Greene Lamp Head Start / Contentnea - Kinston NC Five Star Center License

Highland Ave , KINSTON NC 28501
(252) 527-7000

About the Provider

Description: The mission of Greene Lamp, Inc. is to develop, maintain, administer, and/or to support programs and endeavors designed to better the social, economic, housing, and cultural conditions existing in Greene and Lenoir Counties, North Carolina.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 54000316
  • Capacity: 120
  • Age Range: 1 through 5
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, none
  • Type of Care: school age
  • Transportation: To/From School
  • 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
2023-02-07 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-07 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Departure times were not consistently documented and maintained in spaces C-2 and C-7.
2023-02-07 Violation 1033 .0701(a)
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member did not have documentation stating that they were free of active TB. The staff member's first day of work was January 24, 2023.
2022-10-03 Unannounced Inspection No
2022-09-20 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-09-20 Violation 428 GS 110-91(12); .0508(a)
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in space C-5.
2022-09-20 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A bottle of hand sanitizer was not kept five feet from the floor in space C -4. An office area was not kept locked and made inaccessible to children in space C-4.
2022-09-20 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 electrical outlet, in spce C-5, did not have a safety outlet when not being utilized.
2022-09-20 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. An aerosol can was not kept in locked storage in the Modular building.
2021-09-28 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2021-09-28 Violation 1824 .0607(e)
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. Documentation was not available verifying annual review of the center's EPR plan.
2021-09-28 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled 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 recorded for various children from September 7, 2021 thru September 22, 2021.
2021-09-28 Violation 805 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5)
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation was not available verifying completion of a fire drill for the month of August 2021.
2021-09-28 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Bolts were protruding from the black plastic border enclosing the surfacing on playground #1.
2019-10-16 Announced Inspection No

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