Three Star Center License
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Southern Pines Academy
Southern Pines, NC
· Moore County
760 S BENNETT ST,
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
0 through 5
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Three Star Center License
Active License
License Number
63000514
License Holder
SOUTHERN PINES ACADEMY, LLC
License Issued
May 1, 2025
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
SOUTHERN PINES ACADEMY is a Three Star Center License in SOUTHERN PINES NC, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-07-14 | 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 center had a fire inspection completed March 23, 2026. However, the center did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. The application for JB was not on file. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | 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. The medical report for SS was older than 12 months from the day they were hired. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | 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. The TB results for SS were older than 12 months from the day they were hired. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | Violation | 1233 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(g) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. Teacher JB’s filed did not contain a signed and dated statement that they have received a job description and that they have reviewed the personnel and operational policies. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | 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 center roster in ABCMS is not update to with all employees. | |||
| 2026-07-14 | 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. Record of JB’s acknowledgement of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not in their file. | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-06 | 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. Several areas of the fence were not attached to the posts and were loose enough for animals to crawl underneath the fence onto the playground for preschoolers. | |||
| 2025-07-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0525-090A |
| 2025-01-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-09 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill date was October 2024. Staff provided documentation fire drills were conducted in November and December 2024. The fire drill record was updated. | |||
| 2025-01-09 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. The attendance record in the classroom for one year old children had not been updated since January 7th. The record was updated during the visit. | |||
| 2024-07-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Mulch surfacing at the end of the slide was not at least six inches deep. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | 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. One staff had not reviewed the EPR plan on an annual basis. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff person, hire date of July 5, 2022, had not completed the Health and Safety trainings. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-20 | 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. No shelter in place or lock down drills had been documented for 2023. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The surfacing in front of the slide on the stationary equipment was less than six inches deep. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Six staff had not reviewed the plan on an annual basis. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | 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 person, employed in July 2022, had not completed the First Aid training. One staff person's certification expired December 2022. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | 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 person, hired in July 2022, had not completed the certification. One staff person's certification expired December 2022. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | 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. Two children, enrolled January 6, 2022 and January 12, 2022, did not have updated information annually. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | 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. One staff person had not reviewed the plan since August 2021. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | 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.Three staff had not completed the renewal training within five years. | |||
| 2022-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-07 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The new stationary piece of equipment on the playground for preschoolers did not have adequate surfacing. The surfacing was less that one inch in depth. | |||
| 2022-09-07 | 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 new staff had not reviewed the policy before caring for children. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-09 | 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 staff did not complete certification in First Aid and no verification was on file for review. | |||
| 2022-02-09 | 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 staff did complete certification in CPR training and no current verification on file for review. | |||
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