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Daycares in Cary, NC

Daycare centers and home daycares in Cary, by ZIP code, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where North Carolina publishes them, its inspection records. Some come from public business listings, with no North Carolina license record matched yet.

daycares in Cary
85
daycare centers
72
home daycares
13
take infants
58
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All daycares in Cary

Showing 1 to 30 of 85

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  2. Child care centerInfants

    All Starz Apex

    7461 Roberts Road, Cary, NC

    Infants to school-age
    7 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  5. Home daycareInfants

    Angels Only

    Cary, NC 27513 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  8. Child care centerInfants

    Bambino's Playschool

    4.5· 62 reviews

    3404 Davis Dr, Cary, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  9. Child care centerInfants

    Big Blue Marble Academy

    4.6· 26 reviews

    7580 Carpenter Fire Station Rd, Cary, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    16 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  14. Child care centerInfants

    Busy Bee Preschool

    4.9· 39 reviews

    1202 Lyerly Lane, Cary, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  15. Home daycareInfants

    Carolina Babies N' Tots

    Cary, NC 27519 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    7 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  22. Child care centerInfants

    Cranfield Academy - Cary

    4.5· 98 reviews

    150 Towne Village Drive, Cary, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  24. Home daycareInfants

    Especially 4 U Childcare Center

    Cary, NC 27511 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  29. Home daycareInfants

    Ginger's Day Care Home

    Cary, NC 27513 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    6 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 85 Cary daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Cary

In the last 3 years, 54 of the 66 Cary daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Cary daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited1218%
1 to 2 rules1218%
3 to 5 rules1421%
6 to 10 rules1523%
11 or more rules1320%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education.

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Cost

What daycare costs in Cary

Full-time infant care in Wake County has a median of $307 a week at a center and $217 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 17% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$307
Home daycare$217

Toddler

Center$251
Home daycare$201

Preschool

Center$189
Home daycare$202

Wake County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Programs

Programs in Cary

Infant daycare58Home daycares13Christian daycares8Montessori6Preschools & pre-K74After-school care60Affordable daycare36Part-time daycare4Early morning daycare6

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Morrisville21 daycares · 3 miApex47 daycares · 5 miResearch Triangle Park1 daycare · 8 miHolly Springs20 daycares · 9 miResearch Triangle1 daycare · 10 miRaleigh311 daycares · 11 miNew Hill1 daycare · 12 miDurham294 daycares · 14 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Cary

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their North Carolina license and the state's visits; where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Infant care

    58 Cary daycares take infants. Ask about the waitlist, how many babies each caregiver has and safe sleep.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Cary

How many daycares are in Cary, NC?

85 daycares are listed in Cary: 72 child care centers and 13 home daycares, across 4 ZIP codes. 19 of them come from public business listings, with no North Carolina license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Cary daycares take infants?

58 Cary daycares take infants, by the state record. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask when you call.

Do Cary daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 36 Cary daycares accept child care subsidies, by the state record or their own description. Ask each one whether it has a spot for a child paid by a subsidy right now.

How much does daycare cost in Cary?

Full-time infant care in Wake County has a median of $307 a week at a center and $217 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Cary daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

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