Best Daycare Centers in Augusta, GA
Compare 128 daycare centers in Augusta. Average rating: 4.21/5 stars. See top 10 ranked daycares, compare by type, and find the right childcare for your family.
Augusta, Georgia at a glance
- Daycares
- 128
- Avg rating
- 4.21/5
- Parent reviews
- 790
- Top rated (4.5+)
- 31
Augusta has 128 licensed daycares with 790 parent reviews averaging 4.21/5.31 are top-rated with 4.5+ stars — 43% of rated programs, well above average.The highest-rated options cluster around 30907 (avg 4.42 stars), while 30906 has the largest selection (50 programs).Start with our top-10 ranked list below or filter by philosophy.
Top 10 Best Rated Daycares in Augusta
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.
- 1Cathy'S Daycare Learning Center4.77 score5(17)
2434 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 32 children
Cathy's Daycare Learning Center in Augusta, Georgia maintains a perfect 5/5 rating across all reviews. Parents consistently praise the caring staff, educational activities, cleanliness, and strong communication. Multiple families report significant developmental progress in their children, including speech improvement and social skills growth.
Caring and loving staff who treat children as their ownexcellent communication with parentsdevelopmental progress and learning activitiescleanliness of facility - 2Bright Start Childcare And Learning Center4.77 score5(17)
2834 Milledgeville Road, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 38 children
Parents consistently praise Bright Start for exceptional child development, caring staff, and engaging learning opportunities. Children show significant growth in confidence, independence, academic skills, and social-emotional development. The center maintains strong parent communication and offers diverse activities including outdoor play and onsite karate instruction.
Caring and attentive staffchild development and learning outcomesparent engagement and communicationsafe environment - 3Cathy'S Daycare Learning Center #24.77 score5(17)
2561 Lumpkin Rd., Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 69 children
Cathy's Daycare Learning Center #2 in Augusta, Georgia receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the caring staff, learning activities, and developmental progress of their children. Parents consistently highlight the cleanliness of the facility, strong communication from teachers, and the family-like atmosphere created by owner Ms. Cathy and director Mr. David. Many report significant improvements in their children's speech, social skills, and confidence.
Caring and loving staffstrong developmental progress (speechlanguagesocial skills - 4Stevens Creek Church Employee Child Care4.72 score4.9(20)
600 Stevens Creek Road, Augusta, GA · Church Daycare · Capacity: -999 children
Stevens Creek Church Employee Child Care in Augusta, Georgia is a religious facility with a 4.9/5 Google rating. Reviews consistently praise the welcoming and spiritual atmosphere, with visitors highlighting the comfortable environment, quality worship services, and strong sense of community.
Welcoming and friendly staffspiritual and Godly environmentengaging worship musicclean facilities - 5Open Door Preschool4.64 score5(9)
3005 Walton Way, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
Open Door Preschool in Augusta receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the caring, respectful staff and strong communication. Parents consistently report their children thrive academically and socially in a safe, nurturing environment that feels like home. Many families return for multiple children and recommend the school highly.
Caring and loving staffexcellent communicationsafe environmentbalanced curriculum mixing free play with structured learning - 6Whole Life Christian Academy4.64 score4.8(20)
2621 Washington Road, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
This listing appears to be for a Christian bookstore with a coffee shop, not a daycare center. The reviews consistently praise the friendly and knowledgeable staff, clean facility, wide selection of Christian books and items, and quality customer service.
Friendly and knowledgeable staffclean facilitygood selection of Christian books and resourceson-site coffee shop - 7
1420 Monte Sano Avenue, Augusta, GA · Church Daycare · Capacity: -999 children
Reviews praise St. Mary's as a welcoming Catholic parish with beautiful architecture, engaging homilies, and strong community. Parents appreciate the inclusive atmosphere, diverse ministries, and accommodating facilities for various occasions. The parish is noted for making visitors feel welcomed and valued.
Beautiful church buildingwelcoming and friendly communityengaging and relevant sermonsaccommodating facilities (cry room - 8West Lake Country Club4.56 score4.7(20)
3556 West Lake Drive, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
This facility is not a daycare center but rather a private golf club and country club in Augusta, Georgia. The reviews provided are about golf course conditions, membership experience, and event hosting, not childcare services.
