Three Star Center License
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The Sunshine House - Lawndale
Greensboro, NC
· Guilford County
3806 LAWNDALE DRIVE,
Greensboro, NC 27455
Quick Facts
Capacity
130 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (336) 288-7749
Licensed Three Star Center License
Active License
License Number
41000201
License Holder
THE SUNSHINE HOUSE, INC
License Issued
Feb 28, 2020
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
The Sunshine House is dedicated to providing families with a safe and caring place to help educate and nurture their most precious gift. We offer children a fun and educational curriculum that will help children develop socially while providing a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning -- everything your child needs to grow up happy and healthy.
Additional Information:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday - Friday 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-18 | Violation | 487 | .0510(e)(2) |
| For children under three years of age, materials were not made available to children on a daily basis. The teachers had the materilas up on a shlf were the children were not able to reach and use the materials. | |||
| 2026-05-18 | Violation | 803 | 10A NCAC 09 .0806(b) |
| There were no clean clothes available for the children to wear when children's clothes became wet or soiled. There were eight children that did not have clothes when children's clothes became wet or soiled. | |||
| 2026-05-18 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was a sharp nail exposed on a shelf here the children toys were kept. This was corrected during this visit. On the toddler playground ,there was cement exposed at the bottom of the fence. This is a safety hazard. The molding around the air conditioner in the Explorer 2 classroom had nails exposed and was broken. Also a hole was in the wall in the Preschool classroom. | |||
| 2026-05-18 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Two staff did not have their annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan in their files. | |||
| 2026-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-11 | 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. Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the medication expired. | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0925-350A |
| 2025-10-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0925-350A |
| 2025-09-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0925-350A |
| 2025-09-29 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member failed to move about the playground and know the whereabouts and activities of a four-year-old child that resulted in the child sustaining injuries to the neck, chin, and clavicle areas. | |||
| 2025-09-29 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The facility had a current schedule posted in each classroom however two staff members failed to follow their posted schedules. This resulted in three classrooms being on the same playground at one time with children ranging in ages from 3-10-years old. | |||
| 2025-09-29 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member failed to remove a ribbon that was tied to a tree on the playground, which posed a strangulation hazard. A four-year-old’s neck became wrapped in the ribbon and patterns of strangulation were present on the child neck. | |||
| 2025-09-29 | 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. A staff member failed to complete First Aid training within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2025-07-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-264L |
| 2025-07-02 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The provider did not log the incidents on the log required for the month June 2025. | |||
| 2025-07-02 | 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. One new employee did not have documentation on file of the six clock hours of training in required topic area with in the first two weeks of employment. The employee's hire date was June 5,2025. | |||
| 2025-07-02 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. One child's did not have permission from their parent to participate in an off premise activity. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The wooden outlet cover was broken leaving a sharp nail exposed and accessible to the children, Also there were broken plastic boarder under the outside storage building with sharp edges. These are safety hazards. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | 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. Leftover medicines were not returned to one parent after the diaper cream had expired. The expiration date on the diaper was 1/2025. | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0325-172L |
| 2025-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-09-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-270A |
| 2024-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-19 | Violation | 101 | .0205(a) |
| Parent or guardian of child was not allowed access to the center during operating hours for the purpose of contacting the child or evaluating the caregiving space at the center and the care provided. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-270A |
| 2024-06-18 | 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. A staff member failed to interact with a group of 2 and 3-year-old- children in a nurturing and appropriate manner by physically moving children by their arms, wrists, shoulders, and hands which resulted in a child sustaining a minor injury to the palm of the hand. In addition, the staff member did not engage children in developmentally appropriate activities and removed toys from children at the end of the day. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-270A |
| 2024-05-21 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. A staff member failed to complete an incident report for a mark observed on 5/17/24, in the palm of a two-year-old's hand. | |||
| 2024-05-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-128A |
| 2024-05-15 | 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. A staff member spoke to a seven-year-old in a harsh tone when saying “you guys are pissing me off”, “you’re disrespectful”, and “you need your butt beat”. | |||
| 2024-05-15 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| Child was handled roughly. On two separate occasions, a staff member chased a seven-year-old child around the playground. Once the staff member got close to the child, the staff roughly grabbed the child by the left arm, dragging the child across playground. The child ran from the staff and the staff member grabbed the child by both arms, swinging them around causing the child to fall to the ground. The staff member grabbed the child again pulling them across the playground and released the child’s arm causing the child to fall to the ground. After this incident occurred there was a small indentation located on the child’s left arm. | |||
| 2024-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-26 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-26 | Violation | 9999 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. The fire extinguishers in the buses had not been serviced in more than one year. The vans will not be used until the fire extinguishers are serviced. | |||
| 2023-06-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-11-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 1324 | .1804(c) |
| Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. An up to date copy of facility's discipline policy had not been reviewed or signed by a parent of an enrolled child at the time of enrollment. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 1326 | .1804(c);.2102(d) |
| Parent's statement was not in child's file attesting that any changes in the discipline policy were given in writing 14 days prior to effect. Parents of enrolled children were not notified in writing of revisions made to the facility's discipline policy 14 days prior to the policy being implemented. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member left children unsupervised in the classroom while the staff member took a child to the lobby. The staff member and additional staff members failed to ensure adequate supervision while the child remained in the lobby. | |||
| 2022-09-12 | 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. A staff member handled a three year old child in a rough and inappropriate manner when the staff member got into the child's face, forcefully pushed the onto the floor, grabbed the child from off the floor, picked the child up, and placed the child onto the floor in a rough manner, in the facility's hallway, as a source of discipline in the attempt to remove the child from the classroom. | |||
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. Child maltreatment was substantiated based on a child's physical needs when a staff member handled a child roughly and center staff failed to ensure adequate supervision for children in the classroom and staff members failed to ensure adequate supervision while the child remained in the lobby. | |||
| 2022-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Emergency medications has expired permission forms and medical action forms. | |||
| 2022-04-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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