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Lee's Little Explorers Child Care Center
Eden, NC
· Rockingham County
1217 LEWIS STREET,
Eden, NC 27288
Quick Facts
Capacity
34 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Three Star Center License
Active License
License Number
79000263
License Holder
LEE, SHARON S
License Issued
Apr 17, 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
LEE'S LITTLE EXPLORERS CHILD CARE CENTER is a Three Star Center License in EDEN NC, with a maximum capacity of 34 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
One Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-27 | 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 March 13, 2025. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. Ten (10) children, ages one to five years, were grouped together outside. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The fence surrounding the outdoor play area is rusted. The blue ground cover is sticking up out of the mulch creating a tripping hazard. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. A staff member hired February 9, 2026 has not completed a First Aid training and one is not scheduled. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. A staff member hired February 9, 2026, has not completed a CPR training and one has not been scheduled. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. A staff member has not completed any on going training hours. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. A child has been transported from school without written permission from a parent. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | 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. A staff member hired February 9, 2026, is not listed on the staff roster in the ABCMS system. | |||
| 2026-05-27 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired February 9, 2026, did not have the training completed until May 22, 2026. | |||
| 2025-12-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-01 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A teacher does not have a criminal background check completed. | |||
| 2025-12-01 | 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 teacher does not have a criminal background check completed. | |||
| 2025-12-01 | Violation | 1831 | .01102 (f) |
| At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. The teacher present alone in the classroom for infants today does not have ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2025-12-01 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. In space 5, there were five (5) two year old children watching a program on letters on the teachers cell phone. | |||
| 2025-12-01 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. There was not a fire drill completed in the month of November 2025. | |||
| 2025-06-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-11 | 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 5, there were five children present, ages one to three years. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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. The lead teacher in space 5, was hired October 28, 2024, and has not enrolled in the Credential coursework. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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. One (1) staff hired April 22, 2025, did not have a medical report on file. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One (1) new staff, hired April 22, 2025, did not have any orientation hours documented. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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. One (1) staff required to complete 8 hours has only completed 1.5 hours. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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. The administrator's ITS-SIDS expired May 2025. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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 child's file reviewed did not have a medical report. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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 emergency drill was completed on February 3, 2025. | |||
| 2025-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-04 | 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. The last fire inspection on file was December 18, 2023. | |||
| 2025-03-04 | Violation | 899 | GS 110-91 |
| The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. In space 4, there is an electric heater in use. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. In space 2 there are no dolls or pretend play toys. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 476 | .1005(b)(6) |
| Staff did not use the list of participating children to check attendance when leaving the center, periodically when the children were involved in the activity, before leaving the activity to return to the center, and/or upon return to the center. Attendance was not checked periodically when the children were involved in the activity during two (2) off premise activities. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There was no playground inspection completed for June 2024. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 1115 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(c) |
| First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. There was not a first aid kit or a fire extinguisher in the vehicle used during transporting children during off premise activities. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. The written permission did not have an expected time of departure and arrival. | |||
| 2024-07-09 | Violation | 1850 | .0604(i) |
| Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. There was no signage posted in the vehicle used to transport children. | |||
| 2024-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0324-102L |
| 2024-03-11 | Violation | 511 | .0901(i) |
| Foods and beverages with little or no nutritional value were available often and not just for special occasions. Candy, including suckers, were given to children of all ages in the afternoons. | |||
| 2024-03-11 | 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. The screen time was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan. | |||
| 2024-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-22 | 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 fire inspection should have been completed by August 4, 2023. The fire inspection was completed December 18, 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. In space 2, there were no dolls available for the toddlers. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The menu posted listed biscuit, applesauce and milk for breakfast today. I observed the children eating cereal and Ms. Lee stated they also had a fruit cup for breakfast. The substitution was not made until I stated the menu did not reflect what the children were eating. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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. The screen time was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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). A fourteen (14) month old did not have a feeding plan. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. I observed a metal yellow play car that is rusted. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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 with a hire date of April 24, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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. An employee, hired April 24, 2023, had a TB test result dated July 23, 2021. This is older than 12 months. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Seven (7) topics from the bottom portion of the orientation form were not reviewed with the new staff member, hired April 24, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Two (2) of the topics were not covered within the first two (2) weeks. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The white fifteen (15) passenger van tags expired December 2022. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. An employee hired April 24, 2023, did not have a certificate on file that showed the training was completed. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff, hired February 15, 2022, did not have proof on file of one (1) topic, prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, being completed and another topic training was not completed until June 30, 2023, after one (1) year of employment. | |||
| 2023-02-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-14 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The last sanitation inspection was completed on February 2, 2022. When I asked the director if she had attempted to contact anyone from environmental health she stated "no". | |||
| 2023-02-14 | Violation | 908 | .1803(b) |
| Discipline was not appropriate for the child's age and development. A two-years-old child was in time out from 9:36am to 9:50am. | |||
| 2023-02-14 | 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 emergency drill was completed in September 2022. | |||
| 2022-08-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-09 | 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. The director has not completed any health and safety training topics since January 2017. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. There was a one-year-old present with children four years and older. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 411 | GS 110-91(2)(i) |
| Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. There were two (2) children sleeping with their head on a table waiting for breakfast to be served. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. There was no menu posted for this week. Ms. Lee stated that she did not have a menu completed for this week. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 541 | .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. A feeding plan did not have a parent signature. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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 inspection for April 2022 and July 2022 was not completed. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A new employee, D.O. hired August 8, 2022, did not have a criminal background check completed. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. A staff hired in February 2022 did not have First Aid training. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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. A staff hired in February 2022 did not complete a CPR training. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. The permission to be transported for an off premise activity that occurred in February 2022 could not be located. | |||
| 2022-08-09 | 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 not a drill completed between September 2021 and June 2022. | |||
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