Description: CHILDREN FIRST is a Four Star Family CC Home License in KINGS MOUNTAIN NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 702 | .1719 (a) (1) |
| Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. Gasoline, paint cans, and chemicals were observed in an unlocked storage shed in the backyard accessible to children. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 706 | .1719 (a)(7) |
| Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. One aerosol can of Easy Cheese was observed on a table in the dining room accessible to children. Two aerosol cans of Raid insect spray were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the counter in the kitchen accessible to children. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 1704 | GS 110-102 |
| Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. One child enrolled on 7/10/2023 did not have an acknowledgement of the Summary of the Law signed by the child's parent until 1/16/2024. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 1828 | 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) |
| The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. One child enrolled on 7/10/2023 did not have an acknowledgement of operational policies/parent handbook signed by the child's parent until 1/16/2024. | |||
| 2023-05-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-06-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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