3 C’s Cox Childcare Center
A child care center in New Bern, North Carolina 28562
403 Ninth Street, New Bern, North Carolina 28562. (252) 288-5809.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Sep 172026 the latest visit on record
- 39 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 Sep 17, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years, 6 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
6 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Oct 17, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“Upon arrival, the administrator left space #2 to open the front door to the facility to let me in. Eight (8) children, 2-4 years of age, were left unattended. The staff member assigned to space #2, was observed in space #3. Seven (7) children, 1-2 years of age, were left unattended.”
Mar 3, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“The staff member assigned to space #3 left the classroom space for several moments. Six (6) children, 3-4 years of age, were left unattended.”
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Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet.
“The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The top row of drain pipe was broken in several areas leaving gaps and there were other sections where the top row of drain pipe has fallen beside the lower row of drain pipe causing the fence to not measure four (4) feet in height and create protrusions.”
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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.
“R. Cox did not receive the required ten (10) hours of on-going training hours by 4/5/24.”
Aug 19, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served.
“According to the posted menu, lunch was noted as ground beef, noodles, corn, peaches, and milk however the children were served chicken nuggets, French fries, apples, and milk.”
Mar 14, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“On the toddler playground, the plastic lid to the turtle shaped sand box was cracked in several places creating pinching hazards.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Dec 16, 2025.
- Licensed for 39 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 25000534.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: 3 C’s Cox Childcare Center LLC.
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 41 child care providers in Craven County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| New Adventure Family Child Care Home | 5 |
| Dawn’s Home Day Care | 1 |
| Bright Morning Star Home Care | 4 |
| Happy Hearts Child Care | 11 |
| All My Children Childcare Home | 2 |
| Betty Sanders Home Day Care | 1 |
| Wonderland Fcch | 7 |
| 3 C’s Cox Childcare Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Sunshine Daycare Home | 1 |
| Latitude Kids Care | 49 |
| Dragonflies’ Learning Center, LLC | 46 |
| Excel Learning Centers #7 | 23 |
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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