Description: At Bessemer City Primary we will nurture, motivate, and inspire your child to meet their highest potential.
Believe in the success of all children
Care about the total child
Promise to provide a safe learning
environment for all children
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. One (1) tricycle with a broken plastic seat was in use on the playground. The base of the chain link fence on the playground, surrounding the air conditioning unit, was detached causing sharp metal protrusions, four (4) to nineteen (19) inches in length. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One (1) bus driver, L. Hutchens, who transports two (2) children from Space #3 daily, did not have a qualifying letter on file and did not begin the process of a criminal background check. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | 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. One (1) staff member, employed on August 3, 2022, did not have a certificate of completion on file for Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training. | |||
| 2022-08-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-23 | Violation | 813 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(d) |
| Electric fans were not mounted out of reach or did not have a mesh guard to prevent access. In Space #3, there was a running floor fan not mounted or fitted with a mesh cover on the floor to the right of the teacher's desk. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One (1) Teacher's Assistant assigned to Space #2 completed 6.3 hours of the required 10 hours of on-going training. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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 Space #1, two (2) children were not signed out on January 27, 2022, one (1) child was not signed out on February 1, 2022, one (1) child was not signed out on February 4, 2022, two (2) children were not signed out on February 7, 2022, one (1) child was not signed in on February 8, 2022, and three (3) children were not signed out on February 8, 2022. In Space #3, one (1) child was not signed out on February 15, 2022. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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. In Space #1, one (1) outlet on a power strip to the right of the door to the adjacent classroom, and two (2) outlets on a power strip to the left of the teacher’s computer desk were not covered with safety plugs. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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. In Space #2, one (1) packet of Triad Benzalkonium Chloride towelette with multiple warnings was in an unlocked first aid kit on top of the shelf in the bathroom used by children. In Space #2, one (1) canister of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes with multiple warnings was on top of the shelf in the bathroom used by children. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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. The First Aid Certification for the Lead Teacher assigned to Space #2 expired October 2020. The First Aid Certification for one (1) Teacher's Assistant assigned to Space #2 expired February 2021. The First Aid Certification for the second Teacher's Assistant assigned to Space #2 expired October 2020. All three (3) staff members were employed at the facility in August 2021. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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. The CPR Certification for the Lead Teacher assigned to Space #2 expired October 2020. The CPR Certification for one (1) Teacher's Assistant assigned to Space #2 expired February 2021. The CPR Certification for the second Teacher's Assistant assigned to Space #2 expired October 2020. All three (3) staff members were employed at the facility in August 2021. | |||
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