None - reviews are not applicable to daycare services - 9Woodlawn Preschool & Child Development4.53 score4.7(15)
2220 Walton Way, Augusta, GA · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 162 children
Woodlawn Preschool & Child Development receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents praise the caring, nurturing teachers and directors who treat children with genuine kindness and attention. The facility is described as a welcoming, family-oriented environment where children are happy to attend.
Caring and dedicated teacherskind and nurturing environmentchildren enjoy attendingdirectors are helpful and supportive - 10
1330 Monte Sano Avenue, Augusta, GA · Church Daycare · Capacity: -999 children
One parent provided a detailed review of the preschool and kindergarten program, praising the exceptional staff, engaging activities, and individualized attention. The remaining reviews focus on the church's worship services rather than the daycare program itself.
Exceptional staffsmall class sizesindividualized attentiondiverse activities and field trips
Rating Distribution
Based on 72 daycares with Google ratings in Augusta
What Parents Value Most
Top qualities mentioned across 790 reviews, analyzed by AI
Daycare Types Compared
Average ratings by facility type in Augusta, based on parent reviews
Best Rated Neighborhoods
Augusta zip codes ranked by average daycare rating
| Zip Code | Daycares | Avg. Rating | Top Rated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30907 | 7 | 4.42 | 4 | |
| 30901 | 21 | 4.37 | 4 | |
| 30909 | 23 | 4.34 | 4 | |
| 30904 | 26 | 4.17 | 10 | |
| 30906 | 50 | 4.11 | 9 |
Facility Sizes
Capacity distribution of daycares in Augusta (12–348 children)
Small
up to 30 children
11
Medium
31–75 children
29
Large
76–150 children
30
Very Large
150+ children
12
Top Rated
Highest rated daycares in Augusta based on parent reviews
Cathy'S Daycare Learning Center
2434 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA
Cathy's Daycare Learning Center in Augusta, Georgia maintains a perfect 5/5 rating across all reviews. Parents consistently praise the caring staff, educational activities, cleanliness, and strong communication. Multiple families report significant developmental progress in their children, including speech improvement and social skills growth.
Bright Start Childcare And Learning Center
2834 Milledgeville Road, Augusta, GA
Parents consistently praise Bright Start for exceptional child development, caring staff, and engaging learning opportunities. Children show significant growth in confidence, independence, academic skills, and social-emotional development. The center maintains strong parent communication and offers diverse activities including outdoor play and onsite karate instruction.
Cathy'S Daycare Learning Center #2
2561 Lumpkin Rd., Augusta, GA
Cathy's Daycare Learning Center #2 in Augusta, Georgia receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the caring staff, learning activities, and developmental progress of their children. Parents consistently highlight the cleanliness of the facility, strong communication from teachers, and the family-like atmosphere created by owner Ms. Cathy and director Mr. David. Many report significant improvements in their children's speech, social skills, and confidence.
Stevens Creek Church Employee Child Care
600 Stevens Creek Road, Augusta, GA
Stevens Creek Church Employee Child Care in Augusta, Georgia is a religious facility with a 4.9/5 Google rating. Reviews consistently praise the welcoming and spiritual atmosphere, with visitors highlighting the comfortable environment, quality worship services, and strong sense of community.
Open Door Preschool
3005 Walton Way, Augusta, GA
Open Door Preschool in Augusta receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the caring, respectful staff and strong communication. Parents consistently report their children thrive academically and socially in a safe, nurturing environment that feels like home. Many families return for multiple children and recommend the school highly.
Whole Life Christian Academy
2621 Washington Road, Augusta, GA
This listing appears to be for a Christian bookstore with a coffee shop, not a daycare center. The reviews consistently praise the friendly and knowledgeable staff, clean facility, wide selection of Christian books and items, and quality customer service.
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Daycare Centers in Augusta, Georgia
Navigating childcare options in Augusta, Georgia, involves exploring a diverse mix of Christian learning centers, developmental programs, and standalone daycare facilities. Parents frequently highlight that the most successful environments prioritize clean facilities, safe spaces, and caring staff. The directory highlights standout neighborhoods like the 30907 zip code, which consistently delivers higher average ratings across its seven local centers.
