Daycares in Lincolnton, NC

All 19 licensed child care facilities in Lincolnton, 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 →

19licensed daycares

3.8average safety rating

32%with a clean record

13with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	PRECIOUS TIMES LEARNING CENTER, INC.1040 NORTH FLINT STREET	4.5★	None	129
2	GIGGLES GALORE LEARNING CENTER LLC583 MASON STREET	4.5★	1	37
3	PUMPKIN CENTER PRIMARY PRE-K3970 KING WILKINSON ROAD	4.5★	1	54
4	BATTLEGROUND ELEMENTARY PRE-K301 JEB SEAGLE DRIVE	4.4★	None	18
5	DA VINCI ACADEMY429 SAINT MATTHEWS CHURCH ROAD	4.4★	None	55
6	MRS. PEG'S CARE FOR GOD'S PRECIOUS GIFTS3361 MAIDEN HIGHWAY NORTH	4.4★	1	8
7	DEATON AVE HEAD START101 DEATON AVENUE	4.3★	None	20
8	LINCOLN PARK HEAD START140 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD	4.3★	None	119
9	NORRIS S. CHILDERS ELEMENTARY PRE-K2595 ROCK DAM ROAD	4.3★	None	36
10	LOVE MEMORIAL PRE-K1463 LOVE MEMORIAL SCHOOL ROAD	4.3★	1	33
11	S RAY LOWDER ELEMENTARY PRE-K350 KENNEDY DRIVE	4.3★	1	36
12	G E MASSEY ELEMENTARY PRE-K130 NEWBOLD STREET	4.3★	3	60
13	FIRST BAPTIST CHILDREN'S MINISTRY201 ROBIN ROAD	3.7★	1 · 1 high-risk	250
14	Pumpkin Center Primary YMCA Childcare3970 King Wilkinson Road	3.5★	4 · 2 high-risk	60
15	Norris S. Childers Elementary YMCA Childcare2595 Rock Dam Road	3.3★	2	50
16	D-Xperience1366 Startown Road	3.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	30
17	Active Concepts, LLC178 Sunny Hill Drive	2.5★	4 · 2 high-risk	67
18	LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN CHILD CARE3032 WESLEYAN CHURCH ROAD	2.0★	5 · 3 high-risk	100
19	Miss Honey's Learning Center Lincolnton310 Lithia Inn Road	2.0★	13 · 4 high-risk	100

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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