Daycares in Jacksonville, NC

All 35 licensed child care facilities in Jacksonville, 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 →

35licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

49%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	CATALYST CHILD CARE1985 GUM BRANCH ROAD	4.5★	None	286
2	JOLLY BEE CHILD CARE CENTER361 RHODESTOWN ROAD	4.5★	None	84
3	LISA'S HOME DAYCARE723 STONEWALL AVE	4.5★	None	8
4	MILESTONES PRESCHOOL & ENRICHMENT CENTER3605 HENDERSON DRIVE	4.5★	None	91
5	TEACHABLE MOMENTS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER4355-C GUM BRANCH RD	4.5★	1	113
6	ABOVE AND BEYOND EARLY LEARNING CENTER19TH EAST DORIS AVENUE	4.4★	None	52
7	CHILDREN'S HOME DAY CARE205 GREENBRIAR DRIVE	4.4★	None	8
8	EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #10188 NORTHWEST CORRIDOR BLVD	4.4★	None	200
9	EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #9160 HUFF DRIVE	4.4★	None	232
10	SEASIDE ACADEMY531 HENDERSON DRIVE	4.4★	None	42
11	ABUNDANCE OF LOVE & LEARNING CENTER1510 GUM BRANCH ROAD	4.3★	None	100
12	Beautiful Blessings Childcare and Learning Center633 Shamrock Drive	4.3★	None	8
13	Childcare Network #81928 Henderson Drive	4.3★	None	109
14	Little Pebbles Daycare304 Pebble Lane	4.3★	None	8
15	Rising Stars of Jacksonville920 Gum Branch Road	4.3★	None	90
16	Sanctuary Childcare Center1675 Piney Green Rd	4.3★	None	40
17	SOUTHWEST PRE-K2601 BURGAW HIGHWAY	4.3★	None	54
18	SUMMERSILL PRE-K250 SUMMERSILL SCHOOL ROAD	4.3★	None	118
19	ABOVE & BEYOND EARLY LEARNING CENTER 2 LLC15 EAST DORIS AVENUE	4.3★	1	21
20	BLENDING HEARTS ACADEMY221 HENDERSON DRIVE	4.3★	1	89
21	KidzRus Childcare Inc, LLC426 Wolf Run Lane	4.3★	1	8
22	EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #122965 HENDERSON DRIVE	4.3★	2	254
23	HUNTERS CREEK PRE-K3450 HUNTER'S TRAIL	4.2★	2	36
24	CHILDREN'S CASTLE CHILD CARE, INC.301 YAUPON DRIVE	3.8★	1	145
25	THOMPSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER PRE-K440 COLLEGE STREET	3.7★	1	198
26	LOVE CENTER301 BRENTWOOD AVENUE	3.7★	2 · 1 high-risk	8
27	New River Early Learning Center159 Chaney Ave.	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	70
28	MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, INC.714 BATES ST	3.6★	2 · 1 high-risk	105
29	Mount Carmel H.E.L.P.S. Childcare Center2734 Commerce Road	3.6★	3	105
30	NEW BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE CENTER II, INC.113 FORBES ESTATES DRIVE	3.6★	3 · 2 high-risk	205
31	NEW BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE CENTER III, INC.120 TERRY LEE LANIER DRIVE	3.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	203
32	GWEN'S CHILDCARE112 KITT DRIVE	3.1★	3 · 2 high-risk	8
33	MORTON PRE-K485 OLD 30 ROAD	3.1★	4 · 1 high-risk	54
34	EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #81 OFFICE PARK DRIVE	3.0★	6 · 2 high-risk	233
35	Childcare Network #80312 Brynn Marr Road	2.3★	5 · 1 high-risk	120

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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