Daycares in Ames, IA
36 licensed child care providers in Ames, 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.
Ames averages
Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.
Parent sentiment
+1.0 vs Iowa averageAverage parent review rating on Google or Yelp.
- Ames4.2
- Iowa3.2
8 providers sampled
Daycare Index Rating
+9 vs Iowa averageComposite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.
- Ames54
- Iowa45
4 providers sampled
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.
- 1LilyPad Learning Center, Ames Research Park27Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 2Prairie Flower Children's Center23Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 3University Community Childcare Inc23Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 4Formative Years Growing and Learning Center22Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
