Description: EAST COAST EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is a Five Star Center License in NAGS HEAD NC, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-05 | 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). A feeding plan for a child, ten months of age, was not updated to reflect a change in dietary needs as the child transitioned from bottles only to solid foods. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Manufacturer instructions for a Safari Truck Climber and a Skyward Summit climber stated that the equipment could only be used with the anchor stakes in place. Neither piece of climbing equipment was anchored. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 1, a medication permission form for Desitin expired on December 11, 2025. The medication was neither returned to the parent nor the permission form was updated. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The qualification letter for a staff member expired on November 12, 2025. A new qualification letter was not completed and available until January 5, 2026. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | 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. In one of three children's files reviewed, documentation of immunizations for a child enrolled on May 19, 2025 was not available until October 8, 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | 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. Documentation of an emergency drill completed for the last quarter of 2025 was not available. The most recent emergency drill was dated September 12, 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-05 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A new staff person hired on November 4, 2024 did not complete health and safety training by November 4, 2025 and was missing the medication administration module. | |||
| 2025-07-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0625-138L |
| 2025-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-138L |
| 2025-07-14 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. A teacher from Space 3 left the second teacher alone for thirty (30) seconds with fifteen (15) children, two through five years of age when she left the classroom to retrieve diapering supplies for a child. | |||
| 2025-07-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-138L |
| 2025-07-07 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. A teacher was observed forcefully pulling a child by their arm to get the child to come out from under the portable climber on the playground. | |||
| 2025-07-07 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Teachers reported that on June 12, 2025, one teacher was left alone on the playground with nine children, one and two years of age, while the other teacher went indoors to bring out a water pitcher and cups. | |||
| 2025-06-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0625-138L |
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