Circle of Children Academy
A family child care home in Benson, North Carolina 27504
106 East King Circle, Benson, North Carolina 27504. (919) 894-8069.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Jul 282026 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?
12 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 28, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years, 8 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
8 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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| 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.
Jul 28, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home.
“Verification of receipt of the provider’s discipline policy was not available in one of the children’s files.”
Aug 7, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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Children’s hands were not washed after diapering.
“A one year old child’s hands were not washed following having her diaper changed.”
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Operator did not wash his/her hands before, as well as after, diapering each child.
“Provider did not wash her hands following one diaper change that was observed during the visit.”
Mar 26, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“A monthly outdoor inspection was last inspection completed on 1-1-25.”
Aug 20, 2024: unannounced2 violations
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Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“A CPR course was last completed by the provider on 5-21-22; therefore a new training was due on or before 5-21-24.”
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Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification.
“A first aid course was last completed by the provider on 5-21-22; therefore a new training was due on or before 5-21-24.”
Mar 26, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“A pacifier attached to an infant’s clothing was used with a sleeping infant. A pacifier was attached to a bib with a strap; the infant was still wearing the bib.”
Jan 22, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Health questionnaire was not completed annually.
“A health questionnaire was previously completed by the provider on 9-21-22, thus a new questionnaire was due for completion by 9-21-23. A new questionnaire was not completed until 1-1-24.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Three Star Family CC Home License since Nov 12, 2019.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 51000575.
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 issued one or more administrative actions for this facility in the past three years; North Carolina’s page doesn’t say what they were, and shows one only after its 30-day appeal period.
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: Nelson, Melissa Q.
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: 3 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 88 child care providers in Johnston County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Two By Two Day Care Development Center | 5 |
| Two By Two Leap and Grow Daycare Development Cente | 8 |
| Benson Elementary School | 6 |
| Circle of Children Academy This child care provider | 8 |
| Imagination Learning Center Inc. | 2 |
| Childcare Network #320 | 24 |
| Princeton Head Start | 1 |
| Clayton Head Start | 4 |
| Shepherd’s Day Care Home | 10 |
| Johnston Community College Child Development Cente | 12 |
| Miss Wendy’s Play House | 5 |
| Lovin’ Children Day Care | 24 |
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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