Five Star Center License
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Cullowhee Valley Life Skills Classes
Cullowhee, NC
· Jackson County
240 WISDOM DRIVE,
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Quick Facts
Capacity
47 children
Age Range
3 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
50000064
License Holder
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
License Issued
Aug 19, 2022
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 - Meeting reduced ratios, SA playground area does not meet cc playground safety standards. Cert. Dev. Day; May serve children 13 to 15 yrs of age.
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About the Provider
CULLOWHEE VALLEY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES is a Five Star Center License in CULLOWHEE NC, with a maximum capacity of 47 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
One Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-08-28 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There are four (4) picnic tables on the playground that have rust and protruding sharp edges. There are four (4) picnic tables on the playground that have rust and protruding sharp edges. | |||
| 2026-08-28 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. C. Eberly and A. Gunter did not have a criminal background check completed prior to employment. | |||
| 2026-08-28 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. C. Eberly and A. Gunter did not have a criminal background letter on file to review. | |||
| 2026-08-28 | 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. M. Jacobs, Principal Criminal Back Check has not been added to ABCMS Provider Portal. | |||
| 2026-05-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-04-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-17 | Violation | Rule Violated | |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On Friday, April 10, 2026, during outdoor playtime for two (2) school-age developmental day classrooms, a child climbed over the fence and was later observed in the parking lot. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 5/7/2026 |
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| 2026-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-11-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1025-324L |
| 2025-11-17 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Today, I observed two (2) substitute staff members seated at the outdoor tables beneath the shade canopy while children were playing in various areas of the playground. One (1) child was on the back side of the climber, one (1) child was at the swings, and one (1) child was in the green half-egg–shaped sit-and-spin. Additionally, two (2) children in wheelchairs were positioned beside the two staff members. | |||
| 2025-11-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1025-324L |
| 2025-11-05 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 10/20/2025 a child was observed on the slide outside eating some type of fecal matter that was on the playground. Staff were unsure if it was from an animal or human but several mounds of unknown animal excrement was located on the playground along the fence line under some leaves. Staff members did not see where the excrement came from, how he got, and how long he had. | |||
| 2025-11-05 | Violation | 1830 | .0604(v) |
| Potential biocontaminants were not stored properly (locked storage, removed from premises, inaccessible to children, or covered plastic lined receptacle). On 10/20/2025 a child was observed on the slide outside eating some type of fecal matter that was on the playground. Staff were unsure if it was from an animal or human but serval mounds of unknown animal excrement was located on the playground along the fence line under some leaves. | |||
| 2025-10-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0925-012L |
| 2025-09-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0925-398L |
| 2025-09-29 | Violation | 1747 | .2903(f) |
| During the 10-month school year, each group of school-age children did not have at least one teacher who holds a State certification as a Special Education Teacher. For centers operating 12 months, during the two additional months of operation, each group of children did not have a teacher who had completed at least two semester hours of school-age care related coursework and completed or enrolled in at least two additional semester hours of school-age coursework. In space two (2) which is a school aged certified developmental day classroom there is no one currently working n the classroom that holds a State certification as a Special Education Teacher. | |||
| 2025-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-11 | Violation | Rule Violated | |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 10:59 am a student opened the gate of the playground that exits to the parking lot. Another student was with her when she opened the gate. Both students went out of the gate quickly in opposite directions. A staff member was able to get one student within 30 seconds or less. A staff member recognized that the first student was not in the playground and left immediately to the right to find her at 11:00:04. The staff member located the other student at 11:00:44 in the decorative landscaping pond approximately to the child's knees. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 9/19/2025 |
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| 2025-09-11 | 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. This facility is closed during the summer from June until August and reopens in August with the public school system. A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill should have been conducted in August to stay within the every three month requirement. | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0125-201L |
| 2024-12-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1224-010L |
| 2024-12-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1224-010L |
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Based on staff report on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 11:13am, a five-year-old preschool child climbed over the fence of the preschool playground over into the school-age playground which is adjacent to the preschool playground. The child played on school-age playground swinging, climbing the play structure and sliding before the child was noticed by a second-grade teacher whose class was currently using the school-age playground. The teacher immediately picked the preschool child up and carried her back over to the preschool playground at 11:17am. | |||
| 2024-09-18 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-09-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-16 | 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. After review of the staff and training works on 09/18/2024 it was noted that two (2) new hires did not have medical report prior to employment. CP was hired on 03/04/2024 medical report was dated 03/06/2024. BF was hired on 09/11/2024 and did not have a medical report on file. | |||
