Daycares in Brookings, SD

All 27 licensed child care facilities in Brookings, 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 →

27licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

0%with a clean record

27with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Boys & Girls Clubhouse Summer Program (Medary Site)718 5th St S	4.4★	1	60
2	BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL HILLCREST304 15th Ave	4.4★	2	105
3	BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL MEDARY718 5th St S	4.4★	2	105
4	FIXSEN, KELLI1246 Silverthorne Cir	4.4★	2	12
5	INTERMILL, SAMANTHA1818 Orchard Dr	4.4★	2	12
6	GREAT AFTER SCHOOL PLACE MEDARY715 5th St S	4.4★	1	120
7	Great After-School Place Dakota Prairie111 26th St S	4.4★	1	120
8	Alvin Swenson231 38th St S	4.3★	1	12
9	HEROLD,TAMMY707 17th St S	4.3★	1	12
10	HOFFMANN, JENNIFER1222 W 44th St S	4.3★	1	12
11	Ashley Collins3707 Pleasant View Dr	4.3★	2	12
12	Jenny Bigelow1733 Orchard Dr	4.3★	2	12
13	BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESCHOOL DAKOTA PRAIRIE111 26th St S	4.3★	4	75
14	Jami Dobesh137 Jefferson Ave S	4.3★	2	12
15	JOHNSON, KAYLEE960 Broken Bow Trail	4.3★	2	12
16	Great After School Place-Camelot1401 15th St S	4.3★	2	90
17	GREAT AFTER SCHOOL PLACE-METHODIST625 5th St	4.3★	2	60
18	SDSU OST Program1057 8th St	4.3★	3	30
19	GREAT AFTER SCHOOL PLACE HILLCREST304 15th Ave	4.3★	3	120
20	SDSU Laboratory Preschool1057 8th St	4.3★	3	90
21	KID'S WORLD LEARNING CENTER2220 6th St	4.3★	2	73
22	Boys & Girls Club of Brookings1126 Southland Ln	4.3★	4	120
23	SDSU Early Learning Center401 1st Ave	4.3★	4	165
24	St Thomas More Preschool & After School Program1700 8th St	4.3★	5	120
25	Peace Lutheran Early Childhood Center1104 22nd Ave S	4.3★	5	345
26	Little Stars Academy828 8th St S	4.2★	7	75
27	TINY TOES ADVENTURE CENTER LLC165 Airport Ave Suite B	4.2★	6	30

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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