Country Kids, Inc. - La Grange NC Five Star Center License

514 WEST JAMES STREET , LA GRANGE NC 28551
(252) 566-2242

About the Provider

Description: COUNTRY KIDS, INC. is a Five Star Center License in LA GRANGE NC, with a maximum capacity of 46 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 54000008
  • Capacity: 46
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2026-04-15
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2026-03-25 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2026-03-25 Violation 1320 GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g)
Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. One child with the enrollment date of June 7, 2024, did not have a medical assessment on file.
2026-03-25 Violation 1898 .1102(a)
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. B. Boos had documentation about completing her health and safety trainings; however, there was no documentation of her completing the administering medication training.
2026-01-23 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2026-01-23 Violation 104 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b)
Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The last sanitation inspection conducted was on January 9, 2025.
2026-01-23 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. K. Moye’s first day of employment was July 27, 2025, Ms. Moye did not have documentation of completing the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training with 90 days of employment.
2025-04-16 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-04-16 Violation 812 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c)
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space number three (3) and number four (4), there were two electrical outlets that did not have protective covers over them.
2025-04-16 Violation 1032 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a)
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. J. Bailey began employment on March 17, 2025. Ms. Bailey had a medical assessment completed by a physician on January 13, 2025; however, it did not have all the required information on the health assessment. Ms. Bailey also had a staff health assessment/medical form on file; however, it was dated April 6, 2025. It was on file after her first day of employment.
2025-04-16 Violation 1824 .0607(e)
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan available for review was completed on June 8, 2023. The EPR plan needs to be reviewed annually. The EPR plan should have been updated on or prior to June 8, 2024.
2025-04-16 Violation 1882 .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d)
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space number two there was a child that had an albuterol inhaler. The permission to administer this emergency medication was signed on August 2, 2024. The permission to administer should have been updated and signed on or prior to February 2, 2025.
2025-01-29 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-01-29 Violation 1882 .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d)
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space number three (3) there was an albuterol inhaler that had permission to administer from March 2024 through September 2024. The permission to administer medication form should have been updated in September 2024.
2024-05-13 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-05-13 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Ms. Williams did not have a current Staff Development Plan on file, nor did she have a current Staff Evaluation Plan on file.

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