Daycares in Shelby, NC

All 36 licensed child care facilities in Shelby, 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

56%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ANOINTED CHILDREN CHILDCARE ACADEMY, LLC915 FALLSTON ROAD	4.5★	None	37
2	CONNECTED KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER600 NORTH MORGAN STREET	4.5★	None	90
3	KAREN BRADLEY DAY CARE HOME1954 MAPLE SPRINGS CHURCH RD	4.5★	None	8
4	LA PETITE ACADEMY1203 CHARLES ROAD	4.5★	None	152
5	PLAY PALACE PRESCHOOL, INC.827 EARL ROAD	4.5★	2 · 1 high-risk	100
6	TLC CENTER3504 ARTEE ROAD	4.5★	4	36
7	ALONG CAME A SCHOLAR1633 SOUTH LAFAYETTE STREET	4.4★	None	44
8	APPLES OF GOLD PRESCHOOL1633 SOUTH POST ROAD	4.4★	None	44
9	BERRYLAND CLUBHOUSE I514 S DEKALB ST	4.4★	None	38
10	FIRST STEPS CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LLC800 SOUTH POST ROAD	4.4★	None	40
11	LITTLE GEMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.1316 NORTH POST RD	4.4★	None	50
12	LITTLE GEMS LEARNING ACADEMY607 MCBRAYER HOMESTEAD ROAD	4.4★	None	91
13	UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1440 UNION CHURCH ROAD	4.4★	None	54
14	WESTVIEW BAPTIST DAY CARE CENTER500 MELODY LANE	4.4★	None	73
15	BERRYLAND CLUBHOUSE II512 S DEKALB ST	4.3★	None	31
16	BLOOM AT BLC1415 COLLEGE AVENUE	4.3★	None	28
17	BOILING SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1522 PATRICK AVENUE	4.3★	None	36
18	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILD CARE120 NORTH LAFAYETTE STREET	4.3★	None	100
19	Precious Rubies214 College Avenue	4.3★	None	5
20	RESTORATION LEARNING ACADEMY414 MILLSAP ROAD	4.3★	None	75
21	TOWNSHIP THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL526 DAVIS ROAD	4.3★	None	54
22	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1907 STONEY POINT ROAD	4.3★	None	36
23	KIDDIELAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2231 S POST ROAD	4.3★	2	66
24	UNIQUE KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.1829 STONEY POINT ROAD	4.3★	3	50
25	ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL220 SOUTH POST ROAD	4.2★	2	144
26	KIDSTUFF FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME2325 FLINT HILL CHURCH ROAD	3.7★	2	8
27	KIDS WORLD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1152 WYKE ROAD	3.6★	3 · 3 high-risk	100
28	LITTLE KINGS AND QUEENS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER,709 E GROVER ST	3.4★	1	46
29	MAMA LISSA'S TINY TOT UNIVERSITY107 VALENTINE DRIVE	3.4★	1	199
30	APPLES OF GOLD TOO1633 SOUTH POST ROAD	3.3★	5 · 2 high-risk	28
31	BUILDING DREAMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT231 SOUTH FORK DRIVE	3.1★	2 · 1 high-risk	5
32	Shelby Childcare & Development124 W. Sumter Street	3.1★	2	99
33	CREATIVE KIDZ PRESCHOOL INC.1139 POPLAR SPRINGS CH RD	2.9★	10 · 1 high-risk	60
34	Paramount Academy LLC1410 Briarcliff Road	2.2★	3 · 2 high-risk	5
35	LITTLE HANDS OF LOVE PRESCHOOL INC2770 CARLA DRIVE	2.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	81
36	SMILE'Z CHILD CARE LLC515 West Warren St.	2.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	45

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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