Priceless Child Care, Inc.
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27610
316 S King Charles Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina 27610. (919) 231-3564.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 36 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 Sep 9, 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 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 9, 2026: 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. Three employees (KJ, DB, & SD) criminal records checks has not been linked into DCDEE’s ABCMS portal. This is a repeat violation.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Two employees documents were missing or could not be located during the visit. SD was rehired in February 2026 and June 2026 and was missing the following four (4) documents: current application, proof of current orientation, current medical statement and a current shaken baby trauma policy. DB was rehired December 2025 and was missing the following five (5) documents: current application, proof of current orientation, current medical statement, current TB test, and a current shaken baby trauma policy.”
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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 Administrators ITS-SIDS expired April 2026. Please submit a copy of your certificate on or by 9-23-26.”
Oct 7, 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. Employees Criminal record checks have not been linked into DCDEE’s ABCMS portal.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“1. A large fire ant mound was observed on the large playground near the bike path. 2. Six empty plastic bags of miracle grow soil was around the gazebo shade structure. 3. The storage building used to store toys that’s located on one of the playgrounds was unlocked.”
Mar 12, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Space three (3) has six (6) steps leading up to space 1 & 2 that was not blocked off by a gate. Space three has one-and two-year-old children enrolled and were present. A baby gate was observed leaning against the wall at the bottom of the stairs.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“One employee/floater’s records were not accessible during the visit. This employee (SH) was missing her orientation, medical record, and shaken baby statement.”
Mar 12, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“One of the storage buildings located on the playground did not have an approved lock on the door.”
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The evacuation crib or other approved device did not have wheels or a reinforced bottom.
“The crib in space 3 did not have a reinforced bottom.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jul 15, 2026.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92000961.
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: Priceless 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: 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 470 child care providers in Wake County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 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 |
|---|---|
| Appletree Day Care II | 0 |
| Ella’s Private Day Care | 1 |
| Prince’s and Princess’s Daycare Inc. | 19 |
| S. & R. Home Day Care | 9 |
| Priceless Child Care, Inc. This child care provider | 9 |
| Morning Star Child Care Learning Center | 16 |
| Jo’s Daycare | 10 |
| Academically Based Child | 0 |
| Appletree Day Care #3 | 7 |
| Ladem’s Preschool | 3 |
| Pamela’s Daycare Center | 4 |
| Village at Work Home Child Care Center | 22 |
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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