Four Star Center License
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Estelle's Childcare
Sanford, NC
· Lee County
1112 WOODLAND AVENUE,
Sanford, NC 27330
Quick Facts
Capacity
51 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
53000316
License Holder
ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE, INC.
License Issued
Mar 6, 2019
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
ESTELLE'S CHILDCARE is a Four Star Center License in SANFORD NC, with a maximum capacity of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-07-07 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Authorization for Cortisone cream for A. Serrato expired on 6/23/2026 and the medication was still in the class lock box. | |||
| 2026-07-07 | 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. T. Brown, K. Tuck, D. Tuck and K. Marsh are new staff that were not added to the portal withing five business days of their hire dates. | |||
| 2026-07-07 | 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. K. Marsh was hire on 1/2/2026 and did not have the training on file as of today's visit. | |||
| 2026-02-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-19 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. An infant was asleep in a swing in the space used by the infants. | |||
| 2025-09-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0925-104L |
| 2025-09-25 | Violation | 447 | .0511 (a) |
| For children under two years of age, time and space for sleeping, eating, toileting, diaper changing, and playing was not provided according to child's needs. A nine month old was placed in a car seat for the last 15 minutes of the day. | |||
| 2025-08-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0325-346L |
| 2025-04-01 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. T. Turner whose date of employment began on 2/6/2025 had not received orientation at the time of the visit. | |||
| 2025-04-01 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. T. Turner who began employment on 2/6/2025 did not have a signed statement on file. | |||
| 2025-03-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-08-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-26 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Medication authorization for three infants was did not have the correct dosage amount. | |||
| 2024-08-26 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. Medical records for I. Donaldson and N. Smith were not on file. | |||
| 2024-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-18 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon my arrival, there was one 1 year old and eleven 2 year old's in the space used by the toddlers with one teacher. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report a child whose date of birth was 11/24/2022 is fed baby food and cheese puffs. The plan had not been updated. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Authorization for one child whose date of birth was 6/19/2022 did not include the amount to be administered, the length of time to be administered or the frequency of the dosage. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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. First aid training expired for two employees on 9/17/2023 and 9/21/2023. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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. CPR training expired for two employees on 9/17/2023 and 9/21/2023. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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. The facility conducted a lockdown drill on 3/3/3023 and again on 7/6/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0823-330L |
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. There was a tray with three leftover plates from the children's lunch on top of the changing table. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | 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. At the beginning of my observation at 12:35 pm in the space used by the infants, a ten month old was not visually checked until 1:00 pm. | |||
| 2023-06-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-10-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-31 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The attendance for the space used by the older preschoolers had not been taken since 10/25/2022. | |||
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