Daycares in Buda, TX

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

Typical cost in Texas: about $840/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Texas →

20licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

20%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	First Class Child Development Center 21215 OLD BLACK COLONY RD	4.7★	None	68
2	Jack C Hays High School Child Development Center4800 Jack C Hays TR Hays High School Pep Building	4.6★	None	32
3	Kids Academy1019 MAIN ST STE A	4.6★	3 · 4 high-risk	171
4	Carpenter Hill YMCA4410 RANCH RD 967	4.6★	2 · 4 high-risk	140
5	The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center402 LEWIS LN	4.6★	11 · 18 high-risk	139
6	Buda Elementary EAC YMCA1060 OLD SAN ANTONIO RD	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	119
7	Sunfield EAC YMCA155 VISTA GARDENS DR	4.5★	None	119
8	Tom Green EAC YMCA1301 OLD GOFORTH RD	4.5★	None	85
9	Barton Middle School Early Learning CTR.4950 JACK C HAYS TRL	4.5★	1 · 4 high-risk	68
10	Pfluger EAC YMCA4951 MARSH LN	4.5★	1 · 3 high-risk	97
11	The Learning Experience825 MAIN ST	4.5★	1 · 6 high-risk	180
12	Buda Early Learning Center	4.4★	None	61
13	Barquito de Papel Spanish Immersion Home Daycare106 TORI DR	4.4★	None	12
14	Carpenter Hill Early Learning Center4410 RANCH RD 967	4.4★	4 · 2 high-risk	45
15	Buda UMC Childrens Learning Center310 A SAN ANTONIO ST	4.4★	8 · 5 high-risk	70
16	Happy Roots Leaning Center123 TORI DR	4.3★	None	12
17	Ladybird Montessori2050 COLE SPRINGS RD	4.3★	None	178
18	Elm Grove EAC YMCA801 FM 1626	4.1★	3 · 8 high-risk	153
19	Kiddie Academy of Buda2448 MAIN STREET	3.9★	9 · 8 high-risk	195
20	Giggle and Grow610 MAIN ST STE 3	3.9★	6 · 3 high-risk	31

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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