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Licensed daycares in 28086Kings Mountain, NC

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28086 — 8 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 103 violations across 108 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.95 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Kings Mountain average of 1.00.

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 (94 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (9). 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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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Bethware Elementary School

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 115 Bethware Drive · Last inspected Apr 17, 2026

0 violationsActive
Ms. Lori's Home Learning Center

Family day home · Capacity 5 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 934 Manor Drive · Last inspected May 13, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

West Elementary School

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 500 West Mountain Street · Last inspected May 12, 2026

2 violationsActive
Children First

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 303 Lake Montonia Road · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

3 violationsActive
East Elementary School

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 600 North Cleveland Avenue · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Higher Learning Child Care Academy Inc.

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 104 S Carpenter Street · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

21 violationsActive
Bolin's Daycare Center

Center · Capacity 98 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 901 Ramseur Street · Last inspected May 26, 2026

19 violationsActive
Mama Freda's Tiny Tots

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 285 Belcaro Drive · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

14 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28086

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