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Licensed daycares in 27587Wake Forest, NC

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27587 — 15 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 90 violations across 193 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.47 violations per inspection, which is below the Wake Forest average of 0.66.

2 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 (74 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (16). 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 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Primrose School Of Heritage Wake Forest

Center · Capacity 185 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 844 Heritage Lake Road · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

0 violationsActive
Wake Forest Elementary

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 406 S. Main Street · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Hope Lutheran Preschool

Center · Capacity 165 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 3525 Rogers Road · Last inspected Jun 4, 2026

1 violationActive
Kids Educational Center Iii, Inc.

Center · Capacity 146 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1020 Jones Dairy RD · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

2 violationsActive
Lightbridge Academy Of Wake Forest

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 1016 Holding Village Way · Last inspected May 20, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Big Blue Marble Academy Wake Forest

Center · Capacity 240 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1941 Heritage Branch Rd · Last inspected May 27, 2026

17 violationsActive
The Learning Experience Wake Forest

Center · Capacity 172 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1200 Corporate Chaplain Drive · Last inspected Feb 19, 2026

14 violationsActive
Heritage Children's Academy

Center · Capacity 129 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 3425 Rogers Road · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27587

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