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909 Child Daycare & Preschools in Louisiana

Browse 909 child daycare & preschools across Louisiana. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Louisiana

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

Louisiana has about 1,209 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

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

Daycare Breakdown in Louisiana

There are 1,209 daycares in Louisiana: 217 headstart facilities, 18 before/after school centers, 65 religious facility daycares, and 909 childcare and preschool centers.

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Abc Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

ABC Academy has highly polarized reviews with strong opinions on both sides. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, safe environment, and good learning foundation for children. Negative reviews cite serious concerns about infant care practices, communication issues, staff behavior, and incident reporting procedures.

Caring and attentive staffsafe environmentgood activities and learning foundation
Address
47275 N. Morrison Boulevard, Hammond, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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St. Michael'S Episcopal Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
1666 77th Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Adventures In Learning Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Parents consistently praise Adventures in Learning Preschool for its caring, attentive staff and welcoming environment. The center is noted for accommodating children with special needs, providing daily communication with parents, and creating a balance between learning and play. Families report feeling confident in their children's safety and forming meaningful connections with the staff.

Caring and attentive staffaccommodates special needs childrendaily feedback and communication with parents
Address
208 South Sterling Street, Lafayette, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Creative Learning Preschool And Child Care Center, INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Creative Learning Preschool receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise the caring teachers, educational quality, and children's enjoyment, though some cite management and billing issues as serious concerns.

Caring and loving teachersquality educationchildren enjoy attending
Address
201 Perard Drive, Lafayette, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Stepping Stones; Acadiana Shelter For Girls
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
1000 East Willow, Lafayette, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Terry Parkway Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Terry Parkway Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents highlighting excellent communication, attentive staff, affordability, and convenient hours, but serious concerns from other parents regarding cleanliness, hygiene, supervision, and classroom management. The facility appears to perform well for some families while others report significant health and safety issues.

Open communication with parentscaring and attentive staffaffordable pricing
Address
559 Terry Parkway, Gretna, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Little Lambs Of God, INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
328 Avenue A, Westwego, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Children'S Universe
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Children's Universe has sharply divided reviews. Positive reviewers praise the structure, staff professionalism, and learning environment. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including poor hygiene, unprofessional management, safety incidents, lack of accountability, and billing issues.

Structured environmentprofessional and knowledgeable staffgood place for children to learn and grow
Address
906 North 29th Street, Monroe, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Bellaire Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Bellaire Learning Center receives predominantly positive feedback regarding staff quality, cleanliness, and classroom environment. However, some parents reported serious concerns about incident management transparency in the toddler classroom and significant organizational issues with the enrollment process.

Welcoming and caring staffprofessional and transparent communicationclean facility
Address
1210 Bellaire Boulevard, Bossier City, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Family Matters Childcare And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Family Matters Childcare receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, with 9 out of 10 reviewers giving 5-star ratings. Parents consistently praise the caring and attentive staff, daily communication via app updates, and developmental progress of their children. However, one parent reported serious concerns about inadequate bathroom supervision during potty training, lost clothing items, inflexible drop-off policies, and staff turnover.

Attentive and compassionate teachersdaily app updates with photosexcellent communication
Address
555 East Airport, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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True Colors Childcare School
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
1326 West Twenty-First Street, Covington, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Cradle Of Love
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
4800 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Guardian Angel Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
1008 Virginia Street, New Iberia, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Lil Angels Daycare, LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
1024 Lagneaux Road, Duson, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Kids Only II Of Lafayette
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
700 Laneuville Road, Lafayette, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Doodlebug Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
109 Jane Drive, Lafayette, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
A Lil One'S Learning Center, INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
29525 Walker South Road, Walker, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Lil Rascals Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
108 Large Road, Mansura, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
All About Kids Daycare And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

All About Kids has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the cleanliness, safety, educational quality, and caring staff, with children showing developmental progress. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including a child leaving the facility unattended near a highway, poor management accountability, lost items, and unprofessional communication from ownership.

