C.c. Spaulding Elementary Pre-K
A child care center in Durham, North Carolina 27707
1531 S. Roxboro Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27707. (919) 560-3974.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Apr 72026 the latest visit on record
- 36 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 Apr 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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. 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.
Apr 22, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A child enrolled on 10/21/24d did not have an immunization record on file.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A child enrolled on 10/21/24 did not have a medical exam on file.”
Dec 12, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“An electrical outlet was observed in the reading area without a safety cover.”
May 2, 2024: unannounced8 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. An employee did not have a current CPR certificate on file for review during today’s visit.”
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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 Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. An employee did not have a current first aid certificate on file for review during today’s visit.”
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“An employee did not have a current health questionnaire on file for review during today’s visit.”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“A child in space #1 did not have a health care professional list on the application on file.”
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Emergency medical care information did not contain information needed for safe medical treatment.
“A child in space #1 did not have a hospital list on the application on file.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“An employee in space #1, space #2 and the administrator did not have the required training hours available for review during today’s visit.”
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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.
“An employee did not complete recognizing and responding to suspicions of child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire.”
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There was not a sufficient supply of clean linen on hand.
“A child in space #2 did not have a sheet on their mat when napping.”
Jan 22, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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The center did not follow all procedures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases described in 15A NCAC 18A .2800.
“A child did not use the correct procedures to wash hands in the café after picking up food off the floor while eating lunch.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 8 violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Feb 8, 2019.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32001871.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced staff/child ratios. Approved for rooms 406 and 414 only.
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: Durham Public 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 225 child care providers in Durham 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 |
|---|---|
| C.c. Spaulding Elementary Pre-K This child care provider | 12 |
| Cresset Christian Academy Pre-School | 39 |
| Delores Bynum’s Day Care Home | 5 |
| The Learning Circle | 6 |
| Primary Colors Early Learning Center | 16 |
| Little Angels Child Development Center | 3 |
| Bryson Christian Montessori School III | 15 |
| Lil Folks Daycare | 0 |
| Virginia Lindsay | 8 |
| White Rock Child Development Center | 14 |
| Small Wonders Day Care | 0 |
| King’s Kids Child Development Center | 17 |
| Cynthia’s Little People | 0 |
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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