Daycares in Sanford, NC

All 36 licensed child care facilities in Sanford, 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 →

36licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

47%with a clean record

19with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER203 HAWKINS AVE	4.6★	None	129
2	DESTINY'S LEARNING CENTER706 MCINTOSH ST	4.5★	None	8
3	GRACE CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2601 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY	4.5★	None	397
4	JIREH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1410 WOODLAND AVE	4.5★	None	35
5	JONESBORO DAY CARE407 WEST MAIN STREET	4.5★	None	62
6	LITTLE DREAMERS FEC INC.1480 MCNEILL ROAD	4.5★	None	58
7	POOH'S CHILD CARE84 JUNIOR LANE	4.5★	None	8
8	CHILDREN OF TOMORROW419 MIDLAND AVENUE	4.5★	1	29
9	KIDDIE LAND DAY CARE912 BROADWAY ROAD	4.5★	1	66
10	BRIGHT START2036 FAIRVIEW LANE	4.4★	None	8
11	JEANNE'S SMALL DAY CARE HOME5005 WOODSTONE COURT	4.4★	None	8
12	SHOOTING STARS LEARNING CENTER152 CHARLOTTE AVE	4.4★	None	100
13	SMALL HANDS - BIG FUTURE CHILD CARE1112 BROADWAY ROAD	4.4★	None	29
14	FLOYD L KNIGHT SCHOOL-THE CHILDREN'S CENTER607 W MCINTOSH STREET	4.4★	1	90
15	LOVE AND LEARN CHILD CARE906 SOUTH 3RD ST	4.4★	1	29
16	SANFORD CHILD CARE, INC.904 BRAGG STREET	4.4★	1	50
17	BENHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL520 OLIVE FARM DRIVE	4.3★	None	150
18	Childcare Network #1021309 Washington Avenue	4.3★	None	185
19	Grace Christian Child Development Center-Alpine3114 Alpine Drive	4.3★	None	360
20	LIL' BUSY BODIES CHILD CARE CENTER35 ROBERTS ROAD	4.3★	None	50
21	Ree's Busy Bees998 Nicholson Road	4.3★	None	8
22	Warren Williams Preschool800 S. Vance St.	4.3★	None	150
23	Grace Christian Child Development Center-McDaniel5905 McDaniel Drive	4.3★	1	90
24	ALEXANDRIA'S ANGELS CHILDCARE531 COX MADDOX RD	4.2★	3	29
25	GRACE CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER-NORTH LEE119 LOG CABIN LANE	3.8★	1	64
26	MEMORABLE MOMENTS CHILDCARE TOO329 CHARLOTTE AVE	3.8★	1	38
27	EDUCATION STATION1618 DEEP RIVER RD	3.7★	2	29
28	ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE II3009 CAMERON DRIVE	3.5★	1	128
29	Highland Elementary1915 Buffalo Lake Road	3.4★	5	20
30	LUXURY LEARNING201 NORTH HORNER BOULEVARD	3.3★	2	30
31	GLORIOUS COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTER402 S HORNER BLVD	3.2★	3 · 2 high-risk	87
32	Tippitoes Early Education Development Center810 Tryon Street	3.2★	5	46
33	PRECIOUS BLESSINGS CHILD CARE1101 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET	3.1★	1 · 1 high-risk	29
34	ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE1112 WOODLAND AVENUE	3.0★	3 · 1 high-risk	51
35	TREE OF KNOWLEDGE DAYCARE CENTER622 BUFFALO LAKE RD	2.9★	5 · 1 high-risk	45
36	LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER301 S FRANKLIN DRIVE	2.6★	13 · 1 high-risk	28

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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