East Garner Elementary
A child care center in Garner, North Carolina 27529
5545 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529. (919) 694-8752.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Sep 212026 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?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 21, 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
7 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2024. 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.
Nov 7, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“A staff member left the classroom to use the adult bathroom which was located down the hall leaving one staff member with eighteen children age 4-5 years old.”
Oct 30, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met.
“In classroom #206, I observed one staff member leave the room to get lunches for children in the cafeteria leaving one staff member in the classroom with seven (7) four-year old children and eight (8) five-year old children.”
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Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards.
“The red plastic sink in dramatic play area in classroom #204 was broken and jagged on 2 corners.”
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The center did not comply with the permit restrictions.
“Enhanced s staff/child ratios as stated on the license were observed out of compliance during my visit.”
Apr 30, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“A criminal background qualification letter was not on file for the substitute who was present and caring for the children in classroom 204.”
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Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served.
“Substitutions to the meal served was not indicated on the posted menu.”
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Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed.
“Criminal background checks could not be verified for the Interim Principal as well as an Instructional Assistant .”
Nov 14, 2023: 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.
“I observed two cans of aerosol cooking spray being stored in an unlocked cabinet in one of the classrooms.”
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Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.
“One classroom did not have documentation of arrival and departure times after 10-30-23.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 25, 2026.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003885.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Wake County Public Schools.
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 |
|---|---|
| East Garner Elementary This child care provider | 9 |
| OB Learning Home Center | 11 |
| Lots of Love and Learning Family Child Care | 4 |
| Garner Academy, Inc. | 9 |
| Lapetite Academy Before & After School Care | 38 |
| Nicole’s Nest | 2 |
| Creech Road Elementary | 0 |
| Krystal’s Quality Care | 2 |
| Aversboro Road Child Care Center, LLC | 5 |
| Aversboro Elementary School | 10 |
| Bryan Road Elementary | 1 |
| Kindercare Learning Center | 23 |
| A Happy Place to Bee | 3 |
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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