Ranked in the top 100 statewide across all North Carolina licensed childcare centers scored in our 2026 rankings.
#1 in Statesville
Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Statesville. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Statesville. This dimension evaluates facility maintenance, staff-to-child ratios, emergency preparedness, and parent-reported safety perceptions.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Statesville. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Arts & Enrichment
Earned the highest arts score in Statesville. This dimension captures music, visual arts, creative play, and enrichment programming that goes beyond core academics.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Statesville. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Kindergarten Prep
Earned the highest kindergarten readiness score in Statesville. This dimension measures literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skill-building that prepares children for elementary school.
Best Teacher Quality
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Statesville. This dimension reflects educator credentials, tenure, consistency, and the depth of praise parents direct at specific staff members.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Statesville. This dimension captures warmth, emotional attunement, and the degree to which parents feel their child is genuinely loved and seen.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Statesville. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, operational consistency, communication quality, and how problems are handled.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Statesville. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Extras
Earned the highest extras score in Statesville. This dimension captures standout features — specialty programs, extended hours, unique amenities, or community partnerships that set a center apart.
Full Ranking Detail
childcarepreschool
Crayolitas Childcare Center is Statesville's first Spanish immersion preschool, offering a bilingual curriculum through interactive play and structured activities for children ages 1–5. Holding a 3-star DCDEE license with a capacity of 31, the center is praised by families for its nurturing staff, intercultural atmosphere, and standout dual-language programming. It is a strong boutique choice for families prioritizing early bilingual development in Iredell County.
Safety7.0
Curriculum9.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion9.0
Management7.0
Culture9.0
Class sizes7.0
Extracurriculars8.0
What parents say
“We are incredibly thankful for Crayolitas and the amazing staff, I cannot say enough about this place — it's home! The facility is well maintained, the communication from the staff is excellent, and dual immersion portion of the daycare is the icing on the cake.”
“My son has grown by leaps — mentally, emotionally and physically, since we started at Crayolitas.”
“My 3 year old son attends, he loves it! The teachers really dedicate their love and time.”
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Spanish immersion program for children ages 1-5 using interactive play, structured learning activities, and daily conversations in meaningful contexts.
Programs & activities: Spanish language immersion is the primary focus; no other specific enrichment activities, arts, sports, or field trips detailed on the site.
What sets it apart: Advertised as the first childcare center in the area to offer a comprehensive Spanish immersion program. Provides home-cooked meals (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack); hours Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.
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Top 100 in NC
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#1 in Statesville
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest safety score in Statesville. This dimension evaluates facility maintenance, staff-to-child ratios, emergency preparedness, and parent-reported safety perceptions.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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Best Arts & Enrichment
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Statesville. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Kindergarten Prep
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten readiness score in Statesville. This dimension measures literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skill-building that prepares children for elementary school.</span>
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Best Teacher Quality
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher quality score in Statesville. This dimension reflects educator credentials, tenure, consistency, and the depth of praise parents direct at specific staff members.</span>
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Statesville. This dimension captures warmth, emotional attunement, and the degree to which parents feel their child is genuinely loved and seen.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Statesville. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, operational consistency, communication quality, and how problems are handled.</span>
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Best Culture
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Statesville. 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 Extras
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest extras score in Statesville. This dimension captures standout features — specialty programs, extended hours, unique amenities, or community partnerships that set a center apart.</span>
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