Daycares in Matthews, NC

All 26 licensed child care facilities in Matthews, 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 →

26licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

35%with a clean record

17with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	IDLEWILD BAPTIST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER12701 IDLEWILD ROAD	4.5★	None	100
2	MS. SCHUCKY'S CHILDCARE10307 ASHLEY FARM DRIVE	4.5★	None	8
3	THE SUNRISE ACADEMY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER7027 STILLWELL ROAD	4.5★	None	47
4	NATIONAL CHILD CARE INSTITUTE9908 MONROE ROAD	4.5★	2	64
5	KIDS R KIDS #9 NC5549 POTTER ROAD	4.4★	None	277
6	PAMMY'S DAY CARE HOME8100 CASTLEMAINE DR	4.4★	None	8
7	WEDDINGTON ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL3927 TWELVE MILE CREEK RD	4.4★	None	125
8	TUTOR TIME CHILD CARE/ LEARNING CENTER2560 PLANTATION CENTER DRIVE	4.4★	2	199
9	ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY AFTER SCHOOL3101 ANTIOCH CHURCH ROAD	4.3★	None	125
10	EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL1223 DRIFTWAY PT RD	4.3★	None	8
11	MATTHEWS A.S.E.P.200 MCDOWELL AVE	4.3★	None	150
12	Childcare Network #32510540 Monroe Road	4.2★	2	199
13	LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL1208 SAM NEWELL ROAD	4.2★	2	169
14	THE GODDARD SCHOOL9631 NORTHEAST PKWY	4.2★	3	148
15	ASSEMBLY OF GOD DAY CARE6800 STEVENS MILL ROAD	4.2★	4	83
16	LEGACY EUROPEAN ACADEMY801 S TRADE STREET	3.7★	2	198
17	KINDERCARE-MATTHEWS15000 LAWYERS ROAD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	189
18	MT MORIAH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC381 CRESTDALE ROAD	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	71
19	BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING WORLD2930 BERNARD CASTLE LN	3.5★	3 · 1 high-risk	8
20	Elizabeth Lane Elementary ASEP121 Elizabeth Lane	3.4★	1	150
21	CHRIST OUR SHEPHERD CHILD CARE226 WEST JOHN STREET	3.1★	4 · 2 high-risk	99
22	Little Ladybug's Place To Grow, LLC2251 Stallings Rd	3.0★	4 · 1 high-risk	187
23	HARBOR VIEW CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER10836 MONROE ROAD	2.9★	4	228
24	ELEVATION CHURCH11416 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD SUITE N	2.9★	7	158
25	Childcare Network #96210 Pineville-Matthews Road	2.8★	4 · 1 high-risk	173
26	PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT AUSTIN VILLAGE5407 POTTER ROAD	2.7★	3 · 2 high-risk	190

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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