Five Star Center License
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Community Ridge Day Care Center, Inc.
Hickory, NC
· Catawba County
243 7TH AVENUE SW,
Hickory, NC 28602
Quick Facts
Capacity
99 children
Age Range
0 through 6
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
1855045
License Holder
COMMUNITY RIDGE DAY CARE CENTER, INC
License Issued
Jun 17, 2019
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
COMMUNITY RIDGE DAY CARE CENTER, INC. is a Five Star Center License in HICKORY NC, with a maximum capacity of 99 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 6. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Five Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-11 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One employee with a date of employment of 05/27/2014 had a CBC qualification letter that expired on 06/15/2025 and an updated CBC qualification letter was dated 06/23/2025 resulting in an eight day lapse between CBC qualification letter dates. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The facility had not established a staff roster in the ABCMS portal to notify the Division of the hire dates for three established employees with dates of employment of 09/13/1977, 10/06/2008, and 05/27/2014. | |||
| 2025-05-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-29 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. The medical action plan for two children dated 02/03/2023 was not updated annually by either the parent or the health care professional. | |||
| 2024-01-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In Space 5, one child-sized vinyl chair and one child-sized vinyl ottoman had tears in the vinyl and worn edges. The fence on the playground designated to be used by preschool-aged children had gaps between the ground and the fence large enough for animals to crawl through and enter the playground space. The fence on the playground designated to be used by preschool-aged children had gaps between the fence support pole and the fencing where the fence had pulled away from the support pole. The metal playground equipment on both the playgrounds had chipping paint. Two concrete pillars on the building inside the playground designated to be used by infant and toddler aged children were deteriorating leaving sharp and jagged edges accessible to the children. | |||
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence on the playground designated to be used by preschool-aged children measured five feet in height and had fence barb protrusions at the top of the fence. | |||
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 1329 | .0801(a)(1-7) |
| Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The child enrollment applications in two out of ten child record files reviewed today were missing the information in the health care needs section. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-13 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-20 | 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. Three (3) staff members (DC, WH, ML) had medical documents stored in the same folder. One (1) staff member (ML) had a medical exam form stored in the staff record file. One (1) staff member (NJ) had a TB test result form stored in the staff record file. | |||
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