Arrow Christian Preschool
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27610
4400 Old Poole Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27610. (919) 830-1948.
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The short answer
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Jun 122026 the latest visit on record
- 87 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?
12 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years, 16 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
16 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 12, 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. The child care operator did not notify the Division of new and existing child care providers.”
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The child care center was not free of asbestos hazards as defined in G.S.
“130A-444(2) and 10A NCAC 09 .0102(4). The child care center operator did not complete the steps required to ensure they are free of asbestos hazards.”
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The child care center was not free of lead poisoning hazards as defined in G.S.
“1130A-131.7(7). The child care center operator did not complete the steps to ensure the facility was free of lead in paint hazards.”
May 28, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking.
“A staff member grabbed a child by their upper arm, pulled the child to them, and sat the child down while still holding on to the child. A staff member used their finger to push a child in their forehead.”
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Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.
“A staff member was heard using a “rude” and inappropriate tone with children on a daily basis.”
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Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.
“An incident report was not completed when a child received a red mark that faded as the result of an injury.”
Apr 9, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required.
“An incident report completed on a child that received medical treatment for an injury received at the center was not submitted to the Division within the mandated time frame.”
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Children were not adequately supervised at all times.
“Staff members were not aware of the activities of a seventeen-month-old child when the child was pushed from the steps of the changing table resulting in an injury to the child.”
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“On April 9, 2026, the classroom with toddlers and the classroom with two-year-old children were not in compliance with posted ratios during the visit.”
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“The incident is not being maintained as incident reports are completed.”
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Individual applications were not on file for each child.
“An application was not available for one child.”
Feb 18, 2026: 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 staff member who was employed in February 2026, TB test results was completed on 1/26/2024 and is older than 12 months.”
Jun 12, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A valid qualification letter was not on file for one staff member.”
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“Enhanced staff/child ratio minus one was not met in spaces 1A and 1E. In space 1A there were fifteen children (one three-years-of-age, nine four-years-of-age, four five-years-of-age, and one school-aged) present with one caregiver. In space 1E there were thirteen children (twelve three-years-of-age and one four-years-of-age) present with one caregiver.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“One staff member did not complete the criminal background check prior to employment.”
Jun 13, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider.
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 28, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 14, 2025.
- Licensed for 87 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003359.
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: Parham, Quintala S.
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 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| Arrow Christian Preschool This child care provider | 16 |
| 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. | 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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