Daycares in Scranton, PA

All 53 licensed child care facilities in Scranton, 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

53licensed daycares
4.2average safety rating
70%with a clean record
16with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1EARLY EXPLORERS CHILD CARE CENTER LLC1018 LAFAYETTE ST4.52146
2DAY NURSERY ASSOCIATION DAY CARE332 JEFFERSON AVE4.4194
3DISCOVERY MONTESSORI PROVIDENCE1733 N MAIN AVE4.4162
4THE WELLKIND SCHOOL FOR EARLY LEARNERS515 FIG ST4.44164
5LIL TIKES PLAYSCHOOL CENTER INC101 PITTSTON AVE4.4None115
6CENTRAL CITY CENTER637 MADISON AVE4.3None
7CHARLES SUMNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL372 N SUMNER AVE4.3None
8Denise Bombar1301 BRYN MAWR ST4.3None6
9DICKSON CITY CIVIC CENTER935 ALBERT ST4.3None138
10FRECKLES AND FRILLS INC101 PITTSTON AVE4.3None
11Fricchione Center2300 ADAMS AVE4.3None
12HUELLITAS FAMILY DAYCARE LLC2404 WINFIELD AVE4.3None6
13ISAAC TRIPP CENTERDOROTHY ST & EVERETT AVE4.3None
14Isaac Tripp Elementary School1000 N EVERETT AVE4.3None
15JOHN ADAMS CENTER927 CAPOUSE AVE4.3None
16John Adams Elementary School927 CAPOUSE AVE4.3None
17John G. Whiitier Elementary School700 ORCHARD ST4.3None
18LEARN AND GROW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1228 SAINT ANN ST4.3None170
19Little People - Meridian254 MERIDIAN AVE4.3None
20MALAS ROOTS AND SHOOTS DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL LLC2118 WASHBURN ST4.3None52
21Maternal & Family Health Services Inc.315 COLFAX AVE4.3None
22MCNICHOL'S PLAZA1111 S IRVING AVE4.3None
23NORTH SCRANTON I CENTER3201 ROCKWELL AVE4.3None
24NORTH SCRANTON II CENTER1733 N MAIN AVE4.3None
25OUTREACH CTR FOR COMM RESOURCES SCRANTON FAM CTR431 N 7TH AVE4.3None
26PERRYS ACADEMY OF LEARNING AT THE FRICCHIONE CENT2300 ADAMS AVE4.3None85
27Scranton Area Family Center431 N 7TH AVE4.3None
28SCRANTON PREK CENTER316 WILLIAM ST4.3None
29SMALL WONDERS LEARNING CENTER1705 WAYNE AVE4.3None42
30SOUTH SCRANTON I & III CENTER1831 PITTSTON AVE4.3None
31South Scranton II136 BELVEDERE DR4.3None
32SOUTH SCRANTON II CENTER1729 PITTSTON AVE4.3None
33SOUTH SCRANTON IV & V CENTER531 CEDAR AVE4.3None
34Treasure House - Ash611 ASH ST4.3None
35UNC Bellevue531 EMMETT ST4.3None
36UNC-PROGRESSIVE CENTER414 OLIVE ST4.3None87
37UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS-BELLEVUE CENTER531 EMMETT ST4.3None153
38UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS-GREEN RIDGE CENTER1917 BOULEVARD AVE4.3None91
39Valley View Head Start950 PEAR ST4.3None
40WEST SCRANTON II CENTER1309 W LOCUST ST4.3None
41WEST SIDE EARLY HEAD START1165 LUZERNE ST4.3None
42WHITTIER CENTER700 ORCHARD ST4.3None
43BRIGHT HORIZONS AT SCRANTON528 QUINCY AVE4.32145
44DISCOVERY MI PRESCHOOL1301 BEECH ST4.3279
45LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE SCHOOL254 MERIDIAN AVE4.33118
46INFANT CARE AT COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH550 MADISON AVE3.91236
47LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE SCHOOL910 OAK ST3.86113
48CHRISTIAN CHILD CARES LLC731 OAK ST3.815 · 5 high-risk51
49CREATIVE LIL MINDS CHILDCARE 2 LLC609 ASH ST3.721195
50JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER DAYCARE601 JEFFERSON AVE3.58108
51TREASURE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER-MONROE1416 MONROE AVE3.3166
52Sophies Learning Center1305 WASHBURN ST3.214 · 1 high-risk70
53BETH SHALOM ACADEMY1025 VINE ST2.749 · 5 high-risk311

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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