Five Star Family CC Home License
✓ Licensed
Little Geniuses Learning Center
Winston-salem, NC
· Forsyth County
STONE FOREST DRIVE,
Winston-salem, NC 27105
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Family CC Home License
Active License
License Number
34000673
License Issued
Jul 19, 2019
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
LITTLE GENIUSES LEARNING CENTER is a Five Star Family CC Home License in WINSTON-SALEM 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.
Additional Information:
Five Star Family CC Home License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-12 | 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 medical report for one child enrolled on 3/23/2026 was not observed on file for review. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | 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. One nail on the outdoor fencing inside the playground was observed to be separated from the board it was attached to. | |||
| 2025-11-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-17 | 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. Times of departure for children leaving the family child care home for school were not recorded for three children enrolled. | |||
| 2025-11-17 | Violation | 930 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(n) & (o) |
| Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issuance). The Criminal Background Check Qualification letter for additional caregiver, B. Ferguson, expired on 10/21/2025. | |||
| 2025-11-17 | 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. Two wooden fencing boards were observed to have become detached at the base of the fencing on the right side (facing away from the home) of the playground, exposing at least one sharp nail. | |||
| 2025-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-27 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. A safe sleep poster was not posted in the space designated for child care. | |||
| 2025-01-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-09 | Violation | 1876 | .1714(e ) |
| The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan had not been updated in the Risk Management Portal since 7/03/2023. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-06-18 | 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. On the playground, one piece of toy plastic fencing and one large plastic Lego block were observed to be cracked and sharp to the touch. Underneath the deck boards, where children play in the shade, at times, a wasp nest was observed with at least three wasps moving on the outside of the nest. Two broken parts of one area of a plastic sand and water table were observed to be sharp to the touch. Four metal border ties were observed to be not flush with the playground border, creating a potential entanglement hazard. | |||
| 2024-06-18 | Violation | 2048 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719(a)(7) |
| Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care. A container of stick deodorant labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed in a cubby less than five feet from the ground. | |||
| 2023-12-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-18 | Violation | 1846 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(q) |
| An individual living in the household 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. One of Ms. Ferguson’s sons had his 16th birthday on 10/20/2023, and the required CBC documentation (per ABCMS) was submitted on 11/20/23. | |||
| 2023-12-18 | Violation | 1875 | .1714(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information. The Ready to Go file did not contain applications for four children enrolled or copies of blank incident reports. | |||
| 2023-06-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-27 | Violation | 919 | G.S. 110-91(9) |
| Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children. The Health Questionnaire, and Emergency Medical Care Plan review for Mr. Ferguson were on file for review, but were not current. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan review for Mr. Ferguson was not on file for review. The Health Questionnaire and Emergency Medical Care Plan review were updated during my visit. | |||
| 2023-06-27 | 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. One child enrolled did not have a time of arrival recorded on the attendance sheet. | |||
| 2023-06-27 | 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 outdoor learning environment contained one metal dump truck which was observed to be rusting. In the bathroom accessed by children, a box of fabric softener dryer sheets, one gallon of bleach, a bottle of disinfectant spray, and a box of laundry detergent labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings were observed in stored greater than five feet from the ground, but not locked storage. In the space designated for child care, two individual sized bottles of hand sanitizer were observed greater than five feet up, but in unlocked storage. | |||
| 2023-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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