| 2024-09-16 | 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. After review of the staff and training works on 09/18/2024 it was noted that two (2) new hires did not have TB test or screening prior to employment. CP was hired on 03/04/2024 TB was dated 05/01/2024. BF was hired on 09/11/2024 and did not have a TB test or screening on file. | |||
| 2024-09-16 | 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 the NCPREK classroom after review of three (3) children's files it was noted that over-the-counter authorization was not completed in full for two (2) children. One (1) of the three (3) authorization form was missing all of the required information except the parent signature. On the other authorization form it was missing the name of the medication. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-16 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. After review of the three (3) substitutes information employed through ESS it was noted that all three (3) substitutes (TR, MK, MJ) did not have an application on file. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | 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. After review of the three (3) substitutes information employed through ESS it was noted that all three (3) substitutes (TR, MK, MJ) did not have results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test. Additionally one (1) new teacher (LG) reported that she did not have a TB test prior to caring for children. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. After review of the three (3) substitutes information employed through ESS it was noted that all three (3) substitutes (TR, MK, MJ) did not have a emergency information on file. Additionally one (1) teacher (TC) did not have emergency information one file. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. After review of the three (3) substitutes information employed through ESS it was noted that one (1) substitute (TR) did not have a qualification letter on file and available for review. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Violation | 1826 | .0607(g) |
| Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. After review of the three (3) substitutes employed through ESS it was noted that two (2) substitutes (MJ and TR) did not have documentation that the center's EPR Plan had been reviewed with them nor the location of the plan. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | 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. After review of the three (3) substitutes employed through ESS it was noted that one (1) substitute (TR) working in the NCPRE-K classroom did not have signed acknowledgement that the center's Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was reviewed with them. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | 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. After review of the three (3) substitutes information employed through ESS it was noted that all three (3) substitutes (TR, MK, MJ) did not have a health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-21 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Today upon my arrival I went outside on the NCPRE-K playground to speak with the NCPRE-K teacher. As I exited the building I observed all three (3) teachers sitting at the picnic tables while children were playing on the climber, riding bikes and playing in the grassy area away from the teachers. I explained to the teachers the child care requirement regarding supervision. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In the NCPRE-K classroom children were not observed washing their hands after lunch or upon re-entering the classroom from outside. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 609 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| Staff did not wash their hands thoroughly before beginning work, before/after handling food, before bottle feeding or serving to other children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing and after handling soiled items. Teachers in the NCPRE-K classroom were not observed washing their hands upon re-entering the classroom from outside | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Teacher assistant Alymkan Sydykbekova had not completed the process for a Criminal Background Check. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Teacher assistant Alymkan Sydybekova, did not have a qualification letter on file and available for review. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. After review of teachers file it was noted that one (1) teacher (OK) had not completed health and safety training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training. | |||
| 2023-04-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-27 | 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. During my walkthrough of space one (1) there was a teacher's bookbag sitting on a table with with a bottle of non-prescription pain reliever stored in the unzipped front pocket. | |||
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. According to teacher report SM started working in the classroom in February 2023. However, SM qualification was dated April 10, 2023. | |||
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A new teacher (SM) in space one (1) did not have a file available for review. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 526 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. In the classroom for children ages five through twelve years there was not a current menu posted for lunch and no menu was posted for snack. In the classroom for children ages five through elven there was no snack menu posted. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The Emergency Medical Care (EMC) plan posted in the kitchen area between the two (2) school age classroom was dated August 16, 2021 and had a teacher listed that is no longer part of the program. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | 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. After review of the Staff and Training Worksheet for the two (2) school age classrooms it was noted that one teacher (BN) was hired on March 10, 2022 and has not completed First Aid training. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | 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. After review of the Staff and Training Worksheet for the two (2) school age classrooms it was noted that one teacher (BN) was hired on March 10, 2022 and has not completed CPR training. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Elizabeth Davis, substitute for one of the school age classrooms did not have a qualification letter on file and available for review. | |||
| 2022-08-02 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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