Description: Grace Academy is a Licensed Childcare Center in Mt Airy, NC. Lovingly serving children ages infants to 12 years old. North Carolina DSS vouchers gladly accepted. Grace Academy is an outreach of Freedom Center Ministries.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-15 | 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. A staff who works with school age children in the afternoons did not take an approved First Aid training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2024-02-15 | 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. A staff employed in May 2023 to work with school age children in the afternoons did not take an approved CPR training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2024-02-15 | 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 in a vehicle used to transport school age children was not securely mounted. | |||
| 2024-02-15 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. Permission to transport forms did not contain all required information. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-06 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The wooden retaining border on the playground is rotting and splintering exposing sharp points accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff employed 2/13/23 presented a medical exam dated 7/21/21 which is older than a year old. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | 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. A staff employed 2/13/23 presented a TB test from 6/2021 which is older than a year old. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | 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 member did not update the employee health questionnaire within the past year. The health questionnaire on file was dated 2/18/22. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | Violation | 1734 | .2318(6) |
| All children's records, except ones regarding administration of medications as referenced in rule.0803 (13), were not retained on file for as long as the child was enrolled, and/or for at least one year from the date the child was no longer enrolled in the facility. Field trip permission slips for a trip to the skating rink on June 15, 2023 were not maintained. | |||
| 2023-07-06 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. An employee's purse was stored less than 5 feet up in an unlocked classroom cabinet in the classroom for three year old children. This is a violation of sanitation rule 15A .2820(f). | |||
| 2023-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-06 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. A record of arrival and departure for Space 5 did not contain the specific times children arrived and departed from the facility. | |||
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