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Daycares in Chapel Hill, NC

Daycare centers and home daycares in Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill
79
daycare centers
70
home daycares
9
take infants
32
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All daycares in Chapel Hill

Showing 1 to 30 of 79

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

  2. Home daycareInfants

    Ann Barkley Day Care Home

    Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  3. Home daycareInfants

    A Toddler's Place

    5.0· 2 reviews

    Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families

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

    Blossoms Day Care

    110 N Elliot Rd, Chapel Hill, NC

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

    Chapel Hill KinderCare

    5.0· 14 reviews

    210 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 22 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  12. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Matters

    4.6· 10 reviews

    825 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC

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

    Day Care

    447 Summerwalk Cir, Chapel Hill, NC

    No state license record matched yet
    Directions
  17. Home daycareInfants

    Dias Felices

    Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    5 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  22. Child care center

    Estes Hills Prek

    500 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC

    Preschool onlyAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  30. Child care centerInfants

    Holmes Child Care

    3.4· 7 reviews

    216 N Roberson St, Chapel Hill, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 79 Chapel Hill daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Chapel Hill

In the last 3 years, 49 of the 57 Chapel Hill 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.

Chapel Hill daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited814%
1 to 2 rules712%
3 to 5 rules1221%
6 to 10 rules1221%
11 or more rules1832%

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

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Cost

What daycare costs in Chapel Hill

Full-time infant care in Orange County has a median of $355 a week at a center and $271 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 22% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$355
Home daycare$271

Toddler

Center$292
Home daycare$226

Preschool

Center$199
Home daycare$223

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

Programs

Programs in Chapel Hill

Infant daycare32Home daycares9Christian daycares7Montessori3Preschools & pre-K57Head Start10After-school care44Affordable daycare40Part-time daycare3Early morning daycare3

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Carrboro10 daycares · 1 miDurham294 daycares · 9 miResearch Triangle Park1 daycare · 10 miResearch Triangle1 daycare · 10 miHillsborough30 daycares · 12 miPittsboro18 daycares · 13 miMorrisville21 daycares · 14 miEfland5 daycares · 14 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Chapel Hill

  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

    32 Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill

How many daycares are in Chapel Hill, NC?

79 daycares are listed in Chapel Hill: 70 child care centers and 9 home daycares, across 4 ZIP codes. 22 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 Chapel Hill daycares take infants?

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

Do Chapel Hill daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 40 Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill?

Full-time infant care in Orange County has a median of $355 a week at a center and $271 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Chapel Hill 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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