
Browse 653 child daycare & preschools across Maine. 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 Maine can make the decision-making process smoother.
Maine has about 732 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Maine. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 732 daycares in Maine: 10 headstart facilities, 56 before/after school centers, 13 religious facility daycares, and 653 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 653 |
| Headstart Programs | 10 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 13 |
| Before or After School | 56 |
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Kidz Kove has mixed reviews with strong praise for staff quality from some parents, but serious concerns raised about owner communication, management practices, and child supervision. Three 5-star reviews highlight amazing staff and positive experiences, while three 1-star reviews cite poor owner communication, lack of transparency, false accusations, and inadequate supervision.
ARWO Learning Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, with staff praised for being caring, nurturing, and attentive to individual children's needs. However, there are serious concerns raised by a small number of parents regarding inappropriate teacher behavior, financial mismanagement, and unresponsiveness to customer issues.
Reviews are mixed with significant polarization. The majority of reviews praise the facility as a welcoming community space with nice staff and reasonable amenities. However, two negative reviews express serious safety concerns about the environment and clientele.
Cradle Inn Daycare in Gorham receives consistently high praise from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the caring staff, involved owner Michelle, extended hours accommodating working families, and individualized attention to each child's development. Multiple reviewers note significant improvements since the recent change in ownership.
Reviews praise the A-L YMCA's friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and reasonable pricing for fitness memberships and classes. However, reviewers note the building's age and condition, with suggestions for renovation needed.
Building Blocks Day Care receives mixed reviews with strong praise from most families but serious concerns from a few parents. The majority of reviewers highlight excellent staff, safety, communication, and a nurturing environment, while a small number report communication breakdowns, inadequate support for children with autism spectrum disorder, and disorganization.
The YMCA of Southern Maine in Biddeford receives mixed reviews. While many parents praise the facilities, staff friendliness, and amenities like the Olympic-sized pool, there are serious concerns from one parent about the Pre-K program's handling of a 3-year-old's enrollment and lack of support for child development.
This YMCA facility receives mixed reviews. While many parents praise the swimming facilities, staff friendliness, and amenities, serious concerns have been raised about inconsistent childcare policies, unexplained expulsion of a young child, and operational issues including frequent pool closures.
Note: The reviews provided are for Rangeley Family Medicine, a medical facility, not Little One's Play Care daycare. No reviews for the daycare were found. The Google rating of 3.5/5 appears to reflect reviews of the medical center instead.
This facility is actually a Boys & Girls Club recreation center, not a daycare. Reviews praise the modern facilities, clean environment, and quality programming including pools, fitness center, and youth activities. Staff are described as friendly and welcoming, though some members have experienced inconsistent policy enforcement.
LEVER'S DAYCARE CENTER receives mixed reviews with strong polarization between parents. Positive reviewers praise the kind and loving staff, reliable childcare, school transportation, and long-term management, while negative reviewers cite serious concerns about staff conduct, health protocols, facility security, bullying, and unsafe transportation practices.
Building Blocks Child Care Center receives mostly positive reviews, with parents praising the caring staff, educational approach, and child development outcomes. However, some parents report concerns about staff turnover, disorganization, and changes following the ownership transition in 2017.
Reviews are highly polarized. Positive reviews praise staff care and compassion toward residents. Negative reviews cite serious concerns including inadequate staffing levels, neglectful care, poor administration, lack of responsiveness to resident needs, and allegations of resident safety issues.
Circle Time Preschool has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring, experienced staff and child development support in the infant room. However, multiple negative reviews report serious concerns about the owner's (Donna's) management practices, including alleged discrimination, inconsistent policies, safety issues, billing disputes, and harassment.
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