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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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Butterfly Bunch
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

One parent highlights the wonderful teachers and the addition of a pre-K GSRP program, while another describes a highly stressful experience involving a long waitlist and unreturned messages after paying a deposit.

wonderful teacherspre-K GSRP program
Address
511 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak, MI
Phone
(248) 542-4188
Pam'S Academy Of Champions
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

PAM'S ACADEMY OF CHAMPIONS receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the curriculum, child development outcomes, and teaching staff. Negative reviews criticize the director Pam's professionalism, business practices, and handling of payment disputes.

Strong curriculum and educational programsskilled and caring teacherschild development and learning outcomes
Address
1205 Pierce Road, Lansing, MI
Phone
(517) 394-2333
Pam'S Preschool Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Pam's Preschool Program receives highly polarized reviews. Parents praise the curriculum, teaching staff, and child development outcomes, but multiple parents report serious concerns about the owner's business practices, professionalism, and treatment of families, particularly those receiving state assistance.

Strong curriculum and educational outcomescaring and skilled teacherschild development (potty training
Address
1113 Pierce Road, Lansing, MI
Phone
(517) 394-2333
Little Country Kids Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Little Country Kids has received polarized reviews, with strong praise from most long-term families but serious complaints from others. Positive reviews highlight caring staff, outdoor play opportunities, and child development, while negative reviews cite owner Linda's unprofessional behavior, staffing issues, health/safety concerns, and state licensing violations.

caring and professional staff (AutumnMichaelTracie
Address
3076 W. Coon Lake Road, Howell, MI
Phone
(517) 548-7271
Stars And Stripes Lrng Station
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Stars and Stripes Learning Station receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise staff responsiveness, caring attitude, educational activities, and online communication platform. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about child safety, inadequate response to aggressive behavior between children, and billing practices for closure days.

Friendly and caring staffresponsive communicationeducational curriculum (letters
Address
100 N Washington Ave, Battle Creek, MI
Phone
(269) 963-5598
Engadine Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

ENGADINE PRESCHOOL has dedicated staff and teachers who are praised for their kindness and professionalism. However, reviews indicate concerns about facility cleanliness, administrative decision-making processes, and the school's adequacy for older students seeking diverse experiences and social development.

Caring and talented staffpositive school events like Christmas concertsstrong sense of community among families
Address
W13920 Melville Street, Engadine, MI
Phone
(906) 477-6313
Kids' Avenue Christian Learning Center 2 LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Kids' Avenue Christian Learning Center 2 LLC receives highly polarized reviews. Some parents praise the staff, cleanliness, educational approach, and communication systems, while others report serious concerns including alleged physical discipline, poor hygiene practices, staff rudeness, and unprofessional behavior.

Caring and dedicated staffeducational curriculumreal-time app updates with photos and bathroom/feeding logs
Address
22605 Van Dyke Road, Warren, MI
Phone
(586) 486-4630
Little Champs Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Little Champs receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents who praise the clean facility, engaged staff, and positive learning environment. However, a small number of parents report communication issues and concerns about staff interaction and responsiveness.

Clean and well-organized facilityfriendly and engaging staffstrong security measures
Address
941 E. 76th Street, Newaygo, MI
Phone
(231) 652-8062
Kalkaska Mem Intergen Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

The reviews provided do not pertain to the daycare center's services. Instead, they describe experiences at Kalkaska Memorial Hospital's emergency room and affiliated medical facilities. This appears to be a data collection error.

Professional and knowledgeable medical staffkind and caring atmosphereefficient service
Address
419 S. Coral Street, Kalkaska, MI
Phone
(231) 258-7509
Kids Zone
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Opinions on this Saint Johns center are sharply divided, with some parents praising the owner's responsiveness and staff quality, while others cite serious safety and behavioral concerns. One reviewer highlights improved leadership and caring providers, whereas another warns of unprofessional conduct and inadequate facility security. The few reviews so far mention both high satisfaction with specific staff and severe criticism of environmental safety standards.

owner cares
Address
4500 South Us-27, Saint Johns, MI
Phone
(989) 224-3131
Humpty Dumpty Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent highlights a positive experience, specifically praising Miss Emily as an amazing teacher. The feedback centers on strong staff appreciation rather than facility or program details.

Supportive teacher
Address
10248 Kinneville, Box 64, Eaton Rapids, MI
Phone
(517) 663-4646
The Agape Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a positive experience with organized staff and strong academic preparation that helped their child succeed in kindergarten, while two other reviewers allege unsafe conditions and abusive behavior by the owner. The mixed feedback highlights a divide between those who value the center's Christian values and scholarship focus and those who report severe safety neglect and a hostile environment.

organized staffclean facilitystrong academic preparation
Address
15832 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI
Phone
(313) 272-0402
Honey Bear Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Honey Bear Child Care receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents praising the caring staff, educational programs, and child development outcomes. However, one recent review indicates a significant decline in communication and organization following management changes. Overall, parents report their children are happy, well-cared for, and prepared for school advancement.

Caring and professional staffstrong school readiness programsexcellent communication (historically)
Address
5171 S Linden Road, Swartz Creek, MI
Phone
(810) 655-6706
His Little Lambs
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
4941 W Center Street, Millington, MI
Phone
(989) 871-4581
Kids Campus
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a positive experience with caring teachers and happy children, while another reports a serious safety incident involving an autistic child left outside alone in winter. The latter also alleges that teachers have physically hit children and notes existing records with the state licensing agency.

