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Licensed daycares in 28513Ayden, NC

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28513 — 6 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 101 violations across 71 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.42 violations per inspection, which is above the Ayden average of 0.80.

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 (100 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (1). 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 7 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Tiny Hearts Enrichment Center

Center · Capacity 66 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 4257 East Avenue · Last inspected May 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Ayden Head Start Center

Center · Capacity 94 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 262 Third Street · Last inspected May 7, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Sunshine Scholars Academy - Ayden

Center · Capacity 136 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 3873 LEE Street · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

33 violationsActive
Tiny Hearts Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 58 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4273 Juanita Avenue · Last inspected Jun 4, 2026

24 violationsActive
Care-O-World Early Learning Center Of Ayden

Center · Capacity 199 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 182 NC Highway 102 · Last inspected Jun 4, 2026

19 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28513

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