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Licensed daycares in 28640Jefferson, NC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28640, with a combined licensed capacity of 240 children. Together they have been cited for 18 violations across 16 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.13 violations per inspection, which is below the Jefferson average of 5.61.

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 (18 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 3 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Stepping Stones Early Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 626 Ashe Central School Road Unit 1 · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Ashe Developmental Day School

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 522 Academy Street · Last inspected Jan 13, 2026

14 violationsActive
Ashe County Head Start Sizemore Center

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 200 OAK Street · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28640

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