Hargrove Family Day Care Center
A child care center in Ridgeway, North Carolina 27570
618 Axtell Ridgeway Road, Ridgeway, North Carolina 27570. (252) 456-2160.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Sep 32026 the latest visit on record
- 71 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 3, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 12 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
12 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 5, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“Documentation of the receipt of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not on file for R. Bullock.”
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All staff did not review the center’s EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff.
“Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Documentation of annual review of the EPR plan was not on file for F. Jones”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“The annual staff development plan and annual staff evaluation was not on file for review for F. Jones. The last documented SDP/Staff Evaluation was 9/20/2023”
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The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training was not completed within 90 days of hire for L. Richardson”
May 30, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Active ant piles were observed on the preschool playground while children were playing.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Documentation was not on file verifying CPR training was renewed on or before February 2024 for one employee.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Documentation was not on file verifying First Aid was renewed on or before February 2024 for one employee.”
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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.
“Arrival times were not documented for five children between April 11, 2024, to May 13, 2024.”
Dec 8, 2023: unannounced4 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Two bolts were protruding posing a tripping hazard from the black barrier enclosing play equipment on playground #2.”
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Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy.
“The center’s safe sleep policy was not followed when a blanket was observed in the crib with a sleeping infant.”
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The temperature in a room where infants aged 12 months or younger where sleeping exceeded 75 degrees.
“The temperature on the thermometer in the room where infants read seventy-nine degrees.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“Documentation was not available to verify the centers EPR plan was reviewed with staff annually as required. The last review was dated February 15, 2022.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| May 30, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Sep 3, 2026.
- Licensed for 71 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 9355019.
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: Hargrove Family Day Care Center, 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: 4 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 12 child care providers in Warren County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hargrove Family Day Care Center This child care provider | 12 |
| Haliwa-Saponi Head Start Center | 1 |
| Soul City/Manson Head Start | 4 |
| Williams Family Child Care Home | 1 |
| Stay and Play Child Care | 5 |
| Val’s Wonderland Day Care | 16 |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Pre-K | 13 |
| Vaughan Elementary Pre-K | 8 |
| Northside Elementary Pre-K | 13 |
| Rising Star’s Home Daycare | 1 |
| Warren Little Explorers Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Bullock Family Daycare | 0 |
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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