One Star Center License
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Newbridge Children's Academy, Llc
Belmont, NC
· Gaston County
201 S CENTRAL AVENUE,
Belmont, NC 28012
Quick Facts
Capacity
97 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (704) 829-7400
Licensed One Star Center License
Active License
License Number
36000453
License Holder
NEWBRIDGE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, LLC
License Issued
Feb 21, 2020
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 - Bldg #1 capacity-75. Bldg #2 capacity-22. No children in diapers in Bldg. #2.
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vijaya
2013-01-20 20:43:38
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This day care is excellent day care.The individual care per child is very good.
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About the Provider
NEWBRIDGE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, LLC is a One Star Center License in BELMONT NC, with a maximum capacity of 97 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.
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One Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-08 | 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. In Space #7, two (2) bottles containing human milk or formula were not labeled with the infant’s name or the date, and two (2) bottles containing human milk or formula were not labeled with the date. | |||
| 2026-04-08 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The most recent fire drill documented was conducted on February 27, 2026. | |||
| 2026-04-08 | 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 #1a/b, two (2) outlets on a surge protector on the shelf to the right of the printer were not covered with safety plugs. In Space #4, one (1) outlet on an extension cord on the shelf above the mini refrigerator was not covered with a safety plug. | |||
| 2026-04-08 | 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 #1a/b, one (1) bottle of Essie Nail Lacquer, with multiple warnings, was in the unlocked center drawer of the teacher’s desk, accessible to children. | |||
| 2026-04-08 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. The most recent staff development plan and annual staff evaluation on file for staff members employed on July 21, 2008, February 28, 2011, May 21, 2013, December 4, 2021, November 6, 2023, September 10, 2021, July 13, 2015, November 8, 2010, August 13, 2012, June 11, 2014, June 11, 2014, April 16, 2012, February 21, 2012, November 30, 2020, July 6, 2023, May 6, 2021, and November 1, 2023, were all dated November 7, 2024. One (1) staff member, employed on February 10, 2025, and one (1) staff member, employed on February 19, 2025, did not have a staff development plan or annual staff evaluation on file. | |||
| 2026-04-08 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. The allergy medical action plan on file for one (1) child, enrolled on November 20, 2023, was most recently updated on October 4, 2024. The allergy medical action plan on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 15, 2022, was most recently updated on December 4, 2024. The seizure medical action plan on file for one (1) child, enrolled on November 1, 2022, was most recently updated on December 9, 2024. The asthma medical action plan on file for one (1) child, enrolled on September 1, 2022, was most recently updated on December 6, 2024. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-18 | 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 #7, one (1) bottle of Children’s Motrin Oral Suspension, one (1) bottle of Infant’s Tylenol, one (1) bottle of Equate Acetaminophen, and one (1) bottle of prescription Ondansetron were in an unlocked box on the shelf above the diaper changing surface. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | 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 most recent playground inspection was conducted on September 30, 2025, | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In Space #1a/b and Space #4, there was no activity plan posted. In Space #5, the activity plan posted was for the week of April 28, 2025. In Space #7, the activity plan posted was not dated. | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. The ITS SIDS training for one (1) staff member, employed on February 28, 2011, who was present and caring for infants during the visit, expired on January 28, 2011. The ITS SIDS training for one (1) additional staff member, employed on May 21, 2013, who works in the room for infants as a floater, expired on January 27, 2025. | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In Space #5, attendance was not documented for May 2, 2025. | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In Space #4, there were two (2) different medications (Mommy’s Bliss Organic Little Gums Soothing Massage Gel and Orajel Baby Cooling Gel for Teething) listed on one (1) permission to administer mediation form. In Space #4, “Diaper Cream” was listed for name of medication on the permission to administer medication form for one (1) tube of Desitin Max Strength Paste. In Space #4, “Diaper Cream” was listed for the name of the medication on the permission to administer medication form for one (1) tube of Aquaphor Healing Ointment Baby. | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One (1) staff member, employed on July 21, 2008, and one (1) staff member, employed on May 21, 2013, did not complete all health and safety training topic areas within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1044 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The current qualification letter, one (1) staff member, A. Johnson, employed on November 8, 2010, expired November 8, 2024. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member, employed on August 10, 2024, did not complete First Aid Training. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member, employed on August 10, 2024, did not complete CPR Training. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. There was no valid qualification letter on file for one (1) staff member, A. Johnson. | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In Space #5, there was no permission to administer medication form for one (1) container of Desitin Daily Defense Diaper Rash Cream. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-21 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. In Space #4, the infant feeding plans for three (3) infants, all nine (9) months of age, were not updated to include table foods, which all three (3) infants consume daily. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One (1) child, enrolled on September 14, 2020, had a medical exam on file dated May 10, 2021. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In Space #5, there was no Permission to Administer Medication Form on file for one (1) tube of Eucerin Eczema Relief Cream. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | 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 (1) staff member, employed on November 1, 2023, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. One (1) staff member, employed on July 6, 2023, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training until March 14, 2024. | |||
