Catawba Springs Elementary YMCA Childcare
A child care center in Denver, North Carolina 28037
206 N. Little Egypt Road, Denver, North Carolina 28037. (828) 324-9622.
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The short answer
- 30 violations in the last three years
- May 202026 the latest visit on record
- 75 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 20, 2026.
30 violations cited in the last three years, 30 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
30 violations in 3 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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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 14, 2026: unannounced18 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. Staff member, A. Hernandez, employed on August 4, 2025, was not listed on the Criminal Background Check ABCMS Provider Portal roster for this facility. The ABCMS Provider Portal was not set up for this facility.”
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“Two children with enrollment dates that were not documented and on file for review during the visit, did not have verification available for review to confirm that the summary of NC Child Care Law was given to parents.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“One group leader, R. Pettus, employed on May 13, 2026, did not complete the criminal background check process to obtain a qualifying letter required to be on file prior to employment.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“All staff records were not available for review during the visit due to the facilities lack of internet connectivity to access electronic records.”
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An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required.
“An incident report was completed for a child, six years of age, who was injured at the facility on March 23, 2026, and received medical attention as a result of the injury. The incident report was never submitted to the consultant as required within seven calendar days.”
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Application was not signed by the parent.
“Two children with enrollment dates that were not documented on file or accessible by staff members during the visit did not have an application signed by the parent on site or available for review.”
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Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child’s parent.
“Two children with enrollment dates that were not documented on file or accessible by staff members during the visit did not have emergency medical care information signed by the parent on site or available for review.”
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Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.
“Daily attendance was not completed and available for review.”
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Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.
“One new group leader that began working on May 13, 2026, at this facility, did not have an emergency information form accessible for review during the visit until the hard copy of the form was delivered by a staff member to the consultant at 3:25pm on May 14, 2026.”
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Children’s records were not made available for review.
“Records for one child with an enrollment date that was not documented on file or accessible by staff members during the visit were not made available for review.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“The arrival and departure records on file for review for April 2026 did not include accurate dates and were unable to be confirmed.”
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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 for two children was unable to be determined if it was on file for the child’s first day due to no enrollment date documented on file or accessible by staff members during the visit.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“Documentation of a completed monthly fire drill for February, March and April 2026 could not be confirmed. Staff reported that the fire drills that were documented had been completed during the school day, and not when children were attending the before and after school YMCA program.”
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Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement.
“The discipline policy acknowledgement did not include the enrollment date for two children.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One group leader, R. Pettus employed on May 13, 2026, did not have a criminal background check completed prior to employment.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Program coordinator had not completed 2 semester credit hours in child and youth development and 2 semester credit hours in school age programming, or it’s equivalency, or was not enrolled in this coursework within 6 months of hire and complete the coursework within 18 months of enrollment. The Program Coordinator, A. Hernandez, employed on August 4, 2025, did not enroll in coursework to obtain the required semester credit hours to meet education requirements for a program coordinator within six months of hire.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“Two children with enrollment dates that were not documented on file or accessible by staff members during the visit did not have acknowledgement of the discipline policy signed by the parent on site or available for review.”
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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.
“The published and printed Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plan on file for review was dated May 13, 2026. The administrator completed EPR training on June 3, 2021, and the facility was licensed on August 4, 2025.”
Dec 3, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“One incident report completed on October 19, 2025, was not documented on the incident log.”
Oct 8, 2025: unannounced11 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.”
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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. Verification of certification in CPR training was not available for review for the two staff providing care to sixteen children, ranging from five years of age to ten years of age.”
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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. Verification of certification in First Aid was not available for review for the two staff providing care to sixteen children, ranging from five years of age to ten years of age.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Staff records were not available for review for the administrator, program coordinator, and the group leader.”
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Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services.
“A child with a chronic condition did not have a medical action plan available for review.”
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Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.
“Daily attendance was not maintained by the center for children attending and receiving care after school. The daily attendance was not maintained from September 8, 2025, through October 3, 2025.”
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Children’s records were not made available for review.
“Children’s records were not available for review during the visit.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“The arrival and departure times for children at the facility were not available for review for the children attending and receiving after school care. The arrival and departure times were not available from September 8, 2025, through October 3, 2025.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“Monthly fire drills were not documented on the fire drill log.”
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Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.
“A current menu was not posted.”
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Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.
“Two EpiPens were not stored in the original labeled container and stored in a Ziploc baggy.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 18 violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 11 violations cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Feb 5, 2026.
- Licensed for 75 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 55000196.
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: 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 38 child care providers in Lincoln County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 30.
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 | 9 |
| Catawba Springs Elementary YMCA Childcare This child care provider | 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.
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