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Lakeside Preschool
Rocky Mount, NC
· Edgecombe County
1501 SUNSET AVENUE,
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Quick Facts
Capacity
46 children
Age Range
1 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
64000473
License Holder
LAKESIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
License Issued
Aug 21, 2020
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
LAKESIDE PRESCHOOL is a Child Care Center in ROCKY MOUNT NC, with a maximum capacity of 46 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 12. The provider does not participate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-22 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. No fire drill was completed or documented since 3/6/26. | |||
| 2026-05-22 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. There was an expired medication permission form for Triple Paste ointment in the storage closet. There was an expired container of Coppertone sunscreen in space #5. | |||
| 2026-05-22 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled 9/3/25 has a medical report on file dated 10/29/25. | |||
| 2026-05-22 | 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. Two (2) enrolled children have immunization reports on file dated later than thirty (30) days after their enrollment. | |||
| 2026-05-22 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. There is no staff roster available in the ABCMS system for this program. | |||
| 2026-05-22 | 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 lockdown/shelter-in-place drill has been documented since 1/14/2026. | |||
| 2026-02-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-26 | 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. There were two (2) containers of Aquaphor healing ointment that expired on 11/2021 and 3/2024. | |||
| 2026-02-26 | 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. There is no medical report on file for the staff member hired on 12/1/25. | |||
| 2026-02-26 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. There was a container of Aquaphor ointment that had expired medication authorization permission forms and a container of Triple Paste with no permission form available. | |||
| 2025-06-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-05 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. No fire drill was completed or documented for May of this year. | |||
| 2025-06-05 | 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. There was an expired medication permission form for Hyland Cough and Mucus. There were three (3) expired containers of Aquaphor diaper cream, a container of Blue Lizard sunscreen, and Honest Healing ointment that were expired on-site. | |||
| 2025-06-05 | 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 center's EPR plan was not reviewed annually. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-18 | 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. A lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was completed April 2024 and not again until January 2025. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-19 | 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 completed for December 2023. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There was a tube of Bourdeaux Butt paste, Aquaphor and Triple paste with no medication authorization form. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | 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. There were three (3) expired diaper ointments on-site. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff hired 2/6/23 did not complete the annual health questionnaire until 6/18/24. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | 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. Staff hired 2/6/23 did not complete the annual emergency information until 6/18/24. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | 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. There was no shelter-in-place or lockdown drill documented between May 2023 through January 2024. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-14 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. A section of the ceiling in the area between spaces #1 and #6 had damaged or missing tiles. | |||
| 2023-07-17 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-11 | 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. There are multiple days that departure times for some children were not documented. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The outdoor storage room housed items such as paint thinner, three (3) cans of aerosol Ace Lacquer and was unlocked. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. No playground inspections were documented for January, February, or March of 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Staff person hired 9/7/22 did not complete emergency information until 11/7/22. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. The staff person hired 9/7/22 did not complete the CBC until December 2022. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. The child enrolled 3/28/23 does not have a medical report on file. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | 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. The child enrolled 3/28/23 does not have an immunization report on file. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | 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. There was not qualification on file for the staff person hired 9/7/22. | |||
| 2023-07-11 | 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 is no documentation that staff reviewed the EPR plan at orientation or annually | |||
| 2023-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-28 | 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 the months of April and July of 2022. | |||
| 2023-02-28 | 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. Staff hired 1/9/2023 did not have their medical report on file by or prior to the first day of hire. | |||
| 2023-02-28 | 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 that new staff reviewed the EPR plan. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-27 | 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. Employee hired 10/1/21 had not competed the required CPR training. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | 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. Sunscreen, itch relief cream and diaper rash ointment on-site for W. Ballance was expired as of March and May 2022. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | 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. There was no medical report on file for an employee hired 10/1/21. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | 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 was no emergency information form on file for an employee hired 4/26/22. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Employees hired 10/1/21 and 4/26/22 completed their initial criminal background check after their hire date. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | 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. Employee hired 10/1/21 has not completed the required First Aid training. | |||
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