Flaming Sword Daycare - Early Learning Center #2
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects North Carolina's licensing baseline. North Carolina caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:20. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 20 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- Not Available
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 10 Toddlers 1:6 12 Preschool 1:20 25
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (3) and First Aid & Pediatric CPR (2). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 15, 20261 Finding1 Important
- A Child Care Operator Did Not Notify the Division of Any New Child Care Providers, as Defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), Who Were Hired or Moved Into the Child…
care facility within five business days. The facility did not a ABCMS roster available for review. Violation pending provider re
Dec 11, 20244 Findings4 Important
- Child Care Providers and Uncompensated Providers Who Are Not Substitute Providers or Volunteers, Including the Director Did Not Have a Medical Report on File…
prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One new
- On or Before the First Day of Work, All Staff, Including the Director and Individuals Who Volunteer More Than Once per Week Did Not Provide Results Indicating…
that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. On or before the first day of employmen
- All Staff Did Not Successfully Complete Certification in First Aid Appropriate to the Age of Children in Care.
Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One new staff has not completed First Aid Training wi
- All Staff Did Not Successfully Complete Certification in CPR Training Appropriate to the Age of the Children in Care.
Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One new staff had not completed CPR training withi