Tyrrell Elementary Preschool
A child care center in Columbia, North Carolina 27925
486 Elementary School Road, Columbia, North Carolina 27925. (252) 796-3881.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Oct 62026 the latest visit on record
- 72 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
12 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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.
Oct 6, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“One (1) child’s file reviewed was missing statement by the parent acknowledging receipt of the summary of child care law.”
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Application for enrollment did not include all required information.
“Two (2) children’s files reviewed had applications for enrollment missing information for health care needs.”
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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 September 2026 playground inspection was not on file to review.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“One (1) child’s files reviewed was missing a signed and dated statement by the parent that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with parents of currently enrolled children 0-5 within 30 days of adopting the policy.
“One (1) child’s file reviewed was missing a signed and dated statement by the parent acknowledging that the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma was reviewed and explained at enrollment.”
Mar 10, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking.
“On February 27, 2026, a teacher was observed grabbing a three-year-old child by the hood of their jacket, resulting in a scratch to the child’s neck.”
Nov 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services.
“Three medical action plans were included with the medication in the ready-to-go file/backpack but were not attached to the application in the children’s files.”
Dec 3, 2024: unannounced3 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. No one at the facility had completed ABCMS Provider Portal Training to learn how to create a facility roster, notifying the Division of staff changes.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A qualification letter was not available for the administrator hired on October 7, 2024.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“A Criminal Background Check had not been completed for the administrator hired on October 7, 2024.”
Jan 8, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“In two of three children’s files reviewed, documentation of receipt of the Summary of NC Child Care Law was not available.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection was completed on January 3, 2023 and expired on January 3, 2024. A new fire inspection has not been completed.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| May 4, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 24, 2026.
- Licensed for 72 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 89000019.
- Restriction: Other - Rock climbing wall in gym prohibited.
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: Tyrrell 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 3 child care providers in Tyrrell County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; 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 |
|---|---|
| Tyrrell Co Head Start & Lrng Center | 3 |
| Tyrrell Elementary Preschool This child care provider | 12 |
| Granny’s Little Blessings | 31 |
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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