Mountain Breeze School
A child care center in Marshall, North Carolina 28753
69 Katuah Drive, Marshall, North Carolina 28753. (828) 206-8845.
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The short answer
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Mar 192026 the latest visit on record
- 14 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 Mar 19, 2026.
18 violations cited in the last three years, 18 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
18 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 19, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 1/24/25 with four (4) demerits for a superior rating.”
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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 (1) emergency insulin vial expired 2/5/25.”
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“The medication administration permission form for one (1) emergency insulin medication did not include the parent signature or date the form was signed”
Aug 18, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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. One (1) staff hired on 8/23/21 had Basic Life Support training from the American Heart Association that expires 1/2026, which included CPR training and did not include First Aid training.”
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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.
“One (1) staff hired on 7/18/25 had 3.5 clock hours of training in required topic areas within the first two weeks of employment.”
May 27, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The activity plan posted was dated 5/19/25 through 5/23/25. This is a repeat violation from 4/15/25.”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“One (1) of three (3) child files reviewed did not have the name of the child’s health care professional.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“There was a blank incident log in a notebook with five (5) incident reports from April 2025.”
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Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.
“Five (5) incident reports from April 2025 were not filed in the respective child file; they were stored with the blank incident log. Two (2) incident reports completed on 4/21/25 did not have a parent signature.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“The depth of pea gravel in front of and in back of the swings measured between two and five inches. This is a repeat violation from 4/15/25.”
Apr 15, 2025: unannounced8 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The activity plan was not dated.”
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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.
“One out of nine children in attendance did not have a documented time of arrival at the facility today.”
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“One staff last completed health and safety trainings on 3/20/19 and has not completed two required topics of health and safety trainings within five years.”
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Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs.
“Two (2) of nine (9) children were not served milk during lunch.”
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Menus for all meals and snacks were not planned at least 1 week ahead and dated.
“The menu posted was not dated.”
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The center did not comply with the permit restrictions.
“There was one child in attendance today that was six years old.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“The depth of pea gravel in front of and in back of the swings measured between two and five inches.”
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The schedule of off premise activities was not current and/or did not include required information.
“A schedule of off-premise activities, including the 40 minute walk off-premises today, was not posted for parents to view and was not provided to parents.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 8 violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Sep 21, 2025.
- Licensed for 14 children, ages 3 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 57000077.
- Restriction: Other - Meets reduced staff/child ratios; no more than three staff per septic system restrictions.
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: Mountain Breeze School.
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 9 child care providers in Madison County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 18.
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 |
|---|---|
| Brush Creek Head Start | 2 |
| Marshall Early Childhood Education Center | 18 |
| Foma | 12 |
| Mountain Breeze Preschool | 20 |
| Mountain Breeze School This child care provider | 18 |
| Madison High School Early Childhood Education Cent | 6 |
| The Jerrie Honeycutt Child Development Center | 2 |
| Mars Hill Early Childhood Education Center | 13 |
| Hot Springs Early Childhood Education Center | 10 |
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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