Erwin High School Learning Lab
A child care center in Asheville, North Carolina 28806
60 Lees Creek Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28806. (828) 232-4263.
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The short answer
- 17 violations in the last three years
- Apr 282026 the latest visit on record
- 18 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 28, 2026.
17 violations cited in the last three years, 17 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 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 10, 2026: unannounced7 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 one (1) substitute member who was hired on 2/7/25 was not on file.”
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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 one (1) substitute who was hired on 2/7/26 was not renewed on or prior to 2/25/26.”
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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.
“Immunization record or equivalent documentations were not file for two (2) children within thirty (30) days of their enrollment.”
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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.
“Some sections for 2-week orientation form were not completed for one (1) substitute - T.C.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“Medical exam or equivalent documents were not on file for two (2) children within thirty (30) days of their enrollment.”
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Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.
“Playground inspection for February 2026 was not completed.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Some of the section on the 6-week orientation form were not completed for two (2) substitute staff members (M.S. and T. C).”
Sep 11, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“One (1) new staff’s file did not have Emergency information form, TB, medical, acknowledgement forms for Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and operational/personnel policy. The staff member was employed on 8/5/25. Off-site Verification form was not maintained in the classroom.”
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Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards.
“Paints are peeling/chipping on the white handrails for steps and a spiral climber on the slide structure.”
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“The children’s authorization forms for school-provided sunscreen did not have the name of the products listed.”
Mar 19, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The authorization form for Butter Bug Spray expired on 8/26/24. There was no permission form for Ever Spring Essential Oil Insect Repellent, Hello Hello Kids Mineral sunscreen spray, Lacura Kids Sunscreen 50, and Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream.”
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Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.
“Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP 0.1% was not in its original pharmacy labeled box.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. babo Botanical Sheer Mineral Sunscreen that expired in December 2022 was not discarded or returned to the parents. The sunscreen was maintained in the plastic container with other sunscreens and bug sprays in the locked cabinet by the refrigerator.”
Sep 25, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. babo Botanicals Sheer Mineral Sunscreen for a child expired in December 2022.”
Apr 11, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“Two (2) staff members did not have current Emergency Information form in file.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The permission form for PT solution lip balm was missing the name of the medication for a child. The permission form for Aquaphor lip balm expired on 1/6/24. The permission form for OFF! Family Bug Spray expired on 8/29/23.”
Nov 16, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last fire drill logged was 9/1/23.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 16, 2026.
- Licensed for 18 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 1155069.
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: Buncombe County Schools.
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 17.
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 |
|---|---|
| Erwin High School Learning Lab This child care provider | 17 |
| 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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Replies
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