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Daycares in Bethesda, MD

100 licensed child care providers in Bethesda, 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.

Bethesda averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

+0.8 vs Maryland average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Bethesda2.9
  • Maryland2.1

31 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+8 vs Maryland average

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

  • Bethesda58
  • Maryland50

17 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Bethesda

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Bethesda DaycaresCitywide trust indexMost Loved by Bethesda Parents

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
    The Goddard School of Bethesda

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 222

    65Mixed Signals
  2. 2
    Bethesda Country Day School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 251

    58Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    Primrose School of Downtown Bethesda

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 206

    54Elevated Risk
  4. 4
    Cedar Lane Nursery School

    capacity 47

    43Elevated Risk
  5. 5
    Suburban Nursery School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 61

    40Elevated Risk
  6. 6
    Bethesda Preparatory Preschool

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 64

    38Elevated Risk
  7. 7
    Rock Spring Children's Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 236

    37Elevated Risk
  8. 8
    Bright Horizons at Democracy Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 35

    36Elevated Risk
  9. 9
    Wonders Early Learning at Edgemoor

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 71

    36Elevated Risk
  10. 10
    The Family Academy of Bethesda

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 126

    35Elevated Risk
  11. 11
    English Village Early Learning Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 40

    31Elevated Risk
  12. 12
    Wilson Lane Children's Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 42

    30Elevated Risk
  13. 13
    Bright Horizons at 2 Bethesda Metro

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 72

    26Elevated Risk
  14. 14
    Bannockburn Nursery School

    capacity 52

    21Elevated Risk
  15. 15
    Blooming Minds Early Learning Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 15

    21Elevated Risk
  16. 16
    Growing Minds Learning Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 8

    11Elevated Risk
  17. 17
    Happy Hands Learning Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 18

    7Elevated Risk