417 Daycare Centers in South Dakota
Browse 417 daycare centers across South Dakota. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
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South Dakota has about 417 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
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Daycare Breakdown in South Dakota
There are 417 daycares in South Dakota: 8 headstart facilities, 103 before/after school centers, 19 religious facility daycares, and 287 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 287 |
| Headstart Programs | 8 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 19 |
| Before or After School | 103 |
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- Address
- 6 State St S, Aberdeen, SD
- Phone
- (605) 225-7113
Discovery Kids University receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Multiple parents praise the caring staff, clean environment, and Christian values, while others report serious concerns including food allergy mishandling, inadequate child supervision, and significant employment issues with late/bounced paychecks and unprofessional hiring practices.
- Address
- 198 Old Stone Rd., Sturgis, SD
- Phone
- (605) 545-0115
- Address
- 2320 N Career Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD
- Phone
- (605) 367-8444
Little Nest Child Care received mixed reviews with strong praise from some parents about caring staff and quality programming, but significant concerns from others regarding inconsistent discipline enforcement, safety oversight, and sudden closure without notice. The facility closed abruptly on November 27th without advance warning to families.
- Address
- 301 E. St. Patrick Street, Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 430-4268
Apple Tree East has highly polarized reviews with recent positive feedback about improvements and affordability, but multiple serious concerns from parents about staff attentiveness, child care quality, verbal abuse allegations, poor hygiene, inadequate meals, and lack of ADA compliance for children with disabilities.
- Address
- 3309 E. 26th St., Sioux Falls, SD
- Phone
- (605) 339-9571
- Address
- 1310 W. 51st Street, Sioux Falls, SD
- Phone
- (605) 444-6380
- Address
- Po Box 900, Lower Brule, SD
- Phone
- (605) 473-0625
- Address
- 2400 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD
- Phone
- (605) 224-8098
Reviews are mixed with significant polarization. Positive reviews praise leadership, staff friendliness, and school safety culture. Negative reviews cite serious concerns including facility deterioration, unaddressed bullying, inadequate special education services, poor academic instruction, and discrimination.
- Address
- 500 North Ellsworth Rd., Box Elder, SD
- Phone
- (605) 923-0090
- Address
- 2220 5th Street, Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 430-4268
- Address
- 220 West Second St., Ramona, SD
- Phone
- (605) 482-8244
- Address
- 441 North Walnut Avenue, Bridgewater, SD
- Phone
- (605) 729-2226
- Address
- 611 Hwy 34-14, Fort Pierre, SD
- Phone
- (605) 494-0255
- Address
- 700 S. Sneve Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD
- Phone
- (605) 339-2095
- Address
- 1537 Baltimore Ave, Hot Springs, SD
- Phone
- (605) 745-4834
- Address
- 606 Main St, Timber Lake, SD
- Phone
- (605) 865-3385
- Address
- 1271 11th Street, Sturgis, SD
- Phone
- (605) 720-1151
- Address
- 1810 Bristol Place, Pierre, SD
- Phone
- (605) 295-1840
- Address
- 901 6th Ave Sw, Aberdeen, SD
- Phone
- (605) 725-5939
- Address
- 109 3rd St. Se, Watertown, SD
- Phone
- (605) 886-3883
- Address
- 115 N Flickst, Veblen, SD
- Phone
- (605) 738-2264
- Address
- 400 West Sherman Ave, Summit, SD
- Phone
- (605) 398-6211
- Address
- 410 East 4th St., P.O. Box 246, White Lake, SD
- Phone
- (605) 249-2251
- Address
- 1215 1/2 Courtland Street, Chamberlain, SD
- Phone
- (605) 234-5627
- Address
- 3645 Sturgis Rd., Suite B, Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 341-3339
- Address
- 2101 City Springs Rd, Suite 100, Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 716-5213
- Address
- 2101 City Springs Road, Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 341-0078
- Address
- 4901 W. Chicago St., Rapid City, SD
- Phone
- (605) 341-0078
- Address
- 11 4th Street, Hermosa, SD
- Phone
- (605) 673-2222
- Address
- 16159 2nd Street, Piedmont, SD
- Phone
- (605) 787-5295
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