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Hope Childcare

Walnut Cove, NC · Stokes County
203 WEST 4TH STREET, Walnut Cove, NC 27052
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Quick Facts

Capacity
35 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
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State Rating
4

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• Four Star Center License
Not found in current state licensing data

This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.

Historical licensing information
License Number
85000119
License Holder
STURGILL, SHIRLEY L
Expired
Jun 13, 2017
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
District Office: (919) 662-4499

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Mission
To provide quality childcare while providing a loving environment for your child.

Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday–Friday
  • Open HoursMon - Fri: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-12-07 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-12-04 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-12-04 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. Ms. Sturgill has had the alarm inspection, but has not received the Fire Inspection yet.
2023-12-04 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. Children had not been signed in this morning in the school age room. One child had not been signed in in the preschool classroom.
2023-12-04 Violation 428 GS 110-91(12); .0508(a)
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no current lesson plan posted for space 1 or 3. The lesson plan in space 3 was dated for September.
2023-12-04 Violation 508 .0901(g)
Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. Allergies were not posted in any classroom, including in the class where a child was allergic to milk.
2023-12-04 Violation 526 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b)
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Meals were not posted in any classroom and the kitchen was locked during the visit.
2023-12-04 Violation 862 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a)
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The Emergency Plan was not reviewed with two staff persons.
2023-12-04 Violation 1020 GS 110-91(8)
All lead teachers did not have at least a NC Early Childhood Credential or its equivalent or were not enrolled within 6 months of hire, and/or did not complete the credential or it's equivalency within 2 years. Ms. Hutchens-Sturgill has not enrolled in the Credential class and has been the Lead Teacher in space 1 since December of 2022.
2023-12-04 Violation 1034 .0701(a)
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. There is no current health questionnaire on file for any staff person.
2023-12-04 Violation 1035 .0701(a)
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. There is no current Emergency Form on file for any staff person.
2023-12-04 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. There is no current CPR training on file for any staff person.
2023-12-04 Violation 1301 GS 110-91(9)
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The attendance had not been taken today for the school age classroom, as there was no attendance sheet prepared.
2023-12-04 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. There is no current health and safety training on file for any staff person.
2023-12-04 Violation 1901 .1104(1-5)
All administrators and staff did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment, that included all the required information. There is no staff development plan on file for two staff persons.
2023-12-04 Violation 1921 .2510(j)
Staff working in part-time, full-day or track out school age care programs required to complete BSAC training, did not complete it within three months of employment.
2023-08-16 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-08-16 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. On child present was not signed in today.
2023-08-16 Violation 1301 GS 110-91(9)
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. One child present was not on the roll. Ms. Sturgill added the child to the roll during the visit.
2023-08-04 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-08-04 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. Three children who were present were not signed in this morning when they arrived.
2023-08-04 Violation 415 GS 110-91(12);.0508(a)
A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no schedule for the day posted in space 3.
2023-08-04 Violation 428 GS 110-91(12); .0508(a)
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. There was no current activity plan posted in spaces 1, 2 or 3.
2023-08-04 Violation 526 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b)
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu that was posted was for April 2023.
2023-08-04 Violation 539 .2508(e)(1-5)
When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. There is no screen time log available for review. The screen time is not limited to 30 minutes per day in space 3, or two and a half hours per week. The screen time is not used to meet a developmental goal in space 3.
2023-08-04 Violation 545 .2508(a)
The center which provides care to school-age children did not provide a balance of teacher directed and free choice activities appropriate to the age, needs and interests of the children. There were no teacher-directed activities, except for watching DVDs, observed, posted or reported in space 3 where children are enrolled and present.
2023-08-04 Violation 620 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a)
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. The walls in space 3 are not clean and have peeling and chipped paint and chipped drywall.
2023-08-04 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. Three outlets were uncovered and within reach of children in space 3.
2023-08-04 Violation 1301 GS 110-91(9)
Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. There is one child present during the visit who was not listed on the classroom roll in space 1.
2023-08-04 Violation 1417 10A NCAC 09 .2508(d)
The equipment and materials were not age-appropriate for the children in care. There were toddler board books, preschool books and rattles in space 3 where school age children are enrolled and cared for.
2023-08-04 Violation 1756 10A NCAC 09 .2818
Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. When I arrived there were seven children present in space 1 with one staff person and the youngest child in the room was one-year-old. The ratios for one-year-olds are 1 to 6.
2023-08-04 Violation 1844 .0713(a)(2)
The staff/child ratio for the youngest child was not maintained when children of all ages were cared for together in groups for the first and last operating hour of the day. There were ten children present, ages one to nine, with one caregiver from the time the center opened until 8am this morning. The ratios for a classroom with a one-year-old present is 1 to 6 according to this license.
2023-02-21 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-21 Violation 526 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b)
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A menu was posted in the locked kitchen. A copy was not posted in areas visible to parents.
2023-02-21 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The required 6-foot fall zone is not provided for a rock wall recently installed on the playground. The rock wall was installed in the fall zone area of an existing play structure.
2023-02-21 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. Electrical outlets in the preschool room and school age room were not covered.
