Some of the Best Daycares in Merrillville, IN

Of Merrillville's 29 daycares, 26 (90%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Indiana's statewide rate of 80%. Locally, providers average 3.8 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.8 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Indiana averages of 3.6 on Process and 4.7 on Structural.

The local market includes 13 centers and 16 license-exempt programs.

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