EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #1 - New Bern NC Five Star Center License

440 PIRATES ROAD , NEW BERN NC 28562
(252) 288-5181

About the Provider

Description: EXCEL LEARNING CENTERS #1 is a Five Star Center License in NEW BERN 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 25000602
  • Capacity: 199
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Transportation: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2022-02-20
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2026-04-22 Announced Inspection Yes
2026-04-22 Violation 620 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a)
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #9 have chipped paint areas that need to be repaired.
2026-04-22 Violation 1867 .0605(k)(1-4)
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in older preschool children’s outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches.
2025-12-17 Unannounced Inspection No
2025-07-07 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-07-07 Violation 721 G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b)
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There was a hole in the wall and chipped paint on the walls in indoor space #6. Indoor space #7 had chipped paint on the walls and a wall display in the science area with broken wood and chipped paint.
2024-12-10 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-08-13 Unannounced Inspection No 0824-107L
2024-07-15 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-07-15 Violation 601 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2)
Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. A thermometer was not in the refrigerator in space #1; therefore, a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below could not be verified.
2024-07-15 Violation 1321 GS110-91(1)
Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Three (3) out of nine (9) children’s records reviewed did not have a medical exam or health as on file before or within to days after admission.
2024-07-15 Violation 1867 .0605(k)(1-4)
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor spaces # 3 and #4 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches.
2023-12-20 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-12-12 Unannounced Inspection No 1223-106A
2023-11-17 Unannounced Inspection No 1123-094L

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