South Greene Head Start
A child care center in Snow Hill, North Carolina 28580
602 W Harper Street, Snow Hill, North Carolina 28580. (252) 523-7770.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Feb 112026 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Feb 11, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 11, 2026: unannounced7 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“The updated annual health questionnaire was not on file for K. Jones”
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Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.
“The updated annual emergency information document was not file for K. Jones”
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Children’s records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child.
“There was no medical exam or health assessment on record for K. Waters.”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“The emergency information did not include a preferred health care professional for K. Waters”
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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. Documentation of completion of the annul fire inspection was not on file fore review during the visit, nor submitted within one week of completion.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“Documentation of annual review of the facility’s EMC plan was not on file for K. Jones.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“Documentation of annual review of the facility’s EPR plan was not on file for K. Jones.”
Mar 31, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“A bucket of Mapei Ultra Bound ECO 711 product labeled “keep out of reach of children with additional warning was on the cleaning cart in the girl’s bathroom used by children in building #1.”
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All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Documentation of the annual EPR plan review was not on file for one staff member. The last review date recorded was August 21, 2023”
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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.
“Medication onsite for one preschool child was not discarded when the child was no longer enrolled. The last date of enrollment date was in December 2024.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“A staff/child ratio chart was not posted in classroom #1 during the observation.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“Documentation was not on file verifying the emergency medical care plan was reviewed annually with one staff member. The last review date recorded was August 21, 2023.”
Dec 6, 2024: 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.
“Documentation giving authorization to administer medication for one child enrolled in Space #1.”
May 2, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“In space number two (#2) there was an albuterol inhaler with a permission to administer form on file and was signed on September 5, 2023; however, the permission to administer form needed to be updated and resigned on or prior to March 5, 2024.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 27, 2026.
- Licensed for 60 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 40000044.
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: Greene Lamp.
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 13 child care providers in Greene County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Nanny’s | 10 |
| South Greene Head Start This child care provider | 14 |
| Tender Love Child Care Center, Inc. | 19 |
| Discovery Land, Inc. Child Care Center | 4 |
| Greene County Schools Pre-K Center | 10 |
| God’s Little Angels | 2 |
| New Life Child Care Center | 30 |
| Kids of Joy Child Care Center | 13 |
| Word of Faith Child Care Center | 25 |
| Yarrell’s Day Care | 5 |
| Granny Daycare | 2 |
| Little Ones Child Care | 6 |
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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