Daycares in Cary, NC

All 66 licensed child care facilities in Cary, 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 →

66licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

71%with a clean record

19with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ANGELS ONLY103 DEERWALK CT	4.6★	None	8
2	GINGER'S DAY CARE HOME202 RED FIELD STREET	4.6★	None	8
3	ALL STARZ CHILDREN'S ACADEMY7240 O'KELLY CHAPEL ROAD	4.5★	None	225
4	BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTER101 ENDEAVOR WAY	4.5★	None	192
5	BUSY BEE PRESCHOOL1202 LYERLY LANE	4.5★	None	12
6	CAROLINA BABIES N' TOTS1109 KINGSTON GROVE DRIVE	4.5★	None	6
7	LA PETITE ACADEMY955 WEST CHATHAM STREET	4.5★	None	121
8	LITTLE FLOWER HOME DAYCARE224 STABLEGATE DRIVE	4.5★	None	6
9	LUCY DANIELS CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD9003 WESTON PARKWAY	4.5★	None	12
10	NOAH'S ARK LEARNING CENTER LLC106 CRYSTAL COURT	4.5★	None	6
11	SOUNDS AND COLORS AT CARY201 HIGH HOUSE ROAD	4.5★	None	106
12	THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE @ CARY2185 DAVIS DRIVE	4.5★	None	176
13	ALSTON RIDGE ELEMENTARY11555 GREEN LEVEL CHURCH RD	4.4★	None	36
14	BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER123 BRIGHT BEGINNING WAY	4.4★	None	188
15	BRIGHT HORIZONS CLUBHOUSE AT WEST CARY2500 HIGHSTONE ROAD	4.4★	None	194
16	CRANFIELD ACADEMY CARY150 TOWNE VILLAGE DRIVE	4.4★	None	266
17	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF CARY1450 TRYON MANOR DRIVE	4.4★	None	178
18	LA PETITE ACADEMY104 BAINES COURT	4.4★	None	150
19	OAK VILLAGE ACADEMY110 TALS ROCK WAY	4.4★	None	212
20	PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF CARY1500 EVANS ROAD	4.4★	None	159
21	SAS INSTITUTE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL200 MATRIX DRIVE	4.4★	None	149
22	SOUNDS AND COLORS AT CARPENTER VILLAGE, LLC400 GATHERING PARK CIRCLE	4.4★	None	79
23	SUNSHINE HOME DAY CARE137 WILLISTON WAY	4.4★	None	6
24	THE CARY SCHOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT & EARLY EDUCATION300 SE CARY PARKWAY	4.4★	None	100
25	THE GODDARD SCHOOL1177 NW MAYNARD RD	4.4★	None	165
26	THE GROWING YEARS LEARNING CENTER - CARY102 DAVIS GROVE CIRCLE	4.4★	None	160
27	TRIANGLE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL200 DANCERS POINTE LANE	4.4★	None	180
28	A Place to Grow & Learn509 Madison Ave	4.3★	None	12
29	Afreya's Playground2117 Piney Plains Rd	4.3★	None	45
30	ALL STARZ APEX7461 ROBERTS ROAD	4.3★	None	225
31	BAMBINO'S PLAYSCHOOL3404 DAVIS DR	4.3★	None	194
32	CARPENTER ELEMENTARY2100 MORRISVILLE PARKWAY	4.3★	None	18
33	CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY3821 NW CARY PARKWAY	4.3★	None	199
34	Creme de la Creme School of Cary6560 Tryon Rd	4.3★	None	216
35	ESPECIALLY 4 U CHILDCARE CENTER1206 HIGHLAND TRAIL	4.3★	None	6
36	GUARDIAN ANGEL DAYCARE102 QUARTERMAINE COURT	4.3★	None	6
37	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF WEST CARY7350 O'KELLY CHAPEL RD	4.3★	None	170
38	L'ACADEMY LANGUAGE IMMERSION PRESCHOOL101 PRESTON EXECUTIVE DRIVE	4.3★	None	118
39	LAUGH & LEARN HOME DAYCARE5536 TEVERSHAM WAY	4.3★	None	6
40	Lightbridge Academy of Cary655 Reedy Creek Rd	4.3★	None	181
41	LITTLE ANGELS BILINGUAL DAY CARE108 CARLA COURT	4.3★	None	8
42	LITTLE MINDS FAMILY DAYCARE LLC521 HENMORE BROOK DR	4.3★	None	6
43	Luckytots Childcare209 Birdsgrove Court	4.3★	None	6
44	PARKWAY HEAD START102 YMCA DRIVE	4.3★	None	148
45	PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF WEST CARY2511 NC HIGHWAY 55	4.3★	None	180
46	THE GROVE SCHOOL OF CARY2590 LAURA DUNCAN ROAD	4.3★	None	155
47	WHITE PLAINS CHILDREN'S CENTER313 SE MAYNARD ROAD	4.3★	None	72
48	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC203 KILMAYNE DRIVE	4.3★	1	127
49	PRESTON CHILDREN'S ACADEMY551 JAMES JACKSON AVE	4.3★	1	162
50	Children's Lighthouse Learning Center7420 MCCRIMMON PARKWAY	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	177
51	BIG BLUE MARBLE ACADEMY7580 CARPENTER FIRE STATION RD	4.2★	3 · 1 high-risk	240
52	TRIANGLE MONTESSORI ACADEMY540 E CHATHAM ST	4.0★	2 · 1 high-risk	181
53	SAS INSTITUTE MONTESSORI SCHOOL400 MATRIX DRIVE	3.9★	2	260
54	RENAISSANCE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CARY610 NOTTINGHAM DRIVE	3.8★	2	105
55	EXECUTIVE PARK LEARNING CENTER1147 EXECUTIVE CIRCLE	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	48
56	THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF CARY LOCHMERE2385 KILDAIRE FARM RD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	160
57	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER2880 HIGHWAY 55	3.6★	2 · 1 high-risk	171
58	Bright Horizons Family Solutions800 Weston Parkway	3.3★	2 · 2 high-risk	199
59	SPANISH FOR FUN !100 ENDEAVOR WAY	3.3★	2	103
60	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC1118 E MAYNARD ROAD	3.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	99
61	Oaks Preschool Christian Academy107 Quade Drive	3.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	20
62	GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT CARY316 COLONADES WAY SUITE 107	3.0★	1 · 1 high-risk	77
63	KNOWLEDGE BEGINNINGS250 CORNERSTONE DRIVE	2.9★	3 · 1 high-risk	196
64	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER101 OCEANA PLACE	2.7★	3 · 2 high-risk	199
65	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER8050 CHAPEL HILL RD	2.4★	4 · 4 high-risk	168
66	LITTLE CHINA HOME DAYCARE511 BUHRSTONE MILL DRIVE	2.4★	6 · 3 high-risk	6

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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