
Browse 1,189 child daycare & preschools across Arkansas. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Arkansas can make the decision-making process smoother.
Arkansas has about 1,788 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Arkansas. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 1,788 daycares in Arkansas: 146 headstart facilities, 316 before/after school centers, 137 religious facility daycares, and 1,189 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 1,189 |
| Headstart Programs | 146 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 137 |
| Before or After School | 316 |
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Trucks and Tiaras Learning Center receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, individualized attention, quality homemade meals, affordable pricing, and strong communication through daily updates and photos. However, a minority of parents report concerning classroom management practices, staff inattentiveness, and communication issues.
Millwood After School Care receives mixed reviews. Six parents praise the caring staff, strong leadership under Director Krystle Berry, and warm learning environment. However, three parents report concerns about staff quality, unfair treatment of complaints, and frequent closures due to weather.
Tiny Stars Preschool receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the positive atmosphere, great coaches, and fun birthday party experiences. However, one parent expressed concerns about strict rule enforcement, an uncomfortable owner demeanor, and feeling rushed at the end of their time slot.
Early Steps Child Development Center III receives mostly positive reviews praising clean facilities, attentive staff, and educational activities. However, one parent reported serious safety concerns including their child being bullied, sustaining multiple injuries on the first day, and staff failing to notice or address the incidents.
One parent highlights the staff as caring, patient, and understanding, while others report severe safety and communication failures. Specific complaints include a child returning home injured multiple days in a row without basic care, and a lack of notification regarding an RSV outbreak that resulted in a hospitalization.
One parent highlights the facility's professional staff, helpful before and after school care, and affordable nutritious meals, noting it was voted Best of the Best in 2011. In contrast, another parent reports serious safety and hygiene concerns, including an unlocked front door, peeling paint, and inadequate supervision of infants in a dark room.
Centers for Youth & Families Inc. receives mixed reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. Outpatient clients praise compassionate staff and therapeutic support, while former residential/day treatment patients report serious concerns about facility conditions, staff professionalism, food quality, and treatment approaches. Current experiences appear to vary significantly based on program type and individual staff interactions.
Kiddie Park receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the caring, personalized approach of director Ms. Kay and her staff. Parents emphasize the homemade meals, structured learning activities, cleanliness, flexible scheduling, and family-like atmosphere that makes children excited to attend.
Wild About Learning Academy in Bentonville receives consistently excellent feedback from parents. All 10 recent reviews are 5-star ratings, with parents praising the caring staff, smooth transitions for children of all ages, strong communication through the Brightwheel app, and individualized attention to each child's needs and development.
Little Bits Childcare and Pre-K Education in Benton receives consistently high praise from parents. All 10 recent reviews rate the facility 5/5 stars, with parents highlighting exceptional staff, responsive ownership, and caring teachers. Parents report their children are happy, engaged, and learning in a safe, welcoming environment.
One parent reports significant progress for their child and expresses gratitude for the staff, while another notes that although the team is helpful, there are areas requiring improvement. A third review expresses strong dissatisfaction, stating that certain aspects are wrong and declining to recommend the center.
Happy Steps Christian Nursery receives mostly positive reviews praising staff friendliness, consistency, and nurturing environment. However, some parents report concerns about behavioral support capabilities and health/sanitation issues.
Parents highlight excellent teachers who effectively prepare children for kindergarten, though some report significant issues with management and staff behavior. While some families enjoyed a supportive environment, others experienced rude treatment of children and poor communication from owners during closures.
One parent describes KIDS CASTLE as the best daycare for babies, kids, and toddlers, while another parent expresses strong dissatisfaction with their experience. The limited feedback presents conflicting views on the quality of care provided at this center-based facility.
Feedback for Global Academy is sharply divided, with one parent expressing strong satisfaction and another issuing a severe warning against enrollment. The positive experience contrasts with a single complaint that suggests the facility is unfit for children.
Parents describe the staff as professional, courteous, and genuinely invested in children's learning and growth, with one family noting they would return if after-school pickup were available. A specific complaint highlights that the center does not offer after-school pickup, forcing families to find alternative care for kindergarten-aged children.
One parent expresses deep gratitude for the center's service, specifically praising the Bakers for their support, while another parent indicates eagerness for their children to begin attending. The feedback highlights a positive and loving environment, though the small number of reviews limits broader assessment.
One parent describes the center as a loving, family-owned business with an excellent after-school and summer program, noting their child's happiness. In contrast, a single review claims the staff were mean to the reviewer when they were a child.
Pike Elementary Preschool receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. Parents praise the teachers and facilities, but some express serious concerns about supervision in the after-school program and inflexible drop-off policies.
Tweety's Lil Academy receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise cleanliness, professional staff, family-oriented atmosphere, and documented activities. However, negative reviews allege physical discipline issues, inadequate supervision, poor feeding practices, and unprofessional staff behavior.
The Children Center has received mixed reviews with a significant divide between experiences. Recent reviews under new management are overwhelmingly positive, with parents praising the staff, environment, and care quality. However, older reviews document serious safety incidents including injuries and inadequate incident reporting.
One parent highlights positive experiences, noting that staff members are kind, polite, and understanding during a child's transition, while another parent reports a negative experience involving unprofessional communication and sudden dismissal threats without prior notice.
One parent reports that their daughter enjoys attending A Touch of Mom and highly recommends the facility. The reviewer highlights the staff's dedication to caring for non-verbal children.
One parent describes the staff as helpful and accessible via text, while another reports that their child was bitten and scratched without incident reports being filed. The negative feedback also cites unsanitary conditions and a lack of experienced staff.
Feedback for ME ME'S LEARNING ACADEMY highlights a divide between the quality of care and customer service, with one parent praising the engaging environment while another reports rude interactions. The few reviews so far mention a positive learning atmosphere alongside a specific complaint about unprofessional phone etiquette. Parents note that the staff is great and the program offers fun activities, but one experience involved a dismissive phone call.
One parent highlights the professional and helpful onboarding process, while another praises the facility and loving staff. A separate review details significant concerns regarding staff competence, inconsistent health policies, and poor facility maintenance.
KAREER KIDS CDC - CABOT receives mixed reviews with strong praise from long-term families but serious safety and hygiene concerns from recent parents. Multiple reviewers report incidents involving child injuries without proper documentation or parental notification, along with cleanliness and supervision issues.
My Other Mother has predominantly positive reviews praising staff friendliness, individualized care, and engaging programs. However, two recent 1-star reviews raise serious safety concerns about supervision, child placement, and handling practices.
Several parents highlight the staff's deep care and family-like treatment of children, noting that teachers go above and beyond to support families. Conversely, one parent reports a negative experience involving poor staff-to-child ratios, yelling, and rude administrative interactions.
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