At NC State we believe in the importance of developing a holistic, robust and inclusive child care program for our campus. We strive to support our commitment to family-friendly initiatives, develop a strong and diverse child care program for our campus community, and increase the capacity and access to quality child care for all of our faculty, staff and postdocs. Some resources and discounts are available to students from KinderCare and those additional vendors listed and denoted as “available for students.”

Additional Discounted Child Care Centers

Location	Facility Name	Address	Phone Number	K-8 Care Provided	Rating	Discount %	Available to Students
APEX	Creative Schools of Apex	1201 Old Raleigh Rd. Apex, NC 27502	919-355-4944		5 STAR	Free registration	No
APEX	Lightbridge Academy	1075 NEWLAND AVE Apex, NC	(919) 276-0258 -		4 STAR	5% off tuition, 10% off 2nd child oldest	No
ANGIER	The Village Learning Academy	921 N. Raleigh St.	(919) 639-6615	Yes	4 STAR	10%	No
CARY	Giggles Drop-In Center	267 Grande Heights Drive	(919) 468-1001	Yes	Regulated Drop-In Center	15% off the hourly rate	Yes
CARY	The Growing Years Learning Center	102 Davis Dr Circle	(919) 589-0400	Yes	5 STAR
CARY	Chesterbrook Academy Cary	3821 NW Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC 27513	(919) 899-2946		5 STAR	10%	No
CARY	Kiddie Academy of Cary	1450 Tryon Manor Dr	(919) 803-5000		5 STAR	5%	Yes
DURHAM	The Learning Experience	5020 Highway 55	(919) 544-4104	Yes	5 STAR	10%	No
FUQUAY VARINA	Ready or Not, Here I Grow Day School	201 Powatan Dr.	(919) 552-3332	Yes	5 STAR	5% off tuition rate	No
FUQUAY VARINA	Johnson Pond Learning Center	6523 Johnson Pond Rd	(919) 557-9448	Yes	5 STAR	Waive $100 deposit	Yes (limited space at this time)
HOLLY SPRINGS	Holly Springs Learning Center	1180 HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD HOLLY SPRINGS, NC 27540	(919) 577-6119	Yes	5 STAR	10% off tuition	No
HOLLY SPRINGS	Lightbridge Academy	1840 RALPH STEPHENS ROAD	(919) 213-8445		4 STAR	5% off tuition, 10% off 2nd child oldest	No
MORRISVILLE	Morrisville Square Creative School	201 Morrisville Square Way	(919) 460-6449	Yes	5 STAR	Free registration	No
MORRISVILLE	Creative Schools at Davis Park	4523 Hopson Rd.	(919) 474-9306	Yes	5 STAR	Free registration	No
RALEIGH	Giggles Drop-In Center	6504 Falls of Neuse Rd., Ste. 150	(919) 438-1126	Yes	Regulated Drop-In Center	15% off the hourly rate	Yes
RALEIGH	Harps Mill Creative School	8504 Harps Mill Rd.	(919) 850-9323	Yes	5 STAR	Free registration	No
RALEIGH	The Goddard School	10550 Little Brier Creek Ln.	(919) 572-0678	Yes	5 STAR	5%	No
RALEIGH	>Wakefield Creative School	2700 Wakefield Pines Dr.	(919) 562-7900	Yes	5 STAR	Free registration	No
RALEIGH	Safe Haven Preschool	615 Royal Street	(919) 322-0016		5 STAR	10%	Yes
RALEIGH	Primrose School at Brier Creek	11151 Salem Glen Lane	(919) 880-2416	Yes	4 STAR	5% for ages 3-5	Yes
RALEIGH	Chesterbrook Academy Millbrook Rd.	2215 West Millbrook Rd.	(919) 787-7568		4 STAR	10%	No
RALEIGH	Method Child Development Center	900 Trailwood Dr. Raleigh, NC 27606	919-852-4568	Summer Camp ages 5-12	5 STAR	10%	Yes
Additioanl US Locations in North Carolina, New York, New Jersey,Pennsylvania, and Tennessee	Lightbridge Academy Corporate Advantage Program						No
KInderCare - All US Locations provide 10% discount to NC State employees							Yes

Suggest a Childcare Provider

NC State is expanding its list of discounted childcare providers. If you know of a facility that would like to partner with the University and join our list of discounted providers, please complete the below-linked suggestion form. Providers must have at least a three-star rating through the DHHS Division of Child Development and Early Education, and be willing to give discounts on tuition, registration, or preferred slots to staff, faculty or students of NC State. You may also suggest drop-in, before/after school care providers and summer/track-out camp providers, provided they meet the above stated licensing criteria. NC State will contact the provider directly to discuss the discount program and any potential partnership.

Suggest a Provider