Tender Tots Day Care
A family child care home in Durham, North Carolina 27713
4807 Bay Point Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27713. (919) 572-6367.
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The short answer
- 9 violations in the last three years
- May 212026 the latest visit on record
- 8 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 21, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 15, 2025: unannounced5 violations
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Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy.
“One child did not have a signed and dated copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy on file for review during today visit.”
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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.
“There were plastic Ziplock bags in the bathroom and in the children learning environment which enrolls children under 3 years of age.”
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Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home.
“One child did not have a signed and dated discipline policy on file for review during today visit.”
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Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child’s parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file.
“One child did not have a signed copy of the Summary of NC Child Care Law on file for review during today’s visit.”
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The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home.
“Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. One child did not have a written plan on file for review during today’s visit.”
Jun 6, 2024: unannounced2 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.
“A can of Lysol, a can of Odoban and a bottle of wound solution was in the bathroom not in locked storage accessible to the children.”
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Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator’s own preschool children.
“Attendance records for February, March and May were not available for review.”
Jan 16, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Breast milk, formula, and other bottled beverages sent from home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled with individual child’s names.
“The bottles for the infants were not dated.”
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Operator did not implement and follow the written safe sleep policy adopted to maintain a safe sleep environment.
“The wall thermometer in the child care space was broken, therefore the temperature in the child care space could not be monitored.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Jul 15, 2019.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32001666.
- Restriction: Other - Serves no more than two infants under one year of age. No more than 3 children less than 1 year old.
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: Hopkins, Sherronda T.
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 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Southside Econo Care Home | 0 |
| Vanessa Robinson’s Day Care Home | 2 |
| Sugars Babies | 3 |
| Through Faith Family Child Care Home | 7 |
| Treasures of Joy Christian Learning Center Inc. | 7 |
| New Life Child Development Center | 18 |
| Gray’s Small Wonders Daycare | 7 |
| Children’s Campus at Southpoint | 10 |
| Parkwood Sac Club | 0 |
| Sharon Winston Family Daycare Home | 2 |
| Tender Tots Day Care This child care provider | 9 |
| Primrose School at Hope Valley Farms | 55 |
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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