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Licensed daycares in 28610Claremont, NC

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28610 — 4 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 21 violations across 34 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.62 violations per inspection, which is below the Claremont average of 0.97.

One provider has 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 (20 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (1). 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 5 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Learn N' Play Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 6 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4642 Diamond ST · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Quest At Oxford Elementary

Center · Capacity 99 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 5915 Oxford School Road · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

3 violationsActive

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.

Little Stars Child Development Center Claremont

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2952 N Oxford ST · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

7 violationsActive
Claremont Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 3384 East Main Street · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

6 violationsActive
Quest At Claremont Elementary

Center · Capacity 99 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 3384 East Main Street · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28610

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