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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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Mary Myers Daycare #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2

Mary Myers Daycare #2 has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring teachers, cleanliness, organization, and the owner Mary's involvement. However, multiple negative reviews cite serious safety concerns including unauthorized transportation arrangements for a special needs child, reckless driving by staff, lack of engagement with children, and alleged physical punishment.

Friendly and caring teachersclean and well-organized facilityprofessional
Address
4766 Us New Hwy 64 East, Lexington, NC
Phone
(336) 237-9690
Kids Only
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.2
Address
202 Shuler Circle, Thomasville, NC
Phone
(336) 474-8700
Little Angels Child Care Center # 4
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Little Angels Child Care Center receives mixed reviews. Some parents praise it highly, with children attending for years. However, multiple parents report serious concerns about professionalism, communication, management availability, and dishonest business practices.

Long-term attendancequality childcare experience
Address
108 Timberlane Drive, Rocky Mount, NC
Phone
(252) 443-7250
Bright Beginnings Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Bright Beginnings receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents who report their children thrive academically and emotionally, while other parents cite serious concerns including lost items, billing issues, frequent illness, and allegations of physical abuse.

Child development and learningprofessional staffcaring attitude
Address
201 Edwards Drive, Clinton, NC
Phone
(910) 299-0647
Tiny Tot Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Tiny Tot Child Development Center receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring staff, clean facility, and loving environment for their children. However, two negative reviews cite poor management communication and concerns about staff behavior toward children.

caring and attentive staffclean facilityengaging activities for children
Address
580 N C Hwy 27 South, Stanley, NC
Phone
(704) 263-9225
Just What I Needed Child Development Center INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

This daycare center receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about supervision and safety. While some parents praise the facility's 5-star rating and pre-K program, multiple recent reviews describe serious incidents including inadequate child supervision, staff unresponsiveness, poor behavior management, and lack of communication about safety issues.

State-rated 5-star facilitygood pre-K programwelcoming environment
Address
1201 C Merritt Drive, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 297-9331
Watch Me Grow Academy LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1
Address
100 Gossman Drive, Southern Pines, NC
Phone
(910) 692-4977
The Little School At Duke
Before or After School Daycare
3.1
Address
1516 Hull Ave, Durham, NC
Phone
(919) 354-6600
Beginning Years Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Beginning Years Day Care receives mixed reviews with strong praise for classroom teachers and care quality, but significant complaints about administrative issues, payment handling, and safety concerns. Several parents report dedicated staff and welcoming environments, while others describe serious problems with management, billing errors, and alleged safety incidents.

Teachers are caring and dedicatedwarm and welcoming staffclean facility
Address
2211 Little Rock Road, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 398-8989
First Steps Childcare & Learning Center - B
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

First Steps Childcare & Learning Center receives predominantly positive feedback from long-term parents who praise the caring staff, clean facilities, and strong communication. However, one prospective parent reported a deeply concerning experience involving discriminatory comments from the director toward a child in speech therapy.

Caring and attentive staffsafe and clean facilitiesexcellent parent communication with daily updates
Address
3437 N Main Street, Hope Mills, NC
Phone
(910) 423-4333
First Steps Childcare & Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

First Steps Childcare receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising caring and attentive staff, strong communication, clean facilities, and a good balance of education and play. However, one parent reported a deeply negative experience during a tour, alleging the director made discriminatory comments about a child in speech therapy.

Caring and professional staffexcellent parent communication with daily updatesclean and spacious facili
Address
3437 N Main St, Hope Mills, NC
Phone
(910) 423-4333
Scott Childcare INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Scott Childcare Inc. receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. Most parents praise the teachers and learning environment, but one parent reported a negative experience involving sudden termination of care and concerns about staff handling of their toddler.

Caring teacherspositive learning environmentchildren enjoy attending
Address
2233 Hwy 72 West, Lumberton, NC
Phone
(910) 671-9955
Almost Home Child Care LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Almost Home Child Care LLC receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the director Debra, staff quality, and their children's happiness and learning. However, multiple negative reviews cite cleanliness concerns, frequent illness, inadequate food portions, limited activities, staff rudeness, and unprofessional business practices.

