Community Life Academy
A child care center in Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304
7828 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304. (910) 504-9114.
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- May 272026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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 May 27, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 18, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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A copy of the incident report was not given to the parent.
“A copy of an incident report was not given to a parent of a child seeking medical treatment.”
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“An activity plan in space #4b was not current or posted. The activity plan was dated and posted on the wall in space #4b.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“The facility’s kitchen door was unlocked and accessible to children. The kitchen door was locked during the visit.”
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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 was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after notification of a child seeking medical treatment. An incident report was completed during today’s visit.”
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Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children.
“There was a purse stored on a chair less than five feet above the floor in space #4b. The purse was removed and stored on top of a cabinet five feet above the floor.”
May 16, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.
“Documentation of the last fire drill completed at the facility was dated March 8, 2024. No children were present during the practice fire drill.”
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Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements.
“Monthly playground inspections completed at the facility in April and May 2024, were not documented on the checklist supplied by the Division. During the visit, the administrator documented the monthly playground inspections completed on April 12, and May 16, 2024, on the Playground Inspection Checklist.”
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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 fire inspection on file was completed on May 13, 2023. The operator did not obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Jun 5, 2026.
- Licensed for 60 children, ages 4 through 12.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 26002577.
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: Community Life Development Center.
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: 5 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 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Community Life Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| Lil’ Angels Day Care | 1 |
| The Pillar of Faith Christian Home Day Care | 3 |
| The New Dimension Child Care | 28 |
| Fran’s Child Care | 8 |
| Carpenter’s Child Care | 0 |
| Loyd Auman Prime Time | 1 |
| William H. Owen Prime Time | 0 |
| The Sunshine Child Care | 1 |
| Birds Nest Montessori School | 11 |
| Happy Kidz | 24 |
| Loyd Auman Elementary | 6 |
| Alpha Omega Day Academy, Inc. | 10 |
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.
From the provider
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