Description: Our desire is to provide an atmosphere that will challenge children to live as self-directed explorers. We are dedicated to offering a high quality, healthy, safe, and nurturing developmental experience that is culturally diverse and sensitive. We seek to empower families and the community with an understanding of the multiple intelligences needed to become life-long learners.
The Bedford School is dedicated to lifelong learning and continuous personal development of young children and families. Our mission is to provide a premium early childhood education to communities in North Carolina and to impact the advancements in its delivery. The desire of Bedford School of Discovery is to provide children with the opportunity and resources to obtain the skills they need to achieve success in life while providing the support to grow.
Our philosophy allows children to grow and learn at their own pace and in the many unique ways that are best for them. Through well-planned environments, the school promotes the development of physical, emotional, social and intellectual skills.
We strive to offer many opportunities for the family to grow and feel supported. We aim to provide responsive, respectful care for individual children, families, and staff members.
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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
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| 2022-08-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-11 | 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. Staff member hired in January 2022 did not complete the required training within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2021-02-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2020-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2020-03-02 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. Staff member had a beverage in a clear cup from a local café in the classroom with enrolled children. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | 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. Outlets to be covered include power strips and multi-plugs, when not in use must also be covered. These type of items were observed uncovered in two classrooms during today's visit. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | 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. Benedryl was being kept in the classroom backpack with the epi- pen. Benedryl is required to be locked as per rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d). | |||
| 2020-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2020-01-06 | Violation | ||
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member placed an eight (8) month old child in a high chair for a bottle. The staff member did not properly secure the child in the safety harness. The staff member did not properly secure the food tray. As a result, the child fell out of the high chair where the child's head struck the floor. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Violation corrected during visit |
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| 2019-12-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2019-12-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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