Based on Google reviews, daycares in Augusta have an average rating of 4.21 out of 5 across 72 rated facilities, with 43% scoring 4.5 stars or higher. Headstart Programs facilities lead with an average of 4.56 stars. Our analysis covers 790 parent reviews. Parents in Augusta most frequently praise daycares for clean facility, safe environment, and caring staff.
When choosing a daycare in Augusta, consider visiting facilities in person, checking their licensing status, and asking about staff-to-child ratios, daily routines, and safety policies.
All Daycare Centers in Augusta
Showing 128 results
- Address
- 2838 Glenn Hills Drive, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 796-4942
- Address
- 1301 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 313-4827
One parent highlights that the staff treated their son well and facilitated learning, while another notes the facility's convenient location next to New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. However, a separate review reports a serious incident involving rude and unprofessional office staff who caused a scene over a child's hairstyle.
- Address
- 3237 Deans Bridge Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 796-2227
Childcare Network #160 receives exclusively positive feedback from parents, with all reviews rating the center 5/5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring, professional staff and leadership (particularly Director Tina), noting that children thrive developmentally and emotionally in a family-like environment. Multiple parents report long-term enrollment and high satisfaction with the quality of care.
- Address
- 2801 Wylds Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 736-9779
- Address
- 1939 Kissingbower Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 305-3709
- Address
- 1850 Chester Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 796-5046
- Address
- 3355 Deans Bridge Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (762) 994-1814
- Address
- 1440 Jackson Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 737-7228
Big Blue Marble Academy receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied long-term families but serious concerns from others. Positive reviews highlight caring staff, educational programming, and a welcoming family-like environment, while negative reviews cite communication failures, supervision issues, and unprofessional management conduct.
- Address
- 1209 Augusta Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 496-7023
- Address
- 1919 Watkins Street, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 922-7718
- Address
- 2164 Richmond Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 481-1813
- Address
- 2335 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 524-7363
- Address
- 1100 Eishenhower Drive, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (912) 826-1000
- Address
- 2005 Windsor Spring Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 798-1777
- Address
- 2838 Glenn Hills Drive, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 796-4942
Parents consistently praise the Boys & Girls Clubs Dogwood Terrace Unit for its professional and friendly staff, clean facilities, and community resources. The center receives strong ratings with most reviews at 5 stars, highlighting the quality of activities and welcoming atmosphere.
- Address
- 747 15th Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 737-3554
- Address
- 1321 Swanee Quintet Boulevard, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 821-6911
- Address
- 1340 Augusta West Parkway, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 364-4785
- Address
- 1440 Jackson Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 504-4071
- Address
- 1530 1 G Cresent Court, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 868-1676
- Address
- 800 15th Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 737-7320
- Address
- 3630 Goldfinch Drive, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 796-4915
- Address
- 3925 Harper Franklin Avenue, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 664-3606
Parents consistently praise the Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA @ A. Brian Merry ES for its clean facilities, friendly and professional staff, and community involvement. The facility is noted as conveniently located with engaging activities for children. Most reviews are highly positive, with one reviewer noting only that they needed help with payment process information.
- Address
- 415 Boy Scout Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 504-4071
- Address
- 4301 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 651-0491
- Address
- 1901 Kratha Drive, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 823-9334
The E.W. Hagler Unit of Boys & Girls Clubs receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising it as an affordable, safe after-school and summer program with caring staff. However, two negative reviews cite toxic behavior including frequent fights, inappropriate staff conduct, gossip, and capacity issues.
- Address
- 1903 Division Street, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 312-2200
- Address
- 2138 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (773) 216-3615
- Address
- 2248 Walton Way, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 733-1192
Parents consistently praise the Boys & Girls Clubs South Augusta Unit for its professional and friendly staff, clean facilities, and community support. The center offers great activities for children and is conveniently located. Reviews are overwhelmingly positive with most ratings at 5/5 stars.
- Address
- 2463 Golden Camp Road, Henry Bringham Center, Augusta, GA
- Phone
- (706) 869-2532
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Frequently asked questions
- Licensing status with Georgia's regulatory agency
- Staff-to-child ratios (requirements vary by age group in Georgia)
- Safety measures and cleanliness
- Daily routines and educational curriculum
- Parent reviews and ratings
- Location and hours that fit your schedule
- Child Daycare & Preschools — 96 facilities
- Headstart Programs — 9 facilities
- Church Daycare — 13 facilities
- Before or After School Daycare — 10 facilities