Caring and phenomenal staffresponsive directorchildren happy and learning
Address
571 S Main St, Mocksville, NC
Phone
(336) 751-7529
Lynda'S Play And Learn Too INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

LYNDA'S PLAY AND LEARN TOO INC has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the owner's caring nature, organized environment, and active daily activities. Negative reviews cite poor supervision, lack of parent communication about injuries and illnesses, and unprofessional staff responses to parental concerns.

Caring and loving stafforganized and professionalactive daily activities
Address
314 N Railroad Street, Wallace, NC
Phone
(910) 285-6818
Little Angels Child Care Center #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Little Angels Child Care Center #2 receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Positive reviews praise the facility as excellent with long-term attendance, while negative reviews cite serious concerns about unprofessional management, poor communication, deceptive enrollment practices, and rude staff.

Long-term student retentionquality care for children
Address
304 Hill Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Phone
(252) 985-7309
Mallard Creek Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Mallard Creek Learning Center is highly rated by parents, with all recent reviews giving 5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring staff, strong academics, and safe learning environment. The center holds a Five Star license from the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

Caring and compassionate staffstrong academic preparationclean facility
Address
8765 Browne Road, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 948-2046
Our Future Generations II INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Our Future Generations II Inc. in Charlotte has highly polarized reviews. One parent praised the staff and communication about their daughter's learning, while multiple parents reported concerns about professionalism, documentation issues, and late opening times.

Communication with parentschild learning and developmentstaff care
Address
4901 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 393-4045
Chosen Childcare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Chosen Childcare receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about child safety and staff professionalism. While some parents praise the owner's compassion and caring approach, multiple parents report incidents of child injuries, inadequate supervision, unprofessional behavior, and allegations of staff misconduct that have involved state investigations.

Caring and empathetic ownersweet directornice and understanding teachers
Address
2101-106 Pyramids Village Blvd, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 358-7054
Emmanuel Child Care Center
Church Daycare
3.1
Address
3816 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, NC
Phone
(704) 226-1200
Irene Wortham Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Irene Wortham Early Learning Center has experienced a significant decline in quality since new administration took over. While teachers are consistently praised as caring and dedicated, parents report serious concerns about the new director's management style, lack of communication, restrictive policies, and failure to implement IEP accommodations for special needs children.

Caring and loving teachersfavorable teacher-to-student ratioserves special needs populati
Address
916 West Chapel Road, Asheville, NC
Phone
(828) 274-6066
Kidz Kastle
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

KIDZ KASTLE receives highly polarized reviews, with most parents praising the caring staff and educational environment, but several recent reviews cite serious concerns about owner conduct, communication issues, and operational inconsistencies. The facility appears to have strong teaching staff but management problems that have led to parent dissatisfaction.

Caring and loving staffeducational environmentgood preparation for elementary school
Address
4820 Camden Road, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 426-3557
Snyder Memorial Preschool And Learning Center
Church Daycare
3.1

Snyder Memorial Preschool and Learning Center in Fayetteville receives consistently high praise from parents. Reviews highlight caring, invested staff and a strong learning curriculum that prepares children academically and socially. Parents emphasize the genuine connection between teachers and students and the facility's reliability.

caring and invested teachersstrong academics and kindergarten preparationsocial skill development
Address
701 Westmont Drive, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 484-5067
Happy Day Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.1

Happy Day Child Development Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents and grandparents who praise the owner's personal attention, caring staff, and engaging curriculum. The center is described as professional, understanding, and providing a worry-free experience for working parents. One negative review mentions unprofessional behavior from management.

Owner knows families personallycaring and attentive staffengaging activities and curriculum
Address
710 South Main Street, Landis, NC
Phone
(704) 857-8712
Kiddie Klubhouse
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
164 Burwell Avenue, Henderson, NC
Phone
(252) 572-4853
Eilene'S Child Care LLC #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
2313 South Memorial Drive, Greenville, NC
Phone
(252) 364-2844
Carrboro Elementary Pre-K/Head Start
Headstart Programs
3
Address
125 West Main Street, Suite 200, Carrboro, NC
Phone
(919) 918-2153
Best Enrichment Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
209 W Pine Street, Goldsboro, NC
Phone
(919) 734-8698
Learning Lemon Drops Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
854 East Street, Pittsboro, NC
Phone
(919) 542-3545
Precious Angels Daycare II
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
3811 Hillcrest Drive, Lumberton, NC
Phone
(910) 738-1793
Herman Street Early Head Start
Headstart Programs
3
Address
801 Herman Street, Goldsboro, NC
Phone
(919) 736-4577

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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.