J & J Child Care Home
A child care center in Battleboro, North Carolina 27809
5120 Gainor Ave, Battleboro, North Carolina 27809. (252) 973-1694.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Oct 132026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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 13, 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
11 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 4, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“There was a bottle of hand sanitizer located on the sink children use to wash their hands. The additional warning was, if swallowed contact poison control.”
Dec 2, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“There was one child who began care on March 21, 2025, that did not have a signed notification of Prevention Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Policy on file for review.”
Jun 11, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“There were no sleep checks available for an eleven (11) month old child who was enrolled on May 22, 2025.”
Dec 13, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“N. Powell last completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on June 30, 2018; however the training needed to be complete again on or prior to June 30, 23.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Your last fire inspection was completed on November 15, 2023. The fire inspection was due on or before November 15, 2024.”
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Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center.
“One child’s file with an enrollment date of September 25, 2024, did not have documentation of the parent participation plan.”
May 16, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.
“A plastic grocery bag was observed under the diaper changing table in space used by children. Plastic grocery bags were on the table used by children during outside play.”
Jan 12, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“A statement signed by the parent was not on file acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy for one preschool child enrolled.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The bottom step on the multi-colored play structure was cracked exposing sharp edges. The seat on the green riding child sized tractor was cracked in two places, a screw was protruding from the darker green child sized riding tractor, and the green storage basket was cracked exposing sharp edges on the playground.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“The medical exam on file for one preschool child enrolled on September 12, 2022, was dated December 1, 2022; therefore, it was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“A statement signed by the parent was not on file to verify a copy of the center’s discipline policy was received for one preschool child enrolled.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 5, 2019.
- Licensed for 12 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 33000120.
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: J & J Child Care, 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 33 child care providers in Edgecombe County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; 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 |
|---|---|
| J & J Child Care Home This child care provider | 11 |
| Little Grown-Ups Child Care Center | 7 |
| Coker Wimberly Elementary School | 8 |
| Think and Grow Child Care #2 | 11 |
| Peg’s Home Daycare | 8 |
| His Majesty’s Children #2 | 52 |
| Princeville Head Start | 14 |
| Precious Ones Day Care Home | 2 |
| T. & G. # 3 | 12 |
| Step By Step | 4 |
| Home Away From Home Day Care | 8 |
| Naeem’s Academy for Spoiled Babies | 7 |
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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