Five Star Center License
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EXCEL #5
Leland, NC
· Brunswick County
111 THOMAS GARST LANE,
Leland, NC 28451
Quick Facts
Capacity
199 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
10000297
License Holder
ELA KIDSNET HOLDINGS, LLC
License Issued
Feb 20, 2022
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
EXCEL #5 is a Five Star Center License in LELAND NC, with a maximum capacity of 199 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 | No | 0626-378L |
| 2026-06-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Bottles in space 1 wee not dated and/or labeled. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The couches in spaces 2 and 6 are torn. The furniture in spaces 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 are dirty with debris, dust, and/or sticky substances. The kitchen furniture in space 2 is broken. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Diaper cream in space 4 was not returned to the parent or discarded after the course of the treatment. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. Safe sleep checks are not being recorded daily as required. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | 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 staff member hired January 12, 2026, has not completed orientation. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Eleven (11) staff did not have a current staff development plan and/or annual staff evaluation on file. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 1430 | .2510(d) |
| Assistant group leaders were not 16 years of age and/or had not completed Basic School Age Care (BSAC) training. An assistant group leader has not completed BSAC training. | |||
| 2026-06-16 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Three (3) staff members who have been employed for more and one year have not completed their Health and Safety Trainings. | |||
| 2025-12-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-02 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Electrical outlets were not covered in spaces 4, 8, 9, and 10. | |||
| 2025-12-02 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Three staff members have not received at least 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. | |||
| 2025-10-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0825-356L |
| 2025-09-04 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant in space 1 (tadpoles) was observed drinking a bottle while propped on a boppy pillow rather than an appropriate feeding apparatus. | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Violation | 1831 | .01102 (f) |
| At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. The two (2) teachers caring for infants in space 1 (tadpoles) did not have ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2025-07-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0725-420L |
| 2025-07-31 | Violation | 603 | 15A NCAC 18A .2824(a)&(b) |
| All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. The carpets and floors were not clean in spaces 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 609 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| Staff did not wash their hands thoroughly before beginning work, before/after handling food, before bottle feeding or serving to other children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing and after handling soiled items. In space 1 (tadpoles) a staff member did not wash her hands before fastening a child into a bouncy seat nor did she wash her hands after disinfecting the diaper changing surface. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. In space 2 (guppies) a pack of diapers were stored on the diaper changing surface. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | 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's First Aid certification expired February 2025 and she did not renew her certification until April 2025. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | 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. A staff member's CPR certification expired February 2025 and she did not renew her certification until April 2025. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1324 | .1804(c) |
| Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Of the seventeen (17) children's files reviewed, five (5) did not contain a signed and dated statement by parents that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1449 | .2510(i)(1)(A-D) |
| Within the first two weeks of assuming responsibility for supervising a group of children, staff did not complete at least 6 hours of training on topics outlined in this rule. A staff member who started work June 23, 2025 has not completed 2 weeks of orientation. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space 3 (patriots) there was a Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee and in space 9 (parrots) there was a bottle of grape soda. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. A staff member did not complete her five year renewal of health and safety training topics. | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-17 | 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 2/19/24 did not have First Aid certification from an approved training organization. | |||
| 2024-07-17 | 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. A staff member hired 2/19/24 did not have CPR certification from an approved training organization. | |||
| 2023-12-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-20 | 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. Leftover medication was observed in space 10 and discarded during the visit. | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1023-352L |
| 2023-07-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-25 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic bags were observed in space 2 (guppies) in a shelving unit under 5 feet in height. Administration removed all plastic bags during the visit. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 1876 | .1803(a)(9) |
| A child was yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened or bullied. Staff members routinely threatened children by stating they would call their parents/caregivers or administration to intervene if the children did not change their behavior. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Open electrical outlets were observed in space 1, 2, 9, and 10. These outlets were covered immediately. | |||
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file for four children within 30 days of admission. | |||
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 1791 | .0901(e)(1-7) |
| The child care provider did not provide the required beverage(s). An infant in space 1 had cereal in her bottles without a doctor's note. | |||
| 2022-08-08 | 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. Three children did not have their immunization record on file within 30 days of admission. | |||
| 2022-05-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-01-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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