Manteo Elementary Pre-K
A child care center in Manteo, North Carolina 27954
701 North Highway 64/264, Manteo, North Carolina 27954. (252) 473-2742.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 9, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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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| 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.
Sep 2, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“Activity plans were not posted in classroom 109, 111, and 114.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The mulch on the outdoor play area had long sharp pieces of wood ranging from four (4) to eight (8) inches in length.”
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The EMC plan did not name the person responsible, and at least one alternate, for choosing and carrying out the plan of action to obtain appropriate medical care.
“The emergency medical care plan was last updated in October 2024 and did not include a change in administrator.”
Mar 18, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A substitute working in Room 114 did not have a Qualifying Letter.”
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Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.
“Documentation of outdoor inspections was not available from October 2024 - February 2025.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“A substitute working in Room 114 had not completed a DHHS Criminal Background Check before working in the NCPre-K classroom.”
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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.
“A teacher assistant hired on August 15, 2024 was required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment by November 15, 2024 but had not completed it.”
Apr 22, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A staff person hired on March 14, 2024 and working in the NCPre-K classroom did not have a qualification letter.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“A staff person hired on March 14, 2024 and working in the NCPre-K classroom had not fully completed the DHHS Criminal Background Check process.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“Documentation of a quarterly emergency drill was not available for October - December 2023.”
Nov 6, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“A staff person hired on September 6, 2022 did not complete the required Health and Safety Training modules by September 6, 2023.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Apr 14, 2025.
- Licensed for 60 children, ages 3 through 6.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 28000234.
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: Dare 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 22 child care providers in Dare County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Manteo Elementary Pre-K This child care provider | 11 |
| Right at School at Manteo | 5 |
| Dare County Head Start | 1 |
| First Assembly of God Ministries | 3 |
| Patty Cake Daycare | 4 |
| Christie’s Family Child Care Home | 3 |
| Cooper’s Child Care and Learning Home | 5 |
| First Flight Elementary Pre-K | 3 |
| Nags Head Elementary Pre-K | 4 |
| Cape Hatteras Elementary Pre-K | 11 |
| The All Saints School | 25 |
| The Sandbox Early Learning Center, LLC. | 31 |
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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