Christ Church Child Development Center - Hickory NC Three Star Center License

2416 ZION CHURCH ROAD , HICKORY NC 28602
(828) 294-6858

About the Provider

Description: Children’s Academy is a privately owned and operated preschool and child development center. We began operation in 1973 and we now have four, 4-Star Centers operating throughout the Raleigh and Cary areas. We care for children from six weeks through twelve years of age. Our child care facilities are state-of-the-art, exceptionally clean, and designed to create an environment that is both educational and socially nurturing. Individual classrooms, low staff turnover, team teaching, and consistent management are just some of our wonderful qualities.

Children’s Academy is committed to providing a safe, happy, and clean environment allowing children to have fun while learning and growing. Our mission is to allow you to go to work feeling secure with our commitment to your child’s care and education. All of our classrooms and playgrounds are monitored with a closed circuit camera system. We have an open door visitation policy for our families, allowing you to come by at anytime throughout the day to observe your child. We use a keypad entry system at all of our locations to ensure the highest security and only giving access to those families enrolled. When you walk into our child care facility you will immediately notice the warm, caring environment and our attention to detail and cleanliness.

In addition to the many programs that our facilities offer, our Oxxford Hunt and Chapel Hill Road facilities in Cary offer the Kidokinetics program. Kidokinetics is an exciting and unique program developed to promote sports and fitness. Children can learn the importance of fitness and begin to develop a healthy lifestyle at an early age.

Additional Information: Three Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 18000318
  • Capacity: 199
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • 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
2023-04-20 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-04-20 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 5, the room designated for care of three-year-old children, the sanitizing and disinfecting clorox solutions mixed on a daily basis were stored on top of a file cabinet which was below five feet. During the visit, I observed the administrator move the sanitizing and disinfecting solutions to a locked cabinet beside the filing cabinet which corrected the violation.
2023-04-20 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1, two permission to administer forms were missing the amount of ointment to be administered. In Space 1, one permission to administer form was missing the information for how to administer the medication. In Space 1, one permission to administer form was missing the valid dates the medication was to be administered.
2023-04-20 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 2, diapers in opened shrink wrapped plastic bags and opened diaper wipe refill bags were stored under a changing table which was below five feet and secured with a restraint mechanism but not a lock and key and were stored in cubbies that were below five feet. In Space 3, diaper wipe refill bags and unused trash bags were stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink which was below five feet and ziploc bags and rubber bands were stored in an unlocked drawer which was below five feet. In Space 4, opened teacher supplies were stored in an unlocked drawer which was below five feet.
2023-04-20 Violation 1030 .0302(d)(1)(A)
Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One new staff member with a date of employment of 10/01/2022 did not have a completed application for employment on file.
2023-04-20 Violation 1032 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a)
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Three new staff members with dates of employment of 10/01/2022, 11/01/2022, and 11/27/2022 did not have staff medical assessments on file prior to employment. The employee with a date of employment of 10/01/2022 had no staff medical statement on file. The employee with a date of employment of 11/01/2022 had a staff medical statement on file dated 11/27/2022. The employee with a date of employment of 11/14/2022 had a staff medical statement on file dated 11/16/2022.
2023-04-20 Violation 1033 .0701(a)
On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One new staff member with a date of employment of 10/01/2022 did not have TB test results or a TB screening form on file on or before the first day of work.
2023-04-20 Violation 1035 .0701(a)
Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One new staff member with a date of employment of 10/01/2022 did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work.
2023-04-20 Violation 1041 G.S. 110-90.2(b)
Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One new staff member with a date of employment of 10/01/2022 did not have a Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letter on file prior to employment. The CBC qualification letter was dated 10/19/2022.
2023-04-20 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. Six new staff members with dates of employment of 09/27/2022, 10/01/2022, 11/01/2022, 11/03/2022, 11/07/2022, and 11/14/2022 had not completed certification in First Aid within 90 days of employment.
2023-04-20 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. Six new staff members with dates of employment of 09/27/2022, 10/01/2022, 11/01/2022, 11/03/2022, 11/07/2022, and 11/14/2022 had not completed certification in CPR within 90 days of employment.
2023-04-20 Violation 1208 10A NCAC 09 .0515(b)(1)
Parent participation plan did not include a registration procedure to involve both parents and encourages parents and child to visit before the child begins attending. The parent participation plan did not include a procedure for registering a child which encouraged both parents and the child to visit the center before a child begins attending.
2023-04-20 Violation 1811 .0604(u);.0302(d)(8)
Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed on 11/23/2022 making the next shelter-in-place or lockdown drill due in February 2023. No shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed in February 2023.
2023-04-20 Violation 1824 .0607(e)
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last review of the EPR Plan was dated December 12, 2021.
2023-04-20 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. Two staff members with dates of employment of 10/19/2021 and 10/01/2022 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.

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