Be The Change Education Center
A child care center in Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910
851 US 13 South, Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910. (252) 862-8057.
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The short answer
- 15 violations in the last three years
- Jul 212026 the latest visit on record
- 27 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 Jul 21, 2026.
15 violations cited in the last three years, 15 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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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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| 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.
Jul 21, 2026: unannounced6 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“In the space used to care for infants, two (2) over the counter medications were observed without medication authorization forms. All medications must be accompanied by written authorizations from parents with complete instructions for administration.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“A kitchen set in the outdoor area was broken and the broken poles were exposed to the children. There were two (2) broken picnic benches, a red bag or tablecloth was observed in the sand box area, fabric was ripped and hanging off another kitchen set, a broken umbrella shade, and two (2) broken balls observed in the outdoor play area.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Staff development plan and annual staff evaluation were not on file for review for J. Harris.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Orientation documentation was not on file for review for J. Harris.”
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Screen time was offered to children under three years of age.
“Screentime should not be offered to children under three (3) years of age. This was corrected during the visit.”
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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.
“Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma receipt was not on file for review for J. Harris.”
Aug 21, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.
“There was no medical report on file for D. Harris, I. Sutton, N. Hall.”
Apr 24, 2024: unannounced3 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. N Hines did not have documentation of CPR training completion on file for review.”
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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. N. Hines did not have documentation of completion of First Aid training on file for review”
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Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.
“R. Bush, who was hired on April 2, 2024, staff record was incomplete. The record was missing the staff medical report, the TB skin test result, and the staff health questionnaire.”
Jan 4, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“Documentation was not on file verifying three (3) staff completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.”
Nov 6, 2023: unannounced4 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 for each of the three groups of children, including school aged children.”
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“A medical exam was not on file for two (2) staff members.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“Staff/child ratios were not posted in any of the three rooms used to care for children.”
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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 signed acknowledgement was not on file for one (1) staff verifying the center’s shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy was reviewed at employment.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Mar 2, 2024.
- Licensed for 27 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 46000154.
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: Be the Change Education Center, LLC.
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 15 child care providers in Hertford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 15.
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 | 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 This child care provider | 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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