South Lexington School - Lexington NC Five Star Center License

1000 COTTON GROVE ROAD , LEXINGTON NC 27292
(336) 242-1544

About the Provider

Description: Vision Statement
The South Lexington School family will lay the foundation that empowers all our children to become Future Ready Students.

Mission Statement
To empower our children to become Future Ready Students, we will work collaboratively with families to provide a developmentally appropriate learning environment that is positive, safe, caring, and intellectually challenging.

Additional Information: Five Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 29000579
  • Capacity: 144
  • Age Range: 3 through 6
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2024-02-13 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-02-13 Violation 721 G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b)
All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Two toilet seats were pealing and needed to be replaced. This was located in classroom 324 bathroom.
2024-02-13 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. In two classrooms cell phone cords were plugged in and active where children could reach. Outside on the playground area, there was a open socket with broken off prongs sticking out of it. The cover was missing as well.
2024-02-13 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. There was a fence pole broken and protruding out where children could get cut from it on the playground.
2024-02-13 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 a teachers purse left down on a chair where children could reach it. This was in classroom 327.
2024-02-13 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. Medical information was in all staff files.
2023-08-31 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-08-31 Violation 601 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2)
Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. In classroom 106 the refrigerator was not at 45 degrees or below. The temperature was at 50. There were several classrooms without thermometer's in the refrigerator's.
2023-08-31 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In classroom 108 one child uses diazepam for seizures when needed and the parent did not sign the permission form for the school to administer this medication.
2023-08-31 Violation 1867 .0605(k)(1-4)
The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch on the playground area was very low around the base of the slides. Mulch needs to be added and fluffed.
2023-02-27 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-27 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 did not have a current First Aid certification on file.
2023-02-27 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 did not have a current CPR certification on file.
2023-02-27 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.A child did not have a medical on file.
2023-02-27 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. A child did not have an immunization report on file.

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