Five Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Dream World Academy
Franklinton, NC
· Franklin County
130 SAVAGE STREET,
Franklinton, NC 27525
Quick Facts
Capacity
92 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 494-2177
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
35000129
License Holder
DONATHAN & DELILLIAN, LLC
License Issued
Aug 7, 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
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About the Provider
Welcome to Dream World Academy! We're excited that you have chosen us to be a part of your family. We believe that every child deserves a warm, loving, clean and safe environment to help nurture and develop them as they explore the world around them. Our center's main objective is to provide a positive atmosphere to enhance social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children. Your child will be provided with age appropriate activities daily to promote cognitive development.
You may wonder what makes us different from the rest. Well, we are a faith based facility that encourages children to reach for the stars. If you can dream it you can achieve it...the sky is the limit. We believe that every child should be given a chance to dream no matter how far the dream seems to be away. As a child, I had a dream of owning my own daycare. With encouragement from my mom, dad and others I believed that one day it was going to come true. When I got married, my husband and I always believed we would own our own daycare center. Although we had our struggles great and small we did not give up, and today we are living our dream. Come by and see our DREAM. We look forward to meeting you soon!
You may wonder what makes us different from the rest. Well, we are a faith based facility that encourages children to reach for the stars. If you can dream it you can achieve it...the sky is the limit. We believe that every child should be given a chance to dream no matter how far the dream seems to be away. As a child, I had a dream of owning my own daycare. With encouragement from my mom, dad and others I believed that one day it was going to come true. When I got married, my husband and I always believed we would own our own daycare center. Although we had our struggles great and small we did not give up, and today we are living our dream. Come by and see our DREAM. We look forward to meeting you soon!
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday - Friday 6:30am until 6:00pm
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-04 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Several ant hills were observed on the front play area and the large play area in the back of the building. | |||
| 2025-12-04 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR plan was revised 11/5/25 and the previous date was 1/11/24. | |||
| 2025-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0725-006L |
| 2025-07-15 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The administrator has yet to complete the required ABCMS provider training to set up the employee qualification letter roster. | |||
| 2025-03-19 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-23 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The several anchors used to secure the shade structure on the large playground are protruding. The wood shed on the large playground has areas on the front where the wood is in disrepair and may cause injury. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Staff medical report, TB form and health questionnaire were not kept separate from individual personnel files. | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Staff hired 9/28/23 and 12/18/23 have not completed all Health and Safety training topics. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-21 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. There was no medication permission form on-site for the Bourdeaux diaper cream in space #3. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff hired 6/4/24 does not have documentation that the 6 weeks of orientation were completed. | |||
| 2024-01-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-16 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence). There was no infant feeding plan for an enrolled child under fifteen (15) months of age. | |||
| 2024-01-16 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Two (2) staff files had annual evaluations and development plans dated 1/3/23 and 1/5/23 only. | |||
| 2024-01-16 | Violation | 1764 | .3005(a) |
| A health assessment was not on file at the NC Pre-K site within 30 days after a child entered the NC Pre-K program or the health assessment was more than 12 months old at the time of program entry. The health assessment on file for one (1) child enrolled in NC Pre-K on 8/30/23 did not complete the required health assessment until 10/30/23. | |||
| 2023-08-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-25 | Violation | 1768 | .3005 (a)(4) |
| The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. The health assessment on file for one (1) child enrolled in NC Pre-K did not contain the required hearing screening. | |||
| 2022-08-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-08-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Highest Voluntary Enhanced staff/child ratios were not maintained in space #2 where one (1) staff person cared for eight (8) children ages one (1) to two (2) years old. | |||
| 2022-08-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-04 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival I was let into the facility by a staff member who was the only assigned caregiver in space #5. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Hand sanitizer was not maintained five feet from the working floor in spaces 1 and 2. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. An electrical outlet located on the preschool playground did not have the plastic shield covering the outlets. | |||
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