Description:
Professional care at the lowest possible prices.
Trained and professional staff with many years of experience.
Our Policy:
Laugh, Learn and Play ! Ages : Infants and up to 10 years of age.
We provide a smaller setting for more individualized care, education and safety.
Excellent curriculum that promotes active learning and creative thinking.
Develop PC skills using " on site" computers with ABC mouse software.
Daily Exercise Sessions through song and dance, play time, arts and crafts,
fun and educational activities with so much more for your child to have a
chance to learn as they grow. Meals and snacks are provided daily.
Subsidized child care accepted.
? 828-Three 0ne Zero-8031 or 828-Three Nine Seven-5000
Please see the link below for pictures and more information.
Quick and easy access from I/40 close to Hickory and Morganton.
www.facebook.com/bblocks2945
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-14 | 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 staff member, Brittny Turner, employed on August 4, 2025, did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training through the Positive Childhood Alliance website. This staff member completed a course on September 10, 2025, titled, "Understanding Child Abuse and Preventing 2024-2025" when completing her CDA. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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. One staff member, Abigail Reid, employed on December 2, 2025, only received five and a half hours of orientation by December 16, 2025, rather than the required six hours. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. A visual sleep check was documented for one sleeping infant, eleven months of age, on January 22, 2026, at 12:56pm and was not checked again until 1:15pm. Also, for the same infant, on January 23, 2026, a visual sleep check was documented at 12:13pm and was not checked again until 12:39pm, and at 1:24pm and was not checked again until 1:42pm. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. For one eleven month old infant, a sleep position was not documented at 11:25am on January 20, 2026, and at 9:48am, 10:03am, 12:15pm, 12:30pm, and 12:45pm on January 21, 2026. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | 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 monthly playground inspection report for February 2026 was not on file available for review. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In the bathroom connected to space #3, seven plastic packages of diapers and seven plastic packages of wipes with safety warnings were observed in an unlocked cabinet below the diaper changing table accessible to children under three years of age. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Violation | 523 | .0508(g)(3) |
| The activity plan did not include a daily gross motor activity which may occur indoors and outdoors. In space #2, the activity plan labeled "rain/flowers" with no date listed did not include a daily gross motor activity. On Monday the gross motor activity listed was "look for flowers", on Tuesday the gross motor activity was "look for worms", on Thursday the gross motor activity was "look at flowers", and on Friday the gross motor activity was "free play." | |||
| 2025-10-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-22 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #3, two tubes of OraLine fluoride toothpaste expired on 12/31/2024. Four children in space #3 brush their teeth daily using the facilities toothpaste. | |||
| 2025-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-20 | 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 monthly playground inspection report for December 2024 was not on file available for review. | |||
| 2025-05-20 | 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. One tube of OraLine fluoride toothpaste with multiple safety warnings was observed on the sink in the attached bathroom accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-05-20 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. Standing water was observed on top of the sand box tarp cover after children and staff utilized the playground. | |||
| 2025-05-20 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One child in space #3 was not signed in or signed out on May 2, 2025, however, this child was marked present on the attendance record. | |||
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The staff are very unprofessional and do not follow protocol for NC daycare guidelines.
This was by far the worst child care facility I have ever experienced. We switched from our previous daycare to this one due to a cheaper weekly rate. I guess you truly get what you pay for. As soon as I walked in the door every morning the owner is always on her phone, they would never come get my children and help get them settled, I would always have to sit my toddler down at the table and get her ready to eat breakfast and then I’d have to take my infant out of her car seat and get her strapped into their bouncer or swing before I could leave to go to work. They never took my children outside, they would tell me excuses such as it was too hot today or they did play time inside their tiny building. She refused to work with my 6 month old to introduce table food to her, saying she just wasn’t interested and kept feeding her baby food. My husband came to pick them up at lunch time and they were serving the McDonald’s chicken nuggets. No wonder my infant wasn’t eating table food being served there, she couldn’t eat that crap! The owner would randomly close early with no notice ahead of time. If you have a job, that does not work out too well. One morning I dropped them off and just happened to see a sign hanging on the door saying they were closing that day at 1230 so they can clean all their toys. I walked in and said how long has this sign been on your door. She said I posted it up when we opened this morning due to a stomach bug going around. Needless to say I had them enrolled back in their old daycare that same day. They are both thriving now! Do not take the decision of what daycare to send your children to lightly!!