Description: Pinnacle is located in Northwestern Rutherford County and serves students from Lake Lure, Gilkey, Green Hill, Chimney Rock, and Union Mills. The school serves 320 students from Pre-K through 5th grade. We are the Home of the Panthers!!
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-12 | Violation | 1767 | .3005 (a)(3) |
| The health assessment did not include a vision screening. One child, five years of age that enrolled in NC Pre K on 8/25/25 had a vision screening on file dated 12/9/25. | |||
| 2026-03-12 | Violation | 1769 | .3005 (a)(5) |
| The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One child, five years of age that enrolled in NC Pre K on 8/25/25 had a dental screening on file dated 11/25/25. | |||
| 2025-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1224-250A |
| 2024-12-19 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On December 18, 2024, a staff member hit a four-year-old child on the face. | |||
| 2024-12-19 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A staff member worked in the licensed child care classroom and did not have a completed criminal background check. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-23 | Violation | 1768 | .3005 (a)(4) |
| The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. One child enrolled 1/4/24, did not have a hearing screening on file. | |||
| 2024-04-23 | Violation | 1769 | .3005 (a)(5) |
| The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One child enrolled 10/13/23, did not have a dental screening on file. | |||
| 2023-11-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-05-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-10 | 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 written verification of a fire inspection on was September 3, 2021. | |||
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