Ma Dear’s Developmental Day Care Center
A child care center in Raeford, North Carolina 28376
100 Mcdougald Drive, Raeford, North Carolina 28376. (910) 848-8331.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Oct 152026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 15, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
10 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. 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.
May 5, 2026: 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. K. Murchinson’s CPR certificate expired on 4/5/26.”
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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. K. Murchinson’s First Aid certificate expired on 4/5/26.”
Oct 30, 2025: unannounced6 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. T. Williams did not have current CPR training.”
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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. T. Williams did not have current First Aid certification.”
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Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches.
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
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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.
“C. Murchison did not have the signed policy on file.”
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The professional development plan was not reviewed annually.
“Three staff did not have a current professional development plan (S.W., T.W. and K.S.).”
Jun 13, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last fire drill was completed in March 2025. There was not a documented fire drill for April and May 2025.”
Nov 9, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The dome climber and metal car and the basketball goal had exposed rust.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One staff member did complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Dec 8, 2022.
- Licensed for 50 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 47000136.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Ma Dear’s Developmental Day Care Center.
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 39 child care providers in Hoke County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Children’s Developmental Center | 22 |
| Tasha’s Child Care | 0 |
| Forever Kids Preschool & Daycare, Inc. | 1 |
| Hoke Head Start | 1 |
| Growth and Development Child Care Home | 6 |
| Ma Dear’s Developmental Day Care Center This child care provider | 12 |
| Little Angels Childcare & Developmental Ctr Inc. | 9 |
| Forever Kids Preschool & School Age Program | 0 |
| Abundantly Love Child Care | 1 |
| Barbara’s Home Child Care | 0 |
| Rockfish-Hoke Elementary Pre-K Program | 6 |
| Scurlock Elementary Pre-K and Ec Program | 8 |
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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