Forrest Hunt Preschool
A child care center in Forest City, North Carolina 28043
100 Forrest Hunt Drive, Forest City, North Carolina 28043. (828) 245-2161.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Oct 62026 the latest visit on record
- 36 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 6, 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
11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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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.
Oct 6, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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The health assessment did not include a hearing screening.
“One child, four years of age, who enrolled in NCPreK on August 17, 2026 did not have verification of a completed hearing screening on file.”
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The health assessment did not include a vision screening.
“One child, four years of age, who enrolled in NCPreK on August 17, 2026 did not have verification of a completed vision screening on file.”
May 13, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last documented fire drill was completed on March 30, 2026.”
Nov 7, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The protective coating on the outdoor anchored play structure steps was raised causing a tripping hazard. On one step of the play structure the protective coating was pulled away and rusted metal was exposed. There was one fence pole that was bent and missing a screw that anchored it to the fence structure.”
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Children’s records were not made available for review.
“Children’s records were located in the family’s advocates office in a locked filing cabinet that no staff member present had keys to unlock.”
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When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review.
“No screen time log was the week of 11/3-11/7/25.”
Dec 14, 2023: unannounced5 violations
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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.
“In space #1, there was one bottle of H-129 sanitizer in an unlocked cabinet. In space 32, there were 2 bottle of H-129 sanitizer in an unlocked cabinet.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“On 12/5/23, three children were not signed out of care.”
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last recorded fire drill was completed 10/30/23.”
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Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.
“In space #2, the menu posted did not include this week’s menus.”
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Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.
“The last recorded playground inspection was completed 10/31/23.”
Nov 30, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Two staff members used undiluted disinfectant in the classroom and failed to wipe the cleaner off. Five children, ages three through five, were in contact with the disinfectant and sustained chemical burns.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 13, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 6, 2026.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 6.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 81000279.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Rutherford County Schools.
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 23 child care providers in Rutherford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; 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 |
|---|---|
| Tiny Tots Day Care | 7 |
| The Learning Tree | 3 |
| Harris Elementary Preschool | 4 |
| Children’s Development Academy, Inc. | 21 |
| Forest City-Dunbar Preschool | 25 |
| Forrest Hunt Preschool This child care provider | 12 |
| Choice Care Quest | 5 |
| Successful Start Child Development Center | 2 |
| WNCSource Forest City Children’s Center | 6 |
| Little Red School | 43 |
| Alexander Baptist Day Care Center | 7 |
| Carver Head Start | 41 |
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.
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