Fairview School Pre-K
A child care center in Sylva, North Carolina 28779
251 Big Orange Way, Sylva, North Carolina 28779. (828) 586-2819.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- May 202026 the latest visit on record
- 36 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 20, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 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
16 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 20, 2026: unannounced7 violations
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center.
“A summary of law posted was dated 2021.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not conducted for December 2026.”
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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.
“One over-the-counter medication, Benadryl expired 3/2026 and was not returned home.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“In space # 1, one over-the -counter medication, Benadryl was not stored in a locked cabinet.”
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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).
“In space # 3 staff member A.Murajda CBC expired on 5/14/2026”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.In space # 3, one emergency medication Symbicort was not in its original container.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.In space # 3 staff member A.Murajda CBC expired on 5/14/2026.”
Nov 18, 2025: unannounced6 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“Substitute teacher hired through ESS did not have a qualification letter onsite for review.”
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Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff.
“Substitute teacher hired through ESS did not have a completed application on onsite for review.”
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Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“Substitute teacher hired through ESS did not have record of six clock hours orientation within the first six weeks.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Substitute teacher hired through ESS did not have record of 16 hrs. orientation within the first six weeks.”
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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. Substitute teacher hired through ESS did not have record of review of the facilities EPR Plan.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“Outside on the playground used by the NC Pre-K classrooms, the loose surfacing measured less then six inches of rubber mulch.”
May 9, 2025: announced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“After review of the ABCMS system it was noted that one (1) staff member’s (EM) qualification letter had expired on 09/25/2024.”
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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 ABCMS system it was noted that EM qualification letter expired on 09/25/2024 and they had not resubmitted the information for a new qualification letter prior to the expiration of their prior qualification letter.”
May 9, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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 new teacher was hired on November 20, 2023 and her TB test was not completed until February 22, 2024.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| May 9, 2025 | Announced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 9, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Sep 1, 2026.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 50000120.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced ratios.
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: Jackson 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 16 child care providers in Jackson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 14; this one had 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| Fairview Head Start | 3 |
| Patty’s House | 1 |
| The Fairview Kids’ Place | 8 |
| Kidz Playhouse | 15 |
| Pam’s Child Development Center, LLC | 8 |
| Fairview School Pre-K This child care provider | 16 |
| Scotts Creek School Preschool | 24 |
| Kneedler Child Development Center | 3 |
| Cullowhee Valley Elementary | 24 |
| Cullowhee Valley School Pre-K | 22 |
| First Steps Preschool | 19 |
| Hampton Preschool and Early Learning Center | 13 |
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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