Shining Star Early Learning Center
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.5 / 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes District of Columbia's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. District of Columbia caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 21 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
- State Quality Rating
- DC Capital Quality High-Quality (Max 4) 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
- Licensed capacity
- 24
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
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Jul 14, 20254 Findings4 Important
- General Health and Safety120.1
Failure to supervise children while at the Facility by responsible staff and volunteers who can see and hear the children supervised at all times including but not limited to when they are napping or sleeping, on the playground, on field trips, on vehicular and non-vehicular excursions, and during all water activities and water play activities
- General Health and Safety121.2
Failure to ensure minimum adult-to-child ratios shall be met at all times, including non-peak hours, during nap or rest periods, and in vehicles during transport
- Environmental124.6
Failure of a Licensee to ensure that all floors, walls, and ceilings are in good repair and easy to clean when soiled. Only smooth, nonporous surfaces shall be permitted in areas that are likely to be contaminated by body fluids including, without limitation, lavatories and toilets, and areas used for food preparation or consumption or diaper changing
- Environmental125.1
Failure of a Licensee to maintain outdoor play space free of standing water, litter, broken glass, wooden splinters, weeds, high grass, and conditions that are, or might be, hazardous to the health, safety, or welfare of children enrolled.
May 1, 20231 Finding1 Important
- General Health and Safety141.4
Failure of a Licensee to ensure that positive behavior support or discipline shall not include any of the following</br>methods of discipline and the use of any of them by the Licensee, and the staff members, is prohibited:</br>(a) Physical harm, including but not limited to, punching, pinching, shaking, shoving, pushing, spanking, striking, kicking, biting, yanking, strangling, kneeing, poking, or plucking;</br>(b) Fear, shaming, intimidation, or humiliation;</br>(c) Derogatory remarks or profane language;</br>(d) Confinement in a locked room or an enclosed area where a child cannot be seen or supervised by Facility staff;</br>(e) Force feeding against a child’s will;</br>(f) Withholding of food, water, rest, toilet use, outdoor activities, or outdoor play; or</br>(g) Physical or chemical restraints.