Five Star Center License
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Pam's Child Development Center
Sylva, NC
· Jackson County
5 MITCHELL ROAD,
Sylva, NC 28779
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (828) 631-0540
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
50000109
License Holder
Pam's Child Development Center, LLC
License Issued
Feb 5, 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
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About the Provider
It is the philosophy of Pam's Child Development Center and its staff thatchildren, their families, and society benefit from high-quality earlychildhood programs. We believe that there is a critical link between achild's early experiences and later success in life. We believe that youcannot separate child care and education; children learn best through theirplay, interactions, and experiences.
Additional Information:
Two Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-15 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Four (4) child files did not have updated emergency care information annually. Refer to the children’s worksheet. | |||
| 2025-12-15 | 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 child care operator has not notified the Division of the staff that are hired at the child care facility, as well as the legal operator. | |||
| 2025-06-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0625-260L |
| 2025-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0125-304L |
| 2025-01-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-11-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1124-164L |
| 2024-06-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-05-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-24 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. As I entered the classroom for children one year of age there were six (6) one year olds sitting at the two (2) tables eating lunch. Three (3) children were sitting at the table closest to the door and three (3) children at the table pushed up to the wall. There was one (1) teacher in the classroom, and she was observed putting out children’s cots. In the classroom for two-through-three-year-olds there were sixteen (16) children with two (2) teachers. Children were observed eating lunch. One (1) teacher was observed standing by the table near the door and could see the children eating at the table directly in front of her and children that were facing towards her. The other teacher was observed putting out cots. There were several children sitting table at the table near the sink and at the table near the diaper changing table that were sitting with their back turned towards the teacher that was standing and she could not see them. Because teachers in both classrooms were involved in other activities and not positioned where all children could be seen and heard while eating, adequate supervision was not provided during meals. | |||
| 2024-05-24 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. During my walk through of the classrooms it was noted that in the classroom for children ages two-through-three year of age there was a bottle of diet mountain dew sitting on a high shelf. | |||
| 2024-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0324-010L |
| 2024-02-01 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-26 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In the classroom for children aged one year of age children were observed sitting at the table eating while the two teachers were observed at the food cart with their backs turned towards the children fixing plates and children's milk cups. In the classroom for children two years of age three teachers were observed putting out mats, assisting children at the sink, helping children to their cots and involved in other activities turning their backs to the children that were still at the tables eating. | |||
| 2024-01-26 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In the classroom for children under one year of age there was a tube of prescribed diapering cream not stored in the original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional | |||
| 2024-01-26 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In the classroom for children under one year of age there was a tube of diapering cream without parent’s medication authorization. In the classroom for children one year of age there was a container of diapering cream without parent’s medication authorization. | |||
| 2024-01-26 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. After review of the staff and training worksheet it was noted that a floater that works in the infant room had not completed the required ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. The administrator reported on January 30th, 2023, three (3) staff members were outside on the playground with seventeen (17) children ages three-through-five years old. One (1) teacher was involved in a music activity with the children, another teacher was getting children to line up to do a head count and the third teacher was getting ready to leave for the day when one staff noticed that two (2) children were coming out from behind the climbing wall. After the administrator became aware of the situation and received more details, two children reportedly were inappropriately touching each other without the staff's knowledge. Staff were unaware the two (2) children were located behind a climbing wall located on the playground. | |||
| 2023-02-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-05-11 | 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. There were three (3) staff members that did not completed the required training within ninety (90) days of employment. One (1) staff was hire on 9-10-2021 and did not complete training until 3-10-2022. One (1) staff was hired on 10-29-2021 and did not complete training until 4-13-2022. One (1) staff was hired on 10-11-2021 and did not complete training until 3-06-2022. | |||
| 2022-05-11 | 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 aerosol can of Scrubbing Bubbles in the unlocked staff bathroom. | |||
| 2022-05-11 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. There were plastic bags and diapers wrapped in plastic wrapping stored under the diaper changing tables in the infant room and the two year old classrooms. | |||
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