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North Drive Elementary School
Goldsboro, NC
· Wayne County
1108 NORTH DRIVE,
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Quick Facts
Capacity
18 children
Age Range
3 through 5
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 731-5950
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
96000343
License Holder
WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
License Issued
Apr 30, 2026
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 - Reduced ratios
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About the Provider
North Drive Elementary is a school of approximately 500 students in grades pre K - 4. Originally designed as an open school without walls, it is now configured as a traditional school with self-contained rooms.
It has a computer lab with 30 internet-connected computers, and most classrooms have at least 3 computers that are connected to the internet.
Art, music, and P.E. programs are provided for all students.
Breakfast and hot lunch are provided daily.
It has a computer lab with 30 internet-connected computers, and most classrooms have at least 3 computers that are connected to the internet.
Art, music, and P.E. programs are provided for all students.
Breakfast and hot lunch are provided daily.
Additional Information:
Five Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-31 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times were not consistently documented. | |||
| 2026-03-31 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical/health assessment was not completed and received within 30 days of admission. The first day of enrollment was 2/11/2026 and the medical/health assessment was completed on 3/18/2026. | |||
| 2026-03-31 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place/lockdown drills were not practiced every three months as required. The required drill was not completed for the month of June or September. The last drill was completed in December. | |||
| 2025-11-04 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted for the group of children enrolled. The activity plan posted was dated for March 20, 2025. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member's personal bag that had a small container of hand sanitizer attached, was being stored on a shelf accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | 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. A container of Lysol wipes was being stored on a cabinet that was accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | 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 required playground inspection for the month of March was not completed. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | 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. S. Herring did not complete the required First Aid training prior to the expiration of the previous training. The expiration date was 3/2025. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | 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. S. Herring did not complete the required CPR training prior to the expiration of the previous training. The expiration date was 3/2025. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 1767 | .3005 (a)(3) |
| The health assessment did not include a vision screening. A child enrolled in September, did not have a vision screening completed. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 1768 | .3005 (a)(4) |
| The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. One child has not had a hearing screening completed. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 1769 | .3005 (a)(5) |
| The health assessment did not include a dental screening. A child that was enrolled in September 2025, did not have a dental screening completed. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | 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. The administrator has not taken the ABCMS portal training as required in order to satisfy the requirement of notifying the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was not practiced every three months as required. A drill was completed in September 2024 and again in March 2025. | |||
| 2024-12-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-10 | 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. An aerosol can of air freshener was not stored in a locked room or cabinet. | |||
| 2024-04-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-19 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the playground, the concrete trike path also serves the role as the border for two play areas. The concrete trike paths are elevated above the level of the mulch, causing a tripping hazard. There were two incidents observed where children tripped and fell during the observation. | |||
| 2024-04-19 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. A staff member listed on the plan is no longer employed at this facility; therefore, the plan needs to be revised to reflect the change. | |||
| 2024-04-19 | 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. Substitute staff member, T. Easley did not complete the required training within 90 days of employment. T. Easley has been substituting in the classroom since August 2023. | |||
| 2024-04-19 | 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. Substitute staff member, T. Easley did not complete the required training within 90 days of employment. T. Easley has been substituting in the classroom since August 2023. | |||
| 2024-04-19 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was completed on 9/27/2023 and the next drill was completed on 1/4/2024. The drill was not completed every 3 months as required. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A small basketball goal had holes in it, causing jagged edges. This was removed from the outdoor play area. There is a cement border enclosing surfacing for two play structures. The surfacing does not reach the top of cement border, causing a tripping hazard. The cement border has jagged edges that could cut a child/adult if the foot was to become trapped under the cement. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | 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. A power strip utilized by the teaching staff did not have safety plugs in the electrical outlets that were not being used. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence enclosing the outdoor play area did not reach the minimum requirement of 4 feet in several areas. Three measurements were taken measuring 3 feet 5 inches, 3 feet 6 inches, and 3 feet 4 inches. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | 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 required monthly playground inspections were completed by a staff member that did not complete the required playground safety training. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The required shelter-in-place / lockdown drill was not completed for the month of June. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Teaching staff members did not maintain health documents separately from the teaching staff member's individual personnel file. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff member did not complete the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. The staff member did not complete the Medications component by the required due date of August 2023. | |||
| 2023-05-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-09 | 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. One staff member did not completed the required training within 90 days of employment. The training was due 11-24-2022 and the training was completed on 1-22-2023. | |||
| 2023-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-21 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The facility has not received an approved sanitation inspection. The sanitation inspection for the facility expired on 3/29/2022. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-11-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-10 | 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 facility did not have a current fire inspection completed within 12 months of the previous inspection. The fire inspection expired on 10/28/2022. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times were not consistently maintained. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A substitute watched a child walk to the bathroom that was located outside of the classroom. The teacher stood in the doorway of the classroom to watch the child. The bathroom is located in the hallway. Upon entering the bathroom, it turns into an L shape; therefore, you can not see the child from where the substitute was standing. The distance from the classroom to the hallway could prevent the substitute from hearing the child. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The refrigerator did not have a thermometer to verify the required temperature of 45 degrees or less. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A metal stake was protruding from the ground at one of the large play pieces on the playground. A small, purple and pink, plastic basketball goal was cracked at the bottom, causing sharp edges. The fence was lifting at the bottom, creating large holes in various places, thus causing an entrapment hazard as well as allowing the opportunity for animals to enter the play area. The cement walkway surrounding the surfacing material is not level with the surfacing, causing tripping and entrapment hazards. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | 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. An electrical outlet was not covered with a safety plug when not being used. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Documentation was not available to verify that the EMC plan was reviewed with staff member when the plan was revised. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. The required criminal background check for substitute, Christine Birdine, was not completed prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The substitute, C. Birdine, did not have any records available for review. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | 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. A valid qualification letter was not available for review for substitute staff member, Christine Birdine. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The surfacing material was not the adequate depth throughout the play area. There was grass growing throughout the fall zone area and the surfacing material was compacted. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | 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. The required documentation was not available for review for Ms. Jacobs. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 1914 | .0802(b)(1-2) |
| The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities. Ms. McCoy was not identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the plan on the required form. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence measured less than the required four feet in several locations. The fence measured 3 feet 8 inches in two places, 3 feet 9 inches in one area, and 3 feet 7 inches in an area. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 703 | .0601(e) |
| Chairs and tables were not the appropriate height for the children using the items. The chairs and tables the children were utilizing for center play and meal times were not the appropriate height for the children enrolled. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Hand sanitizer was not maintained five feet from the floor. Emergency medication was not stored five feet from the floor. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. The grass on the playground was not maintained the length to discourage vermin or make hazards easily seen. | |||
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