First Step Preschool
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This daycare only cares about making money. The staff is very unprofessional and not dedicated to caring for your children to the highest level. They will yell at your children and threaten not feed your children if they are not quite. This daycare also has no structure or order.The owner chain smokes on the property daily and some of the staff has problems with keeping their hands off of their kids that's in their class.Not a place of high quality care!!
There is a teacher for either Liberian or Kenya how is very rude to the child I wouldn't send my child their at all
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Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0326-186A |
| 2026-03-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-08 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. During the visit, I observed an incident log that was updated through February 2025. I observed incident reports from March and April that had not been recorded on the log. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-10-09 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. During the visit, I observed three diaper creams in space three that did not have medication authorization forms. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. During the visit, I observed mulch surfacing around a large playground structure measuring approximately 4 inches deep. | |||
| 2024-06-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0624-090L |
| 2024-06-13 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) During today's visit, Ms. Mahometa confirmed one child was given whole milk when that was not listed on the infant's feeding plan. | |||
| 2024-05-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-14 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. I did not observe a current activity plan posted in space six. | |||
| 2023-11-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-30 | 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 five, I observed one uncovered outlet. | |||
| 2023-09-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0923-234L |
| 2023-09-28 | 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. I observed operational policies that stated no one under sixteen years of age, unless they are the child’s parent, be allowed to pick up a child, however, families are verbally told they must be eighteen-years-old to pick up children. I did not observe verification that families were notified in writing of the change in this policy. | |||
| 2023-06-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-22 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the infant/toddler playground, I observed a section of fencing that was not flush with the ground. | |||
| 2023-06-22 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space 3, I observed a diaper cream that had expired in October 2021. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff's handbag was stored on the cubbies within reach of children in the room for three year old children. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1893 | 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c-e); 10A NCAC 09 .1105(3) |
| Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training. Seven staff due to renew first aid and CPR were trained using an online course. In addition, the agency was not one of the DCDEE approved agencies. | |||
| 2022-07-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 1206 | 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) |
| Center did not have a plan to encourage parent participation and inform them about the program and its services. A signed statement was not in the children's files verifying the parents received information regarding the facility's parent participation plan. | |||
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