Wm Irvin Elementary Preschool
A child care center in Concord, North Carolina 28025
1400 Gold Rush Drive, Concord, North Carolina 28025. (704) 260-6330.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- May 112026 the latest visit on record
- 36 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 11, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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
11 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 11, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“In Space 615, a pack of batteries and loose batteries were stored in an unlocked drawer at children’s level.”
May 1, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review.”
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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 hired on 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review.”
Apr 25, 2024: unannounced7 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“A child’s file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.”
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“One child’s file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law.”
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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.
“A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“One child’s file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours.”
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The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily.
“The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 1, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 6, 2024.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 6.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 13000300.
- Restriction: Other - Reduced Enhanced Ratios minus 1.
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: Cabarrus 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 90 child care providers in Cabarrus County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6.5; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy | 32 |
| Rocky River Kids: Plus | 4 |
| W.m. Irvin Kids: Plus | 1 |
| Logan Community Child Development Center #2 | 6 |
| Dixon Academy at Northeast | 21 |
| Ready to Learn Child Development | 8 |
| Wm Irvin Elementary Preschool This child care provider | 11 |
| New Life Kid’s Care | 7 |
| Badger Family Daycare | 2 |
| Patriots Kids: Plus | 2 |
| A. T. Allen Kids: Plus | 0 |
| Rocky River Elem. Pre-K | 17 |
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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