Dream World Academy
A child care center in Franklinton, North Carolina 27525
130 Savage Street, Franklinton, North Carolina 27525. (919) 494-2177.
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Jun 232026 the latest visit on record
- 92 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 23, 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 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 4, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“Several ant hills were observed on the front play area and the large play area in the back of the building.”
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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.
“The EPR plan was revised 11/5/25 and the previous date was 1/11/24.”
Jul 15, 2025: 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 administrator has yet to complete the required ABCMS provider training to set up the employee qualification letter roster.”
Dec 17, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.
“The several anchors used to secure the shade structure on the large playground are protruding. The wood shed on the large playground has areas on the front where the wood is in disrepair and may cause injury.”
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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.
“Staff medical report, TB form and health questionnaire were not kept separate from individual personnel files.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“Staff hired 9/28/23 and 12/18/23 have not completed all Health and Safety training topics.”
Aug 21, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.
“There was no medication permission form on-site for the Bourdeaux diaper cream in space #3.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Staff hired 6/4/24 does not have documentation that the 6 weeks of orientation were completed.”
Jan 16, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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A health assessment was not on file at the NC Pre-K site within 30 days after a child entered the NC Pre-K program or the health assessment was more than 12 months old at the time of program entry.
“The health assessment on file for one (1) child enrolled in NC Pre-K on 8/30/23 did not complete the required health assessment until 10/30/23.”
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An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child’s parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted.
“(omit posting for centers located in a residence). There was no infant feeding plan for an enrolled child under fifteen (15) months of age.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.
“Two (2) staff files had annual evaluations and development plans dated 1/3/23 and 1/5/23 only.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Five Star Center License since Aug 7, 2026.
- Licensed for 92 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 35000129.
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: Donathan & Delillian, LLC.
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 26 child care providers in Franklin County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; 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 |
|---|---|
| Dream World Academy This child care provider | 11 |
| Franklinton Head Start | 10 |
| Franklinton Elementary Pre-K | 18 |
| Franklinton United Methodist Church Day Care | 11 |
| Abc Adventures Preschool and Child Care | 6 |
| Bunn Head Start | 14 |
| The Kid’s Corner | 12 |
| Children’s Ark Creative Learning Center | 26 |
| Little Angel’s Child Care Center | 33 |
| Almost Home Wee Care, LLC | 16 |
| Lassiter’s Child Care | 3 |
| Louisburg Elementary Pre-K | 19 |
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.
From the provider
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