Rock Springs Elementary YMCA Childcare
A child care center in Denver, North Carolina 28037
3633 Hwy 16 N, Denver, North Carolina 28037. (828) 324-9622.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- May 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 15, 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 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 12, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met.
“At 2:45pm, thirty-five children, five years of age to ten years of age, were observed with one group leader upon arrival to the bathrooms located in the hallway. The group of thirty-five children and one group leader were transitioning from the bathrooms to the playground when the Lincoln County Regional Program Director arrived at 2:54pm. A second group leader arrived to the facility at 3:02pm.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“A lockdown drill was completed on October 17, 2025, and the next lockdown drill was not completed until January 29, 2026.”
Dec 10, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“An annual staff evaluation was not completed or on file for review for one staff member, K. Yates, employed on November 19, 2024.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“The incident log did not include the date an incident report was submitted to the Division for a child’s injury that occurred on October 30, 2025. The Child Care Consultant received the incident report on November 3, 2025.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Health and Safety Trainings for one staff member, K. Yates, employed on November 19, 2024, were not completed until November 21, 2025. Health and safety trainings via Moodle were all completed on November 20, 2025, and November 21, 2025, for this staff member.”
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The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division.
“An EPR Plan was not completed and on file for review since the facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025. The administrator completed EPR training on June 3, 2021.”
Mar 4, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.
“The center did not maintain a record of daily attendance on the following days: February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, February 18, 2025, February 21, 2025, February 24, 2025, through February 28, 2025, and March 3, 2025.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not practiced and/or documented on the fire drill log for January 2025, or February 2025.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“Six (6) incident reports were completed in February 2025, and the incidents were not documented on the incident log. The incident reports were completed on the following days: two (2) reports on February 11, 2025, one (1) report on February 12, 2025, one (1) report on February 13, 2025, and two (2) on February 26, 2025.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a One Star Center License since Dec 12, 2025.
- Licensed for 50 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 55000190.
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: YMCA of Catawba Valley, INC.
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: 1 star 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 38 child care providers in Lincoln County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; 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 |
|---|---|
| Mini Academy @ Denver | 14 |
| Chesterbrook Academy | 30 |
| Carrie’s Day Care | 6 |
| Tutor Time Child Care Learning Centers | 24 |
| The Learning Express | 13 |
| Just Like Home Child Care LLC | 1 |
| Denver Christian Academy Preschool | 46 |
| Rock Springs Elementary YMCA Childcare This child care provider | 9 |
| Catawba Springs Elementary YMCA Childcare | 30 |
| St. James Elementary YMCA Childcare | 16 |
| Kay’s Learning Academy | 14 |
| Precious Blessings Childcare | 11 |
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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