Little Geniuses Learning Center
A family child care home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
3150 Stone Forest Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105. (336) 748-8695.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- May 122026 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 12, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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
11 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 12, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“The medical report for one child enrolled on 3/23/2026 was not observed on file for review.”
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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.
“One nail on the outdoor fencing inside the playground was observed to be separated from the board it was attached to.”
Nov 17, 2025: unannounced3 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.
“Times of departure for children leaving the family child care home for school were not recorded for three children enrolled.”
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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.
“Two wooden fencing boards were observed to have become detached at the base of the fencing on the right side (facing away from the home) of the playground, exposing at least one sharp nail.”
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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).
“The Criminal Background Check Qualification letter for additional caregiver, B. Ferguson, expired on 10/21/2025.”
May 27, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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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 posted in the space designated for child care.”
Jan 9, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current.
“The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan had not been updated in the Risk Management Portal since 7/03/2023.”
Jun 18, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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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, 94 words
“On the playground, one piece of toy plastic fencing and one large plastic Lego block were observed to be cracked and sharp to the touch. Underneath the deck boards, where children play in the shade, at times, a wasp nest was observed with at least three wasps moving on the outside of the nest. Two broken parts of one area of a plastic sand and water table were observed to be sharp to the touch. Four metal border ties were observed to be not flush with the playground border, creating a potential entanglement hazard.”
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Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care.
“A container of stick deodorant labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed in a cubby less than five feet from the ground.”
Dec 18, 2023: unannounced2 violations
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An individual living in the household who had their 16th birthday after the initial licensing of a family child care home, did not complete and submit required forms within five business days.
“One of Ms. Ferguson’s sons had his 16th birthday on 10/20/2023, and the required CBC documentation (per ABCMS) was submitted on 11/20/23.”
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The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information.
“The Ready to Go file did not contain applications for four children enrolled or copies of blank incident reports.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Jul 19, 2019.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 34000673.
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: Ferguson, Lisa H.
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 149 child care providers in Forsyth County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Christ Rescue Temple #3 | 29 |
| 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 | 10 |
| T’s Creation Christian Home Child Provider | 25 |
| Little Geniuses Learning Center This child care provider | 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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