White Oak Head Start
A child care center in Enfield, North Carolina 27823
3090 Fishing Creek Road, Enfield, North Carolina 27823. (252) 445-4231.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Mar 132026 the latest visit on record
- 88 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?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Mar 13, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 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
16 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 17, 2025: unannounced4 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. N. Harvey began employment on January 14, 2025, there was no First Aid training documentation available for review.”
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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 First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. N. Harvey began employment on January 14, 2025, there was no first aid documentation available for review.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“T. Fleming and E. Deloatch did not have documentation of completing an annual evaluation.”
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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.
“T. Fleming did not have documentation available for review of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment or the health and safety trainings available for review.”
Sep 9, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. You have completed the ABCMS Moodle training; however, you and your staff have not completed connecting your criminal background check letters to the ABCMS portal.”
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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.
“In room number ten (10) there was a bottle of Birex Disinfectant Wipes that were kept in a cabinet five feet off the ground; however, the disinfectant wipes had additional warnings such as flush eyes if contact is made, contact poison control if swallowed, and take into a ventilated area if inhaled.”
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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. T. Fenner had documentation of completing CPR; however, the documentation expired on August 25, 2025. C. Nicholson had documentation for completing CPR; however, the documentation expired on August 21, 2025.”
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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 First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. T. Fenner had documentation of completing First Aid; however, the documentation expired on August 25, 2025. You stated C. Nicholson had documentation for completing First Aid; however, the documentation expired on August 21, 2025.”
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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.
“In the cafeteria, to the left of the main door there was an electrical outlet that did not have a protective cover on it.”
Jan 7, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“There were four (4) electrical outlets not covered. One (1) was located in the cafeteria to the left of the stage and three (3) were located in the hallway next to the water fountain. You immediately placed protective outlet covers on them.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The last lockdown drill was conducted on September 12, 2024. The next drill should have been conducted in December 2024.”
Sep 11, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“Ms. Johnson and Ms. Nicholson did not have documentation available for review of the emergency information form; however, both teachers filled out the form and placed it in their file.”
Jan 31, 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.
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All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards.
“A can of Hospex Disinfectant spray in an aerosol dispensed container and Kleen Freak disinfectant wipes were in an crate behind the driver seat on bus #121.”
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Application was not signed by the parent.
“Three applications for children enrolled were not signed by parents.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“Arrival/ departure times were not documented for five children between December 1, 2023, to January 29, 2024.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 30, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 27, 2026.
- Licensed for 88 children, ages 1 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 42000039.
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: Choanoke Area Development Association, 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 34 child care providers in Halifax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| White Oak Head Start This child care provider | 16 |
| J&j Child Care & Learning Center #2 | 20 |
| Little Blessings Learning Center | 9 |
| Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy | 15 |
| Eastman Leadership Academy | 1 |
| Reach and Teach Childcare | 0 |
| One Step Child Developmental Center II | 7 |
| Halifax Academy Preschool | 4 |
| Cb’s Child Care | 14 |
| It’s My Season Home Day Care | 1 |
| Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center | 31 |
| Cada at Scotland Neck Head Start/Early Head Start | 10 |
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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