Five Star Center License
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Chapel Hill KinderCare
Chapel Hill, NC
· Orange County
210 SOUTH ELLIOTT ROAD,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Quick Facts
Capacity
118 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Type of Care
Infant Programs, Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 942-7223
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
6855067
License Holder
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC
License Issued
Nov 18, 2024
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Accreditation
Yes
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
Our experts designed our classrooms - and every activity and lesson - to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.
You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills.
Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!
Bernice Starks, Center Director
Additional Information:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, M-F
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-06-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-01-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-14 | 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 drill on record was in September of 2024. No fire inspection was scheduled or completed in 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) There was not a completed individual written feeding plan for each infant in care. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. No fire drills were practiced/recorded during April, June, September, October and December of 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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. 13 staff members First Aid training had expired or had not been received within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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. 13 staff members CPR training had expired or not been received within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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. Of the files reviewed, one child's file did not include a medical exam or health assessment. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. All children's files did not include a completed off premise activity form. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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 recorded shelter-in-place or lockdown drill for the program was recorded in July of 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 1908 | .0608(b)(1-6) |
| A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Of the files reviewed, one child's file did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the program's Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. | |||
| 2025-07-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0725-194L |
| 2025-07-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0725-194L |
| 2025-07-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-16 | 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, caregivers did not document visually checking on sleeping infants on a regular basis in fifteen minute intervals. | |||
| 2025-07-16 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Three new staff members did not have the required medical report on file. | |||
| 2025-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-23 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Fire drills were not completed on a monthly basis. The last fire drill was in October of 2024. | |||
| 2025-01-23 | Violation | 1314 | .0802(c)(2) |
| Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. Three children's files did not contain the child's health professional or choice of hospital. | |||
| 2025-01-23 | 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. No Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were practiced or recorded in 2024. | |||
| 2024-08-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-07 | 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. Fire inspection was not completed within 12 months. On April 4, 2024 the Chapel Hill Fire Department emailed the facility and told them that they must have the kitchen hood vent cleaned so that they could complete their inspection. The last fire inspection was on February 17, 2023. | |||
| 2024-08-07 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Peeling paint on walls was observed throughout the facility particularly in the classroom bathrooms in spaces 5 and 6. | |||
| 2024-08-07 | 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. The infant classroom did not have up to date sleep charts for each child aged 12 months or younger. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-02 | 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. Three teachers that work in the classroom for infants did not have current ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Two children did not have a medical on file. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | Violation | 1821 | .0607(d)(8) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. The plan was last updated May 2022. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | 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. The plan was not update since May 2022. | |||
| 2024-02-02 | 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. Several teachers did not update the health and safety trainings within the 5 year time frame. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Four (4) new staff members did not have a medical report on file. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | 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. Two (2) new staff members did not provide results of a TB test or screening. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Five (5) children's files did not contain a medical exam or health assessment. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Four (4) children's files did not have an immunization record. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-16 | 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. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. | |||
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