YMCA Haw Creek Afterschool
A child care center in Asheville, North Carolina 28805
21 Trinity Chapel Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28805. (828) 585-4016.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Mar 262026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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 Mar 26, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 26, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Two (2) staff and one (1) administrator were not connected to the facility in the ABCMS Provider Portal.”
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“One (1) staff, hire date 2/14/25, had a medical report on file dated 2/18/25. One (1) staff, hire date 5/13/25, had a medical report on file dated 10/28/25.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“One (1) staff, hire date 2/14/25, did not have an Annual Staff Evaluation on file.”
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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.
“One (1) staff, hire date 2/14/25, had a TB screening on file dated 2/18/25. One (1) staff, hire date 5/13/25, had a TB screening on file dated 10/28/25.”
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Staff working in part-time, full-day or track out school age care programs required to complete BSAC training, did not complete it within three months of employment.
“One (1) staff, hire date 2/14/25, completed BSAC training on 2/16/26.”
Oct 22, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“O. Griffin, Group Leader, did not have a Criminal Background Check qualifying letter on file prior to employment.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last fire drill was conducted on 8/27/25. A fire drill was not conducted for the month of September 2025.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“O. Griffin, Group Leader, did not have a Criminal Background Check completed prior to employment.”
Sep 10, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 6/5/23 with four (4) demerits for a superior rating”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“One (1) fire drill conducted on 8/27/24 conducted on 8/27/24 was not recorded on the log.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“One (1) bottle of diphenhydramine was stored in an unlocked fanny pack.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“One (1) shelter-in-place drill conducted on 8/27/24 was not recorded on the log.”
Apr 23, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information.
“A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a caregiving space for referral.”
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The license was not posted in a prominent place at all times.
“The four (4) star licensed issued 5/12/21 was not posted in a prominent place at all times.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 26, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Oct 22, 2025.
- Licensed for 150 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 11000685.
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: Young Men’s Christian Association of Wnc 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: 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 102 child care providers in Buncombe County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 19; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Verner | 56 |
| Haw Creek Elementary School Head Start | 20 |
| YMCA Charles Bell Afterschool | 18 |
| YMCA Haw Creek Afterschool This child care provider | 14 |
| East Asheville Academy | 76 |
| Montessori Learning Community of Asheville, East | 35 |
| West Asheville Baptist Early Learning Center | 16 |
| Asheville Jewish Community Center | 87 |
| Annette’s Day Care | 25 |
| Tammy Pratt Day Care Home | 3 |
| Rainbow Community School | 28 |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elementary Head Start | 5 |
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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