22 Child Daycare & Preschools in Charleston, West Virginia
Browse all 22 child daycare & preschools in Charleston, West Virginia. Compare options and find the right childcare for your family.
Top 10 Best Rated Daycares in Charleston
Ranked using a weighted score that combines Google rating with the number of parent reviews — daycares with more reviews rank higher than those with a high rating but few reviews. Last updated: March 2026.
- 1First Presbyterian Church Preschool Program4.48 score4.7(11)
16 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston, WV · Church Daycare · Capacity: 110 children
Reviews are overwhelmingly positive with all 5-star ratings praising the church community. Parents highlight the welcoming atmosphere, kind congregation, and pastoral leadership. The facility is noted for its beautiful sanctuary and strong music program.
Welcoming and kind congregationhelpful pastorscommunity supportchildren included in services - 2Morris Enrichment Center4.48 score4.7(11)
4615 Maccorkle Ave, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 96 children
Morris Enrichment Center receives high praise from parents for exceptional staff care and communication. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, reasonable tuition, convenient hours, and strong emotional connections their children form with teachers. The center is noted for quality pre-K programming and staff that genuinely care about the children.
Attentive staff who provide photo updatesconvenient hours (7am-6pm)reasonable tuitionstrong teacher-child relationships - 3Maranatha Baptist Church Day Care4.47 score4.7(10)
1 Maranatha Acres, Charleston, WV · Church Daycare · Capacity: 62 children
Maranatha Baptist Church Day Care receives consistently positive feedback for its welcoming community and quality childcare services. Parents praise the loving staff, well-maintained facility, transportation services, and Christ-centered environment with strong biblical teaching.
Welcoming and warm communityquality childcaretransportation/bus services availablelarge staffed nursery with pagers - 4Ymca Of Kanawha Valley4.32 score4.4(20)
100 Ymca Dr, Charleston, WV · Before or After School Daycare · Capacity: 225 children
Reviews praise the YMCA's clean facilities, friendly staff, and welcoming community atmosphere. Members highlight excellent amenities including a pool, gym equipment, courts, and fitness classes. The facility is described as family-friendly and accommodating to all fitness levels.
Clean facilitiesfriendly and helpful staffwell-maintained equipment and poolgood variety of amenities (gym - 5Guardian Angel Daycare Center4.32 score4.4(20)
543 Bream E St, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 57 children
Parents consistently praise New Beginning Learning Academy (NBLA) for its safe, clean environment and caring staff who treat children with individual attention. The facility is noted for excellent communication, flexible scheduling, and strong child development outcomes. Owner Todd Miller receives specific recognition for his attentiveness to both children and parents.
Safe and clean environmentfriendly and caring staffexcellent communication about events and closingsflexible scheduling - 6New Beginning Learning Academy4.32 score4.4(20)
543 Bream St, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 56 children
New Beginning Learning Academy receives consistently high praise from parents who describe it as a safe, clean, and caring facility with excellent staff. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, strong communication, flexible scheduling, and the owner's attentiveness. Children are reported to thrive academically and emotionally in this setting.
Safe environmentfriendly and caring staffclean facilitygood communication about events and closings - 7Hands On4.25 score4.4(8)
2393 Sissonville Dr, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 20 children
Parents consistently praise Hands On Daycare for its caring, responsive staff and owners who treat children like their own. The facility is noted for home-cooked meals, cleanliness, engaging activities, and strong parent involvement. Multiple reviewers express high trust and satisfaction with their children's experience.
Caring and polite staffresponsive to children's needsowners treat children wellhome-cooked meals with seconds offered - 8Union Mission Preschool & Child Care4.24 score4.3(20)
705 South Park Rd, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 20 children
These reviews do not appear to be for the daycare itself, but rather for Union Mission's thrift store, food pantry, and community services. Reviewers consistently praise the organization's staff as friendly and helpful, and commend their genuine commitment to serving those in need.
Friendly and helpful staffclean facilitiesgenuine commitment to community assistancefood pantry and emergency support services - 9Charleston Child Care And Learning Center4.16 score4.2(20)
1701 5th Ave, Charleston, WV · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: 104 children
Parents consistently praise Charleston Child Care and Learning Center for its caring, nurturing staff who show genuine love for the children. The facility is noted for excellent communication with parents, reasonable pricing, and a family-like atmosphere. Multiple parents report their children are happy and eager to attend, with staff treating children as their own.
Caring and loving staffstrong teacher-child bondsexcellent parent communicationfamily-like atmosphere - 10Shining Light Daycare Center4.05 score4.1(5)
1800 5th Ave, Charleston, WV · Church Daycare · Capacity: 112 children
Shining Light Daycare Center is a religious facility with mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise the church community and fellowship, while negative reviews criticize the facility's spiritual practices, claiming deceptive behavior, manipulation of families, and harmful impacts on members' faith and relationships.
Strong sense of community fellowshipwelcoming church family environment
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Highest rated daycares in Charleston based on parent reviews
Morris Enrichment Center
4615 Maccorkle Ave, Charleston, WV
Morris Enrichment Center receives high praise from parents for exceptional staff care and communication. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, reasonable tuition, convenient hours, and strong emotional connections their children form with teachers. The center is noted for quality pre-K programming and staff that genuinely care about the children.
