Daycares in Smithfield, NC

All 17 licensed child care facilities in Smithfield, 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 →

17licensed daycares

3.8average safety rating

41%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	HIGHER CALLING CHILD CARE115 B NORTH 7TH STREET	4.5★	None	45
2	PLAYMATES CHILD CARE OF SMITHFIELD304 CANTERBURY RD	4.4★	None	74
3	WEST SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2665 GALILEE ROAD	4.4★	None	36
4	A Child's Place9 Noble Street	4.3★	None	76
5	CHURCH STREET HEAD START215 S 3RD STREET	4.3★	None	15
6	KinderCare Early Learning Center at UNC Health Joh514 N BRIGHT LEAF BLVD STE 1717	4.3★	None	91
7	SMITHFIELD HEAD START1100 MASSEY STREET	4.3★	None	147
8	CHILDREN OF DESTINY CHILD CARE18 ASPEN DRIVE	4.3★	1	8
9	EDGERTON COURT HEAD START1605 DIAL STREET	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	15
10	JOHNSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTE245 COLLEGE ROAD	4.2★	2	97
11	PLAYMATES CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER BERKSHI13 Berkshire Road	4.2★	5 · 1 high-risk	88
12	KIDZ KONNECTION205 NORTH FOURTH STREET	3.7★	4	46
13	KAY'S IN-HOME DAY CARE940 RAND ST	3.0★	3 · 1 high-risk	8
14	WILSON'S MILLS BAPTIST CHILD CARE CENTER652 SWIFT CREEK ROAD	3.0★	7 · 3 high-risk	195
15	'SMALL BLESSINGS'41 HEARTH LANE	2.8★	6 · 1 high-risk	8
16	A BRIGHT START CHILD CARE LEARNING CENTER INC.861 BERKSHIRE RD	2.5★	5 · 3 high-risk	75
17	KID'S COUNTRY DAY CARE4080 WILSONS MILLS ROAD	2.1★	10 · 4 high-risk	169

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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