Daycares in Meridian, MS

All 32 licensed child care facilities in Meridian, 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 →

32licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

53%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FIRST STEP LEARNING CENTER3401 N HILLS ST STE A	4.5★	None	30
2	GREAT START LEARNING CENTER4521 35TH AVE	4.5★	None	302
3	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER4706 BROADMOOR DR	4.5★	None	96
4	NEW DESTINY SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND AFTER SCHOOL5718 5TH ST	4.5★	None	141
5	SMITH'S LEARNING CENTER AFTER SCHOOL2300 HIGHWAY 45 N	4.5★	None	50
6	SOUTHSIDE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER2505 14TH ST	4.5★	None	30
7	DREAMS COME TRUE CHILDCARE CENTER, LLC2416 15TH ST	4.5★	None	71
8	NINO AFTERSCHOOL4537 35TH AVE	4.5★	None	60
9	CHARLES L. YOUNG, SR. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2211 11TH AVE	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	346
10	NEW DESTINY DAYCARE5721 5TH ST	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	70
11	YET - NORTHSIDE EXCEL CENTER5121 GREAT RIVER DRIVE	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	75
12	KIDZ WORLD LEARNING ACADEMY, INC2104 24TH AVE	4.4★	1 · 4 high-risk	105
13	CREATIVE KIDS DAYCARE5920 0LD HWY 80 WEST	4.4★	1 · 5 high-risk	132
14	AFTER SCHOOL CENTER3937 POPLAR SPRINGS DR	4.3★	None	97
15	BARBARA HENSON'S NURSERY & PRE-K2727 STATE BLVD	4.3★	None	68
16	BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING ACADEMY2512 11TH ST	4.3★	None	49
17	CENTRAL'S CHILDREN'S CENTER1004 23RD AVE	4.3★	None	100
18	FIRST STEP AFTER SCHOOL1304 5TH ST	4.3★	None	30
19	HENSON'S SWIM GYM2727 STATE BLVD	4.3★	None	120
20	MERIDIAN CENTER917 27TH AVE S	4.3★	None	148
21	MISS CINDY'S5051 SHILOH VIMVILLE RD	4.3★	None	37
22	NORTHCREST BAPTIST PRESCHOOL3412 N HILLS ST	4.3★	None	100
23	NORTHEAST BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EAST MISSISSIPI6750 NEWELL RD	4.3★	None	150
24	NORTHEAST CHILD CARE CENTER702 BRIARWOOD RD	4.3★	None	26
25	SMITH'S LEARNING CENTER1406 16TH AVE	4.3★	None	48
26	SOUTHEAST UNIT OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EAST MISSISSIPPI2362A LONG CREEK RD	4.3★	None	60
27	THE POTTER'S WHEEL CHRISTIAN DAY CARE1844 HIGHWAY 11 AND 80	4.3★	None	61
28	THE WEST END UNIT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EAST MISSISSIPPI1717 45TH AVE	4.3★	None	300
29	UNITED METHODIST DAY SCHOOL3937 POPLAR SPRINGS DR	4.3★	None	63
30	VELMA YOUNG UNIT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF EAST MISSISSIPPI1530 24TH AVE	4.3★	None	93
31	HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3400 27TH ST	4.2★	2 · 5 high-risk	255
32	NINO CREATIVE LEARNING CHILDCARE CENTER4545 35TH AVE	4.2★	3 · 12 high-risk	96

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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