Poplin Elementary After School
A child care center in Indian Trail, North Carolina 28079
5627 Poplin Road, Indian Trail, North Carolina 28079. (704) 296-0320.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- May 72026 the latest visit on record
- 125 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 7, 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 5, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A child was yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened or bullied.
“During the visit, I observed a group leader using a harsh tone and threatening the group with silent lunch if they were not quiet while lining up. This carried on for a few minutes during their clean-up and transition.”
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Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container.
“I observed two (2) Benadryl’s in the sling bags carried by the group leaders and not in a locked area.”
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Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.
“I observed an EPI pen in a zip lock bag without its original container.”
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The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities.
“I observed the EMC plan posted, the person responsible for carrying out the EMC plan was not present and neither was the alternate staff person.”
Jan 24, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Application for enrollment did not include all required information.
“I observed one (1) file in which the health care needs section was either left blank or not all completed as required.”
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Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child’s parent.
“Three (3) files are missing signatures on the emergency medical care information section on the application.”
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Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience.
“One (1) staff member did not complete the required number of hours.”
Aug 29, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“A current activity plan was not posted.”
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A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information.
“A first aid information sheet was not posted.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“The outdoor playground did not have the adequate depth of mulch in the swing area and the play structure area.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 17, 2026.
- Licensed for 125 children, ages 5 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 90000378.
- Restriction: Other - Prohibit children from being in the kitchen for any purpose.
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: Union County Board of Education.
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 74 child care providers in Union County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; 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 |
|---|---|
| Porter Ridge Elementary After School | 6 |
| Poplin Elementary After School This child care provider | 10 |
| Childtime 2014 | 47 |
| S.t.e.p.’s Developmental Academy, Inc. | 10 |
| Indian Trail Elementary | 18 |
| Big Blue Marble-Wesley Chapel | 30 |
| Wonder Academy | 35 |
| Little Einsteins Academy | 8 |
| Storybrook Kids Daycare | 1 |
| The Goddard School of Indian Trail | 3 |
| Metrolina Christian Academy Preschool | 17 |
| Shiloh Valley Elementary After School | 1 |
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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