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Licensed daycares in 28168Vale, NC

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28168, with a combined licensed capacity of 286 children. Together they have been cited for 74 violations across 40 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.85 violations per inspection, which is above the Vale average of 1.25.

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 (74 citations). 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

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.

The Pa-Paw Patch

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 3819 CAT Square RD · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

41 violationsActive
Union Elementary School Pre K

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 4875 Reepsville Road · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

10 violationsActive
North Brook Elementary Pre-K

Center · Capacity 58 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 642 Highway 274 · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28168

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by inspection follow-up. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

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