Description: TYRRELL CO HEAD START & LRNG CENTER is a Five Star Center License in COLUMBIA NC, with a maximum capacity of 105 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 5. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0526-163L |
| 2026-05-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0326-036L |
| 2026-03-11 | 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. A "No Smoking" sign was not posted in the bus used to provide routine transportation. | |||
| 2025-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-10-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-16 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0324-346L |
| 2024-04-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0324-346L |
| 2024-04-09 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. On March, 20, 2024 and March 22, 2024, a teacher was alone in a classroom with thirteen children, three through five years of age. On March 21, 2024, a teacher was alone in a classroom with fifteen children, three through five years of age. Enhanced staff/child ratios for a group with children three-years of age is 1:10. | |||
| 2023-11-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-28 | 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 previous fire inspection was completed on August 31, 2022 and expired on August 31, 2023. The most current fire inspection was not completed until September 7, 2023. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 1203 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) |
| Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. In one of five children's records reviewed, documentation of receipt of the center's operational policies was not available. | |||
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