Childworks Preschool
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
6215 Litchford Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615. (919) 878-9862.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Oct 142026 the latest visit on record
- 99 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?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 14, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years, 6 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
7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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 14, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards.
“The rear passenger tire thread of the facility’s Ford Econline van was less than 2/32 of an inch.”
Oct 16, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Staff files did not contain all required paperwork. One staff member did not have a medical report on file. Two staff members did not have TB Test results on file. One staff member employed more than 90 days did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training.”
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Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations.
“The registration for the 2008 Honda Odyssey van used for transporting schoolagers, expired August 2025.”
Oct 18, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair.
“The wall in space #3 (by the door leading to space #4) contained a hole where the door handle having contact with the wall has created a hole.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“The surge protector in the room for the three (3) year olds and the surge protector in the lobby contained outlets that were not covered.”
May 6, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“In space #1 permission to administer Aquaphor and a Ventolin Inhaler were not available. In space #2 permission to administer Triple Paste Diaper Ointment was not available.”
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When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information.
“Documentation has not been maintained for a Ventolin Inhaler that has been administered every four hours to an infant in space #1.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Apr 8, 2022.
- Licensed for 99 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003783.
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: Living Well Family 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: 3 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 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chesterbrook Academy | 4 |
| Bright Horizons Children’s Center at the Forum | 2 |
| Harps Mill Creative School | 13 |
| Childtime Childcare #2013 | 14 |
| Creative Kidz Academy | 13 |
| Hillel School | 9 |
| The Growing Place | 10 |
| Baileywick Elementary | 3 |
| Room to Grow | 1 |
| Refuge Early Learning Center | 8 |
| Childworks Preschool This child care provider | 7 |
| Golden Child Development Center | 41 |
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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