This is daycare report card. A look in to daycare facilities and how they rate in Tennessee’s three star rating system. One, two and three stars, shows that a center goes above and beyond the minimum operation requirements. Zero stars is not a bad rating, it just indicates that a facility meets the minimum requirements.
On this week’s daycare report card we take a look at two local child care facility that scored three out of three stars from the state of Tennessee’s three star rating program. And one facility that scored zero out of three stars.
McCormack Surprise Day School
1424 Florida Street
Memphis, TN 38106
Three Stars
Strengths Noted:
Room arrangement for play
Safety practices
Informal use of language
Art
Music and movement
Math and numbers
New Sardis Child Care Center
7715 East Holmes Rd.
Memphis, TN 38125
Three Stars
Strengths Noted:
Encouraging children to communicate
Using language to develop reading skills
Sand and water play
Use of TV
Video and/or computers
Interactions among children
Small Steps Child Care
1422 Gillham
Memphis, TN 38134
Zero Stars
Strengths Noted:
Supervision of play and learning
Staff supervision of children
Staff interaction
Informal use of language
Music and movement
