Five Star Center License
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Pitt County Early Head Start
Greenville, NC
· Pitt County
901 STATON ROAD,
Greenville, NC 27834
Quick Facts
Capacity
183 children
Age range (listing information)
1 through 5
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Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
74000901
License Holder
ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL, INC
License Issued
Mar 20, 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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PITT COUNTY EARLY HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in GREENVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 183 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 1 through 5; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There were three active wasp nest located on the soffits of the building, on outdoor space #1. | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. One Albuterol Sulfate HFA inhaler and one bottle of Benadryl was stored in an unlocked cabinet in space #10. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-08 | 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 December 10, 2025 approved fire inspection was received during the visit, therefore it was not submitted withing one week of the inspection visit. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | 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. Plastic garbage bags were stored in the bathroom drawer of space #1. A plastic zip-lock bag containing spoons was stored in the bathroom drawer in space #4. | |||
| 2026-01-08 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. There mouse droppings present in two drawers in the bathrooms in spaces #1 and #4. This is a violation of Sanitation Rule .2831(b). | |||
| 2025-04-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0325-408L |
| 2025-03-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0325-408L |
| 2025-03-27 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On March 13, 2025, children were not adequately observed during the transaction from bathroom to lunch, resulting in a child's braid being pulled out. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Documentation of dates of orientation completion was not on file for staff employed on 2/17/20. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Documentation of the completion of health and safety training within the first year of employment was not of file for review for staff employed on 2/17/20. | |||
| 2025-01-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0125-173L |
| 2025-01-27 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. Staff were worked a full day in December 2024 with vomiting, diarrhea, and fever symptoms. This a violation of sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2827(e) COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-06 | Violation | 609 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| Staff did not wash their hands thoroughly before beginning work, before/after handling food, before bottle feeding or serving to other children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing and after handling soiled items. One staff located in space # 6, did not wash hands cleaning a child's nose. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | Violation | 811 | .0604(a) |
| Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. Two lawn mowers, two gas powered weed eaters, two gas cans, one gas powered blower, two cans of engine fuel and one bottle of round up was stored in the storage shed outside the fenced area of outdoor space #4. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One of seventeen children's records reviewed did not have documentation of parent receipt of the summary of NC Child Care Law. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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. Room 303/Technical closet was unlocked. Stored in the room was lavender floor cleaner, a drill, round up, comet and ant killer. In the children's bathroom in space #3 there was lavender floor cleaner and comet with bleach stored in the counter drawer. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #10 authorization for a ProAir asthma inhaler was expired. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 856 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) |
| The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. There were pieces of paper and plastic debris in outdoor space #3. There were three plastic bags along the fence line in outdoor space #1. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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 most recent documented playground inspection for the outdoor spaces 1, 2, and 3 was 1/6/2023. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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. Staff hired on 4/25/22 had a medical report on file dated for 4/26/22. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff hired on 3/21/22 health questionnaire on file expired on 3/21/23. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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. Four staff did not have an emergency information form on file. Two staff emergency information forms on file were expired. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff hired on 10/11/21 did not have documentation of orientation on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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. Two staff hired on 4/12/2022 and one staff hired on 3/21/22 did not have First Aid certification on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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 hired on 4/12/2022 and one staff hired on 3/21/22 did not have CPR certification on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1203 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) |
| Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. One of seventeen children's records reviewed did not have documentation of parent receipt of the parent handbook. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. Three of seventeen children's records reviewed did not have a medical record on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Two of seventeen children's records reviewed did not have an immunization record on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan provided for review was dated 3/15/22 and was in draft format. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | 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. Staff hired on 10/11/21 did not have documentation of a completed recognizing and responding to suspicions of child maltreatment on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Staff hired on 10/11/21 and 3/21/22 did not have record of completed health and safety trainings on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. Three substitute staff had an expired health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. In space #13 there was a dead waterbug in the dramatic play area. In space #1 and #7 mouse droppings were seen in the cabinet drawers in the bathrooms. This is in violation of Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A .2831(b). | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. Five (5) rodent bait boxes were observed near the garbage dumpster outside space #4. This is a violation of sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2831(b). | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Two of twelve children's records reviewed did not have a signed and dated statement of receipt of the summary of law before the child enrolled. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | 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. Four of fourteen staff files reviewed and three of five files for therapists did not have an emergency information form on file prior to working with children. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 1324 | .1804(c) |
| Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child enrolled on 10/17/22 discipline policy did not include the date of enrollment. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | 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. Staff, Omalara Oluwole, did not have a valid qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 1827 | .0607(b) |
| The Center did not have a person on staff who completed the EPR in Child Care training within the required timeframe and/or documentation of completion of the training was not on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Two center supervisors hired on 8/29/2022 did not complete the emergency preparedness and response training within 4 months of hire. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 1908 | .0608(b)(1-6) |
| A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. One child enrolled on 8/1/22 did not have a signed and dated statement that the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. Five of five files for therapist did not have a health questionnaire on file prior to working with children. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-11 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A broken toy wheel with an exposed screw was located in outdoor space #4. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | 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. There were two (2) open outlets on a power strip in space #15. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | 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. In space #2, a bottle of Liquid Bleach Cleaner was stored in an unlocked drawer in the bathroom used by children. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Medication for a student who disenrolled in December of 2022 was located in the emergency bag in space #11. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | 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. Plastic grocery store bags and ziplock bags were located in children's cubbies in space #5. Plastic bags used to store learning materials were stored on the floor of the unlocked bathroom in space #6. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Six of the fourteen files reviewed did not receive at least 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | 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. Three of the fourteen files reviewed did not have record of completion of First Aid training. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | 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. Three of the fourteen files reviewed did not have record of completion of CPR training. | |||
| 2023-01-11 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Four of the fourteen staff files reviewed did not complete 6 clock hours of training on the required topic areas. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-22 | 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. In the hallway bathroom outside of classroom space #3 the laundry room door was unlocked and open. Inside the laundry room was bleach, tide pods and paint. In classroom space #5 in an unlocked closet stored on the bottom shelf was three cans of paint, and under the classroom sink there was a jug of bleach stored before below five feet in an unlocked cabinet. | |||
| 2022-09-22 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. In the bathroom next to classroom space #9 there were live baby roaches. In classroom #8 there was mice droppings in the back corner of the room behind a light table. In the laundry closet in the bathroom outside of classroom space #3 there was a live roach. This is a violation of sanitation rule .2831 (b). | |||
| 2022-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-21 | 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. In space seven a container of Lysol wipes were stored under the diaper table. | |||
| 2022-04-21 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space eight the parent authorization form for an child's asthma inhaler was expired. | |||
| 2022-04-21 | Violation | 1851 | .0604(j) |
| The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. One of fourteen children's records reviewed did not have a signed acknowledgment of the centers smoking and tobacco restriction on file. | |||
| 2022-04-21 | Violation | 1907 | .0608(b) |
| A copy of the Prevention of Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not given to or explained to parents of newly enrolled children up to five years of age on or before the first day the child receives care at the center. One of fourteen children's records reviewed did not have a signed acknowledgement of the shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-05 | 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. Outlets were uncovered in the conference room across from the kitchen and in the hallway across from space 9. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | 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. Stored in an unlocked storage closet in the hallway was a tile refinishing kit, odor refresher, ZEP tough clogs. In space 5 in a storage closet with an unapproved lock was an Asepticare Aerosol disinfectant spray and dawn dish soap. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 1 a child's asthma albuterol inhaler was expired. Also in space 1 two other parent authorization forms for asthma inhalers were expired. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. Two of eighteen children's records reviewed did not have a health assessment on file. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Two of eighteen children's records reviewed did not have an immunization record on file. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 1324 | .1804(c) |
| Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One of eighteen children's records reviewed did not have a signed discipline policy on file. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 1851 | .0604(j) |
| The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Two of eighteen children's records reviewed did not have a signed smoking and tobacco restriction on file. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 1908 | .0608(b)(1-6) |
| A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Two of eighteen children's records reviewed did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. | |||
| 2022-03-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-03 | Violation | 509 | .0901(h) |
| Food required for any special diet was not provided by parent or center. A child in space 13 was not provided a food substitution based on special diet requirements. | |||
| 2022-02-03 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The posted menu stated lunch included beef patty, bun, garden peas, sliced tomato, and milk. Lunch served was chicken patty, bun, mixed vegetables, applesauce, and milk. | |||
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