First Baptist Child Development Center
A child care center in Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530
125 South John St, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530. (919) 735-8464.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Mar 112026 the latest visit on record
- 70 children, its licensed capacity
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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Mar 11, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 of them marked corrected.
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
16 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
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.
Mar 11, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“Outlet covers were missing on the power strip in the classroom designated for one (1) year old children.”
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Emergency and identifying information, including the child’s name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.
“Two students did not have a photograph on the identifying information that are being transported.”
Sep 25, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“Power strip in the classroom designated for infants were not covered.”
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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.
“Plastic bags, and ziploc bags were stored in cubbies accessible to children in the classroom designated for two year old children.”
Nov 6, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area.
“First aid kit was not located in vehicles used to transport children.”
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Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children.
“Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction in both vehicles used to transport children.”
Sep 5, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The wooden border near the back of the playground has jagged edges that could cause injury.”
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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.
“An aerosol can of mosquito repellant was stored in a cabinet with a key in the lock.”
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For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices.
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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.
“Grocery bags and ziploc bags were accessible to children in the classroom designated for two year old children.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“A lockdown drill was not practiced every three months”
Feb 22, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(g) A purse was stored on the counter accessible to children in the classroom designated for two year olds.”
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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.
“The unlocked cabinet contained aerosol cans of sunscreen and disinfectant spray.”
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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.
“An outlet was not covered in the classroom designated for toddlers.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“Over the counter diaper cream did not have medication authorization form.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 11, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Mar 27, 2025.
- Licensed for 70 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 96000181.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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 of Goldsboro.
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: 3 stars of five.
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 71 child care providers in Wayne County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 16.
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.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| First Baptist Child Development Center This child care provider | 16 |
| Rosewood Daycare | 6 |
| Antioch Child Care Academy | 4 |
| Rosewood Elementary School | 0 |
| Wee Are the World Child Care Center 2 | 37 |
| Wayne Christian Childcare/Preschool | 12 |
| Wages Belfast Center | 2 |
| Joyful Play Childcare and Preschool | 7 |
| Learn and Grow Childcare Center Too | 20 |
| Little Tykes Daycare | 2 |
| Best Enrichment Child Development Center | 3 |
| Wages Fairview Center | 0 |
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
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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. nc.gov terms: copying and distribution for non-commercial use, without alteration, citing the source. Shown free and never sold; DCDEE’s own words are quoted.
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.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.
From the provider
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