Description: Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc., Head Start is a federally-funded child development program designed to prepare economically disadvantaged children for kindergarten. We also link families with services that will promote child and family success and lead to self-sufficiency. Counties served are: Franklin, Vance, Warren and Granville Counties. Services are provided for families who meet income guidelines. No fees are charged. Children are provided with nutritious meals including breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of their nutritional needs are provided. Health services include the provision of medical, dental, mental health and nutrition services to meet the individual needs of preschool children including children with special needs and disabilities. At present, nine Head Start Centers have received five stars in the North Carolina Day Care Star Rated Program. We are also pleased to announce that the Head Start program is currently utilizing an automated system used to measure learning accomplishments. The program is using a database system to record observations and learning accomplishments. This accomplishment has provided quantifiable results on individual, classroom, center and program levels.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-09 | 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. Fire inspection not completed as of the visit and previous inspection completed 1/31/25. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. There was no current emergency information in the file for J. Vazquez. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Two (2) children enrolled on 9/10/25 have medical reports dated 10/22/25 and 11/13/25. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. EPR plan was not reviewed or updated annually. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. There was no current health questionnaire on file for J. Vazquez. | |||
| 2026-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-08 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. The staff person new to this site on 9/22/25 has not reviewed a EPR plan since 9/11/2024. | |||
| 2025-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-12 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There was no medication authorization form on file for a child with albuterol medication in space #2. | |||
| 2025-02-12 | 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 staff person completing the playground inspections has not completed the playground safety training. | |||
| 2025-02-12 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. There was no health assessment on file for a child enrolled 9/11/24 in space #2 | |||
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This learning center has the bomb more at 4 program my child learned a lot and now shes in 2nd grade but i think there should be someone there to answer the phone at all times almost everytime i call i get no answer thats a safety issue say the parent needs to contact the school about their child or have an emergency they will never no cause no one anwers the phone please consider fixing this problem or it might cause future problems thanks