Description: EAST COAST EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is a Five Star Center License in NAGS HEAD NC, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A bottle of Parent's Choice Infant Pain and Fever Relief was stored in an unlocked medication box out of reach of children but not locked. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Two medication permissions forms for Albuterol and an Epi-pen did not include the six-month authorization time frame and were not dated by the parent. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 848 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(5) |
| Questionable medication instructions from parents were followed without signed written dosage instructions received from physician or authorized health professional. A bottle of Parent's Choice Infant Pain Reliever (2-3 years) was observed with a medication permission form completed by a parent of a child, eleven months of age. Dosage instructions stated to consult a physician for children younger than two years of age. A physician's note was not available. The medication had not been administered to the infant. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A medication permission form for Eucerin Eczema Relief was dated October 24, 2022 - October 24, 2023 and was expired. An empty tube of Desitin was not discarded or returned to the parent. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | 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. An incident report documented on the center incident log for December 5, 2023 was not available in a child's file. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. In one of three children's records reviewed, a Children's Medical Report or health assessment was not available for a child enrolled on March 8. 2022. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | Violation | 1329 | .0801(a)(1-7) |
| Application for enrollment did not include all required information. In two of the three children's records reviewed, the parent did not complete parts of the Health Care Needs section on the Child's Application. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | 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. Medical action plans were available with the mediation for a child with two chronic medical conditions, but copies were not attached to the Child's Application in the child's file. | |||
| 2024-03-25 | 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. A staff person hired on July 31, 2023 did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment until December 10, 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-21 | Violation | 318 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) |
| Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Group 2, that included seven children, twenty months through two years of age, was on the playground at the same time as Group 3, that included sixteen children, three through five years of age. | |||
| 2023-08-21 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In Space 1, Aquaphor was administered to a child without a completed medication permission form. A medication permission form for a diaper cream reflected the incorrect name of the diaper cream, Butt Paste instead of Triple Paste. A medication permission form for Desitin did not include the one year authorization dates or the specific amount to be applied. In Space 2, a medication permission form for Beaudreaux's Buttpaste did not specify the amount of diaper cream to be applied. | |||
| 2023-08-21 | Violation | 1052 | .1103(a) |
| Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff person completed five of eight required on-going training hours by the due date, June 14, 2023 and was short three hours of on-going training. | |||
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