Five Star Center License
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Contentnea-savannah School Preschool
Kinston, NC
· Lenoir County
3400 FERRELL ROAD,
Kinston, NC 28501
Quick Facts
Capacity
20 children
Age Range
3 through 5
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
54000334
License Holder
LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
License Issued
Aug 3, 2026
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - meets NC Pre-K requirements
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About the Provider
CONTENTNEA-SAVANNAH SCHOOL PRESCHOOL is a Five Star Center License in KINSTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 20 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-24 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. According to the attendance log, attendance was not documented for April 21, 2026, through April 23, 2026. | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-12 | 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 was not a playground inspection completed for January 2026. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-11-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-11-07 | 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 fire inspection was completed on August 19, 2024; however, the inspection was not sent to the child care consultant within seven (7) days of the completed inspection. | |||
| 2024-04-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-09 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space number 201 underneath the white board there was an outlet not covered with a safety plug. You immediately covered the outlet with a safety plug. | |||
| 2024-04-09 | 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. In space 201 there was an albuterol inhaler with a signed permission to administer medication form on file however; the form was signed on September 5, 2023, and should have been updated on or before March 5, 2024. | |||
| 2023-11-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-17 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In space number one (1), room 201, there was an albuterol inhaler that was not in its original packaging with pharmacy label. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-22 | 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. Clean' EMS Towels disinfectant wipes with additional warning were in a cabinet, but the cabinet was not lock. The teacher locked the cabinet during the visit. | |||
| 2023-05-22 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space 201 an albuterol inhaler had an expiration date of February 2023. | |||
| 2023-05-22 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. An albuterol inhaler was in it's original packaging, but did not have a pharmacy label indicating the child' information. | |||
| 2023-05-22 | 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. The last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted on December 15, 2022. The next shelter-in-place or lockdown drill should have be conducted in March 2023. There was no documentation that the shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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