Opening Doors Preschool II, Inc.
A child care center in Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
201 South Lee Street, Whiteville, North Carolina 28472. (910) 642-2460.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- Oct 152026 the latest visit on record
- 198 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 15, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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
10 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Jun 3, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“One staff member last completed training on February, 23, 2020 and one staff member last completed training on June 3, 2021.”
Nov 12, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Two (2) staff had not completed all of the required training within one year of employment.”
May 7, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child’s home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child.
“In space 3, bottles for one infant were not dated. Another bottle was not labeled with the child’s name.”
Nov 20, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“The facility’s previous sanitation inspection was conducted January 20, 2023 and the next one was not conducted until February 19, 2024, more than 12 months later.”
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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 facility’s previous fire inspection was obtained December 8, 2022 and the next one was not obtained until December 18, 2023, more than 12 months later.”
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Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care.
“A McDonald’s cup of iced coffee was observed in Space #1 and two bottles of Sun Drop were observed in Space #2.”
Dec 5, 2023: unannounced4 violations
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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.
“An aerosol spray bottle of air freshener was observed unlocked in Space #5.”
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Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services.
“A child being treated by a rheumatologist for a chronic condition requiring pain medication did not have a medical action plan on file.”
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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.
“A diaper cream with authorization which expired December 2, 2023 was observed in Space #1.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Three staff members employed more than one year have not yet completed all required health and safety training topics.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 14, 2023.
- Licensed for 198 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 24000141.
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: Opening Doors Preschool II, 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: 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 33 child care providers in Columbus County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Community College Child Dev. Center | 16 |
| Pam’s Day Care Home | 0 |
| Best Day Care Home | 15 |
| Kid Kare Academy | 12 |
| Whiteville Primary School Preschool | 10 |
| Williams Township Pre-K | 5 |
| Old Dock Elementary | 3 |
| Opening Doors Preschool II, Inc. This child care provider | 10 |
| Bethel’s Childcare | 5 |
| Enchanting Tree Learning Center | 24 |
| Edu-Care Preschool Center #102 | 18 |
| Grow Early Learning Whiteville Center | 3 |
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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