Description: BRIGHT BEGINNINGS is a Five Star Center License in MARION NC, with a maximum capacity of 60 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.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0526-191L |
| 2026-05-18 | 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. M. Honeycutt did not have a valid qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-30 | 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. The most recent fire inspection was completed on January 17, 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | 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) In space #2, one child, four months of age, that enrolled November 4, 2025 did not have a feeding plan posted. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Violation | 543 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d)&(e) |
| Frozen human milk, stored beyond 7 days was not stored in a freezer compartment of a full-size refrigerator with a separate door to the freezer, chest, or deep freezer. Frozen human milk was stored in a freezer for more than 3 months and/or was not labeled with date received and date thawed for use. In the space #2 freezer, there was a plastic bag of frozen human milk that was not labeled with the date received. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | 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 #4, there were four cans of Valspar paint on a shelf five feet from the floor above the sink in the bathroom area. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Ashley Pace did not have an approved criminal background check prior to employment on January 30, 2026. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child, four months of age, that enrolled on November 4, 2025 had a medical exam form on file that was received on December 10, 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child, four months of age, that enrolled on November 4, 2025 had a immunization records on file dated December 10, 2025. | |||
| 2026-01-30 | 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. Ashley Pace did not have a valid qualifying letter on file during today's visit. | |||
| 2025-07-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-31 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Your program has not completed the requirements to establish the ABCMS provider portal facility roster. | |||
| 2025-02-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-29 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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