Thomasville Head Start
A child care center in Thomasville, North Carolina 27360
406 Duke Street, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360. (336) 475-4700.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Oct 152026 the latest visit on record
- 87 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 15, 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 Mar 2026. 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.
Mar 13, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“In space 1 a child did not have a signed permission form to administer medication for “Ventolin Inhaler” . In space 2 - a child did not have a signed permission form from the parent to administer “Symbicort” Inhaler.”
May 8, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
The inspectors’ words, 112 words
“Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child’s developmental needs. . **A staff member in a classroom with children who are three (3) years old was observed on camera displaying aggressive behavior/interaction with a child. While sitting in a circle on the carpet the staff member was observed pulling a child by the arm, placing their face extremely close to the child’s face, appearing to be speaking to the child. Once the staff member releases the child’s arm, as the child walked away, the staff member was observed throwing, what appears to be a book in the direction of the child .**”
Oct 22, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“I observed some “raised sharp” areas along the fence on the playground used by children who are two(2) and three(3) years old. These areas span the scope of the fence and are accessible to the children.”
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Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents.
“I did not observe the safe-pick-up procedures posted at the facility.”
Dec 19, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“The last approved sanitation inspection expired on September 22, 2022. The provider did not contact Environmental Service prior to the inspection expiration date.”
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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.
“Documentation of the completion of the training was not available for Division Representative review; for one of the staff members working in a classroom with children.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 20, 2026.
- Licensed for 87 children, ages 0 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 29000268.
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: Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, 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: 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 64 child care providers in Davidson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Bethany Stepping Stones | 5 |
| Thomasville Head Start This child care provider | 6 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Child Dev. Center | 22 |
| Tom A. Finch Community YMCA School Age Program | 18 |
| Thomasville Primary Preschool | 9 |
| Pilot Preschool | 7 |
| Fair Grove Preschool | 5 |
| Little Hands | 17 |
| Kids Only | 27 |
| Honey Bunch Kids | 19 |
| Kiddie Kasa in Home Learning Center | 5 |
| A New Hope for All Aftercare LLC | 22 |
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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