Daycares in Upper Darby, PA

All 48 licensed child care facilities in Upper Darby, 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 →

48licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

56%with a clean record

21with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BEES LEARNING TREE INC7100 MARSHALL RD	4.4★	None	99
2	FAIRY TALE ACADEMY8002 W CHESTER PIKE # 04	4.4★	4 · 1 high-risk	150
3	GROWING TOGETHER LEARNING CENTER6910 LUDLOW ST	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	112
4	BRIGHT LEADERS ACADEMY8114 W CHESTER PIKE	4.4★	14 · 1 high-risk	24
5	JACOBS LADDER CLC INC717 LONG LN	4.4★	None	30
6	READY SET LEARN EARLY CHILDHOOD LRNG CENTER22 GARRETT RD # 24	4.4★	3	49
7	HASSAN DOCKERY FCCH411 SAMSON ST	4.4★	24 · 3 high-risk	6
8	A FEEL LIKE HOME FOR YOUR BABIES315 SHERBROOK BLVD	4.4★	15 · 3 high-risk	6
9	AISSATOU DIALLO7184 MIDWAY AVE	4.3★	None	6
10	ALL ABOUT CHILDREN DAYCARE CENTER52 GARRETT RD	4.3★	None	167
11	CHILDCARE OF THE FUTURE ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS8418 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	39
12	CHRIST LUTHERN CHURCH7240 WALNUT ST	4.3★	None	60
13	DARLENES WEE CARE 4 KIDS INC6800 MARKET ST	4.3★	None	299
14	ELIZABETH WATERS7245 BRADFORD RD	4.3★	None	6
15	FAITHFUL HANDS ACADEMY LLC100 S 69TH ST	4.3★	None	140
16	FAULKS KIDZ KUM 1ST637 LONG LN # 43	4.3★	None	52
17	HEARTS OF JOY LEARNING CENTER LLC7016 TERMINAL SQ	4.3★	None	12
18	Kids Village Childcare LLC6818 West Chester Pike	4.3★	None	9
19	KWAWAKU DAY CARE CENTER137 LONG LN # 141	4.3★	None	74
20	Leaders in Childcare LLC7405 West Chester Pike	4.3★	None	12
21	LEARN & GROW DAYCARE CENTER LLC7111 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	31
22	LEARNING BEYOND ACADEMY7900 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	55
23	Little Friends9107 W CHESTER PK	4.3★	None	—
24	LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS LLC222 LONG LN	4.3★	None	12
25	MILLIE POYER FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME7106 SEAFORD RD	4.3★	None	6
26	NEW HEIGHTS LEARNING CENTER LLC7401 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	20
27	POYERS PRESCHOOL232 LONG LN	4.3★	None	12
28	Pre K Kidz Academy7906 West Chester Pike	4.3★	None	30
29	SAINT LAURENCE SCHOOL8245 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	134
30	THE PLAYHOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL6663 CHURCH LN	4.3★	None	6
31	THE SMART CENTER OF CHILD DEV & TECH ED702 E BALTIMORE AVE	4.3★	None	77
32	TIA THE JOURNEY6908 MARKET ST	4.3★	None	150
33	TONYA DOCKERY409 SANSOM ST	4.3★	None	6
34	TREASURE ISLAND ACADEMY III INC1550 GARRETT RD	4.3★	None	100
35	UNIVERSAL KIDS CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER9001 W CHESTER PIKE	4.3★	None	126
36	LITTLE BIBLE BUDDIES CHILD CARE CENTER500 MIDVALE RD	4.3★	3	138
37	WESTVIEW EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY1720 S STATE RD	4.3★	11	49
38	Apple Pie Day Care3 S STATE RD	4.3★	7	240
39	FAITHFUL HANDS ACADEMY677 LONG LN	4.3★	15 · 2 high-risk	32
40	APPLE PIE LONG LANE67 LONG LN	4.3★	12 · 3 high-risk	232
41	Wytashia McCurdy139 BARRINGTON RD	4.1★	8	6
42	Jacobs Ladder CLC Inc58 GARRETT RD	3.7★	9 · 1 high-risk	30
43	MAGGIES PLAYHOUSE DAYCARE & LEARNING1416 BYWOOD AVE	3.2★	12 · 2 high-risk	32
44	GROWING TOGETHER LC 3 INC65 S 69TH ST	3.1★	20	104
45	GUIDING HANDS LEARNING CENTER LLC II242 LONG LN	2.6★	17 · 2 high-risk	27
46	LITTLE FRIENDS NURSERY & DAY CARE CENTER9105 W CHESTER PIKE # 09	2.6★	27 · 2 high-risk	103
47	START SMART CHILD CARE CENTER6790 MARKET ST	2.3★	21 · 1 high-risk	51
48	TREASURE ISLAND ACADEMY825 GARRETT RD	2.3★	49 · 9 high-risk	94

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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