Hearth Record

Clyde Campbell Elementary School

A child care center in Hickory, North Carolina 28601

2121 35th Ave Drive NE, Hickory, North Carolina 28601. (828) 256-2769.

North Carolina’s own record, on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 20 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Every month

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?

8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 2, 2026.

20 violations cited in the last three years, 20 of them marked corrected.

Source:

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

20 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

20 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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 6, 2026: unannounced5 violations
  • 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. Six (6) staff members working in the school-age DD classrooms were not added to the facilities ABCMS roster within 5 days of being hired.”

    Rule A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 21, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.

    “Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One (1) staff member, with a hire date of September 1998 did not have documentation of having reviewed the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan annually.”

    Rule All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.

    “Two staff members with hire dates 10/30/25 and 11/3/25 did not complete all of the required orientation training topics within the first 2 weeks of being hired.”

    Rule Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.

    “In space 401 there were two (2) emergency medications (Epipen and Valtoco) that did not have a medication permission to administer form on file.”

    Rule Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 21, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.

    “One (1) staff member, with a hire date of September 1998, did not have documentation of having reviewed the Emergency Medical Care Plan annually.”

    Rule The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.. Corrected during the inspection.

Sep 4, 2025: unannounced3 violations
  • All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division.

    “Staff files for classroom spaces 401, 402, and 404 were not available to be monitored during today’s visit.”

    Rule All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 19, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Application for enrollment did not include all required information.

    “In space 403 one (1) child with a DOB of 8/12/21 had an application on file that did not list the child’s date of enrollment and did not complete the health care needs section. In space 403 one (1) child with a DOB of 8/12/21 had an application on file that did not list the parents preferred health care professional and their office phone number.”

    Rule Application for enrollment did not include all required information.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.

    “In space 316, one (1) medication permission to administer form did not contain all of the required information including: date”

    Rule Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Mar 20, 2025: unannounced2 violations
  • All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.

    “One (1) staff member with a hire date of October 9, 2024, did not have a staff file available for review.”

    Rule All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 4, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Corrected during the inspection.

Sep 13, 2024: unannounced3 violations
  • Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.

    “Daily attendance records for children enrolled at the center should be maintained as children arrive and depart.”

    Rule Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage.

    “Classroom materials were stored in the bathroom. As discussed, bathrooms may not be used as storage from classroom materials.”

    Rule Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.

    “In space # 403, One child with an emergency medication had a medication permission to administer form for Aquaphor that did not list the medications expiration date. In space # 404: One emergency medication, medication permission to administer form that provides standing orders to administer did not list the dates that the standing orders were effective for.”

    Rule Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 27, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Feb 29, 2024: unannounced7 violations
  • All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.

    “In classroom 401, there were 3 aerosol Mr. Bubble Foam Soap cans with warning labels that were on a shelf that was accessible to children.”

    Rule All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.

    “In classroom 404 where school-aged Developmental Day children are cared for a substitute was working without a substitute file available for review.”

    Rule All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.

    “In classroom #316 where preschool children are cared for daily attendance had not been recorded.”

    Rule Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.

    “In classroom 404 there were 2 outlets on an electrical power strip that were not covered.”

    Rule Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Prescribed medicines, that are pharmaceutical samples, was not stored in the manufacturers original packaging, was not labeled with the child’s name, and/or written instructions did not include the required information.

    “In classroom 401 there were 3 emergency medications that were not labeled with the child’s name.”

    Rule Prescribed medicines, that are pharmaceutical samples, was not stored in the manufacturers original packaging, was not labeled with the child's name, and/or written instructions did not include the required information.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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.

    “In classroom 404 one teacher with a hire date of August 7, 2023, did not have documentation available of completing Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire.”

    Rule 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.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Mar 14, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review.

    “In classrooms 404 and 401 there were tv’s that were being used and no screen time log that documented that screen time is being used.”

    Rule When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Mar 14, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 8 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 2, 2026Announced visitNo violations cited
Aug 26, 2026Unannounced visitNo violations cited
May 6, 2026Unannounced visit5 violations cited
Sep 4, 2025Unannounced visit3 violations cited
Mar 20, 2025Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Sep 20, 2024Announced visitNo violations cited
Sep 13, 2024Unannounced visit3 violations cited
Feb 29, 2024Unannounced visit7 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Sep 1, 2026.
  • Licensed for 28 children, ages 3 through 5.
  • Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 18000588.
  • Restriction: Other - Certified Developmental Day.
Source:

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.
Source:

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.
Source:

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.
Source:

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 20.
Source:

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.

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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