Primrose School of North Wilmington
A child care center in Wilmington, North Carolina 28411
7984 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28411. (910) 319-7317.
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The short answer
- 17 violations in the last three years
- Aug 132026 the latest visit on record
- 200 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?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 13, 2026.
17 violations cited in the last three years, 17 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
16 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 13, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“One staff member, hired on July 13, 2026, did not have a valid qualification letter on file. One staff member’s criminal background qualification letter expired on January 25, 2026.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One staff member, hired on July 13, 2026, did not have a valid criminal background qualification letter prior to employment.”
Sep 23, 2025: unannounced2 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.
“A staff member, hired on September 2, 2025, did not have a medical report on file prior to employment.”
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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.
“In space 3, a Nystatin diaper cream was not stored in the original container with written instructions.”
Oct 3, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A staff member, employed since 9/25/2023, did not have a valid criminal background quailification letter on file.”
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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. One staff member, hired on 6/12/2024, did not complete CPR trainiing within 90 days of employment. One staff member’s CPR certification expired in June 2024.”
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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 staff member, hired on 6/12/2024, did not complete FA trainiing within 90 days of employment. One staff member’s FA certification expired in June 2024.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“A staff member, hired as a cook on 9/25/2023, did not complete the criminal background check process.”
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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.
“A staff member, hired on 7/1/2024, did not complet the maltreatment training as required.”
May 17, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider.
“On an unknown date, a four-year-old child was transported with the permission from either parent. Parents were not aware of the trip until attempting to pick the child up.”
Feb 27, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child’s parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted.
“(omit posting for centers located in a residence) In space 2, seven children, under fifteen months old did not have a feeding plan.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“In spaces 1, 2 and 4, more than five over-the-counter permission forms used for diaper creams were incomplete. Missing information included permission and expiration dates as well as a description of how to apply cream to child.”
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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.
“In space 8, an epi-pen prescribed for use with a child was not stored in the original labeled container.”
Jan 16, 2024: 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.
“Four staff did not have a medical on file.”
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“Four staff did not have proof of a negative TB test on file.”
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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.
“Three staff did not complete recognizing and responding to suspicions of child maltreatment within 90 days of employment.”
Nov 13, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“Medication authorization did not include the required information for diaper cream in Space 4 and an Epi-Pen in Space 6.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| May 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a One Star Center License since Apr 10, 2024.
- Licensed for 200 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 65001086.
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: Ace Learning Two, 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: 1 star 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 74 child care providers in New Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 17.
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 |
|---|---|
| Cadence Academy Preschool, Wilmington | 2 |
| Kiddie Academy of Wilmington | 8 |
| Children’s Cottage of Wilmington | 10 |
| Children’s Cottage of Wilmington 2 | 4 |
| Rhonda’s Precious Gems LLC | 4 |
| Murrayville Elementary School | 0 |
| Primrose School of North Wilmington This child care provider | 17 |
| Childcare Network #128 | 6 |
| Pat’s Toyland Preschool | 0 |
| Grandma & Grandpa’s Day Care | 0 |
| Classy Bears Day Care Preschool II, Inc. | 0 |
| Happy Kids Development Center | 2 |
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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