Jumping Jacks Academy
A child care center in Durham, North Carolina 27705
3325 Guess Road, Durham, North Carolina 27705. (919) 479-8284.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Sep 302026 the latest visit on record
- 59 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?
11 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Sep 30, 2026.
18 violations cited in the last three years, 18 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
17 violations in 6 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 30, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“(1) There was debris on the basketball court near the goal. This was removed during the visit. (2) The basketball court area was dirt covered with fabric and several rubber squares. The rubber squared moved when a child stepped on them. The fabric was not secured to the ground and was moving, creating a tripping hazard for the children playing basketball.”
Feb 23, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“There were broken pieces and discarded pieces of equipment that needed to be removed from fenced-in space.”
Sep 22, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.
“The teacher who was re-hired and began employment on 7/22/25 needed a current medical assessment and negative TB test on file.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“The teacher who was re-hired and began employment on 7/22/25 needed staff orientation on file.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“NC Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) states that the outdoor learning environment should be clear of all hazards. Today there were discarded equipment and material in the area in fenced-in space near the garbage containers.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“The teacher who was re-hired and began employment on 7/22/25 needed the signed form on file.”
Sep 2, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Children were not adequately supervised at all times.
“On August 22, 2025, a staff member left a 13-month-old child unsupervised in the center after closing.”
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There was a substantiation of child maltreatment.
“On November 5, 2025, the Division substantiated child maltreatment based on the supervision to a child.”
Mar 4, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older.
“The enrollment in classroom space #B was one infant, 2 toddlers, and 3 two-year old children.”
Oct 10, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month.
“The visual monitoring chart in the classroom indicated that one infant was last monitored on 9/10/24, and two infants were last monitored on 9/18/24.”
Mar 12, 2024: unannounced7 violations
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A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children.
“On the large playground a mop bucket with dirty water was stored accessible children.”
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Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users.
“Three mats in space “A” was not in good repair.”
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Emergency and identifying information, including the child’s name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported.
“Emergency information was not in the vehicle for three children that are being transported.”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“One child’s file did not have a health care professional listed.”
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Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children.
“A bottle of hand sanitizer was stored in the drink holder of the bus.”
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The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.
“One employee did not have verification on file for EMC annual review.”
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The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.
“One employee did not have verification on file for EPR review.”
Nov 8, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.
“On October 18, 2023, Staff failed to complete an incident report, after a 8-month-old child sustained a red bruise underneath their left eye after falling from holding onto a gate and landing on top of a toy train.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 30, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Four Star Center License since Aug 16, 2018.
- Licensed for 59 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 32001760.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Palmer, Iley W.
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 225 child care providers in Durham County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 18.
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 | 19 |
| Hillandale Sac Club | 7 |
| Jumping Jacks Academy This child care provider | 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.
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