Description:
Welcome to Gateway Academy preschool in Wilmington, North Carolina. We are a 4 star school accredited preschool and aim to exceed the the high standards set by the state of North Carolina for child development. Our amazing school features 11 custom designed classrooms where children have ample space for learning, yet still have a cozy atmosphere that feels like home.
Our preschool curriculum program, Ascend Curriculum, features Zoo-Phonics®, Math Their Way, Baby Signs®, Country and Culture, Spanish, and monthly themes around which we plan our Art, Science and Sensory, and Literature programming.
Throughout the year, we offer several opportunities for families to be involved in our school; community yard sales, ice cream socials, spaghetti dinners, parents’ night out and many other special events.
A nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are prepared by our wonderful cook and are included in the weekly tuition.
Our Wilmington preschool offers child care and early education programs for children ages six weeks through pre-kindergarten. Additionally, we have the best After School program in Wilmington including homework help and free transportation from area schools for children kindergarten – 5th grade.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
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2023-04-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2023-04-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
2023-04-04 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Two diaper creams in Space 6 and one sunscreen in Space 7 did not have written authorization from a child's parent to administer. | |||
2023-04-04 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Twenty-Six children ages four and five years old including one school-age child that is five years old was present today in Space 11. Enhanced staff/child ratio for this group is 1:13 with a group size of 2:25. | |||
2023-04-04 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff member completed initial health and safety trainings in March 2018 but did not complete the training topics within five years as required. | |||
2022-10-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2022-06-02 | Announced Inspection | No | |
2022-04-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
2022-04-14 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch underneath and surrounding the stationary climbers on all playgrounds used by children was not maintained at the depth of six inches required by the critical height of the equipment. | |||
2022-04-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A portion of the plastic border on the toddler playground is broken, exposing sharp edges. A protruding bolt was observed on the plastic border of the toddler playground. | |||
2021-10-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2021-04-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2020-10-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2020-06-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
2019-09-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No |
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