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Licensed daycares in 28741Highlands, NC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28741, with a combined licensed capacity of 120 children. Together they have been cited for 75 violations across 20 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.75 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Highlands average of 4.25.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (75 citations). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from North Carolina's child care licensing agency and links back to the state's own document.

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4 or more violations in 3 years

3 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Highlands Community Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 74 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 89 Church Street · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

33 violationsActive
Gordon Center For Children, Inc.

Center · Capacity 21 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 315 Main Street · Last inspected Jul 29, 2025

24 violationsActive
Hccdc At Incarnation

Center · Capacity 25 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 520 Main Street · Last inspected Jun 26, 2026

18 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28741

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by inspection follow-up. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

Can I see your most recent inspection report and what you changed afterward?

A note on North Carolina records

North Carolina does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. North Carolina does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from North Carolina's child care licensing agency on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error