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
  • 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
2023-07-18 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-07-18 Violation 705 .0601(c)
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. In outdoor space four (4) the climbing ropes on the large stationary climbing equipment had one (1) broken rope and the plastic covering a rope was broken.
2023-07-18 Violation 721 G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b)
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The small stationary manipulative toys in outdoor space one (1) had visible mold and rust on them. The voice projector in outdoor space two (1) had visible mold.
2023-07-18 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 three (3) and four (4) under the large climbing structures were not nine (9) inches.
2023-07-18 Violation 1882 .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d)
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Seven (7) out of eight (8) medication permission slips in indoor space two (2), did not have an expiration date for the medication.
2023-02-15 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-15 Violation 303 .1801(a)(1-5)
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member failed to provide adequate supervision when a two-year-old child played with and consumed water out of a fish tank, which resulted in the child experiencing symptoms of sickness later.
2022-12-15 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-12-15 Violation 843 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d)
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In indoor space three (3) a diaper cream, Young Living Seedlings Diaper Rash Cream, was administered to a child after its expiration date. The expiration date of the diaper cream was 03-2022.
2022-07-27 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-07-27 Violation 533 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d)
Breast 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. In classroom space #1, there were three bottles without dates. In classroom space #2, there were four bottles with inaccurate dates, two of the bottles were dated July 22, 2022 and the other two bottles were dated for July 26, 2022.
2022-02-10 Unannounced Inspection No
2022-02-03 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-02-03 Violation 1124 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d)
Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Two children that are transported did not have an identifying photo on the vehicle.
2022-02-03 Violation 301 GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e)
Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. In space #2, there was one caregiver with eight (8) children, 0 - 1 year of age.

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