Daycares in Eau Claire, WI

All 66 licensed child care facilities in Eau Claire, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Wisconsin: about $1,231/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Wisconsin →

66licensed daycares

3.8average safety rating

26%with a clean record

49with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	PLAY CARE DAY CARE2669 Mercury Ave	4.5★	2	8
2	LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SACC711 Lake St	4.5★	3	36
3	CHRISTY'S CUDDLES AND CRAYONS552 Cochrane St	4.4★	1	8
4	PLAY TO LEARN CHILD CARE CENTER3137 Leslie Ln	4.4★	1	8
5	THE KIDDIE PATCH4605 London Rd	4.4★	1	69
6	YMCA DAYS GONE BY3221 Lorch Ave	4.4★	1	125
7	GLF SACC - CV MONTESSORI400 Cameron St	4.4★	2	36
8	PRAIRIE RIDGE EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL3031 Epiphany Ln	4.4★	2	366
9	BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS ELC- A KARRASEL1612 Truax Blvd	4.4★	3	140
10	GRACE LUTH FOUN - SACC ROOSEVELT3010 8th St	4.4★	4	36
11	SHERMAN ELEMENTARY-SACC3110 W Vine St	4.4★	6	92
12	BEAUTIFUL MINDS CHILD CARE2821 Fairfax St	4.3★	None	111
13	CAROL BRENNER'S CHILDCARE3713 Robin Rd	4.3★	None	8
14	CONCORDIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER3715 London Rd	4.3★	None	40
15	EAU CLAIRE HEAD START CENTER3103 Oak Knoll Dr	4.3★	None	64
16	EVERYTHING'S BETTER AT GRANDMA'S FAMILY CHILD CARE2009 Hogeboom Ave	4.3★	None	6
17	HAND IN HAND A PLACE FOR ALL CHILD800 Wisconsin St, Building 22	4.3★	None	75
18	LITTLE MONKEY IN-HOME DAYCARE5400 Star Ridge Rd	4.3★	None	8
19	LITTLE STEPS DAY CARE2510 Melmar Ct	4.3★	None	8
20	ST JOHN'S CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1804 Highland Ave	4.3★	None	20
21	STEPPING STONES LEARNING CENTER836 Richard Dr	4.3★	None	74
22	TRUAX HEAD START CENTER623 Truax Blvd	4.3★	None	17
23	YMCA SPORTS CENTER3456 Craig Rd	4.3★	None	200
24	YMCA-LOCUST LANE SACC3245 Locust Ln	4.3★	None	36
25	YMCA-MEADOWVIEW SACC4714 Fairfax St	4.3★	None	60
26	YMCA-NORTHWOODS SACC3600 Northwoods Ln	4.3★	None	36
27	YMCA-PUTNAM HEIGHTS SACC633 W Macarthur Ave	4.3★	None	45
28	YMCA-ROBBINS SACC3832 E Hamilton Ave	4.3★	None	45
29	MEADOW WOOD CHILD CARE4801 Promontory Ct	4.3★	2	8
30	SUNSHINE FAMILY CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION CENTER904 E Tyler Ave	4.3★	2	8
31	YMCA-MANZ SACC1000 E Fillmore St	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	35
32	CREATE-A-WORLD PRESCHOOL3214 Golf Rd	4.3★	3	16
33	KESS'S KIDS FAMILY DAY CARE2434 Haanstad Rd	4.3★	3	8
34	U W E C - CHILDREN'S NATURE ACADEMY1190 Priory Rd	4.3★	4	260
35	RAYS OF SUNSHINE3231 Midway St	4.3★	1	8
36	PEACE TREE126 N Barstow St	4.3★	6	64
37	FAMILY TREE EAU CLAIRE CENTER LLC2140 Sherwin Ave	4.3★	14	60
38	FROM THE ROOTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC3980 Tamara Dr	4.2★	1	85
39	TRINITY CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1314 E Lexington Blvd	4.2★	1	25
40	YMCA - FLYNN SACC1430 Lee St	4.2★	1	36
41	YMCA-SAM DAVEY SACC3000 Starr Ave	4.2★	2	36
42	MICHELLE'S LITTLE ONES251 Hewitt St	4.2★	9	8
43	SHOOTINGSTARS DAYCARE1225 Pershing St	4.2★	9	8
44	GIGGLES CHILD CARE CTR1626 Starr Ave	4.1★	8	8
45	COLOR MY WORLD CHILD CARE NORTH1903 Western Ave	3.8★	62	75
46	REDEEMER EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS601 Fall St	3.7★	4	60
47	SACC-DOWNTOWN EC YMCA700 Graham Ave	3.6★	3	39
48	REGIS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2114 Fenwick Ave	3.6★	5	130
49	CHAPEL HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL300 E Hamilton Ave	3.4★	1	27
50	SAINT EDWARD'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC.1129 Bellevue Ave	3.4★	6	36
51	ONE TWO THREE LOOK AT ME LEARN CTR2964 County Road F	3.3★	12	21
52	RACHEL'S PLACE EARLY LEARNING CTR2226 Eddy Ln	3.3★	14	85
53	YMCA CLUBHOUSE206 Emery St	3.1★	4	55
54	CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI SCH415 E Lake St	3.1★	6	70
55	SHERRI'S STAY-N-PLAY3314 Lasalle St	3.1★	16	8
56	GENESIS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER418 N Dewey St	3.0★	6	115
57	BABES IN TOYLAND CHILDCARE CENTER4430 Tower Dr	3.0★	9	84
58	YELLOW BRICK ACADEMY LLC1620 Ohm Ave, 1517 Altoona Ave	2.9★	14	17
59	MS. JULIA'S SCHOOLIA1537 Lyndale Ave	2.8★	19	8
60	NATURE'S COVE EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC3631 E Hamilton Ave	2.7★	15	88
61	SEED AND SOW DAYCARE INC3625 Southwind Dr	2.5★	4 · 1 high-risk	83
62	MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER540 Fulton St	2.2★	3 · 2 high-risk	180
63	TINY TREASURES CHILDCARE LLC3030 Neptune Ave	2.2★	4	8
64	ADVENTURES TO LEARNING LLC1721 Westgate Rd	2.2★	19	50
65	THE LEARNING TREE CHILD CARE CENTER3260 Birch St	2.0★	54	113
66	KINDERCARE2115 Fairfax St	1.0★	63 · 1 high-risk	128

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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