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Licensed daycares in 28472Whiteville, NC

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28472 — 12 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 232 violations across 126 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.84 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Whiteville average of 1.81.

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 (144 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (88). 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 15 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Pam's Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2842 Thompson Town Road · Last inspected May 27, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Grow Early Learning Whiteville Center

Center · Capacity 84 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 84 A O Inman Lane · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Academy Childcare Center Llc

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 109 Leslie Newsome Avenue · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

38 violationsActive
Enchanting Tree Learning Center

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1779 NEW Britton Highway · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

35 violationsActive
Edu-Care Preschool Center #102

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4881 Chadbourn Highway · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

22 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28472

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