Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Sherrills Ford Learning Academy
Sherrills Ford, NC
· Catawba County
7733 SHERRILLS FORD ROAD,
Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
Quick Facts
Capacity
100 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Rate Range
$90-$135/week
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Emergency Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
18000460
License Holder
DANCORP, INC.
License Issued
Apr 7, 2025
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
Reviews
Oma-T
2017-01-10 23:09:41
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
My Granddaughter loves going to Sherrills Ford Learning Academy and her teachers make her feel special everytime she walks in. My daughter and I feel comfortable when we walk in to drop her off and pick her up. This is a great place for you child if you need one for the day or week.
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Parents Beward
2013-01-09 15:22:50
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
When my child first started at this center, I couldn't have asked for a better experience as a first time mommy who was afraid to leave her child with anyone. However, over the past year, they have been through a period of no director to a new one and I think it was better with no director. The care is unstable, none of the teachers show any interest in your children (with the exception of a slim few). To learn the children's names they would put stickers on the kids back with their names on it. Couldn't get my child out fast enough and know of multiple other children who have been moved since then. Its tragic because this area really need a good and afforadable childcare facility and this one had so much potential!
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About the Provider
Welcome to Sherrills Ford Learning Academy where quality child care and early childhood education is provided at an affordable cost to you!! Please stop by or contact us for more information at your earliest convenience!!
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00am-6:00pm
- Tuesday6:00am-6:00pm
- Wednesday6:00am-6:00pm
- Thursday6:00am-6:00pm
- Friday6:00am-6:00pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-16 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In space 1, where infants are cared for, there were two (2) cribs sheets that were loose fitting. | |||
| 2025-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space 1 had an activity plan posted that was dated for November. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. Space 2 walls that needed painting and were not kept clean. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Space 3 had a door that leads to the outside propped open with a rock. | |||
| 2024-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-14 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space 6 the paint on the wall underneath the window was peeling. | |||
| 2023-06-14 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There is a plastic storage box used to store toys on the playground used by 3 year old children and pre-k children that is broken and has become unhinged. | |||
| 2023-06-14 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The gate on the playground used by school aged children that leads to the parking lot was left open and unlocked while children were in care and utilizing that outdoor space. | |||
| 2023-06-14 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In spaces 1, 2, and 5 there was medications not stored in locked storage. | |||
| 2023-06-14 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. There was 3 diaper creams (2 Aquaphor and 1 Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste) in space 1 that did not have the child's name labeled on the medication. There was 1 medication authorization form for Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste that did not have the correct name labeled on the form. | |||
| 2022-12-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-30 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. On playground #3, where two year old children use, I observed small white decorative rocks in the areas under the windows. The small white decorative rocks are a choking hazard for children under three years of age. | |||
| 2022-12-30 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One permission slip for diaper cream had instructions to apply “when needed.” The permission must have specific instructions for when the product should be applied. You called the parent and received the information today. | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 1860 | .0806(e) |
| Staff did not provide assistance to each child to ensure good hygiene. Children who are in diapers/pull ups are not being changed or assisted when wet/soiled to ensure good hygiene. | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 401 | 10A NCAC 09 .0806(a) |
| Diapers were not changed whenever they were soiled or wet and/or were changed on a shift basis. Children are being sent home in a wet/soiled diaper or pull ups. | |||
| 2022-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 524 | .0510(d)(2)(A-C) |
| When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In space #3, I observed eleven children three to six years of age present with two staff. One staff was supervising the children and the other one was cleaning the classroom. All the children were sitting on the floor watching a movie called "Turning Red" on a laptop. The movie has a rating of PG. The screen time was not recorded on a cumulative log or activity plan. | |||
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 415 | GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) |
| A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The schedule posted in space #3 stated from 4:15pm-6:00pm indicated "Routines/Free choice activities/Departure". The schedule was not being followed. | |||
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 432 | GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) |
| The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In the late afternoon I observed children grouped together watching a movie. No other activities were being offered to the children that didn't want to sit and watch the movie. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One employee with a hire date of September 28, 2020, did not complete the Health and Safety Trainings within one year of hire. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child that enrolled at the facility on August 23, 2021, did not have a signed and dated statement acknowledging the parent had received a copy of the Summary of the Law. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the playground used for infants and toddlers, I observed the downspouts used to drain the gutters to be two vertical feet from the sidewalks. The ends of the downspouts were sharp and could cut a child if the fell into them or ran the skin along the edge | |||
| 2022-01-04 | 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. In space #6, in the block center used by the children, I observed an electrical outlet with two appliances plugged into the outlets. The outlet was not behind furniture or otherwise in accessible to the children in care. We discussed the outlet cannot be accessible to the children. You unplugged the appliances and covered the unused outlets during my visit. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | 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. In space #6, I observed two containers of Clorox Wipes on a shelf in the bathroom used by the children. In the kitchen under the sink in an unlocked cabinet, I observed a gallon of Clorox, a container of Finish dish washer pods, a bottle of Cascade dishwasher soap, an aerosol can of Easy Off oven cleaner, and a bottle of Weimans glass stove top cleaner. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In space #4 for one and two year old children, I observed an over the counter medication, Refresh Optive lubricating eye drops in a plastic container on a shelf. All medications except those used for emergency care, must be kept in locked storage. You placed the product in a locked cabinet during my visit today. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One employee who was required to complete twenty ongoing training hours, only obtained four. Please have the employee complete sixteen additional training hours. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | 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. One child that enrolled at the facility on August 23, 2021, did not have a signed statement acknowledging the parent had received and reviewed the centers operational policies. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1207 | 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) |
| Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. One child that enrolled at the facility on August 23, 2021, did not have documentation of the receipt and review of the centers parent participation policy | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three employees did not have a current Staff Development Plan on file. Four staff did not have a current Annual Evaluation on file for review. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. One child that enrolled at the facility on August 23, 2021, did not have a medical exam or health assessment or immunizations on file. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. One child that enrolled at the facility on August 23, 2021, did not have signed permission for the child to play outside of the fenced play area | |||
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 1834 | .0801(b) |
| Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Three children who were identified as having an allergy to medications, foods, and/or with having autism did not have a Medical Action Plan on file for the chronic conditions. | |||
| 2022-01-04 | 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. One employee who was hired June 14, 2021 did not have proof of completing Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment on file for review | |||
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