Five Star Center License
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Eagle's Nest Elc & Preschool Murphy
Murphy, NC
· Cherokee County
1228 ANDREWS RD,
Murphy, NC 28906
Quick Facts
Capacity
65 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
20000108
License Holder
EAGLE'S NEST EARLY LEARNING CENTER & PRESCHOOL INC
License Issued
May 1, 2024
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 reduced ratios
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About the Provider
EAGLE'S NEST ELC & PRESCHOOL MURPHY is a Five Star Center License in MURPHY NC, with a maximum capacity of 65 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-21 | Violation | 115 | G.S. 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. Summary of Law was posted but not current it was dated 2019. | |||
| 2026-04-21 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Parent Authorization for one sunscreen, Equate Sunscreen SPF 50, expired on 4/8/2026. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 523 | .0508(g)(3) |
| The activity plan did not include a daily gross motor activity which may occur indoors and outdoors. The activity plan in space #3, the classroom with two and three year old children, did not include a daily gross motor activity which may occur indoors or outdoors. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | 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. A menu was not posted where it could be easily seen by parents. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There was a large storage container on outdoor space #1 that was in poor repair, falling apart, and had sharp edges where it was broken. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | 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 height for outdoor spaces #1 and #2 measured between three (3) feet, eight (8) inches, and three (3) feet, eleven (11) inches. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There was Parent’s Choice Gas Drops in space #4, the classroom with infant and one year old children, that had a medication authorization for topical administration and not oral administration. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. There was A & D ointment in space #5, the classroom with two and three year old children, with a mediation authorization that expired on 10/9/25. There was a Ventolin inhaler in space #2, the classroom with three and four year old children, with a medication authorization that expired on 9/4/25. There was Little Remedies Gas Drops in space #4, the classroom with infant and one year old children, with a medication authorization expired 9/19/25. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | 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 child care operator has not notified the Division of any of the eleven (11) staff that are hired at the child care facility, as well as the legal operator. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch surfacing measured between five (5) and six (6) inches deep in the fall zone areas around the climbing structure on outdoor space #1. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-04 | 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. A shelter in place was last done on 8/8/24. It has been four months since the last Shelter in place. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. A small, plastic tunnel on outdoor space #2 was cracked and broken on the side, exposing sharp edges. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Outdoor space #1 had mulch that measured between 4-5 inches instead of the required 6 inches at the exits of all three slides of the climbing structure. Outdoor space #2 had mulch that measured 5 inches instead of the required 6 inches at the exit of one of three slides. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The chain link fence on both outdoor playground spaces #1 and #2 have rust spots. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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 both outdoor playground spaces #1 and #2 have areas that measure as low as three (3) feet, seven (7) inches. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last monthly playground inspection was documented as being completed on 12/20/23. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 891 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a)(1-8) |
| The safe sleep policy did not contain the required information. The safe sleep policy is missing the following information: specifying children shall not be swaddled and specifying that infants aged 12 months or younger are prohibited from sleeping in sitting devices, including car safety seats, strollers, swings, and infant carriers. Infants that fall asleep in sitting devices shall be moved to a crib, bassinet, play pen, mat, or cot; | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 603 | 15A NCAC 18A .2824(a)&(b) |
| All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbant, easily cleanable material.Both bathrooms in space two (2) have tile around the toilets in poor repair. there is stain and chipping of the tiles. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space one (1) and two (2) eight (8) ceiling tiles have water damage. The seal on the column in space two (2) at the back of the room is not sealed off so cold air is flowing through. The back door space in the same area is covered in tape and the seal is in poor repair. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Chairs in space three (3) and one (1) were in poor repair and were unclean with chipping pain | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Two (2) toys were in poor repair on the playground and wet towels were laying on the ground. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. Mole tracks were so abundant on the playground that children’s feet can sink through tracks and cause tripping. Black mats are stacked in the back corner of playground two (2) which can encourage the harborage of vermin. Equipment trike and broken wheels not in good repair were on the playground. The Play structure that has recently been painted on Playground one (1) has chipping paint in the newly painted areas. The two gates on Playground two (2) have rusted and needs to be repaired. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | 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. Five (5) batteries were found in unlocked space in classroom number one (1). | |||
| 2023-10-27 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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