Daycares in Waco, TX
All 89 licensed child care facilities in Waco, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
89licensed daycares
3.1average safety rating
7%with a clean record
83with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robins Nest426 LAZY ACRES DR | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 2 | Central Faith Child Development Center Inc5720 BAGBY AVE | 4.4★ | None | 259 |
| 3 | EOAC Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center510 S 12TH ST | 4.4★ | None | 136 |
| 4 | Brook Avenue Elementary ASA720 BROOK AVE | 4.3★ | None | 192 |
| 5 | La Vega YMCA of Central Texas4400 HARRISON ST | 4.3★ | None | 119 |
| 6 | Restoration Christian Academy2225 CUMBERLAND AVE | 4.3★ | None | 66 |
| 7 | SoCo Child Care Center615 N 25TH ST | 4.3★ | None | 272 |
| 8 | South Waco YMCA of Central Texas2104 GURLEY LN | 4.3★ | None | 170 |
| 9 | Lake Air YMCA of Central Texas4601 COBBS DR | 4.3★ | None | 200 |
| 10 | AJ's Learning Center1801 ARMSTRONG DR | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 11 | Think Play Grow Academy2000 N 25TH ST | 4.3★ | None | 74 |
| 12 | Mountainview YMCA of Central Texas5901 BISHOP DR | 4.2★ | 1 | 100 |
| 13 | Crestview YMCA of Central Texas1120 N NEW RD | 4.2★ | 1 | 85 |
| 14 | Alta Vista YMCA of Central Texas3637 ALTA VISTA DR | 4.1★ | None | 170 |
| 15 | Turtle Creek Kids104 TURTLE CREEK RD | 4.1★ | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | St Pauls Day Care517 COLUMBUS AVE | 4.1★ | None | 36 |
| 17 | Champion Zone LLC7465 ROCK CREEK RD | 4.1★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 136 |
| 18 | Brook YMCA of Central Texas720 BROOK AVE | 4.0★ | 1 | 75 |
| 19 | Hines YMCA of Central Texas301 GARRISON ST | 4.0★ | 1 | 100 |
| 20 | SoCo Sports Center5100 FRANKLIN AVE | 4.0★ | 2 | 120 |
| 21 | Caring for Kids5763 S 3RD ST RD | 4.0★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 22 | Brite Start Childcare Center4306 MEMORIAL DR | 4.0★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 78 |
| 23 | Akkis Little Angel Infant Academy2507 BEHRENS CIR | 3.9★ | 3 | 25 |
| 24 | Bells Hill YMCA of Central Texas2100 ROSS AVE | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 150 |
| 25 | Dean Highland YMCA of Central Texas3300 MAPLE AVE | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 102 |
| 26 | Parkdale YMCA of Central Texas6400 EDMOND AVE | 3.8★ | 4 | 78 |
| 27 | G.W. Carver Middle ASA1601 J J FLEWELLEN RD | 3.7★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 200 |
| 28 | J.H. Hines Elementary ASA301 GARRISON ST | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 306 |
| 29 | First Baptist Preschool Development500 WEBSTER AVE | 3.7★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 300 |
| 30 | Heritage Kids Academy4402 MEMORIAL DR | 3.6★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 31 | EOAC Mitchell Avenue Head Start/Early Head Start1824 MITCHELL AVE | 3.6★ | 1 · 5 high-risk | 64 |
| 32 | Champion Zone LLC | 3.6★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 153 |
| 33 | Kids Are People Too Daycare201 DEARBORN ST | 3.6★ | 8 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 34 | Love'em or Lose'em Child Care6508 CRYSTAL CT | 3.5★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 12 |
| 35 | Infants 1232301 ROSEWOOD DR | 3.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 12 |
| 36 | This Little Piggy Academy2716 ROBINSON DR | 3.5★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 48 |
| 37 | Children First Learning Center2004 BARNARD ST | 3.5★ | 8 · 2 high-risk | 59 |
| 38 | We Teach Each One Childcare3856 PECAN LN | 3.4★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 12 |
| 39 | Katrina Russell2805 MORROW AVE | 3.4★ | 5 | 12 |
| 40 | Sunshine Sprouts Academy6401 LINDA ST | 3.4★ | 6 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 41 | Tennyson Playcare Center Inc5000 TENNYSON DR | 3.4★ | 6 · 4 high-risk | 120 |
| 42 | Kids Kastle4901 COBBS DR | 3.3★ | 11 · 1 high-risk | 136 |
| 43 | Noahs Ark Preschool and Parents Day Out4901 LAKE SHORE DR | 3.3★ | 12 · 2 high-risk | 109 |
| 44 | Marjorie Gonzales Happy Hearts3235 CLOVERLEAF DR | 3.3★ | 8 | 12 |
