Daycares in Asheville, NC
All 65 licensed child care facilities in Asheville, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
65licensed daycares
3.8average safety rating
35%with a clean record
42with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARMONY PRESCHOOL1 FLOYD DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 8 |
| 2 | WEST ASHEVILLE ACADEMY17 BROWNWOOD AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 40 |
| 3 | BLUE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL38 SYCAMORE RD | 4.4★ | None | 30 |
| 4 | BUILDING BLOCKS CHILD CARE CENTER, INC.8 WEST SIDE DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 90 |
| 5 | ELIADA CHILD DEVELOPMENT2 COMPTON DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 350 |
| 6 | KIDS COVE LEARNING CENTER89 MCKINNISH COVE ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 37 |
| 7 | MISSION HEALTH CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER20 STERLING STREET | 4.4★ | None | 160 |
| 8 | REGENT PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, IN20 REGENT PARK BLVD | 4.4★ | None | 90 |
| 9 | A.C. Reynolds High School Learning Lab1 ROCKET DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 18 |
| 10 | ASHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRE K419 MCDOWELL STREET | 4.3★ | None | 15 |
| 11 | Asheville Montessori School360 Weaverville Rd | 4.3★ | None | 72 |
| 12 | Busy Little Bees Asheville LLC51 Sweeten Creek Road | 4.3★ | None | 30 |
| 13 | ERWIN HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING LAB60 LEES CREEK ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 18 |
| 14 | FIRST BAPTIST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER5 OAK STREET | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 15 | JOHNSTON ELEMENTARY HEAD START230 JOHNSTON BLVD | 4.3★ | None | 36 |
| 16 | RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL574 HAYWOOD RD | 4.3★ | None | 44 |
| 17 | SAND HILL-VENABLE ELEMENTARY HEAD START154 SAND HILL SCHOOL RD | 4.3★ | None | 18 |
| 18 | T.C. ROBERSON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING LAB250 OVERLOOK RD | 4.3★ | None | 20 |
| 19 | The Children's Center of Western North Carolina1710 Old Haywood Road | 4.3★ | None | 50 |
| 20 | The Christine Avery Learning Center59 Gaston Street | 4.3★ | None | 128 |
| 21 | THE CHRISTINE AVERY LEARNING CENTER - ST. MARK'S10 N LIBERTY STREET | 4.3★ | None | 22 |
| 22 | VERNER CENTRAL CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING566 N LOUISIANA AVE | 4.3★ | None | 86 |
| 23 | WEST ASHEVILLE BAPTIST EARLY LEARNING CENTER926 HAYWOOD ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 45 |
| 24 | JULIA STREET MONTESSORI SCHOOL15 JULIA STREET | 4.3★ | 1 | 25 |
| 25 | ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL12 CULVERN STREET | 4.2★ | 1 | 18 |
| 26 | ISAAC DICKSON PRE K125 HILL STREET | 4.2★ | 1 | 18 |
| 27 | MONTESSORI LEARNING COMMUNITY OF ASHEVILLE, EAST15 OVERBROOK PL | 4.2★ | 1 | 75 |
| 28 | NAZARENE CHRISTIAN385 HAZEL MILL ROAD | 4.2★ | 1 | 99 |
| 29 | YMCA SANDHILL-VENABLE AFTERSCHOOL154 SANDHILL SCHOOL ROAD | 4.1★ | 1 | 150 |
| 30 | JONES PRE K544 KIMBERLY AVENUE | 4.0★ | 1 | 36 |
| 31 | MT. CARMEL CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER201 MOUNT CARMEL ROAD | 4.0★ | 1 | 100 |
| 32 | IRENE WORTHAM EARLY LEARNING CENTER916 WEST CHAPEL ROAD | 3.9★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 115 |
| 33 | LIVING SAVIOR PRESCHOOL301 OVERLOOK ROAD | 3.9★ | 2 | 52 |
| 34 | PISGAH VIEW HEAD START27 CORDOVA STREET | 3.9★ | 2 | 135 |
| 35 | WW ESTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEAD START275 OVERLOOK RD | 3.9★ | 3 | 18 |
| 36 | YMCA WEST BUNCOMBE AFTERSCHOOL175 ERWIN HILLS ROAD | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 99 |
| 37 | YWCA OF ASHEVILLE EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM185 S FRENCH BROAD AVE | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 193 |
| 38 | YMCA OAKLEY AFTERSCHOOL753 FAIRVIEW ROAD | 3.8★ | 4 | 150 |
| 39 | EAST ASHEVILLE ACADEMY4 BEVERLY ROAD | 3.7★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 60 |
| 40 | HALL FLETCHER PRE-K60 RIDGELAWN ROAD | 3.7★ | 5 | 36 |
| 41 | YMCA HAW CREEK AFTERSCHOOL21 TRINITY CHAPEL ROAD | 3.7★ | 5 | 150 |
| 42 | CHILDCARE NETWORK #179330 SARDIS ROAD | 3.6★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 90 |
| 43 | ODYSSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL90 ZILLICOA STREET | 3.6★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 34 |
| 44 | EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL51 WILBURN PLACE | 3.6★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 130 |
| 45 | EVOLVE EARLY LEARNING5 A WOODLAND DRIVE | 3.6★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 50 |
| 46 | Kiddie Academy of Asheville22 Walden Ridge Drive | 3.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 172 |
| 47 | YMCA W.W. ESTES AFTERSCHOOL275 OVERLOOK ROAD | 3.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 150 |
| 48 | ALL KIDS ACADEMY LLC152 WEAVERVILLE ROAD | 3.5★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 49 | GROWING IN GRACE PRESCHOOL48 WOODLAND HILLS ROAD | 3.5★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 93 |
| 50 | MONTESSORI LEARNING COMMUNITY OF ASHEVILLE, INC.1 SCHOOL ROAD | 3.5★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 72 |
| 51 | YMCA CHARLES BELL AFTERSCHOOL90 MAPLE SPRINGS ROAD | 3.5★ | 5 | 150 |
| 52 | LUCY S. HERRING PRE-K98 SULPHUR SPRINGS RD | 3.4★ | 5 · 1 high-risk | 30 |
| 53 | OAKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEAD START753 FAIRVIEW RD | 3.4★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 18 |
| 54 | HAW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEAD START10 Bethesda Road | 3.4★ | 7 | 18 |
| 55 | VERNER2586 RICEVILLE RD | 3.3★ | 7 · 1 high-risk | 100 |
| 56 | DISCOVERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL104 PEACHTREE ROAD | 3.2★ | 8 · 1 high-risk | 170 |
| 57 | BEV'S DAY CARE89 SALOLA ST | 3.1★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 58 | CHILD CARE CENTER OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH40 CHURCH STREET | 3.1★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 110 |
| 59 | YMCA JOHNSTON AFTERSCHOOL230 JOHNSTON BLVD | 3.0★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 90 |
| 60 | SPANISH ACADEMY OF ASHEVILLE11 ROCKET DRIVE | 3.0★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 70 |
| 61 | CHILDCARE NETWORK #176443 WEAVERVILLE HWY | 3.0★ | 14 · 1 high-risk | 199 |
| 62 | ASHEVILLE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER236 CHARLOTTE STREET | 2.8★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 244 |
| 63 | SHEMA30 TALMADGE COURT | 2.6★ | 8 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 64 | ANNETTE'S DAY CARE230 BARTON ROAD | 2.6★ | 11 · 3 high-risk | 8 |
| 65 | The Academy of Asheville1709 Hendersonville Road | 2.3★ | 12 · 2 high-risk | 180 |
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.