Daycares in Clayton, NC

All 27 licensed child care facilities in Clayton, 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 →

27licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

44%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLAYTON C D C411 NORTH FAYETTEVILLE STREET	4.6★	None	59
2	THE NEST SCHOOL15 MIDDLETON ST	4.5★	1	183
3	CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10225 CLEVELAND ROAD	4.4★	None	36
4	KAREN'S LITTLE HOUSE OF JOY, LLC108 SARA LANE	4.4★	None	12
5	LINDA'S PLAYHOUSE DAY CARE HOME2803 BRITTANY DR	4.4★	None	8
6	TEENA'S FAMILY CHILDCARE, LLC1540 BARBER MILL ROAD	4.4★	None	8
7	MISS WENDY'S PLAY HOUSE14 ROCKY BRANCH RD	4.4★	2	8
8	Childcare Network #2462029 Winston Road	4.3★	None	199
9	CLAYTON HEAD START301 CHAMPION STREET	4.3★	None	20
10	KCE Champions LLC @ Johnston Charter Academy40 Scholar Drive	4.3★	None	75
11	KID'S COUNTRY OF CLAYTON, INC1024 PATCHWORK WAY	4.3★	None	88
12	LITTLE BELIEVERS ACADEMY600 MIAL STREET	4.3★	None	90
13	POWHATAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3145 VINSON RD	4.3★	None	18
14	ROYALTEEZ DROP AND GO CHILDCARE LLC480 NC 42 WEST	4.3★	None	37
15	WeLead Christian Learning Center400 Wall Street	4.3★	1	30
16	Childcare Network #247622 S Barbour Street	4.2★	2	116
17	Childcare Network #24955 Hawkesburg Drive	4.2★	3	199
18	KATHY'S DAY CARE HOME3608 BARBER MILL ROAD	3.8★	4	8
19	RIVER DELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12100 BUFFALO ROAD	3.7★	1	54
20	OPEN ARMS CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2920 NC HWY 42W	3.7★	2	136
21	Childcare Network #248100 East School Road	3.6★	3	300
22	THE GROWING YEARS76 OLEANDER DRIVE	3.5★	3	155
23	Everbrook Academy310 Neuse River Parkway	3.1★	7	140
24	Big Blue Marble Academy Clayton307 TEW COURT	2.7★	2 · 2 high-risk	270
25	THE GROWING YEARS - CLAYTON24 BRIARCLIFF DRIVE	2.6★	5 · 1 high-risk	256
26	THE NEST SCHOOL1300 MECHANICAL DRIVE	2.1★	10 · 4 high-risk	165
27	SPANISH FOR FUN! Clayton204 Cunningham Lane	1.9★	13 · 2 high-risk	220

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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