32 Daycare Centers in Jacksonville, North Carolina

Top 10 Best Rated Daycares in Jacksonville

Ranked using a weighted score that combines Google rating with the number of parent reviews — daycares with more reviews rank higher than those with a high rating but few reviews. Last updated: March 2026.

1. 1

   Abundance Of Love & Learning Center

   4.69 score

   5(11)

   1510 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, NC · Church Daycare · Capacity: -999 children

   Abundance of Love & Learning Center is a highly-regarded religious daycare in Jacksonville, North Carolina with consistently excellent reviews. Parents praise the attentive, caring staff who maintain strong communication, provide individualized attention, and create a nurturing environment where children make significant developmental progress. The facility is noted for cleanliness, well-planned curriculum, and a family-like atmosphere that serves infants through school-age children.

   Caring and attentive staffexcellent parent communication via group chats and regular updatesclean facilitywell-planned daily schedule
2. 2

   Happy Day Christian Child Care Too

   4.62 score

   4.8(17)

   531 Henderson Dr, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   Happy Day Christian Child Care Too is a highly-rated center with an exceptional reputation spanning over 50 years. Parents consistently praise the experienced, long-tenured staff, warm and nurturing environment, and strong focus on individual child development. Children show measurable academic progress while feeling safe, loved, and well-prepared for elementary school.

   Experienced and stable staff (many 20+ years tenure)warm and nurturing atmospherestrong academic curriculumindividual attention to each child
3. 3

   Excel Xii

   4.56 score

   4.7(20)

   2965 Henderson Extension, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   EXCEL XII receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight exceptional teacher quality, strong communication, family-like treatment, and successful developmental outcomes for their children across infant through pre-K programs.

   Loving and caring staffexcellent communicationteachers treat families like familystrong early childhood education
4. 4

   Catalyst Child Care

   4.48 score

   4.6(20)

   1985 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, NC · Before or After School Daycare · Capacity: -999 children

   No parent reviews about the daycare services are available. The 10 five-star reviews provided are about Catalyst Church, not the school-based child care center.

   None mentioned for daycare services
5. 5

   Sanctuary Childcare Services

   4.4 score

   4.5(20)

   1675 Piney Green Road, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   Sanctuary Childcare Services receives consistently positive feedback from parents whose children attend. Parents report significant social and developmental progress in their children, particularly for shy or reserved toddlers who quickly become comfortable and engaged. Staff are described as caring, nurturing, and communicative, creating a welcoming faith-based environment.

   Children show rapid social development and confidence buildingcaring and nurturing teachersopen communication with parentsfaith-based environment
6. 6

   Excel Ix

   4.32 score

   4.4(20)

   160 Huff Drive, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   EXCEL IX receives consistently excellent feedback from parents who praise the engaged, caring staff and positive learning environment. Parents report smooth transitions, strong teacher-child relationships, and effective communication throughout the day. The facility maintains high cleanliness standards and provides quality learning materials and activities.

   Engaged and attentive teacherswarm and welcoming staffsmooth drop-off and pick-up experiencesexcellent communication with parents
7. 7

   Excel Viii

   4.28 score

   4.4(12)

   1 Office Park Drive, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   EXCEL VIII receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the caring, attentive staff, strong developmental support, reliable care, and engaging programs including summer field trips. Multiple long-term families recommend the center for before/after school care and general daycare services.

   caring and attentive stafftransparent communicationchild development support (speechpotty training
8. 8

   Onslow County Child Development Center

   4 score

   4(11)

   920 Gumbranch Road, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   This daycare has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the small, family-oriented environment, fresh food, engaged staff, and hands-on ownership. However, negative reviews raise serious safety and sanitation concerns, including dirty infant rooms, inattentive staff, improper equipment use, neglect incidents, and lack of transparency.

   Fresh homemade foodsmall family-oriented environmentengaged and friendly staffhands-on owner involvement
9. 9

   Childrens Palace Of Jacksonville

   3.84 score

   3.8(18)

   251 Northwest Circle, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

   These reviews do not appear to be for a daycare center, but rather for The Children's Place, a retail clothing store in Jacksonville Mall. The reviews consistently praise the store's clothing selection, competitive prices, and exceptional customer service from staff members.

   Wide variety of clothingcompetitive pricesfrequent saleswell-organized store
10. 10

    Teachable Moments Child Development Center

    3.84 score

    3.8(20)

    4355-C Gum Branch Rd, Jacksonville, NC · Child Daycare & Preschools · Capacity: -999 children

    Parents consistently praise Teachable Moments Child Development Center for its caring, passionate staff and nurturing environment where children thrive academically and socially. Reviews highlight strong communication with parents, engaging activities, and a focus on emotional development and positive guidance. Families report their children are excited to attend and have experienced significant developmental improvements.

    Caring and passionate staffstrong parent communicationchild development and social skill growthengaging activities and summer programs

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