Thomasville Primary Preschool
A child care center in Thomasville, North Carolina 27360
915 East Sunrise Avenue, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360. (336) 474-4159.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- May 272026 the latest visit on record
- 108 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 27, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
May 27, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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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 monthly playground inspections were not available for Division Representative review.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file. ***Health questionnaires were observed maintained with personnel files.”
Jan 22, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“During a complaint visit on 1/22/26, staff member’s records were not available for review when requested. Additionally, on 2/17/26, two staff member’s employment applications, three staff member signed personnel and operational policy statements, and three staff member signed acknowledgements of the facility discipline policy were requested for review from the off-site location, listed on the Public-School Off-Site Staff Records Verification form, and were not available for review.”
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Children’s records were not made available for review.
“On 1/22/26, a child’s record was not available for review upon consultant request.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“Three staff members did not have a qualifying criminal background check prior to employment.”
May 8, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“Items observed out of compliance with this rule are: Batteries were observed stored in an unlocked drawer, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, were observed placed in unlocked storage.”
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Electric fans were not mounted out of reach or did not have a mesh guard to prevent access.
“An electrical fan was observe not mounted and out of reach of children and it did not contain a mesh covering.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“This was observed in a classroom with children who are four and five years old.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“Shelter in place drill was not conducted quarterly.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 5, 2018.
- Licensed for 108 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 29000611.
- Restriction: Other - Meeting all Enhanced Requirements and Reduced Ratios. Stoves in classrooms unplugged. Preschool courtyard and playground only for outside play.
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: Thomasville City 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 64 child care providers in Davidson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 9.
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 | 6 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Child Dev. Center | 22 |
| Tom A. Finch Community YMCA School Age Program | 18 |
| Thomasville Primary Preschool This child care provider | 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.
From the provider
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