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Foundations Early Learning Center
Winston-salem, NC
· Forsyth County
300 NORTH POPLAR STREET,
Winston-salem, NC 27101
Quick Facts
Capacity
190 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (336) 283-6961
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
34001283
License Holder
THE SUNSHINE HOUSE, INC- NC
License Issued
Nov 12, 2020
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
Our programs are created to help your child reach their full potential. Foundations offers high quality infant, toddler, preschool, pre-K, school-age and summer camp programs.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7AM - 6PM
- Tuesday7AM - 6PM
- Wednesday7AM - 6PM
- Thursday7AM - 6PM
- Friday7AM - 6PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-28 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of three children enrolled in the center. | |||
| 2026-04-28 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for one staff. | |||
| 2025-08-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-11 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill was completed in May. | |||
| 2025-08-11 | 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 shelter-in -place drill was conducted in February. | |||
| 2025-08-11 | Violation | 1879 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(2)(b)(i-v) |
| Prescribed medicines, that are pharmaceutical samples, was not stored in the manufacturers original packaging, was not labeled with the child's name, and/or written instructions did not include the required information. Two tubes of diaper cream and one bottle of benedryl did not have the name on the medicine. | |||
| 2025-05-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-22 | 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. One bottle in space 1B was not labeled or dated. Ms. Williams disposed of this during the visit. | |||
| 2025-05-22 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Two places on the outdoor shed are broken and one is presenting a sharp edge. Ms. Williams put a piece of furniture in front of the piece, until maintenance can remove it. | |||
| 2024-08-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0724-356L |
| 2024-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0724-356L |
| 2024-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-15 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan was not current in space 2. | |||
| 2024-07-15 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There is a piece of lattice that has come loose from the building and has two sharp staples within reach of children. | |||
| 2024-06-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-354L |
| 2024-06-26 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member lifted a child beneath the child’s arm pits and carried the child and placed the child in a sitting position on the carpet, where five other children were sitting in the book area. The child who was carried was crying and appeared to be upset, and we did not observe any attempts by the teacher to comfort the child. | |||
| 2024-06-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-354L |
| 2024-06-05 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There was one container of Desitin diaper cream, and one tube and one stick of sunscreen in one classroom for one child and the accompanying permission slip forms did not list the dates of authorization. | |||
| 2024-06-05 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. During today’s visit there was an incident report for one child that as not logged on the incident report log. | |||
| 2024-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-238L |
| 2023-11-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-16 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The lesson plan was dated for last week in space five. | |||
| 2023-10-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1023-198L |
| 2023-07-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. There were not three different types of toys in the book centers in three classrooms. This was corrected when staff added puppets, writing instruments and letter/word puzzles/games to these areas. There was no paper in the art center in space 6. This was corrected when the teacher added paper to the area. | |||
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 802 | .1003(b) |
| Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. The safe pick up and delivery procedures were not posted where they could be seen by parents. This was posted during the visit. | |||
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Gallon size plastic storage bags, big enough to go over a child's head, were in reach of children in space 8 in the art center. This was disposed of during the visit. | |||
| 2023-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-24 | 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. I observed two uncovered outlets on the toddler/two playground. | |||
| 2023-02-24 | 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. I observed an aerosol can of air freshener stored unlocked in a hall restroom. The aerosol can was discarded during the visit. | |||
| 2023-02-24 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In room 2, I observed safe sleep checks were not documented for three days this week for one child under 13 months of age. | |||
| 2023-02-24 | 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. I did not observe certification in FA/CPR within 90 days for one staff (DOE 10/20/22). | |||
| 2023-02-24 | 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. In room 1B, I observed one diaper cream stored without signed parent authorization. In room 2, I observed a pharmacy labeled cream stored with an expired authorization. In room 4B, I observed one diaper cream stored with an expired authorization. | |||
| 2022-11-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 488 | .0510(e)(3) |
| For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. W Parker observed 6 books in space 4B. The quantity was insufficient to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. W Parker observed disinfectant wipes stored in an unlocked cabinet in spaces 4B and 7. The wipes were placed in locked storage during the visit. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. W Parker observed that safe sleep checks in space 1A and 1B have not been completed since 8/5/22. During the visit, the safe sleep checks for today were provided by T Williams. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. I observed that one staff did not have valid CPR/FA certification on file within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. I did not observed signed receipt of review of the SBAHT policy with one staff hired 12/21/21. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. W Parker observed a medication in space 4B that did not have a completed authorization form. | |||
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