Daycares in Ithaca, NY
All 39 licensed child care facilities in Ithaca, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
39licensed daycares
4.4average safety rating
100%with a clean record
0with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Plus Inc.302 W Buffalo St | 4.4★ | None | 129 |
| 2 | Amuse U Daycare | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 3 | Barber, Judy260 Jersey Hill Rd. | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 4 | Belle Sherman After School Program501 Mitchell Street | 4.4★ | None | 108 |
| 5 | Cayuga Heights School Age Program110 East Upland Road | 4.4★ | None | 100 |
| 6 | Community Nursery of Cayuga Heights, Inc.309 Highland Road | 4.4★ | None | 44 |
| 7 | Corner of the Sky | 4.4★ | None | 16 |
| 8 | Creative Care by Karin, LLC1523 Trumansburg Road | 4.4★ | None | 16 |
| 9 | Downtown Ithaca Children's Center506 First Street | 4.4★ | None | 92 |
| 10 | Durfee, Melinda | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 11 | Enfield School Age Program, Inc.20 Enfield Main Road | 4.4★ | None | 60 |
| 12 | Fall Creek School Age Program, Inc202 King St. | 4.4★ | None | 70 |
| 13 | Greater Ithaca Activities C.-SACC318 North Albany St. | 4.4★ | None | 168 |
| 14 | Ithaca Community Childcare at Kendal2230 N. Triphammer Rd. | 4.4★ | None | 20 |
| 15 | ITHACA COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC.579 Warren Rd | 4.4★ | None | 265 |
| 16 | Ithaca Montessori School12 Ascot Place | 4.4★ | None | 107 |
| 17 | Namaste Montessori School and Day Care Center1608 Trumansburg Rd | 4.4★ | None | 33 |
| 18 | Northeast Kids Count, Inc.425 Winthrop Drive | 4.4★ | None | 80 |
| 19 | Owl Creek Nature Playschool326 1/2 Stone Quarry Road | 4.4★ | None | 16 |
| 20 | South Hill School Age Program520 Hudson Street | 4.4★ | None | 78 |
| 21 | Southside Community Center305 South Plain Street | 4.4★ | None | 50 |
| 22 | Stepping Stones Montessori208 East Buffalo Street | 4.4★ | None | 21 |
| 23 | Tompkins Community Action, Inc.210 Hancock Street Suite #2 | 4.4★ | None | 32 |
| 24 | West Hill Educare310 Richard Place | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 25 | YMCA SACC Year Round School's Out Y Site50 Graham Road West | 4.4★ | None | 120 |
| 26 | Acorn Ithaca LLC35 Turkey Hill Road | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 27 | Aspen Grove Caterpillars111 E York Street | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 28 | Aspen Grove Ithaca, LLC | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 29 | Cindy's Chinese Class Inc.23 Cinema Drive, Suite 2 | 4.3★ | None | 79 |
| 30 | Coddington Road Community Center, Inc.920 Coddington Rd | 4.3★ | None | 168 |
| 31 | Downtown Ithaca Children's Center201 East Tompkins Street | 4.3★ | None | 15 |
| 32 | Growing Wildflowers Childcare Program141 Troy road | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 33 | KING MONTESSORI ACADEMY320 King Rd East | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 34 | Little Learners Academic Readiness Program, LLC | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 35 | RAFT TRILINGUAL MONTESSORI DAYCARE2343 N Triphammer Rd | 4.3★ | None | 26 |
| 36 | RAFTEDU CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER INC.943 Dryden Rd | 4.3★ | None | 47 |
| 37 | Tenwolde, Marcia554 Spencer Road | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 38 | Tompkins Community Action, Inc.1 Bella Vista Drive | 4.3★ | None | 21 |
| 39 | Tompkins Community Action, Inc661 Spencer Road | 4.3★ | None | 62 |
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.