Loving Arms - Kinston NC Three Star Family CC Home License

HERBERT DRIVE , KINSTON NC 28501
(252) 468-2165

About the Provider

Description: LOVING ARMS is a Three Star Family CC Home License in KINSTON 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 does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 54000352
  • Capacity: 8
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2024-03-19 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-03-19 Violation 910 GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1)
Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Two children did not have documentation of a medical assessment on file for review.
2024-03-19 Violation 925 G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b)
Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. Two children did not have documentation of the discipline policy being reviewed with them prior to enrollment.
2024-03-19 Violation 1993 .1723(1)
Vehicle used for travel was not free of hazards such as but not limited to, torn upholstery, broken windows, holes in the floor or roof, or tire treads of less than 2/32 of an inch. The vehicle you use to provide transportation is a Ford van with the license plate TKT-5858. The front two tires and the back right tire tread is less than 2/32 of an inch. The passenger side doors do not open from the outside. There were two car seats that did not have padded seating attached to them and were in poor repair. There were several items that needed to be cleaned out of the vehicle. Please remove all empty plastic water bottles, the black trash bag filled with floral arrangement items, and the class vases in a box.
2024-01-29 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-08-29 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-06-26 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-06-26 Violation 508 .1703(a)(2)
Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The first aid training certificate on file expired on May 1, 2023.
2023-06-26 Violation 511 .1703(a)(3)
Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The CPR certificate on file expired on May 1, 2023.
2023-06-26 Violation 701 .1719(a)(1)&(17)
All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The screen door leading to the outdoor play area was coming off the hinges and the screen was torn. The outdoor shed was locked using a pencil, the pencil was threaded through where an a locking device should have been.
2023-06-26 Violation 706 .1719 (a)(7)
Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. The following items were located on the kitchen counter accessible to children: Mop and Shine, a can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray, and bleach wipes.
2023-06-26 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. There were not monthly outdoor checks for hazards available for review for the months of April 2023 and May 2023.
2023-06-26 Violation 805 .1725(a)(13)
All garbage was not stored in water-proof containers with tight fitting covers both indoors and outdoors. In the operator's kitchen, there was an open garbage bag located on the floor.
2023-06-26 Violation 1735 .1721((f)(4)(A)
The daily schedule, activity plan, infant feeding plan, allergy posting, SIDS Sleep Chart/visual check were not maintained on file for a minimum of 30 days from the revision or replacement date. There was no activity plan available for review.
2023-06-26 Violation 1853 .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2)
The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. There was no documentation available for review for the months of April 2023 and May 2023.

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