Bright Future Childcare LLC
A child care center in Lumberton, North Carolina 28358
503 N Willow St, Lumberton, North Carolina 28358. (910) 674-4593.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. North Carolina’s own record is on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov.
The short answer
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Jan 62026 the latest visit on record
- 78 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 Jan 6, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years, 13 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
13 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Jan 8, 2025: unannounced4 violations
-
All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of an annual EPR Plan review was not maintained on file for all staff.”
-
Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18” apart or separated by partitions when in use.
“The cots in space #3 were not placed at least 18” apart or separated by partitions when in use.”
-
Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“An annual staff evaluation and staff development plan were not on file for all staff.”
-
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“There was no documentation on file for all staff showing an annual review of the EMC was completed.”
Jul 18, 2024: unannounced9 violations
-
A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“The activity plans/lesson plans were posted; however, in space #1, #2, and #3 they were not dated. This was corrected during the visit when staff dated all activity plans.”
-
All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One new staff did not have verification on file showing a review of the center’s EPR Plan.”
-
All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair.
“I observed peeling paint on the back wall in space #2 (class for children two years of age).”
-
Each employee’s personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies.
“One new employee’s file did not contain a signed and dated statement they received a job description, personnel and operational policies.”
-
Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“One new staff did not have documentation of receiving six clock hours of training within the first two weeks of employment on file.”
-
Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage.
“In the boys bathroom, located off the hallway, I observed a plunger and toilet brush in the corner. In the girl’s bathroom, located off the hallway, I observed a toilet brush in the corner. This was corrected during the visit when items were removed from the bathrooms.”
-
Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.
“The menu posted in the main lobby was not current. It was dated April 2024. This was corrected during the visit when the current menu was posted.”
-
New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“One new staff did not have documentation of 16 hours of orientation received within the first 6 weeks on file.”
-
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“One new staff did not have verification on file of completing the required training within 90 days of employment.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Feb 16, 2026.
- Licensed for 78 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 78000439.
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: Bright Future Childcare 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: 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 96 child care providers in Robeson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 13.
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 Future Childcare LLC This child care provider | 13 |
| Nanny’s Korner Care Center, Inc. | 2 |
| Cottonwood Pre-Elementary | 0 |
| W H Knuckles Early Childhood Program | 1 |
| Rowland Norment Ec Program | 2 |
| Kids’ Academy | 12 |
| Long Branch Early Childhood Program | 3 |
| Tanglewood Primetime | 1 |
| Long Branch School Prime Time | 1 |
| East Robeson Prime Time | 0 |
| Rowland Norment Prime Time | 2 |
| East Robeson Preschool | 4 |
| Teddy & Friends Child Development Center, Inc. | 7 |
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.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.