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Licensed daycares in 28202Charlotte, NC

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28202 — 7 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 79 violations across 58 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.36 violations per inspection, which is above the Charlotte average of 0.97.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (76 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (3). 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 8 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

First Ward Asep

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 715 North Caldwell Street · Last inspected Apr 29, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Metro School

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 405 South Davidson Street · Last inspected Jun 3, 2026

22 violationsActive
First Ward Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 161 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 600 East 7TH ST · Last inspected Jun 29, 2026

17 violationsActive
First Presbyterian Church Schools

Center · Capacity 122 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 200 W Trade ST · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28202

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