Some of the Best Daycares in Traverse City, MI
Of Traverse City's 128 daycares, 19 (15%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, matching Michigan's statewide rate of 14%. Locally, providers average 3.9 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 2.7 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Michigan averages of 3.6 on Process and 2.8 on Structural.
The local market includes 58 centers, 24 group child care homes, and 46 family child care homes.
Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Traverse City. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Michigan methodology page for the full breakdown.
Rating Distribution in Traverse City
Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Traverse City: 3.0 (Sample of 128).
Process rating across all displayed daycares in Traverse City: 3.9 (Sample of 35).
Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Traverse City: 2.7 (Sample of 128).