Child Care Center
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St. Stephen's Lutheran Preschool
Hickory, NC
· Catawba County
2304 SPRINGS ROAD,
Hickory, NC 28601
Quick Facts
Capacity
58 children
Age Range
3 through 6
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
18000037
License Holder
St.Stephens Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod of Hick
License Issued
Mar 12, 2024
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
ST. STEPHEN'S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL is a Child Care Center in HICKORY NC, with a maximum capacity of 58 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 6. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Five Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The stationary structure on the playground has a regular slide and a tunnel slide that has cracks in the plastic. Also, there are areas on the metal part of the structure that have rust. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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 (1) staff member with a hire date of 10/15/25, did not have documentation of completing First Aid training within 90 days of being hired. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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 (1) staff member with a hire date of 10/15/25, did not have documentation of completing CPR training within 90 days of being hired. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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. A staff member with a hire date of 8/20/25 was not added to the ABCMS roster within 5 days of employment. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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. There has not been an emergency drill completed since 9/17/25 and have not been completed quarterly. | |||
| 2025-07-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-06-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. No permission to administer medication form and log were on file for one emergency prescription medication. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One new employee with a date of employment of 08/30/2023 completed new staff orientation training from 08/11/2023 through 08/25/2023 and their Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letter was dated 08/29/2023. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | 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. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training for one new employee with a date of employment of 08/30/2023 was due by 11/30/2023. The employee completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on 01/01/2024. The training was completed prior to this visit. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-26 | 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. A valid Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letter was not on file for each therapist serving children in the facility during the 2022 - 2023 school year. Today, one therapist with no CBC qualification letter on file was observed providing therapy services to a child in the director's office with no CBC qualified staff member supervising the therapy session. | |||
| 2023-06-26 | 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 was recorded as having been conducted on 02/28/2023. The next shelter-in-place or lockdown drill due to be conducted three months later by 05/31/2023 was not conducted or recorded in May 2023. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-21 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One (1) staff member (CS) did not complete all the health and safety training topics within the first year of employment. Training for the prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment was not completed. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | Violation | 801 | .1003(b) |
| Written procedures were not established for pick-up and delivery of children. The facility had posted the template for creating safe arrival and departure procedures which is provided on the DCDEE website. The facility's safe arrival and departure procdures were not included on the posted form. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Staff members (AP, GS, DA, BK, SA) did not have documentation on file of having reviewed the EMC Plan dated 04/01/2022. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | 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. Staff members (AP, GS, DA, BK, SA) did not have documentation on file of having completed First Aid training on 03/30/2021 and therefore the First Aid training expiration date of 03/30/2023 could not be verified. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | 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. Staff members (AP, GS, DA, BK, SA) did not have documentation on file of having completed CPR training on 03/30/2021 and therefore the CPR training expiration date of 03/30/2023 could not be verified. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | Violation | 1329 | .0801(a)(1-7) |
| Application for enrollment did not include all required information. One (1) child enrollment application (SS) was missing health care needs information including particular fears and additional information to be shared by the parent. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | 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 time required to shelter-in-place during shelter-in-place and lockdown drills was recorded on the drill record. | |||
| 2022-07-21 | 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 (1) staff member (SA) did not have a training certificate on file for having completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training and therefore the training date of 12/12/2017 could not be verified. | |||
| 2022-05-18 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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