Daycares in Des Moines, WA

All 14 licensed child care facilities in Des Moines, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Washington: about $1,464/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Washington →

14licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	GRACE CHILDRENS CENTER22815 24TH AVE S	4.6★	None	50
2	GRACE CHILDRENS CENTER 222975 24TH AVE S	4.6★	None	7
3	PUDDLEJUMPERS CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL21616 7TH PL S	4.6★	None	37
4	YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE AT MIDWAY22447 24TH AVE S	4.6★	None	22
5	AGES IN STAGES CHILDCARE - DES MOINES22038 9TH AVE S	4.5★	None	81
6	HOLY TRINITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER2021 S 260TH ST	4.5★	None	36
7	BEZOS ACADEMY824 S 216TH ST.	4.4★	None	20
8	GREEN ACRES DAYCARE1826 S 240TH ST	4.4★	None	121
9	KIDSPARK - DES MOINES27067 PACIFIC HWY S	4.4★	None	65
10	RIGHT AT SCHOOL AT WOODMONT K-8 SCHOOL26454 16TH AVE S	4.4★	None	45
11	YMCA AT DES MOINES ELEMENTARY23801 16TH AVE S	4.4★	None	60
12	YMCA AT NORTH HILL ELEMENTARY19835 8TH AVE S	4.4★	None	60
13	PATHWAYS FAMILIES' THRIVE25701 14TH PL S	4.3★	None	37
14	YO SOY UNICO DES MOINES26285 PACIFIC HWY S	4.3★	None	37

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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