Anderson Creek Church Child Development Center
A child care center in Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390
8227 Elliott Bridge Road, Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390. (910) 497-2286.
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The short answer
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Jun 42026 the latest visit on record
- 74 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 4, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years, 13 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
13 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. 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.
Jun 4, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“A current activity plan was not posted in the space designated for infants.”
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All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction.
“Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. A bottle warmer accessible to children was observed on top of a mini refrigerator in the space designated for infants.”
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An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child’s parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted.
“(omit posting for centers located in a residence).Two (2) enrolled children under 15 months of age did not have a written feeding plan posted as required by the rule.”
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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.
“The caregiver did not check on a three-month old sleeping infant every 15 minutes as required by the rule.”
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Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child’s home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child.
“Prepared formula brought in from home for enrolled child, S.G., were dated June 3, 2026.”
Jun 17, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“An activity plan dated 1/6/25 was posted in space #1.”
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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. A staff member with a hire date of 2/10/25 did not complete a certification in first aid within 90 days of employment.”
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Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.
“In space #2, the daily attendance was not maintained as required by the rule.”
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“A staff member with a hire date of 6/16/25 did not have TB test/screening prior to the first day of work.”
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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.
“A staff member with a hire date of 2/10/25 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.”
Jan 9, 2025: unannounced2 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 with a hire date of 7-8-24 did not complete a CPR course from an approved organization within 90 days of employment.”
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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. An employee with a hire date of 7-8-24 did not complete First Aid training within 90 days of employment.”
Jan 25, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“Two staff did not complete on-going trainings.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Jun 4, 2026.
- Licensed for 74 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 43000171.
- Restriction: Other -.
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: Anderson Creek Church Child Dev. Ctr..
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: 4 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 71 child care providers in Harnett County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Anderson Creek Church Child Development Center This child care provider | 13 |
| Sierra Villa Child Care Center, LLC | 3 |
| Wonder Years at Anderson Creek Club | 2 |
| Little Wiggles and Giggles | 3 |
| Miracle Tabernacle Childcare Center LLC | 0 |
| Angier Academy Day Care | 2 |
| Gospel Tabernacle Academy | 4 |
| Tammy’s Child Care Home | 0 |
| Spring Hill Child Care Center #1 | 0 |
| Spring Hill Child Care Center # 2 | 0 |
| Little Ivy League | 15 |
| Buttons-N-Bows Child Development Center, Inc. #II | 1 |
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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