
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.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Pennsylvania. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
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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Wilson Borough Childcare Academy & Learning Center has received mixed reviews with significant concerns. While some parents praise individual teachers and care quality, multiple parents report serious issues including staff disrespect, lack of transparency regarding child injuries, hygiene problems (bed bugs), and unprofessional management. Several parents indicate they have filed complaints with the state.
Parents consistently praise Nana's Daycare II for its caring, family-like environment and dedicated staff. Children are reported to be happy, safe, and well-cared for, with affordable pricing and additional services like school transportation and summer camp. The facility is described as clean and well-maintained.
New Garden Early Care & Education Center receives highly polarized reviews. Most reviewers praise the Toughkenamon location for caring staff, educational programming, and child development, but multiple parents report that the Audubon location was abruptly closed by new owners in 2024 with minimal notice, causing significant disruption to families and staff.
World of Wonders has highly polarized reviews. Long-term families praise the staff's kindness and care, but recent reviews cite serious concerns including poor communication, staffing ratio violations, inadequate incident reporting, unresponsive management, and dismissive handling of safety issues.
These reviews do not pertain to the daycare center. The reviews are for York Hospital's medical services, including emergency room, surgical procedures, and inpatient care. No reviews about the York Hospital Child Care Center's daycare services were found.
A few parents report positive experiences, highlighting a clean facility, friendly staff, and effective school preparation, while others express frustration with administrative issues and high costs. Specific complaints include difficulties with enrollment communication, inflexible scheduling, and a cash-only payment policy. One reviewer also notes that the $50/hour rate is excessive.
One parent highlights the affordable rates, surveillance, and caring staff, particularly praising a teacher named Nicole. However, other reviews report negative experiences regarding hygiene, such as infants being left with dirty noses, and staff members appearing distracted by their phones while on duty.
Feedback for KIDS R KIDS CHILD CARE CENTER is sharply divided, with some parents praising the staff's friendliness and stability, while others report severe safety, hygiene, and operational failures. One detailed account describes chaotic supervision, physical mistreatment, and gross negligence, while another cites billing disputes and unauthorized legal action.
One parent describes an exceptional, family-like caregiving experience that closely followed their feeding schedule and fostered strong emotional bonds, making the eventual move away very difficult. In contrast, two other reviewers report severe issues, including allegations of dishonesty regarding payment for contracted work and a general warning to avoid the facility.
One parent notes that the center was previously a top choice for kindergarten preparation but now suffers from inconsistent quality and higher costs. Another reviewer highlights the facility's connection to a large church.
Greencastle Child Care and Learning Center has deeply polarized reviews. Four parents praise the center's caring leadership under Annette, flexibility, educational activities, and staff dedication, while three parents report poor staff conduct, lack of supervision, undisclosed injuries, and unresolved safety concerns including abuse allegations.
Precious Moments Academy has highly polarized reviews. Five parents gave 5-star ratings praising the staff's compassion, teaching quality, accommodations, and extracurricular activities. However, five parents gave 1-star ratings citing serious concerns about safety, unprofessional conduct, lack of communication, financial disputes, and behavioral issues with children.
Precious Moments Academy has highly polarized reviews with equal numbers of 5-star and 1-star ratings. Positive reviewers praise the staff, accommodating management, and learning opportunities, while negative reviewers report staffing issues, poor communication, unprofessional conduct, refund disputes, and concerns about child safety and behavior management.
Carter's Open Arms receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about child care quality. Positive reviews praise staff interactions and potty training, while multiple negative reviews cite child neglect, poor hygiene, unattended children, and unprofessional staff. The facility has been suggested for state investigation by reviewers.
This appears to be a hospital, not a daycare center. The reviews discuss emergency room, hospital floor, and rehabilitation services rather than childcare. Reviews praise clinical staff and care quality but note administrative and communication issues following a merger with St. Luke's.
Sweet Dreams at Libertae is a residential recovery program in Bensalem, Pennsylvania that serves mothers in recovery with childcare support. Most reviewers (majority 5-star ratings) credit the facility with transforming their lives, helping them achieve sobriety, rebuild family relationships, and develop parenting skills. A few reviewers noted the program requires commitment to work effectively, with minor concerns about program depth and perceived age discrimination.
Catholic Youth Center Day Care in Wilkes Barre receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise the staff's friendliness, care for children, and community support, particularly highlighting directors Mark and Ryan. However, one parent reported serious concerns about infant care practices, including a child found partially undressed on the floor, staff incompetence, lost/misplaced items, and management's dismissive response to complaints.
LITTLE PEOPLE DAYCARE has received highly polarized reviews. Three parents report positive experiences with friendly staff, cleanliness, and accommodating service. However, five parents describe serious concerns including alleged physical abuse of children, inadequate supervision, poor sanitation, and lack of incident reporting.
The Village Schoolhouse has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the no-screen policy, outdoor time, creative activities, and caring long-term staff. Negative reviews cite poor staff care during drop-off, children coming home hungry, parent-blaming, administrative disorganization, and unresponsive management.
One parent describes FRIENDS FOREVER DAY CARE, INC as the 'Best daycare,' offering a highly positive perspective on the center's services.
One parent highlights the center's church affiliation and high rating, while another raises serious concerns regarding staff vetting procedures. A specific complaint involves alleged disturbing information about a new employee's son, questioning the adequacy of background checks. The few reviews so far mention both the positive environment and significant safety anxieties.
Johnson Child Care Center receives highly polarized reviews, with most parents praising the caring staff, educational focus, and community integration, while a small number report serious concerns about child safety, staff responsiveness to special needs children, and organizational issues. The center has over 20 years of experience and is described as a Philadelphia community staple by long-term supporters.
Butterfly Learning Center receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the clean facility, caring staff, and owner Maggie's responsiveness, with children reportedly happy and learning well. Negative reviewers report the center dismisses children with behavioral or developmental needs without adequate communication, lacks cameras despite state requirements, fails to notify parents of injuries promptly, and some allege physical discipline.
One parent highlights smaller class sizes, reasonable pricing, and specific staff members, while two other reviews allege severe safety violations, including lack of CPR certification, unsanitary conditions, physical abuse by staff, and predatory behavior by the owner.
This listing appears to be a hospital, not a daycare center. Reviews describe hospital experiences rather than childcare services. The facility received mixed ratings, with some praising staff care and cleanliness, while others criticized communication, staff rudeness, and medical errors.
This facility appears to be a hospital, not a daycare center. Reviews are mixed, with positive feedback about cleanliness, staff kindness, and patient comfort during procedures, but significant complaints about communication gaps, staff responsiveness, medication errors, and diagnostic inconsistencies.
Feedback for this center is sharply divided, with some parents highlighting a loving, family-oriented atmosphere and age-appropriate activities, while others describe it as unprofessional, careless, and financially motivated. Negative accounts allege a lack of transparency regarding contagious illnesses, inconsistent operating hours, and a discrepancy between the stated Christian values and actual practices.
Feedback for World of Imagination is mixed, with some parents highlighting a clean, organized facility and engaging activities, while others report severe issues with staff behavior and management responsiveness. One parent describes a negative experience involving a rude teacher and unreturned calls from the director, contrasting sharply with other accounts of a fun and loving environment.
One parent describes a positive two-year experience where staff were polite and provided daily updates, though they noted the cost is high. Another review reports that the contact phone number listed on the website is disconnected.
Little Treasure Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Three parents praised the staff's care, cleanliness, and warm environment, while five parents reported serious concerns including inadequate supervision, poor hygiene, inconsistent discipline, unaddressed injuries, and staff inattentiveness.
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