Ms. Dana’s Sunshine Academy
A family child care home in Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530
221 Ingram Fields Drive, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530. (618) 771-7736.
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The short answer
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Mar 252026 the latest visit on record
- 9 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 Mar 25, 2026.
5 violations cited in the last three years, 5 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
5 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 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.
Nov 12, 2025: unannounced3 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.
“Applications were not on file for 4 of the enrolled children.”
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For each child being transported, the operator or other transportation provider did not have identifying information, including the child’s name, photograph, emergency contact information, and a copy of the emergency medical care information form required by Rule .1721(a )(3) in the vehicle whenever children were transported.
“Photographs were not available for all children being transported.”
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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 operator conducted the required drills every 4 months instead of every 3 months as required.”
May 12, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division.
“Documentation was not on file verifying outdoor playground inspections have been completed.”
Feb 3, 2025: unannounced1 violation
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Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children.
“A record was not available for review for the Operator’s preschool aged children. The following were not on file for three children today: receipt of the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma Policy, parent acknowledgement of the summary of NC Child Care Law, and a signed and completed Written Plan of Care.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| May 2, 2025 | Unannounced visit | No violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Unannounced visit | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Announced visit | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home, holding a Two Star Family CC Home License since Sep 9, 2025.
- Licensed for 9 children, ages 0 through 12.
- Enrolled in North Carolina’s subsidized child care program.
- North Carolina’s licence number: 96000648.
- Restriction: Other - A max of 3 ch. from birth to 24 mos of age, plus 3 ch. from 2 to 5 yrs of age and 3 school-age ch. up to 13 yrs of age, for a total of 9 ch.
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: Hosier, Dana L.
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: 2 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 71 child care providers in Wayne County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Dana’s Sunshine Academy This child care provider | 5 |
| First Baptist Child Development Center | 16 |
| Rosewood Daycare | 6 |
| Antioch Child Care Academy | 4 |
| Rosewood Elementary School | 0 |
| Wee Are the World Child Care Center 2 | 37 |
| Wayne Christian Childcare/Preschool | 12 |
| Wages Belfast Center | 2 |
| Joyful Play Childcare and Preschool | 7 |
| Learn and Grow Childcare Center Too | 20 |
| Little Tykes Daycare | 2 |
| Best Enrichment Child Development Center | 3 |
| Wages Fairview Center | 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.
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