
Compare 280 child daycare & preschools in Indianapolis. Average rating: 4.23/5 stars. See top 10 ranked daycares, compare by type, and find the right childcare for your family.
Indianapolis has 280 licensed child daycare & preschools with 2,334 parent reviews averaging 4.23/5.107 are top-rated with 4.5+ stars — 48% of rated programs, well above average.The highest-rated options cluster around 46236 (avg 4.84 stars), while 46219 has the largest selection (22 programs).Start with our top-10 ranked list below or filter by philosophy.
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.
4980 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN · Before or After School Daycare · Capacity: -999 children
Parents consistently praise the Enriched Before and After School Program for exceptional care and engagement. Staff members, particularly Rosa and Esmeralda, are highly regarded for treating children with individual attention, providing educational enrichment, and fostering strong relationships. Children reportedly enjoy attending and parents appreciate the affordable pricing and comprehensive programming.
8736 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
Perfected Child Care Ministry receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the staff's nurturing approach, clean facilities, and strong educational curriculum. Parents consistently report feeling confident leaving their children in the center's care and note significant developmental progress and school readiness. Multiple reviewers describe the staff as family-like and commend the facility's safety measures and communication with families.
9111 North Haverstick Road, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
These reviews do not appear to be for a daycare center, but rather for a co-working space and café called The Neighborhood. Reviewers consistently praise the clean, quiet, spacious environment with excellent amenities for remote work and meetings. Staff and beverages receive particular acclaim.
5023 North Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 99 children
A GIFTED & TALENTED CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY INC. receives consistently high praise from parents. All reviews are 5-star ratings highlighting exceptional staff, particularly teachers Ms. Tamika, Ms. Dee Dee, Ms. Keisha, Mrs. Jenn, and Ms. Jazmyn. Parents report their children are excited to attend, experience strong academic growth, and benefit from a caring, nurturing environment that feels like family.
7615 Oaklandon Road, Indianapolis, IN · Before or After School Daycare · Capacity: 150 children
Primrose School of Geist in Indianapolis receives exceptional feedback from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring and professional staff, strong communication, safe environment, and quality educational programming. Families report high satisfaction across infant, toddler, and pre-K classrooms.
777 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
Cuddle Kiddies Childcare Academy receives consistently excellent reviews from parents who praise the caring staff, family-like atmosphere, and strong academic preparation. Children show notable developmental progress in academics, social skills, and confidence. Parents report high satisfaction with the facility's curriculum and staff professionalism.
3333 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN · Church Daycare · Capacity: -999 children
St. Nicholas Early Learning Inc. receives consistently excellent feedback from parents, with all reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents praise the attentive, caring teachers who build genuine relationships with children, maintain strong communication through daily updates and photos, and create a welcoming, diverse community environment.
6321 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
Westside Little Wonders receives consistently high praise from parents for its professional, caring staff and school-like educational approach. Parents highlight the director's leadership, warm environment, and excellent communication throughout the day. Children show strong attachment to staff and developmental progress.
4240 N Franklin Rd Ste, #108, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 38 children
Rising Stars Early Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents who describe the staff as caring, attentive, and nurturing. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, strong communication through daily updates, and the genuine bond between teachers and children. Multiple families report long-term enrollment spanning years, with children excited to attend daily.
2902 East 46th Street, Indianapolis, IN · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children
Rising Stars Childcare Academy receives universal 5-star ratings from parents who praise the caring, attentive staff and welcoming environment. Parents consistently report their children are happy and excited to attend, with strong communication through daily updates and photos. The facility is trusted for long-term care, with some families having attended for over a decade.
