Prime Time Youth Focus
A child care center in Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
1302 Norwood Street SW, Lenoir, North Carolina 28645. (828) 758-2482.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Jun 82026 the latest visit on record
- 30 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 Jun 8, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years, 7 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
7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Jun 8, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information.
“In space #1/2 there was not a First Aid Information sheet posted.”
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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.
“On May 8, 2026, one child was not signed in and one child was not signed out. On May 18, 2026, one child was not signed out. On May 21, 2026, four children were not signed out. On May 22, 2026, one child was not signed in and one child was not signed out. On May 27, 2026, four children were not signed out.”
Jun 24, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Two (2) current staff members were not entered into the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) to notify the Division.”
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The child care center was not free of lead poisoning hazards as defined in G.S.
“1130A-131.7(7).The most recent lead water test was conducted on June 30, 2021.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“The most recent annual EPR plan review on file at the facility was dated July 19, 2017.”
Jan 30, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“On January 17, 2025 five children were not signed out.”
Jul 10, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“On June 10, 2024, one child was not signed out. On June 17, 2024, one child was not signed in. On June 18, 2024, one child was not signed out. On June 20, 2024, one child was not signed out. On July 8, 2024, one child was not signed in.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 26, 2018.
- Licensed for 30 children, ages 6 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 14000144.
- Restriction: Other - May care for children up to 19 years of age.
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: Dulatown Outreach 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: 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 46 child care providers in Caldwell County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Northside Children’s Learning Center | 22 |
| Totland Childcare | 13 |
| Prime Time Youth Focus This child care provider | 7 |
| Lacey’s Place | 14 |
| Lower Creek Wrap Around | 7 |
| Valmead Preschool | 3 |
| Gamewell Elementary Wraparound | 6 |
| Whitnel Wraparound | 5 |
| Whitnel Pre-K / Even Start | 3 |
| Gamewell Elementary Pre-K | 11 |
| Davenport Wraparound | 10 |
| First Baptist Church of Lenoir Preschool | 32 |
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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