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Licensed daycares in 27577Smithfield, NC

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 27577 — 14 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 79 violations across 123 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.64 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Smithfield average of 0.66.

4 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 (62 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (17). 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 17 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

4 providers.

Edgerton Court Head Start

Center · Capacity 15 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 1605 Dial Street · Last inspected Nov 19, 2025

0 violationsActive
Kindercare Early Learning Center At Unc Health Joh

Center · Capacity 91 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 514 N Bright Leaf Blvd STE 1717 · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

0 violationsActive
Smithfield Head Start

Center · Capacity 147 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 1100 Massey Street · Last inspected Mar 18, 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.

Johnston Community College Child Development Cente

Center · Capacity 97 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 245 College Road · Last inspected Jun 30, 2026

1 violationActive
Playmates Child Care Of Smithfield

Center · Capacity 74 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 304 Canterbury RD · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

1 violationActive
A Bright Start Child Care Learning Center Inc.

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 861 Berkshire RD · Last inspected May 28, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Higher Calling Child Care

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 115 B North 7TH Street · Last inspected Mar 23, 2026

16 violationsActive
Kidz Konnection

Center · Capacity 46 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 205 North Fourth Street · Last inspected Jul 2, 2026

13 violationsActive
Wilson's Mills Baptist Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 195 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 652 Swift Creek Road · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

12 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 27577

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