Description: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in TARBORO NC, with a maximum capacity of 105 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 through 10. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-16 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last documented fire drill was conducted on December 17, 2025. There was no documentation of fire drills being conducted for the months of January through March 2026. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | 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. In space number five (5) there was a power strip that had four electrical outlets not covered. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space number seven (7) there was a Lysol aerosol can of disinfectant spacy, Clorox wipes, Clorox spray, and aerosol spray chalk with additional warnings in an unlocked cabinet. In space number five (5) there was sanitizer in the bathroom on counter in reach of the children. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. D. Smith began employment on April 14, 2026. Ms. Smith did not have a signed medical statement on file for review. A. Cogar began employment on March 16, 2026. Ms. Cogar does have a medical statement on file; however, it was dated March 18, 2026. The medical statement was not on file prior to the first day of employment. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | 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 last documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted on October 23, 2025. A lock down or shelter-in-place drill should have been conducted in January 2026. | |||
| 2025-10-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-10 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. You had sent me a copy of the fire inspection in the mail; however, it was not the correct inspection. The inspection was dated August 9, 2024. The correct fire inspection was conducted on 8/17/25. | |||
| 2025-10-10 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. M. Keel began her first day of employment on September 30, 2025. She had documentation of completing the emergency information form; however, it was signed and completed on October 2, 2025. | |||
| 2025-10-10 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Georgianna Whitehurst began employment on August 25, 2025. Ms. Whitehurst began the CBC process; however, it has not been completed and does not have a qualifying CBC letter on file. | |||
| 2025-10-10 | 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. T. Conger has on file a BLS card dated November 12, 2024; however, the card does not specify first aid was completed. | |||
| 2025-10-10 | 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. G. Whitaker and E. Glover both began employment on August 25, 2025, and both had documentation of completing the baby shaken syndrome; however, they were dated after the first day of employment. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-19 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On playground number one (1) there was a slide climbing structure that was in the fall zone of the swings. | |||
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