Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Little Folks School East
Hickory, NC
· Catawba County
410 21ST ST SE,
Hickory, NC 28602
Quick Facts
Capacity
79 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
1853872
License Holder
LITTLE FOLKS SCHOOL OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
License Issued
Jun 15, 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
Come be a part of a family owned and operated Childcare Center, taking special care of young people since 1952.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Monday6am to 6pm
- Tuesday6am to 6pm
- Wednesday6am to 6pm
- Thursday6am to 6pm
- Friday6am to 6pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 603 | 15A NCAC 18A .2824(a)&(b) |
| All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. Carpets/rugs through the facility had more visible dirt that what should have accumulated in one day. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. Walls throughout the facility had areas of chipping paint. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A photograph was missing from the emergency and identifying information for three out of the four children transported on a regular basis to and from the facility to and from the local public school. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. Two uncompensated providers, Angela Hale (CBC dated 04/13/2023) and Pati Sanchez (CBC dated 07/08/2025), who were responsible for supervising children while delivering services to children outside of the classroom did not have a CBC qualification letter on file at the facility. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. Two new staff members with dates of employment of 11/24/2025 and 01/08/2026 were not listed on the ABCMS staff roster. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. One staff member with a date of employment of 11/24/2025 did not have a completion certificate as proof of having completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-23 | 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. One school-age child had a blanket permission to transport to and from the local public school that was valid from 10/01/2024 to 10/01/2025. The facility was providing transportation but the permission to transport form had not been updated. | |||
| 2025-10-23 | 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. DCDEE was not notified of the employment status of established employees at this facility by listing all employees on an ABCMS staff roster. Three new employees with dates of employment of 08/25/2025, 09/08/2025, and 09/16/2025 had not been added to the facility's ABCMS staff roster. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Two children under age one and three children twelve to twenty-four months were allowed to mingle with four children two years of age and one child three years of age as children walked in and out of an opened door between Spaces 4 and 5. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. In Space 2 where school-age children were enrolled and attended, no daily schedule for school-age children was posted in the classroom. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Along the back fence line of the outdoor space area designated for preschool and school-age use, fence barbs were exposed along the bottom of the fence and a hole large enough for vermin to enter was present at the bottom of the fence. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. One administrative substitute who had reviewed the EMC Plan when it was updated on January 31, 2025 but had not signed documentation and placed the documentation of the review in their file. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | 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. One administrative substitute had not updated their Emergency Information form since 2023. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 1106 | GS 110-91(13) |
| Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. One child booster seat being used to transport school-age children expired in 2022. | |||
| 2025-03-26 | Violation | 1826 | .0607(g) |
| Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. One administrative substitute had reviewed the EPR Plan when it was updated on December 3, 2024 but had not signed documentation and placed the documentation of the review in their file. | |||
| 2024-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0624-340A |
| 2024-06-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0624-198L |
| 2024-06-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0624-198L |
| 2024-06-20 | Violation | 317 | .1801(b) |
| The staff/child ratios for children, two years and older, during naptime were not maintained by having at least one person in each room, visually supervising all children and the total number of required staff on the premises within calling distance of each room occupied by children. On several occasions beginning June 3, 2024, one staff member sat in the doorway between Space 2 and 3 while supervising both groups of children ranging from two years to ten years of age. | |||
| 2024-06-20 | 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. On June 10, 2024, one one-year-old child enrolled in Space 4 was moved to Space 3 to join two-year and three-year-old children in order to maintain staff/child ratio in Space 4. | |||
| 2024-06-20 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. After monitoring attendance records, arrival and departure records, and staff timesheets, it was determined that enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not maintained. On June 3, 2024 in Space 3, one staff member supervised twelve two-year and three-year-old children and in Space 4, one staff member supervised eight one-year-old children. On June 4, 2024, in Space 3, one staff member supervised thirteen two-year and three-year-old children and in Space 4, one staff member supervised eight one-year-old children. On June 5, 2024, in Space 3, one staff member supervised eleven two-year and three-year-old children and in Space 4, one staff member supervised eight one-year-old children. On June 6, 2024, in Space 3, one staff member supervised thirteen two-year and three-year-old children and in Space 4, one staff member supervised seven one-year-old children. On June 10, 2024, in Space 2, one staff member supervised fifteen four-year to ten-year-old children. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 475 | .0510(c)(3) |
| Sand and water play activities were not available weekly to each group. In Space 3, sand and water play was not offered at least weekly to two- and three-year-old children. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 615 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(a) |
| Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users. In Space 5, the mattress in the evacuation crib has two tears that have been repaired with clear tape. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | 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. Criminal Background Check qualification letters were not on file for two therapists that visited the facility and delivered therapy services to children outside the classrooms and unsupervised by qualified staff members. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. On the playground for preschool and school-age children, the mulch depth within the fall zone of the swings was between two and eleven inches and the mulch depth within the fall zone of the composite piece was between four and seven inches. | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Health and safety training for one staff member with a date of employment of 02/03/2023 was due on or before 02/03/2024 but was not completed until 03/26/2024. Health and safety training for one staff member with a date of employment of 02/27/2023 was due 02/27/2024 but the staff member had not completed training for nine out of the eleven training topics. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-19 | 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 was due in August 2023 but completed on September 22, 2023 and received on September 25, 2023. Since the fire inspection was completed and received prior to today's visit, the violation was considered corrected. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | 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. Nine of ten health and safety training topics for one staff member with a date of employment of 08/06/2007 were due in 2022 but completed in 2023. One health and safety training topic due by 04/10/2022 was not completed. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In Space 2, the posted Classroom Staff to Child Ratio Worksheet indicated the youngest child in the classroom was 2 years of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:9, but the youngest child in the classroom was 1 year of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:6 based on the youngest child in the classroom. In Space 2, the posted Classroom Staff to Child Ratio Worksheet indicated the youngest child in the classroom was 3 years of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:10, but the youngest child in the classroom was 4 years of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:13 based on the youngest child in the classroom. In Space 4, the posted Classroom Staff to Child Ratio Worksheet indicated the youngest child in the classroom was 2 years of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:9, but the youngest child in the classroom was 1 year of age and the staff to child ratio was 1:6 based on the youngest child in the classroom. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One permission to administer an emergency prescription medication did not include the medical condition or allergic reaction; the name of the authorized medication; the criteria for the administration of the medication; the amount and frequency of the dosage; the manner in which the medication shall be administered; and the length of time the authorization is valid, if less than six months. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 1329 | .0801(a)(1-7) |
| Application for enrollment did not include all required information. Six out of the ten child records randomly selected for review had child enrollment applications missing all or some of the information in the health care needs section of the application. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff member with a date of employment of 03/15/2021 did not complete the health and safety training within the first year of employment by 03/15/2022. The staff member completed the health and safety training prior to today's visit from 03/17/2022 through 03/23/2022. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | 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. The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy parent acknowledgement statement for three out of the ten child records randomly selected for review were missing the date of enrollment. During the visit, the director reviewed all the child records and added the date of enrollment to the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy parent acknowledgement statement for the three reviewed records and an additional three records not reviewed during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-01 | 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 due by August 12, 2022 was completed on August 26, 2022 and was not submitted to the child care consultant within one week of completion. The administrator gave the child care consultant a copy of the fire inspection report during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 604 | 15A NCAC 18A .2818(a) |
| Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. In Space 2, the toilet seat, basin, and base, handwashing sink, paper towel dispenser, soap dispenser, toilet tissue holder, and footstool were visibly soiled with build-up and dust present. In Space 3, the toilet basin and base and handwashing sink were visibly soiled with build-up present. In Space 4, handwashing sink, paper towel dispenser, and soap dispenser were visibly soiled with build-up and dust present. | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In Space 2, walls and baseboards in the bathroom were visibly soiled. In Space 2 and 4, walls and baseboards in the classroom had chipping paint. Doorframes throughout the facility were visibly soiled. | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 1201 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(a) |
| Facility did not have written operational policies. While your facility had written operational policies in place, the written procedure for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect was not included. | |||
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 1211 | 10A NCAC 09 .0515(b)(4) |
| Parent participation plan did not include a procedure for parents who need information or who have complaints about the program. While your program has a parent participation plan in place, a procedure for parents who need information or have complaints about the child care program was not included. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One (1) staff member with a date of employment of August 17, 2020 did not complete the health and safety training by August 17, 2021. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Walls and baseboards were scarred and peeling on sheet rock walls and on baseboards in Space 2 and Space 3. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The fence on the lower side of the preschool and school-age playground pulled away from support pole behind the playhouse with the green roof creating a large gap between the playhouse and the fence. The fence on the right side by the tree-line on the preschool and school-age playground had pulled away from three (3) support poles creating gaps in the fence. The fence on the right side by the end of the building had an area that the rain water had washed out under the fence creating a gap between the fence and the ground. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 1106 | GS 110-91(13) |
| Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. One (1) safety restraint seat expired on May 20, 2022. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Emergency and identifying information for two (2) school-aged children was missing a photograph of the child attached to the emergency information document. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | ||
| 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. Two (2) employees had CPR and First Aid training with expiration dates of January 28, 2022. I observed documentation in staff files for both employees documenting they had both taken a CPR and First Aid training on February 11, 2022. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Violation corrected during visit |
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