Description: A BRILLIANT BEGINNING is a Five Star Family CC Home License in DURHAM NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-21 | Violation | 910 | GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) |
| Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. The child, who began attending after the 1/23/26 Annual Compliance visit, did not have a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2026-05-21 | Violation | 1854 | .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) |
| The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The last documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted on 1/5/26. | |||
| 2026-05-21 | Violation | 1964 | 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) |
| Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. There were no activity plans for the current week. | |||
| 2026-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-23 | Violation | 811 | .1706(o) |
| Baby food, snack items, and meal items sent from home, for each individual child, were not dated and labeled with the child's name. The bottles of milk in the refrigerator were not labeled or dated. | |||
| 2026-01-23 | Violation | 2022 | .1703(b) |
| Operator and/or staff members did not complete the required health and safety trainings within the specified time frame. The operator's daughter (additional caregiver, when needed) had completed only three of the required Health and Safety trainings. It was documented in the visit summary for the 10/7/25 visit, that the operator's daughter needed to complete the Health and Safety trainings by today's Annual Compliance visit. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-07 | Violation | 912 | .1706(i) |
| Written feeding schedule was not on file for each child under 15 months of age and/or was not updated regularly to reflect changes in the child's needs. One child, under the age of 15 months, did not have a feeding schedule on file. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Violation | 1894 | .1721(a)(3)(F) |
| Application did not include names and contact information of individuals to whom the operator may release the child as authorized by the person who signs the application. The child, who began attending on 9/2/25, did not have the required emergency contact information on file. | |||
| 2025-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-29 | Violation | 910 | GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) |
| Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. Two children needed a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Violation | 1983 | .1706( e) |
| Children's special diets or food allergies were not posted in the food preparation area and/or in the child's eating area. One child was allergic to peanuts and eggs. The information needed to be posted in the kitchen (food prep area) and in the eating area (child care space). | |||
| 2025-01-29 | Violation | 2023 | .1703(d)(2) |
| Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. The provider last completed the Health and Safety trainings in 2017/2018. | |||
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