Daycares in Kannapolis, NC

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Kannapolis, 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 →

16licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

50%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	CYNTHIA'S CHILD CARE2129 CLEAR BROOK DRIVE	4.5★	None	8
2	KIDS NEXT DOOR204 COOK STREET	4.5★	None	105
3	CENTRAL CHILD-DEVELOPMENT CENTER1810 MOOSE ROAD	4.4★	None	75
4	SAVE THE CHILDREN EAST C STREET ACADEMY505 EAST C STREET	4.4★	None	60
5	KID'S KORNER CHILD DEVELOPMENT, INC.210 COOK ST	4.4★	1	131
6	CHARLES E BOGER KIDS:PLUS5150 DOVE FIELD LANE	4.3★	None	140
7	LITTLE SCHOLAR ACADEMY OF KANNAPOLIS320 RUSSELL STREET	4.3★	None	76
8	ROYAL OAKS KIDS:PLUS608 DAKOTA STREET	4.3★	None	100
9	W 22ND STREET HEAD START2200 RUNNING BROOK DRIVE	4.3★	None	64
10	Agape Christian Academy1945 Old Earnhardt Road	4.2★	2	75
11	HOPE CHAPEL ACADEMY1540 OLD EARNHARDT ROAD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	150
12	WE LUV UM CHILD CARE1301N MAIN STREET	3.6★	1	79
13	THE KIDS LOFT ACADEMY421 TERRACE AVE	3.3★	7 · 1 high-risk	75
14	MCKNIGHT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1300 GLENN AVE	3.0★	3 · 1 high-risk	252
15	FAITH NURSERY SCHOOL904 CHIPOLA STREET	3.0★	5	70
16	Play Lab STEAM Preschool1006 Rogers Lake Rd	2.4★	6	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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