Kindercare Learning Center
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27613
9301 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina 27613. (919) 848-2292.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Sep 82026 the latest visit on record
- 178 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 Sep 8, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years, 7 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 17, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“Two staff covering from another KinderCare facility did not have a file on site for review.”
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Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.
“Review of new staff files found two staff (KA & MB) that did not have a current medical on file.”
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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 bus used for transportation did not have a current registration.”
May 19, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking.
“A child was roughly dropped onto their cot and sustained an injury to their cheek and tongue.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. following being roughly placed on their cot a child sustained a mouth and face injury and when discussed the teacher admitted to saying, “well whose fault was that (said to child)” in statement said, “ because you was screaming and saying you didn’t want to get on your cot.” The child had to get the cot because they were playing in the food.””
Apr 16, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“During the beginning of the walkthrough to document enrollment I observed the facilities laundry room doors open and accessible to the enrolled children where chemicals, paint and other laundry detergents are stored.”
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Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A re-inspection was conducted in October 2024 but a full childcare fire inspection could not be conducted due to contractors not uploading their required inspections into the compliance engine on behalf of the facility so a full fire inspection could be completed per requirements. This was discussed with the director and fire inspector during today’s visit. Contractors were contacted and uploads completed and fire inspector will conduct a visit on 4/17/2025.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 1, 2025.
- Licensed for 178 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003791.
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: Kindercare Education LLC.
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 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 |
|---|---|
| Primrose School of Hilburn | 2 |
| Mama Bee’s Day Care | 1 |
| La Petite Academy | 3 |
| Bright Haven Academy | 31 |
| Maracas Montessori | 0 |
| THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Raleigh | 9 |
| Kindercare Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| The Goddard School | 11 |
| La Petite Academy | 20 |
| Asbury Preschool | 2 |
| Kindercare Learning Center | 7 |
| Stella Lowery Small Day Care Home | 6 |
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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