Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Kids' Academy
Lumberton, NC
· Robeson County
3713 CLIFFRIDGE DRIVE,
Lumberton, NC 28358
Quick Facts
Capacity
104 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
78000281
License Holder
KIDS ACADEMY, L.L.C.
License Issued
Apr 12, 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
Happy Parents
2011-06-28 18:26:35
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
As a first time Mom I dreaded going back to work and entrusting someone else with my child...nothing was going to be "good enough". The staff at Kids Academy made the transition for me less painful and reassured me that my baby was in good hands. My daughter is two years old now and with the help of Kids Academy's staff and their learning program she can count to ten to include reading the numbers, knows her shapes, ABCs, colors, and a vocabulary of three letters to eight letter words. We believe no other child development center in Robeson County could come close to the program or care at Kids' Academy not to mention their flexibility with parents work hours...they are GREAT!!
Signed - VERY HAPPY PARENTS
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About the Provider
KIDS' ACADEMY is a Four Star Center License in LUMBERTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 104 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.
Additional Information:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-22 | Violation | 526 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu posted in the front lobby was dated May 22-2026. A menu posted in space #2 was dated June 8-June 12. | |||
| 2026-06-22 | 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. Peeling paint was observed on the door in Space #1 (classroom used for 3 and 4 year old children). | |||
| 2026-06-22 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The loft area on playground #4, used by school-age children, did not have protective surfacing. | |||
| 2026-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-299A |
| 2026-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0126-299A |
| 2026-02-06 | 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). A staff was working with a qualification letter that was expired. | |||
| 2026-02-06 | 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. A staff members qualification letter expired January 14, 2026. A new letter must be received by February 20, 2026. | |||
| 2025-12-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-11-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-10-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-09-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0225-092A |
| 2025-09-02 | 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. At least one staff member did not complete the first aid training in the required timeframe. | |||
| 2025-09-02 | 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. At least one staff member had not completed the CPR training in the appropriate timeframe. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-05-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-092A |
| 2025-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-02-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0225-092A |
| 2025-02-11 | 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. A staff member made threatening statements to a three-year-old child and made a striking motion towards the child. | |||
| 2025-02-11 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. A staff member hit a three-year-old child in the face with an open hand. The same staff member was observed hitting two three-year-old children on the bottom and hands on more than one occasion. | |||
| 2025-02-11 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. Pursuant to its investigation, the Division has confirmed sufficient information to determine child maltreatment. | |||
| 2024-06-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-180L |
| 2024-05-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0524-180L |
| 2024-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0523-016A |
| 2024-03-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-21 | 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. A fire inspection was completed on February 6, 2024. The inspection form was not obtained until March 21, 2024. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. A child-size play equipment in space #5 had two, springy prongs exposed. The piece of equipment was removed from the space. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0523-016A |
| 2024-01-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0523-016A |
| 2023-11-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0523-016A |
| 2023-10-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0523-016A |
| 2023-10-25 | 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. Seven staff members have first aid certifications that have expired. | |||
| 2023-10-25 | 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. Seven staff members have CPR certifications that have expired. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-10 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On May 1, 2023, a staff member failed to provide adequate supervision for children when the staff member was not aware that a four-year-old child was pushed from the slide. The fall resulted in an injury that required medical attention. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Violation | 830 | .0802(h) |
| A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. There was no First Aid information sheet posted in the facility. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | 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. During the summer of 2022, the facility received signed permission slips from parents to transport children to an off-site location; however, staff members took the children to a different location and did not inform them of the change. | |||
| 2023-03-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-11-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. There is peeling paint throughout the facility in the hallways and classrooms. In space #4, there is a hole in the wall. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The blue equipment on the right side of the playground was observed rusted and shall be repainted. A pedal was missing from one of the tricycles on the merry-go-cycle. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Adequate surfacing is needed underneath the large climber and the climber with the pink slide. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. 1. The shaft of the blue circle spinner was open at the bottom which is a pinching hazard. 2. Tree roots were exposed on the playground space #1, which is a tripping hazard. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. In addition to the weeds alongside the fence and growing through the mulch, there was animal poop in the corner of the playground #1. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | 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. Staff #1 on the Staff and Training worksheet did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff #2 on the Staff and Training Worksheet did not have documentation of completing orientation within the first six weeks. | |||
| 2022-11-22 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Staff #1 on the Staff and Training worksheet did not complete orientation for the first two weeks of employment. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-04-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-07 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. The medical report, tb test results and completed health questionnaire, for three staff, were not maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | 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. One staff's first day of work was 9-27-2021 and tb test results were 7-10-2022. TB test results are older than 12 months. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. On February 9, 2022, a staff member observed a scratch on a three-year-old child's neck. An incident report was not completed. | |||
| 2022-01-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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