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Licensed daycares in 27545Knightdale, NC

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27545 — 13 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 98 violations across 156 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.63 violations per inspection, which is below the Knightdale average of 0.89.

2 providers have 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 (65 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (33). 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 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Forestville Road Elementary

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 100 Lawson Ridge Road · Last inspected May 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Hodge Road Elementary

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 2128 Mingo Bluff Blvd · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Early Excellence Christian Academy

Family day home · Capacity 5 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 110 New Faison Lane · Last inspected Mar 31, 2026

1 violationActive
Knightdale Elementary

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 4 yr – 5 yr · 109 Ridge ST · Last inspected May 4, 2026

1 violationActive
Knightdale Head Start

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1020 Todd Road · Last inspected Apr 29, 2026

1 violationActive

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.

Kindercare Learning Centers Llc

Center · Capacity 144 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 200 Forest DR · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

25 violationsActive
Kids Educational Center, Inc.

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4605 OLD Faison Road · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

15 violationsActive
Atru Stars Family Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 304 Fayetteville St · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27545

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