Lizzy’s Educational Center
A child care center in Rich Square, North Carolina 27869
401 East Jackson Street, Rich Square, North Carolina 27869. (252) 645-9463.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- May 212026 the latest visit on record
- 15 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 May 21, 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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 21, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Health and Safety Trainings were not completed for P. Cary.”
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Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center’s EPR Plan and its location.
“Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. EPR review documentation for L. Parker was not on file.”
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The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division.
“The EPR for the facility was not completed and on record for review.”
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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.
“Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment were not on record for review.”
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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.
“Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not record for review for P. Cary.”
Oct 20, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A valid qualification letter was not on file for one staff member whose first day of employment was October 20, 2025.”
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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 medical report was not on file for an employee whose hire date was October 20, 2025.”
Aug 25, 2025: unannounced4 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 medical report was not on file for a staff member whose date of hire was August 1, 2025.”
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Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“Documentation was not on file verifying six (6) hours of orientation training was completed within the first two (2) weeks of employment. Both staff were employed as of August 1, 2025.”
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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.
“Documentation was not on file verifying one (1) staff member had proof of a negative TB skin test, screening form, or a chest x-ray completed prior to their hire date, which was August 1, 2025.”
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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 was not on file for two (2) staff verifying they reviewed and the facility’s Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Dec 28, 2025.
- Licensed for 15 children, ages 2 through 5.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 66000121.
- Restriction: Other - Use side door entrance to access play area.
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: Cary, Peggy.
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: 3 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 14 child care providers in Northampton County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| A&j Kiddieland Child Care Center | 18 |
| Lizzy’s Educational Center This child care provider | 11 |
| J & B Child Care Center | 13 |
| Woodland Head Start | 15 |
| Reid’s Family Child Care Center | 0 |
| Little Eagles Preschool | 7 |
| Tinee’s World Childcare | 4 |
| Gaston Elementary Pre-Kindergarten Center | 12 |
| Central Elementary School | 17 |
| Creative Minds Learning Academy | 4 |
| Kipp Enc Childcare | 6 |
| N-JOY Childcare | 5 |
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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