Licensed Daycares

Smiling Faces Academy, Inc - South 2 (Dual License)

Child Care Center · Kearney, Nebraska

Smiling Faces Academy, Inc - South 2 (Dual License) is a licensed child care center in Kearney, Nebraska, licensed for up to 125 children. It serves children ages 6 weeks to 13 years. Licensed hours are Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun, 4:45am–11pm. Its current license was issued in 2018, about 8 years ago. It holds a Step 4 of 5 rating in Nebraska's Step Up to Quality program. It is one of 87 licensed child care providers in Kearney.

License typeChild Care Center
License numberCCC9651
Address3012 West Hwy. 30, Kearney, NE 68845
CountyBuffalo
School districtKearney Public Schools
Phone(308) 627-7658
Licensed capacity125
Ages served6 weeks to 13 years
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Hours4:45am–11pm
License issued2018-09-04

Quality rating

Step Up to Quality: Step 4 of 5 · View on Step Up to Quality (checked 2026-11-03)

Step Up to Quality is Nebraska's voluntary quality rating system for child care and early childhood programs, run by the Nebraska Department of Education with DHHS. Rated programs hold Step 1 to Step 5. Step 1 is the entry level, and Steps 3 to 5 require an independent evaluation. Participation is voluntary, so a provider without a rating has not been rated low.

Inspections and complaints

DHHS publishes inspections, complaints and disciplinary actions on its License Lookup. Choose Business/Service Search and enter license number CCC9651.

How to read the results

Get directions · Call

← All child care in Kearney