Liberty Early Childhood Center

A child care center in Liberty, North Carolina 27298

206 Fayetteville Street, Liberty, North Carolina 27298. (336) 622-2253.

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The short answer

7 violations in the last three years
May 182026 the latest visit on record
54 children, its licensed capacity

The last 24 months 7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Every month

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.

On this record

Who runs it

Child Care Center.
Five Star Center License since Apr 30, 2018.
Licensed capacity: 54 children.
Owner, as North Carolina lists it: Randolph County Schools.

Licence number 76000281

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.

Where it comes from

Child Care Facility Search (ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov): licences, DCDEE visits and violationsNorth Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), checked Oct 21, 2026

Every source, in full

What did inspectors find?

5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 18, 2026.

7 violations cited in the last three years, 7 of them marked corrected.

When those violations happened

7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

7 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

May 18, 2026: unannounced1 violation

Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.

“Classroom 1 did not have a sign in/out sheet for today.”

Rule Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 27, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Sep 12, 2025: unannounced3 violations

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.

“The was an aerosol can of saline on a shelf over the sink.”

Rule 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.. Corrected during the inspection.
All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.

“The Teacher Assistant in space 1, did not have a file available for review.”

Rule All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 15, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.

“As of 10:00 am, no children had been signed in.”

Rule Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 15, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Oct 3, 2024: unannounced2 violations

Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.

“In space 2, there was an uncovered outlet on the wall near the smart board and several uncovered outlets on a power strip near the smart board.”

Rule Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.. Corrected during the inspection.
Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)

“Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents.The procedures were not posted.”

Rule Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below). Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Oct 11, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Apr 30, 2024: unannounced1 violation

Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.

“In classroom 2, there was an uncovered outlet above the sink and a power strip in the far left corner of the classroom that had open outlets.”

Rule Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 6, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 5 visits on record

Visits on record
Date	Visit	What the record says
May 18, 2026	Unannounced visit	1 violation cited
Sep 12, 2025	Unannounced visit	3 violations cited
Apr 3, 2025	Unannounced visit	No violations cited
Oct 3, 2024	Unannounced visit	2 violations cited
Apr 30, 2024	Unannounced visit	1 violation cited

Is it licensed?

Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Apr 30, 2018.
Licensed for 54 children, ages 3 through 5.
Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
North Carolina’s licence number: 76000281.
Restriction: Other - Reduced Ratios.

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.

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: Randolph County Schools.

How is it rated?

Star Rated License: 5 stars of five.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 44 child care providers in Randolph County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13.5; this one had 7.

11 of the 44 in Randolph County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Violations cited in the last three years
Liberty Early Childhood Center This child care provider	7
Freedom Preschool	7
Children’s Learning Center	10
Precious Memories Preschool	24
Neighbors Grove Child Development Center	36
Connie H. Redding Head Start	12
Early Childhood Development Center	7
Early Childhood Development Center #2	9
First Church of God Dayschool	16
It’s A Kids World, Inc.	46
Shepherd’s Way Day School	38
Head Start Station	13

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

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.

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