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Licensed daycares in 28546Jacksonville, NC

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28546 — 11 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 167 violations across 137 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.22 violations per inspection, which is above the Jacksonville average of 0.91.

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 (139 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (28). 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 13 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Children's Home Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 205 Greenbriar Drive · Last inspected May 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Kidzrus Childcare Inc, Llc

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 426 Wolf Run Lane · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

1 violationActive
Mount Carmel H.E.L.P.S. Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2734 Commerce Road · Last inspected May 27, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Excel Learning Centers #8

Center · Capacity 233 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 1 Office Park Drive · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

28 violationsActive
New Beginnings Child Care Center Iii, Inc.

Center · Capacity 203 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 120 Terry LEE Lanier Drive · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

26 violationsActive
Excel Learning Centers #12

Center · Capacity 254 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2965 Henderson Drive · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

24 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28546

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