Gramsy’s Place
A child care center in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659
600 Boston Avenue, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659. (336) 838-1012.
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The short answer
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Dec 102025 the latest visit on record
- 74 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Dec 10, 2025.
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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Dec 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“One child in Space 2A had an Epi-Pen that did not have the accompanying permission to administer authorization.”
Apr 9, 2025: announced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“A bolt was missing in the upper inside corner of the the yellow playhouse outside on the large preschool playground.”
Jul 17, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“I observed an outlet uncovered on the porch ramp to the playground where children go up and down the ramp to the playground.This was corrected during the visit today.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“I observed the depth of mulch was less than six (6) inches under the slide on the large playground. Mulch was ordered two (2) weeks ago per the director.”
Jan 23, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“On the outdoor play area for the 3 and 4 year old children there are two (2) holes in the underpinning wall of the building which could allow vermin to come onto the playground. The lattice work at the bottom of the right front ramp area has come unattached at the corner exposing a sharp staple where it was once attatched. On the playground for the two (2) year old children, the ground cover is exposed through the rubber mulch causing a tripping hazard for children and adults.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The books on the shelf in the two (2) year old classroom are worn and torn.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“There is only two (2) inches of mulch goround cover for the fall zone underneath a moveable 2.5 ft. high plastic slide structure.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Announced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Jun 12, 2025.
- Licensed for 74 children, ages 0 through 6.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 97000298.
- Restriction: Other - Bld. 1: Capacity-37, Bld. 2: Capacity-37.
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: Gramsy’s Place, 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: 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 27 child care providers in Wilkes County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; 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 |
|---|---|
| North Wilkesboro Head Start | 2 |
| North Wilkesboro Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 8 |
| C C Wright Elementary School Pre K | 5 |
| Mulberry Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 4 |
| Gramsy’s Place This child care provider | 7 |
| A Child’s Life | 4 |
| Dulce Land Daycare | 0 |
| Lomax Head Start | 6 |
| Mountain View Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 5 |
| Mt. Pleasant Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 6 |
| Roaring River Elementary Pre Kindergarten | 1 |
| Wilkesboro Elementary School Pre-K | 5 |
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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Replies
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