Five Star Family CC Home License
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Little Lambs Childcare
Hickory, NC
· Catawba County
8TH ST PL SE,
Hickory, NC 28602
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Family CC Home License
Active License
License Number
18000297
License Issued
Jul 13, 2026
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - NMT 4 children under 24 months of children Birth-5 years meeting NCGS 110-91(7)(b)(1); Age to 13 years.
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About the Provider
LITTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE is a Five Star Family CC Home License in HICKORY NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Five Star Family CC Home License
Hours of Operation
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-15 | Violation | 1704 | GS 110-102 |
| Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. The child record files for two children with dates of enrollment of 10/22/2025 and 01/26/2026 did not contain a signed statement from the parent acknowledging that the summary of law had been received. | |||
| 2026-04-15 | Violation | 2023 | .1703(d)(2) |
| Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. The operator should have completed H&S training topics by 09/30/2025 but did not complete the H&S training requirement until 10/06/2025. The additional caregiver should have completed the H&S training topics by 09/30/2026 but did not complete the H&S training requirement until 02/09/2026. | |||
| 2025-11-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-13 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(11); 10A NCAC 09 .1705(b)(5) |
| Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule. One part-time additional caregiver required to complete five hours of on-going training by 06/17/2025 had completed three hours and thirty minutes. The part-time caregiver needed an additional one hour and thirty minutes of on-going training for the 2024-2025 compliance year. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0625-028L |
| 2025-05-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-22 | Violation | 708 | 10 A NCAC 09 .1719(a)(29) |
| Indoor stairs with more than two steps were not made inaccessible to children two years of age or younger. Upon arrival and again later in the visit, the door leading to the stairs to the upstairs private living area was left open and the stairs were left accessible to children under two years of age or younger. | |||
| 2024-12-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-12 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(11); 10A NCAC 09 .1705(b)(5) |
| Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule. One additional caregiver was required to complete five hours of on-going training by 07/18/2024 but had completed only two hours of on-going training by 07/18/2024. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-18 | Violation | 911 | GS 110-91(1); .1721(a)(2) |
| Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file. A copy of the immunization record was not on file for one child with a date of enrollment of 08/21/2023. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Violation | 1409 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719 (a) |
| Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. One treehouse climber on the outdoor play area had one bolt missing for the step attachment, one bolt missing on the front of the left tower, and one bolt missing on the back of the left tower. One web climber on the outdoor play area had a bolt cover missing on the side closest to the fence. | |||
| 2024-03-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0224-381L |
| 2023-07-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 714 | 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) |
| Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. "Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes” documents were missing for January 2023, February 2023, and March 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 929 | G.S.110-91(12) & .1718(a)(6) |
| Developmentally appropriate activities for the ages of children in care, were not provided as planned on the written schedule and activity plan. The activity plan did not include developmentally appropriate activities for children 0 to 24 months of age. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(11); 10A NCAC 09 .1705(b)(5) |
| Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule. The owner/operater had completed 9 out of the 10 required on-going training hours. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 1720 | .1712(f) |
| Operator did not give written notice of the written plan of care amendment to parents of all children enrolled, at least 30 days before the change was implemented. Each parent did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the amendment. The operator did not retain the acknowledgment in the child's record for as long as the child was enrolled in the home and a copy was not maintained on file for review by Division representatives. The Written Plan of Care on file for 7 out of 8 children enrolled was not the most recent plan of care and the plan currently being followed. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. The Safe Sleep Policy was not posted in the child care area where the infant slept and the parents and caregivers were able to view the policy daily. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 1828 | 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) |
| The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. A signed and dated parent acknowledgement statement of having received written operational policies was not on file for 2 out of 8 children enrolled. | |||
| 2023-07-19 | Violation | 1875 | .1714(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information. The Ready to Go file was not up to date with information for 2 out of 8 children enrolled not included in the current file and multiple children who were no longer enrolled included in the current file. | |||
| 2023-01-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 2030 | .1719(a)(11) |
| Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. Three (3) child record files (AC, BD, LD) were missing a signed statement acknowledging the parent(s) had received a written copy of the smoking and tobacco restriction policy. | |||
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 940 | .1729(b) |
| Individuals who provide care for less than 5 hours a week, during planned absences of the operator, had not completed a health questionnaire. Two (2) substitute files were missing an updated health questionnaire for 2022. The health questionnaires on file were dated 06/30/2021. | |||
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 1704 | GS 110-102 |
| Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. Three (3) child record files (AC, BD, LD) were missing a signed statement acknowledging the parent had received the NC Summary of Child Care Laws prior to enrollment. | |||
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 1741 | 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) |
| Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. Two (2) child record files (AF & KH) were missing a signed statement acknowledging the parent(s) had been notified there was a pet in the FCCH prior to the child being enrolled. | |||
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 1895 | .1721 (a ) (3)(D) |
| Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. Ten (10) child enrollment applications were missing information in the health care needs section: AS, JL, AH, DP, LD, BD, AC, AA, ZA, and TP. | |||
| 2022-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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