Bearfield Primary School
A child care center in Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910
145 Hchs Road, Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910. (252) 209-6140.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 144 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 Sep 24, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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.
Oct 15, 2025: unannounced6 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“The off site records form for children and transportation was not updated and on file for review.”
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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.
“Six (6) containers of Clorox wipes were observed in an unlocked cabinet in Space 15.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“The substitute staff did not have a staff record on file for review”
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NC Pre-K program staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“NC Pre K ratios of 1/9 were not met. The ratios were increased to 1/10 without prior approval.”
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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 annual fire inspection was completed on 9/5/24 but was not submitted to the consultant.”
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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 Recognizing and responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training for A.Fain was not completed within 90 days of hire.”
Mar 11, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“The staff record for A. Fain was incomplete. Documentation of EMC plan review, EPR plan review, Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Syndrome policy, Emergency Information, Health Questionnaire, Staff’s education, Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training, CPR and First Aid training, Criminal Background check, medical report, and TB skin test were not on file, for review, during the visit.”
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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.
“V. Ghee had not completed the Health and Safety trainings before they expired.”
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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.
“V. Ghee had not completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training before it expired.”
Jan 27, 2025: announced1 violation
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Children used space that was not approved.
“Children were moved to temporary spaces that had not been approved by DCDEE, prior to use. Room 5, Room 40, Room 22, and Room H01 were being utilized by the children enrolled in NCPreK.”
Oct 8, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Children used space that was not approved.
“Room 12 is not licensed and approved space but was being utilized by the children”
Apr 17, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child’s parent.
“Parent did not sign the authorization for emergency medical care information for K. Whitley”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“A health care professional was not listed in the emergency information for K. Whitley”
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Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child’s first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child.
“Emergency Medical care information was not on file for K. Whitley.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Announced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Sep 3, 2026.
- Licensed for 144 children, ages 3 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 46000083.
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: Hertford County Public 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 15 child care providers in Hertford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Wards Precious Day Care | 5 |
| Acc Child Care Center | 14 |
| Ridgecroft Pre-School | 5 |
| Bearfield Primary School This child care provider | 14 |
| Tim and Dee G’s Honey Bees | 1 |
| Cada Hertford County Head Start / Ehs Center | 25 |
| Rehoboth Babies | 2 |
| Davis Kids College Phase II | 7 |
| Be The Change Education Center | 15 |
| Learning Unlimited Educational Center | Not given |
| Ahoskie Free Will Baptist Church Day Care | 0 |
| Cynthia’s Child Care Home | 0 |
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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