Lakeside Preschool
A child care center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
1501 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. (252) 446-2626.
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The short answer
- 20 violations in the last three years
- May 222026 the latest visit on record
- 46 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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 22, 2026.
20 violations cited in the last three years, 20 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
20 violations in 6 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 22, 2026: unannounced6 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. There is no staff roster available in the ABCMS system for this program.”
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Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“Two (2) enrolled children have immunization reports on file dated later than thirty (30) days after their enrollment.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“No fire drill was completed or documented since 3/6/26.”
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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.
“There was an expired medication permission form for Triple Paste ointment in the storage closet. There was an expired container of Coppertone sunscreen in space #5.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A child enrolled 9/3/25 has a medical report on file dated 10/29/25.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“No lockdown/shelter-in-place drill has been documented since 1/14/2026.”
Feb 26, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“There is no medical report on file for the staff member hired on 12/1/25.”
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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.
“There were two (2) containers of Aquaphor healing ointment that expired on 11/2021 and 3/2024.”
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“There was a container of Aquaphor ointment that had expired medication authorization permission forms and a container of Triple Paste with no permission form available.”
Jun 5, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“No fire drill was completed or documented for May of this year.”
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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.
“There was an expired medication permission form for Hyland Cough and Mucus. There were three (3) expired containers of Aquaphor diaper cream, a container of Blue Lizard sunscreen, and Honest Healing ointment that were expired on-site.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“The center’s EPR plan was not reviewed annually.”
Feb 18, 2025: 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/shelter-in-place drill was completed April 2024 and not again until January 2025.”
Jun 19, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“Staff hired 2/6/23 did not complete the annual health questionnaire until 6/18/24.”
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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.
“Staff hired 2/6/23 did not complete the annual emergency information until 6/18/24.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not completed for December 2023.”
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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.
“There were three (3) expired diaper ointments on-site.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“There was a tube of Bourdeaux Butt paste, Aquaphor and Triple paste with no medication authorization form.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“There was no shelter-in-place or lockdown drill documented between May 2023 through January 2024.”
Feb 14, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair.
“A section of the ceiling in the area between spaces #1 and #6 had damaged or missing tiles.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a GS 110-106 since Aug 21, 2020.
- Capacity: 46 children, ages 1 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 64000473.
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: Lakeside Baptist Church.
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?
- North Carolina’s licence for this facility is not star-rated: GS 110-106.
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 20.
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 |
|---|---|
| Lakeside Preschool This child care provider | 20 |
| 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 | 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.
From the provider
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