Bright Horizons Family Solutions Early Education - Charlotte NC Five Star Center License

227 WEST TRADE STREET , CHARLOTTE NC 28202
(704) 333-3513

About the Provider

Description: Bright Horizons is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, education and work/life solutions with more than 700 child care and early education programs and schools for employers and working families across the US, UK, Ireland and Canada. Committed to creating great work environments for its 18,000 employees, the company has been named 12 times as one of FORTUNE magazine's "Best Companies to Work for in America."

Bright Horizons provides work/life solutions for more than 800 leading employers to help them address challenges across key life stages. Programs include child care, back-up care, college counseling, elder care, and work/life consulting.

The first few years of life are an extraordinary time that sets the stage for all the years that follow. Our program for learning creates educational environments that empower children to be confident, successful, lifelong learners and socially responsible citizens. Bright Horizons' innovative programs help children, families, and employers work together to be their very best.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 60002195
  • Capacity: 112
  • Age Range: 0 through 5
  • State Rating: 5
  • 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
2023-02-21 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-21 Violation 115 G.S. 110-102
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. There was no evidence of this posting.
2023-02-21 Violation 601 15A NCAC 18A .2806(f)(h)(2)
Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The refrigerator in space 3a was over 45 degrees.
2023-02-21 Violation 707 .0601(d)
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. There was a broken trash can with no lid on the playground.
2023-02-21 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. Space 6 had an exposed outlet on the counter top.
2023-02-21 Violation 858 .0604(q)
Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. On the preschool playground there was a plastic trash bag out of the trash can where the two year olds played.
2023-02-21 Violation 1834 .0801(b)
Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. There were several children's file that did not have the medical action plan with the child's application.
2022-11-28 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-11-28 Violation 849 .0803(12)
Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. There was expired medicine/sunblock in space one. The child no longer attended the facility.
2022-02-24 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-02-24 Violation 1329 .0801(a)(1-7)
Application for enrollment did not include all required information. L.K. did not have all areas completed on her application, Mom was called for completion
2022-02-24 Violation 541 .0902(a)
The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. The several children did not have parent signatures on the feeding plan or feeding plans that were updated: E.A., E.C, E.G
2022-02-24 Violation 707 .0601(d)
Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. Space 4b had five cardboard blocks with holes and tears.
2022-02-24 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. Space 4b had uncovered outlets near her music/radio center, space 3b the outlet was missing a cover near the computer center.
2022-02-24 Violation 861 .0604(q)
Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. In the classroom named Caldwell street there is ripped foam padding that was used to protect children from the window seal

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