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Licensed daycares in 27278Hillsborough, NC

There are 19 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27278 — 17 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 164 violations across 160 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.02 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Hillsborough average of 0.92.

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 (139 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (25). 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 19 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Grady A. Brown Elementary Ymca After School

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 1100 New Grady Brown School Road · Last inspected Jan 29, 2026

0 violationsActive
Hillsborough Elementary Ymca After School

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 402 N Nash Street · Last inspected Jan 7, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Fairview Child And Family Center

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 125 Lawndale DR · Last inspected May 6, 2026

3 violationsActive
Lil Treasures Day Care

Center · Capacity 44 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 554 Nash Street · Last inspected Feb 19, 2026

3 violationsActive
Sounds And Colors

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 200 Davis Road · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Master's Garden Preschool

Center · Capacity 135 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 7500 Schley Road · Last inspected Mar 24, 2026

19 violationsActive
Tiny Tots Too

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2711 HWY 86 S · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

17 violationsActive
The Little School Of Hillsborough

Center · Capacity 294 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 301 College Park Road · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

16 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27278

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