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.

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

41licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

59%with a clean record

17with 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	SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY PREK1744 DIXON ROAD	4.5★	None	18
5	TODDLER TIME CHILD CARE INC.132 E HUDSON BLVD	4.5★	None	84
6	THE NEST SCHOOL4311 TITMAN RD	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	199
7	BAY'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT2408 SEDGEFIELD DRIVE	4.4★	None	8
8	DAY DREAM LEARNING CENTER2609 MCARVER ST	4.4★	None	12
9	GASTON LEARNING ACADEMY LLC908 E 8TH AVE	4.4★	None	47
10	GINA'S KIDS FIRST CDC2437 REDBUD DR	4.4★	None	82
11	MS. BRENDA'S CHILD CARE SERVICES735 QUEENS COURT	4.4★	None	8
12	NEW HOPE FOR KIDS204 STROUPE ROAD	4.4★	None	75
13	TOSHA'S TINY TOTS601 TAREYTON DRIVE	4.4★	None	8
14	WOODS WORLD FAMILY CHILD CARE4369 TIMBERWOOD DRIVE	4.4★	None	8
15	Childcare Network #2401750 Oak Hollow Road	4.3★	None	199
16	E Maries Home Childcare Development Center2415 McLean Street	4.3★	None	10
17	Early Visions Academy818 S. Church Street	4.3★	None	50
18	Fair Chance Learning Academy LLC252 Wilmot Drive	4.3★	None	80
19	HIGHLAND CHARTER HEAD START324 NORTH HIGHLAND STREET	4.3★	None	135
20	IT'S ALL ABOUT ME HOME DAYCARE CENTER LLC851 FLOYD LANE	4.3★	None	15
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	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC1741 DIXON ROAD	4.3★	1	152
27	Learning Jungle Gastonia740 COX ROAD	4.3★	1	199
28	RANKIN HEAD START714 W RANKIN AVE	4.3★	1	60
29	CHAPEL GROVE ELEMENTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN5201 LEWIS ROAD	4.3★	2	72
30	BRAINY KID'S DAYCARE CENTER204 S VINE STREET	4.2★	2	42
31	SADLER ELEMENTARY PREK3950 W FRANKLIN BLVD	4.2★	5	36
32	Save Our Children Youth Academy928 Sycamore Avenue	4.1★	3	73
33	Beam Elementary Pre-K200 Davis Park Road	4.1★	4	18
34	EAGLES NEST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER5611 LEWIS ROAD	3.8★	1	135
35	4 KIDZ ONLY INC.602 BESSEMER CITY ROAD	3.7★	1 · 1 high-risk	32
36	Home Sweet Home1213 Ashton Ave.	3.7★	2	10
37	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILDCARE MINISTRIES2650 UNION RD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	147
38	WEE CARE DAY SCHOOL2316 UNION RD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	126
39	A TODDLER TECH UNIVERSITY1223 CRAIG STREET	3.0★	4 · 1 high-risk	77
40	LINGERFELDT ELEMENTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM1601 MADISON STREET	2.5★	7	36
41	Childcare Network #993092 Union Road	1.8★	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.

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