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1,286 Daycare Centers in Wisconsin

Browse 1,286 daycare centers across Wisconsin. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Wisconsin

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Wisconsin can make the decision-making process smoother.

Wisconsin has about 1,286 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Wisconsin. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Wisconsin

There are 1,286 daycares in Wisconsin: 82 headstart facilities, 22 before/after school centers, 14 religious facility daycares, and 1,168 childcare and preschool centers.

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First Class Child Care LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.9

First Class Child Care receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the attentive and caring staff, clean facilities, and long operating hours that accommodate working families. Parents report strong communication about incidents and their children's development. One parent raised serious safety concerns about a driver's reckless driving behavior in the neighborhood.

Attentive and caring staffclean environmentflexible hours
Address
7625 W Becher St, West Allis, WI
Phone
(414) 543-4677
Quality
Grace Lutheran Ecc And Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.9

Parents consistently praise Grace Lutheran ECC for its caring, family-oriented environment and affordable pricing. Staff members are described as genuinely invested in child development, with strong communication and flexible scheduling. The facility receives nearly universal positive feedback from families with infants through preschool-age children.

Caring and invested staffaffordable pricingflexible monthly schedule changes
Address
3381 E Puetz Rd, Oak Creek, WI
Phone
(414) 762-8755
Quality
Children'S Palace West Salem
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.9

Children's Palace West Salem has highly polarized reviews. Five parents gave 5-star ratings praising the educational focus, caring staff, and children's enthusiasm for attending. Two parents gave 1-star ratings citing serious concerns about staff conduct, including yelling at children, physical handling that caused bruising, and reported lack of follow-up from management.

Educational focuscaring and attentive staffchildren excited to attend
Address
134 Youlon St, West Salem, WI
Phone
(608) 786-2392
Quality
Kids Castle Before And After School
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents consistently praise Kids Castle as an excellent daycare with caring, attentive staff and responsive administration. The facility is particularly noted for engaging summer camps with field trips and swimming, structured activities, and a welcoming environment that helps children feel safe and comfortable.

Caring and attentive staffresponsive administrationstructured schedules with outdoor activities and crafts
Address
6801 99th Ave, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 925-1836
Quality
Kids Castle-Jeffery
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents consistently praise Kids Castle as an excellent childcare facility with caring, attentive staff and engaging activities. The privately-owned center is known for strong leadership, responsive administration, and well-structured programs including summer camps with field trips and swimming. Parents report smooth transitions, personalized attention, and a family-like environment.

Caring and attentive staffresponsive administrationengaging outdoor activities and crafts
Address
4011 87th St, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 652-8207
Quality
Kids Castle-Pleasant Prairie
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Kids Castle receives overwhelmingly positive reviews from parents who praise the caring, attentive staff and engaging activities. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, responsive administration, and popular summer camp and after-school programs. The facility is described as a privately-owned establishment that prioritizes children's growth and development.

Caring and attentive staffresponsive administrationengaging outdoor activities and crafts
Address
9208 Wilmot Rd, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Phone
(262) 515-3160
Quality
Kids Castle LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents consistently praise Kids Castle as an excellent daycare with caring, attentive staff and engaging activities. The facility is known for strong leadership, outdoor activities, field trips, and swimming programs, with parents reporting smooth transitions and a family-like environment. Multiple families have attended for years and highly recommend the center.

Attentive and caring staffresponsive administrationengaging outdoor activities and field trips
Address
4211 Green Bay Rd, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 657-7413
Quality
Kids Castle B And A - Grewenow
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Kids Castle receives consistently high praise from parents who appreciate the attentive, caring staff and owner Chris's personal involvement. Parents highlight engaging activities including summer camp with field trips and swimming, structured schedules, and smooth transitions for new students. The facility is noted as privately owned and focused on child development rather than profit.

Caring and attentive staffresponsive admin teamengaging activities and field
Address
7714 20th Ave, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 909-6923
Quality
Kids Castle Before And After - Bose
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents consistently praise Kids Castle for excellent care, attentive staff, and engaging activities including field trips and swimming. The owner and teachers are noted for their dedication and ability to make children feel safe and comfortable. Multiple families report long-term satisfaction and would recommend the facility.

Caring and attentive staffresponsive administrationstructured activities and outdoor play
Address
1900 15th St, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 925-1836
Quality
Bbilc INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

BBILC INC is a center-based daycare in Salem, Wisconsin that recently changed ownership from its previous operation (Roots and Wings). Reviews are highly polarized, with most parents praising the new management, staff care, flexible scheduling, and reasonable rates, while a minority report serious concerns about cleanliness, staff professionalism, hygiene, and frequent child illness.

New ownership and managementcaring and patient staffaccommodating to flexible schedules
Address
8333 Antioch Rd, Salem, WI
Phone
(262) 843-4582
Quality
Dream Catchers Childcare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Dream Catchers receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, engaging activities, and welcoming environment, reporting their children thrive there. However, some parents report serious concerns including inadequate supervision, unfair treatment of non-staff children, safety incidents, and billing issues.

Caring and friendly staffengaging activitiesgood communication with parents
Address
5602 75th St, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 652-1289
Quality
Fort Atkinson Preschool And Ccc
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8
Address
31 Milwaukee Ave, Ft Atkinson, WI
Phone
(920) 563-2084
Quality
Two Grandmas And A Bunch Of Kids
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Two Grandmas and a Bunch of Kids receives mostly positive feedback from long-term families who praise the caring staff, flexibility, and home-like environment. However, a few parents reported significant issues with communication, scheduling reliability, and spot availability.

