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Daycares in Lorain, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Lorain, by ZIP code, 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 Lorain
75
daycare centers
39
home daycares
36
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All daycares in Lorain

Showing 1 to 30 of 75

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

  1. Home daycare

    Andrea Boyd

    Lorain, OH 44053 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    6 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  2. Home daycare

    Angel Jones

    Lorain, OH 44053 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    7 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  3. Home daycare

    Boss Babies

    Lorain, OH 44052 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours
    6 state visits · 21 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  7. Home daycare

    Dalia Gonzalez

    Lorain, OH 44053 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AM
    8 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  10. Home daycare

    Diane's Daycare

    Lorain, OH 44052 · address shared with families

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

    Diane Willis

    Lorain, OH 44055 · address shared with families

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

    Dreamers Home Childcare

    Lorain, OH 44052 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours
    5 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  16. Home daycare

    Eileen Garcia-Brooks

    Lorain, OH 44055 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours
    7 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  17. Home daycare

    Evelyn Torres

    Lorain, OH 44052 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  20. Home daycare

    Frances Garcia

    Lorain, OH 44055 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    6 state visits · 27 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  24. Home daycare

    Gloria Cabrera

    Lorain, OH 44053 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours
    5 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  29. Home daycare

    Jackie Fears

    Lorain, OH 44055 · address shared with families

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

    Jeanette's Daycare

    Lorain, OH 44055 · address shared with families

    7 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 75 Lorain daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Lorain

In the last 3 years, 63 of the 64 Lorain 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.

Lorain daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited12%
1 to 2 rules58%
3 to 5 rules1422%
6 to 10 rules1219%
11 or more rules3250%

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

How to read a state record

Cost

What daycare costs in Lorain

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.

Programs

Programs in Lorain

Home daycares36Head Start5Weekend daycare10Night daycare8Early morning daycare29

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Sheffield Twnsh1 daycare · 3 miAmherst9 daycares · 4 miSheffield Lake4 daycares · 4 miSheffield1 daycare · 5 miElyria53 daycares · 6 miSouth Amherst1 daycare · 7 miAvon16 daycares · 7 miAvon Lake18 daycares · 9 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Lorain

  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

    39 centers and 36 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 Lorain

How many daycares are in Lorain, OH?

75 daycares are listed in Lorain: 39 child care centers and 36 home daycares, across 3 ZIP codes. 11 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 Lorain?

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 Lorain 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.

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