Five Star Center License
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Estelle's Childcare Ii
Sanford, NC
· Lee County
3009 CAMERON DRIVE,
Sanford, NC 27330
Quick Facts
Capacity
128 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
53000346
License Holder
ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE, INC.
License Issued
Sep 1, 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 - meets enhances ratios minus one
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About the Provider
ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE II is a Five Star Center License in SANFORD NC, with a maximum capacity of 128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-06 | 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. B. Marks began employment on 12/5/2025 and had not completed the training. | |||
| 2025-12-10 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-008L |
| 2025-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The valid dates of authorization were not listed for four (4) children who had prescribed medications in the classrooms. | |||
| 2025-06-04 | 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 facility does not have any of the seventeen (17) employees listed in the ABCMS portal. | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. Per the teacher report, screen time is sometimes offered to children under the age of three. | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Eighteen (18) incident reports completed from April-June 2025 did not include all the information required in rule. | |||
| 2025-01-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1224-292L |
| 2024-07-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-01 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. The feeding plan for an infant born 10/17/2023 was not modified to include baby food per the teacher report. | |||
| 2024-07-01 | 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 the space used by the older preschoolers, albuterol for M. Norman expired 2/2024. Authorization to administer albuterol and an epi pen for D. Spencer expired 2/21/2024. | |||
| 2024-07-01 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report dated 6/11/2024 did not include the steps tp prevent reoccurrence, equipment involved or cause of injury. | |||
| 2024-07-01 | 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. An educator who began employment on 3/22/2024 did not complete the training. | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0424-110L |
| 2024-04-10 | 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. two children in the spaces used by the twos and preschool classes arrived at 8:12 am and were signed in at 8:08 am and 8:18 am by the teachers in those spaces. | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 536 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Formula and other beverages which require refrigeration were not identified for each child or properly refrigerated. A sippy cup in the space used by the infants sat in a bottle warmer from 8:35 until 9:05. | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The attendance record in space #4 used by the young preschoolers was not recorded on 4/9/2024. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. A daily schedule was not posted in the space used by the infants and the teacher reported that it was not available. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. A six month on old infant was in a bouncey seat for twenty minutes without any materials. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0623-168A |
| 2023-07-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The refrigerator temperature in the classroom for the infants read 48 degrees and was back at 45 degrees prior to my departure. | |||
| 2023-07-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0623-168A |
| 2023-07-05 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On June 29, 2023, a four-year-old child was bitten by a snake while on the playground. The snake was not observed by staff members before or after the child was bitten. On this occasion, staff members were not positioned in the outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance and were not aware of the children’s activities at all times. | |||
| 2023-07-05 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On June 29, 2023, a four-year-old child was bitten by a snake while on the playground and received an injury that required medical attention. On this occasion, staff members failed to provide a safe outdoor environment for children. | |||
| 2023-07-05 | Violation | 1911 | .0802(f) |
| An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. On February 21, 2023, a child was injured and received medical treatment. A copy of the incident report was not mailed to a Division representative within seven days. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0623-168A |
| 2023-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on November 2, 2021. | |||
| 2023-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-16 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-31 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. During today's visit, three staff members were providing care to twelve children ranging in age from one- to two-years-old. The maximum group size when one-year-old children is present is ten. | |||
| 2022-08-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-23 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. During today's visit, there were two caregivers providing care for sixteen children, one to two years old, in a one classroom. The approved group size for this age is two caregivers to ten one-year-old children. This was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2022-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-12 | Violation | 903 | GS 110-91(10); .1803(a) |
| Corporal punishment was used. [Omit item 0903 for religious sponsored centers operating under GS 110-106 with an exemption on file with the Division.] On July 11, 2022, a staff member physically disciplined two three-year-old children. The staff member hit one child three to four times in various places on the child's body with an open hand and hit a second child on the head. | |||
| 2022-07-12 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On July 11, 2022, a staff member handled a three-year-old child roughly when the staff member pulled the child up from the ground in an aggressive manner. | |||
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