It Takes A Village Child Care Home
A family child care home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
3711 Sawyer Dr, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105. (336) 767-1353.
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The short answer
- 10 violations in the last three years
- Apr 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?
7 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years, 10 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
10 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 21, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S.
“110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The operator and caregiver were not linked to the facility’s roster.”
Nov 1, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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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 was not taken for today.”
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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 from the date of issuance).
“Ms. J. Brown showed proof today that she was fingerprinted, however the criminal background check was not completed before it expired in July.”
May 2, 2024: unannounced6 violations
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Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review.
“An Emergency Medical Care Plan was not observed on file for review.”
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Individuals who provide care for 5 hours or more hours in a week, during planned absences of the family child care home operator, did not meet the requirements as specified in rule.
“The additional caregiver needed to complete 10 hours of ongoing training by 6/21/2023 to be in compliance with last year’s training requirements; 1.5 hours were completed by 6/21/23, and 5.5 hours have been completed to date.”
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Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered.
The inspectors’ words, 134 words
“Health & Safety Training certificates for Topic #s 2 (Administration of medication, with standards for parental consent), 5 (Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, or a man-caused event), and 10 (Recognizing and reporting child abuse, child neglect, and child maltreatment) were not observed on file for the operator; Topic #s 4 (Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic), 5 (Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, or a man-caused event), 8 (Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment), and 10 (Recognizing and reporting child abuse, child neglect, and child maltreatment) were not observed on file for the additional caregiver.”
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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 inspectors’ words, 93 words
“On the playground, the following items were observed to be cracked in one or more places and sharp to the touch: one plastic child-sized chair, one plastic shovel, one child-sized plastic basketball goal (hoop cracked in three places and sharp to the touch in two places). A plastic bracket (which may have secured an outdoor gate at one point) was observed on the lower right base of the top of the wooden stairs leading down to the playground from the porch; this bracket was observed to be broken and sharp to the touch.”
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Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily.
“A Safe Sleep Poster was not observed to be posted.”
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The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information.
“The application for one child enrolled and copies of blank incident reports were not observed in the Ready to Go file.”
Dec 4, 2023: unannounced1 violation
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.
“A current CBC qualification letter was not observed to be on file for the operator.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Jul 22, 2021.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 34000520.
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: Brown, Raymona E.
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 149 child care providers in Forsyth County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 10.
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.
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|---|---|
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| A Better World Learning Center | 6 |
| Victoria’s Academy, Inc. | 13 |
| Educating Angels Child Care Center | 17 |
| Children’s Academy on Trade | 34 |
| Step By Step Day Care | 63 |
| Kiddie Luv Child Care Home | 55 |
| It Takes A Village Child Care Home This child care provider | 10 |
| T’s Creation Christian Home Child Provider | 25 |
| Little Geniuses Learning Center | 11 |
| Little Ones Heaven | 17 |
| Quality Education Institute | 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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