Daycares in Lenoir, NC

All 21 licensed child care facilities in Lenoir, 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 →

21licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

62%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LENOIR PRESCHOOL304 MAIN STREET NW	4.5★	None	50
2	GAMEWELL ELEMENTARY PRE-K2904 MORGANTON BLVD	4.4★	None	36
3	GAMEWELL ELEMENTARY WRAPAROUND2904 MORGANTON BLVD	4.4★	None	125
4	PAT PAT'S PLAYSCHOOL3569 HIGH WEST DRIVE	4.4★	None	12
5	VALMEAD PRESCHOOL111 ELIZABETH DRIVE NW	4.4★	None	40
6	WHITNEL WRAPAROUND1425 BERKLEY STREET SW	4.4★	None	100
7	FOREVER YOUNG CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER405 VANCE STREET	4.4★	1	28
8	PRIME TIME YOUTH FOCUS1302 NORWOOD STREET SW	4.4★	2	30
9	CALDWELL EARLY HEAD START111 Fairview Drive NW	4.3★	None	72
10	DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY PRE-K901 COLLEGE AVE SW	4.3★	None	18
11	HAPPY VALLEY PRE-K1350 YADKIN RIVER ROAD	4.3★	None	18
12	Hibriten High School Early Learning Lab1350 Panther Trail	4.3★	None	18
13	LOWER CREEK WRAP AROUND630 LOWER CREEK DRIVE NE	4.3★	None	199
14	The Sunshine House Early Learning Academy #245110 Nuway Circle	4.3★	None	170
15	WHITNEL PRE-K / EVEN START1425 BERKLEY STREET SW	4.3★	None	46
16	LACEY'S PLACE1130 ROSEDALE DRIVE	4.3★	2	12
17	Creative Imaginations Child Development Center1108 Rosedale Drive SW	4.2★	1	59
18	TOTLAND CHILDCARE4888 LACKEY PLACE	4.2★	3	12
19	DAVENPORT WRAPAROUND901 COLLEGE AVENUE SW	4.2★	4	130
20	CALDWELL ACADEMY1302 NORWOOD DRIVE	3.5★	2	29
21	NORTHSIDE CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER1440 BLOWING ROCK BLVD	3.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	199

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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