Butterfly Kisses Academy
A child care center in Durham, North Carolina 27705
3627 Guess Road, Durham, North Carolina 27705. (919) 477-6477.
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The short answer
- 19 violations in the last three years
- Sep 222026 the latest visit on record
- 95 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 22, 2026.
19 violations cited in the last three years, 19 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
19 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 22, 2026: announced2 violations
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“The staff person, who began employment on 2/23/26 had not received new staff orientation.”
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The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“The staff person, who began employment on 2/23/26, had not completed the training.”
Sep 3, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center.
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“A child in classroom space #5 had a food allergy. His medical permission slip to administer an Epi-Pen was dated for the time frame of 2/26/26 - 2/26/27.”
Feb 25, 2026: unannounced5 violations
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“There was a power strip with two uncovered outlet slots on a table in classroom space #5.”
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Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule.
“The permission form to administer Asthma medication to a child in classroom space #4 was dated 6/9/25 to 12/9/25.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“There was no permission form, completed by a parent, authorizing that an Epi-Pen could be administered to a child in classroom space #3 for a food allergy. The Action Plan for the allergy was dated 1/14/25. The expiration date on the Epi-Pen was January 2026.”
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Surfacing did not extend six (6) feet beyond the external limits of the equipment or 3 feet for equipment used only by children less than 2 years of age.
“White stones were in the fall zone for the circular trikes.”
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The center’s safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily.
“The Safe Sleep policy needed to be posted in classroom space #6, since an infant was enrolled in that classroom.”
Mar 12, 2025: unannounced6 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.
“Glass cleaner was stored on the sink area in the hallway, Febreze, and Lysol spray was not stored in a locked container.”
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“A white chair in space#6 was not in good repair.”
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Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child.
“An power strip in space #5;accessible to children didn’t have safety plugs in two unused spaces.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“The authorization form in space #2 did not have the required information.”
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Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age.
“In space #2, #5, and #6 children younger than three year had access to plastic bags.”
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When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review.
“The screen time for three year old were not documented.”
Nov 18, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“There was not a current activity plan for classroom space #4.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.
“There was no verfication on file that one of the two therapists present today had Criminal Record Check clearance.”
Mar 13, 2024: unannounced2 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 container of cleaning towels was stored less than five feet from the floor.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“An authorization form was not on file to administrator an Epipen.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 22, 2026 | Announced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Sep 24, 2019.
- Licensed for 95 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32001267.
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: Butterfly Kisses Academy, Inc..
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 19.
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 |
|---|---|
| Legacy Child Enrichment Center | 19 |
| Liberty Baptist Day Care | 28 |
| Duke Children’s Campus | 11 |
| Sugar N Spice Day Care Home | 13 |
| Butterfly Kisses Academy This child care provider | 19 |
| Hillandale Sac Club | 7 |
| Jumping Jacks Academy | 18 |
| Hillandale Elementary Pre-K | 9 |
| Early Start Academy | 11 |
| Angel Care Academy, Inc. | 9 |
| Broad Street Children’s Cottage | 11 |
| Elena’s | 13 |
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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