Description: AGELINK CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Four Star Center License in CHEROKEE NC, with a maximum capacity of 164 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.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-09 | 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. In the infant room there was one (1) infant that was present on Thursday but there was no record of his arrival and departure times. Today there were four (4) children present in the infant however, there were only three (3) with recorded arrival times. | |||
| 2024-02-09 | 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. The teacher's lounge was left unlocked and there was an aerosol can of disinfectant spray sitting on the table. | |||
| 2024-02-09 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In the infant room there was an infant present that did not have a sleep chart for Thursday February 08, 2024 and Friday February 09, 2024. | |||
| 2024-02-09 | 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. In the classroom with infants, there were two (2) children less than 12 months of age where visual checks were not documented every fifteen minutes. On Friday February 2, 2024, one (1) infant was documented going down for nap at 2:37 pm until 3:11 pm per the child's daily report. On Wednesday February 7, 2024, a second incident occurred where an infant was marked going down for nap at 2:37 pm. A staff member reported the child was asleep when the mother picked him up at 3:45 pm. In review of the arrival and departure documentation for February 07, 2024, it was verified that the child left the facility at 3:45 pm. There were no visual checks documented after 2:37 pm. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In the classroom for children ages three through four years of age two (2) children were left in the classroom with a Foster Grandparent volunteer while the teacher took three (3) children to the restroom down the hallway. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-22 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival into the facility as I was in the hall way speaking to Ms. McEntire a three year old child was observed coming out of the boys bathroom and walking down the hall way unsupervised to his classroom. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A three-year-old child was observed coming out of their assigned classroom and going into the girls' restroom which is located outside of the classroom in the hallway. The staff member who was in the boy’s restroom with another child reported she was unaware the child had gone into the restroom alone. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 402 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(a) & (b) |
| Each child's diapers were not changed at areas designated exclusively for diapering, on a surface that was smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable and of tight construction. In the classroom for children ages three through four years of age there was a makeshift diaper changing area in the back of the room used to change children's pull-ups. This area has not been approved by Environmental Health. | |||
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