Four Star Center License
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Little Learners Day Care Center
Durham, NC
· Durham County
711 BERWYN AVE,
Durham, NC 27704
Quick Facts
Capacity
20 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
32000612
License Holder
WILSON-WHITAKER, PORTIA E.
License Issued
Jul 17, 2020
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
Little learner
2017-01-04 22:22:10
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
Smell like mole in the daycare the roof looks like it's caving in and when it rain it drips over the floor not safe for kids at all some one needs to look into this daycare
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About the Provider
LITTLE LEARNERS DAY CARE CENTER is a Four Star Center License in DURHAM NC, with a maximum capacity of 20 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
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Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-08-04 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. The individual who volunteers twice per week did not have a TB test on file. | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-12 | 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. Safe sleep checks were not completed for the infant currently enrolled. | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The insurance information reviewed today expired on 11/10/25. | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Violation | 1115 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(c) |
| First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. The fire extinguisher was in the empty zone. | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. The emergency information for the children did not include a photograph. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-08-18 | 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. Three staff files did not have this information in an individual personnel file. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. This was not on file for two children currently enrolled. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. One child enrolled in space 1C did not have the feeding schedule modified as the child's needs changed. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Outside on the playground to the right of the deck there were several bricks protruding out of the ground with sharp edges. The protruding bricks could result in a tripping hazard. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff did not have an updated health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last shelter-in-place drill was conducted on 4/1/25. | |||
| 2025-08-18 | Violation | 1821 | .0607(d)(8) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. The last revision date on the EPR Plan was 2017. | |||
| 2025-04-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the playground there was an opening in the fence, standing water in a wheelbarrow, and a sharp piece of siding by the door leading to the playground. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-04 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. The ITS-SIDS training for the administrator expired on 8/21/24. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Violation | 1314 | .0802(c)(2) |
| Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One child currently enrolled did not have a health care professional listed on the application. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child currently enrolled did not have a medical exam on file. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child currently enrolled did not have immunizations on file. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. Two staff did not complete the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. | |||
| 2024-03-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-07 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. (1) There were discarded items that needed to be moved outside the fenced-in space. (2) There were roofing shingles on the steps to access the playgroundd that posed a tripping hazard for young children. | |||
| 2024-03-07 | 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. First Aid training for one teacher expired in February 2024. | |||
| 2024-03-07 | 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. CPR training for one teacher on expired in February 2024. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-12 | 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. Two outlets on a power strip needed to be covered. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 893 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) |
| A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One infant did not have a signed Safe Sleep policy on file. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff needed an updated Health Questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | 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. Two staff needed updated emergency information on file. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. Of the nine files reviewed today, one child did not have a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | 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 needed to be reviewed with the two new staff. | |||
| 2023-09-12 | 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 medical assessment for the teacher, who began employment on 11/14/22 was not filled out or signed. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. There were children, ages infant, one, and two, enrolled and present in classroom space #1C. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1842 | .0713(a)(8) |
| Staff members and child care administrators who were counted in meeting the staff/child ratios concurrently performed food preparation or other duties that are not direct child care responsibilities. During today's visit the owner/director was the only caregiver in classroom space #1AB and responsible for heating and serving lunch. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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 new teacher, who began employment on 11/14/22, had not completed the training. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff did not have a current annual evaluation on file. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was conducted on 12/16/21. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. Upon arrival there were six children (ages 0 to 4) on the premises with one teacher. | |||
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