Child Care Centers, Family Child Care & Preschools in ZIP 28409 (Wilmington, NC)
The current data maps 6 listed providers to ZIP 28409 in Wilmington, NC, spanning 3 child care centers, 3 family child care homes.
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Listed providers in ZIP 28409
What to weigh in ZIP 28409
A practical first step is to check licensing status and inspection history, since that is the backbone of what is publicly known about a program. Then look at the things licensing does not measure - group sizes, caregiver consistency, and how the daily rhythm actually feels to your family.
Where you can, visit each option in ZIP 28409, Wilmington, NC, watch how caregivers interact with children, ask how daily updates and pickups are handled, and get costs and schedules confirmed in writing. Steady, engaged caregivers count for as much as any published record.
Care types in ZIP 28409
| Care type | Providers | Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care Centers | 3 | View ZIP directory |
| Family Child Care Homes | 3 | View ZIP directory |
Data profile for ZIP 28409
The current data covers the 6 providers with a mailing address in ZIP 28409: 0 (0%) carry a published state quality rating. No provider in this ZIP carries a published overall star rating in the current data, so comparison here rests on inspection, staffing, and quality details. 6 of these providers report 348 licensed child care spaces in total.
| Providers on record | 6 |
|---|---|
| With a published overall rating | None published |
| Average overall rating | Not published |
| Highest-rated provider | Not published |
| Ownership mix | Not reported |
| Licensed capacity (total) | 348 |
State measures by provider
| Provider | Care type | Overall | Ownership | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil' Explorer's Child Care Center | Child Care Center | Not rated | Not reported | 9 |
| Noah's Ark Children's Center | Child Care Center | Not rated | Not reported | 100 |
| Reynolds Home Day Care | Family Child Care Home | Not rated | Not reported | 8 |
| Susan's Daycare | Family Child Care Home | Not rated | Not reported | 8 |
| The Kiddie Cottage, LLC | Child Care Center | Not rated | Not reported | 199 |
| Vic's Child Care | Family Child Care Home | Not rated | Not reported | 24 |
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Data sources
Data source: public state licensing datasets including state child care licensing records and registries (processing date 2026-10-07). See the methodology page for normalization details. This page is provided for general information only.
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