| 45 | Talitha Koum Nurture Center1311 CLAY AVE | 3.2★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 30 |
| 46 | Waco Child Development Infant613 S 9TH ST | 3.2★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 45 |
| 47 | WSGBC Day Care Center2525 E LAKE SHORE DR | 3.1★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 40 |
| 48 | Little Christian Academy III601 TOWNE OAKS DR | 3.1★ | 6 · 2 high-risk | 99 |
| 49 | Dewey Community Center925 N 9TH ST | 3.1★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 85 |
| 50 | Hillcrest YMCA of Central Texas4225 PINE AVE | 3.0★ | 6 · 2 high-risk | 100 |
| 51 | Ivy Kids of Waco9201 CHAPEL RD | 2.9★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 227 |
| 52 | Kendrick YMCA of Central Texas1801 KENDRICK LN | 2.9★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 60 |
| 53 | Baylor Child Development Ctr315 WASHINGTON AVE | 2.9★ | 4 · 10 high-risk | 95 |
| 54 | Columbus Avenue Baptist Church1300 COLUMBUS AVE | 2.9★ | 7 · 2 high-risk | 189 |
| 55 | Waco Montessori School1920 COLUMBUS AVE | 2.9★ | 2 · 10 high-risk | 180 |
| 56 | St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery612 N 3RD ST | 2.9★ | 2 · 8 high-risk | 150 |
| 57 | Academy for Creative Learning9021 CHAPEL RD | 2.7★ | 7 · 3 high-risk | 322 |
| 58 | Doris Miller Community Center1020 ELM AVE | 2.7★ | 8 · 4 high-risk | 153 |
| 59 | Oak Lawn Baptist Day Care Center2105 BEHRENS CIR | 2.6★ | 9 · 8 high-risk | 130 |
| 60 | CFLC 2 LLC2201 N 18TH ST | 2.5★ | 9 · 5 high-risk | 112 |
| 61 | Lenora Rosecrants4028 RICHFIELD AVE | 2.5★ | 19 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 62 | Future Minds809 LENOX ST | 2.5★ | 13 · 7 high-risk | 49 |
| 63 | Talitha Koum Nurture Center5801 BISHOP DR | 2.4★ | 10 · 2 high-risk | 43 |
| 64 | EOAC Brazos Early Head Start3005 EDNA AVE | 2.2★ | 6 · 4 high-risk | 60 |
| 65 | The Arc of McLennan County School Age Program4901 LAKEWOOD DR | 2.1★ | 8 · 4 high-risk | 30 |
| 66 | Our Dreams9901 PANTHERWAY | 2.1★ | 8 · 10 high-risk | 116 |
| 67 | Academy for Artistic Development and Early Learning1108 FAULKNER LN | 2.1★ | 16 · 16 high-risk | 40 |
| 68 | Kids Kastle1300 AUSTIN AVE | 2.0★ | 13 · 9 high-risk | 68 |
| 69 | The Center Day Camp1115 COLUMBUS AVE | 2.0★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 140 |
| 70 | Horn's Academy Child Care Center1511 BOSQUE BLVD | 2.0★ | 12 · 34 high-risk | 70 |
| 71 | McLennan Community College CDC1400 COLLEGE DR | 1.9★ | 13 · 14 high-risk | 122 |
| 72 | Waco Child Development Center1301 ROSS AVE | 1.9★ | 12 · 20 high-risk | 110 |
| 73 | Sanders Academy for Excellence2225 CUMBERLAND AVE | 1.9★ | 16 · 11 high-risk | 75 |
| 74 | Thurman E Dorsey Head Start EOAC3221 SPEIGHT AVE | 1.9★ | 12 · 16 high-risk | 346 |
| 75 | This Little Piggy Academy Infant Center3216 FERNDALE DR | 1.8★ | 9 · 14 high-risk | 27 |
| 76 | Parkview Christian Childcare and Preparatory Academy1100 E LAKE SHORE DR | 1.8★ | 14 · 11 high-risk | 221 |
| 77 | Kingdom Kids Day Care & Academy2001 N VALLEY MILLS DR | 1.8★ | 12 · 16 high-risk | 50 |
| 78 | Connally ISD Child Care100 BB BROWN | 1.8★ | 17 · 8 high-risk | 204 |
| 79 | Young Expression Day Care LLC811 MAXFIELD ST | 1.7★ | 15 · 10 high-risk | 98 |
| 80 | Akkis Little Angel Academy2901 BELLMEAD DR | 1.7★ | 16 · 15 high-risk | 70 |
| 81 | Greater Waco Early Education Center910 E LOOP 340 | 1.7★ | 16 · 25 high-risk | 220 |
| 82 | Handprints Child Care 7 LLC dba Handprints Academy120 WOODHEW DR | 1.7★ | 12 · 14 high-risk | 205 |
| 83 | Ms Idas Child Care Center1511 E LEAGUE ST | 1.7★ | 23 · 14 high-risk | 36 |
| 84 | Kids R Kids Learning Academy of China Spring10033 PARKER SPRINGS DR | 1.6★ | 14 · 7 high-risk | 258 |
| 85 | EOAC New Road Head Start/Early Head Start1407 N NEW RD | 1.6★ | 12 · 15 high-risk | 112 |
| 86 | Babes N Tots Creative Academy North LLC3319 N 15TH A ST | 1.5★ | 21 · 10 high-risk | 164 |
| 87 | Faith Academy Child Care301 CHERRY ST | 1.5★ | 24 · 15 high-risk | 82 |
| 88 | Living Word Christian Day Care1719 JJ FLEWELLEN | 1.5★ | 54 · 25 high-risk | 119 |
| 89 | Gloria's Angels Learning Academy3425 HILLCREST DR | 1.3★ | 47 · 23 high-risk | 32 |
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.