Kadejah’s Playhouse
A family child care home in Durham, North Carolina 27704
626 Martin St, Durham, North Carolina 27704. (919) 220-4136.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Jun 232026 the latest visit on record
- 10 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 Jun 23, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 3, 2025: unannounced3 violations
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Application did not include names and contact information of individuals to whom the operator may release the child as authorized by the person who signs the application.
“Three children’s applications did not include this information.”
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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 children’s bathroom there was Lysol All Purpose Cleaner and Clorox Tilex Mold & Mildew cleaner not in locked storage.”
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Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three.
“Trash bags and Walmart bags were underneath the kitchen cabinet accessible to the children under the age of three.”
Jun 3, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“The health questionnaire for the provider and additional caregiver expired on 1/2/25.”
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Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three.
“Manipulatives were stored in ziploc bags accessible to the children under the age of three.”
Dec 4, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage.
“There was aspirin, burn gel and bug sting repellent in the first aid kit.”
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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.
“There was an aerosol can of Glad on a shelf above the diaper changing table and a can of Rust-Oleum spray paint on a shelf above the sink.”
May 23, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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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.
“There was an aerolsol can of Glade on a shelf above the diaper-changing table. There was an aerosol can of glass cleaner in the cabinet in the children’s bathroom.”
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“The last documented outdoor inspection was completed in Januaary 2024.”
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The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill.
“The last documented fire drill had been conducted in January 2024.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last documented lockdown drill had been conducted in January 2024.”
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The written schedule did not reflect daily opportunities for both free choice and guided activities.
“The posted daily schedule was for third shift only.”
Jan 8, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care.
“(!) The wooden ladder for the outdoor climber had deteriorated at the bottom, leaving splintered wood and an exposed nail. (2) There were exposed roots that needed to be covered at the climber and under the swings.”
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The written schedule did not reflect daily opportunities for both free choice and guided activities.
“The written schedule was not posted for review during today’s visit.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Jun 23, 2026.
- Licensed for 10 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32000649.
- Restriction: Other - No more than 4 children under 2 years of age.
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: Bass-Evans, Joan J.
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 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bright Horizons at North Durham | 25 |
| Peggie Moore Day Care Home | 8 |
| Care Bear Home Day Care | 31 |
| Little Learners Day Care Center | 21 |
| Kadejah’s Playhouse This child care provider | 14 |
| Palmer Step 1, 2, 3, Day Care | 26 |
| Raven’s Wonderland | 29 |
| Tendercare Learning Center | 17 |
| Merrick-Moore Sac Club | 2 |
| Club Blvd Sac Club | 3 |
| Holt Sac Club | 7 |
| Sunshine Smiles Academy | 21 |
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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