A Grace Academy Of Mt. Airy - Mount Airy NC Three Star Center License

170 HARTWAY LANE , MOUNT AIRY NC 27030
(336) 789-7771

About the Provider

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.

Additional Information: One Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 86000359
  • Capacity: 112
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
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.
2023-01-06 Violation 326 .2318(8)
Program records were not retained for the required timeframe. Arrival and departure records were not retained for the required time frame of one year.
2023-01-06 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In Space 1, approximately three nails were observed protruding from wooden steps to a loft which present a potential safety issue. At the corners of the playgrounds, as well as along the fence dividing the playgrounds, where the metal fencing meets, and at all gate junctions where the gate doors either connect with each other, or with the fencing itself, greater than ten (10) bolts, which secure the fencing were protruding inward from the gate posts, each measuring between one half inch and one inch in length beyond the nuts, presenting potential safety hazards. Two border tie tacks on the playground used for infants and toddlers were observed to be raised and present a potential entanglement hazard. Two border ties on this playground were also observed to be rusting. The rim along the top step of the stationary structure on this playground was observed to be cracked and separated. Rust was observed along the top of the fence rails bordering the playground that are not coated (those initially silver in color, as opposed to the black section of fencing, which is unaffected). To the left of the gate entrance to the playground used for children of Pre-K and School Ages, the space between the brick wall and the gate post measures 5 inches, presenting a potential entrapment hazard. A plastic door mounted to the bottom of the stationary play structure on this playground was observed to be cracked and broken at the top and bottom hinges.
2023-01-06 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. Two ice packs labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings were observed in a First Aid kit in unlocked storage in Space 2A/2B.
2023-01-06 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The most recent playground inspection was recorded on 11/07/2022.
2023-01-06 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. Emergency information for one child enrolled and transported was not available for review on one van.

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