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Children's Academy I

Hickory, NC · Catawba County
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.0 (2 reviews)
411 10TH AVE DRIVE N E, Hickory, NC 28601
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Quick Facts

Capacity
178 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (828) 322-8855
411 10TH AVE DRIVE N E
Hickory, NC 28601
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
1855120
License Issued
Oct 26, 2022
Expired
Oct 26, 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

Reviews

3.0
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Amy Corpening
2022-09-23 23:35:00
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

Do NOT put your child in this daycare! We are currently seeking help getting the attention this place needs to have the doors shut down. Please read their current inspection report that I just saw today. It will blow your mind! This place is a joke!!!!

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jack
2014-01-03 17:27:17
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

this is one of the best daycares around I would strongly suggest you try it the director is amazing and the staff is awesome the know how provide and joke I love it keep it up 2 thumbs up

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Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday-Friday

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2026-05-12 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2026-05-12 Violation 475 .0510(c)(3)
Sand and water play activities were not available weekly to each group. Sand and water was being offered every third week in Space 4. Water play was not being offered in Space 3 and Space 7.
2026-05-12 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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 4, the prescription for one emergency medication expired April 14, 2026 and the medication was not returned to the parent or discarded within seventy-two hours.
2026-05-12 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. Two staff members with employment dates of 12/21/20 and 6/19/23 did not have valid TB test results on file.
2026-05-12 Violation 1106 GS 110-91(13)
Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. One child restraint seat being used to transport children had expired in 2022.
2026-05-12 Violation 1123 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a)
All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. The upholstery on the armrest of the front bench of the white 2010 Ford bus was torn with upholstery foam missing.
2026-05-12 Violation 1329 .0801(a)(1-7)
Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The “Health Care Needs” section of the enrollment application for two children with dates of enrollment of 11/03/2025 and 05/11/2026 was incomplete.
2026-03-03 Unannounced Inspection No 0226-230L
2026-02-19 Announced Inspection No
2025-05-29 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-05-29 Violation 523 .0508(g)(3)
The activity plan did not include a daily gross motor activity which may occur indoors and outdoors. In Spaces 3, 4, 6, and 7, the activity plan did not include a daily planned gross motor activity.
2025-05-29 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 5, one diaper ointment expired in February 2025 and was not returned to the parent or discarded within seventy-two hours.
2025-05-29 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. Sixteen school-age children were transported to and from local public schools during the 2024 - 2025 school year with no permission to transport secured from the parents prior to transport.
2025-05-29 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. Two uncompensated providers who deliver services to children outside of the classroom setting did not have a criminal background check (CBC) qualification letter on file.
2025-05-29 Violation 1794 .2802(d)
A Four- or Five- Star program serving four year old children was not implementing an approved curriculum. The facility did not have a copy of the approved curriculum of their choice, Creative Curriculum, 4th edition.

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