Some of the Best Daycares in Jay, ME
Of Jay's 11 daycares, 3 (27%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, matching Maine's statewide rate of 27%. Locally, providers average 3.5 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.0 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Maine averages of 3.3 on Process and 4.0 on Structural.
The local market includes 1 center and 10 family child care homes, a higher home-based share than Maine's average of 44%.
Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Jay. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Maine methodology page for the full breakdown.
Rating Distribution in Jay
Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Jay: 3.5 (Sample of 11).
Process rating across all displayed daycares in Jay: 3.5 (Sample of 11).
Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Jay: 4.0 (Sample of 11).