Bryson Christian Montessori School III
A child care center in Durham, North Carolina 27707
6701 Garrett Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707. (919) 490-0287.
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The short answer
- 15 violations in the last three years
- May 52026 the latest visit on record
- 41 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 May 5, 2026.
15 violations cited in the last three years, 15 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
15 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 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.
Dec 10, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage.
“In space #1 and #3 the bathrooms were used for storage. The bathrooms were observed storing toys, books, and a chair.”
May 13, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“The written authorization for an EpiPen expired on 3/23/25 for a child in space #1.”
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Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics.
“Health and Safety training for staff was observed last completed in 2019.”
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Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage.
“Lavatories were used for storage. I observed, toys, a carpet, chairs, bulletin board, Swiffer jet mops, and a vacuum stored in each bathroom.”
Dec 10, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child’s parent or authorized health professional.
“Badger Anti-Bug Balm was observed in space #2 without written authorization from child’s parent.”
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A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date.
“In space #1 an EpiPen was observed with an expiration date of 11/2024.”
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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.
“Swiffer Jet cleaning pads were observed in the restroom the children use in space #3.”
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Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.
“In space #1 and #2 EpiPens were observed not in its original labeled container.”
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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 shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was observed documented on 4/11/2024.”
May 21, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Five staff member including the director did not have a current CPR certification on file and available for review during today’s visit. Each employees certification expired on 5/3/23.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Five staff members including the director did not have current First Aid certifications on file and available for review during today’s visit. Each staff member First Aid certification expired on 5/3/23.”
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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. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review during today’s visit. The last fire inspection was conducted on 3/17/23.”
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Over-the-counter medicines were not in their original containers or administered as authorized in writing by parent, physician or authorized health professional.
“A child in space #2 had Benadryl that was not in it’s original container.”
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Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional.
“A child in space #2 epi-pen was not stored in it’s original container.”
Dec 5, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“A child in space #3 did not have a medication administration permission slip for the emergency medication on file (epin).”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| May 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Dec 1, 2017.
- Licensed for 41 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32000546.
- Restriction: Other - Meeting reduced enhanced ratios.
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: Bryson, John.
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 225 child care providers in Durham County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Cresset Christian Academy Pre-School | 39 |
| Delores Bynum’s Day Care Home | 5 |
| The Learning Circle | 6 |
| Primary Colors Early Learning Center | 16 |
| Little Angels Child Development Center | 3 |
| Bryson Christian Montessori School III This child care provider | 15 |
| Lil Folks Daycare | 0 |
| Virginia Lindsay | 8 |
| White Rock Child Development Center | 14 |
| Small Wonders Day Care | 0 |
| King’s Kids Child Development Center | 17 |
| Cynthia’s Little People | 0 |
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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