🏆 Ranked #2 in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City · 7.6 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 3 in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City
Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher-quality score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension captures the warmth, patience, and individual attention children receive day to day.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Best Extracurriculars
Earned the highest extracurriculars score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension covers enrichment beyond core care — sports, languages, field trips, and special programs.
Full Ranking Detail
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Childcare Network #144 is a 5-star DCDEE-licensed center in Belmont serving children 6 weeks through school age with a structured HighReach curriculum and NC Pre-K access. With a capacity of 155 and an experienced director, it is one of the highest-rated licensed childcare options in zip code 28012, though its chain-model scale may not suit families seeking a smaller community environment.
Safety8.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care8.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management8.0
Culture8.0
Class sizes6.0
Extracurriculars7.0
What parents say
“Childcare Network has been the best place for both of my sons for the past four years. The staff is caring and loving. My boys love coming to see them everyday. My youngest son is the Kindergarten Prep program and he has learned so much. He is writing, counting, and reading words all while enjoying the fun loving environment that is child centered. My oldest son is now in the After school program where he enjoys snacks, arts and crafts along with homework help from the teachers. I highly recommend this facility.”
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Uses the HighReach Learning Curriculum incorporating activities supporting physical, emotional, and cognitive development through arts, crafts, outdoor play, music, and early literacy programs.
Programs & activities: Age-specific programs from Infants through School-Age including creative arts, outdoor play, and music. Transportation to three local schools provided; free NC Pre-K available.
What sets it apart: 5-star NC licensed and rated facility. USDA-approved free meals and snacks daily, open 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, flexible part-time care options, nut-free policy, parent communication via CN Moments app.
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Best for Safety
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest safety score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.</span>
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Best Teachers
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher-quality score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension captures the warmth, patience, and individual attention children receive day to day.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best K-Ready
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best K-Ready</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.</span>
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Best Culture
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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Best Arts & Music
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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Best Extracurriculars
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Extracurriculars</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest extracurriculars score in Albemarle, Belmont & Bessemer City. This dimension covers enrichment beyond core care — sports, languages, field trips, and special programs.</span>
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