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Licensed daycares in 28658Newton, NC

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28658, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,365 children. Together they have been cited for 112 violations across 114 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.98 violations per inspection, which is below the Newton average of 1.40.

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 (104 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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.

South Newton Elementary Kid Connection

Center · Capacity 125 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 306 W I Street · Last inspected May 8, 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.

Quest At Blackburn Elementary

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 4377 West NC HWY 10 · Last inspected Mar 6, 2026

2 violationsActive
North Newton Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 221 W 26 ST · Last inspected May 8, 2026

3 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.

Abernethy Memorial Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 130 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1220 North Shipp Avenue · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

17 violationsActive
Balls Creek Elementary Pre-School

Center · Capacity 110 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 2620 Balls Creek RD · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

13 violationsActive
South Newton Pre-School

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 306 West I Street · Last inspected Feb 10, 2026

12 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28658

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