Clara Hearne Early Childhood Center
A child care center in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870
731 Cedar Street, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870. (252) 519-7700.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Sep 222026 the latest visit on record
- 160 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 Sep 22, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 22, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Emergency information did not name child’s health care professional.
“There was no health care professional documented in the emergency information for J. Lumangacas”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“Signed discipline policy was not on record for R. Hyman and J. Lumangcas”
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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.
“The training was not on record for review for K. Pittman”
Oct 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“There was not annual staff evaluation nor staff development plan on record for J. Smith”
Apr 30, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“Qualification (CBC) for S. Williams expired on 1/10/2025 and K. Smith expired on 1/2/2025. There was no new qualification letter completed.”
Nov 6, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A valid qualification letter was not available for review for Ashley Parker.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Two substitute staff did not have accurate records available for review.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“Prior to employment, Ashley Parker did not obtain a criminal background check through DCDEE agency.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Apr 7, 2026.
- Licensed for 160 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 42000176.
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: Roanke Rapids Graded School District.
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 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Halifax Academy Preschool | 4 |
| Cb’s Child Care | 14 |
| Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center | 31 |
| Kingdom Kids Daycare Center LLC | 11 |
| Clara Hearne Early Childhood Center This child care provider | 8 |
| A - Z Children Enrichment Academy | 9 |
| High’s Day Care Home | 4 |
| Everetts Elementary S.t.e.m. Academy | 5 |
| Angie’s Day Care | 5 |
| Little King’s and Queen’s Home Care | 13 |
| From the Heart Daycare L.L.C. | 4 |
| Let Them Be Little | 3 |
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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