Hearth Record

Oakley Elementary School Head Start

A child care center in Asheville, North Carolina 28803

753 Fairview Rd, Asheville, North Carolina 28803. (828) 274-7515.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 10 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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 May 12, 2026.

10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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

10 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

10 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.

May 12, 2026: unannounced6 violations
  • Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.

    “The medical report and immunizations for two (2) children were not received within thirty (30) days of enrollment. One (1) child, enrollment date 8/25/25, an immunization record on file dated 10/6/25. One (1) child, enrollment date 8/25/25, has an immunization record on file dated 10/2/26.”

    Rule Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 21, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • 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.

    “One (1) substitute provider did not complete all heath and safety training topics every five (5) years. “Administration of medication, with standards for parental consent” was last completed on 4/19/17, “Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants” was last completed on 4/21/17, “Precautions in transporting children” was last completed 4/24/17.”

    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 21, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.

    “Two (2) incidents from 11/4/25 were not logged on the incident log.”

    Rule Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.

    “One (1) incident report from 11/4/25 did not include the name of the child. One (1) incident report from 11/4/25 did not include the date the parent signed the report.”

    Rule Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.

    “The medical report for two (2) children were not received within thirty (30) days of enrollment. One (1) child, enrollment date 8/25/25, a medical report on file dated 10/6/25. One (1) child, enrollment date 8/25/25, has a medical report on file dated 10/2/26.”

    Rule Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 21, 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.

    “A lockdown drill was conducted on 9/5/25. The next lockdown drill was conducted on 3/4/26, six (6) months later.”

    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 21, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Sep 9, 2025: unannounced2 violations
  • Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users.

    “A laundry basket was stored on top of the stack of cots with no protective barrier.”

    Rule Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.

    “An incident log was not in use.”

    Rule Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.. Corrected during the inspection.

Apr 16, 2024: unannounced2 violations
  • 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.

    “The Emergency Information form for one (1) staff did not include the choice of health professional.”

    Rule 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.. Corrected during the inspection.

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

    “A shelter-in-place drill was conducted on 10/30/23. The next shelter-in-place drill was conducted 2/22/24.”

    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: Apr 19, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 12, 2026Unannounced visit6 violations cited
Mar 26, 2026Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Sep 9, 2025Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Mar 26, 2025Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Sep 18, 2024Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Apr 16, 2024Unannounced visit2 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since May 21, 2026.
  • Licensed for 18 children, ages 3 through 5.
  • Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 11000904.
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: Community Action Opportunities.
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 102 child care providers in Buncombe County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 19; this one had 10.
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.

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

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

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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