Some of the Best Daycares in State College, PA

Of State College's 31 daycares, 15 (48%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Pennsylvania's statewide rate of 45%. Locally, providers average 3.3 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 Pennsylvania averages of 3.2 on Process and 4.0 on Structural.

The local market includes 28 centers, 1 group child care home, and 1 family child care home, a lower home-based share than Pennsylvania's average of 21%.

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