Clean facilitysafe environmentcaring and patient staff
Address
4075 Highway 80 East, Haughton, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Richardson Day Care And Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

Richardson Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise hands-on staff, strong parent communication, special needs accommodation, and Spanish language learning. Negative reviews report serious concerns including neglectful childcare practices, failure to pick up children, lack of communication with parents, and staff dishonesty.

hands-on staff approachstrong parent-child communicationaccommodates children with autism and special needs
Address
14885 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Shelia'S Kiddie Cottage
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

Shelia's Kiddie Cottage receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the cleanliness, educational curriculum, and caring staff, but several parents report negative experiences with the owner's demeanor and inclusion practices. Long-term families express satisfaction with learning outcomes and accessibility, while others describe dismissive treatment and concerns about how children with disabilities or behavioral differences are handled.

Clean facilityeducational curriculum aligned with school board standardscaring and responsive staff
Address
4349 Gen. Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Alexandria Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2
Address
2321 Rapides Avenue, Alexandria, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Kid Kollege Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

Kid Kollege has highly polarized reviews reflecting a significant change in ownership and management. Previous owners received praise for their preschool curriculum and staff, but the new ownership has prompted numerous complaints about unprofessionalism, unresponsive management, and poor child-centered practices. Multiple parents have withdrawn their children or expressed strong dissatisfaction with the current facility.

Strong preschool curriculumchildren well-prepared for kindergartenprevious owner's willingness to work with families during financial hardship
Address
2850 Highway 28 East, Suite 126, Pineville, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Alexandria Day Care II
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2
Address
14 Bertie Street, Alexandria, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
A Lil' One'S Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

A Lil' One's Learning Center receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with all recent reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents praise the caring and attentive staff, particularly highlighting individual teachers who build strong relationships with children. The center is noted for helping children feel safe, learn developmental skills, and prepare for kindergarten.

Caring and loving staffindividual teacher-child relationshipssafe and comfortable environment
Address
4970 Stumberg Lane, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Small World Infant And Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Small World has highly polarized reviews with stark contrasts between experiences. Some parents praise the staff's kindness and attentiveness, particularly in the infant room, while others report serious safety concerns including neglect, rough handling of babies, bullying, and unprofessional management. Recent negative reviews cite ongoing issues with staff behavior despite camera monitoring and poor customer service.

Kind and friendly staffattentive care for infa
Address
6446 Cypress Street, West Monroe, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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A Lil' One'S Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Parents consistently praise A Lil' One's Learning Center for its caring and attentive staff, particularly highlighting teachers like Ms. Stephanie who make children feel safe and loved. Multiple reviewers report their children have learned academic skills (letters, numbers, shapes, colors) and developed confidence, with parents feeling comfortable leaving their children in their care. The facility has served families for years with no reported issues.

Caring and loving staffsafe environmentacademic learning outcomes
Address
2457 Florida Boulevard, Denham Springs, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Candieland Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
900 Mcdonald Street, Ruston, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Johnny Gray Jones Regional Youth Shelter
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

This facility is a youth shelter, not a traditional daycare. Multiple reviews report serious concerns including safety issues (child escaped within 24 hours), inadequate supervision, poor hygiene conditions (lice, bed bugs), staff misconduct, and lack of support services. One positive review praised it as a place to help troubled kids.

Described as a place to help troubled kids
Address
4815 Shed Road, Bossier City, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Children'S World Developmental And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Children's World Developmental and Learning Center has mixed reviews. While some parents praise the patience of staff and quality of care, multiple parents report serious concerns about inadequate staffing ratios, lack of educational programming, uncertified teachers, poor facility conditions, and unprofessional staff conduct.

Patient staffone long-tenured teacher (Ms. Delores) noted as effectivedescribed as providing good quality care by some parents
Address
1384 Swan Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Frequently asked questions

There are 909 child daycare & preschools daycares across Louisiana. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Louisiana are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Louisiana'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 Louisiana, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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.