Description: CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL is a Five Star Center License in BARCO NC, with a maximum capacity of 120 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 6. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0226-290L |
| 2026-02-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-269L |
| 2025-12-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1225-120L |
| 2025-12-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-10 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. The center meets enhanced ratios minus one (1). A teacher assistant in Room 8 was left alone for at least eight minutes with eighteen children, three through five years of age. | |||
| 2025-12-10 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A teacher assistant hired on April 1, 2025 was required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment by July 1, 2025 but did not complete it until December 6, 2025. | |||
| 2025-10-06 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-21 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). A five-year criminal background check due for a staff member by August 30, 2024 was not completed until October 2, 2024. A five-year criminal background check due for a staff member by October 4, 2024 was not completed until October 7, 2024. | |||
| 2024-09-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A speech therapist provided services to three children in her office but does not have a completed criminal background check. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A speech therapist who provided services to three children in her office did not have a qualifying letter on file. | |||
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