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4,419 Daycare Centers in North Carolina

Browse 4,419 daycare centers across North Carolina. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in North Carolina

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in North Carolina can make the decision-making process smoother.

North Carolina has about 4,419 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in North Carolina. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in North Carolina

There are 4,419 daycares in North Carolina: 273 headstart facilities, 883 before/after school centers, 310 religious facility daycares, and 2,953 childcare and preschool centers.

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Crestview Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
804 Crestview Avenue, Wilson, NC
Phone
(252) 243-5355
Preschool Of The Arts
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Preschool of the Arts receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the facility's quality, creative activities, loving teachers, and nutritious home-cooked meals. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns including inappropriate child handling, unresponsive management, frequent unexplained illness claims, check processing delays, and poor customer service.

High-quality facilitycreative arts-focused activitiescaring and loving teachers
Address
421 Terrace Drive, Kannapolis, NC
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Laurel Oak Children'S Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Parents consistently praise Laurel Oak Children's Center (now operating as SOP Little Disciples of Joy under new management) for its caring staff, clean facility, and family-like atmosphere. Multiple reviewers highlight the professionalism of administration, strong communication, and children's visible learning and development. Staff members are frequently noted for treating children with compassion and loving them like their own.

Caring and passionate staffclean facilityprofessional administration
Address
1004 Old Plank Road, High Point, NC
Phone
(336) 885-5622
All About Us-Kids Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

ALL ABOUT US-KIDS CHILD CARE CENTER receives highly polarized reviews, with most parents praising the facility's cleanliness, staff friendliness, and accommodations for special needs children, while a smaller number of parents report serious concerns about owner professionalism, communication, and child supervision practices. The center offers 24-hour care and flexible scheduling, though some question the accuracy of advertised hours.

Clean and well-organized facilit
Address
329 Charlotte Ave, Sanford, NC
Phone
(919) 718-9258
Four Leaf Clover Childcare Dev. Center #1
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
2017 Bentley Place, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 532-3554
Johnston Ymca Schoolage Program
Church Daycare
3.3

These reviews appear to be for a YMCA gym facility, not the Johnston YMCA Schoolage Program daycare. The gym receives mostly positive feedback for its facilities, welcoming staff, and affordability, though parking and crowding during peak hours are frequent concerns.

Welcoming and kind staffaffordable servicesspacious weight floor with variety of equipment
Address
3025 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 716-6374
Merry-Land Academy And Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Merry-Land Academy receives mixed reviews with strong polarization between parents. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, good communication, and long-term relationships with the owner Mary. Negative reviews cite poor feeding schedule adherence, state regulation non-compliance, inconsistent illness policies, and difficult communication with the owner.

caring and sweet caregiversfrequent communication with parentschildren enjoy attending
Address
2663 Hwy 105 South, Boone, NC
Phone
(828) 265-2333
Dusk-II-Dawn Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
2517 Mill Creek Road, Mebane, NC
Phone
(919) 563-0071
Four Leaf Clover Childcare Development Center #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
2025 Bentley Place, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 532-3554
Little Hedgepeth Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Little Hedgepeth Academy receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the director Ms. Sharon Pitts and her caring, professional staff. Parents report strong educational outcomes, a clean and safe environment, and genuine care for children's development and well-being.

Strong academic curriculum and learning outcomescaring and professional staffclean facility
Address
2400 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 599-5437
Creative Angels Childcare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Creative Angels Childcare Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents about affordability, cleanliness, staff care, and child development activities, but significant concerns from others regarding operational policies, communication, staff professionalism, lack of classroom visibility, and inconsistent attendance policies.

Affordable pricingclean facilitycaring and friendly staff
Address
1308 East Denim St, Erwin, NC
Phone
(910) 980-0510
Little Ivy League
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
710 Susan Tart Road, Dunn, NC
Phone
(910) 891-4120
Academy Of Spoiled Kids INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Academy of Spoiled Kids Inc in Greensboro receives consistently high praise from parents who have enrolled their children for extended periods. Parents highlight the nurturing staff, educational focus, clean facilities, and strong management, with many reporting their children are reluctant to leave and show advanced development. Multiple long-term families credit the center with helping children thrive academically, socially, and developmentally.

Caring and passiona
Address
2845 Camborne Street, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 856-7001
Nidia'S Little Learners
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
3302 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 375-3874
New Testament Child Development Center
Before or After School Daycare
3.3

New Testament Child Development Center receives mixed reviews. Positive reviewers praise the cleanliness, staff dedication, and developmental outcomes, while negative reviewers cite serious concerns about safety, hygiene, staff turnover, inadequate care for children with special needs, and billing practices.

Clean facilitydedicated management (Director Ms. Joanna and Ms. Sherry)personal attention to children
Address
2603 Goldmine Road, Monroe, NC
Phone
(704) 283-5606
Winchester Head Start Program
Headstart Programs
3.3

Winchester Head Start Program receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the educational value and quality of staff, but communication and facility conditions are significant concerns. Some parents report excellent experiences while others express frustration with responsiveness and teacher demeanor.

Educational programmingknowledgeable staffgrateful families
Address
1112 Fairley Ave, Monroe, NC
Phone
(704) 283-1114
Lifespan Circle School Burlington
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Lifespan Circle School Burlington has highly polarized reviews with strong praise for child development and teacher quality alongside serious safety and management concerns. Positive reviews highlight significant child progress and praise for specific staff members. Negative reviews report inadequate supervision, untrained staff, alleged physical abuse, poor customer service, and limited camera access for parent monitoring.

child development and learning progressde
Address
919 Stokes Street, Burlington, NC
Phone
(336) 513-4250
Stephanie'S Cdc INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Parents praise Stephanie's CDC for caring, dedicated staff who create a loving environment where children enjoy attending. Most reviewers highlight positive experiences and staff quality. However, one parent noted staffing shortages leading to closures and concerns about recent price increases.

