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T.a.l.k. Day Care

A family child care home in Selma, North Carolina 27576

310 Dogwood Cl, Selma, North Carolina 27576. (919) 202-9707.

North Carolina’s own record, on ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Every month

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 Jul 8, 2026.

9 violations cited in the last three years, 9 of them marked corrected.

Source:

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

9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.

9 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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.

Jul 8, 2026: unannounced1 violation

  • Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.

    “A can of off spray was stored in an unlock cabinet.”

    Rule Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.. Corrected during the inspection.

Jul 15, 2025: unannounced5 violations

  • Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children.

    “Records were not available for two children.”

    Rule Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 15, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.

    “An aerosol can of Lysol and an aerosol can of Micro Ban was sitting on top of the refrigerator and not in locked storage.”

    Rule Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Electrical outlets not in use were not covered.

    “An electrical outlet in the kitchen was not being used and was not covered.”

    Rule Electrical outlets not in use were not covered.. Corrected during the inspection.

  • Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.

    “The last recorded play ground inspection was conducted on 5-17-25.”

    Rule Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 15, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator’s signature, were not available.

    “The last recorded fire drill was conducted on 5-17-25 at 11:20 am.”

    Rule Record of monthly fire drills, giving the date, time of day and length of time to evacuate, and operator's signature, were not available.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 15, 2025. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Aug 15, 2024: unannounced3 violations

  • Operator did not document screen time on a cumulative log or activity plan and/or it was not available for review.

    “A screen time log was not available for review.”

    Rule Operator did not document screen time on a cumulative log or activity plan and/or it was not available for review.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Aug 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Screen time was not prohibited for children under the age of three.

    “The operator did not offer alternative activities for children under the age of three years. A two year old child was watching TV.”

    Rule Screen time was not prohibited for children under the age of three.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Aug 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available.

    “Up-to-date pet vaccinations was not available for Storm.”

    Rule Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Aug 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 8, 2026Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Mar 18, 2026Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Jul 15, 2025Unannounced visit5 violations cited
Mar 18, 2025Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Aug 15, 2024Unannounced visit3 violations cited
Mar 21, 2024Unannounced visitNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Child Care Home, holding a Four Star Family CC Home License since Jul 16, 2024.
  • Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
  • Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 51000344.
  • Restriction: Other - NMT 2 infants less than 1 year of age. May care for 13 year children.
Source:

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.
Source:

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: Holder Kay G.
Source:

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.
Source:

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 88 child care providers in Johnston County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 9.
Source:

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.

11 of the 88 in Johnston County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Shepherd’s Day Care Home10
Lovin’ Children Day Care24
T.a.l.k. Day Care This child care provider9
Little Angels Daycare & Learning Center10
Judy Millard Day Care Home2
Sugar-Plum Tree6
Selma Elementary School9
Rainbow Childcare and Learning Center11
Kids First Family Child Care0
Early Head Start Learning Center1
Kidz R Us Child Care14
Kingdom Kids Childcare Center24

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 3, 2026.

From the provider

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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