East Bend Preschool
A child care center in East Bend, North Carolina 27018
205 School Street, East Bend, North Carolina 27018. (336) 551-1125.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Feb 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Feb 9, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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
11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 9, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE(g) Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable.
“Two staff purses were accessible to children.”
Sep 17, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“There were three(3) bolts and two wheels on the bottom of the shelter that were sticking up and were a tripping hazard.”
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Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating.
“An annual sanitation has not been completed. The last inspection was dated 9/6/2024.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The last emergency drill was conducted in February 2025.”
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The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests.
“There were areas of long grass in the play area that need to be cut and a sandbox that was not covered without sand that needs to be removed or maintained.”
Feb 17, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“One staff member had an expired qualification letter 8/29/2024.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.One staff member did not have a current qualification letter on file.”
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“An emergency drill was not conducted in January 2025.”
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The health assessment did not include a hearing screening.
“One enrolled child did not have a hearing screening conducted.”
Feb 22, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The two front footings on the shade structure were exposed. The footings had two bolts and a hook sticking up. The back gate on the playground does not stay closed securely.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“One substitute staff did not have acknowledgement on file that the policy was reviewed prior to providing care with children.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Feb 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Aug 21, 2021.
- Licensed for 36 children, ages 3 through 6.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 99000087.
- Restriction: Other - 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: Yadkin 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: 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 Yadkin County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Little Darlings Childcare, Inc. | 22 |
| Forbush Out-Of-School-Time Program | 4 |
| Fall Creek Out-Of-School-Time Program | 1 |
| East Bend Out-Of-School-Time Program | 6 |
| Forbush Preschool | 8 |
| East Bend Preschool This child care provider | 11 |
| Fall Creek Preschool | 16 |
| Mother Hen Child Care | 0 |
| Rd’s Loving Care | 2 |
| Jonesville Out-Of-School-Time Program | 3 |
| West Yadkin Out-Of-School-Time Program | 3 |
| Yadkinville Out-Of-School-Time Program | 14 |
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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