Heavenly Child Care
A child care center in Burgaw, North Carolina 28425
4847 Malpass Corner Road, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425. (910) 231-5189.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Jul 292026 the latest visit on record
- 65 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 Jul 29, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 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
16 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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 |
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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.
Sep 3, 2025: unannounced8 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Your facility has not completed the ABCMS training and linked your staff to your facility as required.”
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All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards.
“In the van with the facility name displayed, the fabric covering the foam ceiling was missing in two areas.”
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Documentation of staff’s on-going training was not on file and/or was not current .
“This information must be on file and available for review for each staff member.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“This information has not been completed for current staff members. Repeat violation from 09/05/2024.”
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Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet.
“The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. As sand has been added to the playground sections of the fence measure 2 feet 10 inches and 3 feet in height from the top of the surfacing/ border to the top of the fence.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training every three years. IT-SIDS training for teacher for infant room expired in November 2024. Administrator states IT-SIDS training has been renewed however, verification was not available.”
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Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age.
“The fall zone of the yellow and blue climber with slide and tunnel did not extend 6 feet in all directions as it was on the edge of the sand containment border and overlapped in the swing fall zone. The rock climbing wall was against the fence and it’s fall zones were interrupted by the fence and the two-story wooden structure with the green slide.”
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Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment.
“The yellow and blue climber with slide and tunnel was anchored within the fall zone of the swings.”
Sep 5, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The activity plan in space I was not dated. The activity plan in space 3 was dated April week 3 There was no posted activity plan in space 4.”
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Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.
“This information was not updated for staff members.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Documentation of staff’s on-going training was not on file. This information must be on file and available for review for each staff member.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“This plan was last reviewed with staff in September 2022 per the staff and training worksheet.”
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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.
Mar 14, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance.
“Enrollment posted did not match sign in sheets as four children were present who were not listed on the enrollment sheet.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“A fire drill was not recorded for December 2023, January 2024, and February 2024.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 8 violations cited |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Nov 2, 2023.
- Licensed for 65 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 71000247.
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: Heavenly Child Care Center Corp.
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: 4 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 33 child care providers in Pender County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| Green’s Day Care | 4 |
| Children of the World | 4 |
| Malpass Corner Elementary School-Preschool | 2 |
| C.f. Pope Elementary School Preschool | 19 |
| Nessa Love & Care Center | 4 |
| Kid-N-Play | 2 |
| Heavenly Child Care This child care provider | 16 |
| Little Town Learning Center Annex | 5 |
| Cape Fear Elementary Preschool | 6 |
| Excel Learning Centers #13 | 17 |
| Creative Ark Children’s Center | 2 |
| Little Town Learning Center | 3 |
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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