Junaluska Elementary School Kids Club
A child care center in Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
2238 Asheville Road, Waynesville, North Carolina 28786. (828) 456-2407.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- May 292026 the latest visit on record
- 90 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 29, 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 Jan 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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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Jan 13, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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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. After review of staff files it was noted that staff did not receive an annual review of the EPR plan.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“It was reported today that at time staff evaluations and staff development plan are not being completed for group leaders.”
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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.
“After review of staff files it was noted that two (2) staff members had not completed the required number of on-going training hours within their second (2nd) year of employment.”
Feb 18, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“Alex Masciarelli did not have a valid qualification letter on file and available for review. The qualification letter available for review expired on 08/30/2024.”
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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).
“Alex Masciarelli’s qualification letter expired on 11/2024.”
Jan 29, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“After review of the staff and training worksheet it was noted that two (2) staff members’ qualification letter had expired. AM expired on 08-30-2024 and AQ expired on 11-14-2024”
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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).
“After review of the staff and training worksheet it was noted that A. M. (expired 08/30/24), A.Q. (expired 11/14/24 current letter 2/05/25), J. R. (expired 08/28/2024 current letter dated 1/22/25), and A.L. (expired 10/28/2024 current letter dated 1/22/25) did not resubmit the information for a new qualification letter prior to the expiration of their prior qualification letter.”
Jul 11, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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. A fire inspection was not conducted within the 12 months of the last approved fire inspection.”
Apr 25, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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. The facility has not had a passed fire inspection in the last 12 months.”
Feb 1, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Assistant group leaders were not 16 years of age and/or had not completed Basic School Age Care (BSAC) training.
“After review of the staff and training worksheet it was noted that two assistant group leaders hired on March 16, 2023 and had not completed the required BSAC.”
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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.
“After review of the staff and training worksheet it was noted that four (4) existing teachers had not completed the required number of on-going training.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Feb 11, 2020.
- Licensed for 90 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 44000103.
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: Haywood County Schools.
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: 3 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 Haywood County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; 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 |
|---|---|
| Hug -A- Bunch Day Care | 9 |
| First Baptist Children’s Center | 10 |
| Robin’s Nest Child Care Home | 0 |
| Tender Treasures | 3 |
| Junaluska Elementary School Kids Club This child care provider | 11 |
| Hazelwood Elementary After School | 8 |
| Hazelwood Elementary | 14 |
| Waynesville Head Start | 7 |
| Great Start Child Development Center | 33 |
| Eagle’s Nest Early Learning Center and Preschool | 18 |
| Kolton and Friends Learning Center | 0 |
| First United Methodist Preschool | 4 |
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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