SPANISH FOR FUN! Clayton
A child care center in Clayton, North Carolina 27527
204 Cunningham Lane, Clayton, North Carolina 27527. (919) 912-1225.
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The short answer
- 19 violations in the last three years
- Jul 12026 the latest visit on record
- 220 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Jul 1, 2026.
19 violations cited in the last three years, 19 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
19 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 1, 2026: unannounced13 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“An activity plan was not posted for the group in Space #4.”
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All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet.
“Gallons of bleach were stored unlocked on the floor in the kitchen. Magic erasers were stored unlocked in Spaces #5 and #14. Two staff purses were stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in Space #5.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed more than 90 days had not completed CPR certification.”
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All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.
“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed more than 90 days had not completed First Aid certification.”
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Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff.
“Applications were not on file for two staff members.”
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Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.
“A medical report was not on file for one staff member.”
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Each employee’s personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies.
“This statement was not on file for three staff members.”
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Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission.
“A medical exam was not on file for one child who had been enrolled more than 30 days.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Orientation documentation had not been completed for three staff members.”
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On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.
“Negative TB tests or screenings were not available for three staff members.”
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Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom.
“This information was not posted in Space #4.”
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The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.
“One staff member who had been employed more than 90 days did not complete this training.”
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The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person’s file.
“A signed acknowledgement was not on file for three staff members.”
Jun 1, 2026: unannounced2 violations
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A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.
“An activity plan was not available for the group in Space #5.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“Permission to administer 4 tubes of sunscreen did not contain parent’s signatures.”
Mar 19, 2026: unannounced4 violations
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At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care.
“The only staff member providing care in the space where infants received care had not completed ITS-SIDS training.”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“The orientation for two staff members who had been employed more than six weeks had not been completed.”
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Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.
“Permission to administer was not on file for five tubes of diaper rash cream for three children.”
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Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.
“One staff member who had been employed more than one year had not completed the health and safety training.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jul 1, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 13 violations cited |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a Three Star Center License since Jul 12, 2026.
- Licensed for 220 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 51000999.
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: SFF! Clayton, 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: 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 19.
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 |
|---|---|
| Powhatan Elementary School | 5 |
| The Growing Years - Clayton | 50 |
| The Growing Years | 20 |
| Childcare Network #249 | 43 |
| Childcare Network #248 | 21 |
| Everbrook Academy | 22 |
| SPANISH FOR FUN! Clayton This child care provider | 19 |
| 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 |
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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Replies
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