Recognition of Excellence · Brevard, Canton & Clyde, NC · 2026
Haywood Community College Regional Center For The
185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721
🏆 Ranked #2 in Brevard, Canton & Clyde · 7.4 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 3 in Brevard, Canton & Clyde
Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Brevard, Canton & Clyde across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher-quality score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension captures the warmth, patience, and individual attention children receive day to day.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Full Ranking Detail
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Haywood Community College Regional Center For The is a five-star DCDEE-licensed facility in Clyde (Haywood County), operating on the community college campus with a capacity of 140 and serving the full 0–12 age range. The college affiliation positions it as a professional training hub as well as a direct service provider, though the 2025 inspection findings warrant follow-up with current management.
Safety8.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture8.0
Class sizes6.0
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Top 3 in Brevard, Canton & Clyde
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Best for Safety
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best for Safety</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest safety score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.</span>
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Best Teachers
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Teachers</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher-quality score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Curriculum</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Most Compassionate
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Most Compassionate</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension captures the warmth, patience, and individual attention children receive day to day.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Infant Care</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Management
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Management</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.</span>
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Best Culture
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Culture</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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Best Arts & Music
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Arts & Music</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in Brevard, Canton & Clyde. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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