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Licensed daycares in 28604Banner Elk, NC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28604, with a combined licensed capacity of 81 children. Together they have been cited for 78 violations across 16 inspections in the past three years, an average of 4.88 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Banner Elk average of 4.88.

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

The most-cited issue here is supervision (78 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.

Compare all 3 providers

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.

Banner Elk Pre-Kindergarten

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 155 Orchard Lane · Last inspected May 11, 2026

44 violationsActive
Littlefaces Childcare Center Llc

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 201 Banner Creek Road · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

30 violationsActive
Valle Crucis Elementary Pre-Kindergarten

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 2736 Broadstone Road · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28604

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