Save the Children East C Street Academy
A child care center in Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081
505 East C Street, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081. (704) 750-0323.
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Feb 242026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
12 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years, 6 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
6 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 17, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“A staff member hired on 11/24/25 did not have documentation of receiving at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.”
Nov 6, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.
“On three different occasions I observed by video a staff member roughly handle two different children, ages one and two.”
Aug 29, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current CPR certificate on file.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 5/28/24 did not have a current First Aid certificate on file.”
Apr 22, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The kitchen door was unlocked while not in use.”
Dec 8, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“In space 3 and space 4, a bottle of Benadryl was observed in the red emergency bag. You removed the Benadryl and placed it in locked storage during today’s visit.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Feb 11, 2024.
- Licensed for 60 children, ages 0 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 13000603.
- Restriction: Other - Reduced 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: Scus Head Start Programs, 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: 4 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 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Charles E Boger Kids:plus | 0 |
| Save the Children East C Street Academy This child care provider | 6 |
| Play Lab STEAM Preschool | 10 |
| La Petite Academy | 32 |
| Weddington Hills Kids Plus | 0 |
| Mcgill Learning Center | 14 |
| Rocky River Kids: Plus | 4 |
| Kid’s Korner Child Development, Inc. | 11 |
| Mt. Pleasant Kids: Plus | 0 |
| W.m. Irvin Kids: Plus | 1 |
| Harrisburg Kids : Plus | 0 |
| Harrisburg Presbyterian Church Child Dev.center | 7 |
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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