Mt. Pleasant Elementary Pre Kindergarten
A child care center in Ferguson, North Carolina 28624
532 Champion/Mt Pleasant Road, Ferguson, North Carolina 28624. (336) 651-7600.
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Mar 92026 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Mar 9, 2026.
6 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
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 9, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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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. This NC Pre-K classroom staff is not registered in the ABCMS portal as of 3/9/26.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“Today I observed the fence around the outdoor playground is rusting and needs repair. I observed a sharp edge at the bottom of the wire fencing at the storage building that could be hazardous to the children if touched.”
Apr 1, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook.
“A current menu was not posted for this NC Pre-K classroom.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“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 A bag of Garden Soil with a Keep out of Children label on it was found outside the classroom door on the way to the playground. The bag was removed and put up 5 foot out of reach of children today during the visit.”
Dec 16, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“An inhaler medication was observed with permission to administer not signed by the parent.”
Nov 8, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“I observed screws, nuts, bolts, and nails on the playground area due to the ongoing construction going on at this school. I observed the ground cover showing through in the sandbox causing a tripping hazard for the children. I observed two (2) metal picnic tables that are rusted. I observed the playground gate open during the visit today.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Oct 21, 2019.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 6.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 97000157.
- Restriction: Other - School age playground equipment cannot be used by preschoolers. Meets all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios minus one.
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: Wilkes County 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 27 child care providers in Wilkes County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant Elementary Pre Kindergarten This child care provider | 6 |
| Lomax Head Start | 6 |
| North Wilkesboro Head Start | 2 |
| Mountain View Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 5 |
| North Wilkesboro Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 8 |
| Roaring River Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 1 |
| C C Wright Elementary School Pre K | 5 |
| Wilkesboro Elementary School Pre-K | 5 |
| C B Eller Elementary School Pre K | 7 |
| Millers Creek Elementary School Pre K | 16 |
| Kountry Kidz Daycare | 13 |
| Mulberry Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 4 |
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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