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Licensed daycares in 28204Charlotte, NC

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28204, with a combined licensed capacity of 865 children. Together they have been cited for 94 violations across 76 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.24 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 (56 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (38). 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

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

Covenant Presbyterian Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 116 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 1000 E Morehead Street · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

2 violationsActive
Piedmont Open Middle Asep

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 10 yr – 12 yr · 1241 East 10Th Street · Last inspected May 6, 2026

2 violationsActive
Elizabeth Traditional Elementary Asep

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 1601 Park Drive · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Pride -N- Joy Day Care

Center · Capacity 37 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 229 FOX ST · Last inspected Feb 16, 2026

26 violationsActive
Smarty Pants Full Day Preschool

Center · Capacity 87 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1411 East 7TH Street · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

22 violationsActive
St. John's Baptist Church Weekday School

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 300 Hawthorne Lane · Last inspected Jun 29, 2026

18 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28204

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