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Licensed daycares in 28562New Bern, NC

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28562 — 8 licensed centers and 9 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 208 violations across 177 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.18 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the New Bern average of 1.20.

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 (191 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (17). 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 17 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Dawn's Home Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 184 E Pleasant Hill · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

2 violationsActive
Sunshine Daycare Home

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 401 Hillard Road · Last inspected Mar 4, 2026

2 violationsActive
Betty Sanders Home Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2901 Monroe Drive · Last inspected Jul 8, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Latitude Kids Care

Center · Capacity 62 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1732 Racetrack Road · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

39 violationsActive
Dragonflies' Learning Center, Llc

Center · Capacity 78 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4147 DR MLK JR Blvd · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

33 violationsActive
Excel Learning Centers #7

Center · Capacity 402 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2450 Neuse Blvd · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

29 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28562

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