Seawell School-Age Care Program
A child care center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
9115 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. (919) 967-4343.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Oct 82026 the latest visit on record
- 121 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 8, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. 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.
Nov 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“A medication for one child did not have a FARE allergy form or medication permission administration form.”
May 7, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“One children’s file in the sample files that were checked did not contain information regarding the child’s medical doctor or preferred hospital.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“Two staff members had not completed the annual on-going training hours.”
Apr 18, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The children are using the cafeteria for their child care space and a current activity plan was not posted.”
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All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division.
“Staff records were not available for review.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“The license was not posted in a prominent place at all times.The children are using the cafeteria for their child care space and the license was not posted.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.The children are using the cafeteria for their child care space and the summary of child care laws was not posted.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“The children are using the cafeteria for their child care space and the ratios were not posted.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 9, 2018.
- Licensed for 121 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 6855138.
- Restriction: Other - Meets all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios. Playground area does not meet child care safety standards.
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: School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro.
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 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Seawell School-Age Care Program This child care provider | 8 |
| Chapel Hill Day Care Center | 16 |
| Mcdougle School Age Care Program | 0 |
| Scroggs School Age Care Program | 1 |
| One Two Buckle My Shoe | 3 |
| Spanish for Fun Academy | 5 |
| Holmes Child Care | 9 |
| Mcdougle Elementary Prek/Head Start | 6 |
| Orange Chatham Early School | 3 |
| Frank Porter Graham Elementary Pre-K | 7 |
| Dias Felices | 12 |
| Morris Grove School-Age Care Program | 3 |
| Kid’s Garden | 0 |
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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