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Licensed daycares in 28327Carthage, NC

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28327 — 5 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 52 violations across 74 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.70 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Carthage average of 0.70.

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 (31 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (21). 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

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Academy Ranch

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 337 Horne Estate Road · Last inspected May 19, 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.

Helen's Day Care

Center · Capacity 29 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 6104 Glendon Carthage Road · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

1 violationActive
Carthage Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 312 Rockingham Street · Last inspected Mar 13, 2026

2 violationsActive
Cuddly Koala Care

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 182 Hennings PL · Last inspected May 18, 2026

3 violationsActive

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.

The Children's Courtyard

Center · Capacity 194 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 195 Olivetree Lane · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

32 violationsActive
Sowing Seeds Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 56 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 427 Vass Carthage RD · Last inspected Jan 28, 2026

10 violationsActive
Bobbi's Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 852 RED Branch Road · Last inspected Jun 26, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28327

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