Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
New Kituwah Academy
Cherokee, NC
· Swain County
60 WATER DAM ROAD,
Cherokee, NC 28719
Quick Facts
Capacity
49 children
Age Range
1 through 5
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
87000077
License Holder
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
License Issued
Apr 14, 2024
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
NEW KITUWAH ACADEMY is a Four Star Center License in CHEROKEE NC, with a maximum capacity of 49 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0426-158L |
| 2026-04-28 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On April 08, 2026, a five-year-old child was left unsupervised in the restroom for approximately 3 minutes. | |||
| 2025-11-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-20 | Violation | 541 | .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In the classroom for children ages one-year-of-age there were three (3) feeding plans that were not signed by the teacher or the parent. | |||
| 2025-06-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-06-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0624-156L |
| 2024-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0624-156L |
| 2024-06-19 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A three-year-old child entered the building and went into the classroom without supervision of staff members on 6/13/24 at approximately 10:50 am. The child was unsupervised for approximately two (2) minutes and nine (9) seconds. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-09 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-08 | 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. During the walk through of the classrooms it was noted that in the space for children three through four years of age the storage closet used for cots was left opened while staff were putting out cots. Inside the closet there were several items like Clorox, Dreft laundry detergent, Lysol in an aerosol can and a can of disinfectant in an aerosol can that were considered hazardous. In the staff restroom located in the hallway there was a can of Lysol in an aerosol can stored in an unlocked cabinet. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-23 | 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 the walk through of the classrooms it was noted that in the classroom for children ages one through two years of age there was one staff member with seven children ages one through two years. The other teacher had stepped out of the classroom briefly leaving the other teacher out of ratio. | |||
| 2023-02-23 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 02-07-2023 two staff members left the playground unknowingly at the same time leaving the classroom without an adult on their side of the playground for one (1) minute and fifteen (15) seconds. At 10:33:37 am, one of the teachers left the playground by way of the end entrance door off the playground into the building to go to the bathroom. At the exact same time, the other teacher was called to the door on the other end of the playground and asked to go help with coverage in another room. The children were on the playground and noticed at 10:34:02 that they were alone on the playground. The children went to the fence of the adjoining playground (1 and 2 Year Old Playground) and spoke to the teacher of the playground. The first teacher arrived back on the playground from the bathroom at 10:35:12. | |||
| 2022-10-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-12 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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