Meadowbrook Elementary
A child care center in Canton, North Carolina 28716
85 Morningstar Road, Canton, North Carolina 28716. (828) 646-3445.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Mar 42026 the latest visit on record
- 18 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 Mar 4, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 12, 2026: unannounced9 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have a valid qualification letter on file and available for review.”
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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.
“A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file and available for review.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies.
“A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies on file.”
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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 substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening on file.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have an application and date of birth on file available for review.”
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Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter.
“A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions(ESS) did not have a health questionnaire on file and available for review.”
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Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center’s EPR Plan and its location.
“Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have a signed and dated statement that they received information regarding the center’s EPR plan and location.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“A substitute provider hired through Education Staffing Solutions (ESS) did not have a signed and dated statement that they received information regarding the center’s Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.”
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The teacher assistant does not meet the education requirements and/or documentation was not available for review of the progress toward the required standard.
“The teacher assistant had not completed the required 15 hours of in-service training hours within their required timeframe of September 2024 to September 2025.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 19, 2024.
- Licensed for 18 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 44000141.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced ratios. Certified Developmental Day.
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: 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 33 child care providers in Haywood County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Patricia S. Turner Head Start | 2 |
| North Canton Elementary After School Program | 3 |
| Meadowbrook After School | 25 |
| Bethel Elementary After School | 26 |
| Meadowbrook Elementary This child care provider | 9 |
| Busy Bee Child Development | 4 |
| North Canton Elementary Prek | 12 |
| Silver Bluff Kids Early Learning Center | 13 |
| Kid City USA Canton NC | 36 |
| Central United Methodist Church Prekindergarten | 4 |
| Edwina G. Hall Head Start | 6 |
| Hug -A- Bunch Day Care | 9 |
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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