Snow Hill Child Enrichment Center
A child care center in Candler, North Carolina 28715
84 Snow Hill Church Rd, Candler, North Carolina 28715. (828) 667-1171.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Aug 62026 the latest visit on record
- 45 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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 Aug 6, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Aug 6, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages.
“Five (5) children did not wash hands upon returning to the classroom in space #1.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“Two (2) siblings were not signed out on 8/5/26.”
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The written feeding plan did not include the child’s name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center.
“A feeding plan for a child with date of birth of 6/25/25 was not signed by the parents.”
Jan 30, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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A child’s hands were not washed after each diaper change.
“One (1) child’s hands were not washed with soap and water after diaper change. The child’s hands were wiped with baby wipes instead.”
Aug 14, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“The only training certificate found in the file for a staff member who was hired on 9/13/23 was Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.”
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The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“A staff member who was hired on 10/28/24 completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on 8/13/25.”
Aug 28, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“A lockdown drill was conducted on 3/8/24 then 8/1/24.”
Feb 14, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“An outlet above heater/vent in space #4 was not covered with an outlet safety cover.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a GS 110-106 since Jun 28, 2021.
- Capacity: 45 children, ages 1 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 1155171.
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: Snow Hill United Methodist Church.
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?
- North Carolina’s licence for this facility is not star-rated: GS 110-106.
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 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Jumping Jacks Small Day Care Home | 2 |
| Candler Elementary School Head Start | 3 |
| Hominy Child Care | 57 |
| YMCA Hominy Valley Afterschool | 18 |
| YMCA Pisgah Afterschool | 9 |
| The Goddard School of Asheville | 27 |
| Hawthorn Montessori School | 19 |
| Snow Hill Child Enrichment Center This child care provider | 8 |
| West Asheville Baptist Early Learning Center | 16 |
| Asheville Jewish Community Center | 87 |
| Annette’s Day Care | 25 |
| Tammy Pratt Day Care Home | 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.
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