Daycares in Aberdeen, SD

All 20 licensed child care facilities in Aberdeen, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in South Dakota: about $629/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in South Dakota →

20licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

5%with a clean record

19with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FRANKEN, JENNA1540 S Lloyd St	4.4★	1	12
2	Jennifer Bruce324 Park Ave	4.4★	1	12
3	LAMMON, AMANDA1201 Plum Ln	4.4★	2	12
4	PETERMAN-ARNDT, MARY1716 S Lincoln St	4.4★	None	12
5	WHITTLINGER, TRACY1110 Willow Dr	4.4★	2	12
6	RONCALLI SONSHINE MIDDLE SCHOOL OST501 3rd Ave SE	4.4★	2	109
7	RONCALLI SONSHINE PATCH DAYCARE419 1st Ave NE	4.4★	2	132
8	TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH/SCHOOL DCC915 S Dakota St	4.4★	2	150
9	McKenzie Harms1518 Marsie Cir	4.3★	None	12
10	HIXON, TARA120 N Dakota St	4.3★	2	12
11	GIBSON, KAREN306 Boyd St N	4.3★	2	12
12	RESZLER, TANYA216 21st Ave NE	4.3★	1	12
13	Vicki Anderson114 3rd Ave NW	4.3★	2	12
14	JUST KIDDING CHILDCARE CENTER INC516 Production St Suite 100	4.3★	3	150
15	BETHESDA LEARNING ACADEMY1224 S High St	4.3★	2	121
16	BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE & LEARN2116 4th Ave SE #2	4.3★	5	106
17	HELPING HANDS CHILDCARE901 6th Ave SW	4.3★	4	20
18	Montessori School of Aberdeen515 8th Ave NW	4.3★	5	105
19	YMCA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER6 S State St	4.2★	6	360
20	Journey Kids Daycare Center804 S 5th St	4.2★	6	78

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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