Kay's Learning Academy
4732 N NC 16 BUSINESS HIGHWAY, DENVER, NC 28037Childery Rating: 3/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 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.3 / 5
- 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 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an NC 5-Star Rated License rating of Level 3 (out of 5). 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- NC 5-Star Rated License Level 3 (Max 5) Learn more →
- 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, School-Age
- 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 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2) and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Dec 16, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Children Did Not Wash Their Hands Upon Arrival at the Center, After Each Visit to the Toilet, Before Eating, Before and After Water Activity Play, After…
outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In space #2a, three children did not have their hands washed prior to eati
- Caregivers Did Not Document Compliance with Visually Checking on Sleeping Infants Aged 12 Months or Younger And/or the Documents Were Not Maintained for A…
minimum of one month. A visual sleep check was documented for one sleeping infant, eleven months of age, on November 17, 2025, at
Sep 8, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Children Were Not Adequately Supervised at All Times.
The Child Care Consultant arrived at the facility at 10:00am and rang the doorbell at the front door entrance leading to space #1. The Child Care Consultant rang the doorbell a second time and two children four years of age opened
- Children Under One Year of Age Were Not Kept Separate From Children Two Years and Older.
In space #1, one infant eight months of age was grouped with one child one year of age, one child three years of age, and four children four years of age, with one staff member. The infant was obs
Aug 28, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Minimum Staff/child Ratios and Group Sizes for the Number and Ages of Children in Care Were Not Met.
On the playground, two staff members, R. Baker and F. Poole, were observed with seventeen children, seven months to four years of age at approximately 11:30am. In space #2a, one infant
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