Five Star Center License
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Big Blue Marble Academy
Cary, NC
· Wake County
7580 CARPENTER FIRE STATION RD,
Cary, NC 27519
Quick Facts
Capacity
240 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
92003939
License Holder
BIG BLUE MARBLE ACADEMY, LLC
License Issued
Dec 25, 2023
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
BIG BLUE MARBLE ACADEMY is a Five Star Center License in CARY NC, with a maximum capacity of 240 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-22 | 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 Fire Inspection was completed on 2/25/25. Per fire department correspondence with Big Blue Marble on March 25, 2026, Big Blue Marble needs to have additional insulation installed throughout the building. | |||
| 2026-04-22 | Violation | 434 | 10A NCAC 09 .0509(2) |
| The materials and equipment indoors and outdoors were not sufficient to provide a variety of play experiences to promote the children's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language and communication development, and cognitive development. The outdoor environment was found to be in compliance but all of the classrooms are in need of additional materials for art and creative play, blocks and block building, manipulatives, and family living/dramatic play. | |||
| 2026-04-22 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. One child file was missing emergency contact information. Parent works in the building and updated the missing information. | |||
| 2025-11-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-13 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. The teacher in the classroom today did not document that the safe sleep checks were completed every 15 minutes as required. | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0825-326L |
| 2025-09-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0825-326L |
| 2025-09-09 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. Two children under 8 years old and that weighed less than 80 pounds were transported in a mini bus without a booster seat. In addition, the tags expired December 2024 for one mini bus. | |||
| 2025-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0525-340A |
| 2025-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0525-340A |
| 2025-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-29 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. Additional books and dramatic play materials are needed in each classroom for children 3 years and older. | |||
| 2025-05-29 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Rust and peeling paint were visible on the Splash Pad located in the fenced in water play area. | |||
| 2025-05-29 | Violation | 1868 | .0605(m)(1-4) |
| When equipment on the outdoor learning environment met one of the exceptions outlined in .0605(m)(1-4), the protective surfacing did not meet the specifications in rule. The school age playground is in need of mulch. | |||
| 2025-05-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0425-344A |
| 2025-05-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0425-344A |
| 2025-05-01 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. On 4/23/25, a staff member hit a two-year-old child on the back resulting in red markings on the child's back. | |||
| 2025-05-01 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. On 6/24/25, the Division substantiated child maltreatment regarding a staff member causing physical injury to a child. | |||
| 2025-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-24 | 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 Fire Inspection was conducted on 12/12/2023 | |||
| 2025-02-24 | 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. Two emergency medications were found without the required 6 month parent signature authorizing approval of the medication if required. | |||
| 2024-08-13 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-06-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-07 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. All assessible books in space six and at least half the books in space nine had missing pages, missing book covers, books ripped apart, or torn pages. | |||
| 2024-06-07 | Violation | 893 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) |
| A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One infant did not have a signed statement from a parent/guardian that the safe sleep policy was given to and explained to them. | |||
| 2024-06-07 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The license tags displayed on two buses used to transport children expired November 2023. | |||
| 2024-06-07 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A photograph of each child was not in the vehicle for at least four children being transported. | |||
| 2024-06-07 | 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. A medical record was not on file for two children. | |||
| 2024-06-07 | 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. One staff member did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training but completed the What is Prevention instead. | |||
| 2024-02-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0224-158A |
| 2024-02-21 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member's tone would escalate when speaking with children. The staff was observed physically moving children from one area to another under the elbow. | |||
| 2023-11-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-29 | Violation | 9995 | |
| The exit discharge shall provide a direct and unobstructed access to a public way. All exterior playground gates were locked with chains or padlocks during operating hours. The interior classroom doors had all the deadbolts locked while the children were in the classrooms. This is a violation of a requirement in NC Building Code .1028.5. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff members, hired on 6/26/23 and 6/29/23, did not have documentation on file of completing a current First Aid certification course. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff members, hired on 6/26/23 and 6/29/23, did not have documentation on file of completing a current CPR certification course. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. One employee hired on 6/26/23 did not have documentation on file verifying that the new hire orientation training had been completed within their first six weeks of employment. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for more details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The commode in space #6 was missing a seat and the bathroom door does not close properly. The chain link fence between outdoor spaces #3 and #4 has a bar that is not connected to the pole, exposing protrusions at the tops of the fence. The bottom of the gate has a section of chain link that has come undone exposing a protrusion hazard to the children at level with their feet. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A bottle of Dye Free WalDryl (generic Benadryl) was observed in space #8 but the permission slip expired on 9/16/23. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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. One staff member hired on 8/14/23 did not have a completed medical exam on file during today's visit. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for more details.) | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-05 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member grabbed two one-year-old children by their arm and underarm and forced the children to sit down. | |||
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