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Daycares in Encinitas, CA

48 licensed child care providers in Encinitas, 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.

Encinitas averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

+0.5 vs California average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Encinitas3.6
  • California3.0

15 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+4 vs California average

Composite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.

  • Encinitas55
  • California51

6 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Encinitas

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Encinitas Daycares

Highest-confidence providers

Ranked by the Confidence Index lower bound: the score the public record can defend, not the score a single glowing review can inflate. How scoring works.

  1. 1
    ACADEMY AT BRIGHT HORIZONS, THE

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 154

    32Elevated Risk
  2. 2
    BLOOMING HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS

    SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER · capacity 42

    32Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    ENCINITAS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 144

    32Elevated Risk
  4. 4
    LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 60

    29Elevated Risk
  5. 5
    RHOADES PRESCHOOL

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 80

    28Elevated Risk
  6. 6
    BRIGHT HORIZONS AT ENCINITAS

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 130

    15Elevated Risk