Kountry Kids Learning Center
A child care center in Biscoe, North Carolina 27209
304 Brooks Street, Biscoe, North Carolina 27209. (910) 975-3857.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- May 12026 the latest visit on record
- 143 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 1, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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 5 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 1, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not recorded for the month of December 2025 on the fire drill record.”
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The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“Z. Baldwin hired 11/17/25, completed this required training on 2/20/26.”
May 8, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Children’s records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child.
“One (1) of fifteen (15) children’s records monitored did not contain a medical record.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A child enrolled in April 2024 did not have a medical exam on file.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“V. Collins is required to take 10 hours of on-going training per year, she completed 9.5 hours. R. Martinez is required to complete 10 hours of on-going training, she completed 7 hours.”
Dec 13, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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 last documented as being conducted on 11/1/24 and the previous shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was conducted on 7/8/24.”
Aug 12, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review.
“Screen time was used in space #1 and space #5 and screen time logs were not available.”
May 13, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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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.
“C. Haywood last completed health and safety training topics 5/1/2019.”
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Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child’s home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child.
“During this visit a bottle observed in space #7 and a bottle in space #3a was not labeled.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“Two (2) children’s files monitored during today’s visit had medical exams that were submitted more than 30 days after admission. Child #1 enrolled 2/21/24 has a medical exam dated 4/15/24, child #2 enrolled 1/2/23 has a medical exam dated 2/14/23.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since May 7, 2026.
- Licensed for 143 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 62000061.
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: Kountry Kids Learning Center, LLC.
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 12 child care providers in Montgomery County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Kountry Kids Learning Center This child care provider | 10 |
| Green Ridge Elementary Pre-K | 4 |
| Family Worship Ministries Learning Center | 9 |
| Mt Gilead Elementary Pre-K | 1 |
| Candor Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten | 2 |
| Troy Elementary School Pre Kindergarten | 0 |
| Star Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten | 3 |
| Kountry Kids Learning Center Preschool | 6 |
| Save the Children Candor Head Start Academy | 5 |
| Save the Children Troy Head Start Academy | 3 |
| Little Treasure’s Childcare | 0 |
| Save the Children Mt. Gilead Head Start Academy | 0 |
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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