How many licensed daycares are in 28040?

There are 3 licensed providers — with capacity for 165 children.

Are there any daycares in 28040 with a revoked or suspended license?

No facilities in 28040 currently have a revoked or suspended license.

How does 28040 compare to the rest of Ellenboro?

Providers in this ZIP average 2.77 violations per inspection, roughly in line with the Ellenboro average of 2.77.

Where does this data come from?

North Carolina's child care licensing agency child care licensing records, last synced Jul 9, 2026. Every claim on this page links to its source document.

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Licensed daycares in 28040 — Ellenboro, NC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28040.

Every record below comes from North Carolina's child care licensing agencyand links back to the state's own document.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (72 citations). Worth knowing before you tour.

Compare all 3 providers

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.

Kids At Play Childcare Center, Llc.

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 126 Piney Mountain Road · Last inspected Jul 7, 2026

34 violationsActive

Ellenboro Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 84 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 831 Piney Mountain Church Road · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

23 violationsActive

Rise And Shine Academy Inc.

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 143 Henrietta Street · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

15 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28040

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by inspection follow-up. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

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

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