Daycares in State College, PA

All 31 licensed child care facilities in State College, 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 →

31licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

71%with a clean record

9with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	THE LEARNING STATION3035 ENTERPRISE DR	4.5★	None	209
2	THE GODDARD SCHOOL1545 WESTERLY PKWY	4.5★	None	140
3	LITTLE BEARS DAYCARE2038 SANDY DR	4.4★	None	46
4	DAYBRIDGE301 INNOVATION BLVD	4.4★	1	222
5	KIDS COURT CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER278 GERALD ST	4.4★	1	83
6	C3 KIDS200 ELLIS PL	4.3★	None	274
7	CORL STREET ELEMENTARY235 S CORL ST	4.3★	None	—
8	DallInizio DaySchool2201 UNIVERSITY DR	4.3★	None	74
9	EASTER SEALS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER383 ROLLING RIDGE DR	4.3★	None	112
10	GRACE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN205 S GARNER ST	4.3★	None	150
11	Jewish Community Center Nursery School620 E HAMILTON AVE	4.3★	None	12
12	JOY FOR KIDS RUGRATS1011 E COLLEGE AVE	4.3★	None	33
13	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS228 FARMSTEAD LN	4.3★	None	89
14	OUR LADY OF VICTORY PRESCHOOL810 WESTERLY PKWY	4.3★	None	69
15	PARK FOREST PRESCHOOL1833 PARK FOREST AVE	4.3★	None	41
16	SCASD CORL STREET CEEL235 S CORL ST	4.3★	None	—
17	SCASD EASTERLY PARKWAY CEEL234 EASTERLY PKWY	4.3★	None	—
18	SCASD FERGUSON TOWNSHIP CEEL215 PINE GROVE RD	4.3★	None	—
19	SCASD MOUNT NITTANY CEEL700 BRANDYWINE DR	4.3★	None	—
20	SCASD PARK FOREST CEEL2181 SCHOOL DR	4.3★	None	—
21	SCASD RADIO PARK CEEL800 W CHERRY LN	4.3★	None	—
22	SCASD SPRING CREEK CEEL217 SCHOLL ST	4.3★	None	—
23	STATE COLLEGE FRIENDS SCHOOL1900 UNIVERSITY DR	4.3★	None	108
24	STAY AND PLAY/STATE COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH132 W BEAVER AVE	4.3★	None	58
25	WALTZ DAY CARE739 PARTRIDGE LN	4.3★	None	6
26	Y KIDS677 W WHITEHALL RD	4.3★	None	188
27	BUILDING BRIDGES SCHOOL FOR EARLY LEARNING2112 SANDY DR	4.3★	3	94
28	STEP BY STEP SCHOOL FOR EARLY LEARNING106 VILLAGE DR	4.3★	7	209
29	STEP BY STEP SCHOOL FOR LEARNING2179 SANDY DR	3.8★	3 · 1 high-risk	178
30	OUR CHILDRENS CENTER411 S BURROWES ST	3.2★	6 · 2 high-risk	122
31	CHILDSPACE LLC611 E PROSPECT AVE	2.9★	8	32

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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