Four Star Center License
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Panda Day Care & Creative School Iii
Fayetteville, NC
· Cumberland County
260 MEED ST,
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Quick Facts
Capacity
157 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Contact Information
📞 (910) 868-0909
Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
26000886
License Holder
LSDM GAINEY ENTERPRISES INC
License Issued
May 6, 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
PANDA DAY CARE & CREATIVE SCHOOL III is a Four Star Center License in FAYETTEVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 157 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:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0626-398L |
| 2026-03-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-10 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. On the playground used for space #7, there were two small play equipment structures with slides that were more than eighteen inches high from the ground. Mulch surfacing was less than the required six inches in depth. | |||
| 2025-12-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1225-066A |
| 2025-12-10 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. A child's medical action plan expired October 3, 2025. | |||
| 2025-08-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-13 | 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. One staff member's (M.T.) First Aid training certification expired in February 2025. | |||
| 2025-03-13 | 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. One staff member's (M.T.) CPR training certification expired in February 2025. | |||
| 2025-03-13 | 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. A current Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training was not on file for one new staff member. The certificate on file was older than one year of the employee's date of employment. Therefore, the training was not completed by 10/26/24. | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1024-008A |
| 2024-10-03 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On September 26, 2024 a staff member roughly grabbed a three-year-old child by the child's shoulders. | |||
| 2024-08-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-15 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There was peeling paint and a hole behind a blue shelf in the dramatic play area in space #5. A trash can near the exit door in space #7 was soiled on the outside and top of the can. Needs cleaning. | |||
| 2024-08-15 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. The grass was not cut on the outdoor areas used by spaces #5 and #6. There was water draining from the air conditioning unit on to the playground on the outdoor areas used by spaces #5 and #6. | |||
| 2024-08-15 | 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. One staff member (S.B.) did not have a signed acknowledgement form on file regarding The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. | |||
| 2024-05-30 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. There were seventeen children, 3-4 years of age and one teacher in space #5. Another staff member arrived approximately three minutes later. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 603 | 15A NCAC 18A .2824(a)&(b) |
| All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbant, easily cleanable material. There were two damaged tiles in front of the hand washing sink in space #5. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #2, the walls, baseboards, and window sills were soiled. Baseboards throughout the establishment and in classroom bathrooms were soiled or peeling paint. In space #2, there was a hole in the wall near the front door and exposed sheet rock near the diaper changing table. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There were damaged blinds is spaces #2, #5, #6, and #7. In space #2, there were 2 ripped large blocks. In'space #7, all homemade cardboard blocks were damaged. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Outdoors on the playground used by space #4, there were two large holes in the center of the playground. | |||
| 2024-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0224-032A |
| 2024-02-06 | 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. During a review of sign in/out sheets for the facility it was discovered that records were not completed. | |||
| 2024-02-06 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A two-year-old child left out of the classroom and the facility. The child was brought back inside by another parent. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. There was peeling paint under the window in the manipulative area in space #3. | |||
| 2023-09-19 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. There was a slide, more than 18 inches high from the ground, on the outside playground area used by space #4. | |||
| 2023-07-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-27 | 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. The owner and one staff member had verbal exchanges. There was yelling in front of children in care. | |||
| 2023-02-27 | 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 current qualification letter dated 1/26/23 was not on file prior to one staff member's (R.W.) first day of employment on 1/20/23. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-08 | 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. One staff member (S.L.) did not have a current First Aid training certification on file. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1837 | .0205(b) |
| Court orders related to the custody of a child were not followed resulting in unauthorized parental access to the center. Two children in Cumberland County Department of Social Services custody, were released to their mother, whom was restricted of having access. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-12 | Violation | 605 | 15A NCAC 18A.2817(b) |
| Toilet fixtures were not cleaned and disinfected at least daily and when visibly soiled. In the bathroom in space #6, there were two toilets with dirt or rust around the botton edge. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Play equipment more than 18 inches in height do not have protective surfacing on the outdoor areas for Spaces #5 and #6. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The fence around two air conditioning units on Spaces #5 and #6 playground are rusted and accessible to children. An outdoor equipment cart on space #7's playground is rusted and accessible to children. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | 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. One staff member (N.P.) did not have a medical statement prior to employment. Date of employment 1/26/22, medical statement dated 2/7/22. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff member (S.P.) has not completed at least 16 hrs of orientation with in the first six weeks. | |||
| 2022-10-12 | 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. Two staff members (B.L. and C.T.) did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2022-08-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-22 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. On August 4, 2022, staff members gave a one-year-old child a bottle while the child was on a cot for naptime. | |||
| 2022-08-22 | Violation | 1911 | .0802(f) |
| An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report was not completed and sent to a Division representative within seven days of an incident requiring medical attention. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-03 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. Seven children, two years of age were sitting on the carpet watching television in space #6. | |||
| 2022-03-03 | Violation | 205 | G.S. 110-91(6) |
| Storage space was not available for each child's personal belongings. Thirteen children's backpacks and coats were touching and sitting on the floor in the library area in space #4. | |||
| 2022-03-03 | 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 an interview, it was stated that two teachers in space #7 had twenty-eight children, ages 2 - 5 years of age for approximately 15 - 20 minutes in the morning. In space #4, there were two teachers with twenty-eight children from 3 - 3:45 pm on 3/2/22. | |||
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