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Licensed daycares in 28655Morganton, NC

There are 27 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28655 — 26 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 161 violations across 220 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.73 violations per inspection, which is below the Morganton average of 1.40.

4 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 (157 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (4). 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 27 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

4 providers.

Mull Elementary Pre-K

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 1140 OLD NC 18 · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

0 violationsActive
Nc School For The Deaf

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 517 W Fleming Drive · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Salem Elementary Pre-K

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 1329 Salem Road · Last inspected Apr 23, 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.

Miss Sheila's

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 3710 Kathy Road · Last inspected Jan 20, 2026

1 violationActive
Quaker Meadows Generations

Center · Capacity 196 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 800 N Green Street · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Drexel Kids Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 99 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 200 Oakland Avenue · Last inspected Jul 2, 2026

25 violationsActive
Giggles N' Grins 3 Child Care & Learning Center

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 525 Hopewell Road · Last inspected May 19, 2026

12 violationsActive
Drexel Primary Pre-Kindergarten

Center · Capacity 81 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 100 Alta Visit Street · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28655

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