Building Dreams Child Development
A family child care home in Shelby, North Carolina 28152
231 South Fork Drive, Shelby, North Carolina 28152. (704) 406-9679.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Jun 262026 the latest visit on record
- 5 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?
6 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 26, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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The daily schedule, activity plan, infant feeding plan, allergy posting, SIDS Sleep Chart/visual check were not maintained on file for a minimum of 30 days from the revision or replacement date.
“From May 26, 2026, through June 6, 2026, one infant nine months age and enrolled on May 25, 2026, did not have documentation available for review for safe sleep checks.”
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Written feeding schedule was not on file for each child under 15 months of age and/or was not updated regularly to reflect changes in the child’s needs.
“An infant feeding schedule for an infant nine months of age and enrolled on May 25, 2026, did not have documentation available for review of an infant feeding plan.”
Jan 12, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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At least one 5 lb 2-A:10-B:C type fire extinguisher was not readily accessible for every 2500 square feet of floor space in the home.
“The fire extinguisher located on the floor next to the kitchen sink cabinet was not fully charged in the green zone, but in the red zone.”
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Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.
“In the kitchen in an open bottom cabinet that had no door next to the sink, was one bottle of Draino Liquid Cleaning with written warnings keep out of the reach of children.”
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Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste.
“In the outdoor gross motor space and accessible to children were two pieces of plastic toys with hazards of broken and sharp edges that could cause injury to children. It was one plastic shopping cart with broken wheels and one faded blue plastic race car riding toy with a cracked seat.”
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Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available.
“The documentation available for review for one of your pets, Nala the Husky-Mix dog, had expired on September 7, 2025.”
Jan 15, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care.
“A spray bottle of Clorox Cleaner and Bleach was located on the sink within reach of children in care.”
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The documentation available for review for completion of the Health Questionnaire was dated July 30, 2023. The family child care operator update this document during the visit.”
Jan 26, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“One child enrolled on February 27, 2023, had documentation available for review of a health assessment dated April 25, 2023. One child enrolled on March 28, 2023, had documentation available for review of a health assessment dated July 11, 2023.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Apr 28, 2020.
- Licensed for 5 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 23000457.
- Restriction: Other - Operating hours are 5am-7pm, No more than 5 children at one time; No more than 2 infants at one time.
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: Pressley, Sonya M.
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 57 child care providers in Cleveland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Karen Bradley Day Care Home | 1 |
| Kiddieland Child Development Center | 6 |
| Apples of Gold Preschool | 3 |
| Kidstuff Family Child Care Home | 2 |
| Apples of Gold Too | 9 |
| Creative Kidz Preschool Inc. | 14 |
| Mama Lissa’s Tiny Tot University | 6 |
| Boiling Springs Elementary School | 0 |
| Township Three Elementary School | 2 |
| Little Gems Learning Academy | 12 |
| Building Dreams Child Development This child care provider | 9 |
| Play Palace Preschool, Inc. | 5 |
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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