Wesleyan Child Development Center
A child care center in Denton, North Carolina 27239
16345 Highway 109 South, Denton, North Carolina 27239. (336) 859-3195.
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The short answer
- 24 violations in the last three years
- Sep 292026 the latest visit on record
- 70 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?
8 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 29, 2026.
24 violations cited in the last three years, 24 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
21 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 29, 2026: unannounced6 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“There was a lesson plan dated 4/6/26. The preschool classroom did not have dated lesson plan.”
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“On the older playground area there was a large tree root sticking up out of the ground that was a tripping hazard.”
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All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review.
“The administrator was not present during today’s visit and no other employee could access records for the consultant.”
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Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages.
“Children hands and faces were not washed.”
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Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use.
“In the toddlers classroom there were no cleaning or disinfectant bottles.”
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Running water, soap and individual sanitary towels, or other approved hand-drying devices were not supplied at each lavatory.
“In the toddler class there were no paper towels.”
May 28, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“Outside a large climber has nails that are pertruding outward.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“A large climber only had less than one inch of mulch under the slide area and all fall zones.”
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When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information.
“In space 3, there were three diaper creams that had expired permission forms. There was a tube of Desitin, Polyisoprene, and Petroleum jelly.”
Mar 27, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“Three classrooms did not have posted a current lesson plan.”
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“An Epi Pen was expired as of 11/24.”
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Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy.
“In the infant classroom safe sleep checks were not recorded for 3/25, 3/26 or when I arrived today. There was one infant sleeping and it was not recorded.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“One sunscreen (Lacura Sun Screen) did not have an ending date on the medication form.”
Dec 16, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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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.
“A large pair of adult scissors were out on a table where children were sitting. A staff members purse was on a child’s level.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“A new staff member did not receive her required orientation training hours.”
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When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information.
“A medication permission form to administer a medication had expired on 10/3/24. A new permission form will need to be completed by the parent.”
Jun 5, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“In space 2 there was a teachers purse sitting out where children could reach it.”
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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.
“A cabinet in space 1 was unlocked and had Clorox cleaners in it.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“A large piece of equipment had nails that were sticking out from the wood on the main platform.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The medication permission form was expired on an over the counter Coppertone sunscreen.”
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The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.
“A piece of equipment that was over 18 inches tall did not have enough mulch around the slide and entrance to the equipment. The mulch measured two inches deep.”
Nov 28, 2023: unannounced3 violations
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All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing.
“There is a large play-scape in the back playground area that has less than an inch of mulch around it.”
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At least one staff member counted to comply with the rule did not complete the training in playground safety within six months of employment date.
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Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.
“The last documented lock down or shelter in place was on June 1, 2023.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since May 12, 2026.
- Licensed for 70 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 29000230.
- Restriction: Other - Noah’s Ark playground area off limits for licensed program.
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: Denton Wesleyan Church.
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 64 child care providers in Davidson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 24.
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 |
|---|---|
| Wesleyan Child Development Center This child care provider | 24 |
| Lexington Head Start | 2 |
| Sheets Memorial Preschool | 21 |
| Bethany Stepping Stones | 5 |
| Son Shine Day Care, Inc. | 18 |
| Thomasville Head Start | 6 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Child Dev. Center | 22 |
| Tyro Learning Center | 22 |
| Elizabeth’s Playhouse | 2 |
| Von’s Kids, Inc. | 20 |
| Child’s Day Care Home | 4 |
| First Baptist Child Development Center | 67 |
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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