Daycares in Arden, NC

All 11 licensed child care facilities in Arden, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in North Carolina: about $1,006/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in North Carolina →

11licensed daycares

3.5average safety rating

9%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	MONTESSORI FOOTPRINTS LEARNING CENTER158 BRADLEY BRANCH ROAD	4.5★	None	74
2	GLEN ARDEN ELEMENTARY HEAD START50 PINEHURST CIRCLE	4.3★	1	20
3	HIS WATCHMEN CHILDCARE, INC.140 HEYWOOD ROAD	4.3★	1	74
4	Spanish Montessori Preschool14 Machen Road	4.1★	6 · 1 high-risk	55
5	KIDS KOUNTRY KLUB HOUSE2251 HENDERSONVILLE RD	3.8★	1	75
6	YMCA AVERY'S CREEK AFTERSCHOOL15 PARK SOUTH BOULEVARD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	150
7	YMCA GLEN ARDEN AFTERSCHOOL50 PINEHURST CIRCLE	3.6★	3 · 2 high-risk	150
8	AVERY'S CREEK HEAD START15 PARK SOUTH BLVD	2.9★	5 · 1 high-risk	20
9	ACADEMY AT BILTMORE CHURCH35 CLAYTON RD	2.9★	7 · 2 high-risk	180
10	SPROUTS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY15 BRIAN BLVD	2.3★	9 · 4 high-risk	130
11	CHILDCARE NETWORK #178A3749 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD	1.9★	19 · 4 high-risk	97

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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