La Petite Academy, Inc. Hwy 98
A child care center in Durham, North Carolina 27703
4022 Wake Forest Highway, Durham, North Carolina 27703. (919) 596-9260.
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The short answer
- 30 violations in the last three years
- Aug 42026 the latest visit on record
- 141 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?
10 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 4, 2026.
30 violations cited in the last three years, 30 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
30 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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.
Apr 1, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“A child enrolled on 9/9/25 was missing a signed Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome policy.”
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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.
“Several children’s photos were missing from their files in the vehicle used for transportation.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A child who enrolled on 7/1/25 was missing a health assessment.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“A child enrolled on 3/27/25 was missing a signed discipline policy.”
Nov 13, 2025: unannounced7 violations
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“Incident reports completed after 8/12/25 were not recorded on an incident log.”
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Personnel records were not maintained on file in the timeframes given by Rule .2318(7).
“No staff orientation was documented in the file for L.R., who was hired on 5/27/25.”
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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.
“Disposable gloves in space #4 were stored less than five feet high.”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“A staff member’s (Y.G.) qualification letter expired on 9/20/25.”
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Staff working in part-time, full-day or track out school age care programs required to complete BSAC training, did not complete it within three months of employment.
“The staff member (L.R.) responsible for supervising school-age children does not have documentation of BSAC training on file.”
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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.
“A staff member (L.R.) hired on 5/27/25 did not have documentation of this training on file.”
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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.
“A signed shaken baby policy was not in a new staff member’s file (L.R.).”
Apr 24, 2025: unannounced4 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“Two children’s files were missing this signed policy.”
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A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information.
“No First Aid poster was available for reference.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“In the infant room, two children’s diaper cream medication authorization forms did not specify the amount or frequency of the application of the cream.”
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The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of.
“A tricycle with a missing pedal was being used by the children on the playground.”
Nov 20, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required.
“The center had incident reports on file but no log had been completed.”
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Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance).
“A staff member in the room for infants had a qualification letter that expired on 10/28/24.”
May 6, 2024: unannounced12 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. Three staff had expired CPR training on file.”
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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. Three staff had expired First Aid training on file.”
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All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement.
“One staff did not have this information on file.”
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Application for enrollment did not include all required information.
“The applications for two children enrolled did not include the hospital preference.”
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Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider.
“This was not on file for two children that are transported.”
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Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years.
“Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. The ITS-SIDS training for one infant teacher and assistant director expired in April 2024.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Two staff did not have annual staff evaluations on file.”
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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.
“One child’s emergency information did not include a photograph and two children did not have emergency pick-up other than the parents on file.”
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Emergency information did not name childs health care professional.
“This was not on file for one child currently enrolled.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“This was not on file for one child currently enrolled.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“In space #2 the medication authorization form to administer Baby healing ointment had “anytime” in the dates to be given and when to apply sections. The medication authorization form to administer Auqaphor ointment did not have dates to be given and when to apply.”
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The written feeding plan did not include the child’s name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center.
“One feeding schedule in space #1 was not signed by the parent.”
Dec 14, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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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. The last fire inspection was completed on 10/25/22.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 7 violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 12 violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Mar 24, 2020.
- Licensed for 141 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 3255224.
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: La Petite 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 30.
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 |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy, Inc. Hwy 98 This child care provider | 30 |
| Bright Horizons at Rtp | 8 |
| Florence’s Daycare Home | 12 |
| Mcqueen’s Amazing Changes Childcare | 4 |
| Little Angels Daycare | 18 |
| Nana’s Babies | 0 |
| Bright & Beautiful Beginnings | 1 |
| Children Our Heritage Daycare Inc. | 7 |
| Victorious Day Care & Preschool Academy | 33 |
| Angie’s Angels Daycare Center | 1 |
| Mary’s Home Day Care | 11 |
| Babs Lil’ Angels | 22 |
| Paradise Escapades | 1 |
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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