Four Star Center License
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Loving Arms Family Home Child Care Center Llc
Farmville, NC
· Pitt County
8546 WEST MARLBORO ROAD,
Farmville, NC 27828
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
74000928
License Holder
LITTLE LEADERS LEARNING CENTER LLC
License Issued
Jul 7, 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
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About the Provider
LOVING ARMS FAMILY HOME CHILD CARE CENTER LLC is a Four Star Center License in FARMVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 50 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-07-27 | 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. In space #4, three school-aged children were observed using phones to watch non-educational videos and play games. Screentime was documented on the screentime log. | |||
| 2026-07-27 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The sand box in outdoor space #1 had edges that were uncovered, the grass was wet and contained grass. In outdoor space #2, grass is growing on the edge of the containment boarder around the seesaws. | |||
| 2026-07-27 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff employed on June 5, 2026, did not complete 16 hours of orientation on the identified topic areas, within the first 6 weeks of employment. | |||
| 2026-06-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-05-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The wood containment boarder around the sand box has splintering wood and the sides are becoming detached, creating a one (1) inch gap between the boards. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. | |||
| 2026-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-148L |
| 2026-02-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0126-148L |
| 2026-02-05 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Children’s attendance records reflect that on January 5, 2026, there were eight children, one year of age to twelve years of age present after 5:00 pm, timecards reflect there was one staff member present. Attendance records show on January 8, 2026, there were ten children present, one year of age to twelve years of age after 5:00 pm with one staff member, per staff timecards. | |||
| 2026-01-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-148L |
| 2026-01-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-11-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1125-028L |
| 2025-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Documentation of a playground inspection for January 2025, April 2025, and June 2025 was not on file for review. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff employed on 3/17/23 and 5/23/25 did not complete 16 hour of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | 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 documented emergency drill was a shelter-in-place drill dated 4/30/25. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | 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. Staff employed on 1/20/25 did not have a training certificate on file for review. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. There is peeling paint on the ceiling of the bathroom off of space #4. This is a violation of the sanitation requirement 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a). | |||
| 2025-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-12 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Mildew was growing on the railing of the porches on outdoor spaces #1 and #2 as well as the play house on outdoor space #2. | |||
| 2025-02-12 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Written authorization for one ProAir HFA inhaler was not on file for a child enrolled in space #3. | |||
| 2025-02-12 | 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. Documentation of orientation for staff employed on 1/20/25, reflect the completion of five (5) clock hours of training on the require topics. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-21 | 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 is dated 8/7/23. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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. Staff employed 9/5/23 did not have verification of First Aid training on file for review. | |||
| 2024-05-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0424-183L |
| 2024-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0424-183L |
| 2024-04-24 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Two plastic bags were stored in children’s cubbies in space #3, where children two years of age were care for. | |||
| 2024-04-24 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. One child, three years of age, was left unattended in the bathroom for three minutes. | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0223-155A |
| 2023-10-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0223-155A |
| 2023-09-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-05 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In space #2 four of eight children washed their hands after outdoor play. | |||
| 2023-09-05 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A piece of the roof of the shelter in outdoor space #1 was broken. In outdoor space #2 there was ant hill near the sandbox and near the bike track. | |||
| 2023-09-05 | 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. Today one child enrolled on 1/5/23 and have an immunization record on file dated 4/3/23. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-05 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Staff in space #2 walked out of the classroom to open the front door, leaving a group of four children, 1-2 years of age in the care of a staff person already assigned to a group of children in space #3. | |||
| 2023-04-05 | Violation | 1006 | .0714(a) |
| One or more persons who met the qualifications for administrator were not on site for number of hours per week required by capacity of center. The facility's identified administrator, employed on 3/7/23 works 20 hours per week rather than the required 25 hours based on center capacity of 50 children. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. In space #2, children's artwork was placed on the diaper changing surface to dry. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1914 | .0802(b)(1-2) |
| The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities. staff identified on the medical care plan are not on the premises at all times and the alternate person is no longer employed at the facility. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-23 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member was assisting a two- year- old child with hand washing. When the child resisted, the staff member released the child's hand, resulting in the child falling to the floor, landing on their right arm, and fracturing their elbow. The staff member failed to immediately assess the child for injuries and allowed the child to cry. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. A staff member grabbed a two-year-old child's arm and roughly moved the child by pulling the child's arm. At the time, the child had an injury to them arm that was sustained during a fall a few minutes earlier. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. The Division of Child Development and Early Education substantiated child maltreatment due to physical needs. | |||
| 2023-02-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-07 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The seats on the two seater see-saw were torn with the cushions exposed. | |||
| 2022-12-07 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The time required to evacuate was not recorded for the fire drills completed in October and November. | |||
| 2022-12-07 | 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. Staff employed on 10/18/22 had a medical on file that was dated for 9/23/21. | |||
| 2022-12-07 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The sand surfacing underneath and around the see-saws measured 4 -5 inches in depth and contained encroaching grass. | |||
| 2022-10-17 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-08 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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