Five Star Center License
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Grace Filled Beginnings
Plymouth, NC
· Washington County
408 E MAIN STREET,
Plymouth, NC 27962
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
94000120
License Holder
GRACE FILLED BEGINNINGS, LLC
License Issued
Sep 25, 2018
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
GRACE FILLED BEGINNINGS is a Five Star Center License in PLYMOUTH NC, with a maximum capacity of 60 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 406 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(a) |
| All staff did not wash their hands in an approved handwashing lavatory. Two (2) caregivers did not wash their hands after they arrived in space 3. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. One (1) child in space 2a did not wash her hands when she arrived. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was a cracked blue container in space 4. The was a cracked pink bike and crack door on the plastic play kitchen set on the preschool outdoor space. There was a blue wagon on the school age outdoor space that was cracked. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. There was a jar of Vaseline with an expiration date of January 11, 2024. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. The health questionnaire for one employee was not updated as required annually. The health questionnaire on file was dated May 1, 2025. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. The co-administrator’s ITS-SIDS training expired on October 3, 2025. | |||
| 2026-06-18 | 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. A caregiver’s five-year renewal of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training was due by September 6, 2025. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0426-086L |
| 2026-04-16 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A small truck, laundry basket, plastic storage container and toy playhouse observed on the playgrounds were cracked posing potential harm to children. | |||
| 2026-04-16 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. The “ouch” sheet used for documenting incidents of injuries that occurred while children were in care did not include steps taken to prevent the incident from reoccurring. | |||
| 2026-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0226-278L |
| 2026-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0226-278L |
| 2026-03-03 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times were not documented for ten or more children between the dates of February 16, 2026, and February 20, 2026. | |||
| 2026-03-03 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. It was reported that on February 20, 2026, eleven (11) children ranging in ages from one (1) to seven (7) years old were grouped together during outside play on playground #1. | |||
| 2026-03-03 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. It was reported that on February 20, 2026, one child lifted the latch and opened the gate, allowing two other children to run outside of the gate through the parking lot toward the edge of the sidewalk which is near roadway. Also, observation revealed that the gate could be open easily and the latch did not securely restrict the gate from opening. | |||
| 2026-03-03 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. One caregiver was observed providing care for six (6) infants all under the age of one (1) in Space #3. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-07-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-24 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. Fruit substitutions were not recorded on the menu for breakfast served today. Pineapples and Blueberries were served instead of the listed orange slices. | |||
| 2025-07-24 | Violation | 615 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(a) |
| Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users. Three mats were torn and one of the three was exposing the foam interior. | |||
| 2025-07-24 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The top on red trash can receptacle was cracked exposing sharp edges. An active ant pile was on the toddler playground near the shed, a white basket and kitchenette set doors were cracked exposing sharp edges on the preschool playground. | |||
| 2025-07-24 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Health assessments for two preschool children enrolled on 11/1/2024 and 11/4/2024 were not on file mor available for review. | |||
| 2025-05-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-21 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 2b and space 3 a current activity plan was not posted. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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 four(4) the electrical outlet located on the wall in the reading area did not have a safety plug. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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 4 an Epipen Jr. 2 pack expired on 1/28/2024. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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. In space four(4) three out of four medical action plans reviewed were not updated annually. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0423-063A |
| 2023-09-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-18 | 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. A container of Zep wipes and two(2) aerosol cans of True Living disinfectant spray were stored in the unlocked office in the front of the building. | |||
| 2023-09-18 | Violation | 1325 | .1804(b) |
| Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. The date of enrollment was not entered on three(3) out of five(5) files reviewed. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0423-063A |
| 2023-04-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 1424 | .2506(d)(1-3) |
| School-aged children were not adequately supervised. On April 11, 2023, a staff member failed to properly supervise a school-age-child when the child was able to open the playground gate and run across the street on two occasions. | |||
| 2023-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-23 | Violation | 404 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| All staff did not wash their hands thoroughly after diapering each child. A caregiver in space 3(three) did not wash their hands after diapering a child. | |||
| 2023-01-23 | 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. An outlet by the kitchen door located in the school-age space was missing a safety cap. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 2b the activity plan did not have a current date on it. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the infant/toddler outdoor playground there is a broken board on the fence. Several fire ant mounds were located throughout the playgrounds for school-age and infant/toddler children. In addition, grass was growing throughout the sand surfacing on the playground for school-age children. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 811 | .0604(a) |
| Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. In the back of the building the door leading to the hot water heater was not locked. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | 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 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3, the bottles of sanitizer and soapy solution were stored below five feet. In space 2b a bottle of bulk soap was stored below five feet on the back of the door in a hanging organizer. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In spaces 2A, children had access to a room used for storage that contained plastic trash bags and diapers stored in plastic bags; diapers stored in plastic bags in a cubby; a box of plastic trash bags on top of the cubbies; a pack of diapers in a cubbie, and a plastic bag hanging on the back of the door. In space 2B a plastic bag was hanging on the back of the door. In space 3 there was a ziploc bag that contained a child's change of clothes in the bottom of a cubbie. | |||
| 2022-10-06 | 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 space 3 based on the daily sign in/out log for the week of 10/3-10/5 sleep charts were not available for four (4) out of the nine (9)children enrolled. | |||
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