Child Care Center
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Tabernacle Kids Early Learning Center
Hickory, NC
· Catawba County
1405 29th Avenue Drive NE,
Hickory, NC 28601
Quick Facts
Capacity
165 children
Age Range
0 through 5
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (828) 569-6587
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
18000624
License Holder
Tabernacle Baptist Church of Hickory
License Issued
Aug 20, 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
TABERNACLE KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a Child Care Center in HICKORY NC, with a maximum capacity of 165 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-03 | 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 Room 106, one aerosol can of Mod Podge was stored in an unlocked cabinet. | |||
| 2026-06-03 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Room 107, one permission to administer over the counter medication was missing instructions for how to apply the medication and one permission to administer over the counter medication was missing instructions for when to apply the medication. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-17 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Room 105, one permission to administer form for an over-the-counter topical ointment was missing the name of the medication and the amount to administer. In Room 105, two permission to administer forms for over-the-counter topical ointments were missing the amount to administer. In Room 108, one permission to administer form was missing the name of the medication and the amount to administer. | |||
| 2025-12-17 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Room 108, one emergency medication expired on October 31, 2025 and the prescription for the medication expired in August 2025. | |||
| 2025-12-17 | 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 member with a date of employment of 08/27/2025 had TB test results on result dated 02/08/2024 which was more than twelve months old at the time of employment. | |||
| 2025-07-10 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-27 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In Room 105, one bottle, one jar of baby food, and seven pouches of baby food were not labeled with the name of the child and dated. | |||
| 2025-06-27 | 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 Room 109, one aerosol can of sunscreen was stored in an unlocked cabinet. | |||
| 2025-06-27 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In Room 107, one diaper ointment in expired in July 2024 and one diaper ointment expired in February 2025. In Room 111, one diaper ointment expired in November 2023. | |||
| 2025-06-27 | Violation | 846 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4) |
| Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. Two diaper ointments in Room 105 and one sunscreen lotion in Room 109 were not labeled with the name of the child. | |||
| 2025-06-27 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Two staff members with dates of employment of 05/27/2025 and 06/10/2025 reviewed the EMC Plan within their first days of employment but had not signed documentation and placed the documentation of the review in their file. One staff member with a date of employment of 03/01/2022 reviewed the EMC Plan on 08/25/2023 and in 08/2024 but had not signed documentation for the 2024 review and placed the documentation of the review in their file. | |||
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