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.

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TypeAll (99)Centers (47)Home (52)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
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
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MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL

424 W 21ST ST

No violationsCapacity: 30SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
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ALEXANDER STREET MONTESSORI SCHOOL

201 E ALEXANDER

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
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STONE RIDGE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

2738 DAN WARD RD

No violationsCapacity: 45SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
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MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL

436 W 21ST ST

No violationsCapacity: 22SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
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FAIRSIDE HEAD START

655 G ST

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 8INFANT CENTER
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MERCED MONTESSORI SCHOOL

424 W 21ST STREET

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 44DAY CARE CENTER
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PLAY ADVENTURES INC

655 G ST

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 24SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER

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