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.

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

4.2average safety rating

81%with a clean record

3with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	FIRST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL566 S HAYWOOD STREET	4.5★	None	100
2	HUG -A- BUNCH DAY CARE139 ASSEMBLY STREET	4.5★	None	12
3	JONATHAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY410 HALL DRIVE	4.5★	None	36
4	DELLWOOD BAPTIST CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER115 HALL DRIVE	4.4★	None	92
5	FIRST BAPTIST CHILDREN'S CENTER100 S MAIN ST	4.4★	None	79
6	HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY1111 PLOT CREEK RD	4.4★	None	18
7	JUNALUSKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS CLUB2238 ASHEVILLE ROAD	4.4★	None	90
8	GREAT START CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER39 PUTNAM STREET	4.3★	None	34
9	GREAT START PRESCHOOL AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER333 ACCESS ROAD	4.3★	None	75
10	LONG'S CHAPEL CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER133 OLD CLYDE RD	4.3★	None	105
11	ROBIN'S NEST CHILD CARE HOME21 DELIA WELLS DRIVE	4.3★	None	10
12	TENDER TREASURES147 RIGDON LANE	4.3★	None	10
13	WAYNESVILLE HEAD START489-B PIGEON ST	4.3★	None	92
14	HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY AFTER SCHOOL1111 PLOTT CREEK ROAD	3.7★	3	120
15	EAGLE'S NEST EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND PRESCHOOL1358 SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD	3.6★	5	70
16	JONATHAN VALLEY AFTER SCHOOL CARE410 HALL DRIVE	3.3★	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.

Daycares in other North Carolina cities