Daycares in Waynesville, NC

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Waynesville, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

16licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

88%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	JONATHAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY410 HALL DRIVE	4.5★	None	36
2	DELLWOOD BAPTIST CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER115 HALL DRIVE	4.4★	None	92
3	EAGLE'S NEST EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND PRESCHOOL1358 SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD	4.4★	None	70
4	FIRST BAPTIST CHILDREN'S CENTER100 S MAIN ST	4.4★	None	79
5	FIRST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL566 S HAYWOOD STREET	4.4★	None	100
6	HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY1111 PLOT CREEK RD	4.4★	None	18
7	HUG -A- BUNCH DAY CARE139 ASSEMBLY STREET	4.4★	None	12
8	JUNALUSKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS CLUB2238 ASHEVILLE ROAD	4.4★	None	90
9	GREAT START CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER39 PUTNAM STREET	4.3★	None	34
10	GREAT START PRESCHOOL AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER333 ACCESS ROAD	4.3★	None	75
11	LONG'S CHAPEL CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER133 OLD CLYDE RD	4.3★	None	105
12	ROBIN'S NEST CHILD CARE HOME21 DELIA WELLS DRIVE	4.3★	None	10
13	TENDER TREASURES147 RIGDON LANE	4.3★	None	10
14	WAYNESVILLE HEAD START489-B PIGEON ST	4.3★	None	92
15	HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY AFTER SCHOOL1111 PLOTT CREEK ROAD	3.8★	3	120
16	JONATHAN VALLEY AFTER SCHOOL CARE410 HALL DRIVE	3.5★	5	75

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.