Four Star Center License
✓ Licensed
Sunshine Smiles Academy
Durham, NC
· Durham County
2611 BROAD STREET,
Durham, NC 27704
Quick Facts
Capacity
95 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 317-1500
Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
32001697
License Holder
SUNSHINE SMILES ACADEMY, INC
License Issued
Aug 17, 2018
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
Reviews
Hana
2012-08-08 20:26:56
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Great place for my daughter. They worked with her with such love and understanding during her transition to full time daycare after being home with dad for 2.5 years. They tolerated multiple daily calls from me for over a month- I'm down to one call a day! They get it... parents need a safe place that nurtures their children to learn and grow. I was lucky to get my daughter in there.
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About the Provider
The goal of Sunshine Smiles Academy, Inc. is to produce happy, intelligent, well-adjusted children. Here you will find a nurturing, educational environment for children of ages 6 weeks to 5 years. We encourage and praise children even for the smallest accomplishment and provide age-appropriate, self-directed, fun activities daily to challenge and build developmental skills and a positive self-image. Classes include infant, waddler, toddler, twos, preschool and pre-kindergarten programs.
The purpose of our facility is to provide quality care for young children. Your child will have opportunities to gain practice in language, fine motor skills, large motor skills and self-help skills. They are taught to respect others’ property and rights. We give the children in our care opportunities to learn in a setting where our commitment is to facilitate a feeling of safety and love to the children.
We recognize that each child has unique talents, learning styles and personalities. Our highly-qualified teachers and staff are committed to working within each child's comfort zone to ensure optimal social, emotional and educational results.
The purpose of our facility is to provide quality care for young children. Your child will have opportunities to gain practice in language, fine motor skills, large motor skills and self-help skills. They are taught to respect others’ property and rights. We give the children in our care opportunities to learn in a setting where our commitment is to facilitate a feeling of safety and love to the children.
We recognize that each child has unique talents, learning styles and personalities. Our highly-qualified teachers and staff are committed to working within each child's comfort zone to ensure optimal social, emotional and educational results.
Additional Information:
Three Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMon - Fri: 6:30AM - 6PM
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0526-091L |
| 2026-05-21 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. On 5/5/26 a child was observed lying on a boppy pillow drinking a bottle. | |||
| 2026-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. The children under three years of age had access to screen time in space #115. | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The mulch measured 3 inches in depth around the stationary equipment. | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A bottle of goo-gone spray gel was not in locked storage in space #111. | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. The benadryl in space #110 was not in locked storage. | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. A medication authorization form was not on file for the epi-pen in in space #110. | |||
| 2025-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-11 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. There were plastic bags containing art materials in space# 108 and 115 and children's clothes in space #106 accessible to the children under three years of age. | |||
| 2025-03-11 | Violation | 886 | .0606(a)(5) |
| The temperature in a room where infants aged 12 months or younger where sleeping exceeded 75 degrees. There was not a thermostat in the infant classroom to monitor the temperature. | |||
| 2024-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-29 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. The prescription for the epi-pen in space #115 expired on 7/25/24. | |||
| 2024-05-13 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. The chart was not posted in classroom space #5. | |||
| 2024-04-03 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Six staff had not completed the Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment training again as part of the five year requirement. | |||
| 2023-11-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-21 | Violation | 317 | .1801(b) |
| The staff/child ratios for children, two years and older, during naptime were not maintained by having at least one person in each room, visually supervising all children and the total number of required staff on the premises within calling distance of each room occupied by children. During today's visit during naptime there was one teacher in classroom space #6 with 12 children (ages 3 and 4). During today's visit during naptime there was one teacher in classroom space #1 with 15 children (ages 2 and 3). There was no additional staff on the premises to assist in either classroom, if needed. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 508 | .0901(g) |
| Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. A child in classroom space #2 had an Epi-Pen for an egg, peanut, and tree nut allergy. The allergy information was not posted in the classroom (eating area) or in the kitchen (food prep area). | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Additional surfacfing was needed around the large multi-purpose climber and at the exit point of the two green slides. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The teacup spinner on the playground has broken into two pieces. It needed to be removed from the area for repairs. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. (1) Permission slips for administering Albuterol to two children in classroom space #6 and to administer Diazepam to a child in classroom space #3 had expired. (2) A child in classroom space #3 had Flovent to administer for asthma. The medication did not have the child's name of it, and there was no permission slip for the medication. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 851 | .0803(13)(a-e); .2318(3) |
| When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. An infant in classroom space #5 had teething medication. The teacher could not locate documentation to show the date and time the medication had been administered to the child. | |||
| 2023-11-08 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| 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 one month. There was one infant enrolled in classroom space #4. The teacher stated that a sleep monitoring chart was not being maintained for that child. | |||
| 2023-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-10 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. | |||
| 2023-04-10 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. The authorization to administer chronic allergy medication to two children had expired. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. There was no measurable surfacing at the exit point of the blue slide and the green slides. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. A child, who was no longer attending, had medication for Asthma in classroom space #3. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. The staff person, who began employment on 6/2/22, did not have emergency information on file. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The staff person, who began employment on 6/2/22, did not have current First Aid training. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. The staff person,who began employment on 6/2/22, did not have current CPR training. This is a violation of a requirement in .1102(c). | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. The authorization to administer Albuterol for a six-month time frame for a child in classroom space #3 expired on 10/30/22. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. The teacher, who began employment on 6/2/22, did not have the following on file: medical assessment, current TB test, Health Questionnaire. The teacher completed a Health Questionnaire during the visit. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The staff person, who began employment on 6/2/22, did not have documentation of having completed the training on file. | |||
| 2022-04-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-12 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was a thick root near the base of a large tree on the back, left playground that posed as a tripping hazard for children. The root was attached underground on both ends, leaving the middle of the root above ground. | |||
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