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Forney’s Fun House Family Childcare Home

A family child care home in Iron Station, North Carolina 28080

900 Spring Lake Drive, Iron Station, North Carolina 28080. (980) 241-3693.

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 16, 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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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 16, 2026: unannounced3 violations
  • A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.

    “A valid Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letter for M. Forney, household member, was not on file for review. The CBC qualification letter expired on September 17, 2025.”

    Rule A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 24, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance).

    “The Criminal Background Check qualification letter for M. Forney, household member, expired on September 17, 2025.”

    Rule Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance).. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 24, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.

    “A previous shelter-in-place and lockdown drill was completed on November 10, 2025. The next shelter-in-place and lockdown drill was not completed until March 6, 2026. The shelter-in-place and lockdown drill following the March 6, 2026 drill was completed on June 9, 2026.”

    Rule The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 24, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Jul 31, 2025: 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 box of Scrub Buddies 2-in-1 quick eraser dual purpose cleaner pads with multiple safety warnings was observed on top of the microwave in the kitchen area accessible to children. In the bathroom, a spray bottle of Value Cleaner with Bleach with multiple safety warnings was observed on a shelf and was not kept 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.

Aug 27, 2024: unannounced5 violations
  • Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days.

    “The operator did not document sleep checks for one infant on 8/26/2024.”

    Rule Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

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

    “The outdoor checklist for June 2024 was not completed in full.”

    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: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Operator did not retain the safe sleep acknowledgement in the child’s records as long as the child was enrolled.

    “The Safe Sleep Policy acknowledgement was not on file for review for one infant enrolled on 8/26/2024.”

    Rule Operator did not retain the safe sleep acknowledgement in the child's records as long as the child was enrolled.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)

    “Biocontaminants were not stored in locked areas, or removed from the premises or otherwise inaccessible to children, or disposed of in a covered, plastic lined receptacle. Soiled diapers were observed in a trash can without a plastic liner and without a lid beside the handwashing sink.”

    Rule Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below). Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

  • The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home.

    “Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. The Written Plan of Care was not on file for review for one infant enrolled on 8/26/2024.”

    Rule The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 9, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All 6 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 16, 2026Unannounced visit3 violations cited
Nov 5, 2025Announced visitNo violations cited
Jul 31, 2025Unannounced visit1 violation cited
Apr 3, 2025Unannounced visitNo violations cited
Aug 27, 2024Unannounced visit5 violations cited
Feb 12, 2024Unannounced visitNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Dec 5, 2025.
  • Licensed for 10 children, ages 0 through 12.
  • Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
  • North Carolina’s licence number: 55000166.
  • Restriction: Other - No more than 3 children less than 1 year old. Serves no more than two infants under age one.
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: Forney, Delouise.
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: 5 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 38 child care providers in Lincoln County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; 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 38 in Lincoln County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Kenlin Academy Preschool1
Iron Station Elementary Pre-K3
Forney’s Fun House Family Childcare Home This child care provider9
Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare6
Deaton Ave Head Start1
Lincoln Park Head Start9
Mini Academy @ Denver14
Mrs. Peg’s Care for God’s Precious Gifts3
North Brook Elementary Pre-K6
Love Memorial Pre-K8
G E Massey Elementary Pre-K11
S Ray Lowder Elementary Pre-K13

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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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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