Hearth Record

First Baptist Child Development Center

A child care center in King, North Carolina 27021

108 School Street, King, North Carolina 27021. (336) 983-9332.

North Carolina’s own record, on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 12 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 14, 2026.

12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 of them marked corrected.

Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

12 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

12 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each violation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 24, 2026: unannounced1 violation
  • Individual applications were not on file for each child.

    “There was no application on file for one child.”

    Rule Individual applications were not on file for each child.. Corrected during the inspection.

Sep 2, 2025: unannounced2 violations
  • Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible.

    “One cupboard door in space 134 had peeling paint/surfacing that was sharp on the edge and within reach of children. The teacher removed this during the visit, correcting this item.”

    Rule Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age.

    “There was not nine inches of sand or three inches of rubber mulch extending beyond the yellow barrel slide on the preschool playground. Ms. Rabenold raked the rubber mulch from another area during the visit to the bottom of the slide.”

    Rule Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age.. Corrected during the inspection.

Jan 8, 2025: unannounced1 violation
  • A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.

    “In space 106, the lesson plan was dated for September. In space 132, the lesson plan was dated fro last week.”

    Rule A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.. Corrected during the inspection.

Sep 23, 2024: unannounced5 violations
  • A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference.

    “The daily schedule was not posted in space 104.”

    Rule A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards.

    “There is one table in space 132 with very loose legs.”

    Rule Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 30, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.

    “One staff member had not completed 5 of 9 health and safety trainings in the last five years.”

    Rule Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 30, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.

    “Playground inspections had not been completed since June 2024.”

    Rule Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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 person had not completed Child Maltreatment training.”

    Rule 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.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 30, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

May 13, 2024: unannounced3 violations
  • Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.

    “One infant gas drops was leftover and was not sent home with the parent.”

    Rule Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.

    “One non-emergency medicine was more than five feet off the floor, but was not in the locked medicine box.”

    Rule Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Prescribed medicines, that are pharmaceutical samples, was not stored in the manufacturers original packaging, was not labeled with the child’s name, and/or written instructions did not include the required information.

    “One bottle of mucus medicine did not have the child’s name or a medicine permission form to accompany it.”

    Rule Prescribed medicines, that are pharmaceutical samples, was not stored in the manufacturers original packaging, was not labeled with the child's name, and/or written instructions did not include the required information.. Corrected during the inspection.

All 7 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 14, 2026Announced visitNo violations cited
Aug 24, 2026Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Dec 4, 2025Announced visitNo violations cited
Sep 2, 2025Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Jan 8, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Sep 23, 2024Unannounced visit5 violations cited
May 13, 2024Unannounced visit3 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Apr 26, 2018.
  • Licensed for 162 children, ages 0 through 12.
  • Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 8555035.
Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

Has North Carolina acted against it?

  • DCDEE says it has taken no action against this facility, for its current licence and location, in the last three years.
Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • North Carolina’s page gives a staff-to-child ratio policy as the provider reports it, unverified by DCDEE, so it isn’t shown.

Who owns it?

  • Owner, as North Carolina lists it: First Baptist Church.
Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

How is it rated?

  • Star Rated License: 4 stars of five.
Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 15 child care providers in Stokes County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 12.
Source:

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violations. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 15 in Stokes County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
King Elementary Preschool3
Kidz Community Childcare3
Little Bears Day Care3
Mt. Olive Head Start3
Kindercare Learning Center5
Mount Olive Elementary Preschool0
First Baptist Child Development Center This child care provider12
New Life Center4
Walnut Cove Elementary Preschool0
Pinnacle Elementary Preschool2
Danbury Head Start8
First Step Child Care12

What the record doesn’t say

  • North Carolina doesn’t show a visit summary tied to an open child maltreatment investigation while the case is active, and shows an administrative action only after its 30-day appeal period, without saying what it was.
  • DCDEE’s descriptions of violations are shown in its own words; a description that names or may name a person isn’t shown. Visit summaries, the consultants’ full reports, aren’t read.
  • North Carolina’s page lists the provider’s own features (transport, ratios) as furnished by the provider and unverified by DCDEE, so they aren’t shown.

Sources

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). North Carolina’s own record is on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.

From the provider

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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