Daycares in Wausau, WI

All 38 licensed child care facilities in Wausau, 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 →

38licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

29%with a clean record

27with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ABC CHILD CARE LLC703 Flieth St	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	106
2	BUBBLES DAYCARE720 S 1st Ave	4.4★	2	8
3	CAMP IN THE GARDENS - SPROUTS GARDEN PRESCHOOL1800 N 1st Ave	4.4★	3	60
4	LITTLE SCHOLARS PRESCHOOL512 Mcclellan St	4.4★	11 · 2 high-risk	70
5	BARRINGTON HEAD START CENTER616 Grant St	4.3★	None	108
6	LITTLE LAMBS DAY CARE1300 Townline Rd	4.3★	None	20
7	LITTLE SMILES CHILDCARE LLC4300 Stewart Ave	4.3★	None	8
8	MAKING MEMORIES DAYCARE922 S 11th Ave	4.3★	None	6
9	MUNCHKIN MONKEY'S DAYCARE717 1/2 Mcclellan St	4.3★	None	6
10	THE ADVENTURE CLUB CHILD CARE306 E Randolph St	4.3★	None	8
11	TINY TOES TODDLER CARE1005 Single Ave	4.3★	None	8
12	TRAPPE RIVER CHILD CARE160041 River Hills Rd	4.3★	None	8
13	WAMENGS DAY CARE415 E Campus Dr	4.3★	None	8
14	WCC-MAINE BEFORE-AFTER SCHOOL5901 N 44th Ave, Maine Elementary School	4.3★	None	24
15	WOODSON YMCA CAMP STURTEVANT2701 Northwestern Ave	4.3★	None	200
16	PEGGYS RAINBOW DAY CARE1726 W Garfield Ave	4.3★	1	8
17	REGINA JOHNSON2804 N 13th St	4.3★	3	6
18	WCC-RIB MT BEFORE-AFTER SCHOOL150801 Robin Ln, Rib Mountain Elementary School	4.3★	3	19
19	WAUSAU CHILD CARE WEST SIDE CTR505 N 28th Ave	4.3★	4	132
20	KIDS KOUNTRY DAY CARE158347 Evergreen Rd	4.3★	5	8
21	ABC FAMILY DAYCARE152082 Tulip Ln	4.3★	6 · 1 high-risk	8
22	WCC - THOMAS JEFFERSON500 W Randolph St, Thomas Jefferson Elementary	4.3★	7	18
23	WCC-RIVERVIEW BEFORE-AFTER SCHOOL4303 Troy St, Riverview Elementary School	4.3★	8	26
24	WCC-STETTIN BEFORE-AFTER SCHOOL109 N 56th Ave, Stettin Elementary School	4.2★	5	34
25	WOODSON YMCA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CTR707 N 3rd St	4.2★	2	200
26	BUMBLEBEE BABIES NURSERY4015 N 6th St	4.1★	4	8
27	WAUSAU CHILD CARE-FRANKLIN ST CTR721 Franklin St	4.1★	5	77
28	NEWMAN CATHOLIC ECC - ST. MICHAEL615 Stark St	3.8★	10 · 1 high-risk	70
29	PA CHIA M. LOR922 Turner St	3.7★	8 · 1 high-risk	6
30	KIDS UNLIMITED EARLY LEARNING CTR1707 E Wausau Ave	3.7★	12	33
31	ITTY BITTIES DAYCARE1119 Cedar St	3.4★	4	8
32	WCC-SOUTH MTN BEFORE-AFTER SCHOOL5400 Bittersweet Rd, South Mountain Elementary Sch	3.2★	5	34
33	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF WAUSAU1921 Wegner St	3.2★	16	60
34	JULIES FAMILY DAY CARE152180 Lily Ln	3.1★	2	8
35	HYSSOP ACRES613 E Bridge St	2.9★	17 · 2 high-risk	6
36	MOUNTAIN VIEW MONTESSORI1500 Merrill Ave, Suite 100	2.8★	14	105
37	THE TRAIN STATION152111 Tulip Ln	2.1★	11	30
38	ST MARKS LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL600 Stevens Dr	2.0★	10	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.

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