Daycares in Gastonia, NC
All 41 licensed child care facilities in Gastonia, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
41licensed daycares
4.1average safety rating
61%with a clean record
16with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST WESLEYAN DAY CARE208 SOUTH CHURCH STREET | 4.6★ | None | 134 |
| 2 | CHILDREN OF EXCELLENCE CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE826 NORMANDY VIEW | 4.5★ | None | 8 |
| 3 | KINGDOMZ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE610 RADIO ST | 4.5★ | None | 65 |
| 4 | TODDLER TIME CHILD CARE INC.132 E HUDSON BLVD | 4.5★ | None | 84 |
| 5 | BAY'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT2408 SEDGEFIELD DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 6 | DAY DREAM LEARNING CENTER2609 MCARVER ST | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 7 | GASTON LEARNING ACADEMY LLC908 E 8TH AVE | 4.4★ | None | 47 |
| 8 | MS. BRENDA'S CHILD CARE SERVICES735 QUEENS COURT | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 9 | NEW HOPE FOR KIDS204 STROUPE ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 75 |
| 10 | SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY PREK1744 DIXON ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 18 |
| 11 | TOSHA'S TINY TOTS601 TAREYTON DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 12 | WOODS WORLD FAMILY CHILD CARE4369 TIMBERWOOD DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 8 |
| 13 | Childcare Network #2401750 Oak Hollow Road | 4.3★ | None | 199 |
| 14 | E Maries Home Childcare Development Center2415 McLean Street | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 15 | Early Visions Academy818 S. Church Street | 4.3★ | None | 50 |
| 16 | Fair Chance Learning Academy LLC252 Wilmot Drive | 4.3★ | None | 80 |
| 17 | GINA'S KIDS FIRST CDC2437 REDBUD DR | 4.3★ | None | 82 |
| 18 | HIGHLAND CHARTER HEAD START324 NORTH HIGHLAND STREET | 4.3★ | None | 135 |
| 19 | IT'S ALL ABOUT ME HOME DAYCARE CENTER LLC851 FLOYD LANE | 4.3★ | None | 15 |
| 20 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC1741 DIXON ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 152 |
| 21 | PRECIOUS MOMENTS CHILDCARE CENTER2148 WEST 5TH AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 62 |
| 22 | RANKIN II HEAD START304 N HIGHLAND ST | 4.3★ | None | 70 |
| 23 | ROBINSON ELEMENTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN3122 UNION ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 36 |
| 24 | SOUTH GASTONIA CHURCH OF GOD CHILD CARE310 CAROLINA AVE | 4.3★ | None | 70 |
| 25 | WEBB STREET SCHOOL1623 NORTH WEBB STREET | 4.3★ | None | 110 |
| 26 | Learning Jungle Gastonia740 COX ROAD | 4.2★ | 1 | 199 |
| 27 | RANKIN HEAD START714 W RANKIN AVE | 4.2★ | 1 | 60 |
| 28 | EAGLES NEST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER5611 LEWIS ROAD | 4.1★ | 1 | 135 |
| 29 | 4 KIDZ ONLY INC.602 BESSEMER CITY ROAD | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 32 |
| 30 | CHAPEL GROVE ELEMENTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN5201 LEWIS ROAD | 4.0★ | 2 | 72 |
| 31 | WEE CARE DAY SCHOOL2316 UNION RD | 3.9★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 126 |
| 32 | BRAINY KID'S DAYCARE CENTER204 S VINE STREET | 3.9★ | 2 | 42 |
| 33 | Home Sweet Home1213 Ashton Ave. | 3.9★ | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILDCARE MINISTRIES2650 UNION RD | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 147 |
| 35 | THE NEST SCHOOL4311 TITMAN RD | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 199 |
| 36 | Save Our Children Youth Academy928 Sycamore Avenue | 3.8★ | 3 | 73 |
| 37 | Beam Elementary Pre-K200 Davis Park Road | 3.7★ | 4 | 18 |
| 38 | A TODDLER TECH UNIVERSITY1223 CRAIG STREET | 3.6★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 77 |
| 39 | SADLER ELEMENTARY PREK3950 W FRANKLIN BLVD | 3.5★ | 5 | 36 |
| 40 | LINGERFELDT ELEMENTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM1601 MADISON STREET | 3.5★ | 7 | 36 |
| 41 | Childcare Network #993092 Union Road | 2.4★ | 11 · 3 high-risk | 199 |
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.