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Morven Head Start Center

A child care center in Morven, North Carolina 28119

6715 Us Highway 52 South, Morven, North Carolina 28119. (704) 851-9306.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 8 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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?

6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 10, 2026.

8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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

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

8 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.

Sep 10, 2026: unannounced2 violations

  • A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.

    “Multiple active ant hills were monitored on the outdoor learning environment.”

    Rule A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 22, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.

    “The loose surfacing was not the correct depth; grass/weeds was growing up through the mulch and was visible in multiple areas.”

    Rule The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 22, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

May 6, 2026: unannounced2 violations

  • 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.

    “J. Pettiford completed all health and safety training topics in January/February 2021, these topics were not completed again until March/April 2026. S. Wilcox completed all health and safety training topics in January/February 2021, these topics were not completed again until March/April 2026.”

    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: May 15, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    “The lockdown drill conducted on 11/3/25 was not recorded on the drill log report. J. Pettiford recorded the drill during this visit.”

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Corrected during the inspection.

Sep 17, 2025: unannounced1 violation

  • Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.

    “During this visit it was observed that a fire drill for August 2025 was not documented on the drill record. School personnel provided documentation showing that a fire drill was conducted on 8/28/25. S. Wilcox, Teacher, completed the drill record during the visit.”

    Rule Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.. Corrected during the inspection.

May 13, 2025: unannounced1 violation

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    “A lockdown drill was conducted on 11/8/24 and the next lockdown drill was not completed until 3/31/25.”

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 20, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Sep 18, 2024: unannounced2 violations

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    “During this visit it was observed that the drill record was incomplete.”

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan.

    “During this visit it was observed that the EPR Plan hasn’t been updated and does not include updated information to include correct contact individuals and phone numbers.”

    Rule The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Oct 2, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 10, 2026Unannounced visit2 violations cited
May 6, 2026Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Sep 17, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
May 13, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Sep 18, 2024Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Mar 18, 2024Unannounced visitNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Feb 24, 2026.
  • Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 5.
  • Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 04000204.
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: Union County Community Action, Inc..
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: 5 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 21 child care providers in Anson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 8.
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 21 in Anson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Day of Joy Child Care7
Borden’s Day Care0
Morven Head Start Center This child care provider8
Teresa Pratt Tiny Steps Childcare Center4
Fair’s Child Care Center1
Strong’s Hearts of Love Home Childcare0
Fair’s Childcare Center 20
Central Center for Children & Families7
All My Children29
Kim’s Day Care12
Janice Smith’s Home Childcare33
Open Doors Center for Children10

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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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