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Licensed daycares in 28443Hampstead, NC

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28443, with a combined licensed capacity of 601 children. Together they have been cited for 73 violations across 61 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.20 violations per inspection, which is above the Hampstead average of 0.94.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (65 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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 7 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Rising Stars Of Surf City

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 12124 NC Highway 50 East · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Surf City Elementary School Preschool

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 12345 - A Literacy Lane · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

23 violationsActive
South Topsail Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 997 Hoover Road · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

13 violationsActive
Discovery Place Child Care Center Inc

Center · Capacity 93 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 704 NC HWY 210 W · Last inspected Jan 29, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28443

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