFTERSCHOOL CENTER1901 ARCADIA ST	4.3★	None	60
43	TJ'S LEARNING CENTER1903 ARCADIA ST	4.3★	None	90
44	TRINITY PLAY SCHOOL509 W PINE ST	4.3★	None	75
45	WEST POINT CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL184 HARTFIELD RD	4.3★	None	100
46	YOUTHCARES16 OFFICE PARK DR STE 1	4.3★	None	28
47	ANGEL ACADEMY LLC21 RIVERS DR	4.3★	1	97
48	SPRING RIDGE ACADEMY MS1122 S 28TH AVE	4.2★	1 · 3 high-risk	69
49	TOTAL KIDS ZONE6054/6050 FAYE LN	4.2★	1 · 2 high-risk	35
50	THE ACADEMY OF KIDS339 N 25TH AVE	4.2★	1 · 7 high-risk	44

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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