Daycares in Henderson, NC

All 40 licensed child care facilities in Henderson, 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 →

40licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

30%with a clean record

28with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	AYCOCK ELEMENTARY PRE K305 CAREY CHAPEL RAOD	4.5★	None	36
2	DABNEY ELEMENTARY PRE-K150 LANNING ROAD	4.5★	None	36
3	GREAT BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE CENTER905 AMERICAL RD	4.5★	None	120
4	CHOSEN GENERATION DAYCARE CENTER2025 N GARNETT STREET	4.5★	1	29
5	EM ROLLINS ELEMENTARY PRE-K1600 S GARNETT STREET	4.4★	None	72
6	JOYFUL KIDS FAMILY CHILD CARE300 RANES DRIVE	4.4★	None	5
7	START @ HOME CHILDCARE180 DORSEY PLACE	4.4★	None	8
8	START RITE PRESCHOOL204 BECKFORD DR	4.4★	None	69
9	TURNER FAMILY CHILD CARE812 NORTH BECKFORD DRIVE	4.4★	None	5
10	CLARK'S HOME DAYCARE2941 GLEBE ROAD	4.4★	1	8
11	CLARKE ELEMENTARY PRE-K309 MT CARMEL CHURCH ROAD	4.4★	1	36
12	NEW BEGINNINGS155 INDUSTRY DRIVE	4.4★	1	63
13	PINKSTON STREET ELEMENTARY PRE-K855 ADAMS STREET	4.4★	1	54
14	TERESA'S TREE OF KNOWLEDGE363 SOUTH LYNNBANK ROAD	4.4★	1	8
15	KERR VANCE ACADEMY700 VANCE ACADEMY ROAD	4.4★	2	90
16	ANGELS & CO1011 HEDRICK DR	4.3★	None	10
17	CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL583 OLD COUNTRY HOME ROAD	4.3★	None	80
18	HENDERSON HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START500 N BECKFORD DRIVE	4.3★	None	150
19	Politeness Childcare Center621 North Garnett Street	4.3★	None	49
20	ABOVE AND BEYOND CHILDCARE CENTER705 ALEXANDER AVE	4.3★	1	25
21	CATHY'S LEARN AND GROW DAYCARE CENTER650 N WILLIAM ST	4.3★	1	25
22	CREATING SUCCESS EDUCATION CENTER2495 US 1/158 Highway	4.3★	1	45
23	HICKS DAY CARE104 KEENE STREET	4.3★	1	8
24	LITTLE PAWS LEARNING CENTER2171 RUIN CREEK RD	4.3★	1	55
25	MARIE'S CHILD CARE HOME104 CAROLYN CT	4.3★	1	9
26	RING AROUND THE ROSES HOME DAYCARE83 S OAKWOOD LN	4.3★	1	8
27	TAYLOR TUBBIES ACADEMY509 BODDIE STREET	4.3★	1	45
28	Dee's Academy182 East Boulder Road	4.3★	2	8
29	KIDDIE KLUBHOUSE164 BURWELL AVENUE	4.3★	2	62
30	EO YOUNG ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL6655 BROAD STREET	4.3★	3	18
31	IMAGINATION STATION ACADEMY44 ALLEN RD	4.3★	3	50
32	KIDS WORLD420 RED OAK ROAD	4.3★	3	87
33	VANCE GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY CARE CENTER200 POPLAR CREEK RD	4.2★	2	40
34	HUMPTY DUMPTY53 BROOKHAVEN COURT	4.2★	3	72
35	LB YANCEY ELEMENTARY PRE-K311 HAWKINS DRIVE	4.0★	2	36
36	KIDZ WORKSHOP DAYCARE180 FRANKLIN LANE	3.5★	1	12
37	YOUNG'S 'TOTS AND TODS'27 COYOTE COURT	3.5★	2	8
38	Little Dreamers Academy '2'225 Horner Street	3.5★	3 · 1 high-risk	49
39	SUGAR N SPICE PRESCHOOL CCC INC.930 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE	3.4★	2	120
40	Growing Promises Daycare318 Foxfire Drive	3.3★	4	8

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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