Calling Kids Child Development Center, Inc.
A child care center in Hiddenite, North Carolina 28636
191 Ervin Street, Hiddenite, North Carolina 28636. (828) 632-1960.
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The short answer
- 15 violations in the last three years
- Jan 152026 the latest visit on record
- 65 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jan 15, 2026.
15 violations cited in the last three years, 15 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
15 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Jan 15, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“A staff member hired 9/13/22 did not have an updated health questionnaire on file.”
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Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.
“A staff member hired 9/13/22 did not have an updated emergency information form on file.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“A staff member hired on 9/13/22 did not have a current annual staff evaluation and staff development plan.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“A staff member hired on 9/13/22 did not have documentation of reviewing the facility’s EMC plan annually.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“A staff member hired on 9/13/22 did not have documentation of reviewing the facility’s EPR plan annually.”
Aug 20, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Two staff members failed to provide a safe outdoor environment when twelve children two years of age were participating in a planned activity, located on the public road in front of the child care facility.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“In space 4, six children’s plastic storage containers were broken or exposing sharp edges. An area of the outdoor fence had rust along with the picnic table.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Hazardous items, materials, and equipment such as archery equipment, hand and power tools, nails, chemicals, or propane stoves were not used under adult supervision. One of the doors leading inside the kitchen was unlocked.”
Feb 13, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child’s home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child.
“Fourteen children’s cups, brought from home, were not dated/labeled for the appropriate child.”
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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.
“A staff member hired on 9/14/24 did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training until 1/27/25. A staff member hired on 6/3/24 did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training until 11/7/24.”
Jul 31, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff members CPR expired on 6/16/24.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff members First Aid expired on 6/16/24.”
Mar 12, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns.
“A child’s application did not have address the health care needs section. The child’s parent completed the section on the application during the visit.”
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Baby bottles were not stored to protect from contamination.
“Sippy cups and water bottles were stored collectively. The sippy cups and water bottles were removed from the storage container and stored individually in cubbies.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“A child’s file did not have a signed and dated discipline policy. The child’s parent signed the discipline policy during the visit.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Dec 22, 2017.
- Licensed for 65 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 02000095.
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.
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: Calling Kids Child Development Center, Inc..
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 19 child care providers in Alexander County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hiddenite Elementary Child Care | 0 |
| Calling Kids Child Development Center, Inc. This child care provider | 15 |
| Hiddenite Elementary School - NC Pre-K | 2 |
| Millersville Child Development Center | 37 |
| Wittenburg Elementary Before / After School Care | 1 |
| Bethlehem Elementary Child Care | 3 |
| Taylorsville Elementary Child Care | 9 |
| Alexander Early Head Start | 17 |
| Alexander County Head Start - Stony Point | 9 |
| Alexander County Head Start - Wittenburg Elem. Sch | 9 |
| Bethlehem Elementary School - Ncpk | 5 |
| Taylorsville Elementary School - Ncpk | 1 |
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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