Daycares in Athens, OH

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Athens, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Ohio: about $1,124/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Ohio →

12licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

33%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Athens Head Start507 RICHLAND AVE	4.4★	2	—
2	OHIO UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERBUILDING 27	4.4★	3 · 4 high-risk	—
3	Beacon School801 W Union St	4.3★	None	—
4	East Elementary School3 Wallace Dr	4.3★	None	—
5	Morrison Gordon Elementary School793 W Union St	4.3★	None	—
6	THE GROWING TREE PRESCHOOL2 S COLLEGE ST	4.3★	None	—
7	Be The Light Early Learning Center9111 West Bentbrook Lane	4.3★	9	—
8	STAGES EARLY LEARNING CENTER, LTD817C WEST UNION ST	4.1★	13 · 3 high-risk	—
9	Fireflies Academy5453 Hebbardsville Rd	4.0★	18 · 2 high-risk	—
10	Kids Academy of Athens9322 Johnson Rd.	3.7★	14 · 2 high-risk	—
11	ATHENS COMMUNITY CENTER701 E STATE STREET	3.4★	30 · 2 high-risk	—
12	Blooming View Montessori Academy215 Columbus Road	2.6★	14 · 6 high-risk	—

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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