Viewmont Elementary YMCA Childcare
A child care center in Hickory, North Carolina 28601
21 16th Ave NE, Hickory, North Carolina 28601. (828) 324-9622.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Jul 62026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
4 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 6, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Jul 6, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“One sunscreen product expired in 09/2018 and one sunscreen product expired in 09/2025.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The name of the medication or over the counter product was missing on the permission to administer medication form for one emergency medication and five sunscreen products. The description for how to apply the sunscreen product was missing on eight permission to administer forms. The valid dates to administer one prescription medication was missing from the permission to administer form. No permission to administer form was on file for seven sunscreen products.”
Jan 6, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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All group leaders were not at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma, and/or had not completed Basic School Age Care (BSAC) training.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 08/28/2025 whose BSAC training was due by 11/28/2025 completed BSAC training on 01/05/2026.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member with a date of employment of 08/22/2025 whose CPR training was due by 11/22/2025 completed CPR training on 12/08/2025.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member with a date of employment of 08/22/2025 whose First Aid training was due by 11/22/2025 completed First Aid training on 12/08/2025.”
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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 date of employment of 08/28/2025 whose Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training was due by 11/28/2025 completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on 01/06/2026.”
Nov 19, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 08/14/2025 had a staff medical assessment on file dated 10/07/2025. One staff member with a date of employment of 08/22/2025 had a staff medical on file dated 09/19/2025. One staff member with a date of employment of 09/16/2025 had a staff medical assessment on file dated 10/29/2025.”
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Emergency information did not name child’s health care professional.
“One child enrollment application submitted electronically to the organization which included the required emergency information did not have a health care professional listed for the child.”
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 08/14/2025 had TB test results on file dated 10/07/2025. One staff member with a date of employment of 08/22/2025 had TB test results on file dated 09/19/2025. One staff member with a date of employment of 09/16/2025 had TB test results on file dated 10/29/2025.”
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Within the first 6 weeks of assuming responsibility for supervising group of children, each employee did not complete at least 3 additional clock hours of training on topics outlined in this rule.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 09/16/2025 had not completed new staff orientation training and no documentation of new staff orientation was on file.”
Sep 16, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 05/2024 had a CBC qualified status dated 10/22/2024. One staff member with a date of employment of 08/2025 had a CBC qualified status dated 08/21/2025. Neither staff member had a copy of the CBC qualification letter on file in paper format or electronic format.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Staff records were not available for review in paper format or in electronic format.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One staff member with a date of employment of 08/2025 did not complete the application process to obtain a CBC qualification letter prior to employment.”
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Written procedures were not established for pick-up and delivery of children.
“The template for writing safe arrival and departure procedures which is provided on the DCDEE website was posted on the bulletin board outside the school gym but the facility procedures for arrival and departure were not posted.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Feb 10, 2026.
- Licensed for 100 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 18000639.
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: YMCA of Catawba Valley, 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: 4 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 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Viewmont Elementary YMCA Childcare This child care provider | 14 |
| St. Stephen’s Lutheran Preschool | 8 |
| Hickory Foundation YMCA Child Development Center | 27 |
| Oakwood Elementary Pre-K | 11 |
| Viewmont Elementary Pre-K | 6 |
| Legrande Learning Center | 27 |
| Little Stars Child Development Center | 7 |
| Webb Murray Pre-K | 5 |
| Quest at Snow Creek Elementary | 4 |
| Quest at Clyde Campbell Elementary | 3 |
| Quest at Webb A. Murray Elementary | 3 |
| Viewmont Baptist Church Tree of Learning | 16 |
| Shining Stars | 0 |
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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