Five Star Family CC Home License
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Cokoa's Curiosity Center
Durham, NC
· Durham County
AIKEN AVE,
Durham, NC 27704
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Family CC Home License
Active License
License Number
32002313
License Issued
Aug 12, 2026
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - No more than 4 children under 2 years of age.
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About the Provider
COKOA'S CURIOSITY CENTER 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 does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-176A |
| 2025-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0225-176A |
| 2025-02-24 | Violation | 705 | .1719(a)(5) |
| All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. During the visit, medication was not stored in a locked box. | |||
| 2025-02-24 | Violation | 1102 | .1723(5) |
| Parent/guardian was not notified of when and where the child was to be transported, and the name of the transportation provider. On October 24,2024, a parent did not know the whereabouts of their four year-old child who had been transported by the provider to a doctor's appointment. | |||
| 2025-02-24 | Violation | 1845 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(m) |
| The child care provider and/or household member who incurred pending charges, indictments, or convictions since their last qualification letter was issued by the Division, did not notify the operator of these charges within five business days or before returning to work. The operator did not notify the Division of these pending charges, indictments, or convictions within one business day of being notified by the child care provider or household member. On June 18, 2024, a household member received charges that were not reported to the division. | |||
| 2025-02-24 | Violation | 1846 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(q) |
| An individual over the age of 15, who resides in a family child care home or a center located in a residence on a permanent or temporary basis, or those who had their 16th birthday after the initial licensing of a family child care home; did not complete and submit required forms within five business days. On February 24, 2025, an individual was found to be living at the residence without a completed criminal background check. | |||
| 2025-02-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-08-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 908 | .1703(a)(1) |
| Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The health questionnaire was completed on 2/3/23. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | 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 currently enrolled did not have a health assessment on file. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 1718 | .1712(e )(6) |
| The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. The eleven children enrolled did not have this information on file. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 1821 | .1724(a)(8)&(f) |
| 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. Safe sleep documentation was not complete for an infant present on 8/19/24. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 1893 | 10A NCAC 09 .1721 (a)(3)(A)(B)(C)(E) |
| Application did not include all required information including, but not limited to: child's full name, named to be called, child’s date of birth, any allergies, including symptoms and the type of response required, and any fears or behavior characteristics a child has. The hospital preference was not listed for one child currently enrolled. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | 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. This was not on file for one child currently enrolled. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 2041 | 10A NCAC 09 .1721(a)(3)(G)(H) |
| Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. The child's health care professional was not listed on the application for one child currently enrolled. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-25 | Violation | 102 | GS 110-91(7)(b) |
| Number of preschool children exceeded five children. The attendance records showed that there were six preschool age children present and in care on Tuesday 1/23/24 and 1/24/24. | |||
| 2023-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-08 | 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. The infant did not have a feeding schedule on file. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | Violation | 1892 | .1721(a)(3) |
| Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. One child did not have an application on file. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | 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. Five children did not have emergency contact information on file, in case the child's parents could not be reached. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | Violation | 539 | .1718(a )(7)(D) |
| The written schedule did not include a minimum of one hour of outdoor play throughout the day, if weather conditions permit. The operator needed a written schedule for second shift care. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | Violation | 908 | .1703(a)(1) |
| Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The operator's health questionnaire expired on 5/12/23. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | 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. Seven children did not have a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 705 | .1719(a)(5) |
| All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. Six bottles of generic over the counter medications (dimetapp, benadryl, pepto bismol, mucinex, ibuprofen) were observed on a shelf inside the door of the unlocked kitchen refrigerator. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 802 | .1725(a)(5)(A-F) |
| Sanitary toilet, diaper changing and hand-washing facilities were not provided. The bathroom sink did not have paper towels accessible to the children during this visit. The diapering station did not have a bottle of soapy water accessible in the diapering station. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 810 | 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(10) |
| Refrigerator was not maintained at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and/or was not monitored by a refrigerator thermometer. The kitchen refrigerator did not have a thermometer inside of it during this visit. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 816 | .1725(a)(7)(B) |
| Each child's hands were not washed before and after eating. Five preschool-aged children were observed being served snack without washing theirs hands before consuming the food. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 1409 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719 (a) |
| Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. The newly installed coat hooks in one of the child care spaces were hung at the three feet level so that the children can reach the items. However, the hooks protrude outward and pose a poking hazard to the children. | |||
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 1886 | .1719 (a) (7) |
| Required locked storage was not secure with combination locks, electronic, or magnetic devices, key, or equivalent locking devices. The bathroom vanity had various toiletries stored inside of it with a plastic child proof lock on the outside of the vanity. | |||
| 2022-12-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-10-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 542 | .1718(b)(1) |
| When screen time was provided, it was not offered to stimulate a developmental domain in accordance with NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Upon arrival today, the five preschool-aged children, including three children under the age of 3 years, that were watching television while the operator was fixing her daughter's hair. The activity plan did not designate a developmental domain for the television show being watched. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 543 | .1718(c) |
| Screen time was not prohibited for children under the age of three. The operator did not offer alternative activities for children under the age of three years. Three children under the age of three years were observed sitting in separate port-a-cribs positioned towards the television, watching television upon our arrival to the family child care home. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 701 | .1719(a)(1)&(17) |
| All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The outdoor area had a large bucket of rain water that had collected inside it two days ago. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 805 | .1725(a)(13) |
| All garbage was not stored in water-proof containers with tight fitting covers both indoors and outdoors. The kitchen trash can was located beside the refrigerator near the dining table and did not have a sealed lid to keep the children from accessing the contents. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 908 | .1703(a)(1) |
| Health questionnaire was not completed annually. The operator's health questionnaire was dated June 2021. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 913 | GS 110-91(10) |
| Operator did not have a written discipline policy describing the methods and practices used to discipline children enrolled. The discipline policy that the provider is using lists the name of her former employer, Passions for Learning, not her current facility name. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Daily attendance records for children enrolled since 9/12/22 were not available for review during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 925 | G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) |
| Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. The five children that were present today did not have a discipline policy for Cokoa's Curiosity Center on file during this visit. They all had discipline policies signed by parents while children were enrolled at another center. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 1886 | .1719 (a) (7) |
| Required locked storage was not secure with combination locks, electronic, or magnetic devices, key, or equivalent locking devices. The operator stores items that must be locked and kept away from children in her bedroom adjacent to the living room. The bedroom door was not locked during this visit. Her school-aged daughter opened the bedroom door and left it standing open for several minutes before the operator closed the door. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 1892 | .1721(a)(3) |
| Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. The five children that were present today did not have an application for Cokoa's Curiosity Center on file during this visit. They all had applications signed by parents while children were enrolled at another center. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 2013 | .1726(a ) |
| Operator did not develop and adopt policies to assist staff in preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma. The five children that were present today did not have a Shaken Baby Abusive Head Trauma Policy for Cokoa's Curiosity Center on file during this visit. They all had Shaken Baby Abusive Head Trauma Policies signed by parents while children were enrolled at another center. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 2030 | .1719(a)(11) |
| Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. The five children that were present today did not have a No Smoking statement for Cokoa's Curiosity Center on file during this visit. They all had no smoking statements signed by the parents while children were enrolled at another center. | |||
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 2035 | .1718(b)(3) |
| Operator did not document screen time on a cumulative log and/or it was not available for review. | |||
| 2022-04-20 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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