The Children’s Center at Nash Central High School
A child care center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
4279 Nash Central High Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. (252) 451-2879.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Apr 152026 the latest visit on record
- 30 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 Apr 15, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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
11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 15, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The lesson plan posted in space #2 is not current.”
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All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. The staff member hired on 12/9/16 and 1/7/26 did not have documentation they reviewed the program’s EPR plan annually.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“I observed a container of liquid Tylenol in a staff members bag hanging by the storage closet door in space #2.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“There was no completed medication permission form for a child with Albuterol in space #2.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“The staff member hired on 1/7/26 did not have signed acknowledgement of the program’s SBS/AHT policy on file.”
Apr 30, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The lesson plan posted in space #2 is not current.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“There was a green, plastic bin lid on the playground that was cracked and broken.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“The staff member hired on 8/21/23 did not complete all of the required Health and Safety trainings within their first year of hire.”
May 16, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The large play equipment with the slide has two areas were the red covering is broken off and exposed the metal underneath.”
Dec 7, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“The staff person hired 9/18/23 did not have qualification letter on file until 9/22/23.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“A signed acknowledgement they reviewed the SBS/AHT policy was not on file for the staff person hired 8/28/23 was completed 10/3/23.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 27, 2020.
- Licensed for 30 children, ages 2 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 64000378.
- 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: Nash 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 50 child care providers in Nash County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10.5; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| The Childrens Center | 20 |
| Bright Beginnings Child Care Home | 27 |
| All Smiles Child Care Center | 12 |
| Nash Community College Child Development Center | 13 |
| St. Stephen’s Loving Daycare Center #1 | 5 |
| YMCA Adventure Zone | 14 |
| Life Givers Child Care & Afterschool Program | 2 |
| Precious Ones Daycare, LLC #2 | 15 |
| A New Day Child Care | 3 |
| The Children’s Center at Nash Central High School This child care provider | 11 |
| Chosen Generation Childcare Center | 11 |
| A Touch of Love Christian Daycare Home | 4 |
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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