Greenhouse Preschool
A child care center in Greenville, North Carolina 27858
1342 Rouse Road, Greenville, North Carolina 27858. (252) 355-2404.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 135 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 9, 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
8 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 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.
Dec 22, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Children were not adequately supervised at all times.
“One staff exited space #1, leaving three infant children unattended as she opened the lobby door.”
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Discipline was not appropriate for the child’s age and development.
“On December 12, 2025, in space #4, a child two years of age, was separated from the group by being placed in the outdoor environment for three minutes, in thirty-six (36) degree weather without a coat.”
Apr 2, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“One bottle of Great Value Fabric Freshener and one bottle of L.A. Awesome Glass Cleaner was stored in an unlocked cabinet, above five feet, in space #5.”
Sep 4, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“In space #1, one can of Febreze air freshener in a cabinet above five feet, where the key was in the lock. In space #3 there was one can of Febreze air freshener, one can of Glade air freshener, and one bottle of Great Value Glass Cleaner in a cabinet, where the key was in the lock.”
Apr 17, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“In space #7, eight tubes of chapstick had authorizations that expired on 4/1/24.”
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“One tube of Hello Hello with an expiration date of 2/2024 was located in space #4. One tube of Walgreens 50 SPF sunscreen with an expiration date of 12/2023, was located in space #5.”
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Children were not adequately supervised at all times.
“Seven children, one year of age, transisitoned to the outdoor play with one staff member.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The last documented shelter-in-place drill was dated 12/27/23.”
Nov 13, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“One bottle of Blue Lizard Sunscreen with an expiration date of 10/2023 was located space #4. One tube of Up & Up Diaper Rash Cream with an expiration date of 10/2023 was located in space #5.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Dec 16, 2019.
- Licensed for 135 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 74000143.
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: Stepping Stones, Inc..
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 99 child care providers in Pitt County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 14; 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 |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse Preschool This child care provider | 9 |
| Nancy W. Darden Child Development Center | 19 |
| Chicod Elementary Pre-K | 2 |
| Children’s Campus of Greenville | 2 |
| Children’s World Learning Center & Academy | 19 |
| Angel’s Above Childcare Center | 44 |
| Rising Stars of Greenville | 6 |
| The Bear Patch | 11 |
| Trinity Day Care Center | 34 |
| Mt. Calvary Freewill Baptist Christian Center | 19 |
| Bright Beginnings Preschool and Day Care | 5 |
| Down Home Child Care | 8 |
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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