East Carolina Kiddie College
A child care center in Winterville, North Carolina 28590
4024 B Old Tar Road, Winterville, North Carolina 28590. (252) 756-7002.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Jun 52026 the latest visit on record
- 144 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 Jun 5, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
12 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. 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.
Jun 5, 2026: unannounced3 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 #9, one Ventolin HFA inhaler had an authorization form on file that expired on January 23, 2026, and one Ventolin HFA inhaler did not have an authorization form on file.”
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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.
“In space #9, one Ventolin HFA was not in its original box.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Staff employed on 5/27/26 did not complete training on all the required topic areas within one year of employment.”
Jun 18, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Staff employed on 9/18/23 did not complete the health and safety trainings within one year of employment.”
Jul 1, 2024: unannounced5 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.
“One canister of Ventolin HFA, with an authorization form that expired 6/6/24 was located in space #9.”
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“One tube of Desitin diaper rash cream with an expiration date of 1/2023 and one tube of Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen with an expiration date of 4/2024 was located in space #8.”
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“One bottle of hand sanitizer was located on the counter, below five feet, of space #10. Two bottles of hand sanitizer were located on the hand sink and one bottle was located on top of a cubby shelf, below five feet in space #11. This is a violation of a sanitation requirement 15A NCAC 18A .2820(c)”
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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. Staff, K. Bridges, did not have documentation of CRP certification on file for review.”
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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. Staff E. Harris and A. Harris did not have documentation of First Aid certification on file for review.”
Jan 24, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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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.
“Documentation of safe sleep check for 1/23/24 was not available during the visit.”
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Emergency and identifying information, including the child’s name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.
“Photographs were not included in the emergency information for children being transported.”
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“Authorization for prescription cream was given on the wrong form, therefore did not contain the required information.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jul 13, 2026.
- Licensed for 144 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 74000862.
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: Mcghee Family Enterprises, 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: 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 99 child care providers in Pitt County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 14; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bright Beginnings Preschool and Day Care | 5 |
| Joy Junction Christian Child Care | 27 |
| Opendoor Preschool, Winterville | 26 |
| The Joy in Caring Child Care, Inc. | 21 |
| Phyllis Precious One Childcare | 9 |
| Creekside Elementary Pre-K | 5 |
| W.h. Robinson Elementary Pre K | 3 |
| Miss Kon Day Care Home | 1 |
| East Carolina Kiddie College This child care provider | 12 |
| Christ’s Church Learning Center | 17 |
| Care-O-World Early Learning Center Winterville | 15 |
| Kids-R-Us 3 Preschool & Childcare Center, LLC | 26 |
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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Replies
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