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Licensed daycares in 27518Cary, NC

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27518, with a combined licensed capacity of 856 children. Together they have been cited for 32 violations across 56 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.57 violations per inspection, which is above the Cary average of 0.19.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (29 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (3). 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.

Compare all 6 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Creme De La Creme School Of Cary

Center · Capacity 216 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 6560 Tryon Rd · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Guidepost Montessori At Cary

Center · Capacity 77 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 316 Colonades WAY Suite 107 · Last inspected Jun 5, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Triangle Academy Preschool

Center · Capacity 180 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 200 Dancers Pointe Lane · Last inspected Jan 23, 2026

9 violationsActive
Kiddie Academy Of Cary

Center · Capacity 178 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1450 Tryon Manor Drive · Last inspected Jan 21, 2026

9 violationsActive
The Goddard School Of Cary Lochmere

Center · Capacity 160 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2385 Kildaire Farm RD · Last inspected May 11, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27518

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

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