Daycares in Lima, OH

All 53 licensed child care facilities in Lima, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

53licensed daycares
3.1average safety rating
21%with a clean record
42with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1Elida School300 Pioneer Rd4.3None
2Freedom Elementary School575 Calumet Ave4.3None
3Heritage Elementary School816 College Ave4.3None
4Independence Elementary School615 Tremont Ave4.3None
5Marimor School2550 Ada Rd4.3None
6St Charles2175 W Elm St4.3None
7St Gerard1311 N Main St4.3None
8St Rose523 N West St4.3None
9Strive 4 Smiles766 Holly St.4.3None
10Temple Christian School (Little Pioneer)750 Brower Rd4.3None
11Unity Elementary School925 E 3rd St4.3None
12Lima Sr. Early Head Start1 Spartan Way4.12
13O'NEAL AND HOWARD HEAD START1825 Reese Ave.3.82
14The Preschool at Allentown4900 ALLENTOWN RD3.72 · 1 high-risk
15MARKET STREET HEAD START1100 W. MARKET STREET3.73
16Heaven's Kiddi Care1544 OAKLAND PARKWAY3.73
17CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER1001 BELLEFONTAINE AVE3.64 · 1 high-risk
18Mercy Tots545 W. Market Street, Suite 1003.65
19SHAWNEE WEEKDAY EARLY LEARNING CENTER2600 ZURMEHLY RD3.63
20CENTRAL HEAD START540 S. CENTRAL3.53 · 1 high-risk
21KIDS CLUB HOUSE801 BRICE AVE3.54
22Little Rockies Learning Center Central301 W North St3.49
23Tiny Tech University, Inc4400 Spencerville Rd3.45 · 1 high-risk
24Jackson Kiddie Care LLC 2712 W North St3.28 · 1 high-risk
25Shugga Mamas childcare and Development Center1131 W. Wayne St.3.211
26NORTHSIDE MENNONITE CHILD CARE CENTER1318 N MAIN ST3.210 · 1 high-risk
27Shaping Minds2172 arcadia ave3.214
28Tys Daycare531 S Pine St3.113 · 1 high-risk
29All My Angels657 Prospect Ave3.018 · 2 high-risk
30Tiffany's Little Pride and Joys Daycare208 w lane3.013 · 2 high-risk
31SHAWNEE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM2223 SHAWNEE RD2.94 · 2 high-risk
32SHAWNEE WEEKDAY EARLY LEARNING CENTER2875 BLUE JACKET CT2.86 · 2 high-risk
33Marvellous Minds441 S. Pine2.825
34Kid Lillie Daycare146 E Eureka Street2.720 · 3 high-risk
35LEARNING TREE CHILD CARE CENTER775 S THAYER ROAD2.611 · 2 high-risk
36Stepping Stars Learning Place LLC342 Garfield2.631 · 2 high-risk
37ZION LUTHERAN CHILDCARE1300 EDGEWOOD DRIVE2.56 · 3 high-risk
38ROBIN ROGERS DAY SERVICE546 S COLLETT ST2.528 · 5 high-risk
39Languages And Tutoring Academy406 S Cable rd2.414 · 3 high-risk
40FLORA'S LIL FLOWERS2245 N. GLENWOOD AVE2.414 · 3 high-risk
41TRINITY UM CHURCH CENTER FOR CREATIVE CHILD CARE301 W MARKET ST2.218 · 5 high-risk
42Littl rascals child development center1401 S SUGAR STREET2.223 · 2 high-risk
43Cornerstone Early Learning Center2000 N COLE2.215 · 6 high-risk
44BEAUTIFUL BEGININNG CHILDCARE619 E ELM ST2.225 · 4 high-risk
45KINGDOM DAYCARE1575 E. HIGH ST2.123 · 6 high-risk
46SMART START DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING CENTER797 W Robb Ave2.131 · 5 high-risk
47THE CHILDREN'S PLACE LEARNING ACADEMY2301 BATON ROUGE AVE2.122 · 7 high-risk
48Walton Kiddie Kare LLC1102 N West st Suite D1.935 · 3 high-risk
49FIRST BAPTIST DAY CARE451 N CABLE RD1.620 · 5 high-risk
50We Care Too Learning & Development Center734 N. Main St.1.632 · 6 high-risk
512ASONE CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER LLC422 EAST EIGHTH STREET1.525 · 5 high-risk
52LEARNING CASTLE CHILD CARE CENTER-WEST1251 NORTH COLE STREET1.357 · 15 high-risk
53GLTX/Daddys at Work ChildCare Center315 South Collins Avenue1.278 · 18 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.