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Clara Hearne Head Start

Roanoke Rapids, NC · Halifax County
731 CEDAR STREET, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
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Quick Facts

Capacity
36 children
Age Range
3 through 5
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5

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Contact Information

📞 (252) 519-7749
731 CEDAR STREET
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
42000241
License Issued
Mar 20, 2026
Expired
May 24, 2019
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development

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About the Provider

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CLARA HEARNE HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in ROANOKE RAPIDS NC, with a maximum capacity of 36 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 5. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday–Friday

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2026-02-26 Unannounced Inspection No
2025-10-08 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-10-08 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. There was no annual staff evaluation nor staff development plan on record for A. Pittman.
2025-04-30 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2025-04-30 Violation 1044 G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o)
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). The Criminal Background Check qualification (CBC) for K. Purnell expired on 2/17/2025. A qualification was not obtained.
2024-11-07 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-11-07 Violation 1043 G.S. 110-91( 9)
All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A substitute staff did not have required records available for review.
2024-04-16 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-12-14 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-09-06 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-09-06 Violation 106 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a)
Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Operator did not submit to DCDEE with in one week of the inspection.
2023-01-17 Unannounced Inspection No
2022-02-02 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-02-02 Violation 1811 .0604(u);.0302(d)(8)
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The required drill was not completed for the month of December.
2022-02-02 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
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 and departure times were not maintained as children arrive and depart.

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