Sunshine Daycare
A family child care home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447
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The short answer
- 33 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Sep 22026 the latest visit on record
- 12 children, its capacity in the state’s list
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- 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.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- 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?
13 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Sep 2, 2026.
33 non-compliances found in the last three years, 7 of them in A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
33 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 13, 2025: substantiated complaint7 deficiencies
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License required. No child care program may be legally operated or maintained in the State of Oklahoma after June 20, 1964, unless licensed by unless licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS).
“Unlicensed: Children are being taken to an unlicensed location.”
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personnel applicants, prior to hire; however, the program may hire individuals, when:
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Passenger restraints and seating. Children remain properly secured in a child passenger restraint system, such as car or booster seat or individual seat belt, per Section 11-1112 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes (47 O.S. § 11-1112). Children do not share a seat belt.
“Transportation: Children are being transported without proper passenger restraints or adequate seating.”
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General requirements. Children’s records are maintained on Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) provided forms or on forms containing the same information. Records are current and easily accessible. OKDHS staff are allowed access to all records.
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caregiver attendance, indicating days and hours worked, maintained on file for 12 months; and
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Daily attendance records, including children’s arrival and departure times, are maintained and on file a minimum of 12 months.
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Time-out is limited to one minute or less for each year of age. However, when self-control is regained in less time, the child may rejoin an ongoing activity.
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Aug 13, 2025: periodic visit5 deficiencies
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“One qualified caregiver with 11 children in care on and off site.”
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“Personnel on site with children with no CPR/FA Certification”
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“Personnel onsite with children with no background submitted.”
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“Total number of children in care on and off site was 11.”
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“child over one observed asleep on couch”
Feb 3, 2025: permit visit1 deficiency
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“CCLS observed bottom step to still be broken in half, leaving only half a step on the bottom step.”
Dec 17, 2024: permit visit2 deficiencies
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“CCLS observed bottom step to be broken in half, leaving only half a step on the bottom step.”
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“One canine vaccine expired 11/12/24”
Oct 30, 2024: application visit3 deficiencies
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“CCLS was unable to verify an expulsion policy in the parent handbook.”
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“CCLS was unable to verify child abuse and neglect mandatory reporting in the parent handbook.”
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“CCLS was unable to verify the program hours in the parent handbook.”
Jul 30, 2024: application visit15 deficiencies
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“CCLS was unable to verify the canines have current rabies vaccinations.”
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“CCLS was unable to view a daily schedule.”
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“CCLS was unable to view a first aid kit.”
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“CCLS was unable to view any blocks and accessories.”
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“CCLS was unable to view any dramatic play materials.”
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“CCLS was unable to view any large muscle equipment.”
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“CCLS was unable to view any manipulative toys.”
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“CCLS was unable to view any science materials.”
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“Emergency plan for evacuation not yet completed.”
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“Emergency plan for relocation not yet completed.”
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“Emergency plan for reporting not yet completed.”
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“Emergency plan not yet created.”
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“The Program does not have a written policy that includes the required criteria.”
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“The program does not have a nonporous changing pad.”
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All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 2, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 17 of 17 areas in compliance |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 15 of 15 areas in compliance |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 16 of 16 areas in compliance |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 16 of 16 areas in compliance |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 13 of 13 areas in compliance |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 4 of 4 areas in compliance |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 13 of 18 areas in compliance |
| May 5, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 17 of 17 areas in compliance |
| May 5, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 17 of 17 areas in compliance |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Permit visit (Full) | 16 of 17 areas in compliance |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Permit visit (Full) | 16 of 18 areas in compliance |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Application visit (Full) | 15 of 18 areas in compliance |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Application visit (Full) | 9 of 24 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Family Child Care Home.
- Accepts child care subsidy.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.), School-age (5 years-older).
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Oklahoma acted against it?
- Oklahoma’s page shows no revocation notice, denial notice or emergency order.
- 1 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaint on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on Aug 13, 2025. Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Stars, Oklahoma’s quality rating: 4 Star Level Program.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 17 child care providers in Okmulgee, the middle value for non-compliances cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 33.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
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| A home child care provider | 4 |
| A home child care provider | 2 |
| Mcmullen, Tiffany | 10 |
| A home child care provider | 3 |
| A home child care provider | 0 |
| A home child care provider | 18 |
| A home child care provider | 2 |
| Mayfield, Latoya | 0 |
| Sunshine Daycare This child care provider | 33 |
| Osuit Child Care Center | 0 |
| Mcgee Day Care/Learning Center | 9 |
| Muscogee Creek Nation Child | 6 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Oklahoma’s statements of what a monitoring visit found don’t cite the rule that wasn’t met.
- Oklahoma shows monitoring visits from the past three years only.
- Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online. Its page also shows the plan to correct each one, which isn’t repeated here.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t say whether a provider holds a licence or a permit, or since when.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t name the county a provider is in.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator.
Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain, by OKDHS’s Copyright and Ownership statement (oklahoma.gov/okdhs/notices/copyright.html): “all information on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Web site is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of OKDHS”.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
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