Child Care Centers in ZIP 04345 (Gardiner, ME)
Within Gardiner, ME, ZIP 04345 has 5 licensed child care centers on record.
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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.
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All child care centers in ZIP 04345
Provider-level state licensing data
| Provider | Overall | Health insp. | Staffing | QM | Licensed capacity | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club Of Kennebec Valley- Gardiner Club House | Not rated | — | — | — | 246 | Not reported |
| Lil Bucks And Does Daycare | Not rated | — | — | — | 45 | Not reported |
| Little Explorers Childcare | Not rated | — | — | — | 38 | Not reported |
| Miss Sugarman\'s School For Extraordinary Children | Not rated | — | — | — | 49 | Not reported |
| Skcdc - Plummer Street Early Care & Education Center- Skcdc | Not rated | — | — | — | 80 | Not reported |
ZIP 04345 at a glance
This ZIP-level profile spans 5 listed child care centerss in ZIP 04345; 0 of them report a quality rating (0%). No provider in this ZIP carries a published overall star rating in the current data, so comparison here rests on inspection, staffing, and quality details. 5 of these providers report 458 licensed child care spaces in total.
| Providers on record | 5 |
|---|---|
| With a published overall rating | None published |
| Average overall rating | Not published |
| Highest-rated provider | Not published |
| Ownership mix | Not reported |
| Licensed capacity (total) | 458 |
Comparing child care centers in ZIP 04345
The strongest comparisons weigh several signals together - licensing record, ratios and group sizes, caregiver experience, and the particular hours and services a family needs. No single measure captures all of that, and nothing replaces a visit.
Where you can, visit each option in ZIP 04345, Gardiner, ME, watch how caregivers interact with children, ask how daily updates and pickups are handled, and get costs and schedules confirmed in writing. Steady, engaged caregivers count for as much as any published record.
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Data & methodology
Data source: public state licensing datasets including state child care licensing records and registries (processing date 2026-10-07). See the methodology page for normalization details. This page is provided for general information only.
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