Caring and nurturing teachersflexible scheduling including last-minute changesresponsive director (Debbie)
Address
600 Plaza St, Deerfield, WI
Phone
(608) 764-8272
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Ginger Bread House
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8
Address
505 E Holum St, Deforest, WI
Phone
(608) 846-5433
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Heart Hands And Mind INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents consistently praise Heart Hands and Mind for exceptional childcare with caring, attentive staff who create a nurturing, engaging environment. Children thrive emotionally and developmentally while enjoying creative activities, enrichment programs, and nutritious meals. The center is highly recommended for its convenient location, strong parent communication, and strong relationships built between staff and families.

caring and patient staffcreative activities and arts/craftsnutritious meals and snacks
Address
1425 N Acres Rd, Prescott, WI
Phone
(715) 262-5444
Quality
Sunshine Learning Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Sunshine Learning Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the warm, caring staff and educational curriculum. Parents consistently highlight feeling comfortable leaving their children in the center's care and note that children form strong attachments to teachers and the facility. One review mentioned unfriendly service, but this is isolated among six 5-star ratings.

warm and attentive staffprofessional carethoughtful curriculum
Address
1921 Wilson St, Menomonie, WI
Phone
(715) 231-5437
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St John'S Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8
Address
824 Fredonia Ave, Fredonia, WI
Phone
(262) 692-2734
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Pleasant Prairie Renaissance School
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Pleasant Prairie Renaissance School receives highly polarized reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. The majority of parents praise the caring staff, strong teacher-child relationships, and personalized attention, particularly highlighting director Shelly and individual teachers. However, several parents report serious safety concerns including unreported injuries, inadequate supervision, and incidents involving food allergies.

caring and loving staffstrong teacher-child
Address
10450 72nd Ave, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Phone
(262) 947-8100
Wa Community Child Care LLC
Headstart Programs
3.8

WA Community Child Care LLC receives mixed reviews with most parents praising staff warmth, communication, and child development, though some report inconsistent teacher engagement and concerns about nutrition practices and meal reporting accuracy.

Staff enthusiasm and engagement with childrenexcellent communication and daily updatesclean and organized facility
Address
6682 W Greenfield Ave, Suite 105, West Allis, WI
Phone
(414) 918-9010
Quality
Vernon Presbyterian Child Dev Ctr
Church Daycare
3.8

Vernon Presbyterian Child Dev Ctr receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, engaging activities, accommodations for special needs, home-cooked meals, and large outdoor space. However, one parent reported significant concerns about cleanliness, staff demeanor, and facility conditions.

Accommodating to special needs and medical requirementscaring and consistent teachersengaging activities and enrichment programs
Address
S71 W23280 National Ave, Big Bend, WI
Phone
(262) 662-4648
Quality
Port Preschool INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
131 N Webster St, Port Washington, WI
Phone
(262) 284-6173
Cuddle Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

Cuddle Care receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the stable, caring staff, nature-based activities, and long-term satisfaction with their children's experiences. However, negative reviewers report concerning staff behavior behind closed doors, lack of attentiveness to children, and unwelcoming customer service.

Low teacher turnovercaring and impressive staffnature-based outdoor activities
Address
1765 Velp Ave, Green Bay, WI
Phone
(920) 494-1156
Quality
Ymca Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

Parents praise the YMCA Child Care facility for its well-maintained premises, friendly staff, and variety of activities for children including swimming lessons, sports programs, and classes. Most reviews highlight the family-friendly atmosphere and inclusive approach, though some note limitations with pool hours and facility updates.

friendly and helpful staffwell-maintained facilitiesnice pool and amenities
Address
1750 Valley Rd, Oconomowoc, WI
Phone
(262) 468-0478
Quality
Small Wonders Daycare INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
8396 Steeple Hill Dr, Larsen, WI
Phone
(920) 836-1888
Ymca Great Escape Summit
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

YMCA Great Escape Summit receives mixed to positive feedback, with most reviewers praising the facility's cleanliness, friendly staff, and variety of amenities for families. However, some concerns exist regarding limited pool hours, crowding during peak times, and inconsistent childcare quality.

Well-maintained facilitiesfriendly and helpful staffvariety of exercise classes and equipment
Address
1680 Valley Rd, Oconomowoc, WI
Phone
(262) 370-6829
Quality
The Nestling Place Childcare Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
4214 Sheridan Rd, Racine, WI
Phone
(262) 554-6515
Quality
Small Wonders Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
880 Mcewan Ln, Milton, WI
Phone
(608) 868-5288
Quality
Creative Kids Nursery And Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
400 Progress, Cottage Grove, WI
Phone
(608) 839-0297
Quality
Arthouse Preschool LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
110 W Second St, Waunakee, WI
Phone
(608) 850-7337
Quality
Country Creek Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

Country Creek Learning Center receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the staff, outdoor learning environment, and woods exploration, reporting happy and engaged children. However, some parents report concerns about aggressive behavior among children, management responsiveness, and owner conduct.

Dedicated and caring staffextensive outdoor time and woods explorationchildren are happy and engaged
Address
6187 Portage Rd, Deforest, WI
Phone
(608) 244-3626

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Frequently asked questions

There are 1,286 all daycares across Wisconsin. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Wisconsin are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Wisconsin's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Wisconsin, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Wisconsin sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Wisconsin vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.