Daycares in West Chester, PA

All 45 licensed child care facilities in West 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 →

45licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

78%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	CHESTER COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT CHILD CARE530 E UNION ST	4.4★	1	52
2	LITTLE DARLINGS DAY CARE434 W CHESTNUT ST	4.4★	None	10
3	SHOW N TELL NURSERY DAY SCHOOL300 S 5 POINTS RD	4.4★	4 · 1 high-risk	63
4	CARE CENTER FOUNDATION127 S MATLACK ST	4.4★	13 · 2 high-risk	49
5	A CHILDS PLACE EXTENDED CARE INC AT GREYSTONE ELEM1195 ARAM AVE	4.3★	None	—
6	ACP EXTENDED CARE I NC AT PENNWOOD ELEMENTARY1470 JOHNNYS WAY	4.3★	None	—
7	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT EAST BRADFORD ELEMENTARY820 FRANK RD	4.3★	None	—
8	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT EAST GOSHEN ELEMENTARY800 N CHESTER RD	4.3★	None	—
9	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT FERN HILL ELEMENTARY915 LINCOLN AVE	4.3★	None	—
10	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT GLEN ACRES ELEMENTARY1150 DELANCEY PL	4.3★	None	—
11	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT MARY C HOWSE ELEMENTARY641 W BOOT RD	4.3★	None	—
12	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT SARAH W STARKWEATHER ELEM1050 WILMINGTON PIKE	4.3★	None	—
13	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC AT WESTTOWN THORNBURY ELEM750 WESTBOURNE RD	4.3★	None	—
14	ACP EXTENDED CARE INC HILLSDALE ELEMENTARY725 W MARKET ST	4.3★	None	—
15	ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH OF WEST CHESTER1601 GREEN LN	4.3★	None	12
16	Boulder Kids LLC216 E MARKET ST	4.3★	None	23
17	Chester County Nurse Family Partnership601 WESTTOWN RD	4.3★	None	—
18	CHESTER CTY COMMISSIONERS HEALTH ADMINISTRATI601 WESTTOWN RD	4.3★	None	—
19	CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY1220 WARD AVE STE 100	4.3★	None	193
20	CLOSE TO HOME CHILD CARE LLC200 KIRKLAND AVE	4.3★	None	6
21	CYNDLE PERSSON FCCH1036 PHOENIXVILLE PIKE	4.3★	None	6
22	DUCKLINGS100 WINSTON LN	4.3★	None	147
23	DUCKLINGS EARLY LEARNING CENTER1302 WILSON DR	4.3★	None	174
24	DUCKLINGS ELC WESTTOWN101 ORVIS WAY	4.3★	None	144
25	INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOLS AT DILLWORTHTOWN1385 BIRMINGHAM RD	4.3★	None	173
26	KENNETT YMCA AT POCOPSON ELEMENTARY1105 POCOPSON RD	4.3★	None	—
27	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER102 PADDOCK LN	4.3★	None	189
28	MALVERN SCHOOL OF WESTTOWN5 E PLEASANT GROVE RD	4.3★	None	187
29	MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIUM OF CHESTER CO30 W BARNARD ST	4.3★	None	—
30	PERFECT MATCH FAMILY CARE LLC1505 GROVENOR CT	4.3★	None	12
31	SAINTS PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL1327 E BOOT RD	4.3★	None	141
32	SAINTS SIMON AND JUDE PARISH8 CAVANAUGH CT	4.3★	None	77
33	SUSAN GASTWIRTH1013 WIGGINS WAY	4.3★	None	6
34	THE GODDARD SCHOOL703 W NIELDS ST	4.3★	None	132
35	The Goddard School1050 ANDREW DR	4.3★	None	128
36	WEST CHESTER AREA YMCA605 AIRPORT RD	4.3★	None	103
37	WEST CHESTER EDUCATION CENTER540 E UNION ST	4.3★	None	—
38	West Chester Playschool725 W MINER ST	4.3★	None	30
39	WEST CHESTER UNITED METHODIST CHILDRENS CENTER129 S HIGH ST	4.3★	None	81
40	NEW DIRECTIONS CHILDCARE CENTER501 E MINER ST	4.3★	21 · 3 high-risk	137
41	Trinity Academy of West Chester1022 POTTSTOWN PIKE	4.3★	13	158
42	THE GODDARD SCHOOL630 SUGARS BRIDGE RD	4.1★	12 · 1 high-risk	103
43	WEST CHESTER AREA DAY CARE CENTER501 E NIELDS ST	4.0★	2	127
44	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301615400 SKILES BLVD	3.3★	10 · 1 high-risk	184
45	WILLOWDALE CHILDRENS ACADEMY307 WESTTOWN RD	3.3★	23 · 3 high-risk	136

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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