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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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Kiddie Kollege Of Canterbury INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Reviews are mixed but predominantly negative. While some parents praise individual teachers for being wonderful and caring, multiple parents report serious concerns about safety incidents, poor management, unprofessional administration, inadequate facilities, and staff mistreatment. Parents consistently express frustration with the owner's behavior and business practices.

Teachers are caring and wonderfulgood at teaching and learning
Address
304 E Canterbury Rd, Smithfield, NC
Phone
(919) 934-6173
Good-Honey Bears Child Development Ctr I
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6
Address
7441 White Oak Rd, Garner, NC
Phone
(919) 661-2327
Diane'S Child Care And Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6
Address
1928 Simon St, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 829-9053
Sandy Ridge Child Care Center INC. II
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Sandy Ridge Child Care Center II has highly polarized reviews. While a few parents praise the educational environment and care quality, multiple recent reviews cite serious concerns including unprofessional management, poor communication with schools, lack of educational programming, staff rudeness, and at least one incident of rough handling of a child.

Experienced staff who provide good carechildren learn academicschildren enjoy attending
Address
2514 Sand Hill Rd, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 484-1060
Sandy Ridge Child Care INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Sandy Ridge Child Care Inc. receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about management and staff conduct. While some parents praise the care and learning environment, multiple recent reviews report unprofessional management, poor communication with schools, lack of proper instruction, and concerning staff behavior toward children.

Excellent care providedchildren learn and enjoy attendingexperienced staff (some individual staff members noted as great with kids)
Address
2514 Sand Hills Road, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 484-1060
Glenda'S Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Glenda's Day Care in Lumberton receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. While some parents praise the friendly staff and welcoming environment, others report serious concerns including sudden dismissal without notice, high staff turnover, lack of accommodations for children with autism, favoritism, and poor communication about incidents.

Friendly and welcoming stafftreats children wellgreets parents and children
Address
299 Skipper Street, Lumberton, NC
Phone
(910) 816-5257
Butner Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5

Butner Child Care receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Two parents praised staff interactions, reliability, and child health improvements, while eight parents reported serious concerns including poor communication, inadequate supervision, physical incidents with unexplained injuries, low security protocols, and unprofessional management.

Staff friendliness and director interaction with childrendependable servicegood customer service during COVID
Address
305 West C Street, Butner, NC
Phone
(919) 575-9295
Stratford West Childrens Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5
Address
3011 South Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC
Phone
(336) 774-5470
The Bunny Stop Pre-School INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

The Bunny Stop Preschool has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise staff compassion, educational quality, and child development, while negative reviews cite director unprofessionalism, inadequate safety protocols, poor health outbreak communication, inappropriate discipline practices, and financial disputes.

Caring and passionate staffeffective potty training and speech developmenteducational curriculum
Address
4009 Old Vineyard Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
Phone
(336) 760-4241
Kid'S Express
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

Kid's Express in Wadesboro receives mixed reviews. Several parents praise the new ownership, staff compassion, facilities, and learning environment, with children reportedly enjoying attendance. However, other parents report serious safety concerns including inadequate supervision, unreported injuries, and bites, along with complaints about rude staff.

New ownershipcompassionate staffgood facilities
Address
1705 Morven Road, Wadesboro, NC
Phone
(704) 694-7008
East Asheville Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

East Asheville Academy receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents but serious concerns from others. Positive reviews highlight caring staff, excellent communication, and professional care for infants and toddlers. Negative reviews cite poor communication, unresponsiveness to parent requests, unprofessional staff behavior, and perceived discriminatory treatment.

