District 7 Elementary
A child care center in Wade, North Carolina 28395
5721 Smithfield Rd, Wade, North Carolina 28395. (910) 483-7370.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- May 122026 the latest visit on record
- 16 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 12, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. 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.
Apr 1, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A copy of the incident report was not given to the parent.
“Copies of incident reports, that were completed on January 30, 2025, and March 17, 2025, were not given to the parent/guardian.”
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An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required.
“An incident report for an incident that occurred on March 17, 2025, and required a child to get follow-up medical treatment, was not mailed or emailed to the child care consultant within 7 days.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“An incident report log was not available for review.”
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Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.
“NC Wise Student Accident Reports, completed on January 30, 2025, and March 17, 2025, did not include: witness to the incident, time parent was notified, where the child received medical treatment, steps to prevent reoccurrence, and a parent signature line.”
Dec 12, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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 most recent fire inspection was completed on September 05, 2024. The most recent fire inspection report was received during today’s visit.”
Jan 11, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“A sanitation inspection has not been completed within the past twelve months. The most recent sanitation inspection was completed on November 04, 2022.”
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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.
“Melissa Karikas, teacher, and Antoinette Williams, teacher assistant, did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the past five years.”
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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 most recent fire inspection was completed on September 06, 2023. The child care consultant received a copy of the fire inspection report during today’s visit.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Nov 15, 2024.
- Licensed for 16 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26002205.
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: Cumberland 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 260 child care providers in Cumberland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| District 7 Elementary This child care provider | 8 |
| Center Baptist Day Care | 10 |
| Annie’s Day & Night Care | 12 |
| Wonder Years Child Development Center | 9 |
| Panda Day Care & Creative School #2 | 15 |
| Panda Day Care & Creative School | 12 |
| Ponderosa Daycare, LLC | 6 |
| Academe Child Development Center | 45 |
| Lil’ Angels Day Care | 1 |
| New Forever Young Day Care | 24 |
| Hay-Branson Head Start | 1 |
| Tiny Town Day Care | 1 |
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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