Whiz Kidz Early Learning Center
A child care center in Aurora, North Carolina 27806
442 Third Street, Aurora, North Carolina 27806. (252) 501-8009.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Jun 102026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 10, 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 Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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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.
Jun 10, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair.
“The doors leading from outdoors to inside to classrooms #1, 2, 3, and 4 have visible rust.”
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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.
“In space #1, an uncovered outlet beside a shelf with 2 container of blocks was accessible to the children in care.”
Jun 4, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“Sleep charts for two (2) out of six (6) children dated for 6/3/25 were documented for sleep checks 1:09pm and again at 1:29pm, a third child was documented sleep checks at 1:09pm and again at 1:30pm.”
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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.
“In space #4 a bottle located in the refrigerator was not labeled with child name or date and a cup located in the refrigerator had the child’s initials but no date.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“In space # 4, located in an unlocked cabinet below five (5) feet was a tube of lip oil and in a drawer located near the changing pad was a container of castor oil.”
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The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests.
“The water downspout located outside classroom # 2 door has rust and cracks in the metal. The wooden pilar located at the end of the sidewalk closest to the infant/ young toddler playground has exposed rotting wood and a protruding nail.”
Jan 7, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“A staff member hired on 9/30/24 did not have a TB test on file for review.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“A 6-month authorization to administer the prescribed medication for a child diagnosed with a chronic illness was not on file in Space 2 and Space 3.”
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The Center did not have a person on staff who completed the EPR in Child Care training within the required timeframe and/or documentation of completion of the training was not on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents.
“A EPR Plan was not on file. EPR Training was completed on 4/25/24. An EPR Plan was required to be completed within 4 months of completing the training 8/25/24.”
Jul 19, 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. An individual hired on 4/12/24 did not complete certification in CPR training within 90 days of employment.”
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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. An individual hired on 4/12/24 did not complete certification in First Aid within 90 days of employment.”
Mar 8, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“Documentation of the receipt of the NC Child Care Law was not on file for one (1) out of eight (8) children enrolled.”
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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.
“The health care needs section of the enrollment application for six (6) out of the eight (8) children enrolled was blank or incomplete.”
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“Visual checks were not documented for the two (2) sleeping infants in care today in Space 4.”
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Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“Two (2) out of the five (5) employees did not complete six clock hours of orientation within the first two weeks of employment.”
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The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“Documentation of parent notification of the smoking and tobacco restriction was not on file for one (1) out of the eight (8) children enrolled.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Aug 2, 2024.
- Licensed for 60 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 07000252.
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: Whiz Kidz Early Learning Center, LLC.
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.
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 Beaufort County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; 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 |
|---|---|
| Lion Kingdom | 25 |
| Whiz Kidz Early Learning Center This child care provider | 16 |
| Beaufort County Child Development | 26 |
| Care-O-World Enrichment Center | 15 |
| Pungo Christian Academy Child Care Center | 9 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 5 |
| Totsland Preschool | 11 |
| Washington Elementary Preschool | 13 |
| Crystal’s Day Care | 2 |
| Little Rascals Daycare | 2 |
| Northeast Elementary Preschool | 9 |
| Chocowinity Primary Preschool | 3 |
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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