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2,780 Child Daycare & Preschools in Michigan

Browse 2,780 child daycare & preschools across Michigan. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Michigan

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

Michigan has about 4,370 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

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

Daycare Breakdown in Michigan

There are 4,370 daycares in Michigan: 288 headstart facilities, 876 before/after school centers, 426 religious facility daycares, and 2,780 childcare and preschool centers.

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Little Bulldogs Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
308 W. Prairie, Vicksburg, MI
Phone
(269) 649-3311
Abc Grow & Learn Children'S Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

ABC Grow & Learn receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts between positive and negative experiences. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, developmental activities, safety measures, and communication through their app. Negative reviews raise serious concerns about child development claims, staff turnover, safety protocols, lack of teacher accreditation, and alleged discrimination against children with special needs.

Friendly and caring staffdevelopmental act
Address
420 S. Occidental Highway, Tecumseh, MI
Phone
(517) 423-0461
Rainbow Child Dev Ctr Da
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Rainbow Child Dev Ctr (KinderCare Davison) receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with five 5-star reviews praising the staff's warmth, communication, and educational quality. Parents particularly highlight the caring infant room staff and director Brenda. One 1-star review expresses dissatisfaction with infant care but provides no details.

Caring and supportive staffexcellent communicationwarm and welcoming environment
Address
9203 Lapeer Rd, Davison, MI
Phone
(810) 653-1206
Little Hands Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
3355 Merriam St., Muskegon Heights, MI
Phone
(231) 733-7430
U Of M-Flint Early Childhood Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

U of M-Flint ECDC receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the educated, caring staff, play-based learning approach, and child development outcomes. However, some parents report long waitlists, high costs, poor communication, and concerns about staff rudeness.

Well-educated staff in early childhood developmentwarm and compassionate teachersplay-based learning approach
Address
509 N. Harrison St, William S White, Building, Flint, MI
Phone
(810) 424-5214
Colt'S & Filly'S Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Colt's & Filly's has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise caring staff, educational activities, and smooth onboarding experiences. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about inadequate accommodations for special needs children, failure to address bullying/biting incidents, lack of parental communication about injuries, and unresponsive ownership.

Caring and engaging stafffun and educational activitiesfield trips for school-age children
Address
3700 Harper Rd., Mason, MI
Phone
(517) 244-0814
Children'S Garden Mcgrath
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Children's Garden McGrath receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the teachers and educational activities, but some report significant administrative issues, particularly with office staff communication and enrollment coordination.

Engaging teacherssupportive staffeducational activities
Address
G 5288 Todd Street, Grand Blanc, MI
Phone
(810) 591-5935
Macomb Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
16900 21 Mile Road, Macomb, MI
Phone
(586) 226-7000
Bussey Center For Early Childhood Education
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Bussey Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising the staff, curriculum, and specialized services. One parent with a child with nonverbal autism had a negative experience citing disorganization, unclear communication about services, and concerns about how their concerns were handled initially.

Skilled and caring teachersstrong curriculum (HighScope)specialized in-house services (speech therapy
Address
24501 Fredrick, Southfield, MI
Phone
(248) 746-8590
Robins Playhouse And Learning Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
847 Chappel Dam Rd., Gladwin, MI
Phone
(989) 426-7500
Honey Bee Palace Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Honey Bee Palace has mixed reviews with stark contrasts. A small number of parents praise the friendly staff and caring environment, while the majority report serious concerns about understaffing, unprofessional conduct, bullying issues, and unsafe conditions.

friendly staffcaring environment
Address
642 East Pierson Rd., Flint, MI
Phone
(810) 820-8020
Victory Childcare & Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
2445 South Lincoln Road, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Phone
(989) 772-1834
Cdc Evergreen
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

CDC Evergreen receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, clean facility, and nurturing environment where children thrive. However, negative reviews allege billing issues without notice, inappropriate dismissal of children by falsely claiming illness, and lack of proper supervision.

Passionate and caring staffclean facilitywarm and nurturing environment
Address
2121 Hudson St., Kalamazoo, MI
Phone
(269) 488-0016
Lakeshore Little People'S Place-Hamilton South
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
3362 M-40, Hamilton, MI
Phone
(269) 264-1261
Northern Mich Comm Child Dev Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Unable to provide accurate daycare summary. The reviews provided are for McLaren Northern Michigan hospital, not the Northern Michigan Community Child Development Center daycare. No actual daycare parent reviews are available for analysis.

