Girasol Montessori
A child care center in Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
5109 Oak Park Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina 27612. (919) 561-7096.
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The short answer
- 14 violations in the last three years
- May 272026 the latest visit on record
- 28 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?
4 DCDEE visits in the last three years, the latest on May 27, 2026.
14 violations cited in the last three years, 14 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
14 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 3, 2026.
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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.
Apr 9, 2026: unannounced5 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 one month.
“Safe sleep checks were not documented since 2/19/26 for three infants.”
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Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years.
“Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. One teacher in the classroom for infants did not have ITS-SIDS training within 60 days of employment.”
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Children’s records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child.
“Three children did not have a medical on file. (repeat violation)”
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New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.
“Orientation forms were not completed for 3 staff members. (repeat violation)”
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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.
“All staff completed the training except one that had completed it more than a year ago before being hired.”
Feb 19, 2026: unannounced9 violations
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A child’s file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information.
“One child did not have the information on file.”
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A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.
“One child did not have a signed statement that the parent received a copy of the NC Child Care law.”
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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.
“One teacher did not have ITS-SIDS training and one teacher had a one hour training that doesn’t meet the requirements for ITS-SIDS training.”
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Children’s records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child.
“Three children did not have a medical on file and all 3 were 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.
“Three staff members did not have documented orientation on file. The form was on file and signed by the director, but it was blank.”
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Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes.
“One child did not have the sign off from the parent that the operational policies were received.”
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Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center.
“One child did not have the sign off for the parent participation plan review.”
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Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child’s file.
“One child did not have a signed statement that they received a copy of the discipline policy.”
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The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction.
“One child did not have this information on file.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 5 violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Unannounced visit | 9 violations cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center, holding a One Star Center License since Jul 2, 2026.
- Licensed for 28 children, ages 0 through 6.
- Not enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 92004070.
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: Girasol Montessori 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: 1 star 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 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Girasol Montessori This child care provider | 14 |
| Chesterbrook Academy | 19 |
| Primary Beginnings Child Development Center | 10 |
| Lynn Road Elementary Pre-K Program | 0 |
| Spanish for Fun! | 6 |
| Holy Trinity Preschool | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Daycare | 3 |
| Spanish for Fun! Infant and Toddler Center | 7 |
| Jeffreys Grove Elementary | 0 |
| L’ecole French School of Raleigh | 9 |
| Kindercare at UNC Rex | 21 |
| York Elementary | 0 |
| A Mother’s Touch Child Development Center | 1 |
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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