Vic’s Child Care
A family child care home in Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
406 Kingston Rd, Wilmington, North Carolina 28409. (910) 431-8856.
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The short answer
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Oct 142026 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?
9 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Oct 14, 2026.
12 violations cited in the last three years, 9 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
12 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Oct 14, 2026: unannounced3 violations
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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 providers granddaughter moved stayed in the home for approximately 3 weeks and the operator did not notify the Division.”
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.
“The providers granddaughter visited the home, staying overnight for approximately 3 weeks, without a valid qualification letter.”
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Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care.
“On October 5, 2026, the provider and her granddaughter got into a verbal altercation and it was reported that the provider was elbowed twice by her granddaughter in front of her great grandson (5 years of age).”
Jun 29, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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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.
“The panty was open and liquid white out was observed in reach of the children in the playroom.”
Jan 7, 2026: unannounced1 violation
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The family child care home operator did not have results of the water sample analysis on file in the home, showing they are free of bacteria and lead hazards.
“According to Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids the program has not been tested for lead hazards.”
Jul 23, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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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.
“Cleaners including aerosol dispensing cleaners were observed in an unlocked closet in the bathroom.”
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The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete.
“The last shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was conducted March 2025.”
Feb 12, 2025: unannounced2 violations
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A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility.
“A valid qualification letter was not on file for the provider and her husband. Both letters expired in August 2024.”
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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 provider and her husband did not submit the required forms to complete a criminal background check prior to the expiration date.”
Aug 13, 2024: unannounced3 violations
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Copy of each child’s health assessment, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment.
“A health assessment was not on file for the infant who has been enrolled since June 2024.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“The infant did not have an immunization record on file.”
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Signed statement did not include the date the operator’s safe sleep policy was given and explained to the parent/guardian.
“The infant did not have a signed statement of the operator’s safe sleep policy on file.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since May 29, 2025.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 65000370.
- Restriction: Other - No more than 3 children less than 1 year old.
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: Mckoy, Victoria E..
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 74 child care providers in New Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Lil’ Explorer’s Child Care Center | 3 |
| Reynolds Home Day Care | 1 |
| Vic’s Child Care This child care provider | 12 |
| The Kiddie Cottage, LLC | 89 |
| Susan’s Daycare | 1 |
| Noah’s Ark Children’s Center | 9 |
| Pat’s Toyland Preschool | 0 |
| Grandma & Grandpa’s Day Care | 0 |
| Classy Bears Day Care Preschool II, Inc. | 0 |
| Happy Kids Development Center | 2 |
| Brighter Day Daycare | 0 |
| Adriene’s Day Care Home | 0 |
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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Paid listing
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