Daycares in Rapid City, SD
60 licensed child care providers in Rapid City, 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.
Rapid City averages
Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.
Parent sentiment
+0.5 vs South Dakota averageAverage parent review rating on Google or Yelp.
- Rapid City3.7
- South Dakota3.2
13 providers sampled
Daycare Index Rating
-2 vs South Dakota averageComposite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.
- Rapid City45
- South Dakota46
9 providers sampled
Ranked lists for Rapid City
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.
- 1THE KIDS DEN37Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 2LITTLE OWLS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL30Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 3Horizon Point Child Development Center25Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 4OUR LITTLE TREASURES DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL21Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 5EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL18Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 6YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES CDC17Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 7LIL FRIENDS LEARNING CENTER14Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 8RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES13Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
- 9Westside Preschool & Daycare Inc.11Elevated Risk
Licensed Center
