Hildebran Pre-K
A child care center in Hildebran, North Carolina 28637
703 Us Hwy 70 West, Hildebran, North Carolina 28637. (828) 397-3181.
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The short answer
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Sep 32026 the latest visit on record
- 54 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 3, 2026.
5 violations cited in the last three years, 5 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
3 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 3, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“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.In space #1, an aerosol can of All Purpose Cleaner was on a wire rack above the handwashing sink. The unlocked aerosol spray can was appoxiamately 7 feet from the floor.”
Apr 10, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“The incident report dated 2/13/2024 did not have steps taken to prevent reoccurrence documented in the report.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Elevated platforms did not have a guardrail or protective barrier appropriate for the height of the equipment and the ages of the children using the equipment. On the playground for preschool children, outdoor space #1, there was a five foot drop off from an elevated platform where a slide was removed on the large composite structure.”
Nov 16, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“One child was not signed out on October 17, 2023, and two children were not signed out on November 3, 2023.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“Three incident reports for incidents that occurred on October 12, 2023, October 27, 2023, and November 13, 2023, were not recorded on the Incident Log.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 9, 2024.
- Licensed for 54 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 12000274.
- Restriction: Other - Enhanced ratios minus one child per group.
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: Burke County Public 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 40 child care providers in Burke County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hildebran Pre-K This child care provider | 5 |
| Hildebran Elementary YMCA Childcare | 19 |
| Circle of Friends Child Care Center | 22 |
| Quaker Meadows Generations | 5 |
| Creative Beginnings, LLC | 6 |
| First Baptist Church Child Development Center | 55 |
| Giggles N’ Grins Child Care and Learning Center | 3 |
| Ray Childers Pre-K | 17 |
| George Hildebrand Pre-K | 13 |
| Miss Sheila’s | 0 |
| W A Young Pre-K/More at Four | 0 |
| Icard Elementary Pre-K | 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.
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