Some of the Best Daycares in Elk City, OK

Of Elk City's 13 daycares, 9 (69%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Oklahoma's statewide rate of 75%. Locally, providers average 3.9 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 Oklahoma averages of 3.9 on Process and 4.9 on Structural.

The local market includes 12 centers and 1 family child care home, a lower home-based share than Oklahoma's average of 45%.

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