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Licensed daycares in 28516Beaufort, NC

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28516, with a combined licensed capacity of 315 children. Together they have been cited for 30 violations across 32 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.94 violations per inspection, which is above the Beaufort average of 0.33.

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 (6). 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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1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Beaufort Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 135 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 201 Professional Park Drive · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

3 violationsActive

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.

Beaufort Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 110 Carraway Drive · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

13 violationsActive
Ann Street United Meth. Church Day School

Center · Capacity 95 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 500 ANN ST · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

8 violationsActive
Bridgekids Preschool

Center · Capacity 49 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 100 Lockhart Drive · Last inspected Jul 2, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28516

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