Three Star Family CC Home License
✓ Licensed
Loving Arms
Kinston, NC
· Lenoir County
HERBERT DRIVE,
Kinston, NC 28501
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
3
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Licensed Three Star Family CC Home License
Active License
License Number
54000352
License Issued
Jan 25, 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
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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0526-095A |
| 2026-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-04 | 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. In the outdoor environment, a storage building was missing four pieces of vinyl siding, exposing rusted nails and screws. There was a wooden stove that was splintering. There were broken plastic toys. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. The required monthly check was not completed for February 2026. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 716 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) |
| Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. There was one electrical outlet that was not covered with a safety plug when it was not being used. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 905 | .1721 (e )(2) |
| Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator's signature, were not available. The required fire drill was not completed for the month of February. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. A health assessment was not available for two enrolled children. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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 available for two children. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. On March 1, 2026, one child did not have documented departure time. On March 3, there were no documented departure times for enrolled children. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. An activity plan was not available for enrolled children. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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 did not contain accurate information and was not reviewed with new parents when children were enrolled. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 1932 | .1718(a)(9) |
| A clean and open area that allows freedom of movement was not provided for children, both indoors and outdoors. In the space used for the care of children, there was a variety of material scattered all over the floor. The floors throughout the spaces designated for care were visibly soiled and contained a great amount of debris. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 1940 | .1719(a)(6) |
| Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. A container of vapor rub was accessible to children. A storage closet that contained cleaning supplies and alcohol was not locked. Disinfecting wipes were not kept in locked storage. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | 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. All topics of the health and safety trainings were not part of on-going training so that every five years, every topic is covered. The medications training has not been completed. | |||
| 2025-10-28 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0325-184L |
| 2025-03-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0325-184L |
| 2025-03-13 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Enrolled children have been counted present daily; however, the children are not cared for at the licensed program in the afternoons; specifically after 2pm. | |||
| 2025-03-13 | Violation | 1917 | .1707(7) |
| Children were not cared for in space designated as the caregiving area on the floor plan provided by the operator. Nine enrolled children were being cared for in an unlicensed facility, away from the licensed program. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-12 | 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. In the room designated for care, the blinds to the window were cracked and broken. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 716 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) |
| Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. An electrical outlet, in the bathroom, not being used did not have a safety plug. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 802 | .1725(a)(5)(A-F) |
| Sanitary toilet, diaper changing and hand-washing facilities were not provided. The toilet and hand-washing sink that enrolled children use was not kept clean/sanitary. The toilet appeared to have feces around the bottom of the toilet. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | 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. A child enrolled on 7/1/24 does not have a health assessment on file. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. One child did not have arrival and departure times documented since the enrollment date of the child. The enrollment date was documented as 3/7/2025. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | 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. There was no written schedule or activity plan available for review. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 1103 | .1723(13) |
| For each child being transported, the operator or other transportation provider did not have identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information, and a copy of the emergency medical care information form required by Rule .1721(a )(3) in the vehicle whenever children were transported. In the van used to transport children, the emergency information did not contain photographs of the children being transported. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 1306 | .1703(a)(4) |
| Operator has not completed ITS-SIDS training every three years from the completion date of the previous ITS-SIDS training. The required training was not completed every three years from the completion of the previous training. The previous training expired 1/27/2025. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | 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 required documentation was not available for one child. | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 1932 | .1718(a)(9) |
| A clean and open area that allows freedom of movement was not provided for children, both indoors and outdoors. The floors of the home were soiled and littered with debris and the space in the front room used for care was cluttered and the floors were soiled. | |||
| 2024-11-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-10-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 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. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 1920 | .1719(a)(17) |
| Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. In the outdoor area on the playset, there was a round swing with torn mesh. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 1948 | .1724(a)(7) |
| Sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were not visually checked every 15 minutes. There was no sleep checks available for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-18 | 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 was no documentation of monthly outdoor play inspections for the months of October 2022 through March 2023. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 716 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) |
| Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. One (1) electrical outlet in the kitchen by the table did not have a safety cover. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 908 | .1703(a)(1) |
| Health questionnaire was not completed annually. Provider did not have a current health questionnaire on file for review. The Provider completed the health questionnaire and put it in her file. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | 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. Three (3) preschool aged children did not have a health assessment on file for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | 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. One (1) child's file had an immunization record dated a month after the first day of enrollment. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 919 | G.S. 110-91(9) |
| Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children. The operator did not have a file available for review for her infant child who is enrolled in the program. The following items were not on file: application, medical report, immunization record, discipline policy, infant feeding schedule, documentation of safe sleep policy, receipt of operational policies, receipt of summary of child care law, receipt of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policies, notification of tobacco restriction and written plan of care. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | 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 provider did not have the required five (5) hours of on-going training hours available for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | 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. The provider did not have a current activity plan posted available for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 1853 | .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2) |
| The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Documented fire drill from October 2022 through March 2023, were not available for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 1854 | .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) |
| The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation of lockdown or shelter-in-place drills for November 2022 and February 2023 were not available for review. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 1948 | .1724(a)(7) |
| Sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were not visually checked every 15 minutes. Sleep checks were not available for review for a five (5) month old child enrolled in the program. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Violation | 2008 | .1729(a) (10) |
| Operator did not document the review of requirements found in .1700 and in G.S. 110, including Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. Operator did not have documentation of review of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan available for review. | |||
| 2022-10-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-05-05 | 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. One (1) Febreze Aerosol Freshener spray was not in locked storage, in the kitchen space. | |||
| 2022-05-05 | 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 operator did not have a safe sleep policy poster posted, in the Family Child Care Home. | |||
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 2041 | 10A NCAC 09 .1721(a)(3)(G)(H) |
| Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. Eight (8) children's applications did not include the telephone numbers for the child's physician and the hospital to be contacted in an emergency situation. | |||
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