Cherry Tree House
A family child care home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
3502 Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105. (336) 682-7772.
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The short answer
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Feb 182026 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 Feb 18, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years, 6 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
6 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Oct 8, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.
“Qualification letters for five(5) household members need to be printed and on file.”
May 21, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child’s physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation.
“One enrolled child did not have a hospital preference on the application.”
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For off-premise activities occurring on regular basis, the standing permission for 12 months had expired.
“Four(4) erolled children had an expired off-premise permission.”
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Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care.
“Poison ivy was located on the playground and needs to be removed.”
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Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“One enrolled child did not have a signed policy on file.”
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Outdoor stationary play equipment was not anchored and/or equipment was installed over concrete or asphalt.
“The outdoor swing set was not anchored.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since May 24, 2024.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 34001425.
- Restriction: Other - Sunroom is not approved child care space.
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, Lawanda N.
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 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Cherry Tree House This child care provider | 6 |
| 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 | 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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