Daycares in Chester, PA

All 36 licensed child care facilities in Chester, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Pennsylvania: about $1,099/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Pennsylvania →

36licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

39%with a clean record

22with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	STEVENS GROUP CHILD CARE HOME2833 W 10TH ST	4.5★	None	12
2	Michelle Stevens Group Day Care2831 W 10TH ST	4.5★	None	12
3	LIL DARLINGS III CHILDCARE CENTER1609 W 9TH ST	4.5★	None	101
4	WILLIAM BAILEY REC CENTER INC D/B/A PELA KIDS150 W 5TH ST	4.5★	None	36
5	KARSONS LITTLE EINSTEINS828 W 8TH ST	4.5★	13 · 3 high-risk	12
6	Learn-In-Play Day Care2002 W 4TH ST	4.4★	2	12
7	WIDENER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1800 WALNUT ST	4.4★	2 · 3 high-risk	72
8	CARTERS OPEN ARMS2242 EDGMONT AVE	4.3★	None	58
9	CHESTER TOWNSHIP REGIONAL2730 BETHEL RD	4.3★	None	—
10	CREATIVE KIDZ CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER18 E 5TH ST	4.3★	None	74
11	CROZER-KEYSTONE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM2600 W 9TH ST	4.3★	None	—
12	Cultivating Our Future LLC806 BARCLAY ST	4.3★	None	12
13	EDUCATING THE ABSORBING MIND222 W 8TH ST	4.3★	None	18
14	EDUCATION EXPRESS LEARNING CENTER2300 W 4TH ST	4.3★	None	71
15	FREDERICK DOUGLASS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL700 CENTRAL AVE	4.3★	None	25
16	KATHY E WESLEY FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME613 E 21ST ST	4.3★	None	6
17	LITTLE KINGS & QUEENS DAYCARE LLC3100 W 9TH ST	4.3★	None	32
18	MADISON REGIONAL200 E 5TH ST	4.3★	None	—
19	SPOILT ROTTEN KIDDIES ACADEMY619 FULTON ST	4.3★	None	12
20	THE CHILDRENS CLUB HOUSE LLC1830 W 2ND ST	4.3★	None	21
21	WHIZZ KIDZZ LEARNING ACADEMY LLC3101 W 7TH ST	4.3★	None	62
22	MINI ME LEARNING ACADEMY215 E 21ST ST	4.3★	4 · 3 high-risk	28
23	MRS BS KIDDIE GARDEN801 W 3RD ST	4.3★	5 · 1 high-risk	12
24	PRECIOUS GIFT DAYCARE1827 W 6TH ST	4.3★	9 · 2 high-risk	6
25	VANITA DOWARD432 E 20TH ST	4.3★	4 · 1 high-risk	12
26	TEE & COMPANY PLAYHOUSE LLC407 E 9TH ST	4.3★	14 · 2 high-risk	20
27	CHILDREN OF PURPOSE STEM ACADEMY2701 W 10TH ST	4.3★	31 · 2 high-risk	81
28	BELOVED CHILD FAMILY CENTER2601 W 9TH ST	4.3★	11 · 1 high-risk	46
29	GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE CHILDCARE LLC2600 MCCAREY ST	4.3★	19 · 5 high-risk	12
30	CHILDREN OF PURPOSE STEM ACADEMY723 MADISON ST	4.3★	46 · 4 high-risk	51
31	AKIRA ACADEMY DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL2918 W 9TH ST	4.1★	25 · 3 high-risk	44
32	TINY HANDS & LITTLE FEET ACADEMY LLC225 E 24TH ST	3.9★	1	46
33	ENRICHMENT ACADEMY1402 LOCKE TER	3.9★	2	69
34	HAPPY LEARNERS DEVELOPMENT CHILDCARE408 AVENUE OF THE STATES	2.9★	34 · 3 high-risk	12
35	GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE CHILDCARE TWO LLC2310 PROVIDENCE AVE	2.8★	26 · 4 high-risk	38
36	APPLE PIE CHESTER18 E 8TH ST	2.4★	35 · 3 high-risk	138

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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