Smart Start Development and Learning Center - Child Care Center in Waterford, MI
Smart Start Development and Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Waterford, MI. No state quality rating is published for this listing; confirm licensing, services, and availability directly with the provider.
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Contact details
Telephone: 419-236-4449
Street address: 355 Summit Drive, Waterford, MI
County: Oakland County
How to verify Smart Start Development and Learning Center
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Ownership & operation
Legal name: Smart Start Development & Learning Center LLC. Provider type: Center. Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.
About child care centers in Waterford
Child care centers are licensed programs that care for groups of children in a dedicated facility, usually organized into classrooms by age. States set licensing rules for staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, safety training, and background checks, and many centers also earn voluntary quality ratings.
To compare child care centers, check the licensing record and inspection history, ask about staff-to-child ratios and caregiver turnover, and look at how the day is structured. A visit tells you more than any single score. For local alternatives, browse the Child Care Centers directory for Waterford, the Oakland County child care centers list, or all care types in Waterford.
For context, this directory lists 27 child care centers in Waterford; 525 across Oakland County.
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Key facts
| Care type | Child Care Center |
|---|---|
| State quality rating | Not state-rated |
| Licensed capacity | 122 |
| Ownership | — |
| Provider type | Center |
| Source record ID | rk-MI-DC634013317 |
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Data provenance
Source: US Child Care Providers (Ryan Koch, Hugging Face) (record ryan-koch/US-Child-Care-Providers:michigan.json). Processing date: 2026-10-07. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not a substitute for visiting a provider.
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