Description: Choosing the best childcare and early education for your child is a very important decision for the family. At Creative Care, we strive to make that an easy task. Once walking through our doors our sincere desire is that you will experience what many parents have experienced already, the love, warmth and caring staff and faculty whom you will entrust your child to from the moment you drop off your precious little one off to the time he or she is picked up.
Our faculty and staff are all experienced and knowledgeable in the difficulties of balancing the demands of work and family and each one stand ready to make that the smoothest transition possible for you and your child. At Creative Care we stand ready to make their day as positive, nurturing, enriching, and secure all while ensuring a fun packed day that is sure to make your child want to return day after day.Creative Care is located conveniently within city limits of the Town of Indian Trail. Our 8.88 acres campus is a gem in the rough. Future plans include a full size gymnasium, water park, playground with an amazing landscape designed to allow our children to explore the great outdoors and many more amenities to compliment family time together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-07 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Of the four children that had medication on site one child did not have a permission form completed and the other child's permission form had just been signed by parent with no information on when or how to administer medication (See children's worksheets). | |||
| 2023-11-07 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff person did not have the required annual health questionnaire (see staff and training worksheet. | |||
| 2023-11-07 | 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. Six staff files were reviewed, and one staff file did not have current emergency information (see staff and training worksheets). | |||
| 2023-11-07 | 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 staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for First Aid. | |||
| 2023-11-07 | 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 staff files were monitored and two staff did not have certifications for CPR. | |||
| 2023-11-07 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. At the bottom of the slide in Playground #2 there was mulch, but the depth of surfacing material did not meet the required 6 inches. | |||
| 2023-11-07 | 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. Six staff files were monitored, and one staff did not have their medical report maintained separately. | |||
| 2023-06-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. A child scraped their knee and although it did not bleed there was an abrasion, and the teacher cleaned the knee and put a band aid on it. An incident report was not completed at that time but during the visit it was completed and provided to the grandmother who picked the child up that day and she reported that she would provide it to the child's mother. | |||
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. A child scraped their knee and although it did not bleed there was an abrasion, and the teacher cleaned the knee and put a band aid on it. An incident report was not completed at that time but during the visit it was completed and provided to the grandmother who picked the child up that day and she reported that she would provide it to the child's mother. The log was not updated, per Administrator's report that due to the lack of understanding that the occurrence was required an incident report. The log was updated during the visit. | |||
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 873 | 10A NCAC 09.0802(a) |
| Center staff did not follow the EMC plan. The emergency medical care plan did not list the teacher, MM, who provided first aid for a skinned knee by washing and placing a band aid on the knee, as Person in center responsibility for determined the degree of care needed or persons in center responsible for giving first aid. This was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 1952 | .0802(e) |
| A copy of the incident report was not given to the parent. A child scraped their knee and although it did not bleed there was an abrasion, and the teacher cleaned the knee and put a band aid on it. An incident report was not completed at that time but during the visit it was completed and provided to the grandmother who picked the child up that day and she reported that she would provide it to the child's mother. | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-10 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the large playground, field area, the fence at the far end beside the Elementary School building, the fence between the fence poles was loose leaving an area where children could crawl under or get their heads stuck. The gate beside the fence also was loose leaving the same area. The fence needs to be secured to ensure safety. | |||
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