Description:
Professional care at the lowest possible prices.
Trained and professional staff with many years of experience.
Our Policy:
Laugh, Learn and Play ! Ages : Infants and up to 10 years of age.
We provide a smaller setting for more individualized care, education and safety.
Excellent curriculum that promotes active learning and creative thinking.
Develop PC skills using " on site" computers with ABC mouse software.
Daily Exercise Sessions through song and dance, play time, arts and crafts,
fun and educational activities with so much more for your child to have a
chance to learn as they grow. Meals and snacks are provided daily.
Subsidized child care accepted.
? 828-Three 0ne Zero-8031 or 828-Three Nine Seven-5000
Please see the link below for pictures and more information.
Quick and easy access from I/40 close to Hickory and Morganton.
www.facebook.com/bblocks2945
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not recorded for July 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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, two (2) electrical outlets were not covered with a safety plug on the wall beside the book shelf. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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. In space #1, a roll of True Living trash bags and diapers stored in the plastic packaging were stored under the unlocked diaper changing table and accessible to children under three years of age. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 1848 | .0604(h) |
| The child care environment was not smoke and/or tobacco free. Children shall be in a smoke free and tobacco free environment. Smoking and the use of any product containing, made or derived from tobacco, including e-cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco, and hookah, shall not be permitted on the premises of the child care center, in vehicles used to transport children, or during any off premise activities. All smoking materials shall be kept in locked storage. One (1) cigarette butt was observed on the playground used by children enrolled. Twenty-five cigarette butts were observed on the premises and in the parking lot where parents and staff park their vehicles. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-06-23 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency information for one child enrolled on May 24, 2021 was not updated since enrollment. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | 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. On May 31, 2022, two children were not signed out from the facility. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | 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. Two children's Infant Feeding Plans were not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. Standing water was observed on top of the sand box cover. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | 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 the kitchen, bleach, window cleaner, floor cleaner, disinfectant wipes, Comet cleaner and baby oil with multiple safety warnings were observed in the cabinet above the stove secured with a child safety latch but not secured with an approved locking device. One can of aerosol Healthy Chef Canola cooking spray was observed beside the stove and was not in locked storage. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | 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. Visual sleep checks were not documented every 15 minutes for one child enrolled on June 1, 2022 during the following timeframes: June 2, 2022 between 1:00pm to 1:45pm and between 3:00pm to 3:45pm; June 3, 2022 between 10:45am to 11:30am and between 12:30pm to 1:15pm; June 6, 2022 between 10:45am to 11:30am and between 12:30pm to 1:15pm; June 7, 2022 between 10:45am to 11:30am and between 12:30pm to 1:15pm; and June 13, 2022 between 11:00am to 1:00pm. Visual sleep checks were not documented every 15 minutes for one child enrolled on November 20, 2021 during the following timeframes: June 6, 2022 between 12:45pm to 2:00pm; June 7, 2022 between 12:15pm to 1:45pm. | |||
| 2022-06-23 | Violation | 894 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(d) |
| Any changes or amendments to the center's safe sleep policy were not given in writing to the parents of all enrolled infants at least 14 days before the change and/or a signed statement from the parent acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the change was not in the infant's file. One infant enrolled on June 1, 2022 did not have the most current safe sleep policy signed by parents on file. The safe sleep policy signed by the child’s parent was effective 8/13/2013, however, the facilities posted safe sleep policy was effective September 2019. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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The staff are very unprofessional and do not follow protocol for NC daycare guidelines.
This was by far the worst child care facility I have ever experienced. We switched from our previous daycare to this one due to a cheaper weekly rate. I guess you truly get what you pay for. As soon as I walked in the door every morning the owner is always on her phone, they would never come get my children and help get them settled, I would always have to sit my toddler down at the table and get her ready to eat breakfast and then I’d have to take my infant out of her car seat and get her strapped into their bouncer or swing before I could leave to go to work. They never took my children outside, they would tell me excuses such as it was too hot today or they did play time inside their tiny building. She refused to work with my 6 month old to introduce table food to her, saying she just wasn’t interested and kept feeding her baby food. My husband came to pick them up at lunch time and they were serving the McDonald’s chicken nuggets. No wonder my infant wasn’t eating table food being served there, she couldn’t eat that crap! The owner would randomly close early with no notice ahead of time. If you have a job, that does not work out too well. One morning I dropped them off and just happened to see a sign hanging on the door saying they were closing that day at 1230 so they can clean all their toys. I walked in and said how long has this sign been on your door. She said I posted it up when we opened this morning due to a stomach bug going around. Needless to say I had them enrolled back in their old daycare that same day. They are both thriving now! Do not take the decision of what daycare to send your children to lightly!!