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Fairview Heights Pre-K

A child care center in Hamlet, North Carolina 28345

104 Hamilton Avenue, Hamlet, North Carolina 28345. (910) 582-7900.

North Carolina’s own record, on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.

What did inspectors find?

7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.

11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 of them marked corrected.

Source:

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

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

11 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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
Source:

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.

Source:

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.

Mar 31, 2026: unannounced2 violations

  • 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. A. Bittle hired 9/22/25 did not have First Aid certification.”

    Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 13, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    “A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed in August 2025 and again on 3/3/26.”

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 13, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Apr 15, 2025: unannounced1 violation

  • NC Pre-K program staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.

    “Upon arrival to conduct today’s visit classroom space #2 was observed having one teacher, D. Estridge, present with sixteen (16) children.”

    Rule NC Pre-K program staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 29, 2025. Correction verified: at a follow-up visit by DCDEE.

Nov 7, 2024: unannounced2 violations

  • Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.

    “The emergency drill log and report maintained in the classrooms was not completed for April, May or June 2024.”

    Rule Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care.

    “During the visit two (2) Dunkin Donuts cups were observed in space #2 on the desk of each teacher.”

    Rule Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care.. Corrected during the inspection.

Apr 23, 2024: unannounced6 violations

  • A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.

    “During the visit it was observed that a current activity plan was not posted in space #1.”

    Rule A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference.

    “During the visit it was observed that a current schedule was not posted in space #1.”

    Rule A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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. E. Rush has not completed First Aid trainnig.”

    Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.. 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.

  • Application for enrollment did not include all required information.

    “Children’s files monitored did not contain information regarding particular fears, allergies and symptoms, unique behavior characteristics, and health care concerns.”

    Rule Application for enrollment did not include all required information.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 23, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)

    “Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance Attendance was not completed for April 17, 2024 or April 18, 2024.”

    Rule Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

    “A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted in August 2023 and the next shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted in February 2024.”

    Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 23, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 7 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 23, 2026Announced visitNo violations cited
Mar 31, 2026Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Dec 3, 2025Announced visitNo violations cited
Apr 29, 2025Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Apr 15, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Nov 7, 2024Unannounced visit2 violations cited
Apr 23, 2024Unannounced visit6 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 11, 2026.
  • Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 5.
  • Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 77000129.
  • Restriction: Other - Certified Developmental Day.
Source:

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.
Source:

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: Richmond County Schools.
Source:

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.
Source:

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 24 child care providers in Richmond County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 11.
Source:

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.

11 of the 24 in Richmond County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Second Baptist Church Day School10
Outreach for Jesus, Unlimited6
Sandy’s Creative Kids0
Clg Child Care0
Fairview Heights Pre-K This child care provider11
South Hamlet Head Start9
Carla’s Country Day Care17
Monroe Avenue Pre-K Program18
Gigi’s Playhouse & Preschool22
Kidz Konstruction Childcare3
Gigi’s Preschool and Academy14
L.J. Bell Pre-KNot given

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.

From the provider

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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