Choice Care Discovery
A child care center in Spindale, North Carolina 28160
259 West Street, Spindale, North Carolina 28160. (828) 375-0110.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Jul 142026 the latest visit on record
- 147 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?
13 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 14, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years, 7 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
7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Jul 14, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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The health assessment did not include a dental screening.
“One child four years of age that enrolled in NC Pre K on September 1, 2025, did not have verification of a completed dental screening on file.”
Aug 4, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. As of today’s visit, all staff members had not been added to the ABCMS Provider Portal facility roster.”
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Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement.
“One child four years of age that enrolled on 7/14/25 did not have a signed statement that included the date of enrollment for the child.”
Aug 14, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“One child enrolled 6/28/24 did not have verification of immunizations on file.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“One child enrolled 6/28/24 did not have a medical exam on file.”
May 1, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“One employee hired 8/22/17 did not gave verification of all required topics areas on file within five years of the previous health and safety trainings.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One employee hired 11/7/22 did not have verification of all required topic areas of health and safety training on file.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 9, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 14, 2025.
- Licensed for 147 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 81000319.
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: Choice Care Playschool, 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 23 child care providers in Rutherford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Carver Head Start | 41 |
| Spindale Elementary Preschool | 4 |
| U and I Child Care Center | 47 |
| Choice Care Discovery This child care provider | 7 |
| Tiny Tots Day Care | 7 |
| Pinnacle Elementary More at Four Program | 6 |
| Ellenboro Elementary Preschool | 33 |
| Sunshine Elementary Preschool | 7 |
| The Learning Tree | 3 |
| Harris Elementary Preschool | 4 |
| Children’s Development Academy, Inc. | 21 |
| Forest City-Dunbar Preschool | 25 |
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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Replies
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