Sunny Trail Child Care and Learning Center LLC
A family child care home in Wallace, North Carolina 28466
61 Sunny Trail Road, Wallace, North Carolina 28466. (910) 271-0754.
- administrative action in the last three years
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The short answer
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Jun 172026 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 Jun 17, 2026.
11 violations cited in the last three years, 11 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
11 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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 |
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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.
Jun 17, 2026: announced1 violation
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Bacteriological analysis indicating the water is free of bacteria had not been performed on a sample of water from each well used for the children’s water supply every two years.
“The private well water has not been tested since 08/09/2023.”
Jul 23, 2024: unannounced5 violations
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Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame.
“Information not on file for three additional caregivers.”
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Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame.
“This information not on file for three additional caregivers.”
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Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.
“This information not on file for three additional caregivers.”
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Operator did not maintain a record of on-going training in which he/she has participated.
“This information was not on file for three additional caregivers.”
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Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)
“This facility did not have documentation of completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on file and available for review.”
Jan 3, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Accurate records were not maintained for all staff.
“Staff member was on premises working without required information on file, including proof of negative TB skin test.”
Dec 20, 2023: unannounced4 violations
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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.
“Compliance documentation with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger were not available for review today.”
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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.
“Aerosol glass cleaner and room spray cans found in unlocked closet and in an unlocked cabinet and were not kept in locked storage when children were in care.”
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Number of children exceeded number allowed.
“On December 18, 2023, there were a total of ten (10) children present, including seven (7) preschool children.”
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The home was not in compliance with permit restrictions.
“Your permit allows for a maximum of five (5) preschool children present at one time. On December 18, 2023, there were seven(7) preschool children present.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | Announced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Unannounced visit | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Five Star Family CC Home License since Jul 10, 2026.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 71000262.
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: Sunny Trail Child Care and Learning Center 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: 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 33 child care providers in Pender County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Sunny Trail Child Care and Learning Center LLC This child care provider | 11 |
| Kid and Play Day Care | 0 |
| Green’s Day Care | 4 |
| Nanny Home Child Care | 1 |
| Children of the World | 4 |
| Malpass Corner Elementary School-Preschool | 2 |
| C.f. Pope Elementary School Preschool | 19 |
| Rocky Point Primary School-Preschool | 6 |
| Little Learner’s Daycare | 12 |
| Discovery Place Child Care Center Inc. | 8 |
| Nessa Love & Care Center | 4 |
| Jean’s House of Kids | 2 |
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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