Northeast Raleigh KinderCare
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27616
4204 Jacqueline Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina 27616. (919) 954-8811.
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The short answer
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Aug 202026 the latest visit on record
- 127 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?
15 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 20, 2026.
5 violations cited in the last three years, 5 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
5 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 17, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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 childcare provider did not complete the ABCMS criminal record provider portal and did not link staff.”
Mar 3, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“One outlet in the main hallway and two outlets in a classroom for preschool age children were observed.”
Sep 3, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“Documentation of sleep checks was only available for review through August 15th, 2025. The App on the tablet does not show all sleep checks completed.”
Sep 17, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2806 FOOD STORAGE AND PROTECTION (a) Once pre-packaged food has been opened, the food shall be stored in clean, resealable bags or containers made of plastic or glass that are tightly covered and manufactured for the purpose of food storage. In the kitchen pantry there were bags of granola and cereal rolled and taped shut and not stored per sanitation requirements.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. the classroom being converted into infant classrooms that are under construction was accessible and had paint, cleaners and power tools.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 17, 2026.
- Licensed for 127 children, ages 0 through 5.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003955.
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 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Northeast Raleigh KinderCare This child care provider | 5 |
| Primary Beginnings Child Development Center, LLC | 2 |
| Fee’s Daycare + | 0 |
| The Neighborhood Nanny | 4 |
| Kids Educational Center VI, Inc. | 3 |
| A Bright Child Development Center | 18 |
| Touched By An Angel | 3 |
| Learning As We Go Child Care Center | 27 |
| Kids Party Zone & Daycare Center | 1 |
| Star Cares | 4 |
| Baby Z’s Child Care Family Child Care Home | 4 |
| The Goddard School of Raleigh at 5401 North | 15 |
| Highland Creek Kindercare | 25 |
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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