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Licensed daycares in 28645Lenoir, NC

There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28645, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,441 children. Together they have been cited for 193 violations across 147 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.31 violations per inspection, which is above the Lenoir average of 1.04.

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 (191 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (2). 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 22 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Pat Pat's Playschool

Center · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 3569 High West Drive · Last inspected Feb 25, 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.

Caldwell Early Head Start

Center · Capacity 72 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 111 Fairview Drive NW · Last inspected Dec 29, 2025

1 violationActive
Davenport Elementary Pre-K

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 901 College AVE SW · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

2 violationsActive
Happy Valley Pre-K

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 1350 Yadkin River Road · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

First Baptist Church Of Lenoir Preschool

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 304 Main Street NW · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

28 violationsActive
Northside Children's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1440 Blowing Rock Blvd · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

21 violationsActive
The Sunshine House Early Learning Academy #245

Center · Capacity 170 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 110 Nuway Circle · Last inspected Jul 7, 2026

13 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28645

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