Three Star Center License
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Ma Puddin's Child Care
Rocky Mount, NC
· Edgecombe County
304 HILL STREET,
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Quick Facts
Capacity
81 children
Age range (listing information)
0 through 12
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Three Star Center License
Active License
License Number
33000505
License Holder
MA PUDDIN'S CHILD CARE LLC
License Issued
Apr 6, 2022
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
MA PUDDIN'S CHILD CARE is a Three Star Center License in ROCKY MOUNT NC, with a maximum capacity of 81 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 through 12; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-05-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Next to the bike path there is a rusted metal pipe with sharp corners sticking out of the ground, it is a tripping hazard, and the sharp edges could cut a child walking by. Also, there is a small wooden bridge; one of the wooden railings on the bridge is leaning on the ground. | |||
| 2025-11-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill documented and available for review was dated April 10, 2025, there was no documentation of a fire drill being completed for the month of May 2025. | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In room number two (2) there was a bottle of alcohol sanitizing wipes in an unlocked standing cabinet, which stated to “keep of out of the reach of children” “seek help if ingested” and “should not be used with children under the age of six (6). | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection documented and available for review was dated April 1, 2025, there was not a playground inspection available for review for the month of May 2025. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-03 | 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. M. Rogers did not have a medical statement on file for review prior to the first day of employment, which was November 4, 2024. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | 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. M. Rogers began employment on November 4, 2024. Ms. Rogers did not have documentation of completing First Aid. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| 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. M. Rogers began employment on November 4, 2024. Ms. Rogers did not have documentation of completing CPR. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | 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. K. Williams began employment on January 21, 2025, and was missing documentation of completing the first two weeks of orientation. | |||
| 2025-03-03 | 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. Provider did not complete the ABCMS Moodle training. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-30 | 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. T. Battle’s first day of employment was January 1, 2024. Ms. Battle did not have a health assessment on file for review. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. T. Battle’s first day of employment was January 1, 2024. Ms. Battle had a negative TB test on file and dated January 26, 2024; however, it was on file after the first day of employment. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. F. Taylor began full-time employment on June 1, 2024. There was no documentation of 16 hours of orientation being completed. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | 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. H. Hill began employment on January 16, 2024.). Ms. Hill had documentation of first aid on file; however, the documentation was dated July 10, 2024. First Aid should have been completed by April 16, 2024. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| 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. H. Hill began employment on January 16, 2024.). Ms. Hill had documentation of CPR on file; however, the documentation was dated July 10, 2024. CPR should have been completed by April 16, 2024. | |||
| 2024-07-30 | 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. T. Battle’s first day of employment was January 1, 2024. Ms. Battle did have not documentation of completing the Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment training. The training should have been completed by April 6, 2024. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-09 | 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 report on file was dated for July 17, 2023, but the report had not been sent to the child care consultant within one week of the inspection visit. The fire inspection report was given to the consultant during the visit. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The following items were broken on the playground: a broken wooden kitchen set, a cracked water table, and a blue slide that leaned to one side, it was not anchored into the ground. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space four (4) there was one outlet not cover with a safety plug. The administrator immediately covered the outlet with a safety cover. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space four (4) there was Aveeno sunscreen that expired in August 2022. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 893 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) |
| A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One child's file did not have a signed receipt of the safe sleep policy. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | 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. One child's file with a first day of enrollment of May 1, 2023, had an immunization report on file dated for June 13, 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0623-120L |
| 2023-06-23 | Violation | 404 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| All staff did not wash their hands thoroughly after diapering each child. Two (2) staff members did not wash their hands after diapering two (2) children. Based on video footage observed from June 22, 2023 and June 23, 2023, one (1) staff did not wash their hands after diapering four (4) total children. | |||
| 2023-06-23 | Violation | 405 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c)(2) |
| A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. Two (2) children's hands were not washed after the completion of the diaper changes. Based on video footage from June 22, 2023 and June 23, 2023, four (4) children's hands was not washed after the completion of diaper changes. | |||
| 2023-06-23 | Violation | 619 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. One staff member observed did not clean the diaper changing mat with a detergent solution or a disinfectant solution after the completion of a diaper change. A second staff member was observed not using the detergent solution after the completion of a diaper change but did spray the diaper changing mat with a disinfectant solution. Based on video footage from June 22, 2023 and June 23, 2023, one (1) staff member did not use disinfectant spray after diapering four (4) children. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. In room 3 the thermometer in the refrigerator read 50 degrees. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In room 2 there was an outlet that did not have a safety plug covering it. The director covered the outlet immediately. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In room 4 there was Aveeno Sunscreen Spray that had expired in August 2022. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In room 4 the permission to administer Desitin Diaper Cream had expired on March 7, 2023. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In room 3 there were four children who did not have documentation of visual sleep checks. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One new staff member did not have an application on file for review. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | 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. One new staff member did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One new employee did not have a TB test on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | 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. One new staff member did not have a qualification letter on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2023-03-14 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One new staff member did not have documentation of receiving the policy for Shaken Baby Syndrome. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-21 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. During today's visit, in space #5, eight one-year-old children were present with one caregiver. | |||
| 2022-12-21 | Violation | 411 | GS 110-91(2)(i) |
| Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #3, two, one-year-old children were sleeping in infant bouncer seats. | |||
| 2022-08-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-31 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. One (1) hand sanitizer, in space #1 and two (2) hand sanitizers, in space #3, were not five feet above the finished floor. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-02 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. One tube of Desitin diaper cream was not returned to the parent of one child after the end of course of treatment. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | 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. Verification of First Aid training was not on file for two staff members. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The registration information on file for the van, used to transport school aged children, reflected the tag expired 1/31/22. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | 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. Documentation was not on file verifying the parents of two children received a copy of the facility's Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. | |||
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