Five Star Center License
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Mission Health Child Care Development Center
Asheville, NC
· Buncombe County
20 STERLING STREET,
Asheville, NC 28803
Quick Facts
Capacity
160 children
Age Range
0 through 6
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
11000942
License Holder
BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC
License Issued
Nov 8, 2023
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Meets reduced staff/child ratios
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About the Provider
MISSION HEALTH CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Five Star Center License in ASHEVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 160 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 6. The provider also participates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0326-100L |
| 2026-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0326-100L |
| 2026-03-17 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 3/3/26 at approximately 3:00pm a two-year-old child was left in the hallway for less than one (1) minute during a transition from the hallway bathroom to classroom space 5. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 815 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) |
| Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. The electrical cord for a speaker was accessible to two-year-old children in classroom space 8. The electrical cord for the light table in classroom space 9 was accessible to two-year-old children. | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. The orientation log for two-week orientation for a staff member who was hired on 7/21/25 was blank for Child Maltreatment Reporting. | |||
| 2025-10-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-07-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-27 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-128L |
| 2025-06-25 | Violation | 898 | .0604(e) |
| All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. A coffee maker and an electric kettle were observed on a table in the hallway, accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0625-128L |
| 2025-06-19 | Violation | 904 | .1803(a)(1) |
| A child was handled in a rough way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking. On 5/28/25 at approximately 12:00pm on the preschool playground, a staff member handled a three year old child roughly by lifting them up by their arms and dragging them. | |||
| 2025-06-19 | Violation | 1876 | .1803(a)(9) |
| A child was yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened or bullied. On 6/10/25 at approximately 5:30pm, a two year old child was told to put soap in their hair and to eat soap by a staff member. The staff member laughed at them. On 6/12/25 at approximately 9:00am on the preschool playground, a different staff member yelled at and intimidated a three year old child until they urinated. | |||
| 2025-05-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0525-032L |
| 2025-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. One (1) diaper cream in classroom space 12 expired 11/2024. | |||
| 2025-02-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0125-293L |
| 2025-02-05 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. A substance that appears to be fungal growth was found in the utility room off of classroom space 11. | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-11-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-08-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-22 | 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. The most recent fire inspection was approved on 8/20/24. The previous fire inspection was approved on 7/12/23. | |||
| 2024-08-22 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The medication administration authorization form for one (1) sunscreen in classroom space 11 expired on 5/22/24. | |||
| 2024-08-22 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| 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. One (1) staff, hire date 3/11/24, does not have a CPR/First Aid certificate on file. | |||
| 2024-08-22 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| 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. One (1) staff, hire date 3/11/24, does not have a CPR/First Aid certificate on file. | |||
| 2024-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-131A |
| 2024-06-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-131A |
| 2024-05-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0124-131A |
| 2024-05-09 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On April 22, 2024, an infant used shelving to assist with pulling up to stand. The child fell on two occasions, once hitting their head on the carpeted floor and once on the tile floor. On this occasion, staff failed to ensure a safe environment and the child sustained a skull fracture. (This is a repeated violation from January 17, 2024). | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. Three (3) staff did not have an application in their staff file. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One (1) staff did not have a medical report on file prior to the first day of work. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. Two (2) staff did not have a TB test on file. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Three (3) staff did not have documentation of orientation on file for the first six (6) weeks of employment. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One (1) staff, hire date 1/8/18, had 2.5 hours out of the required 10 hours between 1/8/23-1/8/24. One (1) staff, hire date 2/15/21 had 0 hours out of the required 5 hours between 2/15/23-2/15/24. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Two (2) staff did not have documentation of orientation training topics for the first two (2) weeks of employment. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The portion of the EPR plan that listed role assignments contained four (4) staff who are no longer present at the facility. | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Three (3) staff did not have health documents stored in a separate confidential file | |||
| 2024-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-131A |
| 2024-01-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0124-131A |
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On January 5, 2024, a staff member was standing and holding two infants at the same time. The staff member dropped one of the infants. As a result of the fall, the child sustained a skull fracture. The staff member holding two infants from a standing position at the same time created an unsafe environment. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident report completed January 15, 2024 did not contain all required information. Information regarding medical treatment received, location of the incident and what equipment was involved in the incident was not documented. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. Incidents were not documented on the incident log form provided by the Division. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 873 | 10A NCAC 09.0802(a) |
| Center staff did not follow the EMC plan. On January 5, 2024, staff members failed to properly assess an infant for injuries and did not notify the child's parents of the incident when a staff member dropped the child and their head hit the floor. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. The Division of Child Development and Early Education determined child maltreatment based on physical injury to a child. | |||
| 2023-09-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-15 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Space #1 had one (1) pack of wipes in a plastic container that stated keep out of reach of children. Space #12 had multiple packs of wipes in plastic containers that stated keep out of reach of children. | |||
| 2023-08-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-15 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #6, an activity plan was posted and not dated to determine if current. | |||
| 2023-08-15 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #6, the classroom with two year old children, there was a pack of diapers wrapped in easily torn plastic stored in the cubby located less than five feet from the floor. | |||
| 2023-08-15 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| 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. One (1) staff hired on 3/20/23, had completed the American Heart Association, Basic Life Support training on 5/11/22 that qualifies as CPR only. There was no record of First Aid training in the staff file. Refer to the staff and training worksheet. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, a small fabric couch was ripped at the seam of the arm of the couch. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Outdoor space #2 has rust on the fencing, including the gate, poles, and bolts. Outdoor space #2 has rust on the upper swing hinges. Outdoor space #2 has rust on the stationary activity with the tunnel. Outdoor space #2 has peeling paint on the fence. Outdoor space #2 has peeling paint on the stationary activity center with the tunnel. Outdoor space #3 has rust on the stationary climber steps and platforms. Outdoor space #3 has rust on the upper swing hinges. Outdoor space #3 has rust on the stand alone metal fun phone. Outdoor space #3 has peeling paint on the bench. Outdoor space #2 has an adult bench with peeling paint. Outdoor space #4 has rust on the stationary climber platform. Outdoor space #4 has rust on the upper swing hinges. Outdoor space #4 has rust at the bottom of the door leading to space #9. Outdoor space #4 has peeling paint on the door and doorframe leading to the outdoor bathroom, as well as the door and doorframe leading to space #9. Outdoor space #4 has peeling paint on the wooden shelf with blocks. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space #2, there was one (1) topical permission form for sunscreen for a child that did not include the name of the authorized sunscreen. In space #7, there was one (1) topical permission form for sunscreen for a child that did not include the name of the authorized sunscreen. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident log has not had an incident report submitted to the log since 4/25/23. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1889 | .0703(d) |
| Individuals that did not meet the staff qualifications as required by G.S. 110-91(8) did not submit to the Division documentation of completed coursework or credential to be considered for equivalency within six months of assuming duties. One (1) lead teacher hired on 8/13/18 submitted unofficial transcripts to the Division and was provided a return letter to send in official transcripts. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| 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. One (1) staff hired on 8/23/94 has not completed the the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One (1) staff that completed health and safety training in March 2017 has not completed health and safety trainings again within five years. Refer to the staff and training worksheets. | |||
| 2023-04-27 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-01-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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