UNC Horizons Child Development Center
A child care center in Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
410 N Greensboro St Suite 130, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510. (919) 445-6127.
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The short answer
- 19 violations in the last three years
- Apr 72026 the latest visit on record
- 42 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 7, 2026.
19 violations cited in the last three years, 19 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
19 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Apr 28, 2025: unannounced4 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. CPR training had expired in November 2024 for one employee.”
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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. First Aid had expired in November 2024 for one employee.”
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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.
“One staff member did not have a medical report prior to employment at the program.”
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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 EPR plan had not been updated since October 2020.”
Nov 5, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“There was no current lesson plan posted in the Infant or Toddler/Twos classrooms.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last recorded fire drill for the program was July 2024.”
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Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.
“The last recorded monthly playground inspection was June 2024.”
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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 lock down drill recorded for 2024.”
May 13, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“K. McEntyre did not complete her criminal background check prior to employment.”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“K. McEntyre did not submit the required forms to complete a criminal background check.”
Apr 29, 2024: unannounced9 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“In classroom space 2 (2/3’s) there was no activity plan posted and in classroom space 3 (Tod’s) the activity plan was dated 9/5/2023.”
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Accurate records were not maintained for all staff.
“Seven employee’s did not have accurate records maintained on-site during today’s visit.”
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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. This was not completed within required timeframe for four employee’s and one employee’s training expired 3/2023.”
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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. This was not completed within required timeframe for four employee’s and one employee’s training expired 3/2023.”
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“This was not available for review during today’s visit.”
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Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child’s first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child.
“This was not updated annually for one child present in care.”
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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 completed 4/20/23.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“One child in the infant classroom did not have proper authorization form completed for Aquaphor.”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“H. Wright qualifying expired on 3/1/2024.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since May 13, 2022.
- Licensed for 42 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 68000530.
- Restriction: Other - Meeting all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios.
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: The University of NC Chapel Hill.
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: 5 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 86 child care providers in Orange County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 19.
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 |
|---|---|
| Carrboro Early School | 2 |
| Carrboro Elementary Pre-K/Head Start | 10 |
| Community School for People Under 6 | 2 |
| UNC Horizons Child Development Center This child care provider | 19 |
| Afton Nature School | 4 |
| Montessori Academy of Carrboro | 4 |
| Happy Day Nursery and Day Care | 11 |
| Carrboro School Age Care Program | 2 |
| Ann Barkley Day Care Home | 4 |
| Chapel Hill Day Care Center | 16 |
| Mcdougle School Age Care Program | 0 |
| Weaver Dairy Community Preschool | 7 |
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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