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Licensed daycares in 28785Waynesville, NC

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28785, with a combined licensed capacity of 383 children. Together they have been cited for 125 violations across 36 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.47 violations per inspection, which is above the Waynesville average of 2.65.

One provider has 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 (125 citations). 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 5 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Great Start Preschool And Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 333 Access Road · Last inspected Apr 22, 2026

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Long's Chapel Child Enrichment Center

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 133 OLD Clyde RD · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

54 violationsActive
Jonathan Valley Elementary

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 410 Hall Drive · Last inspected Feb 4, 2026

45 violationsActive
Jonathan Valley After School Care

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 410 Hall Drive · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

21 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28785

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by inspection follow-up. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

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