Shuford Elementary Kid Connection
A child care center in Conover, North Carolina 28613
810 Hunsucker Dr, Conover, North Carolina 28613. (828) 464-1973.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Feb 172026 the latest visit on record
- 140 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Feb 17, 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 17, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“One new staff member with a date of employment of 01/02/2026 was not listed on the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff document dated 11/25/2025 and a copy of the application, staff medical report, TB test results, and Health Questionnaire were not on file at the facility.”
Sep 17, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“From 3:25pm to 3:33pm, in the cafeteria, one staff member supervised a group of sixteen female students ranging from five to ten years of age. From 3:48pm to 3:50pm, in the cafeteria, one staff member supervised a group of twenty-five students ranging from five to ten years of age while the other staff member took two students to the classroom to depart with their parent. From 3:50pm to 3:51pm, in the cafeteria, one staff member supervised a group of twenty-four students ranging from five to ten years of age until the other staff member returned to the cafeteria.”
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Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.
“No incident report had been completed for two separate minor injuries that occurred on 09/16/2025.”
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School-aged children were not adequately supervised.
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“At 3:51pm, a staff member gave two five-year-old students permission to leave the group to from the cafeteria and down the hallway unattended by a staff member to use the hall restroom. A few minutes later, the staff member sent a ten-year-old student to supervise the two five-year-old students and bring them back to the cafeteria. Later in the visit, a staff member gave permission for one young student to go into the hallway to get some out of their bookbag and sent an older student with them with no staff supervision.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“The Classroom Staff to Child Ratio Worksheet posted in the gymnasium did not have a ratio requirement box checked. The Classroom Staff to Child Ratio Worksheet posted in the cafeteria did not include the maximum space capacity as the maximum number of children allowed in the space.”
Dec 7, 2023: unannounced3 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“15A NCAC 18A .2818(e) Handwash signs shall be posted at every handwash lavatory area. The signs shall instruct children and child care center employees to wash their hands in accordance with Rule .2803 of this Section. Handwashing signs were not posted in the hall bathrooms used by the students.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 10/18/2022 did not have training certificates on file to verify that the 8 required health and safety training topics had been completed within the first year of employment.”
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The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities.
“The emergency medical care plan dated 08/30/2023 did not include the names of the current staff as the responsible person or the alternate responsible person.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 7, 2018.
- Licensed for 140 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 18000523.
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: Newton Conover City Schools DBA Community 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 |
|---|---|
| Concordia Lutheran Preschool | 3 |
| Conover School | 30 |
| Tyndall Center for Early Age Education | 0 |
| Quest at St. Stephens Elementary | 7 |
| Shuford Elementary Kid Connection This child care provider | 8 |
| Quest at Lyle Creek Elementary | 1 |
| Lyle Creek Elementary | 4 |
| Kindercare Learning Center-Fairgrove | 58 |
| Kindercare Learning Center-Rock Barn | 54 |
| Conover School Kid Connection | 14 |
| Shuford Elementary Preschool | 17 |
| O.l. Moretz Foundation YMCA Early Learning Center | 57 |
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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