Early Beginnings Child Care Inc.
A child care center in Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352
21921 Mcintosh Road, Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352. (910) 369-2271.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- Sep 32026 the latest visit on record
- 75 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 3, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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
10 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 3, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“Documentation for one child was not on file. This was corrected by receiving a copy of the medical exam from the child’s parent and placing it in the child’s file. Ms. Marshall stated that she is aware that medical exams are required to be on file within 30 days of admission.”
Oct 21, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Emergency and identifying information, including the child’s name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.
“Two children did not have photographs on the vehicle when transported.”
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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.
“Two staff members did not complete the health and safety training topics within five years of completing the previous health and training topics.”
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Screen time was offered to children under three years of age.
“In space #1, screen time was offered to (3) infants and (6) one-year-old children. This was corrected by removing the screen from the children.”
Jun 3, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“One employee hired 1/30/25, documentation of results were dated 1/31/25. T”
Dec 3, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“One staff member’s information had not been updated at least annually.”
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Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.
“One staff member’s information had not been updated at least annually.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Two staff member’s information had not been updated or reviewed at least annually.”
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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 staff member did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within five years of completing the previous training.”
Aug 14, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met.
“In space #2, 1 teacher cared for (1) two-year-old and (9) three-year-old children. In space #4, 1 teacher cared for (5) four-year-old children, (4) five-year old children, and (7) school age children. This was corrected by removing a three-year-old from space #2 and placing them in space #4. An extra teacher was also added to space #4.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Jun 9, 2022.
- Licensed for 75 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 83000265.
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: Early Beginnings Child Care, Inc..
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 26 child care providers in Scotland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Stateline Children’s World #1 | 23 |
| Stateline Children’s World #2 | 11 |
| Terrific Kids Child Care | 3 |
| Scotland Christian Academy | 20 |
| Kiddie Kare Learning Center | 15 |
| God’s Lil’ Angels #2 | 8 |
| Trinity Child Care Center | 22 |
| Step’s 2 Learning | 4 |
| Mrs Lauras Teenie Tiny Tots | 4 |
| Kids Campus | 8 |
| Early Beginnings Child Care Inc. This child care provider | 10 |
| God’s Precious Ones Family Child Care Home | 11 |
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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