Little Pines Academy is proud to be a 5-Star licensed childcare facility through the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE)—the highest star rating awarded to licensed childcare programs in North Carolina.
LPA is one of only a few private preschools in Moore County to hold this distinction.
Being a licensed childcare facility means our school meets specific state standards designed to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of every child in our care. As a 5-Star facility, Little Pines Academy meets the highest level of standards, including requirements for teacher-to-child ratios, staff qualifications and education, lesson plan & curriculum requirements, background checks, health and safety procedures, building and playground standards, ongoing professional development, and regular inspections from the health department, fire department and the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.
Our 5-Star rating reflects our commitment to going above and beyond basic licensing requirements to provide a safe, nurturing, structured, and high-quality early learning environment for every child at Little Pines Academy.
Use the North Carolina DCDEE Child Care Facility Search to search for licensed child care facilities in your county or look up a specific program. CLICK HERE: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch.
If you don't see a facility listed in the DCDEE search, the program is not licensed through the state. Little Known Fact: Half-day child care programs are not required to be licensed in the state of North Carolina. Child-care programs with a religious exemption are also not required to be licensed.
LPA is one of only a few private preschools in Moore County to hold this distinction.
Being a licensed childcare facility means our school meets specific state standards designed to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of every child in our care. As a 5-Star facility, Little Pines Academy meets the highest level of standards, including requirements for teacher-to-child ratios, staff qualifications and education, lesson plan & curriculum requirements, background checks, health and safety procedures, building and playground standards, ongoing professional development, and regular inspections from the health department, fire department and the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.
Our 5-Star rating reflects our commitment to going above and beyond basic licensing requirements to provide a safe, nurturing, structured, and high-quality early learning environment for every child at Little Pines Academy.
Use the North Carolina DCDEE Child Care Facility Search to search for licensed child care facilities in your county or look up a specific program. CLICK HERE: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch.
If you don't see a facility listed in the DCDEE search, the program is not licensed through the state. Little Known Fact: Half-day child care programs are not required to be licensed in the state of North Carolina. Child-care programs with a religious exemption are also not required to be licensed.
We recommend getting on the waitlist as soon as possible! Be sure to select all future years in case you don’t get a spot your first year. For example:
(A) 2025 – 2026 School Year: 2YO Program;
(B) 2026 – 2027 School Year: 3YO Program;
(C) 2027 – 2028 School Year: 4YO or Pre-K Program
Enrollment for the coming school year opens up the December prior each year, for enrolled students and their siblings. Enrollment opens up to our waitlist mid-January. Families on the waitlist are contacted in waitlist order.
Absolutely! We always expect some movement in our rosters in the spring and summer before school starts as families move out of the area. When a spot becomes available, the next family on the waitlist will be contacted. We also always expect movement in our rosters even after the school year begins. We will continue to fill any available spot that become available, throughout the entire school year, until March 1st. For any questions please contact us at (910) 638-0534 or office@littlepinesacademy.com
It depends on when you plan to send your child to kindergarten. The Moore County Public School age cut off is August 31. So, if your child will be 5 by Aug 31, 2025, they are eligible to start kindergarten. However, it’s not uncommon for children with summer birthdays to attend an additional year of preschool so that they start kindergarten as the oldest in the class instead of the youngest.
Our 4YO class is primarily 4YO’s although we will have some students turning 5. The Pre-K class is a mix of age 4 and age 5. Both classrooms use Letterland as the curriculum and both teachers can scale the difficulty of the lessons down or up to better accommodate each individual student. Students can go straight from either the 4YO program or the Pre-K program to Kindergarten and be successful. However, the Pre-K program has a little more Kindergarten prep. It’s not uncommon for children with July – September birthdays to enroll in a 4YO program after the 3’s as opposed to going straight to Pre-K, to prevent them from being the very youngest in their Kindergarten class.
Yes! Little Pines Academy is an approved Child Care Aware MCCYN-PLUS provider. Provider ID: P#9166111.
Child Care Aware® of America and the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) program partner with the United States Military and Department of Defense to support military families through Fee Assistance and Respite Child Care Programs. If you are an active-duty military family, you may qualify for assistance with tuition, beforecare, and aftercare costs.
You can apply online directly through Child Care Aware. Select your branch of service and follow the prompts to begin the application process: CLICK HERE: https://www.childcareaware.org/fee-assistancerespite/military-families/
For questions regarding eligibility, applications, or assistance, please contact Child Care Aware of America directly at 1-800-424-2246 or providerservices@usa.childcareaware.org.
Child Care Aware® of America and the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) program partner with the United States Military and Department of Defense to support military families through Fee Assistance and Respite Child Care Programs. If you are an active-duty military family, you may qualify for assistance with tuition, beforecare, and aftercare costs.
You can apply online directly through Child Care Aware. Select your branch of service and follow the prompts to begin the application process: CLICK HERE: https://www.childcareaware.org/fee-assistancerespite/military-families/
For questions regarding eligibility, applications, or assistance, please contact Child Care Aware of America directly at 1-800-424-2246 or providerservices@usa.childcareaware.org.