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Licensed daycares in 27847Kelford, NC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27847, with a combined licensed capacity of 148 children. Together they have been cited for 26 violations across 24 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.08 violations per inspection, which is below the Kelford average of 1.57.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (24 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (2). 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.

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4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Jolly Jacks Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 643C Moore Road · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

11 violationsActive
West Bertie Head Start

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 3734 B Governors RD · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

9 violationsActive
West Bertie Elementary School Pre K

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 3734 Governors Road · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27847

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