Description: AGELINK CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Four Star Center License in CHEROKEE NC, with a maximum capacity of 164 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-26 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-12 | Violation | Rule Violated | |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. Based on the self-report submitted and staff statements obtained during this visit, it was reported that on January 27, 2026 a staff member communicated a threat to use a weapon against other staff members while in the presence and potential hearing distance of school-age children ranging from nine to twelve years of age. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/27/2026 |
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| 2025-10-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1025-256A |
| 2025-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1025-256A |
| 2025-10-20 | Violation | 1911 | .0802(f) |
| An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report for an injury that occurred to a two-year-old child on 9/17/25 was not submitted to the Division as required. | |||
| 2025-08-08 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| 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. In the classroom for children ages four-through-five years of age there were aerosol cans of sunscreen stored in an unlocked cabinet. In the classroom for children ages one-through-two-years of age the key to cabinet used to stored prescribed diapering creams and sunscreens in aerosol cans was stored in the lock. The supply closet used to store cleaning supplies including aerosol cans was left unlocked due to the small combination lock not closing properly. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 846 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4) |
| Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional. In the classroom for infants there was a tube of diapering cream that the staff member reported that had been used for the child but there was no written authorized by the parent available. The staff member also reported that she had shared the medication permission slip with the parent but it had not been returned. | |||
| 2025-08-06 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. Safe sleep charts included the time the child went to sleep and the the time the child woke u, however, they did not include the safe sleep checks that were to occur every 15 minutes as stated in your safe-sleep policy. | |||
| 2025-07-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0725-016L |
| 2025-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0725-016L |
| 2025-07-14 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On June 30th, 2025 a teacher in the four/five-year-old classroom left a child in the classroom asleep, while she took the other children outside to play on the playground. The child was left inside for 37 minutes. | |||
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