Palm Beach County · Florida
Boca Raton at a glance
75 licensed child care providers in Boca Raton, drawn from the state licensing agency's public records. Each profile carries the license number, status, and capacity on record. Where the state publishes nothing for a field, or the daycare is not licensed, the profile says so plainly.
About licensed daycares in Boca Raton
Boca Raton sits at the southern edge of Palm Beach County, between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The city is known for its master-planned neighborhoods, corporate campuses (Office Depot, ADT, and a large financial-services cluster), Florida Atlantic University, and Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Neighborhoods like East Boca near the beach, the newer developments west of I-95 toward the Turnpike, and the master-planned communities in West Boca each frame very different family patterns. Many households here run on dual professional schedules, and there is strong demand for extended-hour care, VPK, and enrichment-heavy programs. The licensed provider directory includes established accredited centers, faith-based programs across the older grid, and family day care homes throughout the residential blocks.
Boca Raton averages
Averaged across every provider on record.
Parent sentiment
+1.0 vs Florida averageAverage parent review rating on Google or Yelp.
- Boca Raton4.4
- Florida3.4
29 providers sampled
Daycare Index Rating
-4 vs Florida averageAverage Daycare Index Rating across the providers here that carry a score. Each score is built only from the public record available for that provider, and whatever the data cannot answer is excluded rather than guessed at. See scoring guide.
- Boca Raton50
- Florida55
75 providers sampled
Top 10 Google RatingsYelp
Bayesian-adjusted so review volume matters, not just stars.
Top 10 Safety Ratings
Ranked by the composite Daycare Confidence Index.
Most-Reviewed Boca Raton Daycares
Raw review volume. Not a quality signal on its own.
Most Loved by Boca Raton ParentsYelp
Trust-adjusted parent rating, so review volume counts.
Highest-confidence providers
Ranked by the overall Confidence Index: the regulatory record, parent reviews, accreditation, staff qualifications, and how much each provider publishes about itself. How scoring works.
75 daycares in Boca Raton
More daycares in Boca Raton
15 more, in the same order as the cards above. Each name opens that provider’s licence record, inspections and parent reviews.
- Sunrise Park Elementary VPK
Center-based · No parent reviews yet
- Sunville Academy, Inc.
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · VPK
- Temple Beth El Of Boca Raton Inc.
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · VPK · Faith-based
- The Appleseed
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · Gold Seal · VPK · Faith-based · Accredited
- The Trustees Of Advent Lutheran Church Inc.
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · Faith-based
- Torah Academy Of Boca Raton, Inc.
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · VPK · Faith-based
- Torah Tots Academy, Inc.
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · Gold Seal · VPK · Faith-based · Accredited
- VERDE ELEMENTARY ASP
Center-based · No parent reviews yet
- WATERS EDGE ELEMENTARY ASP
Center-based · No parent reviews yet
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY ASP
Center-based · No parent reviews yet
- Wendy Corso-Ruud Family Child Care Home
Home daycare · No parent reviews yet
- YMCA Of Boca Raton
Center-based · No parent reviews yet · VPK
- YMCA Of South Palm Beach County At 901
Center-based · No parent reviews yet
- Congregation B'nai Israel Of Boca Raton, Inc.
Center-based · Google 3.0, 4 reviews · VPK · Faith-based
- Boca Raton Housing Authority
Center-based · Google 3.7, 32 reviews · VPK
Parents ask
Frequently asked
How many licensed daycares are in Boca Raton, Florida?
As of the latest Florida Department of Children and Families sync, there are 75 licensed child care providers within the Boca Raton city limits, in Palm Beach County. Verify current status at myflfamilies.com, which is the authoritative record.
How many Boca Raton daycares offer VPK?
40 of the 75 licensed providers in Boca Raton currently offer Florida's free Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program for 4-year-olds — filter by the VPK badge on the sidebar to see them.
How many Boca Raton daycares hold Gold Seal accreditation?
21 providers in Boca Raton hold Florida's Gold Seal Quality Care designation, which requires an outside quality accreditation above the DCF licensing minimum. Filter by the Gold Seal chip to see them.
Which Boca Raton daycares accept Florida School Readiness subsidies?
44 providers in Boca Raton are on record as offering the Florida School Readiness subsidized child care program. Filter by the School Readiness chip to see the current list.
Are there Head Start programs in Boca Raton?
3 providers participate in the federal Head Start program in Boca Raton. Head Start serves income-eligible children ages 3 to 5 at no cost to the family.
How often are Boca Raton daycares inspected by DCF?
Licensed child care facilities in Florida are inspected at least three times per year by the Florida Department of Children and Families, plus additional visits in response to complaints or reported incidents. Every routine inspection recorded by DCF appears on the daycare's profile page on this site.
Are most Boca Raton daycares child care centers or family day care homes?
Of the 75 licensed providers in Boca Raton, roughly 71 are licensed child care centers or facilities and roughly 4 are family day care homes. The remaining providers hold other DCF license classifications.
How do I verify a Boca Raton daycare's current license status?
Every daycare profile on this site links back to the Florida Department of Children and Families public license lookup. Before enrolling, verify the current license status, capacity, and any open corrective actions directly at myflfamilies.com. The DCF record is authoritative and more current than anything published here.