Erwin Road Montessori School
A child care center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27707
735 Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27707. (919) 265-7809.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Apr 292026 the latest visit on record
- 44 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 29, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Five employees files did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.”
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“Two staff members did not complete the health and safety trainings within 5 years of previously completing them.”
Nov 18, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“A diaper cream in the Toddler classroom had an expired medication form. This item was corrected during the visit.”
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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.
“A prescription medication in the preschool child was not stored in it’s original labeled container.”
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The written feeding plan did not include the child’s name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center.
“Two feeding plans in the infant classroom were not signed by the parent.”
May 20, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“The allergy action plan for a child’s epi pen in space 2 had expired on 4/29/25.”
Oct 23, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing.
“”There ware one to five inches of mulch in some areas around the two wooden structures with slides.””
May 29, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“”The operator completed a fire inspection on 4/19/2024. The inspection was not approved due to pending correction items. As of today, the operator does not have approved inspection result.””
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“”A bottle of Allergy Relief medication for a child was stored in a bag which was stored unlocked.””
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a One Star Center License since Sep 5, 2025.
- Licensed for 44 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 68000499.
- Restriction: Other - No more than 44 children and 10 staff present at one time per Environmental Health.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Carolina Children’s House 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 86 child care providers in Orange County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Erwin Road Montessori School This child care provider | 9 |
| Ann Barkley Day Care Home | 4 |
| Chapel Hill Day Care Center | 16 |
| Mcdougle School Age Care Program | 0 |
| Weaver Dairy Community Preschool | 7 |
| Creative Preschool | 0 |
| Scroggs School Age Care Program | 1 |
| One Two Buckle My Shoe | 3 |
| Carrboro Early School | 2 |
| Wade’s Child Care Center | 26 |
| Small People Child Care Center | 26 |
| Children’s Campus of Chapel Hill | 10 |
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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