Kidz Konnection - Smithfield NC Three Star Center License

204 North Fourth Street , SMITHFIELD NC 27577
(919) 934-0444

About the Provider

Description: Kidz Konnection is committed to provide quality child care that meets the unique needs of each child and family in a positive, safe, nurturing and educational environment. Our center always ensures to provide individualized care that promote child’s overall advancement.

Additional Information: Three Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 51000440
  • Capacity: 46
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • 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
2023-08-17 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-08-17 Violation 106 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a)
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last approved fire inspection was received on 6-15-22.
2023-08-17 Violation 716 .0605(j)
All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The geodesic dome was not installed over surfacing as required.
2023-08-17 Violation 717 .0605(l)(1-2)
Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age. The geodesic dome did not have surfacing as required.
2023-02-17 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-17 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. An outlet in space 4 was not being used and was not covered.
2022-08-24 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-08-24 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was a board on the deck with a nail in it.
2022-08-24 Violation 705 .0601(c)
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The plastic ladder on the climber was broken and the house and log cabin were both broken.
2022-08-24 Violation 714 .0605(g)
Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches. A board was missing in the blue gate at the end of the building creating an entrapment hazard.
2021-08-31 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2021-08-31 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A portion of the fence and a section of the deck in the outdoor play area was missing. The gate was broken and propped against the fence and there was a board with nails in it on the deck in the children's play area.
2020-09-29 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2020-09-29 Violation 840 .2820(b)
All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. The closet in the kitchen where the cleaning supplies were stored was not locked
2020-09-29 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Briars were hanging over the fence in the play area for the children.

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