Winter Park Baptist Preschool
A child care center in Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
4700 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. (910) 799-2029.
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The short answer
- 15 violations in the last three years
- Jul 72026 the latest visit on record
- 135 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 7, 2026.
15 violations cited in the last three years, 15 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
15 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Jul 7, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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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. A staff member hired February 2026 has not completed CPR.”
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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. A staff member hired in February 2026 has not completed first aid.”
Feb 24, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“Two (2) staff members did not have valid qualification letters on file; one staff member was qualified; however, her letter was not on file.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection was from January 2025. Today the fire inspector was able to complete an inspection during the visit.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“The interim director did not have a criminal background check completed, hers had expired.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“Staff/child ratios were not posted in three (3) classrooms.”
Aug 5, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.
“Plastic bags were stored on a low shelf in the cabinet above the handwashing sink rather than a minimum of 5 feet in critical height.”
Feb 19, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“Aerosol shaving cream was stored in an unlocked cabinet in space 2.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“Electrical outlets on the string lights were not plugged in spaces 2, 4 and 8.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“Fire drills for October 2024 and January 2025 were not completed. In addition, the records were incomplete, they did not have attendance rosters and weather conditions were not listed.”
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Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.
“Plastic zip lock bags were stored under 5 feet in critical height in spaces 1 and 9. Children enrolled in these spaces are under 3 years of age.”
Mar 12, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.
“A new staff member did not have proof of tuberculosis test or screening on file.”
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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.
“An epi-pen room 127 was not in the original labeled container.”
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Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care.
“A staff member had a Chick-Fil-A cup on a shelf in classroom 122.”
Feb 20, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Children were not adequately supervised at all times.
“On February 16, 2024, a child four years of age was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 2 minutes.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a GS 110-106 since Oct 23, 2023.
- Capacity: 135 children, ages 1 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 6555069.
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: Baptist Church, Winter Park.
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 74 child care providers in New Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Adriene’s Day Care Home | 0 |
| Little Angels Day Care | 0 |
| Milestones Learning Center | 5 |
| The Learning Tree | 10 |
| Young Memories Learning Center #2 | 13 |
| Excel Learning Centers #3 | 37 |
| The Children’s Courtyard | 4 |
| Learning Bridge Midtown | 6 |
| Wilmington Bilingual Preschool, LLC | 11 |
| Childcare Network #82 | 28 |
| Childcare Network #83 | 5 |
| Winter Park Baptist Preschool This child care provider | 15 |
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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Replies
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