Description: Cedar Ridge Elementary School, home of the Panthers, is located in the rural community of Lowgap in Surry County. We serve almost 420 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. At Cedar Ridge, each staff member plays a vital role in the success of our students. High expectations and PAWS high behavior create a positive learning environment in which all students can excel.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. We observed an outdoor peg board with broken plastic pieces and a protruding piece of plastic that could be a hazard to children. | |||
| 2025-10-30 | 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. A child did not have a medical action plan for a seizure medication nor did they have it attached to the child's application. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-11-15 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In the art area there were scissors, glue sticks, crayons, pencils, markers, and playdough accessories. Although these items were available there was no playdough, and paper to engage with these materials. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | 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. On top of a storage cabinet near hand washing sink 5ft. out of reach there was hand sanitizer, Aqua safe tank for the fish tank, in a drawer accessible to the right of the handwashing sink, there was a bag of glue sticks and three glue guns with sticks included. All of these items included keep out of reach of children with additional warnings. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | Violation | 1303 | 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) |
| Application was not signed by the parent. Applications for two children did not include the parent's signature. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | Violation | 1771 | .3006(a) |
| A screening assessing development was not conducted within 90 days after the first day of attendance in the program or within six months prior to the first day of attendance and/or the screening was not conducted by a health care, community or school professional trained in administering the screening tool. Screening assessments were on file for two children's files, the assessments were missing the completion date. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | Violation | 1823 | .0607(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to go file did not include the required information including but limited to contact information for individuals to pick-up children, each child's Application for Child Care, medication authorizations and instructions, any action plans for children with special health care needs, a list of any known food allergies of children and staff, staff contact information, Incident Report forms, an area map, and emergency telephone numbers. | |||
| 2024-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection for November 2023 was not available for review. | |||
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. Parents permission to transport children by bus to and/ or from school did not include the address where the child would be picked up and dropped off, and did not list the method of transportation and transportation provider. | |||
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. TB test results for a staff was maintained in a notebook with various program documents. | |||
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