Daycares in Kinston, NC
All 23 licensed child care facilities in Kinston, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
23licensed daycares
3.8average safety rating
22%with a clean record
18with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKS ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL2148 FALLING CREEK ROAD | 4.5★ | None | 18 |
| 2 | MISS LINDSEY'S CHILDCARE & AFTER SCHOOL LLC3157 HIGHWAY 258 N | 4.4★ | None | 53 |
| 3 | CONTENTNEA-SAVANNAH SCHOOL PRESCHOOL3400 FERRELL ROAD | 4.4★ | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Adventure Land of Learning1748 Hill Farm Road | 4.3★ | None | 80 |
| 5 | MISS CHARLIE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER III1503 WEST VERNON AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 42 |
| 6 | SONSHINE CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE2701 CAREY ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 8 |
| 7 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL1002 EAST HIGHLAND AVENUE | 4.3★ | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Southwood Elementary Preschool1245 NC Hwy 58 | 4.3★ | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | KIDS INCORPORATED LEARNING CENTER2837 BANKS SCHOOL ROAD | 4.2★ | 1 | 64 |
| 10 | SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL201 MCDANIELS STREET | 4.2★ | 1 | 68 |
| 11 | GREENE LAMP HEAD START / CONTENTNEA2909 GRANGER STATION ROAD | 4.0★ | 2 | 120 |
| 12 | FARMER-N-DELL LEARNING CENTER, LLC1320 AIRPORT ROAD | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 234 |
| 13 | M&E WONDERLAND ACADEMY PRE-K701 NORTH ADKIN STREET | 3.8★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 46 |
| 14 | LITTLE PEOPLE'S DAY CARE108 OLD SECOND STREET | 3.8★ | 3 | 58 |
| 15 | EMBRACING KIDS CHILD CARE CENTER, LLC1802 OLD SNOW HILL ROAD | 3.7★ | 4 | 60 |
| 16 | GRAINGER-HILL HEAD START309 SUMMIT AVE | 3.5★ | 5 | 117 |
| 17 | GREENE LAMP HEAD START HIGHLAND CENTER1001 EAST HIGHLAND AVENUE | 3.5★ | 5 | 82 |
| 18 | ALPHA AND OMEGA CHRISTIAN DAY CARE CENTER410 EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE | 3.4★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 45 |
| 19 | MEMORABLE MOMENTS807 SYCAMORE AVENUE | 3.0★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 20 | MARVIN B. SPENCE HEAD START CENTER305 SIMON BRIGHT COURT | 2.9★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 80 |
| 21 | LITTLE PEOPLE'S DAY CARE 2122 OLD SECOND STREET | 2.7★ | 8 · 3 high-risk | 25 |
| 22 | KINSTON CHILD CARE CENTER710 ROSEANNE DRIVE | 2.6★ | 10 · 3 high-risk | 199 |
| 23 | LOVING ARMS603 HERBERT DRIVE | 2.5★ | 12 · 2 high-risk | 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.