Description: The British American School of Charlotte aims to provide a broadly based and tailored British style education for students from Nursery to Year 9. Delivered by youthful, energetic teachers and staff, BASC's curriculum represents the very best of current practice in the United Kingdom with an international perspective appropriate to its American home. The diversity of the student body is not merely respected but cherished and celebrated.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-19 | 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. I observed a Mr. Clean sponge on the counter by the sink in Space 4, I observed disinfectant wipes on a shelf below 5 feet in Space 1. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Parent permission to administer diaper creams, lotions, bug repellents, and sunscreen did not list the name of the medication to administer. Some of the permissions had more than 1 medication listed to administer so the instructions were not clear. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | 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. While in Space 4 and 5, rooms serving children under 3 I observed bubble wrap, plastic bags, glitter and other art material that stated not for children under 3 accessible to children in care. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | 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 Space 4 and 5, rooms serving 2 year old's, I observed styrofoam "peanuts", sponges, and foam peg boards with teeth marks on shelves accessible to children in care. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One child's permission to administer Benadryl for a medical condition was older than 6 months old, the parent signed the permission to administer in August 2023. | |||
| 2024-03-19 | 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 staff hired 4/17/23 did not complete the training until 2/6/2024. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-30 | 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. You have started a new electronic system and it does not capture each child’s daily arrival and departure times and it is not documented anywhere else. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space 5 and Space 6 did not have a current activity plan posted. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Violation | 617 | 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) |
| All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. All classroom doors to the outdoor play environment were observed opened to the outside during the visit. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | 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. I observed outlets uncovered in Space 5 and 6, also a surge protector was observed uncovered in Space 5. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. You have not been using the DCDEE incident log to log your incident reports, and the log you have been using does not include required information. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Upon my arrival, you informed me you didn’t have any staff files on site, you had taken them home to update the staff and training worksheets. One staff’s DCDEE qualifying letter was on site and three staff’s recognizing and responding were on site, nothing else required in a staff file was on site available for review. | |||
| 2023-10-30 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. You took staff files home which include each staff’s current DCDEE qualifying letter. Only one staff’s current letter was on site available for review. I verified in the DCDEE database each staff had a current qualifying letter. | |||
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