Caring and passionate teachersloving environmentgreat staff
Address
2347 S Hwy 119, Mebane, NC
Phone
(336) 578-5015
Above & Beyond Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Reviews are highly polarized. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, owner Ms. Ore, clean environment, and educational value, with some families attending for years. Negative reviews cite serious concerns including isolating crying children in dark rooms, lack of professional communication, missed pickups, and dismissive staff behavior.

Caring and dedicated staffowner goes above and beyondclean environment
Address
1933 N Memorial Dr, Greenville, NC
Phone
(252) 752-9020
Noah'S Ark Child Development Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Noah's Ark receives mixed reviews with strong praise from recent parents for communication, curriculum, affordability, and safety during COVID, but serious concerns from other parents about staff behavior, management responsiveness, and child safety incidents.

Good communicationstructured daily schedulemeals provided
Address
2250 Wilkesboro Hwy, Statesville, NC
Phone
(704) 873-4777
Wee Are The World Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

WEE ARE THE WORLD CHILD CARE receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Positive reviewers praise the staff's kindness, professionalism, and developmental progress in children's language and social skills. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including inadequate incident documentation, injury management issues, staff behavioral problems, and allegations of abuse and bullying.

Kind and professional staffchildren show developmental progress especially in language skillsstaff creates a fun learning environment
Address
255 Durham Lake Rd, Dudley, NC
Phone
(919) 735-4595
Pam'S School Of Raleigh
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Pam's School of Raleigh receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise the clean facility, friendly staff, and happy children, while negative reviews raise serious concerns about alleged verbal abuse by a teacher and state investigation, as well as noise complaints from neighbors.

Clean facilityorganizedfriendly staff
Address
2705 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC
Phone
(919) 832-0766
The Happy Face Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

The Happy Face Preschool in Raleigh receives mostly positive nostalgic reviews from former students who attended years ago, citing happy memories and positive teacher relationships. However, one recent review raises concerns about how children are treated, suggesting potential issues with staff conduct.

Caring and memorable teacherspositive social development for introverted childrencreates lasting positive impressions and early childhood memories
Address
5010 Fort Sumter Road, Raleigh, NC
Phone
(919) 233-8081
Parkway Head Start
Headstart Programs
3.3

Parkway Head Start receives mixed reviews with significant communication and administrative concerns. While some parents praise individual teachers and report positive learning outcomes, multiple parents report chronic issues with phone accessibility, poor communication about schedules, and unprofessional management practices.

Friendly and awesome staffeffective English language instructionchildren enjoy attending
Address
102 Ymca Drive, Cary, NC
Phone
(919) 657-0577
Kiddie World Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3
Address
548 Us Hwy 17/13 South, Windsor, NC
Phone
(252) 794-3967
Lisa'S Lovable Learning Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Lisa's Lovable Learning Day Care receives mixed reviews. Three parents praise the caring staff and educational quality, while two parents report significant concerns about rigid nap time policies that don't accommodate active children and issues with teacher performance and management responsiveness.

loving and caring staffexceeds educational expectationsmakes positive impact on children's development
Address
134 Alley St, Vass, NC
Phone
(910) 245-7164
Gracie'S Childcare & Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Gracie's Childcare & Learning Center receives highly polarized reviews. Four parents praise the warm, home-like environment, attentive staff, and quality care for their children over extended periods. However, three parents report serious concerns including alleged bullying by staff, inadequate supervision, misuse of supplies, inconsistent communication about child care, and poor hygiene practices.

warm and caring environmenthome-like atmosphereattentive and pati
Address
1140 Sand Hill Rd, Hope Mills, NC
Phone
(910) 425-9194
Creative Enhancement Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Creative Enhancement Day Care receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise caring staff members like Ms. Tiffany and Mrs. Erica for their attentiveness and educational preparation. However, negative reviews cite unprofessional staff behavior, inconsistent van pickup/drop-off timing without clear windows, and inflexible policies regarding morning cutoff times.

Caring and respectful staffstrong educational foundation for kindergarten readinesslong-term family loyalty
Address
1509 Shaw Rd, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 630-2330
Creative Enhancement Afterschool Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Creative Enhancement Afterschool Care receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Positive reviews praise staff members like Ms. Tiffany and Mrs. Erica for being caring, respectful, and providing good educational preparation. Negative reviews cite unprofessional staff behavior, inconsistent transportation schedules, inflexible attendance policies, and poor communication.

Caring and respectful staffgood educational foundation for kindergarten readinesslong-term family loyalty
Address
1507 Shaw Rd, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 630-2330
Tom A. Finch Community Ymca School Age Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.3

Reviews are mixed, with strong praise for the summer camp program, cleanliness, and friendly staff, but significant complaints about facility layout, maintenance issues, staff professionalism, and limited member access due to school-age program priority.

Excellent summer camp program with field trips and structured activitiesclean facilityfriendly front desk and most staff
Address
1010 Mendenhall Street, Thomasville, NC
Phone
(336) 475-8380

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Frequently asked questions

There are 4,419 all daycares across North Carolina. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in North Carolina are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through North Carolina's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in North Carolina, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (North Carolina sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in North Carolina vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.