Daycares in Wake Forest, NC

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Wake Forest, 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 →

18licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

61%with a clean record

7with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	HOPE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL3525 ROGERS ROAD	4.5★	None	165
2	MEME'S DAYCARE, LLC316 REEZY LANE	4.5★	None	8
3	CRANFIELD ACADEMY WAKE FOREST1212 HERITAGE LINKS RD	4.4★	None	210
4	LOV -N- CARE CHILDCARE HOME501 S ALLEN ROAD	4.4★	None	8
5	NURTURING FAMILY CHILD CARE TOO9429 PHILBECK LANE	4.4★	None	8
6	SPANISH FOR FUN! WAKE FOREST3220 ROGERS RD	4.4★	None	148
7	KIDS EDUCATIONAL CENTER III, INC.1020 JONES DAIRY RD	4.3★	None	146
8	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER1201 FRIENDSHIP CHAPEL RD	4.3★	None	154
9	PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF HERITAGE WAKE FOREST844 HERITAGE LAKE ROAD	4.3★	None	185
10	THE GODDARD SCHOOL - WAKE FOREST, INC.1308 HERITAGE LINKS DRIVE	4.3★	None	142
11	WAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY406 S. Main Street	4.3★	None	36
12	WAKE FOREST MONTESSORI231 CAPCOM AVENUE SUITE 180	3.8★	1 · 1 high-risk	75
13	WAKE FOREST CHILD CARE CENTER, INC.2100 SOUTH MAIN STREET	3.7★	1 · 1 high-risk	148
14	THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WAKE FOREST1200 CORPORATE CHAPLAIN DRIVE	3.6★	3 · 1 high-risk	172
15	HERITAGE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY3425 ROGERS ROAD	3.5★	4 · 2 high-risk	129
16	Lightbridge Academy of Wake Forest1016 Holding Village Way	3.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	199
17	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF WAKE FOREST945 GATEWAY COMMONS CIRCLE	2.9★	5 · 2 high-risk	185
18	Big Blue Marble Academy Wake Forest1941 Heritage Branch Rd	2.8★	3 · 1 high-risk	240

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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