Fayetteville Learning Academy
A child care center in Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311
5401 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311. (910) 978-1518.
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The short answer
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Jun 242026 the latest visit on record
- 54 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.
5 violations cited in the last three years, 5 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
5 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. 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.
Mar 5, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“A damaged cord, leading from the building to an unused air conditioning unit, was observed with exposed wires. The tube barrier surrounding the stationary playground equipment was observed with separated pieces.”
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The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91.
“A sanitation inspection has not been completed within the past twelve months. The most recent sanitation inspection was completed on October 24, 2023.”
Aug 29, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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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 completed on 8/12/2024. The previous fire inspection was completed on 7/03/2023. The fire inspection was not submitted to DCDEE within one week of inspection. The fire inspection was received during today’s visit.”
Mar 11, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A violation was found for which there is no item number.
“In there refrigerator in Space #1, there was an expired pack of bologna. This was corrected by the expired item being discarded by the administrator. This is a violation of requirements in Child Care Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A .2804(a).”
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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 completed on July 03, 2023. The previous fire inspection was completed on May 24, 2022.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Oct 13, 2021.
- Licensed for 54 children, ages 1 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26002494.
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: Mcneil, Sheba 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: 3 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 260 child care providers in Cumberland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville Learning Academy This child care provider | 5 |
| New Forever Young Day Care | 24 |
| Little Miracles Day Care Home | 8 |
| Creative Enhancement Day Care | 38 |
| Cozy Corner Child Care | 25 |
| The Sunshine House, Inc. #146 | 12 |
| Long Hill Prime Time | 0 |
| Howard Hall Prime Time | 2 |
| Mama and Daughter Child Care | 10 |
| Heavenly Haven Child Development Center | 19 |
| Heavenly Haven Academy | 39 |
| My Home Away From Home Child Care, Inc. | 13 |
| Creative Enhancement Afterschool Care | 32 |
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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