Four Star Center License
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Trimont Christian Academy
Franklin, NC
· Macon County
98 PROMISE LANE,
Franklin, NC 28734
Quick Facts
Capacity
165 children
Age Range
0 through 6
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
56000082
License Holder
TRIMONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
License Issued
Aug 4, 2022
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 reduced ratios
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About the Provider
TRIMONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY is a Four Star Center License in FRANKLIN NC, with a maximum capacity of 165 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 6. The provider also participates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-25 | Violation | 115 | G.S. 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. Summary of Law posted was dated 2021. | |||
| 2026-06-25 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. In Space #103, two (2) children were observed without being signed in on the daily attendance record. | |||
| 2026-06-25 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The daily schedule was not posted in Space #100. | |||
| 2026-06-25 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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 Space #100, one bottle of Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50 was observed to be expired and not sent home. | |||
| 2026-06-25 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One staff member with a hire date of 3/18/2026 had a medical statement on file dated 7/7/2025; however, the medical statement did not include documentation indicating the staff member was physically and emotionally fit to care for children. | |||
| 2026-06-25 | 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. After review of the ABCMS Provider Portal, one staff member, E. Wake, was not linked to the facility. Additionally, two (2) staff members, T. Rogers and C. Chiaramonte, who are no longer employed with the facility, had not been terminated in ABCMS. | |||
| 2026-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-174L |
| 2026-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0126-174L |
| 2026-01-29 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. A lead teacher picked a child, who was two (2) years of age, by torso and placed the child on the ground aggressively from height and speed on the playground on January 12, 2026. | |||
| 2026-01-29 | Violation | 1877 | .1803(a)(10) |
| A child was restrained as a form of discipline. A child who was two (2) years of age, was restrained to stay in time-out position by a lead teacher on the playground on January 12, 2026. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-11 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One (1) staff hired on 5/20/25 did not complete the DCDEE Criminal Background Check application process to be issued a qualifying letter until 5/22/25. One (1) staff hired on 9/23/25 did not complete the DCDEE Criminal Background Check application process to be issued a qualifying letter until 9/30/25. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | 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 does not have valid ITS-SIDS safe sleep training on file. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child file with an enrollment date of 11/8/24, did not have emergency medical care information updated annually. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | 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. Two (2) staff did not have a DCDEE Criminal Background Check qualifying letter on file prior to employment. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | Violation | 1794 | .2802(d) |
| A Four- or Five- Star program serving four year old children was not implementing an approved curriculum. The curriculum could not be located during the visit. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | 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. The child care operator has not notified the Division through the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) portal of the staff that are working at the child care facility. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. There was not a thermometer in the refrigerator in space #103, the classroom with four and five year old children. In space #108, the classroom with two year old children, the refrigerator thermometer did not work; the refrigerator was cold, but the thermometer was reading fifty-eight (58) degrees Fahrenheit. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There were three (3) diaper creams in space #4, the classroom with one and two year old children, that had a medication authorizations either not signed or not dated. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | 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. Six (6) staff hired in 2025 had staff medical reports on file that were completed more than twelve (12) months from their dates of hire. Four (4) staff hired in 2025 had staff medical reports on file that were completed after their date of hire. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2025-12-11 | 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. Five (5) staff hired in 2025 had negative TB test/screening results on file that were great than twelve (12) months old from their date of hire. Four (4) staff hired in 2025 had negative TB test/screening results on file after their date of hire. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-09 | Violation | 1851 | .0604(j) |
| The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Two (2) children's files did not have the Smoking tobacco restrictions. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-18 | 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. Outlets in a strip plug were not covered and below five feet in the space 105. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Emergency Medical Plan had not been updated and reviewed with staff. | |||
| 2023-08-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-16 | 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. Six (6) Mr. Erasers were stored on an unlocked open shelf. This are hazardous if held by children and should be locked up. | |||
| 2023-08-16 | 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. In the classroom with one-year old children there was plastic around diapers and diaper wipes in an unlocked space at ground level. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Two (2) infants and two (2) two year old children are combined daily in a classroom. This occurs in room #105. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 451 | .0510(e)(4) |
| For children under three years of age, an open area that allows freedom of movement was not available, both indoors or outdoors. The space provided for two year old children was cluttered with toys and there was no place for children to move freely. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. Chick-fil-A was served and the meal did not meet the nutritional guidelines. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There is chipping/rusting paint on the bottom walls that connect to the playground. These areas are in direct access to children ages zero(0) to two(2). | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. Sheets are loose fitting in all three cribs in the infant classroom. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Caregiver did not document sleep checks daily when compared to attendance records. | |||
| 2022-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. Space 103 had an uncovered outlet plug. This was corrected during visit and needs no further action. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 823 | .0604(l) |
| Toxic plants were accessible to children. Three classrooms had toxic plants (philodendron) under five feet. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 1850 | .0604(i) |
| Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. No smoking signs were posted at the entrance as required. | |||
| 2022-02-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-03 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. During the week of January 24th through January 28th, 2022 there were four (4) days in which the staff to child ratio was not maintained in classroom #110 which is for children three through four years of age. | |||
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