Based on 225 daycares with Google ratings in Indianapolis
Top qualities mentioned across 2,334 reviews, analyzed by AI
Average ratings by facility type in Indianapolis, based on parent reviews
Indianapolis zip codes ranked by average daycare rating
| Zip Code | Daycares | Avg. Rating | Top Rated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46236 | 13 | 4.84 | 5 | |
| 46240 | 7 | 4.7 | 4 | |
| 46268 | 13 | 4.66 | 7 | |
| 46208 | 11 | 4.56 | 7 | |
| 46260 | 12 | 4.47 | 5 | |
| 46219 | 22 | 4.47 | 11 | |
| 46241 | 6 | 4.46 | 2 | |
| 46220 | 18 | 4.34 | 4 | |
| 46234 | 6 | 4.33 | 2 | |
| 46202 | 6 | 4.32 | 2 |
Capacity distribution of daycares in Indianapolis (20–480 children)
Small
up to 30 children
6
Medium
31–75 children
27
Large
76–150 children
65
Very Large
150+ children
47
Highest rated daycares in Indianapolis based on parent reviews
8736 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN
Perfected Child Care Ministry receives perfect 5-star ratings from parents who praise the staff's nurturing approach, clean facilities, and strong educational curriculum. Parents consistently report feeling confident leaving their children in the center's care and note significant developmental progress and school readiness. Multiple reviewers describe the staff as family-like and commend the facility's safety measures and communication with families.
9111 North Haverstick Road, Indianapolis, IN
These reviews do not appear to be for a daycare center, but rather for a co-working space and café called The Neighborhood. Reviewers consistently praise the clean, quiet, spacious environment with excellent amenities for remote work and meetings. Staff and beverages receive particular acclaim.
5023 North Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
A GIFTED & TALENTED CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY INC. receives consistently high praise from parents. All reviews are 5-star ratings highlighting exceptional staff, particularly teachers Ms. Tamika, Ms. Dee Dee, Ms. Keisha, Mrs. Jenn, and Ms. Jazmyn. Parents report their children are excited to attend, experience strong academic growth, and benefit from a caring, nurturing environment that feels like family.
777 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN
Cuddle Kiddies Childcare Academy receives consistently excellent reviews from parents who praise the caring staff, family-like atmosphere, and strong academic preparation. Children show notable developmental progress in academics, social skills, and confidence. Parents report high satisfaction with the facility's curriculum and staff professionalism.
6321 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis, IN
Westside Little Wonders receives consistently high praise from parents for its professional, caring staff and school-like educational approach. Parents highlight the director's leadership, warm environment, and excellent communication throughout the day. Children show strong attachment to staff and developmental progress.
4240 N Franklin Rd Ste, #108, Indianapolis, IN
Rising Stars Early Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents who describe the staff as caring, attentive, and nurturing. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, strong communication through daily updates, and the genuine bond between teachers and children. Multiple families report long-term enrollment spanning years, with children excited to attend daily.
Indianapolis offers a robust selection of 280 childcare and preschool facilities, providing parents with diverse options to fit their specific needs. While the broader directory covers a wide area, the 46236 zip code stands out as a particularly strong neighborhood with consistently high satisfaction scores. Parents frequently highlight clean environments and safe spaces as the primary reasons their children enjoy attending these programs.
Based on Google reviews, daycares in Indianapolis have an average rating of 4.23 out of 5 across 225 rated facilities, with 48% scoring 4.5 stars or higher. Church Daycare facilities lead with an average of 4.41 stars. Our analysis covers 2,334 parent reviews. Parents in Indianapolis most frequently praise daycares for clean facility, safe environment, and children enjoy attending.
When choosing a daycare in Indianapolis, 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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Angels of Hope Ministry receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, educational environment, and reasonable pricing, particularly for cash-paying families. However, several negative reviews cite facility concerns including poor conditions, inadequate supervision, lack of professionalism, and scheduling/communication issues.
One parent reports insufficient supervision, noting that many children were outside with only one adult. Another reviewer strongly advises against using this facility, emphasizing concerns about child safety.
Day Early Learning State Government Center receives polarized reviews. Three parents report excellent experiences with caring staff, quick child adjustment, healthy meals, and strong communication. Three parents report serious concerns including dismissive and rude management, inappropriate staff behavior toward children, unresolved safety issues, and lack of responsiveness to parental concerns.
Academy of Learning Greenwood receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied long-term families but serious concerns from others. Multiple parents highlight flexible hours, affordable pricing, caring staff, and good learning activities, while several report concerning behavior from leadership and staff toward children.
Pride Academy receives mostly positive reviews praising friendly, caring staff, clean facilities, and quality educational programming. However, two negative reviews cite understaffing concerns and alleged unprofessional conduct, including claims of discriminatory treatment.
Pride Academy receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the friendly and professional staff, clean facilities, and educational programming. However, two negative reviews raise concerns about understaffing in infant rooms, inconsistent policies, and potential discrimination issues.
