Daycares in Hickory, NC

All 48 licensed child care facilities in Hickory, 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 →

48licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

48%with a clean record

25with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BIZZEE BIT'S HOME CHILDCARE1330 B AVE SE	4.5★	None	8
2	FOOTSTEPS CHILD CARE CENTER, LLC5122 FLEETWOOD DRIVE	4.5★	None	90
3	LITTLE STARS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2210 18TH AVENUE NE	4.5★	None	29
4	LOVING ARMS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE1210 5TH AVE SW	4.5★	None	8
5	MARTHA'S DAY CARE HOME777 8TH AVE DR SE	4.5★	None	8
6	QUEST AT CLYDE CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY2121 35TH AVENUE DRIVE NE	4.5★	None	99
7	SHINING STARS2342 25TH ST DR NE	4.5★	None	5
8	CHRIST CHURCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2416 ZION CHURCH ROAD	4.5★	1	199
9	COMMUNITY RIDGE DAY CARE CENTER, INC.243 7TH AVENUE SW	4.4★	None	99
10	LITTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE #2915 8TH AVE CIRCLE SE	4.4★	None	8
11	QUEST AT MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY5911 DWAYNE STARNES DRIVE	4.4★	None	120
12	QUEST AT SNOW CREEK ELEMENTARY3238 SNOW CREEK ROAD	4.4★	None	120
13	QUEST AT WEBB A. MURRAY ELEMENTARY3901 SECTION HOUSE ROAD	4.4★	None	99
14	THE SANDBOX2566 3RD AVENUE SE	4.4★	None	99
15	TENDER CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3375 NC HWY 127S	4.4★	2	156
16	HART AND SOUL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER310 7TH STREET SE	4.3★	None	8
17	HICKORY FOUNDATION YMCA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER701 1ST ST NW	4.3★	None	103
18	LONGVIEW ELEMENTARY PREK737 12TH STREET SW	4.3★	None	36
19	LONGVIEW ELEMENTARY YMCA CHILDCARE737 12TH ST SW	4.3★	None	140
20	Mt. Bethel MC Child Development Center9042 NC Hwy 127 North	4.3★	None	74
21	OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY YMCA CHILDCARE366 4TH ST NW	4.3★	None	100
22	SOUTHWEST PRIMARY PRESCHOOL1580 32ND STREET SW	4.3★	None	36
23	SOUTHWEST PRIMARY YMCA CHILDCARE1580 32ND STREET SW	4.3★	None	140
24	ST. STEPHENS HIGH SCHOOL PRE K3205 34TH STREET DRIVE NE	4.3★	None	36
25	WEBB MURRAY PRE-K3901 SECTION HOUSE ROAD	4.3★	None	36
26	HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1234 3RD STREET N E	4.3★	1	36
27	LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY423 3RD AVE SE	4.3★	1	120
28	QUALITY CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2830 23RD AVE NE	4.3★	1	90
29	VIEWMONT ELEMENTARY PRE-K21 16TH AVENUE NW	4.3★	1	18
30	LITTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE820 8TH ST PL SE	4.3★	2	8
31	MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL5911 DWAYNE STARNES DRIVE	4.3★	2	52
32	JENKINS ELEMENTARY YMCA CHILDCARE3750 N CENTER ST	4.2★	1	100
33	OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY PRE-K366 4TH STREET NW	4.2★	1	18
34	KIDSPOINT CHILDCARE CENTER52 16TH AVE NW	4.2★	4	90
35	ST. STEPHEN'S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL2304 SPRINGS ROAD	4.2★	5	58
36	NORTHLAKES ACADEMY, INC5638 GRACE CHAPEL ROAD	4.0★	2	122
37	RAY CHILDERS PRE-K1183 CAPE HICKORY ROAD	3.7★	1	85
38	VIEWMONT ELEMENTARY YMCA CHILDCARE21 16TH AVE NE	3.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	100
39	CLYDE CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2121 35TH AVE DRIVE NE	3.5★	5 · 1 high-risk	48
40	TABERNACLE KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER1405 29th Avenue Drive NE	3.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	165
41	LITTLE FOLKS SCHOOL EAST410 21ST ST SE	3.3★	6 · 2 high-risk	79
42	Catawba Ridge Child Development Center1635 20TH AVENUE DRIVE NE	3.2★	2 · 1 high-risk	199
43	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER339 2ND AVE NW	3.0★	2 · 2 high-risk	108
44	VIEWMONT BAPTIST CHURCH TREE OF LEARNING1246 2ND STREET NE	3.0★	6 · 3 high-risk	164
45	CHILDREN'S ACADEMY I411 10TH AVE DRIVE N E	2.8★	6 · 3 high-risk	178
46	RAY CHILDERS ELEMENTARY YMCA CHILDCARE1183 CAPE HICKORY RD	2.8★	9	100
47	LEGRANDE LEARNING CENTER3720 NORTH CENTER STREET	2.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	165
48	KATE'S IN HOME DAYCARE2929 5TH ST PL NE	2.1★	8 · 1 high-risk	5

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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