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Tom A. Finch Community Ymca School Age Program
Thomasville, NC
· Davidson County
1010 MENDENHALL STREET,
Thomasville, NC 27360
Quick Facts
Capacity
318 children
Age Range
4 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
29000588
License Holder
TOM A. FINCH COMMUNITY YMCA
License Issued
Aug 14, 2025
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Meets all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios. Stairwell closest to gym can only be used by school aged children.
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About the Provider
TOM A. FINCH COMMUNITY YMCA SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM is a Five Star Center License in THOMASVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 318 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 4 through 12. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-07-16 | Violation | 1123 | 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a) |
| All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. **Seats in two vehicles were observed ripped, which allowed the contents of the insides of the seats to be exposed** | |||
| 2026-07-16 | Violation | 1821 | .0607(d)(8) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. **Information observed in the EPR plan did not include all required updated information including some contact information was outdate.** | |||
| 2026-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-06 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. ** On the upper-level playground one of the climbing structures has a section in which the ropes on the climber is disconnected. The connector that should be appended to the ropes is missing causing a breach in a "4-area" sections of the rope. | |||
| 2025-07-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-30 | Violation | 1123 | 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a) |
| All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. **Seats on two of the vehicles used to transport children for field trips had seats which had ripped areas with accessible foam.** The administrator and a staff member immediately took action to correct and repair the seats on the buses during the visit.** | |||
| 2025-06-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-26 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection was conducted on April 4, 2025. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 434 | 10A NCAC 09 .0509(2) |
| The materials and equipment indoors and outdoors were not sufficient to provide a variety of play experiences to promote the children's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language and communication development, and cognitive development. **There are not sufficient amount of blocks available for student to simultaneously construct three large structures.** | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 1123 | 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a) |
| All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. One of the 15-Passenger vans/buses had several ripped seats with exposed foam/interior.** | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. **The climbing structure located on the top-far left playground did not maintain adequate depth and width of surfacing base on critical height.** | |||
| 2024-07-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0724-046A |
| 2024-07-08 | Violation | 476 | .1005(b)(6) |
| Staff did not use the list of participating children to check attendance when leaving the center, periodically when the children were involved in the activity, before leaving the activity to return to the center, and/or upon return to the center. On 6/26/24, staff members failed to document children's arrival and departure from a vehicle, during an offsite trip. | |||
| 2024-07-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Staff members were not aware a five-year-old child was left unsupervised in a center vehicle on 6/26/24 for approximately 30 minutes which created an unsafe environment and placed the child at significant risk of harm. | |||
| 2024-07-08 | Violation | 1118 | GS 110-91 (13); .1003(g) |
| Children were left in a vehicle unattended by an adult. Children were left in a vehicle unattended by an adult. Staff left a five-year-old child unattended on a bus after after it was parked and staff exited the vehicle. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-18 | Violation | 434 | 10A NCAC 09 .0509(2) |
| The materials and equipment indoors and outdoors were not sufficient to provide a variety of play experiences to promote the children's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language and communication development, and cognitive development. There were an insufficient amount a toys and experiences appropriate for the school-age children in this group. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Violation | 707 | .0601(d) |
| Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. In the dramatic play area there is a door off the hinge on a toy cabinet. Further, in the music area in this same classroom there is a broken tambourine. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | 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. This was observed in room 1-A. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-19 | Violation | 717 | .0605(l)(1-2) |
| Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age. Surfacing did not extend six-feet, beyond the stationary equipment. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Violation | 1031 | .0302(d)(1)(B) |
| Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The registration decals on two vehicles had expired tags. Buses with tag numbers KHY-4342 and KHY-4343 stickers show an expiration date of 7/2023. | |||
| 2023-12-19 | Violation | 1868 | .0605(m)(1-4) |
| When equipment on the outdoor learning environment met one of the exceptions outlined in .0605(m)(1-4), the protective surfacing did not meet the specifications in rule. | |||
| 2023-05-25 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-21 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The facility has purchased the mulch to correct this violation as the mulch is on the lower level of the playground. However, I has not been distributed to the areas of the playground for which it is required. | |||
| 2022-12-21 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two new staff members did not have a medical statements signed by a health care professional prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-12-21 | 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. Shelter in place drill was not documented every three month. | |||
| 2022-03-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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