Mt. View Elementary Preschool
A child care center in Hickory, North Carolina 28602
5911 Dwayne Starnes Drive, Hickory, North Carolina 28602. (828) 294-2020.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- May 202026 the latest visit on record
- 52 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 20, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 4 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 20, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“Fire drills had not been completed monthly as required, the last fire drill was completed on February 18, 2026.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“An emergency drills had not been completed quarterly as required, the last emergency drill was completed on January 14, 2026.”
Nov 13, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One staff member (KHC) did not complete the required health and safety trainings within one year of being hired.”
Jan 7, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“One staff member with a hire date of 8/12/2005, did not have documentation of completing Health and Safety Trainings.”
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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.
“One staff member with a hire date of 8/12/2005, did not have documentation of completing Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment.”
Jan 17, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“One staff member with a date of birth of 11/24/81 did not have a staff file available for review.”
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Application for enrollment did not include all required information.
“An application for enrollment for a child with a date of birth of 9/2/15, did not have all required information completed including unique behaviors, fears, allergies, and health concerns, on the child’s application for enrollment.”
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Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement.
“The discipline policy in one child’s file with a date of birth of 9/2/15, did not identify the child’s date of enrollment.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Sep 12, 2018.
- Licensed for 52 children, ages 3 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 18000374.
- Restriction: Other - Reduced staff/child ratios by one per group; Certified Developmental Day; May care for children up to 14 years old.
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: Catawba 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 87 child care providers in Catawba County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Martha’s Day Care Home | 3 |
| The Sandbox | 9 |
| Little Lambs Childcare | 7 |
| Southwest Primary Preschool | 20 |
| Mt. View Elementary Preschool This child care provider | 8 |
| Footsteps Child Care Center, LLC | 13 |
| Little Lambs Childcare #2 | 1 |
| Bizzee Bit’s Home Childcare | 0 |
| Quest at Mountain View Elementary | 6 |
| Hart and Soul Child Development Center | 0 |
| La Vie Christian Academy | 7 |
| Longview Elementary Prek | 9 |
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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