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Cynthia's Garden Of Knowledge
Wilson, NC
· Wilson County
1915 STANTONSBURG RD,
Wilson, NC 27893
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Three Star Center License
Active License
License Number
98000092
License Holder
CYNTHIA'S GARDEN OF KNOWLEDGE, INC.
License Issued
Nov 20, 2020
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 - Building #1 capacity 51; Building #2 capacity 24 (School Age Only)
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About the Provider
CYNTHIA'S GARDEN OF KNOWLEDGE is a Three Star Center License in WILSON NC, with a maximum capacity of 75 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-16 | 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 1b, two electrical outlets did not have safety outlets when not being used. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | 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. In space 1a, an aerosol can of air freshener was stored in an unlocked drawer, accessible to children. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | 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. In space 1a, sleep checks were not consistently documented for all enrolled infants. One child did not have documented sleep checks for 4 days. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 1327 | G.S. 110-91(9) |
| Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Two children did not have documentation of the discussion of the parent participation plan. One child did not have a parent signature on the application. One child did not have medical information on file. Two children did not have a medical exam on file. One child did not have immunization records o file. One child did not have all information required on the application, and four children did not have a signed and dated statement showing the Prevention of Shaken Baby policy was reviewed with them. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | 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. Two staff members did not have documentation showing the required training was completed. J. Blue's training was due by 12/16/25 and S. Manning's training was due by 7/2/2025. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 538 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Baby bottles were not stored to protect from contamination. Baby bottles were being stored in the refrigerator in the kitchen. Five bottles did not have lids to avoid contamination. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) Two children under that age of 15 months did not have an individual written feeding plan available for review or posted. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The walls and doors throughout the facility were not in good repair. The doors need painting and some of the walls need painting. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was a staff member's purse in an unlocked closet in space 1a. On the playground, nails were protruding from the wood in a small playhouse and broken plastic toys were accessible to children. In space 1b, adult scissors and push pins were not stored out of the reach of children. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 1a, plastic bags were stored under the sink. Children in this space are one and two years of age. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The last date of the posted EMC Plan was dated August 2022. The plan has not been revised to reflect changes in staffing. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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. Eleven children did not have a photograph used for identifying information in the vehicle used for transporting children. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. On the permission statements for transporting children, there were not dates provided to verify the timeframe of the standing permission to transport. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A. Mercer's hire date was 8/2024. The Health and Safety trainings were not completed within one year of hire date. The trainings were required to be completed by 8/2025. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. One child in space 1b was drinking from a bottle while walking around the room. The teacher stated that a bouncy seat and a play saucer was used as feeding chairs. These chairs are not easily cleaned; therefore, are not approved feeding apparatus. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-09 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. Apple sauce served to children for breakfast was not recorded on the menu as required for berry melon as required. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | 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. Documentation was not on file to verify first aid training was completed for one employee hired on April 2, 2025. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | 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. Documentation was not on file to verify CPR training was completed for one employee hired on April 2, 2025. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | 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. Documentation was not on file to verify Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment was completed by one employee hired on April 2, 2025. | |||
| 2024-12-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Departure times were not recorded for nine children from December 2, 2024, to December 11, 2024. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | 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. Minimum staff child ratio requirements were not met when six (6) children ages seven months to one year old was cared for by one caregiver between Spaces 1a and 1b. Also, one care giver was observed providing care to elven (11) children ranging from ages one to three in Space #3. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 318 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) |
| Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. A one year old child was grouped with three years old children in Space #3. A one-year-old child was grouped with children four and five years old in Space #4. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. A bottle was propped in an infant’s mouth while sleeping in a rocker in Space #1b. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. A plastic grocery bag with marshmallows and cocoa was on the diaper table changing table between spaces #1a and 1b. A plastic grocery bag was hanging on the back of the door to the bathroom in Space #3. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. The center’s safe sleep policy was not followed when an infant was observed sleeping in a rocker in Space #1b. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-30 | 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. A bottle prepared and sent from home was labeled with the child’s name and today’s date in Space #1B. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A bottle of hand soap labeled ‘keep out of reach of children’ was stored on a shelf below five feet from the finished floor in Space #2. Two wooden beams on the playground were cracked exposing splinters and cracked wood. | |||
| 2024-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Plastic grocery bags were observed in the bathroom on the back of the toilet and on a cubby below five feet in Space #2. A large plastic trash bag was observed on the floor beside the book area while infants were crawling around in Space 1A. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | 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. One caregiver was providing care to six children ranging from ages zero to two years old in spaces 1B. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Four infants under one year of age were grouped with two-year-old children in Space 1A and 1B. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. Screen time was provided to children ranging form ages zero to two years old in Space 1A. The computer was playing a video and music for children. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member’s bag was on a cubby accessible to children between Spaces 1A and 1B. A small blue toy was cracked exposing sharp edges on the playground. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic grocery bags were observed in the bathroom on the back of the toilet and on a cubby below five feet in Space #2. A large plastic trash bag was observed on the floor beside the book area while infants were crawling around in Space 1A. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A file for a new employee working in Space #3 was not on site and available for review. | |||
| 2023-08-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 115 | G.S. 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. Documentation was not on file acknowledging the summary of law was reviewed and given to the parent of one child enrolled. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 201 | GS 110-91(6); .1401(f) |
| A room was occupied by more children than the space allowed at 25-sq. ft. of floor space per child. Upon arrival twenty-three children were observed being cared for in Space #4 with a capacity of fourteen. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Minimum staff/child ratio requirements were not met when one caregiver was observed providing care to twenty-three children ranging from ages three to five years old in Space #4. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Two infants ages four and six months were grouped with a two-year-old child in Space 1A. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | 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. One child’s hands was not washed upon arrival in Space #1B. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Staff purses/bags were observed in an unlocked closet in Space #2 and on a cubby in Space #3, a plastic cubed play structure on the playground was cracked exposing sharp edges, a metal rake was on the playground in space accessible to children and roots were protruding above ground posing tripping hazards. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. An annual evaluation was not on file for one employee with a hire date of 11/16/2021. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. An immunization record was not on file for one preschool child enrolled on August 10, 2022. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. Toys and clothes were observed on the diaper changing table in Space #3. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Two buckets red and blue in color were cracked exposing sharp edges on the playground and sanitizer/disinfectant spray bottles were sitting in a basket on top of a cubby below 5ft. from the floor in Space #2. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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. Electrical outlets not in use in Spaces #1b and Space #1 in Building 2 were not covered with safety plugs. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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. A bottle of liquid whiteout was observed on a cubby below 5ft. in Space #2. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic bags storing change of clothes were observed in cubbies below 5ft. in Space #2 where care is provided to children under three years old. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. The center's safe sleep policy was not followed when one child was sleeping in a rocker. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-01 | Violation | 1123 | 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a) |
| All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. The two back tires on the white Chevy 15 passenger van used to transport children did not meet the 2/32 tread requirement. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times were not documented for various children on dates between August 1, 2022, to August 25, 2022. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. A set keys, toy and paper towels were observed on the diaper changing table in Space #3. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The following hazards were observed in the outdoor play ground: Lattice in the closure surrounding the water hose was cracked exposing sharp edges, water was standing on the bottom of the sand table sitting on the playground, tree roots were protruding above the ground creating a tripping hazard, a rusted nail was exposed in a wooden board accessible to children on the playground and two laundry baskets were cracked exposing sharp edges. Hand sanitizer and Clorox bottles were observed on cubbies below 5ft. in Space #4 and Space #1 in building #2. | |||
| 2022-09-01 | 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. Safe sleep checks were not completed for three infants observed sleep upon arrival at 10:30am. Sleep checks were for 9/1/2022 were not available when requested at10:59am. | |||
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