Four Star Center License
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Way Makers Preschool
Wilkesboro, NC
· Wilkes County
374 Lincoln Heights Road Ste A,
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Quick Facts
Capacity
98 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Contact Information
📞 (336) 818-1654
Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
97000321
License Holder
Way Makers Preschool, Inc.
License Issued
Aug 10, 2024
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
Way Makers Preschool is a Four Star Center License in WILKESBORO NC, with a maximum capacity of 98 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0726-180L |
| 2026-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-06-11 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. I observed one bottle that was not labeled or dated today. This was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A hole was observed on the large preschool playground under the air conditioner, in the ground. The hole had rough edges of clay pipe inside the hole that could potentially injure a child's foot and/or leg if caught in the hole. MS. Brown filled the hole today with rubber mulch and place a rubber tire over the hole to prevent any injury. This violation was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | 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. Today, one new employee did not have the medical statement on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Violation | 1858 | .0806(c) |
| Linens were not changed when they became soiled or wet. I observed four (4) cribs today with soiled sheets that had not been changed. This violation was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-29 | 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. I observed two (2) new staff today who did not have a medical statement prior to the first day of employment. | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. I observed three (3) new staff today that have not received the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within ninety(90) days of hire. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-08-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0824-078L |
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. Staff/child ratios applicable to the classroom were not posted in Room # 148. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Complete file records/documents for two new staff were not available for review. | |||
| 2024-07-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-06-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-20 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted for the one-year-old children in Room #144 was dated for May 2024. | |||
| 2024-06-20 | 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. Two electrical outlets not in use in the space used by one-year-old children were not covered. | |||
| 2024-06-20 | 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. A container of Aquaphor Healing Ointment was located on the changing table and the product label stated "keep out of reach of children and if swallowed get medical help or contact a poison control center right away." The container lid had the name of the center that previously operated at the location written on it, but no child's name. In addition, a door to a storage room in the classroom had a locked door handle but the door was open. Cleaning supplies including those in aerosol containers were in the room. | |||
| 2024-06-20 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection for the month of May 2024 was not documented and on file for review. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-184A |
| 2024-06-19 | 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. Staff failed to ensure arrival and departure records were completed on April 15, 2024, April 24, 2024, April 29, 2024, April 30, 2024, and May 1, 2024, May 2, 2024, May 15, 2024, May 16, 2024, May 17, 2024, May 21, 2024, May 22, 2024, May 23, 2024, and May 29, 2024. | |||
| 2024-06-19 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Attendance records were not accurate for April 17, 2024, April 22, 2024, May 2, 2024, May 3, 2024, May 6, 2024, May 10, 2024, May 13, 2024, May 14, 2024, May 30, 2024, and May 31, 2024. | |||
| 2024-05-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0524-184A |
| 2024-05-16 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On May 14, 2024, two staff members got into a verbal altercation which included the use of profanity in the presence of three-year-old children. | |||
| 2024-05-16 | 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. On May 14, 2024, a staff member moved a one-year-old child with their foot. On other occasions the staff member told infant children to shut up and placed an infant into a highchair in an inappropriate manner. | |||
| 2024-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-24 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. Wooden steps going up an embankment were not level, paint was chipping on the windows on the building exposed on the playground, and a plastic storage bin lid was cracked on the playground. | |||
| 2024-04-24 | Violation | 1840 | .0204(a) |
| A license was bought, sold, or transferred by one person or entity to another. A change of ownership occurred August 16, 2023, and the Division was not notified as required thirty days prior to the ownership change. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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