Little Lambs Childcare

Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered.

“The operator should have completed H&S training topics by 09/30/2025 but did not complete the H&S training requirement until 10/06/2025. The additional caregiver should have completed the H&S training topics by 09/30/2026 but did not complete the H&S training requirement until 02/09/2026.”

Rule Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered.. Corrected during the inspection.

Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child’s parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file.

“The child record files for two children with dates of enrollment of 10/22/2025 and 01/26/2026 did not contain a signed statement from the parent acknowledging that the summary of law had been received.”

Rule Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 29, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.

“One part-time additional caregiver required to complete five hours of on-going training by 06/17/2025 had completed three hours and thirty minutes. The part-time caregiver needed an additional one hour and thirty minutes of on-going training for the 2024-2025 compliance year.”

Rule Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.. Corrected during the inspection.

Indoor stairs with more than two steps were not made inaccessible to children two years of age or younger.

“Upon arrival and again later in the visit, the door leading to the stairs to the upstairs private living area was left open and the stairs were left accessible to children under two years of age or younger.”

Rule Indoor stairs with more than two steps were not made inaccessible to children two years of age or younger.. Corrected during the inspection.

Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.

“One additional caregiver was required to complete five hours of on-going training by 07/18/2024 but had completed only two hours of on-going training by 07/18/2024.”

Rule Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 23, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.

“A copy of the immunization record was not on file for one child with a date of enrollment of 08/21/2023.”

Rule Copy of each child's immunization record, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jun 28, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care.

“One treehouse climber on the outdoor play area had one bolt missing for the step attachment, one bolt missing on the front of the left tower, and one bolt missing on the back of the left tower. One web climber on the outdoor play area had a bolt cover missing on the side closest to the fence.”

Rule Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jun 28, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.