Lov -N- Care Childcare Home
A family child care home in Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
501 S Allen Road, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587. (252) 314-7400.
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The short answer
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Feb 202026 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?
5 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on Feb 20, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years, 13 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
13 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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.
Sep 10, 2025: unannounced3 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.
“Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer was observed on the counter. Daily Shower Gel was observed stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom.”
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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.
“CPR training was observed with an expiration date of 3/2025.”
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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.
“First Aid training was observed with an expiration date of 3/2025.”
Mar 4, 2025: unannounced6 violations
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Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age.
“A child enrolled on 3/3/25 did not have an application on file.”
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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.
“A child under 12 months did not have documentation of visually checking when the child is sleeping.”
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Copy of each child’s immunization record, including the operator’s own preschool child(ren), was not on file.
“Three children enrolled did not have immunization records on file.”
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“The outdoor play inspection was not available during today’s visit.”
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The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill.
“The records for the monthly fire drill was not available during today’s visit.”
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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 records for the quarterly lockdown/shelter in place drills were not available to be monitored during today’s visit.”
Mar 25, 2024: unannounced4 violations
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Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children.
“One child’s file was missing the following in his file: the NC Summary of the Law statement, Smoke & Tobacco Free acknowledgement statement, Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome & Abusive Head Trauma Statement, and Documentation of Receipt of the Discipline Policy.”
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Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care.
“I observed the following items on the bathroom countertop, kitchen counter top or on top of the washing machine and dryer located behind a unlocked door: Windex with vinegar, Tide Pods, Fabric Softener, rug cleaner, Clorox Wipes, B12 vitamins & Multi-vitamins for women.”
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Operator did not complete the required number of on-going training hours as specified in rule.
“The provider completed 7 out of 10 annual training hours. Submit proof of three training hours by April 8, 2024.”
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Records were not made available for review.
“The provider could not locate one child’s file during the visit.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 6 violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Unannounced visit | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Three Star Family CC Home License since Jan 31, 2020.
- Licensed for 8 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92003612.
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: Hunter, Cynthia.
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 470 child care providers in Wake County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Kids Educational Center III, Inc. | 6 |
| The Goddard School - Wake Forest, Inc. | 9 |
| Wake Forest Child Care Center, Inc. | 13 |
| Wake Forest Montessori | 5 |
| Hope Lutheran Preschool | 7 |
| Meme’s Daycare, LLC | 2 |
| The Learning Experience Wake Forest | 26 |
| Lov -N- Care Childcare Home This child care provider | 13 |
| Wake Forest Elementary | 3 |
| Nurturing Family Child Care Too | 5 |
| Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest | 2 |
| Spanish for Fun! Wake Forest | 14 |
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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