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Daycares in Charlotte, NC

Daycare centers and home daycares in Charlotte, 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 Charlotte
596
daycare centers
500
home daycares
96
take infants
337
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Charlotte

Showing 1 to 30 of 596

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

  1. Child care centerInfants

    ABC Academy

    4821 E WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  3. Child care centerInfants

    ABC Daycare

    8337 E WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC

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

    ACEPlaza

    6015 Barrington Dr, Charlotte, NC

    No state license record matched yet
    Directions
  11. Child care centerInfants

    A Home Just Like Home

    5.0· 2 reviews

    2501 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    10 state visits · 34 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  13. Home daycare

    All About Kidz Childcare Facility

    5.0· 15 reviews

    Charlotte, NC 28208 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  21. Home daycareInfants

    All in the Family

    Charlotte, NC 28227 · address shared with families

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

    A Mother's Love Too

    2915 N Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC

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

    Angel Tender Loving Care

    Charlotte, NC 28215 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    10 state visits · 52 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  30. Home daycareInfants

    Angie's Little Angels

    Charlotte, NC 28214 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
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By ZIP code

Browse Charlotte by ZIP code

Each ZIP code has its own page with every Charlotte daycare in it.

State record

Inspection records in Charlotte

In the last 3 years, 449 of the 461 Charlotte 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.

Charlotte daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited123%
1 to 2 rules327%
3 to 5 rules6614%
6 to 10 rules7516%
11 or more rules27660%

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

How to read a state record

Cost

What daycare costs in Charlotte

Full-time infant care in Mecklenburg County has a median of $284 a week at a center and $189 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 19% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$284
Home daycare$189

Toddler

Center$251
Home daycare$180

Preschool

Center$171
Home daycare$180

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

Programs

Programs in Charlotte

Infant daycare337Home daycares96Christian daycares48Montessori15Preschools & pre-K442Head Start14After-school care427Affordable daycare336Part-time daycare12Early morning daycare87

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Matthews39 daycares · 10 miMint Hill4 daycares · 10 miPineville9 daycares · 11 miHarrisburg12 daycares · 12 miStallings6 daycares · 12 miBelmont13 daycares · 12 miMount Holly7 daycares · 13 miHuntersville42 daycares · 13 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Charlotte

  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

    337 Charlotte 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 Charlotte

How many daycares are in Charlotte, NC?

596 daycares are listed in Charlotte: 500 child care centers and 96 home daycares, across 26 ZIP codes. 135 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 Charlotte daycares take infants?

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

Do Charlotte daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 333 Charlotte 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 Charlotte?

Full-time infant care in Mecklenburg County has a median of $284 a week at a center and $189 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Charlotte 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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