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Licensed daycares in 18508Scranton, PA

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 18508, with a combined licensed capacity of 268 children. Together they have been cited for 40 violations across 18 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.22 violations per inspection, which is above the Scranton average of 1.82.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (13 citations), followed by background checks (7). 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 4 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Discovery Montessori Providence

Center · Capacity 62 · 1733 N Main Ave · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Christian Child Cares Llc

Center · Capacity 51 · Ages 0 mo – 15 yr · 731 Oak St · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

23 violationsActive
Little People Day Care School

Center · Capacity 113 · Ages 0 mo – 15 yr · 910 OAK ST · Last inspected Jan 20, 2026

9 violationsActive
Small Wonders Learning Center

Center · Capacity 42 · Ages 13 mo – 15 yr · 1705 Wayne Ave · Last inspected Apr 6, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 18508

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

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