Daycares in Merced, California

99 facilitiesAvg score: 94.4

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

91 of 99 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

92 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 27, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Merced currently has 99 tracked providers. 91 have inspection history, 92 appear active, and 83% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 27, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

A

MUHSD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

1900 G ST

3 violationsCapacity: 36INFANT CENTER
A

DANIELSON HEAD START

1235 N ST

Head Start
3 violationsCapacity: 55DAY CARE CENTER
A

UC MERCED EARLY CHILDHOOD E.C.

5200 N. LAKE ROAD

4 violationsCapacity: 18INFANT CENTER
A

CHENOWETH PRESCHOOL

1730 E. BROOKDALE AVENUE

6 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

LEONTINE GRACEY

945 WEST AVE

3 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
B

ST. PAULS' EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MERCED

2916 N. MCKEE ROAD

6 violationsCapacity: 55DAY CARE CENTER
B

OUR LADY OF MERCY PRESCHOOL

1400 EAST 27TH STREET

9 violationsCapacity: 87DAY CARE CENTER
B

FRANKLIN PRESCHOOL

2736 N. FRANKLIN ROAD

6 violationsCapacity: 40DAY CARE CENTER
B

TENAYA HEAD START

760 W 8TH ST

6 violationsCapacity: 8INFANT CENTER
B

ADA GIVENS PRESCHOOL

2900 GREEN STREET

12 violationsCapacity: 22DAY CARE CENTER
C

MERCED EARLY LEARNING CENTER

1850 WARDROBE AVE

Head Start
9 violationsCapacity: 93SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
C

MERCED COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

3600 M STREET

9 violationsCapacity: 30INFANT CENTER
C

GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER & PRESCHOOL

353 E. DONNA DRIVE

9 violationsCapacity: 60SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
C

JOHN C. FREMONT SCHOOL

1120 WEST 22ND ST.

9 violationsCapacity: 22DAY CARE CENTER
C

BUHACH PRESCHOOL

760 LOUGHBOROUGH DR

20 violationsCapacity: 118SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
D

BEAR COUNTRY PRESCHOOL & DAY CARE

2115 WARDROBE AVE

12 violationsCapacity: 25SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
D

GATEWAY EDUCARE INFANT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL

343 E. DONNA DRIVE

22 violationsCapacity: 26INFANT CENTER
D

BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED

3190 COLLINS DR

19 violationsCapacity: 45SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
D

BUHACH PRESCHOOL YOSEMITE CROSSING

3670 G ST

16 violationsCapacity: 121SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
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SONSHINE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

500 BUENA VISTA DRIVE

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 28DAY CARE CENTER