Rising Stars Learning Center - Washington NC Three Star Center License

1516 W 5TH ST , WASHINGTON NC 27889
(252) 940-1116

About the Provider

Description: RISING STARS LEARNING CENTER is a Three Star Center License in WASHINGTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 90 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 07000251
  • Capacity: 90
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2025-12-12
  • 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
2025-12-10 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-12-10 Violation 9999
A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15A NCAC18A .2831 (b)Pests shall be excluded from the child care center. Traps set for pests shall only be placed in areas that are inaccessible to children. Located in the cabinets under the sink in the kitchen were mouse droppings.
2025-12-10 Violation 1840 .0204(a)
A license was bought, sold, or transferred by one person or entity to another. On August 1, 2025, ownership of the facility changed from sole proprietor to Rising Stars Learning Center LLC.
2025-01-14 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-01-14 Violation 1811 .0604(u);.0302(d)(8)
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown drill was completed on 8/8/24, however a dill was not completed in the last quarter of 2024 as required.
2025-01-14 Violation 887 .0606(g)
Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep charts were not documented for an infant asleep during today’s visit.
2025-01-14 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There is no documentation available for review of playground inspections for the months of September, October, November, or December 2024.
2025-01-14 Violation 805 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5)
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not completed for November 2024 or December 2024.
2024-10-28 Unannounced Inspection No 1024-199L
2024-09-11 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-09-11 Violation 1811 .0604(u);.0302(d)(8)
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter-in-a-place or lockdown drill must be completed every 3 months. A shelter-in-place drill was completed on 4/20/24, however a dill was not completed for the third quarter of 2024 as required.
2024-09-11 Violation 871 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a)
Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In space #1, an infant was in a bouncy seat with a blanket covering their head and face.
2024-09-11 Violation 842 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b)
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #1, a tube of Destin diaper rash ointment and a container of Equate Healing Ointment was on file without written permission from the parent.
2024-09-11 Violation 601 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2)
Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. A thermometer in one (1) of the two (2) refrigerators located in the kitchen was broken.
2024-02-15 Unannounced Inspection Yes

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