Five Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Douglass Head Start
Eden, NC
· Rockingham County
408 PRICE STREET,
Eden, NC 27288
Quick Facts
Capacity
36 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
79000316
License Holder
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
License Issued
Mar 2, 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
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About the Provider
DOUGLASS HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in EDEN NC, with a maximum capacity of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0426-058L |
| 2026-05-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0526-089L |
| 2026-04-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0426-358L |
| 2026-04-27 | Violation | 107 | GS 110-91; GS 110-106 |
| The center did not comply with the permit restrictions. The facility is meeting head start/early head start ratios, one to nine ratio with a group size of eighteen, according to their license. On April 2, 2026, in space 112, there were thirteen (13) children with one (1) staff member until 8:20am. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0426-058L |
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A child was allowed into the school building and accompanied to the head start classroom by another minor. | |||
| 2026-02-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-17 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There are five (5) bolts sticking up from the black plastic border surrounding the sandbox. There is a broken plastic flower bed. The benches on the child-sized picnic table are splintering. | |||
| 2026-02-17 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. A new employee did not have the dates of when the topic was discussed with staff. | |||
| 2025-10-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1025-280L |
| 2025-10-28 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A child was given a cheese stick when the child had a known allergy to milk products. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-27 | 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. There was a container of disinfectant wipes left by the sink in space 112. | |||
| 2024-11-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1024-393L |
| 2024-10-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-18 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the outdoor play area there were three (3) cracked chalkboards, a cracked seat on the stationary play car, a cracked piece on a play house and chipped paint on the stationary airplane. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | 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. A staff member hired August 2023 has not completed first aid training. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | 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. One staff member hired August 2023, did not have a CPR training completed for the ages of children in care. The CPR training completed was for children in K-12 grades. | |||
| 2023-09-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-21 | 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 112 there was an inhaler that was not in a labeled container. | |||
| 2023-09-21 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 112 there was not medication authorization for an inhaler. | |||
| 2023-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Two (2) new staff did not complete six (6) clock hours. One completed four (4) hours and one completed five (5) hours. | |||
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 1893 | 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c-e); 10A NCAC 09 .1105(3) |
| Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training. One (1) new staff completed an internet based CPR and First Aid training from an organization not on the approved list. | |||
| 2023-04-03 | 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. There was no proof on file that one (1) new staff member, hired August 2022, has completed this training. | |||
| 2022-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. The substitute, present today, did not have an orientation form on file. | |||
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