Atlantic Elementary School Pre-K
A child care center in Atlantic, North Carolina 28511
151 School Drive, Atlantic, North Carolina 28511. (252) 225-3961.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Jun 22026 the latest visit on record
- 14 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 2, 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. 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.
Oct 6, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The large wooden boat and pier equipment in the outdoor space has two (2) broken steps and a rotten board under the boat mast causing a tripping hazard.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“According to the facility’s Emergency Drill Log, the last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted in May 2025.”
Apr 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“A First Aid information sheet was not posted in the classroom.”
Apr 17, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Hazard tape is around the damaged fence in the outdoor space area: however, the damaged fence is accessible to the children, and the fence is not providing a protective outdoor space for the children.”
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Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet.
“The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fence that enclosed outdoor space #1 was previously damaged during a storm. One (1) section of the fence was torn completely to the ground with a round metal brace bar that is bent towards the ground.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“The depth of the mulch in the outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 2, 2026.
- Licensed for 14 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 16000178.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Carteret 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 22 child care providers in Carteret County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Elementary School Pre-K This child care provider | 6 |
| Saint James Day Care & Preschool | 4 |
| Beaufort Child Development Center | 3 |
| Smyrna Elementary Preschool | 7 |
| Morehead Primary Preschool | 2 |
| Beaufort Elementary Preschool | 10 |
| Karen’s Day Care | 1 |
| Lenka’s Family Child Care Home | 1 |
| Little Gems Daycare Center | 3 |
| Bogue Sound Elementary School Pre-K | 3 |
| Carteret Preschool Center | 9 |
| White Oak Elementary School | 2 |
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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