Curated · August 2026

Best Daycares in Cleveland, TX

Our top licensed picks in Cleveland — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from Texas Health and Human Services — Child Care Regulation. 10 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.

How we picked: from 10 licensed centers in Cleveland, we surface those with a current license, larger licensed capacity, and the most recent verification. Ranking is objective and editorial — providers cannot pay for placement. Always confirm current license status before enrolling.

1

Tarkington Learning Center

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 99 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
2

Liberty Church Early Learning Center

Cleveland, TX · 77328

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 64 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6pm
3

Mimi's Learning Place

Cleveland, TX · 77328

Licensed Child Care Home Licensed Capacity 12 2 years - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
4

Mary Beasley

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Registered Child Care Home Licensed Capacity 12 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–5pm
5

Jacquelynn Waller

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Listed Family Home Licensed Capacity 3 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–5:30pm
6

Leonila Garay

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Listed Family Home Licensed Capacity 3 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6pm
7

Met Head Start

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Licensed Center Capacity 113 2 years - 12 years
8

Repair The Breach Early Learning Center Primary

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Licensed Center Capacity 74 0 months - 12 years
9

Met Early Head Start

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Licensed Center Capacity 62 0 months - 12 years
10

My Second Home Bilingual Academy Llc

Cleveland, TX · 77327

Licensed Center Capacity 43 0 months - 12 years

How we ranked these Cleveland daycares

This ranking is built from public licensing records, not from opinions or paid placements. Every center on this page is pulled from the state licensing database, and the order is decided by three objective signals applied in this exact sequence:

  1. Current license status first. Centers whose permit is on record as licensed appear above those with any other status. A license is the single strongest signal a state gives you.
  2. Licensed capacity, largest first. Bigger licensed capacity usually means more classrooms, more age groups served and a better chance of an open spot — but it is not a measure of quality, and a small center may suit your child better.
  3. Most recent inspection date. A center inspected recently has fresher public data behind it, so what you read here is closer to today's reality.

What does not affect this ranking

No center can pay to be listed, to rank higher, or to change its description. We do not accept payment from providers, and affiliate links elsewhere on this site never influence the order of any listing.

What this list cannot tell you. Licensing data says nothing about staff turnover, how a room feels at 4pm, or whether a director answers the phone. Those you can only learn by visiting.

Before you enrol anywhere, verify the license yourself in your state database, tour during operating hours, and ask for the ratio in your child's specific room — our 30-point tour checklist walks through exactly what to ask.

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