First Baptist Church Child Development Center - Hickory NC Child Care Center

339 2ND AVE NW , HICKORY NC 28601
(828) 328-4122

About the Provider

Description: First Baptist Church Child Development Center is committed to providing quality childcare in a Christian atmosphere. Our teaching staff is dedicated to ensure that each child has a positive learning experience. We want to help your child develop mentally (in wisdom), physically (in stature), spiritually (in favor with God), socially (in favor with people), intellectually (through learning experiences). We wish to accept each child as he/she is, allowing him to grow in his own way and at his own pace, according to his individual needs.

Our goal is to help each child have happy and meaningful experiences and a variety of opportunities to discover and develop his/her potential, the self that God has given him, so that he may live life fully as a preschooler and will be prepared for the years to follow.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 1854414
  • Capacity: 108
  • Age Range: 0 through 5
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2012-10-31
  • 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
2026-03-05 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2026-03-05 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 2, the discard date on the prescription label of one emergency medication indicated that the emergency medication should be discarded after 02/08/2026. In Space 5, the permission to administer date for one emergency medication expired on 01/27/2026. In Space 6, the permission to administer dates for three topical ointments expired on 01/11/2026, 02/25/2026, and 02/25/2026.
2025-07-29 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-07-29 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. No ABCMS roster was established for your facility and DCDEE was not notified within five business days of employment of new employees hired since your last monitoring visit.
2025-04-09 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-04-09 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. The annual fire inspection report was due no later than August 30, 2024. The most recent fire inspection was dated September 11, 2024, and received in my office by email on October 13, 2024.
2025-04-09 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 6, one aerosol can of Bath and Body Works "Tis the Season" air fragrance was stored in an unlocked cabinet.
2025-04-09 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. In Space 3, the discard date on the prescription label for one emergency medication expired on 03/19/2025. In Space 5, one diaper ointment/cream expired in 03/2025.
2025-04-09 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. Three staff members with a date of employment of 08/15/2024, 09/26/2024, and 10/02/2024 whose First Aid training was due by 11/15/2024, 12/26/2024, and 01/02/2025 completed First Aid training on 02/11/2025.
2025-04-09 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. Three staff members with a date of employment of 08/15/2024, 09/26/2024, and 10/02/2024 whose CPR training was due by 11/15/2024, 12/26/2024, and 01/02/2025 completed CPR training on 02/11/2025.
2024-08-13 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-08-13 Violation 1835 .0801(b)
The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One child enrollment application listed asthma as a health concern but no medical action plan was completed or attached to the application. One child with a food allergy had a medical action plan on file with a physician signature dated 07/26/2023 and the medical action plan had not been updated annually.
2024-08-13 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. One seasonal staff member with a date of employment of 05/18/2023 had not completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment or before returning to a work schedule for the 2024 season.
2024-08-13 Violation 1898 .1102(a)
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff member with a date of employment of 03/09/2023 did not have training certificates on file to confirm completion of health and safety training within the first year of employment. One seasonal employee with a date of employment of 05/18/2023 did not complete the health and safety trainings within the first year of employment and before returning to a work schedule for the 2024 season.
2024-03-08 Unannounced Inspection Yes

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