Child Care Center
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Sowing Seeds Child Development Center
Carthage, NC
· Moore County
427 VASS CARTHAGE RD,
Carthage, NC 28327
Quick Facts
Capacity
56 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
63000537
License Holder
SOWING SEEDS EDUCATION LLC
License Issued
Mar 3, 2022
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
SOWING SEEDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Child Care Center in CARTHAGE NC, with a maximum capacity of 56 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-28 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. ITS-SIDS certification had expired for two teachers in the classroom for infants. The administrator does have current ITS-SIDS certification. | |||
| 2025-10-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-09 | 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. Vines and limbs were growing through the fence on playground #1. | |||
| 2025-10-09 | 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. An outlet in the hallway outside the classroom for infants did not have a cover and was accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-05-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0525-142L |
| 2025-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0425-160L |
| 2025-04-24 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation has been found for which there is no item number. After the completion of each feeding, any leftover formula, human milk, or other bottled beverages used during the feeding shall be discarded or sent home with the child whose name is on the label for the formula, human milk, or bottled beverage at the end of each day. Feeding is complete when the child care center employee has stopped feeding the child and the child has been removed from the feeding area in the child care center and returned to other activities. Bottles previously used for feeding shall not be returned to communal mechanical refrigeration. Nothing in these Rules shall prohibit human milk from being sent home at the end of the day with the child whose name is on the label for the human milk instead of being discarded when the child's parent or guardian has given the child care center written permission to send the human milk home. Staff were feeding children left over bottles after the completion of a feeding. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A.2804(h). | |||
| 2025-02-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-05 | 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 January 31, 2024. | |||
| 2025-02-05 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Exposed concrete was observed at the bottom of the poles for the shade tent. The concrete was covered with sand during the visit. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-06 | 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. Vines were growing through the fence of the playground for preschool children. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-13 | 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. None of the four children whose files were monitored had emergency medical care information updated annually. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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 health and safety training in the last five years. | |||
| 2023-10-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-05 | 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. In the bathroom in the classroom for two year old children, there was a toilet brush accessible to children. In the bathroom in the classroom for toddlers, there was a mop bucket and toilet brush accessible to children. All items were made inaccessible during the visit. | |||
| 2023-10-05 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The documents for the month of September were not available for review. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-18 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. During nap time, a staff person was lying on the floor watching a movie with a hoodie on and was not able to see all the children. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-21 | 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 January 5, 2022. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The window screen located on the infant playground, accessible to children was torn on the bottom. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | 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. A bowl brush was located in the children's bathroom in classroom #2. It was removed during the visit. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Four staff did not complete an annual health questionnaire. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | 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 complete the emergency information form annually. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | 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's First Aid certification expired January 2023. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | 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 persons' CPR certification expired January 2023. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A vinyl mat on the playground for infants was worn and had pieces of plastic coming off. The mat was removed during the visit. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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. A Lysol aerosol can was accessible to children in classroom # 3. A Microban aerosol can was accessible to children in classroom # 2. Hand soap with warnings 'Keep out of reach of children' and ' harmful if swallowed' was accessible to children in classroom # 4 All items were made inaccessible during the visit. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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 verification of First Aid on file. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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 verification of CPR in the file. | |||
| 2022-06-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-06-21 | 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. On June 13, 2022, one staff member left the classroom leaving seven children in the classroom for infant children with one staff member. | |||
| 2022-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-21 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. The last documented sleep checks occurred in March 2022 for the infants enrolled. | |||
| 2022-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-08 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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