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Daycares in Elyria, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Elyria, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where Ohio publishes them, its inspection records. Some come from public business listings, with no Ohio license record matched yet.

daycares in Elyria
53
daycare centers
37
home daycares
16
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Elyria

Showing 1 to 30 of 53

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Home daycare

    Angel Day Care

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    7 state visits · 10 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycare

    Becky Miller

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    7 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycare

    Carlett Spraggins

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycare

    Crystal Nikolov

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    6 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycare

    Eara Brown

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 21 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycare

    Elysia Garcia

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    2 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Home daycare

    Jeniese Dean

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    7 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycare

    Marcella Carmichael

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    5 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycare

    Michelle Ryder

    Elyria, OH 44035 · address shared with families

    8 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 53 Elyria daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Elyria

In the last 3 years, 40 of the 43 Elyria daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by Ohio Department of Children and Youth. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Elyria daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited37%
1 to 2 rules12%
3 to 5 rules614%
6 to 10 rules1330%
11 or more rules2047%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth.

Cost

What daycare costs in Elyria

Full-time infant care in Lorain County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 23% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$295
Home daycare$200

Toddler

Center$265
Home daycare$190

Preschool

Center$232
Home daycare$175

Lorain County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Elyria

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their Ohio license and the state's visits; where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Center or home

    37 centers and 16 home daycares. Homes care for smaller groups in the provider's home; their street addresses are not shown here.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Elyria

How many daycares are in Elyria, OH?

53 daycares are listed in Elyria: 37 child care centers and 16 home daycares. 10 of them come from public business listings, with no Ohio license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How much does daycare cost in Elyria?

Full-time infant care in Lorain County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Elyria daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Ohio Department of Children and Youth published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

Run a daycare in Elyria?

Claim your listing to set your hours, post openings, add photos and reply to parent reviews.