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Big Blue Marble Academy Wake Forest
Wake Forest, NC
· Wake County
1941 Heritage Branch Rd,
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Quick Facts
Capacity
240 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
92003973
License Holder
BIG BLUE MARBLE Academy, LLC
License Issued
Jun 13, 2024
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 Wake Forest is a Five Star Center License in WAKE FOREST 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 does not participate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-27 | Violation | 892 | .0606(b) |
| The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The infant safe sleep policy was missing in one infant room. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. Three staff members' First Aid certification was expired. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. Three staff members' CPR certification was expired. | |||
| 2026-04-02 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0226-060L |
| 2025-12-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-18 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Several bottles in Rm. 150 were missing the children's names or today's date. | |||
| 2025-12-18 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The refrigerator in Rm. 200 did not have a thermometer. | |||
| 2025-12-18 | 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 rental van being used for transportation did not contain any of the children's emergency information. The children's files in the other two buses used for transportation did not contain photos of the children. | |||
| 2025-12-18 | 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. Several staff members completed this training after 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2025-08-20 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-07-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-10 | Violation | 1921 | .2510(j) |
| Staff working in part-time, full-day or track out school age care programs required to complete BSAC training, did not complete it within three months of employment. One of the teachers working with the school age group since January 2025 did not have BSAC certification. | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-21 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0325-066L |
| 2025-03-19 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0325-066L |
| 2025-03-18 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Thirteen children twenty-four months and younger were observed in space #250 with three staff. | |||
| 2025-03-18 | Violation | 492 | .0511(b)(2) |
| Caregiver did not recognize special difficulties of infants and toddler separations. A teacher in space #250 was observed not assisting a child that was having difficulty during morning drop off. | |||
| 2025-03-18 | Violation | 908 | .1803(b) |
| Discipline was not appropriate for the child's age and development. A teacher in space #250 was observed snatching a scarf from a toddler and arguing with the toddler during today's visit. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0325-066L |
| 2025-03-11 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Nine four-year olds, and seven five-year olds were observed in space #500 be cared for by one teacher. The ratio in space #500 is 13 children to 1 staff member. | |||
| 2025-03-11 | Violation | 908 | .1803(b) |
| Discipline was not appropriate for the child's age and development. A child was moved into a group of younger children when he was exhibiting challenging behaviors as a form of discipline. | |||
| 2025-03-11 | Violation | 1876 | .1803(a)(9) |
| A child was yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened or bullied. Teachers were overheard yelling at children and using harsh tones of voice. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0225-292A |
| 2025-03-06 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. A child was bit by another child while on the playground. The staff member in charge of the children did not fill out an incident report at the time the child was injured. When a report was finally filled out, it did not include all required information. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Staff did not enter an injury into the incident log after a child sustained an injury on 2/7/25. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | 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 picked up a three year old child and forcefully put them on their nap mat, after the child repeatedly kept getting up. The child was not injured. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in the Two's 1 and Threes 2 classroom during today's visit. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | 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. There was an insufficient amount of equipment(toys)for classrooms for Toddler 1, Toddler 2, Two's classroom to switch out to sanitize other mouthed toys. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Bottles in the refrigerator were dated 1/6/25 during today's visit. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | 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 laundry room door was not locked during today's visit. The laundry room stored Betco cleaning products, tide pods, paint, and pine cleaner. The Fours (PreK 1) classroom closet door was not locked. The closet stored the staff purse, sanitizing wipes, and Betco products. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. The toddler 1 classroom had diaper cream stored in a drawer that was not locked during today's visit. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | 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. Aquaphor in the Infant 2 classroom did not have a signed written authorization from the child's parent. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | 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. Documentation for visually checking sleeping infants were not completed for 1/6/25. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member hired on 6/19/24 had a TB test/screening dated 11/1/22 which is older than 12 months. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Twelve staff files did not have the appropriate amount of orientation hours documented. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the loose surfacing did not measure two inches on all playgrounds. The black pipes were exposed on the toddler playground due to insufficient mulch. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff member did not have a signed copy acknowledging the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head trauma policy. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. Thirteen staff members did not have an updated Health questionnaire completed on file during today's visit. | |||
| 2024-12-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1024-389A |
| 2024-11-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1024-389A |
| 2024-11-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1024-389A |
| 2024-11-05 | 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 put a child outside of the classroom and closed the door while the child kicked and screamed to get back into the classroom | |||
| 2024-11-05 | Violation | 1245 | 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) |
| For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft. inside space per the total licensed capacity and 100 sq. ft. outside space for each child using the outdoor learning environment at any one time. There were thirty-four (34) children in a space that the maximum capacity for children is twenty-five (25). | |||
| 2024-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-325A |
| 2024-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. Books were on a shelf in the classroom for toddlers and two year old children. Books were moved so they were accessible to the children. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The refrigerator in the classroom for infants did not have a thermometer. A thermometer was placed in the refrigerator during the visit. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A teacher did not receive orientation during the first 6 weeks of employment. The teacher was employed 2/19/2024. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | 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. First aid training was not completed as required for two teachers. The training was completed online but the in person skills test was not completed. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | 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 teachers did not complete CPR training skills test. They both took the online portion but did not complete the in person skills test. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical on file within 30 days of enrollment. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 1908 | .0608(b)(1-6) |
| A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. One child did not have the prevention of shaken baby syndrome on file. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. Schedules were not posted in two classrooms. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plans were not posted. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. Books were not accessible to the infants, they were stored in a cabinet in the diaper changing area. Blocks were not present in suite 350. Not enough dramatic play materials were present in suite 350. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 802 | .1003(b) |
| Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Safe arrival and delivery procedures were not posted. The procedures were posted during the visit. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections were not completed on the form provided by DCDEE. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. Safe sleep position checks were not completed 2/11/24 or 2/12/24. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 892 | .0606(b) |
| The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The safe sleep policy was not posted in the classroom for infants. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two teachers had expired health questionnaires on file. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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. License tags expired 1/24 on one of the buses. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. TB test, medical and the health questionnaire were not located in a separate file. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 9999 | |
| The exit discharge shall provide a direct and unobstructed access to a public way. The exterior playground gate to the infant/toddler play area was locked with a chain 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. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0124-325A |
| 2024-02-02 | 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. On January 24, 2024, a staff member slammed their hand on a shelf to get a two-year-old child's attention and did not respond to the child's cries for an extended period of time. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On January 24, 2024, a staff member lifted a two-year-old child by their wrist and pulled the child by their hand onto the floor. | |||
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