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Licensed daycares in 28387Southern Pines, NC

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28387 — 13 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 110 violations across 106 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.04 violations per inspection, which is above the Southern Pines 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 (80 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (30). 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 15 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Save The Children Southern Pines Head Start Academ

Center · Capacity 54 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 1400 West Indiana AVE · Last inspected May 13, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Faith's Small Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 540 Rothney Avenue · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

1 violationActive
Sunshine Learning Center Of The Sandhills, Inc

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1725 Richards Street · Last inspected Apr 28, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Lisa's Lovable Learning Ii

Center · Capacity 82 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 715 S Gaines Street · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

17 violationsActive
Calvary Christian Day Care Center #1

Center · Capacity 27 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 400 S Bennett Street · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

15 violationsActive
Calvary Christian Day Care #2

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 400 S Bennett ST · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

13 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28387

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