Springfield Kids Home Day Care
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.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
- Family Child Care Home
- 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 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2), Medication Administration (1), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Oct 24, 20255 Findings5 Important
- All Medicines, Including Refrigerated and Unrefrigerated, Were Not Kept in Locked Storage. **The Providers Personal Medications Were Observed in an Opened…
door bedroom and accessible to the child in care. Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/17/2025
- Electrical Outlets Not in Use Were Not Covered.
An electrical outlet in the room used to care for the child was observed uncovered. Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/17/2025
- Appliances with Heating Elements, Such as Bottle Warmers, Crock Pots, Curling Irons, and Electrical Cords Were Accessible to Children.
A crock-pot was observed in the floor of the kitchen. Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/17/2025
- House Was Not Free of Rodents (Untamed Mice, Rats, Squirrels, Etc.). **Rodent Droppings Were Observed on the Dinning Table, on the Television Table for Which…
the television viewed by the child. Rodent droppings were also observed in the EPR binder the consultant requested to view.
- Developmentally Appropriate Activities for the Ages of Children in Care, Were Not Provided as Planned on the Written Schedule and Activity Plan.
Activity plans observed were documented to be from another child care facility and a school-age activity plan was also present. Neither,