How many licensed daycares are in Yuma?

There are 89 licensed child care providers in Yuma.

What percentage of Yuma daycares have high quality ratings?

90% of Yuma daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 93% statewide in Arizona.

What types of childcare are available in Yuma?

63 center-based, 26 home-based providers operate in Yuma.

How do Yuma daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Arizona?

Yuma daycares average 4.0 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Arizona statewide average of 4.0.

Is there financial help for childcare in Arizona?

Arizona offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.

Childery

Some of the Best Daycares in Yuma, AZ

Of Yuma's 89 daycares, 80 (90%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Arizona's statewide rate of 93%. Locally, providers average 4.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.6 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Arizona averages of 4.0 on Process and 4.8 on Structural.

The local market includes 63 centers, 18 group child care homes, and 8 family child care homes, a higher home-based share than Arizona's average of 13%.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Yuma. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Arizona methodology page for the full breakdown.

Daycares

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Yuma

52(58%)

28(31%)

7(8%)

2(2%)

0(0%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Yuma: 4.5 (Sample of 89).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Yuma: 4.0 (Sample of 54).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Yuma: 4.6 (Sample of 89).

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Some of the Best Daycares in Yuma

Alicias Day Care

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Az Western College Child Development Learning Lab

Bubbles Early Learning Center

C.P.L.C./Rancho Viejo-M.E.H.S./Rancho Viejo- C.C.P.

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C.S.D.#13 - Great Beginnings Preschool At Valley Horizon

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C.S.D.#13 - Smart Start Academy At Gary A. Knox

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C.S.D.#13 - Smart Start Academy At H.L.Suverkrup

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C.S.D.#13 - Smart Start Academy At Mesquite

Yuma, AZ

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C.S.D.#13 - Smart Start Academy At Ronald Reagan Academy

Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Yuma?: There are 89 licensed child care providers in Yuma.
What percentage of Yuma daycares have high quality ratings?: 90% of Yuma daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 93% statewide in Arizona.
What types of childcare are available in Yuma?: 63 center-based, 26 home-based providers operate in Yuma.
How do Yuma daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Arizona?: Yuma daycares average 4.0 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Arizona statewide average of 4.0.
Is there financial help for childcare in Arizona?: Arizona offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Arizona