Ed V. Baldwin Elementary
A child care center in Hope Mills, North Carolina 28348
4441 Legion Rd, Hope Mills, North Carolina 28348. (910) 483-7370.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Sep 172026 the latest visit on record
- 32 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 17, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 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
16 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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.
Oct 2, 2025: unannounced6 violations
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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. Two staff members did not have a current CPR verification on file. Both expired 9/2025. This is a repeat violation that was cited during visit on 3/5/2025.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last fire drill that was practiced was completed on 9/30/2025. however, it was not documented on the Emergency Drill Log & Report sheet. This was corrected today. The LT documented the drill on the Drill Log & Report sheet”
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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 operator did not submit the fire inspection within one week of inspection. This was corrected by the LT submitting the fire inspection to me.”
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Outdoor play area did not provide an area that is shaded.
“The outdoor play area does not have any shaded areas”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed on 9/25/2025. however was not record after completion. This was corrected by the LT, documenting the Emergency Drill Log & Record form during the visit. This is a repeat violation that was cited on 3/5/2025.”
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The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests.
“The outdoor play area grass was not maintained in a manner which may attract or harbor pests. Also, under the stairs of the play ground equipment in the sand area the grass is growing very tall. also, the pine straw needs to be removed from the play area”
Mar 5, 2025: unannounced9 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“While monitoring the outdoor play area the storage shied where extra toys are keep. The door to the shield where toys for the child are stored is hanging form the hinges and will not stay closed.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“In space C-6, the paper towel holder has rust exposed on both dispensers. The child size sink in the classroom has a leak at the bottom part of the facet. The teacher had to place a paper towel around it to catch the water as it leaked out. The bottom of toilet in first stall of the children’s bathroom has a crack in it.”
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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. One staff did not complete CPR within 90 days of hire. Hire date 9/19/2024.”
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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. One staff did not complete First Aid training within 90 days of hire. Hire date 9/19/2024”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The fire drills were not practiced monthly. The last one documented was 1/31/2025.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed but not recorded. This was corrected during the visit, by the teacher documenting the date and time as to when it was completed on 1/10/2025”
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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.
“One staff did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of hire. Hire date was 9/19/2024.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“The EMC plan was not reviewed with staff annually.”
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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.
“It was stated by staff that the EPR Plan was not reviewed with them annually.”
Sep 17, 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 fire inspection that was completed on 4/19/2024 was not submit within seven day of inspection being completed. It was corrected by me receiving the inspection during today’s visit.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 28, 2024.
- Licensed for 32 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26002216.
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 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ed V. Baldwin Elementary This child care provider | 16 |
| Tiny Town Day Care | 1 |
| First Steps Childcare & Learning Center | 10 |
| Pamper, Hugs & Luv’s Learning Center, Inc. | 2 |
| The Sunshine House, Inc. #149 | 44 |
| Gallberry Farm Prime Time | 0 |
| Rockfish Prime Time | 0 |
| C. Wayne Collier Prime Time | 1 |
| Children Around the World (Fcc) | 4 |
| Pamper, Hugs & Luv’s Afterschool Facility | 1 |
| First Steps Childcare & Learning Center - B | 2 |
| C. Wayne Collier Elementary | 1 |
| Gallberry Farm Elementary | 5 |
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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