Four Star Center License
Lil' Tikes Learning Academy
Pittsboro, NC
· Chatham County
205 JA FARRELL STREET,
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age range (listing information)
0 through 12
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Four Star Center License
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Historical licensing information
License Number
19000363
License Holder
FELICIA T. LEWIS, LLC
License Issued
Feb 10, 2025
Expired
Jul 3, 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
LIL' TIKES LEARNING ACADEMY is a Four Star Center License in PITTSBORO NC, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 through 12; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. During the inspection, large fire ant hills were observed on both playgrounds. These ant hills will need to be eliminated and monitored in the future to ensure ants do not return. | |||
| 2026-04-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0326-458L |
| 2026-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-112L |
| 2025-12-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1225-024L |
| 2025-12-15 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Therapist J. Ingraham did not have a completed criminal background check on file prior to providing therapy to a child unsupervised at the center. | |||
| 2025-12-15 | 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. Therapist J. Ingraham did not have a valid qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-04 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15 NCAC 18A .2804(d)All human milk, formula, and other bottled beverages, including beverages in sippy cups, that are sent from home shall be fully prepared and labeled with the date received at the child care center and the name of the child to whom the milk, formula, or beverage belongs before being brought to the child care center. All human milk, formula, and other bottled beverages shall be sent home with the child whose name is on the label or discarded at the end of each day. Formula and other beverages that require refrigeration, baby food that has been opened, and human milk shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the beverage, baby food, or milk belongs and shall be refrigerated at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below. There were three bottles in the infant room. One of the bottles were not labeled with the child's name and date received. This was corrected during the visit by the provider adding the child's name and date. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-08 | Violation | 614 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(e) |
| Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. Rest mats were not placed at least 18 inches apart or separated by partitions. This was corrected during the visit by the teacher moving the mat to be 18 inches apart. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A staff file for MR was not available for review. | |||
| 2024-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-12 | 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. Teacher TB did not have verification on completing the NC Early Childhood Credential or its equivalent in the staff record for review. | |||
| 2024-09-12 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Teacher AM did not have a health questionnaire on file that was updated within the last year. This was corrected during the visit by having them fill out the form. | |||
| 2024-07-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-022A |
| 2024-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-022A |
| 2024-05-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-022A |
| 2024-05-07 | Violation | 124 | G.S. 110-91(9); .0304(g); .2318 |
| The center did not maintain records as required in rule, and/or were not made available to the Division for review. A staff member failed to document accurate attendance in the classroom for one-year-old children. There are two attendance records documenting conflicting information for 5/2/24 and 5/3/24. | |||
| 2024-05-07 | 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. Staff member failed to document the arrival and departure times for two one-year-old children during the week of 4/29/2024. | |||
| 2024-05-07 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member failed to ensure supervision and a one-year-old child, left out of the facility, without a staff member's knowledge. | |||
| 2024-04-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-29 | 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. Staff AM did not have a copy of their NC Early Childhood Credential on file for review. The completion of the credential could not be verified. Please have the staff member receive a copy of their credential for their file. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1123-114A |
| 2024-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-229L |
| 2023-11-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1123-114A |
| 2023-11-30 | Violation | 1911 | .0802(f) |
| An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. A staff member failed to submit an incident report to a Division representative within seven days when medical treatment was sought for an injury. | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1123-114A |
| 2023-11-16 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member failed to fasten the restraints in a highchair, resulting in a child falling and sustaining a bruise on the forehead. | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Violation | 830 | .0802(h) |
| A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. The facility's posted First Aid information sheet did not include all required information. | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Violation | 873 | 10A NCAC 09.0802(a) |
| Center staff did not follow the EMC plan. A staff member failed to follow the facility's emergency medical plan by not having the identified staff on the plan to conduct the initial assessment of a child's injury to determine the degree of care needed. | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Violation | 1419 | .0601(b) |
| All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings were not assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer and/or the manufacturer's instructions were not kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. A staff member failed to fasten the restraints of a highchair resulting in a child falling and sustaining a bruise on the forehead. | |||
| 2023-10-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0823-194A |
| 2023-09-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-20 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not completed for August. | |||
| 2023-09-20 | 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 SM had a TB test on file but it was older than the last 12 months from their employment. | |||
| 2023-09-20 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Staff FL and AM did not have their health and safety trainings available for review. | |||
| 2023-09-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0823-194A |
| 2023-08-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0823-194A |
| 2023-08-22 | 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. A staff member failed to maintain a log of screen time for school-aged children or documented on activity plan available for review. | |||
| 2023-08-22 | Violation | 903 | GS 110-91(10); .1803(a) |
| Corporal punishment was used. A staff member popped a three-year-old child’s hand. | |||
| 2023-08-22 | Violation | 1202 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(a)(1-11) |
| Operational policies did not contain the required information as listed in rule. There is no documentation of staff acknowledgment of the center's discipline policy. | |||
| 2023-08-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0823-018L |
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0823-018L |
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 209 | GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) |
| Children used space that was not approved. It was confirmed that on July 31, 2023 a group of children was left in the office for roughly 10-15 minutes. The director then took the children outside. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Two teachers were observed in the school age rooms on their cell phone and not monitoring the children. I was informed by staff that one child had his fingers slammed in a door on August 3, 2023. The staff member described that one child was on one side of the door located in the hallway while the other child was in the classroom. The child in the classroom then slammed the door resulting with the child in the hallway having their fingers smashed. The child in the hallway was able to leave the room without a teacher noticing and was unsupervised. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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 were not created for all injuries/scratches that happened at the center while children were in care. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-23 | Violation | 856 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) |
| The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. One handle was missing from a riding toy and there were cracks in the plastic platform of the lil tikes climber. | |||
| 2022-10-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-07 | 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. Staff AM did not have verification of completing the ITS-SIDS training on file. | |||
| 2022-10-07 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Medical information was not updated annually for three children. | |||
| 2022-10-07 | 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. Staff AM was caring for infant age children without having verification of completing the required ITS-SIDS training. | |||
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