Guardian Angel Daycare Center
543 Bream E St, Charleston, WV
Parents consistently praise New Beginning Learning Academy (NBLA) for its safe, clean environment and caring staff who treat children with individual attention. The facility is noted for excellent communication, flexible scheduling, and strong child development outcomes. Owner Todd Miller receives specific recognition for his attentiveness to both children and parents.
New Beginning Learning Academy
543 Bream St, Charleston, WV
New Beginning Learning Academy receives consistently high praise from parents who describe it as a safe, clean, and caring facility with excellent staff. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, strong communication, flexible scheduling, and the owner's attentiveness. Children are reported to thrive academically and emotionally in this setting.
Hands On
2393 Sissonville Dr, Charleston, WV
Parents consistently praise Hands On Daycare for its caring, responsive staff and owners who treat children like their own. The facility is noted for home-cooked meals, cleanliness, engaging activities, and strong parent involvement. Multiple reviewers express high trust and satisfaction with their children's experience.
Union Mission Preschool & Child Care
705 South Park Rd, Charleston, WV
These reviews do not appear to be for the daycare itself, but rather for Union Mission's thrift store, food pantry, and community services. Reviewers consistently praise the organization's staff as friendly and helpful, and commend their genuine commitment to serving those in need.
St. Agnes Child Care Development Center
4801 Staunton Ave, Charleston, WV
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Child Daycare & Preschools in Charleston, West Virginia
There are 22 child daycare & preschools in Charleston, West Virginia, making up 55% of the 40 total childcare facilities in the city. Below you'll find a complete directory to help you compare and choose the right daycare for your child.
When choosing a daycare in Charleston, consider visiting facilities in person, checking their licensing status, and asking about staff-to-child ratios, daily routines, and safety policies.
All Child Daycare & Preschools in Charleston
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- Address
- 4801 Staunton Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 925-5458
Morris Enrichment Center receives high praise from parents for exceptional staff care and communication. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, reasonable tuition, convenient hours, and strong emotional connections their children form with teachers. The center is noted for quality pre-K programming and staff that genuinely care about the children.
- Address
- 4615 Maccorkle Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 925-5141
Parents consistently praise Hands On Daycare for its caring, responsive staff and owners who treat children like their own. The facility is noted for home-cooked meals, cleanliness, engaging activities, and strong parent involvement. Multiple reviewers express high trust and satisfaction with their children's experience.
- Address
- 2393 Sissonville Dr, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 343-3196
Parents consistently praise New Beginning Learning Academy (NBLA) for its safe, clean environment and caring staff who treat children with individual attention. The facility is noted for excellent communication, flexible scheduling, and strong child development outcomes. Owner Todd Miller receives specific recognition for his attentiveness to both children and parents.
- Address
- 543 Bream E St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 342-2229
New Beginning Learning Academy receives consistently high praise from parents who describe it as a safe, clean, and caring facility with excellent staff. Parents highlight the welcoming environment, strong communication, flexible scheduling, and the owner's attentiveness. Children are reported to thrive academically and emotionally in this setting.
- Address
- 543 Bream St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 345-7176
These reviews do not appear to be for the daycare itself, but rather for Union Mission's thrift store, food pantry, and community services. Reviewers consistently praise the organization's staff as friendly and helpful, and commend their genuine commitment to serving those in need.
- Address
- 705 South Park Rd, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 925-0366
Parents consistently praise Charleston Child Care and Learning Center for its caring, nurturing staff who show genuine love for the children. The facility is noted for excellent communication with parents, reasonable pricing, and a family-like atmosphere. Multiple parents report their children are happy and eager to attend, with staff treating children as their own.
- Address
- 1701 5th Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 414-4402
- Address
- 1032 Virginia St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 344-4113
- Address
- 201 Donnally St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 340-3560
- Address
- 3322 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 340-0006
Parents consistently praise WV Early Learning Academy for its caring, attentive staff who provide individualized attention to children and maintain strong communication with families. The facility is noted for its safe environment, structured activities, reasonable pricing, and accommodating approach to individual child needs. Multiple long-term families express confidence in the center's ability to support their children's development and well-being.
- Address
- 302 Jefferson St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 558-1416
- Address
- 810 Wilkie Dr, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 344-4243
Friendly Faces Daycare receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, individual attention, structured routines, and long-term child development. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about discriminatory practices toward children with autism, health code violations including head lice outbreaks, inadequate staffing, and unsafe hygiene practices.
- Address
- 1200 Fledderjohn Rd, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 744-6150
A Mother's Touch Child Care & Learning Center has highly polarized reviews. Multiple parents praise the caring staff, Christian values, and positive learning environment, while several parents report serious allegations of child mistreatment and inappropriate punishment.
- Address
- 177 Campbell'S Creek Dr, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 925-7212
Discovery Kingdom receives mostly positive reviews praising the caring staff, educational activities, and safe environment, with particular praise for director Tamra and her team. However, two negative reviews raise serious safety concerns, including allegations of staff misconduct and inadequate oversight of child protection issues.
- Address
- 1400 Quarrier St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 345-5437
- Address
- 111 Dutch Rd, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 345-5882
- Address
- 915 Main St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 989-9063
- Address
- 1111 Oakhurst Dr, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 346-6043
- Address
- 2400 Sixth Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 344-4147
- Address
- 317 Washington W St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 346-6255
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- 200 Park Ave, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 344-4472
- Address
- 317 W Washington St, Charleston, WV
- Phone
- (304) 346-2551
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