
Browse 4,289 child daycare & preschools across Pennsylvania. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
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Pennsylvania has about 4,599 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
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There are 4,599 daycares in Pennsylvania: 13 headstart facilities, 191 before/after school centers, 106 religious facility daycares, and 4,289 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 4,289 |
| Headstart Programs | 13 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 106 |
| Before or After School | 191 |
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One parent highlights exceptional staff support and significant developmental progress, including literacy and social skills, while others report serious safety concerns regarding staff smoking with infants in strollers and instances of rude administrative behavior. The few reviews so far mention a stark contrast between high-quality educational engagement and alarming neglect of basic safety and courtesy standards.
Reviews are highly polarized. Positive reviews praise the center for comprehensive family support including housing assistance and mentorship, particularly for families in crisis. Negative reviews report inconsistent service delivery, unresponsiveness from leadership, and complaints that assistance is selectively provided.
Parents consistently praise Begin With Us Child Care and Preschool for its welcoming staff, clean and well-organized facilities, and strong focus on early childhood development and kindergarten readiness. The center is commended for its play-based curriculum aligned with state standards, engaging extracurricular activities, and responsive administration. Multiple families report their children thrived academically and socially, with excellent preparation for kindergarten.
Begin With Us Childcare and Preschool in Altoona receives exclusively positive feedback from parents. All 10 recent reviews are 5-star ratings, praising the welcoming staff, clean facilities, educational curriculum aligned with early learning standards, and strong kindergarten preparation. Parents consistently highlight the caring teachers, safe environment, and excellent summer camp program.
Parents consistently praise Begin With Us Child Care and Preschool for its welcoming staff, clean and well-organized facilities, and strong focus on early childhood development and kindergarten readiness. All reviews are 5-star ratings highlighting the caring teachers, engaging curriculum aligned with state standards, and excellent outdoor spaces. Families report their children thrive socially, emotionally, and developmentally while attending.
Parents consistently praise Begin With Us Childcare and Preschool for its welcoming staff, clean and well-organized facilities, and strong focus on early childhood development and kindergarten readiness. Children reportedly enjoy attending daily, benefit from varied extracurricular activities and field trips, and arrive at kindergarten well-prepared. Parents appreciate the responsive leadership and caring environment.
One parent reports a severe incident involving an employee named Dawn Banks assaulting a pregnant woman near the facility, resulting in an emergency C-section and a police report. This account details a serious safety and legal concern rather than typical childcare operations.
End of the Rainbow Day Care Center receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise caring and professional staff, while others report serious concerns about staff attitudes, lack of accommodation for children with learning differences or behavioral needs, and abrupt dismissals with minimal notice.
One parent highlights that their grandson enthusiastically enjoys attending, noting the staff is wonderful with children and the facility is clean and bright. The reviewer expresses comfort with drop-off procedures from the first day.
Red Apple receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Three parents praise the friendly staff, loving environment, and their children's happiness and well-being. Three other parents report serious concerns including unexplained bruises, neglect, and have filed complaints with state licensing authorities.
One parent reports a highly positive experience with two children, while another describes a serious physical altercation involving a teacher during summer camp. The limited feedback highlights both satisfaction and significant safety concerns.
Eastminster Child Care receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise the baby room staff, particularly Ms. Marsha and Ms. Monet, for their warmth, professionalism, and communication with parents. However, multiple negative reviews report serious concerns including alleged employee theft of payments, poor administrative handling of complaints, and lack of responsiveness to inquiries.
One parent reports a positive preschool experience with daily activity updates, while another describes a negative interaction with new owners as weird and unprofessional. The contrasting feedback highlights potential concerns regarding staff professionalism and suitability for non-verbal children.
Frankie's World is a specialized medical daycare in Philadelphia that receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents. Parents consistently praise the qualified, caring staff, welcoming atmosphere, and quality care for children with special medical needs. One parent reported a negative interaction with a staff member they felt was disrespectful and unprofessional.
One parent appreciates the staff's friendliness and the consistent learning experiences provided throughout the week. Another reviewer highlights the staff's patience and tentative approach with the children.
Creation Playstation is highly regarded by parents who praise the caring, dedicated teachers and family-centered approach. Multiple families report their children are happy, loved, and well-supported. The facility is noted as more affordable than comparable daycares in the area.
Bridge 2 Creative Learning Center in Whitehall has mixed reviews with significant concerns about child safety and staff communication. While some parents praise the center and staff, others report incidents of injuries to infants, poor communication, unprofessional handling of upset babies, and concerning administrative practices.
One parent describes a negative experience involving multiple incident reports, including a lost toenail, and alleges that staff were untrained and distracted. The reviewer states they lost confidence in the center's ability to safely care for their child.
Cornwall Children's Center receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the staff's care, communication, and activities. However, there is at least one report of poor responsiveness from management.
Fresh Start Childcare receives polarized reviews with a sharp divide between highly satisfied and very dissatisfied parents. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, family-like atmosphere, and educational activities, while negative reviews cite serious concerns about cleanliness, staff professionalism, supervision ratios, and communication.
Community Action Program Child Care in Lancaster receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the staff, learning environment, and responsiveness of certain employees like Janeris Garcia and Michelle Fisher. However, several reviewers report significant difficulties reaching the office by phone or email, and some express concerns about lack of support services.
Kids Academy Childcare Center receives consistently high praise from parents, with all 10 reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the director and staff's genuine care, experience, and dedication to child development, along with a welcoming, multilingual environment and modern facilities.
Kids Campus Nursery has received mixed reviews with significant concerns about billing practices and facility cleanliness overshadowing positive feedback about staff relationships and child development. Parents praise the teaching staff and developmental progress, but report serious issues including double billing without receipts, unsanitary conditions, and inappropriate staff comments to children.
Kid's Korner Learning Center receives mixed reviews with significant polarization between parents. Five-star reviewers praise the staff's friendliness, caring approach, and positive learning environment, reporting their children thrive and feel safe. One-star reviewers report serious concerns including inadequate supervision during incidents, poor staff responsiveness, and negative treatment of children.
Tot-Time Child Development Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising the caring and creative staff, detailed activity updates, clean environment, and affordable pricing. Children reportedly enjoy attending and show enthusiasm for learning. One review criticized staff treatment, though details were not provided.
Paddington Station Preschool receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff experience and child safety. While some parents praise the welcoming atmosphere and flexible hours, others report serious incidents involving child injuries, inadequate incident reporting, and insufficient staff training.
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Parents highlight enthusiastic teachers and a strong academic focus, yet several report significant management failures including high staff turnover, inconsistent communication, and operational disorganization. Specific concerns involve excessive mandatory fundraising, missing clothing, and safety incidents where staff failed to provide incident reports or adequate explanations.
Paley Day Care Center receives mixed reviews. Long-term parents praise caring teachers, strong curriculum, and developmental support, but recent reviews highlight serious concerns about leadership, safety procedures, staff professionalism, and communication standards.
Personal Touch Childcare Services receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Multiple parents praise quality care, staff dedication, communication, and child development, while others report serious concerns including alleged discrimination against children with special needs, high staff turnover, unreliable transportation and hours, and unprofessional operations.
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