First United Methodist Church Preschool
A child care center in Searcy, Arkansas 72143
304 N Main St, Searcy, Arkansas 72143. (501) 268-5896.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- 1 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Jul 282026 the latest visit on record
- 213 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- 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.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- 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?
14 visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 28, 2026.
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 1 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 2 complaints, the latest received Jul 24, 2024; it lists regulations cited for 2 of them.
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Jul 25, 2024
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 24, 2026: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit3 deficiencies
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All new staff members who provide direct care to children shall receive a basic orientation on facility management policies, The Minimum Licensing Requirements, center schedules, and emergency procedures prior to providing care. This shall be documented in the employee file.
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
“Corrective action completed: The overdue orientation was completed on 7/29/26 and certificate was provided.”
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Staff records may be maintained off site, unless otherwise noted, and shall contain the following:
Jul 25, 2024: monitor Visit1 deficiency
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The use of television, Digital Versatile Disc (DVDs), video cassettes, computer or video games, and other screen time activities shall meet the following requirements:
Jul 25, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
Mar 8, 2024: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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The staff person who administers the medication shall initial the permission slip and record the date, time, and dosage administered.
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Medication shall be given to children only with signed parental permission which includes date, type, drug name, time and dosage, length of time to give medication, and what the medication is being given for. It shall be in the original container with a child resistant cap, not have an expired date, and be labeled with the child’s name. (Aspirin substitutes, such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen, may be provided by the facility if parental permission has been granted. These medications shall be in the original container.) Staff shall not dispense medications in dosages that exceed the recommendations stated on the medication bottle.
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 11, 2026 | Transportation | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Monitor Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Church Operated.
- Voucher Participant (School Readiness Assistance).
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 53, Preschool License Type 46, School Age License Type 114.
- Capacity: 213 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Arkansas acted against it?
- No corrective action agreements listed by Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Arkansas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as Arkansas lists it: FIRST UNITIED METHODIST CHURCH.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Better Beginnings: Level 2.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 35 child care providers in White County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 7.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| First United Methodist Church Preschool This child care provider | 7 |
| ARcare Center for Education | 12 |
| McRae Elementary School | 0 |
| Sidney Deener Elementary School | 0 |
| Westside Elementary School | 0 |
| Little Saints Child Development Center | 6 |
| Cradle To Crayons | 0 |
| Wylde Wood Day Camp | 0 |
| Tender Loving Care Early Learning Center Inc. | 11 |
| Unity Health Child Development Center | 2 |
| Searcy Christian Academy | 0 |
| Heavenly Care Preschool | 0 |
| His Kids Christian Academy | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Arkansas’s visit records cover the last three years only.
- Arkansas lists the regulation each deficiency cited, not what the licensing staff saw.
- Arkansas lists complaints and the regulations their investigations cited, not what was alleged.
Sources
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood. Arkansas’s own record is on ardhslicensing.my.site.com. 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 2, 2026.
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