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2,953 Child Daycare & Preschools in North Carolina

Browse 2,953 child daycare & preschools 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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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
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
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

Feedback for KIDDIE KLUBHOUSE is divided, with one parent expressing satisfaction with the staff and community atmosphere. Conversely, other reviewers cite serious operational failures, including overworked teachers, limited child supervision, and poor communication, while also raising safety concerns regarding staff working while sick with COVID-19.

Supportive staffstrong sense of community
Address
164 Burwell Avenue, Henderson, NC
Phone
(252) 572-4853
Eilene'S Child Care LLC #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes the facility as family-owned and highly recommended, while two others report severe issues including staff who badmouth children and parents in their presence. These critical reviews also allege favoritism toward staff children, inconsistent discipline, and unprofessional conduct such as providing fast food on transportation. Conversely, one reviewer notes a specific staff member, Mr. JT, as a positive exception who treats all children equally.

family-owned atmospherehighly recommended by one parentspecific staff member treats all children equally
Address
2313 South Memorial Drive, Greenville, NC
Phone
(252) 364-2844
Best Enrichment Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent reports a negative experience regarding the transition to a new provider, citing the owner's refusal to waive a ten-day notice fee despite knowing their schedule needs. The review also expresses disappointment with the owner's handling of the departure process.

Reliable care during enrollment
Address
209 W Pine Street, Goldsboro, NC
Phone
(919) 734-8698
Learning Lemon Drops Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a clean, bright facility with caring staff who provide reassuring communication, while two other accounts report rude interactions, judgmental attitudes from the owner, and strict enforcement of pickup times.

Clean and bright environmentcaring staffgood communication
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
Bright Beginnings Christian Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Bright Beginnings Christian Center receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise attentive staff, child development support, and safe environments. Negative reviews cite poor management, lack of special needs training, unprofessional conduct, and facility issues like mold and pest problems.

attentive and caring staffchild development and skill buildingsafe environment
Address
396 Us Highway 111 South, Goldsboro, NC
Phone
(919) 778-1111
Sadie Saulter Pre-K Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

A few parents highlight positive experiences with staff communication and their children's developmental progress, while another reviewer reports negative interactions with front desk personnel regarding enrollment inquiries. The feedback presents a mix of satisfaction with classroom outcomes and dissatisfaction with administrative support. One parent describes the helpfulness of teachers in fostering early speech development, whereas a separate review cites rudeness and unhelpfulness from staff members.

helpful and professional stafffrequent updates on child's activitiespositive impact on speech development
Address
400 Spruce Street, Greenville, NC
Phone
(252) 758-4621
Mission Hospitals Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent describes a premature infant program where they felt their child was unfairly diagnosed with developmental delays only after they questioned the necessity of frequent, distant visits, leading them to seek a second opinion. Another parent reports that after a management change, their four-year-old was abruptly dismissed from the program due to behavioral issues without prior notice or assistance in finding alternative care.

initial positive experiences with staffsupportive environment for premature infants
Address
20 Sterling Street, Asheville, NC
Phone
(828) 213-9900
Margie'S Treasure Chest Too
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

One parent reports high satisfaction with the staff, noting they treat children with care and answer questions promptly. The reviewer highlights significant academic progress, stating their three-year-old has learned more than some kindergartners.

caring staffresponsive to questionsstrong academic outcomes
Address
900 Mc Donald Ave, Hamlet, NC
Phone
(910) 582-4436
First Baptist Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
108 Kirby Rd, King, NC
Phone
(336) 983-9332
Home Away From Home Childcare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
531 Coke Avenue, Edenton, NC
Phone
(252) 312-3946
Learning Place Child Development Center INC. The
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
1120 East 29th Street, Winston-Salem, NC
Phone
(336) 722-1276
Kids Incorporated Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
2837 Banks School Road, Kinston, NC
Phone
(252) 522-5437
Kiddie Land Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
912 Broadway Road, Sanford, NC
Phone
(919) 774-1184
Kidz Konnection Of Four Oaks
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
5851 Highway 301 South, Four Oaks, NC
Phone
(919) 963-3770
Kidz Konnection Of Four Oaks II
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
5857 Hwy 301 S, Four Oaks, NC
Phone
(910) 963-9927
Kingdomz School Of Excellence
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
610 Radio St, Gastonia, NC
Phone
(704) 866-4483

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Frequently asked questions

There are 2,953 child daycare & preschools 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.