Daycares in Meadville, PA

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Meadville, 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 →

18licensed daycares

3.5average safety rating

44%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	DARLA E YOUNT FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME553 LORD ST	4.3★	None	6
2	EAST END HEAD START640 WALNUT ST	4.3★	None	—
3	FIRST DISTRICT ELEMENTARY725 N MAIN ST	4.3★	None	—
4	Gill Commons Head Start275 WALKER DR	4.3★	None	—
5	SHER BEARS DAYCARE329 JEFFERSON ST	4.3★	None	6
6	SONBEAM CHILD CARE710 WASHINGTON ST	4.3★	None	12
7	South Street Head Start313 SOUTH ST	4.3★	None	—
8	YMCA VERNON CHILD CARE16864 CONNEAUT LAKE RD	4.3★	None	58
9	STONE UMC CHILDRENS CENTER956 S MAIN ST	4.3★	50 · 3 high-risk	84
10	FCCA PRE K COUNTS WEST END12068 BROOKS RD	3.7★	9 · 1 high-risk	40
11	WILLOW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER15438 ROUTE 86	3.6★	18	18
12	CORNERSTONE CHILD CARE890 LIBERTY ST	3.3★	20 · 1 high-risk	39
13	MEADVILLE CHILDRENS CENTER400 N MAIN ST	3.2★	48 · 2 high-risk	116
14	Gill Commons Pre K Counts275 WALKER DR	2.9★	13	19
15	CREATING LANDSCAPES EARLY LEARNING CENTERS INC346 CHESTNUT ST	2.4★	39 · 7 high-risk	37
16	MEADVILLE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL INC400 N MAIN ST	2.2★	36 · 3 high-risk	57
17	KEYSTONE KIDZ LLC272 CHESTNUT ST	2.0★	48 · 8 high-risk	127
18	YMCA CHILD CARE356 CHESTNUT ST	1.9★	64 · 7 high-risk	164

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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