Daycares in Spring Lake, NC

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Spring Lake, 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 →

16licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

75%with a clean record

4with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	SIERRA VILLA CHILD CARE CENTER, LLC139 SIERRA TRAIL	4.5★	1	21
2	BRITE SHINING STARS CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING C602 MONT DRIVE	4.4★	None	45
3	MIRACLE TABERNACLE CHILDCARE CENTER LLC2301 RAY ROAD	4.4★	None	45
4	OVERHILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER751 LILLINGTON HWY	4.4★	None	199
5	OWL'S ACADEMYAddress not published at provider's request	4.4★	None	8
6	SUGAR BABIES CHILD CARE1325 N BRAGG BLVD	4.4★	None	27
7	TICKLES & GIGGLES FAMILY CHILDCARE CENTER, LLC174 W MANCHESTER ROAD	4.4★	None	49
8	First Choice Childcare Center1465 E. Manchester Road	4.3★	None	50
9	LITTLE WIGGLES AND GIGGLES114 COLTON DRIVE	4.3★	None	10
10	PRECIOUS YEARS LEARNING CENTER INC1317 NORTH BRAGG BLVD	4.3★	None	34
11	RUTH'S DAYCARE217 KRISTIN AVENUE	4.3★	None	10
12	W.T. BROWN ELEMENTARY2522 ANDREWS CHURCH ROAD	4.3★	None	123
13	WONDER YEARS AT ANDERSON CREEK CLUB216 ANDERSON CREEK DR	4.3★	None	133
14	JUST LIKE MOM DEVELOPMENT CENTER408 SPRING AVE	4.3★	2	112
15	MOMMY'S DAY CARE CENTER411 NORTH MAIN STREET	4.2★	2	28
16	ANDERSON CREEK CHURCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER8227 ELLIOTT BRIDGE ROAD	3.8★	5	74

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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