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1,168 Child Daycare & Preschools in Wisconsin

Browse 1,168 child daycare & preschools across Wisconsin. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Wisconsin

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

Wisconsin has about 1,286 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

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

Daycare Breakdown in Wisconsin

There are 1,286 daycares in Wisconsin: 82 headstart facilities, 22 before/after school centers, 14 religious facility daycares, and 1,168 childcare and preschool centers.

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Children Of The Lord Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

Children of the Lord Daycare in La Crosse receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, who praise the patient and genuine staff, clean facilities, and good value. However, one parent raised significant concerns about the infant classroom setup and staffing ratio, citing inadequate equipment, workspace, and organizational systems that create stress for both teachers and babies.

Patient and cheerful staffclean and secure facilitiesgreat hours
Address
2015 Ward Ave, La Crosse, WI
Phone
(608) 785-1013
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Wee Care Child Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
1 W Brown St, Waupun, WI
Phone
(920) 324-9558
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Young Impressions INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7
Address
535 Water St, Iola, WI
Phone
(715) 445-4444
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Noahs Ark Christian Day Care Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Parents consistently praise Noah's Ark Christian Day Care Center for its warm, family-like atmosphere and caring staff. Children form strong bonds with teachers and thrive in a clean, secure, and well-organized environment. The center is highly recommended, though parents note the cost is significant.

Responsive and welcoming staff (especially Jenny and Rubi)strong teacher-child relationshipsclean and secure facility
Address
2942 Austin St, East Troy, WI
Phone
(262) 642-4046
Quality
Wee B Kids Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Wee B Kids is a center-based daycare in Brookfield that receives consistently high praise from parents. Parents highlight the warm, family-like environment, quality care, flexible scheduling, and child development focus. Multiple long-term families (3-10+ years) report strong satisfaction with the facility and staff.

Flexible scheduling with no required weekly commitmentaffordable pricingincluded hot meals
Address
1350 Davidson Rd, Brookfield, WI
Phone
(262) 785-9474
Quality
La Pre Enterprise Dba X-Cite Cc
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

LA PRE ENTERPRISE (operating as LaPre Academy) in Racine receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, nurturing environment, and long-term enrollment satisfaction, but several parents report serious concerns about director communication, vehicle safety, and child care incidents.

caring and patient staffnurturing environmentchild development support
Address
2711 19th St, Racine, WI
Phone
(262) 619-3490
Ywca Discovery Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

YWCA Discovery Center receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise the caring staff and supportive environment, particularly for families in crisis situations. However, several parents report significant administrative and communication issues, including difficulty reaching staff by phone, repeated paperwork problems, and inconsistent follow-up.

Caring and compassionate staff membersclean facilitiesspacious rooms
Address
1735 S Washington St, Janesville, WI
Phone
(608) 752-5445
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Schools Out
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Reviews are highly polarized with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. Positive reviews praise caring staff, cleanliness, and diverse extracurricular opportunities. Negative reviews cite strict food policies, poor food quality, alleged staff rudeness, and serious concerns about discriminatory treatment and COVID-related truancy threats.

Caring educators and staffclean facilitiesdiverse extracurricular activities (sports
Address
369 Williams St, Marshall, WI
Phone
(608) 655-1588
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Rock-A-Bye Baby Nursery School
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Rock-A-Bye Baby Nursery School receives consistently high praise from parents, with most reviews giving 5 stars. Parents highlight caring, dedicated staff, engaging activities, and strong leadership from directors. Several families have used the facility for multiple years, indicating satisfaction and retention.

caring and sweet staffstrong director leadership (NicoleNikki
Address
801 Lois Dr, Sun Prairie, WI
Phone
(608) 834-5867
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Rock-A-Bye Education Connection
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Rock-A-Bye Education Connection receives consistently high ratings from parents who praise the caring staff, engaging activities, and strong communication through their app. Many families have been enrolled for multiple years, citing the directors' personal attention and nurturing environment as key reasons for their loyalty.

caring and supportive staffengaging activities (projectswater days
Address
751 Lois Dr, Sun Prairie, WI
Phone
(608) 834-5867
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Rock-A-Bye Child Care Learning Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6

Rock-A-Bye Child Care Learning Center in Sun Prairie receives consistently high praise from parents, with reviewers highlighting caring staff, engaging activities, and strong teacher-child relationships. Many families have been with the center for years, citing the directors' genuine care and supportive environment as key reasons for their loyalty.

caring and sweet staffsupportive directors (NicoleNikki
Address
811 Lois Dr, Sun Prairie, WI
Phone
(608) 834-5867
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Shining Stars Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.6
Address
1017 Laurel St, Marshfield, WI
Phone
(715) 898-2220
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Extended Love Child Development Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Extended Love Child Development Center in Pleasant Prairie receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, nurturing environment and qualified staff. Parents highlight the center's cleanliness, organized curriculum, family atmosphere, and strong preparation for kindergarten, with many families returning for multiple children over many years.

caring and attentive staffclean facilityorganized learning programs
Address
9191 80th St, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Phone
(262) 697-9341
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Kozy Kids Koral
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
459 N Main St, Cottage Grove, WI
Phone
(608) 839-3814
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Learning Ladder Preschool And Cc
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Learning Ladder Preschool receives polarized reviews with most parents praising the teachers, care quality, and facility, while a smaller group reports serious concerns about management, handling of behavioral issues, and termination practices. The center appears to excel in classroom instruction and daily communication but struggles with administrative professionalism and inclusivity of children with different behavioral needs.

