YMCA Johnston Afterschool
A child care center in Asheville, North Carolina 28806
230 Johnston Blvd, Asheville, North Carolina 28806. (828) 775-7083.
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The short answer
- 15 violations in the last three years
- Mar 302026 the latest visit on record
- 90 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 30, 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 Mar 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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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 30, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Four (4) staff members who routinely counts in staff/child ratios as bus drivers were not identified prior to visit in the Staff and Training Worksheet or during the file review.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“Authorization form for an epi-pen was not on file for a child in group #2.”
Oct 15, 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.
“The skin test was not administered for a staff member, MF’s initial TB screening, though the staff answered yes to one of the questionnaires. The staff member’s date of employment is unknown, but the staff member was present during the visit.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The names of the authorized prescription medication and the criteria for the administration of the medication were not filled out on the authorization for an epi-pen.”
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The EMC plan did not name the person responsible, and at least one alternate, for choosing and carrying out the plan of action to obtain appropriate medical care.
“A former group leader, who was no longer employed, was listed as an alternate on the EMC plan.”
Apr 22, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“The most recent Health Questionnaire form created for a staff member hired on 1/2/24 was dated 1/4/24.”
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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.
“The most recent emergency information form created for a staff member hired on 1/2/24 was dated 1/4/24.”
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The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities.
“Per Emergency Medical Care Plan, N.E.(program director) and P. G(program coordinator) were identified as the person/alternate responsible for carrying out the medical care. When I arrived, P.G. was not on site due to driving a bus to pick up students from Emma Elementary School. N.E was not present on-site during the visit.”
Jan 8, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“One (1) door to the serving area was unlocked and two (2) doors to the kitchen areas were open during the visit. As a result, a hot water heater in the kitchen area was accessible to the children.”
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“There are two doors leading into the kitchen area, as well as two additional doors that separate the serving areas from the seating areas. All chemicals are stored in the kitchen area. When the children arrived in the cafeteria, one of the doors separating the serving and seating areas was unlocked, and both doors to the kitchen area were open. Additionally, the janitor’s closet in the kitchen was open. Inside the closet, various chemicals were stored, including but not limited to ECO LAB Drying Rinse Additive, Dishwasher Rinse Additive, Lime-A-Way, Freezer Cleaner, aerosol Aseptic-Care, and Vomit Control.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Due to sufficient internet connection, two (2) new staff member’s files could not be reviewed during the visit.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“An inhaler for a child in group #2 was not maintained in its original pharmacy labeled container.”
May 2, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“Health Questionnaire for the staff member hired on 3/13/23 expired on 3/7/24.”
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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.
“Emergency information form for the staff member hired on 3/13/23 expired on 3/7/24.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Staff member hired on 3/13/23 and the staff member hired on 6/7/22 did not complete Health and Safety training within one (1) years of employment.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Apr 14, 2026.
- Licensed for 90 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 11000935.
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: The 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: 5 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 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 |
|---|---|
| YMCA Johnston Afterschool This child care provider | 15 |
| West Asheville Baptist Early Learning Center | 16 |
| Rainbow Community School | 28 |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elementary Head Start | 5 |
| Regent Park Early Childhood Development Center, in | 11 |
| YMCA West Buncombe Afterschool | 21 |
| YMCA Sandhill-Venable Afterschool | 13 |
| West Asheville Academy | 60 |
| Johnston Elementary Head Start | 9 |
| Hall Fletcher Pre-K | 7 |
| Shema | 19 |
| Evolve Early Learning | 22 |
| Kids Cove Learning Center | 20 |
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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