Caring and nurturing teachersdetailed daily communication with parentsresponsive
Address
4 Beverly Road, Asheville, NC
Phone
(828) 299-1401
Kiddie Korner
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Kiddie Korner receives polarized reviews with stark contrasts in parent experiences. Positive reviewers praise the warm, family-like atmosphere, kind staff, daily activities, and safe environment, with some families attending for years. Negative reviewers report serious concerns including alleged physical and emotional abuse, neglect (lack of diaper changes and feeding), racial discrimination, and claims of inadequate staff-to-student ratios.

warm family feelkind a
Address
9494 Harper House Road, Newton Grove, NC
Phone
(910) 594-0191
Seashell Point Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
7467 Caratoke Highway, Jarvisburg, NC
Phone
(252) 491-8196
Auntie Mammie'S Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
801 Braxfield Dr, Charlotte, NC
Phone
(704) 449-3693
Children'S Discovery Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
185 Sloan Road, Franklin, NC
Phone
(828) 369-7021
Baby'S World #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Baby's World #2 has highly polarized reviews. One parent praised the caring teachers and director's flexibility, while four parents reported serious concerns including inadequate supervision, aggressive teacher behavior, health issues from cold exposure, dismissive ownership, and failure to follow parent instructions.

Caring and kind teachersflexible director willing to work with families on financessafe environment (per one reviewer)
Address
2601 Phillips Ave, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 378-1885
Baby'S World #1
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Baby's World #1 has extremely polarized reviews. One parent praised the caring teachers and director's flexibility, while four parents reported serious safety concerns, inadequate supervision, aggressive staff behavior toward children, health issues from cold exposure, and a director focused on profit over child welfare.

Caring and kind teachersflexible director willing to work with families on financessafe and caring environment (per one reviewer)
Address
2601 Phillips Ave, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 378-1885
Sutton'S Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
1617 Coventry Woods Court, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 375-9442
Ray Warren Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
715 Burbank Street, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 378-7720
Baby'S World #3
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Baby's World #3 has extremely polarized reviews. One parent praised the caring teachers and director's flexibility, while four parents reported serious safety concerns, staff aggression toward children, health issues, poor communication, and a money-focused director.

Caring and kind teachersflexible director willing to work with families on financessafe and caring environment (per one parent)
Address
2605 Phillips Avenue, Greensboro, NC
Phone
(336) 378-1885
Kids & Company Childcare Center Of Lee Street INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
3873 Lee Street, Ayden, NC
Phone
(252) 746-5260
Little Hands Daycare INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
1695 Butler Mill Road, Bladenboro, NC
Phone
(910) 648-4249
Kid'S Place #1
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
425 Hammond Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Phone
(252) 977-1778
Promise Land Child Care Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
953 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount, NC
Phone
(252) 451-5263
Promise Land Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
1504 Royal Springs Street, Fayetteville, NC
Phone
(910) 527-4601
Riverwood Pre-Elementary
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Riverwood Pre-Elementary has experienced a dramatic decline since new ownership took over in January 2024. Parents report serious concerns including poor supervision, unprofessional management, safety issues, inconsistent communication, and unethical billing practices. Multiple parents noted the facility was previously well-regarded but has become untrustworthy under current management.

Facility is cleanplayground is shaded
Address
26 All Angels Way, Pembroke, NC
Phone
(910) 521-9001
Pamper Hugs & Luvs Learning Center #2 INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
353 Old Stage Road, Saint Pauls, NC
Phone
(910) 865-2380
Margie'S Treasure Chest
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3
Address
203 Hamilton Street, Hamlet, NC
Phone
(910) 205-0381
Kiddieland Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.3

Reviews are sharply divided with no middle ground. Positive reviewers praise the friendly staff, clean facilities, structured curriculum, and child development outcomes over multiple years. Negative reviewers cite unkempt classrooms, unwelcoming staff, poor learning outcomes, and overall poor quality.

Friendly and welcoming staffclean and colorful facilitiesstructured lesson plans and curriculum
Address
2231 S Post Road, Shelby, NC
Phone
(704) 487-7005
All Smiles Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.2

All Smiles Child Care Center has a stark divide in parent feedback. While two reviews praise the teachers and cleanliness, nine negative reviews consistently cite serious concerns about the director/owner's management, communication, and behavior toward staff and parents, along with allegations of administrative issues, inadequate child adjustment support, communication failures regarding child safety, and unsafe driving practices.

Amazing and safe facilityclean en
Address
1046 N Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC
Phone
(252) 443-6556

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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.