Four Star Center License
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New Life Center
Walnut Cove, NC
· Stokes County
415 SUMMIT STREET,
Walnut Cove, NC 27052
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
85000032
License Holder
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NEW LIFE CENTER
License Issued
Feb 12, 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
License Conditions: Other - highest enhanced ratios
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About the Provider
NEW LIFE CENTER is a Four Star Center License in WALNUT COVE NC, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-11-17 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-07-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-07 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Mr. Graves was not able to locate some of his trainings in the file. | |||
| 2025-07-07 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One staff person sent fingerprints to Raleigh, but did not pay to complete the background check, which expired on 6-22-2025. | |||
| 2024-11-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-22 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. There were not three activities in the book area in space 4. This was corrected when a flannelboard was brought to the classroom. | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0424-136A |
| 2024-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0424-050L |
| 2024-02-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-05 | 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. Two staff person's CPR expired on 1-25-2024 and 01-31-2024. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-27 | 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. The outlet plate was broken in space 4. Ms. Phillips obtained a new one from the church and installed it. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. There were not three toys available in the books or art activity centers in spaces 4 and 6. Ms. Phillips and staff added puppets flannel boards, white boards and markers, paly dough and paint to the centers, correcting this item. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 612 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) |
| Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. Three of four cribs were not labeled in the baby room. Ms. Phillips labeled them during the visit. | |||
| 2023-06-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-01 | 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 last fire inspection was completed in October 2021. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The door to the kitchen was left open when not attended by staff. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Documentation was not provided to verify a playground inspection by a trained individual for the month of September 2022. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. The health questionnaire for staff employed January 2021 and a staff employed in 2012 were both last updated 8/24/21. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Emergency information for two staff was not updated since August 24, 2021. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Documentation was not completed to verify a staff employed July 2022 received the required orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | 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. A staff employed June 2022 did not have documentation on file verifying completion of Infant/ Child CPR and First Aid. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Documentation was not on file to verify the two existing staff whose files were reviewed received an annual staff evaluation over the past 12 months. Files for new staff employed June and July 2022 did not include a staff development plan. | |||
| 2022-09-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 476 | .1005(b)(6) |
| Staff did not use the list of participating children to check attendance when leaving the center, periodically when the children were involved in the activity, before leaving the activity to return to the center, and/or upon return to the center. A child participating in an off-premise activity on 6/27/22 was not listed on the list of participating children used to check attendance during the activity. The school age teacher stated she used the list to check attendance at the required times, but the missing name was not caught. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A teacher took a group of children to the playground leaving one three-year-old child alone and unattended inside the classroom. On the same day, the same teacher sat three children, all age three, outside on the sidewalk for discipline while the teacher remained inside the classroom with two children that were not misbehaving. The teacher allegedly kept her foot in the door to keep the door ajar and could still see the children that sat outside on the sidewalk. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 476 | .1005(b)(6) |
| Staff did not use the list of participating children to check attendance when leaving the center, periodically when the children were involved in the activity, before leaving the activity to return to the center, and/or upon return to the center. A list of the children participating in an off-premise activity was available at the activity but was not used to document attendance during the activity and was not used to document attendance as the group left the activity and upon returning to the center. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 481 | .1005(b)(6) |
| A list of all children participating in the off premise activity was not available at the center. A list of the 25 children who walked off-site for an activity at the library was not left at the center. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A teacher responded to children's misbehavior by having them sit outdoors on the sidewalk, within close proximity to the parking lot while the teacher remained indoors. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 872 | 0.1803 |
| The discipline policy was not followed. A teacher sat three children outside on the sidewalk for discipline while the remaining children stayed inside the classroom. The facility's discipline policy states 'we use discipline as a teaching tool - we do not punish.' Paragraph two of your discipline policy states 'effective behavior management strategies includes careful planning, providing children with meaningful learning opportunities, and the use of guidance procedures such as redirection and planned ignoring to support children as they navigate the development of social relationships with peers and teachers. Sending children to sit outdoors as a means of discipline while the teacher and remaining children are indoors does not align with effective guidance and discipline outlined in the discipline policy. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-01-20 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Children not resting were not offered quiet activities while other children rested. The rest time environment was not conducive for rest which prevented some children from sleeping. | |||
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