Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
La Petite Academy
Shelby, NC
· Cleveland County
1203 CHARLES ROAD,
Shelby, NC 28152
Quick Facts
Capacity
152 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
2355040
Expired
Oct 18, 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
La Petite Academy provides children with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom and beyond. Our child-care programs offer a strong curriculum, focusing on school readiness. Our dedicated and highly trained educators teach more than just reading, writing and arithmetic by creating active learning experiences around character building, physical activity and social and emotional development.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-09 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-27 | 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. I reviewed the Face-To-Name Transition Sheets documentation for staff/child ratios dated September 7, 2023, for Space #3 and Space #2ab. In Space #3, at 7:49am one child, one year of age was signed into the classroom from Space #2ab. The staff/child ratio in Space #3 for children in care was documented from 7:49am to 9:13am as one staff member with eleven children one to three years of age. Documentation reviewed from 7:49am to 9:13am recorded there was one child, one year of age, nine children, two years of age, and one child, three years of age. At 9:13am and 9:23am, two additional children, two years of age were signed into Space #3 as documented on the Face-To Name Transition Sheet. The staff/child ratio from 9:23am to 10:29am was documented on the Face-To Name Transition Sheet as one staff member with thirteen children, one to three years of age. Documentation reviewed from 9:13am to 10:29am was recorded as one child, one year of age, eleven children, two years of age, and one child, three years of age being cared for in Space #3. At 10:29am, four children, two years of age and one child three years of age, were moved from Space #3 to Space #4. The staff child ratio in Space #3 at 10:29am was documented as one staff member with one child one year of age and seven children, two years of age. | |||
| 2023-09-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-12 | 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. 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. In space #3, on August 14, 2023, two children’s departure times were not documented; on August 18, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented; on August 21, 2023, one child’s arrival time was not documented; on September 7, 2023, nine children’s departure times were not documented. In space #4, on August 25, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. In space #6, on August 16, 2023, two children’s departure times were not documented; on August 22, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented; on September 7, 2023, two children’s departure times were not documented. In space #7, on September 7, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. In space #1, on September 8, 2023, three children’s departure times were not documented. In space #5, on August 31, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 429 | .0508(b)(1-5) |
| The activity plan was not designed to stimulate emotional and social, health and physical, approaches to play and learning, language development and communication, and cognitive development for each group of children in care. In Space #1, the activity plan posted did not meet the developmental needs of the seven infants and one child, one year of age enrolled in the classroom. | |||
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