None - reviews are for a hospital facilitynot a daycare
Address
416 Connable Ave, Petoskey, MI
Phone
(231) 487-4563
Freedom Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Freedom Early Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise for classroom teachers and child care quality, but significant criticism of administrative operations. The facility has earned five 5-star ratings highlighting teacher professionalism and child development, but three 1-star ratings and one 2-star rating focus on poor office communication, administrative errors, and management's treatment of families.

Caring and professional teacherschild develo
Address
2616 Port Sheldon Street, Jenison, MI
Phone
(616) 669-3343
Kids And Company Rolland-Warner
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
3145 W. Genesee, Lapeer, MI
Phone
(810) 667-2454
Connections Child Develop. Ctr.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Parents consistently praise Connections Child Development Center for excellent care, responsive staff, and strong communication. Multiple reviewers highlight the attentive and supportive team, including leadership, and note their children are happy and well-cared for. The facility is credited with going above expectations in areas like activity documentation, developmental support, and accommodating special needs.

Responsive staff communicationattentive and caring teacherspositive child experiences
Address
4041 Byron Center, Wyoming, MI
Phone
(616) 249-1679
Phoenix Child Care & Academy East Jackson
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
345 North Dettman, Jackson, MI
Phone
(517) 416-9402
Phoenix Child Care & Academy INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
219 West Prospect Street, Jackson, MI
Phone
(517) 513-8048
Bright Beginnings Development
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

ALERT: These reviews appear to be for COTS (a homeless shelter), not Bright Beginnings Development daycare. The reviews praise the shelter's support services and staff assistance, though one reviewer warns of predatory financial practices. This data does not reflect daycare services.

Compassionate stafflife-changing support servicescommunity involvement
Address
26 Peterboro Street, Detroit, MI
Phone
(313) 831-3777
Midland/Meridian Ecc
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
2534 N West River Rd, Sanford, MI
Phone
(989) 687-3479
Little Warriors Preschool & Childcare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Little Warriors Preschool & Childcare has highly polarized reviews. Five-star reviews praise the staff as attentive, caring, and kind with a faith-based curriculum and reasonable tuition. However, one-star reviews describe serious concerns including neglect, inadequate supervision, unsafe practices, and unprofessional conduct.

attentive and caring stafffaith-based curriculumsafe learning environment
Address
829 S. Union Street, Grass Lake, MI
Phone
(517) 867-5650
Bay County Child And Senior Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Bay County Child and Senior Center receives mostly positive feedback from long-term parents who praise the staff, communication, and GSRP/preschool program. However, one serious complaint alleges inadequate supervision resulting in a child being injured, with concerns about lack of transparency regarding incident documentation.

Caring and polite staffexcellent communicationstrong GSRP/preschool program
Address
1001 Marsac Street, Bay City, MI
Phone
(989) 892-1588
The Hop INC. Your Neighborhood Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

The Hop has primarily positive reviews praising staff friendliness, educational programs, and kindergarten readiness. However, there are serious concerns raised about infant-to-staff ratios, unprofessional management, high fees, and health/safety practices.

Friendly and professional staffcomprehensive preschool preparation for kindergartenvaried activities (field trips
Address
2495 Holton Road, Muskegon, MI
Phone
(231) 719-9100
Richfield Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
4358 Richfield Rd, Flint, MI
Phone
(810) 736-1281
Wakefield Marenisco Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
715 Putnam St, Wakefield, MI
Phone
(906) 224-7211
Belknap Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
751 Lafayette Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, MI
Phone
(616) 742-9999
Gilden Woods Early Care & Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Gilden Woods Early Care & Preschool in Okemos receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise warm, caring staff, strong communication, clean facilities, and thoughtful curriculum. Negative reviews raise serious concerns about infant supervision, safety practices, staff turnover, facility maintenance issues, and lack of educational programming.

Caring and warm staffexcellent teacher-parent communication with daily updates and photosclean and bright cla
Address
2190 Association Drive, Okemos, MI
Phone
(517) 574-4759
Early Impressions
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Early Impressions receives mixed reviews with strong praise for academic focus and teacher quality from satisfied parents, but significant concerns from others about staff turnover, lack of learning activities, communication issues, and billing problems. The facility itself is consistently described as clean and well-maintained.

Strong academic emphasiscertified teachers who are passionateclean and organized classrooms
Address
25000 W Ten Mile, Southfield, MI
Phone
(248) 357-1740

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Frequently asked questions

There are 2,780 child daycare & preschools daycares across Michigan. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Michigan are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Michigan'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 Michigan, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Michigan 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 Michigan 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.