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The Asbury Preschool
Durham, NC
· Durham County
806 CLARENDON STREET,
Durham, NC 27705
Quick Facts
Capacity
54 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 286-2668
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
3259018
License Holder
Elkins, John
License Issued
Mar 28, 2023
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Accreditation
Yes
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Of 54 children enrolled, a minimum of 3 must be non-mobile infants.
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About the Provider
Asbury Preschool is a non-profit childcare center and although not a faith based program, is rooted in the Asbury United Methodist Church’s commitment to offer quality childcare in a loving and supportive environment. In keeping with our heritage, Asbury Preschool incorporates the mission of the church into its philosophy.
Since 1991, Asbury Preschool has provided loving quality childcare in the heart of Durham. Through a dedicated staff, rich curriculum, low ratios, and affordability, Asbury provides a safe and nurturing environment for all children and their families. Asbury is open year-round Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and does not discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, disability or national origin. Come visit us to find out more!
Since 1991, Asbury Preschool has provided loving quality childcare in the heart of Durham. Through a dedicated staff, rich curriculum, low ratios, and affordability, Asbury provides a safe and nurturing environment for all children and their families. Asbury is open year-round Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and does not discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, disability or national origin. Come visit us to find out more!
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-08-06 | 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. There was no documentation on file that the staff, who began employment on 3/23/26, 5/4/26, 4/9/26 and 2/18/26 have current First Aid training. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | 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. There was no documentation on file that the staff, who began employment on 3/23/26, 5/4/26, 4/9/26 and 2/18/26 have current CPR training. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | 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. The new teacher in the infant age classroom, who began employment on 2/18/26, did not have IT'S SIDS training. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | 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. The substitute caregiver, who started helping at the center on 7/13/26 for a timeframe of one month, until public school opened, did not have a medical report, proof of tuberculosis test, or any new staff orientation on file. | |||
| 2026-08-06 | 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. There was no verification that the staff person, who began employment on 5/4/26, had completed the training. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence). Two toddlers (under the age of 15 months) in classroom space #2 did not have a feeding schedule. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.It could not be verified that the two staff, who began employment in August 2025, had reviewed the Emergency Medical Care Plan. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. There was no documentation on file that the two staff, who began employment in August 2025, had received new staff orientation. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. The staff/training worksheet was submitted to the consultant with the Corrective Action letter for the 1/13/26 Annual Compliance visit. After reviewing the form and discussing the recorded information with the director, it was determined that one staff needed 4 additional hours of in-service training to meet her yearly requirement. A second staff needed an additional 17 hours of in-service training. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | 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. It could not be verified that the two staff, who began employment in August 2025, had reviewed the EPR Plan. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | 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. There was no verification that the staff person, who began employment on 8/25/25, had reviewed the policy. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | 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. The staff person, who began employment on 8/25/25 did not have a medical assessment and negative TB test on file. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | 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. Two staff, who began employment in August 2025, had not taken the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-18 | 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. The bottles for two of the four infants in classroom space #2 were not dated. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 1013 | 10A NCAC 09 .0714(c) |
| At least one person who meets qualifications for lead teacher was not responsible for each group for at least two-thirds of the total daily hours of operation. The lead teacher in classroom space #2 did not meet lead teacher qualifications. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. The staff person, who began employment on 7/29/24, had not taken the Health and Safety trainings. | |||
| 2025-01-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-16 | 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 annual fire inspection was completed on 8/22/23. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | 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. Several staff needed an updated Health Questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. The director, indicated on the staff/training worksheets that she completed, that four staff had not completed their yearly in-service training requirement. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 1313 | .0802(c)(1) |
| Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent and other emergency contact person. Two siblings needed medical emergency contacts on file. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child needed a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. During today's visit there were 12 children, age 3, with one teacher in the church fellowship hall. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | 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 documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted on 9/6/24. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | 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. Several staff needed an updated Health Questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. The staff person, who began employment on 1/3/24, had only completed one of the required Health and Safety trainings. | |||
| 2024-12-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1124-274L |
| 2024-08-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0824-225L |
| 2024-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-06 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. The children, under the age of 15 months, in classroom space #3 did not have a feeding schedule on file. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | 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. First Aid training for the teacher in classroom space #5 expired on 6/2/24. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | 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. CPR training for the teacher in classroom space #5 expired on 6/2/24. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | 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. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. The new staff orientation training was not on file for the staff person, who began employment on 7/8/24. The new staff orientation for two new staff were not signed by the administrator or the new staff. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | 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. The new staff did not have the signed form on file. | |||
| 2024-01-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-24 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plan in space #3 was not posted. | |||
| 2024-01-24 | 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. Aerosol was not stored in a lock box or cabinet. | |||
| 2024-01-24 | Violation | 1314 | .0802(c)(2) |
| Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. One child's file did not have a hospital preference listed. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0923-050A |
| 2023-11-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1023-350A |
| 2023-11-06 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On October 30, 2023, an eighteen-month-old child found a vape pen containing flavored tobacco and placed the pen in their mouth. | |||
| 2023-11-06 | Violation | 1848 | .0604(h) |
| The child care environment was not smoke and/or tobacco free. On October 30, 2023, a staff member brought a vape pen containing flavored tobacco to the child care center. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On September 6, 2023, a staff member admitted to pulling the child’s pants down with the intentions of scaring the child. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On September 6, 2023, a staff member pulled down the pants of a three-year-old child exposing the child’s underwear and spanked the child with an open hand. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-17 | 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. The administrator ITS-SIDS training expired on 8/15/19. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | 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. An employee hired in January 2023 did not completed the training within 90 days. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. A child in space #5 did not have parent authorization to administrator a Epinephrine injection. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorizations was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A child in space #2 no longer attends; his tube of Destin was not discarded or return to parent. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the surfacing was not adequate for the fall zone. | |||
| 2022-08-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-01 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch around the play structure is compacted and may need to be turned. | |||
| 2022-08-01 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. Two of the posted activity plans were not current. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. There was approximately 2 inches of mulch in the fall zones around the climbing structures. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was given their bottle and placed on a boppy pillow. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The gravel pathways on the playground have eroded and landscape fabric is exposed in multiple areas, resulting in a potential trip hazard. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. The diapers were stored in plastic bags in an unlocked changing table in the bathroom used by the class for two-year old children. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of three years for the date of issuance). The designated owner's qualification letter expired 2/13/22. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | 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. An employee was hire on 10/25/21 and has not obtained first aid training. | |||
| 2022-02-24 | 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. A staff member was hired 10/25/21 and has not received CPR certification. | |||
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