| 2023-12-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-07 | 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 #1a/b, one (1) bottle of Bic White Out Quick Dry Correction Fluid with multiple warnings was in the unlocked, top, right drawer of the teacher's desk. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | 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 was not conducted and/or documented in April 2023. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In Space #5, one (1) sleeping infant, nine (9) months of age, had the following sleep checks documented: on May 16, 2023 at 12:24pm and not again until 12:40pm, on May 24, 2023 at 9:07am and not again until 9:38am, on June 2, 2023 at 12:27pm and not again until 12:49pm, and on June 5, 2023 at 12:46pm and not again until 1:18pm. In Space #5, one (1) sleeping infant, ten (10) months of age, had the following sleep checks documented: on May 9, 2023 at 1:25pm and not again until 1:45pm, on May 10, 2023 at 1:55pm and not again until 2:11pm, on May 11, 2023 at 9:05am and not again until 9:21am, on May 15, 2023 at 9:37am and not again until 9:55am, on May 15, 2023 at 12:55pm and not again until 1:12pm, on May 16, 2023 at 9:00am and not again until 9:16am, on May 16, 2023 at 9:16am and not again until 9:32am, on May 16, 2023 at 12:38pm and not again until 1:15pm, on May 16, 2023 at 1:15pm and not again until 1:36pm, on May 16, 2023 at 1:36pm and not again until 1:53pm, on May 17, 2023 at 9:05am and not again until 9:23am, on May 24, 2023 at 12:47pm and not again until 1:17pm, on May 24, 2023 at 1:17pm and not again until 1:44pm, on May 25, 2023 at 12:52pm and not again until 1:09pm, on May 26, 2023 at 12:44pm and not again until 1pm, on May 26, 2023 at 1:26pm and not again until 1:42pm, on May 26, 2023 at 1:54pm and not again until 2:10pm, on June 5, 2023 at 9:34am and not again until 9:50am, on June 5, 2023 1:09pm and not again until 1:25pm, on June 5, 2023 at 1:25pm and not again until 1:41pm, on June 6, 2023 at 1:47pm and not again until 2:11pm, and on June 7, 2023 at 9:02am and not again until 9:18, 2023. In Space #5, one (1) sleeping infant, ten (10) months of age, had the following sleep checks documented: on May 8, 2023 at 12:29pm and not again until 12:45pm, on May 15, 2023 at 1:47pm and not again until 2:17pm, on May 16, 2023 at 12:48pm and not again until 1:05pm, on May 18, 2023 at 9:13am and not again until 9:38am, on May 23, 2023 at 12:28pm and not again until 12:44pm, on May 23, 2023 at 12:44pm and not again until 1:00pm, on May 23, 2023 at 1:14pm and not again until 1:30pm, on may 24, 2023 at 9:32am and not again until 9:50am, on June 1, 2023 at 12:24pm and not again until 12:40pm, on June 2, 2023 at 12:27pm and not again until 12:49pm, on June 5, 2023 at 9:29pm and not again until 9:45pm, and on June 5, 2023 at 12:46pm and not again until 1:18pm. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The first aid certification for one (1) staff member, employed on May 21, 2013, expired February 2023. The first aid certification for one (1) staff member, employed on May 6, 2021, expired May 2023. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The CPR certification for one (1) staff member, employed on May 21, 2013, expired February 2023. The CPR certification for one (1) staff member, employed on May 6, 2021, expired May 2023. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1828 | .0604(q) |
| Jump ropes and rubber bands were accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. In Space #7, a Ziploc bag containing rubber bands was in an unlocked drawer under the diaper changing table. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-19 | 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 #1a/b, two (2) outlets on a surge protector to the left of the teacher’s desk were not covered with safety plugs. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space #1a/b, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) bottle of Mucinex Children's Multi Symptom Cold Medication expired on September 16, 2022. In Space #1a/b, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) stick of Carmex Classic Lip Balm Medicated expired on November 30, 2022. In Space #3a/b, there was no Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) container of A&D Prevent Original Ointment. In Space #5, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) bottle of Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water Original expired on December 29, 2022. In Space #7, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of Solosite Wound Gel expired on December 31, 2022. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-06 | 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 (1) staff member employed on December 16, 2021 did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | 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. In Space #1a/b one (1) child was not signed out on June 22, 2022 and one (1) child was not signed out on June 28, 2022. In Space #3a/b, one (1) child was not signed out on June 27, 2022 and one (1) child was not signed out on July 1, 2022. In Space #7, one (1) child was not signed out on June 24, 2022, and one (1) child was not signed out on June 30, 2022. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. No fire drill was conducted/documented in June 2022. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In Space #1a/b, one (1) bottle of Vanicream Moisturizing Lotion expired April 2022. In Space #2a/b, one (1) tube of Equate Maximum Strength Hydrocortisone Anti Itch Cream expired February 2019. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements No playground inspection was conducted/documented in June 2022. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member employed on December 16, 2021 and one (1) staff member employed on December 22, 2022 did not complete First Aid Training. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) staff member employed on December 16, 2021 and one (1) staff member employed on December 22, 2022 did not complete CPR Training. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In Space #1a/b, there was one (1) Chick-fil-a cup with liquid inside, three (3) bottles of Doctor Pepper, and one (1) can of RedBull on the shelf to the left of the teacher's desk. In Space #6, there was one (1) Chick-fil-a cup with liquid inside on top of the children's cubbies. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In Space #1a/b, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) bottle of Vanicream Moisturizing Lotion expired on April 30, 2022. In Space #1a/b, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of Nutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen expired on June 16, 2022. In Space #5, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tub of Aquaphor Healing Paste expired on June 19, 2022. In Space #7, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of Diaper Rash Cream expired on October 12, 2021. In Space #7, the Permission to Administer Medication Form for one (1) tube of A and D Prevent Original Ointment Diaper Rash Ointment and Skin Protectant expired on December 15, 2021. | |||
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