Precious Care Educational Center
A child care center in Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352
16960 Wagram Road, Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352. (910) 277-8450.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Aug 62026 the latest visit on record
- 45 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 6, 2026: unannounced2 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 last health questionnaire was dated 7/29/25. `”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“The surfacing under the monkey bars measured as low as 4 ft. in some areas and the area under the blue slide had no little to no surfacing in some areas.”
Oct 2, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years.
“Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. The administrator’s SIDS training expired 6/29/21.”
Nov 26, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Distance learning was used to complete First Aid, CPR and/or playground safety training.
“One staff member received their CPR and First Aid training online.”
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Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.
“One staff member received 4 1/2 hours of training within their first two weeks of hire. One topic area was missing.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“One staff member was short 3 hours of training.”
Jan 23, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“In space #1, a shelf had peeling paint.”
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Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child’s first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child.
“One child’s emergency information had not been updated at least annually.”
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First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area.
“The fire extinguisher, located in the van used to transports children, indicated that the canister was empty.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Apr 18, 2022.
- Licensed for 45 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 8355073.
- Restriction: Other - Meets Highest Voluntary Enhanced Requirements. Must have ITERS when infants are enrolled.
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: Worth, Annie G..
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 26 child care providers in Scotland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Precious Care Educational Center This child care provider | 9 |
| 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. | 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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