Caring and qualified teacherswell-stocked classroomsstructured curriculum
Address
312 W Cottage Grove Rd, Cottage Grove, WI
Phone
(608) 839-5437
Play Haven Sun Prairie LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Play Haven Sun Prairie receives consistently excellent feedback from parents who praise the caring, qualified staff and individualized attention given to children. Parents highlight strong communication, safety measures, developmental growth, and a welcoming environment that makes them feel confident leaving their children in the center's care.

Staff know children by nameexcellent communication with daily updates and photosindividualized care
Address
1160 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie, WI
Phone
(608) 825-3880
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Happy Hearts Day Care INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Happy Hearts Day Care receives mostly very positive reviews, with parents praising the caring staff, good communication, and family-like atmosphere. However, two negative reviews cite billing disputes and concerns about child supervision and staff communication.

Caring and experienced staffgood parent communicationsafe and clean environment
Address
3605 E 2nd St, Superior, WI
Phone
(715) 398-6174
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Brighter Beginnings Elc- A Karrasel
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Brighter Beginnings ELC has extremely polarized reviews. Long-term current families praise the staff's professionalism, accommodations, and care quality. However, multiple parents report serious concerns including staff rudeness and emotional mistreatment of children, administrative unprofessionalism, unresolved financial disputes, and inadequate care.

Supportive management during pandemicexperienced and caring stafffair accommodations
Address
1612 Truax Blvd, Eau Claire, WI
Phone
(715) 831-9944
Quality
Little Angel Child Care - Zion
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
912 N Oneida St, Appleton, WI
Phone
(920) 419-0808
Little Angel Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
1208 N Oneida St, Appleton, WI
Phone
(920) 738-0808
Encompass The Cornerstone Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Encompass The Cornerstone Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents who highlight caring, attentive staff and positive child development. However, several parents report serious concerns including billing inconsistencies, unprofessional director conduct, staff profanity and physical discipline, and frequent illness among children.

Caring and attentive staffchild development and social growthreliable and trustworthy caregivers
Address
345 N Broadway, Green Bay, WI
Phone
(920) 436-7554
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Ywca Madison Child Care Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Reviews are highly polarized with significant variation in experiences. Positive reviews praise affordability, the organization's mission, and overall satisfaction, while negative reviews cite cleanliness concerns, staff attitude issues, and problems with donation handling and volunteer coordination.

Affordable pricingstrong mission focused on racial justice and women empowermentsupportive community environment
Address
331 N Grant Ave, Janesville, WI
Phone
(608) 743-6847
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Little Inspirations Childcare Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Little Inspirations receives mostly positive reviews praising staff dedication, educational quality, and communication, though a small number of recent reviews raise concerns about food portions, owner behavior, and staff management issues.

Experienced and caring staffstrong communication with parentseducational curriculum
Address
740 Lake Park Rd, Menasha, WI
Phone
(920) 882-5566
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Ginger Bread House Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
4896 Larson Beach Rd, Mcfarland, WI
Phone
(608) 838-5105
Quality
Peter Piper Kiddie Nursery INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Peter Piper Kiddie Nursery receives mostly positive feedback from parents who praise the caring staff, clean facility, and safe environment. The majority of reviews highlight strong staff-child relationships and family-like atmosphere. However, one parent reported negative experiences including rude staff behavior and their child's distress.

friendly and involved staffsafe and secure playgroundclean facility
Address
561 Cleveland Ave, Marinette, WI
Phone
(715) 732-0433
Quality
Lutheran Home Children'S Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Reviews consistently praise Lutheran Home's caring and compassionate staff across all departments. Parents and families highlight the nurturing environment for children, excellent nursing care, and unique intergenerational programming that brings together childcare and senior services. The facility is recommended as one of the best in the Milwaukee County area.

Loving and supportive staffclean facilitybeautiful courtyard
Address
7500 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI
Phone
(414) 258-6170
Quality
Rainbow Childcare Of Monroe INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Rainbow Childcare receives mostly positive feedback, with most parents praising the caring staff, educational activities, and structured programs. However, two negative reviews raise concerns about financial management practices and classroom conditions. The facility appears to have a strong track record of student development and parent communication.

Caring and dedicated staffdiverse meal optionsstructured educational activities
Address
2709 6th St, Monroe, WI
Phone
(608) 328-8203
Quality
Arts For Kids
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Arts for Kids in Oshkosh receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about child safety and care quality. While some parents praise the staff friendliness and their own positive experiences, multiple reviews report aggressive handling of children, inadequate nutrition, poor sleeping conditions, and unresponsive management when issues are raised.

Staff is friendlysome parents report positive experienceschildren enjoy attending
Address
400 City Center, Ste D, Oshkosh, WI
Phone
(920) 303-9498
Quality
Noah'S Ark Day Care Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
1625 N 59th St, Superior, WI
Phone
(715) 392-1555
First United Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

First United Day Care Center receives mixed reviews with some parents praising staff attentiveness and long-term satisfaction, while others report serious concerns about neglect, sanitation, safety, cost, and unprofessional conduct. Multiple one-star reviews cite inadequate infant care, dirty facilities, staff behavior issues, and safety oversights. The facility appears to have significantly different experiences depending on the classroom or staff member.

Staff desc
Address
919 60th St, Kenosha, WI
Phone
(262) 658-1433
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Frequently asked questions

There are 1,168 child daycare & preschools daycares across Wisconsin. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Wisconsin are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Wisconsin'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 Wisconsin, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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.