Five Star Center License
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Unique Kids Childcare Academy Inc.
Grover, NC
· Cleveland County
124 JETTER ROAD,
Grover, NC 28073
Quick Facts
Capacity
42 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
23000492
License Holder
UNIQUE KIDS CHILDCARE ACADEMY INC
License Issued
Mar 14, 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 - Maximum of 15 children on 2nd shift, max 7 children on 3rd shift and max 12 workers per septic tank restrictions.
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About the Provider
UNIQUE KIDS CHILDCARE ACADEMY INC. is a Five Star Center License in GROVER NC, with a maximum capacity of 42 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-22 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. In Space #4, one child twelve years of age did not have available for review a current travel authorization form. The travel authorization form had expired on June 2, 2024. | |||
| 2025-08-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-14 | 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 current fire inspection available for review was dated March 10, 2025. The previous fire inspection was completed on January 31, 2024. | |||
| 2025-01-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-09-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-25 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The current sanitation inspection documentation on file and available for review was dated August 1, 2024. The last sanitation inspection documentation on file and available for review was dated July 12, 2024. The sanitation inspection was not completed within one year of the last sanitation inspection. | |||
| 2024-09-25 | 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. In Space #1 on September 19, 2024, the sleep position was not documented for one child enrolled on December 14, 2023, at 10:45am, 11:00am, 11:15am, and 11:30am. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. The arrival time for one (1) child was listed but the child was not in attendance on March 30, 2023. The arrival time for one (1) child was not maintained on March 30, 2023. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. One (1) child was marked present on March 30, 2023, but the child was not in attendance. | |||
| 2023-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-03 | Violation | 1202 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(a)(1-11) |
| Operational policies did not contain the required information as listed in rule. Children were transported from home to the facility. There was no approved transportation policy. | |||
| 2023-02-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-16 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. On 1/9/2023, one child's departure time was not documented. On 1/10/2023, two children's departures times were not documented. On 1/20/2023, one child's departure time was not documented. | |||
| 2023-02-16 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The required Incident Log was not completed and available for review today. | |||
| 2023-02-16 | 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 playground inspections checklists must be conducted by an individual trained in Playground Safety. The checklist must be maintained for a period twelve (12) months in the center's files to be reviewed by a representative of the DCDEE. The following six (6) months, March 2022, April 2022, May 2022, June 2022, July 2022, and August 2022 were not available for review. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-08 | 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. One (1) staff with a hire date of December 2, 2021, had a TB test completed on December 8, 2021. | |||
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