Parents consistently praise Children's Courtyard (formerly Early Learning Academy) for exceptional staff care and attention to children. Multiple reviewers highlight the welcoming environment, engaging activities, and strong teacher-child relationships that help children feel secure and excited about attending. The recent transition to Children's Courtyard ownership is noted as bringing positive improvements to the facility.
Rainbow Child Care Center has highly polarized reviews ranging from 5 stars to 1 star. Positive reviews praise the caring staff and daily activities, while negative reviews cite safety concerns including unexplained bruises, inadequate supervision, rough handling by staff, poor communication from management, and health/hygiene issues.
While one parent highlights the loving atmosphere and overall quality, another reports significant issues with the infant program and director, citing staff incompetence and poor communication. This second reviewer specifically warns against enrolling infants due to inadequate care and administrative conflicts.
One parent highlights the facility's security, updated environment, and professional, friendly staff, while another appreciates the diverse and communicative teachers. Conversely, other parents report serious safety concerns regarding illegal activities and camera tampering, alongside complaints about poor professionalism and inconsistent communication.
Parents highlight significant developmental benefits for their children, noting improvements in speech and school readiness. Reviewers also appreciate the staff's kindness, creativity, and commitment to cleanliness, with some willing to travel extra miles for the quality of care.
One parent highlights a wonderful STEM preschool program, while another describes a nightmare enrollment experience involving rude staff and billing fraud, and a third notes great teachers but problematic administrative support. The few reviews so far mention significant issues with staff professionalism, billing accuracy, and enrollment procedures.
Parent feedback for OIC Child Development Center is sharply divided, with one reviewer highlighting exceptional speech and pathology services while another reports a hostile experience regarding staff behavior. The positive review praises the therapeutic outcomes and staff compassion, whereas the negative review cites rude interactions and body shaming by a doctor.
One parent reports a positive experience with affordable pricing, flexible hours, and school transportation, noting that their children enjoy the environment and staff. In contrast, another parent describes serious safety failures, including unprovoked bites and burns, alongside allegations of staff unprofessionalism and document tampering.
One parent describes a terrible experience with a provider displaying a bad attitude, while another review notes that staff were very rude.
Feedback for Sparkle Touch Learning Ministry is sharply divided, with one parent expressing deep satisfaction with the curriculum and family-like atmosphere, while others report significant issues regarding staff conduct and facility conditions. Critics highlight unprofessional management, including rude interactions with staff and parents, poor communication, and a cluttered environment, whereas a positive review notes the center's educational and life skills focus.
Kidscape #2 receives mixed reviews with most parents praising staff care, cleanliness, and learning environment, while a minority report serious concerns about management professionalism, communication, staffing levels, and facility cleanliness. Long-term parents express high satisfaction, but some recent families had negative experiences with administrative staff.
Parents report significant staffing issues, including understaffing, untrained or physically unfit employees, and inadequate supervision. Specific complaints target the director for rudeness, unprofessionalism, and alleged irregularities such as falsifying attendance records. Reviewers also cite poor hygiene, hunger, and unreliable before/aftercare arrangements as reasons for seeking alternative care.
The few reviews so far describe severe staffing issues, including under-staffing and untrained or unfit employees, alongside complaints about the director's rude and unprofessional behavior. Parents report operational failures such as unreliable before-and-aftercare coordination and poor attention to basic child needs like nutrition and hygiene.
This daycare center has mixed reviews with significant concerns about management, facility maintenance, and the surrounding community environment. While a few parents report positive experiences with cleanliness and facilities, the majority express serious dissatisfaction with management changes, maintenance issues, and behavioral problems among children in the area.
This listing appears to be for an apartment complex, not a daycare center. The reviews reflect tenant experiences with housing conditions, management communication, and rental practices rather than childcare services.
Feedback is sharply divided, with one parent praising the environment as clean and peaceful, while others report serious safety and hygiene concerns. Several reviewers allege rude staff, restricted parent access, and specific health issues affecting children, including bruises, styes, pink eye, and full diapers.
One parent reports a highly unprofessional interaction with the infant house director, citing a safety concern where their baby was placed in a seat exceeding the weight limit for their age. The reviewer also details aggressive phone behavior, including repeated calls and a hung-up call, along with allegations of staff inappropriately using phones for social media while on duty.
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