11 Daycare Centers in Merritt Island, Florida
Browse all 11 daycare centers in Merritt Island, Florida. Compare options and find the right childcare for your family.
Top 10 Best Rated Daycares in Merritt Island
Ranked using a weighted score that combines Google rating with the number of parent reviews — daycares with more reviews rank higher than those with a high rating but few reviews. Last updated: March 2026.
- 1East Coast Christian Academy4.6 score4.9(10)
670 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 80 children
East Coast Christian Academy receives consistently high ratings from parents who praise the staff's care and dedication to children's development in a Christ-centered environment. Parents appreciate the welcoming, supportive community atmosphere and report their children are developing well.
Caring and loving staffChrist-centered environmentchild developmentwelcoming community - 2Grace United Methodist Preschool4.4 score4.5(20)
65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL · Church Daycare · Capacity: 150 children
Grace United Methodist Preschool is highly regarded as the best preschool on Merritt Island with a 50+ year history, praised for its caring and experienced staff, engaging activities, and newer facilities. Parents appreciate the welcoming church community, quality programming, and the facility's outreach efforts. The preschool fills quickly during March registration with families traveling from nearby areas to attend.
Experienced and caring stafftop-notch preschool - 3New Discoveries, LLC4.33 score4.5(10)
332 Tangerine Ave, Merritt Island, FL · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 114 children
New Discoveries Learning Center in Merritt Island receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising the caring and attentive staff, child development, and warm environment. The majority of reviews highlight successful socialization, learning progress, and strong staff-child relationships. However, two negative reviews cite declining quality post-COVID, reduced communication, inconsistent potty training approaches, and concerns about cleanliness and staff attitudes.
caring and attentive staffwarm and supportive environmentsuccessful socialization and friendship-buildingacademic learning (alphabet - 4Faith Lutheran School & Day Care4.23 score4.4(7)
280 E Merritt Ave, Merritt Island, FL · Church Daycare · Capacity: 150 children
Faith Lutheran School & Day Care receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the director, teachers, and learning environment. However, some serious safety concerns have been raised, including inadequate supervision, improper handling of toddlers, and insufficient staffing.
Excellent director and stafffamily-like treatment of childrenstrong educational programsprofessional and caring environment - 5First Steps Education INC.3.86 score3.8(12)
675 S Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 91 children
First Steps Education receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, clean facilities, and their children's learning progress. One parent raised concerns about the director's behavior and treatment of their child, citing exclusion and mid-day dismissals.
Caring and dedicated teachersclean facilitiesfrequent parent communicationaffordable pricing - 6Loving Care Academy3.36 score3(9)
370 N Banana River Dr, Merritt Island, FL · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 98 children
Loving Care Academy received highly positive reviews when operating under that name, with parents praising caring staff, cleanliness, affordability, and children's happiness. However, after a change in ownership/rebranding to Bell Oak, multiple parents report serious concerns including DCF investigations, understaffing, inappropriate staff behavior toward children, and safety issues.
Kind and friendly staffclean facilityaffordable priceschildren happy and enjoy attending
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Highest rated daycares in Merritt Island based on parent reviews
East Coast Christian Academy
670 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
East Coast Christian Academy receives consistently high ratings from parents who praise the staff's care and dedication to children's development in a Christ-centered environment. Parents appreciate the welcoming, supportive community atmosphere and report their children are developing well.
Grace United Methodist Preschool
65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL
Grace United Methodist Preschool is highly regarded as the best preschool on Merritt Island with a 50+ year history, praised for its caring and experienced staff, engaging activities, and newer facilities. Parents appreciate the welcoming church community, quality programming, and the facility's outreach efforts. The preschool fills quickly during March registration with families traveling from nearby areas to attend.
New Discoveries, LLC
332 Tangerine Ave, Merritt Island, FL
New Discoveries Learning Center in Merritt Island receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising the caring and attentive staff, child development, and warm environment. The majority of reviews highlight successful socialization, learning progress, and strong staff-child relationships. However, two negative reviews cite declining quality post-COVID, reduced communication, inconsistent potty training approaches, and concerns about cleanliness and staff attitudes.
Faith Lutheran School & Day Care
280 E Merritt Ave, Merritt Island, FL
Faith Lutheran School & Day Care receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the director, teachers, and learning environment. However, some serious safety concerns have been raised, including inadequate supervision, improper handling of toddlers, and insufficient staffing.
Merritt Island Presbyterian Center
155 Cone Rd, Merritt Island, FL
First Steps Education INC.
675 S Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
First Steps Education receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, clean facilities, and their children's learning progress. One parent raised concerns about the director's behavior and treatment of their child, citing exclusion and mid-day dismissals.
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Daycare Centers in Merritt Island, Florida
There are 11 daycare centers in Merritt Island, Florida. Below you'll find a complete directory to help you compare and choose the right daycare for your child.
When choosing a daycare in Merritt Island, consider visiting facilities in person, checking their licensing status, and asking about staff-to-child ratios, daily routines, and safety policies.
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East Coast Christian Academy receives consistently high ratings from parents who praise the staff's care and dedication to children's development in a Christ-centered environment. Parents appreciate the welcoming, supportive community atmosphere and report their children are developing well.
- Address
- 670 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 453-5437
New Discoveries Learning Center in Merritt Island receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising the caring and attentive staff, child development, and warm environment. The majority of reviews highlight successful socialization, learning progress, and strong staff-child relationships. However, two negative reviews cite declining quality post-COVID, reduced communication, inconsistent potty training approaches, and concerns about cleanliness and staff attitudes.
- Address
- 332 Tangerine Ave, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 452-7300
Grace United Methodist Preschool is highly regarded as the best preschool on Merritt Island with a 50+ year history, praised for its caring and experienced staff, engaging activities, and newer facilities. Parents appreciate the welcoming church community, quality programming, and the facility's outreach efforts. The preschool fills quickly during March registration with families traveling from nearby areas to attend.
- Address
- 65 Needle Blvd, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 452-4484
Faith Lutheran School & Day Care receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the director, teachers, and learning environment. However, some serious safety concerns have been raised, including inadequate supervision, improper handling of toddlers, and insufficient staffing.
- Address
- 280 E Merritt Ave, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 452-4143
- Address
- 155 Cone Rd, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 453-1640
First Steps Education receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, clean facilities, and their children's learning progress. One parent raised concerns about the director's behavior and treatment of their child, citing exclusion and mid-day dismissals.
- Address
- 675 S Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 449-1199
Loving Care Academy received highly positive reviews when operating under that name, with parents praising caring staff, cleanliness, affordability, and children's happiness. However, after a change in ownership/rebranding to Bell Oak, multiple parents report serious concerns including DCF investigations, understaffing, inappropriate staff behavior toward children, and safety issues.
- Address
- 370 N Banana River Dr, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 453-4432
Parents consistently praise Kindercare Learning Center in Merritt Island for its clean facility, caring and dedicated staff, and strong leadership. Children show developmental progress in speech, social skills, and learning. Parents appreciate daily communication through photos, activity updates via app, and the welcoming family-like atmosphere.
- Address
- 55 Catalina Isle Dr, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 453-3473
La Petite Academy in Merritt Island has received exclusively positive feedback from parents. All 10 recent reviews gave 5-star ratings, praising the caring staff, safe environment, strong communication, and engaging curriculum. Parents report their children are happy, learning, and reluctant to leave.
- Address
- 2200 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 459-1825
- Address
- 140 Magnolia Ave, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 453-2715
- Address
- 3500 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL
- Phone
- (321) 459-2900
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