Andrews Elementary School Pre-K
A child care center in Andrews, North Carolina 28901
205 Jean Christy Avenue, Andrews, North Carolina 28901. (828) 321-4415.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- May 212026 the latest visit on record
- 27 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 May 21, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
12 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 21, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not completed for October 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.
“Staff members T.M. and D.H. did not complete the required Recognizing and responding to suspicious of Maltreatment training. Certificates were not available for review.”
Sep 2, 2025: unannounced8 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“One (1) child’s attendance record for today did not have arrival time.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review.”
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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.
“Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, “Medication in Child Care” training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but “Medication in Child Care” training was not completed either.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child’s face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year.”
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When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a 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.
“Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time.”
Apr 17, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 8 violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 25, 2021.
- Licensed for 27 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 20000056.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced staff/child ratios.
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: Cherokee 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 13 child care providers in Cherokee County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hill Top Head Start | 16 |
| Andrews Elementary School Pre-K This child care provider | 12 |
| Tiny Tots Creative Learning Center, LLC | 9 |
| Murphy Head Start | 8 |
| Murphy Elementary School Pre-K | 17 |
| Martins Creek School Pre-K | 5 |
| Ranger Elementary School Pre-K | 9 |
| Murphy Adventist Christian School | 3 |
| Kid’s Corner | 8 |
| Murphy After School | 5 |
| Martins Creek Elementary After School | 2 |
| Peachtree Elementary Pre-Kindergarten | 22 |
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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