Great teachers
Address
75 Irving Park Drive, Battle Creek, MI
Phone
(269) 969-6270
Cribs 2 College Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a positive experience with clean facilities and warm, professional staff, noting their son feels safe and happy. However, other feedback highlights significant issues with customer service, including unreturned calls and a lack of professional communication regarding enrollment.

clean environmentwarm staffprofessional attitude
Address
20401 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI
Phone
(313) 646-2907
Sonshine Early Childhood Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Feedback at Sonshine Early Childhood Center is sharply divided, with one parent highlighting a smooth transition and attentive care, while another reports a stressful experience marked by operational errors. The positive account notes improved child behavior and proactive communication, whereas the negative experience cites administrative failures and poor service. These contrasting perspectives suggest that the quality of care and administration may vary significantly between families.

smooth transitionpositive impact on child's personalityexcellent communication
Address
2418 N Aurelius Rd, Holt, MI
Phone
(517) 694-3182
Rainbow Connection Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Rainbow Connection Day Care Center receives mixed reviews. Three parents praised the caring staff, child development, and facilities, while two parents reported serious concerns about unresponsive management, failure to accommodate parental requests, isolation of children, lack of outdoor time, and unprofessional treatment of children with learning disabilities.

Compassionate and passionate staffbeautiful new buildingschool transportation available
Address
1100 23rd Ave, Menominee, MI
Phone
(906) 864-2273
Bright Minds Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Bright Minds Child Care Center receives highly polarized reviews. Three parents praise the staff as welcoming, caring, and communicative with excellent child engagement. However, three parents report serious concerns including roach infestation, poor facility cleanliness, unresponsive management, and children refusing to attend.

welcoming and helpful staffkind and compassionate caregood communication with parents about child's day
Address
17640-17644 West Warren, Detroit, MI
Phone
(313) 982-1150
Little Light Of Mine Child Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent reports significant conflict with LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE CHILD CENTER in Gladstone, alleging staff hypocrisy and efforts to exclude a father from their second daughter's education. The reviewer claims the center attempts to use its private school status to bypass Michigan laws.

Address
528 28th Street, Gladstone, MI
Phone
(906) 428-9482
Sunny Bunch Christian Childcare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One reviewer highlights the center's long-standing service to the community since 1969, while another strongly advises against attending, stating 'Do not bring your child here!!!'

Long history of serving the community
Address
175 Kent St., Portland, MI
Phone
(517) 647-6088
Kids Campus
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Kids Campus receives highly polarized reviews with strong praise from some parents and serious complaints from others. Positive reviews highlight caring staff, affordable pricing, engaging activities, and transformative experiences for shy or sensitive children. Negative reviews cite staff rudeness and lack of compassion, particularly regarding the director Gina, inadequate care for children with special needs, facility cleanliness concerns, and poor parent communication.

Address
4150 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI
Phone
(248) 674-2900
Beautiful Minds Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Feedback for Beautiful Minds Learning Center is sharply divided, with some parents praising the staff's kindness and safe environment while others report severe incidents of physical abuse and intimidation by the owner. One parent alleges that staff whipped their child and that the owner attempted to blackmail them, whereas others describe the center as excellent and caring. The few reviews highlight both positive care experiences and serious allegations of misconduct.

kind staffsafe environmentgood care
Address
27520 Joy Road, Livonia, MI
Phone
(734) 266-5188
Little Explorers Learning Center INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent highlights the center's caring staff, open communication, and outdoor activities, expressing strong satisfaction with the care provided. Conversely, another reviewer reports significant difficulties with enrollment, citing unreturned calls and a lack of communication regarding waitlist status.

caring staffopen and timely communicationoutdoor activities
Address
2212 26th Street, Bay City, MI
Phone
(989) 891-9600
Wee Wisdom Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Feedback for Wee Wisdom Learning Center is sharply divided, with one parent highlighting attentive staff while others report severe neglect and safety concerns. Specific complaints include allegations of allowing children to cry for hours, lying about feeding and hydration, and poor record-keeping regarding labeled bottles. One parent described the environment as a 'hell hole' and stated the director appeared uncaring toward families and staff.

Staff is super attentive
Address
1145 W. Center Rd., Essexville, MI
Phone
(989) 893-3530
Solutions Learning Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
125 Catherine, Muskegon, MI
Phone
(231) 288-1758
Sunny Skies Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent highlights a strong educational foundation that led to advanced academic success, while another reports being abruptly dismissed due to a child's tree nut allergy despite prior notification. The few reviews so far mention both high-quality outcomes and serious concerns regarding policy enforcement and legal compliance.

strong educational foundation leading to advanced academic achievement
Address
529 Grove, Clawson, MI
Phone
(248) 280-1380
White Early Childhood Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One reviewer rated White Early Childhood Center 3 out of 5 stars, providing only the single word 'bop' as feedback. Due to the brevity of the comment, no specific positives or negatives regarding childcare quality, staff, or facilities are identified.

Address
1655 Twelve Mile Road Nw, Sparta, MI
Phone
(616) 887-0068
Jonesville Great Start Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
440 Adrian St., Jonesville, MI
Phone
(517) 425-7649
First Lutheran Preschool/Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a highly satisfactory experience with consistent, incident-free care for multiple children, while another criticizes the facility for poor communication and allegedly unsafe supervision practices. These contrasting accounts highlight a divide between long-term satisfaction and concerns regarding staff engagement and safety protocols.

incident-free carelong-term satisfactionhigh recommendation
Address
712 Paine, Charlotte, MI
Phone
(517) 543-3828

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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.