Martha Best Children's Center Of First Baptist Chu - Lexington NC Four Star Center License

201 W 3RD AVENUE , LEXINGTON NC 27292
(336) 248-6924

About the Provider

Description: Our Day Care and Nursery School programs are designed to provide preschool readiness activities to the children in our care. We make every effort to provide a wide variety of activies to promote the development of the total child.

Each teacher has a daily lesson plan with age appropriate activites that balance the child's physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spirtiual development. In addition, the children have a library story hour each month as well as a visit from the bookmobile.

The four and five year olds are invited to participate in Kindermusik, and the full day four and five year olds, in gymnastics. Field trips and visiting community resource personnel and professionals help round out the preschool exprience.

In all we do, we try to instill in the children a respect for God, family, friends and themselves.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 2955088
  • Capacity: 120
  • Age Range: 1 through 12
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • 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
2024-04-03 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-01-26 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-01-16 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-01-16 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 interviews with the staff it was determined that during the incident a staff member stated that she was in a classroom with 16 children ranging in ages from 4-5 years old.
2024-01-16 Violation 303 .1801(a)(1-5)
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Based on statements from the staff, a child was observed left alone in a hallway unattended.
2024-01-16 Violation 1119 10A NCAC 09 .1003(h)
Children were not loaded and unloaded in areas safe from traffic. As school-age children were unloading a public school bus off a busy street, staff members did not proceed to the to the top of the parking to receive the children, but stood outside the facility door while children walked through a parking lot.
2024-01-16 Violation 1424 .2506(d)(1-3)
School-aged children were not adequately supervised. A school-age child was observed by the Division Representative exiting the public-school bus into the child care parking lot and no staff member was there to receive the child. The child approached the facility door and the door was locked.
2023-11-30 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-11-30 Violation 9995
A violation was found for which there is no item number. The Department may prevent an individual from being a child care provider if the Department determines that the individual is a habitually excessive user of alcohol, illegally uses narcotic or other impairing drugs, or is mentally or emotionally impaired to an extent that may be injurious to children. The administrator tested positive for an illegal drug on December 4, 2023, a violation of North Carolina General Statute 110-90.2 regarding mandatory child care providers’ criminal history checks.
2023-10-23 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-10-23 Violation 705 .0601(c)
Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. In the two year old classroom there was that the door of the cabinet was hanging off.
2023-10-23 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. Several new staff had medicals that were older then 12 months from hire date.
2023-10-23 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. Several staff had TB test or screenings that were older then 12 months from hire date.
2023-04-05 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-04-05 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. There was an unlocked cabinet with Lysol cleaner, 409 cleaner, baby wipes and diaper creams in a hallway where children could reach it.

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