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Licensed daycares in 27516Chapel Hill, NC

There are 25 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27516 — 21 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 89 violations across 179 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.50 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Chapel Hill average of 0.52.

8 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 (71 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (18). 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 25 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

A Toddler's Place

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 126 Windsor Place · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

0 violationsActive
Dias Felices

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 108 Woodcrest Drive · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

0 violationsActive
Ephesus School-Age Care Program

Center · Capacity 160 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 1495 Ephesus Church Road · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Frank Porter Graham School-Age Care Program

Center · Capacity 140 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 101 Smith Level Road · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

1 violationActive
Legacy Academy For Children

Center · Capacity 192 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 515 E Winmore AVE · Last inspected Jan 22, 2026

1 violationActive
Northside School-Age Care Program

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 350 Caldwell EXT · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Kindercare Learning Center

Center · Capacity 165 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 27 Knox WAY · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

24 violationsActive
Chapel Hill Day Care Center

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 401 Kildaire Road · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

11 violationsActive
Seawell Preschool

Center · Capacity 44 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 9115 Seawell School Road · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27516

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