Child Care Center
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Sonlight Child Care Center
West End, NC
· Moore County
7027 HWY 211,
West End, NC 27376
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
1 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (910) 215-5522
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
63000398
License Holder
SONLIGHT INDEPENDENT CHURCH, INC.
License Issued
Dec 16, 2014
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
SONLIGHT CHILD CARE CENTER is a Child Care Center in WEST END NC, with a maximum capacity of 50 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours6:30 AM -6:00PM Monday-Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-02 | 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 on file is dated 5/15/25. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space #1, documentation was not on file. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 501 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) |
| Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Breakfast consisted of cereal and milk. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill documented was on 4/15/26. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | 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. A medical report was not on file for one staff member. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | 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 last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill documented was on 2/11/26. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | 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. Heath information was not kept separate for at least one staff member. | |||
| 2025-11-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-19 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Four staff had not completed the EMC plan review on an annual basis. | |||
| 2025-11-19 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Four staff did not complete the annual review of the EPR plan. | |||
| 2025-11-19 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff person had not completed the health and safety training since the initial completion in 2017. | |||
| 2025-04-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-11-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-11-26 | 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. One child did not have updated emergency medical care information updated annually. The last update was August 2023. | |||
| 2024-09-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0924-222A |
| 2024-09-18 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On September 5, 2024, a three-year-old child was injured by another child during outdoor play. The cause of the injury was not observed by staff. | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-21 | 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 on May 1, 2024. However, the operator submitted it to me today, June 21, 2024. | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-06 | 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 fire inspection expired on May 17, 2023. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-14 | Violation | 501 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) |
| Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Children in the toddler classroom were given juice instead of milk for lunch. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | Violation | 614 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(e) |
| Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. The cots in the classroom for toddlers were not placed 18 inches apart. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | 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. Two staff did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff person did not receive a negative TB test prior to first day of employment. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One staff person did not have a qualifying letter on file. The staff person left the facility during the visit. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | 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 person did not received required orientation within first six weeks of employment. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | 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. Two staff did not complete required orientation within first two weeks of employment. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | 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 person did not complete the required training prior to providing care. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | 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 person and the administrator did not complete the required training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2022-12-14 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. The administrator did not complete the required training within one year of employment. | |||
| 2022-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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