Precious Years Learning Center Inc.
A child care center in Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390
1317 North Bragg Blvd, Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390. (910) 922-4379.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Oct 72026 the latest visit on record
- 34 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 Oct 7, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
12 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. 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.
Mar 12, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“One new staff member, A. Word (DOE 1/28/26), did not have a valid qualification letter on file.”
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“One staff member did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. A medical report was on file during the visit with a later date than the employee’s hired date.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A medical exam was not on file for one child within 30 days of enrollment. The child’s medical exam was on file during the visit, dated more than 30 days of the child’s enrollment date.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One new staff member, A. Word (DOE 1/28/26), did not complete a criminal background check prior to employment.”
Mar 27, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“Two staff members did not have medical reports on file prior to employment. This is a Repeat Violation from 9/10/24.”
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The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91.
“The facility’s last sanitation inspection was conducted on 2/26/24.”
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The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“One child’s file did not have a parent’s signed acknowledgment form of the smoking and tobacco restriction.”
Sep 10, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair.
“There was peeling paint on the wall in space #1, under the clock, next to the light switch.”
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“One staff member did not have a medical report on file.”
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Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“One staff member did not have six clock hours of training in required topic areas on file.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“One staff member did not have at least sixteen hours of orientation on file.”
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Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches.
“There is an opening on the fencing gate on the left rear of the playground, facing the cleaners, measuring 4”. This is a potential entrapment for children.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Jul 24, 2024.
- Licensed for 34 children, ages 0 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26002402.
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: Precious Years Learning Center 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: 3 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 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ruth’s Daycare | 1 |
| Brite Shining Stars Child Development & Learning C | 1 |
| W.t. Brown Elementary | 1 |
| Mommy’s Day Care Center | 6 |
| Just Like Mom Development Center | 22 |
| Overhills Child Development Center | 14 |
| Sugar Babies Child Care | 12 |
| Precious Years Learning Center Inc. This child care provider | 12 |
| Tickles & Giggles Family Childcare Center, LLC | 39 |
| First Choice Childcare Center | 17 |
| Annie’s Day & Night Care | 12 |
| Wonder Years Child Development Center | 9 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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