2023-02-21 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. Incident reports are not completed when children are injured unless the child needs medical attention.
2023-02-21 Violation 1020 GS 110-91(8)
All lead teachers did not have at least a NC Early Childhood Credential or its equivalent or were not enrolled within 6 months of hire, and/or did not complete the credential or it's equivalency within 2 years. A teacher hired and assigned to preschool children in September 2020 has not enrolled in NCECC. A teacher hired as a floater has served in the capacity of lead teacher for toddlers more than two years and has not enrolled in NCECC.
2023-02-21 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. ITS-SIDS training for the administrator and the teacher assigned to infants expired 3/26/22.
2023-02-21 Violation 1203 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b)
Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. Files for two children did not contain a signed statement verifying the parent received a copy of the center's operational policies.
2023-02-21 Violation 1207 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a)
Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. Files for two children did not contain a statement verifying the parent received information upon enrollment of parent participation opportunities available to them.
2023-02-21 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Files for three staff employed more than a year did not contain a staff evaluation and staff development plan conducted in the past year.
2023-02-21 Violation 1851 .0604(j)
The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Files for two children did not contain a signed statement verifying the no-smoking restriction was reviewed with the parent upon enrollment.
2023-02-21 Violation 1914 .0802(b)(1-2)
The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities. The individuals listed on the emergency medical care plan were not on site the first 40 minutes of my visit today.
2022-11-14 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-11-14 Violation 1041 G.S. 110-90.2(b)
Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A substitute staff was permitted to work in the center without completing a criminal background check.
2022-11-09 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-11-09 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 last fire inspection was completed in January 2021.
2022-11-09 Violation 318 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6)
Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. In space 1, nine children one to five years of age were grouped together with two teachers.
2022-11-09 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 documented on September 28, 2022.
2022-11-09 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Indoors in space 2, there was a standing wooden board that was not stable. Outdoors there were 4 stakes not flush with the plastic barrier surrounding the large equipment, there was peeling paint on the large play equipment, grass was growing through the fence and had not been maintained throughout the outdoor play area.
2022-11-09 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The monthly playground safety inspections could not be located for review.
2022-11-09 Violation 1825 .0607(f)
All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. There was no documentation in staff files the center's EPR plan had been reviewed on an annual basis.
2022-11-09 Violation 1867 .0605(k)(1-4)
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. On the outdoor play area, grass had overtaken all surfaced areas surrounding the stationary, outdoor play equipment over 18 inches high.
2022-05-19 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-05-19 Violation 805 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5)
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A violation regarding fire drills was documented on 3/17/22 and was not corrected by the due date.
2022-05-19 Violation 1739 .2318(1-8)
All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. The operator and her assistant were unable to locate the fire and emergency drill record. It was later reported to have been located in the operator's vehicle.
2022-03-17 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-03-17 Violation 114 GS 110-102
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The file for one child did not include a signed statement verifying the parent received a copy of the NC Summary of the Law.
2022-03-17 Violation 804 10A NCAC 09 .0806(c)
There was not a sufficient supply of clean linen on hand. Sheets were not available to cover the cots for the group of toddlers during rest time.
2022-03-17 Violation 805 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5)
Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented in February 2022. A record of current emergency drills was not avavailable.
2022-03-17 Violation 841 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d)
Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. Diaper cream was stored beneath the unlocked diaper changing table.
2022-03-17 Violation 842 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b)
A prescription or over the counter medication was administered without specific instructions and authorization from the child's parent or health care professional. Written permission was not available for diaper cream in use for a two year old child in care.
2022-03-17 Violation 1851 .0604(j)
The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Statements were not on file verifying the operator informed parents of the facility's tobacco restriction.
2022-03-17 Violation 862 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a)
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The facility's Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were not reviewed with staff in the past year.
2022-03-17 Violation 1034 .0701(a)
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. An annual health questionnaire and updated emergency information were not on file for staff.
2022-03-17 Violation 1043 G.S. 110-91( 9)
All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A personnel file was not available for one of the teachers.
2022-03-17 Violation 1044 G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o)
Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of three years for the date of issuance). Forms have not been submitted to renew the qualification for a staff whose letter expired 2/26/22.
2022-03-17 Violation 1052 .1103(a)
Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. None of the staff have completed required on-going training in the past year.
2022-03-17 Violation 1203 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b)
Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A statement was not included in children's files verifying the parents received a copy and review of the facility's operational policies.
2022-03-17 Violation 1207 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a)
Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. Signed statements were not on file verifying the facility's parent participation plan was reviewed with parents.
2022-03-17 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans were not reviewed and staff evaluations were not conducted in the past year.
2022-03-17 Violation 1320 GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g)
Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. A medical and shot record were not on file for KG.
2022-03-17 Violation 1757 G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e)
A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A current qualification letter was not on file for A.S.

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