Daycares in Portsmouth, OH

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Portsmouth, 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

4.2average safety rating

33%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Roots Child Care Center1210 Milldale Road	4.5★	None	—
2	PORTSMOUTH WEST HEAD START15332A US HWY 52	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	—
3	CAO Creative Cubs Academy1240 3rd Street	4.3★	None	—
4	Clay Elementary School44 Clay High St	4.3★	None	—
5	Notre Dame1401 Gallia St	4.3★	None	—
6	Portsmouth Elementary514 Union St	4.3★	None	—
7	FARLEY SQUARE HEAD START1221 FARLEY COURT	4.3★	2	—
8	Patricia Keaton1907 Baird Avenue	4.3★	7	—
9	CAROUSEL CENTER HEAD START1112 GALLIA STREET	4.3★	9 · 1 high-risk	—
10	TEMPLE TOTS AND TEENS CENTER1148 GALLIA STREET	4.3★	13	—
11	KENDALL HEIGHTS HEAD START1908 WAYNE AVENUE	4.2★	4 · 1 high-risk	—
12	HIGHLAND HEAD START1511 HUTCHINS STREET	3.0★	9 · 2 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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