Little Explorers Childcare by Ajayla
A family child care home in Greenville, North Carolina 27834
1752 Garner Road, Greenville, North Carolina 27834. (252) 200-7994.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Apr 282026 the latest visit on record
- 10 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 28, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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.
Apr 28, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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A clean and open area that allows freedom of movement was not provided for children, both indoors and outdoors.
“There was dog feces throughout the outdoor play space.”
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The operators health questionnaire expired 3/17/26.”
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Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available.
“Vaccinations including the rabies vaccination for the owners dog expired 11/8/25. Current vaccinations were not on file.”
Oct 30, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns.
“Two out of six children’s records did not include required responses within the health care needs section of the enrollment application.”
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Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.
“Bleach and dish washing liquid was stored in an unlocked cabinet underneath the kitchen sink. An aerosol can of Axe body spray was stored on an open shelf in the laundry room.”
Jul 25, 2025: unannounced9 violations
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All records required shall be available during operating hours, for review by a representative of the Division.
“A record was not available for the operator’s preschool age bonus daughter.”
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Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns.
“Completion of the health care needs section of the application was not completed for two (2) out of two (2) children’s files audited.”
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Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age.
“An application was not available for the operator’s preschool age bonus daughter.”
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Children were not cared for in a smoke free and tobacco free environment.
“When I entered the facility there was a strong smoke odor.”
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Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.
“Two (2) aerosol cans of air freshener were observed in the bathroom designated for childcare.”
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Electrical outlets not in use were not covered.
“An uncovered electrical outlet was observed on the front porch at the entrance of the home. Additionally a power stick on the operators desk had four (4) uncovered electrical outlets.”
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file for June 2025.”
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Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor.
“A bottle of Ajax dishwashing liquid with the ‘keep out of reach of children” warning label and a bottle of sanitizer solution was stored on the kitchen counter.”
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Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator’s signature, were not available.
“Documentation of the completion of a fire drill was not on file for June 2025.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Apr 28, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Dec 12, 2025.
- Licensed for 10 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 74000961.
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: Little Explores Daycare 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 14.
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.
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|---|---|
| Little Explorers Childcare by Ajayla This child care provider | 14 |
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| Children’s World Learning Center | 31 |
| Above & Beyond Child Care | 60 |
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| A Bundle of Joy | 7 |
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| Children’s World Learning Center | 19 |
| Over the Rainbow Childcare Center | 37 |
| Lakeforest Elementary Pre K | 9 |
| Wintergreen Primary Pre K | 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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