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Licensed daycares in 17522Ephrata, PA

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 17522, with a combined licensed capacity of 929 children. Together they have been cited for 140 violations across 41 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.41 violations per inspection, which is below the Ephrata average of 4.22.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. 4 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (30 citations), followed by physical safety (25). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 7 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

7 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Grace Point Learning Center-Ephrata

Center · Capacity 251 · Ages 0 mo – 15 yr · 110 Durlach Rd · Last inspected Jun 5, 2026

46 violationsActive
U-Gro Learning Centres

Center · Capacity 168 · Ages 0 mo – 10 yr · 4170 Barrett Blvd · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

27 violationsActive
Pace Afterschool Program

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 3 yr – 15 yr · 510 Stevens Rd · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

20 violationsActive

No longer operating

4 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

Clay Elementary School

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 250 Clay School Rd · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

1 violationClosed
Highland Elementary School

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 99 Highland Ave · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

2 violationsClosed
Wiggles And Giggles Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 126 · 200 Washington Ave · Last inspected May 5, 2026

20 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 17522

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on Pennsylvania records

Pennsylvania does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Pennsylvania does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error