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Faulk Kidland Childcare Center

A child care center in Tabor City, North Carolina 28463

1545 Sandy Plains Church Road, Tabor City, North Carolina 28463. (910) 653-2584.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 10 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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?

6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 7, 2026.

10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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

10 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

10 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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.

Apr 28, 2026: unannounced2 violations
  • 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. A staff member with a start date of January 15, 2026 has not yet completed training.”

    Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 11, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • 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. A staff member with a start date of January 15, 2026 has not yet completed training.”

    Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 11, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Nov 13, 2025: unannounced1 violation
  • Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.

    “In space 4, two (2) parent authorizations for diaper had expired. In space 2b, one (1) parent authorization for diaper cream had expired.”

    Rule Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 17, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Nov 19, 2024: unannounced5 violations
  • A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.

    “The activity plan posted in Space #2a was dated for the previous week.”

    Rule A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.

    “The facility’s previous sanitation inspection was conducted August 14, 2023, and the next one was not conducted until September 6, 2024, more than one year later.”

    Rule Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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 facility’s previous fire inspection was obtained August 3, 2023, and the next one was not obtained until August 13, 2024, more than 12 months later.”

    Rule Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.

    “The ratio chart posted in Space #2a did not accurately reflect the age of the youngest child currently enrolled.”

    Rule Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • The operator did not maintain the manufacturer’s instructions on file electronically or in paper format for any outdoor play structures purchased or installed on or after September 1, 2017.

    “Installation instructions were not on file for a Step 2 truck shaped slide/climber observed on the playground used by preschool children.”

    Rule The operator did not maintain the manufacturer's instructions on file electronically or in paper format for any outdoor play structures purchased or installed on or after September 1, 2017.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 25, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

May 21, 2024: unannounced2 violations
  • A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.

    “A qualification letter was not on file for a staff member who began employment May 8, 2024.”

    Rule A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.

    “Plastic grocery bags were observed in the cabinet underneath the changing table accessible to children two years of age.”

    Rule Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.. Corrected during the inspection.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 7, 2026Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Apr 28, 2026Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Nov 13, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Nov 19, 2024Unannounced visit5 violations cited
May 21, 2024Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Dec 7, 2023Unannounced visitNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 23, 2023.
  • Licensed for 73 children, ages 0 through 12.
  • Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 24000131.
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: Faulk, Carla C.
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: 5 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 33 child care providers in Columbus County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 10.
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.

11 of the 33 in Columbus County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Daisy’s Good Beginnings16
Tabor City School Pre-K7
Faulk Kidland Childcare Center This child care provider10
Bri’s School Age Care7
Bri’s Caring Heart Child Care12
Bri’s School Age Care 22
Safe Hands Childcare22
Southeastern Community College Child Dev. Center16
Pam’s Day Care Home0
Farmer’s Union Developmental Day Care34
Best Day Care Home15
Kid Kare Academy12

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

The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.

Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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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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