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Licensed daycares in 27253Graham, NC

There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27253 — 14 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 133 violations across 147 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.90 violations per inspection, which is above the Graham average of 0.65.

2 providers have 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 (87 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (46). 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 16 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Alexander Wilson Elementary Pre-K

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 2518 NC 54 · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

0 violationsActive
Graham Head Start

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 620 RAY Street · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

North Graham Elementary Prek

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 1025 Trollinger RD · Last inspected Mar 4, 2026

2 violationsActive
Lawson's Preschool

Center · Capacity 46 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 810 N Main ST · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

3 violationsActive
South Graham Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 320 Ivey Road · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Children's Cottage Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 87 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1100 Riverbend Road · Last inspected Jul 8, 2026

53 violationsActive
Boys-N-Girls Learning Center, Inc.

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 106 Albany Street · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

13 violationsActive
Andrews Memorial Readiness School Ii

Center · Capacity 274 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 303 W ELM Street · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

12 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27253

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