Description: EAST SPENCER HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in East Spencer NC, with a maximum capacity of 57 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-25 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The Division was not notified of two new employees (DOH: 7/28/2025 and 6/25/2024) within five business days. | |||
| 2025-04-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-25 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. There is chipping paint on the exterior doors of Space 2 and Space 3 leading inside from the playground. | |||
| 2025-04-25 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 2, permission to administer an Albuterol inhaler was given on 9/4/2024 and expired on 3/4/2025. In Space 2, permission to administer an Albuterol inhaler was given on 12/10/2024 and expired on 2/19/2025. These medications were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. | |||
| 2024-10-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-10-23 | Violation | 524 | .0510(d)(2)(A-C) |
| When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In Space 2 and Space 3, screen time was not documented on the cumulative log. | |||
| 2024-10-23 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. 16 hours of orientation within the first six weeks of employment was not documented for a staff member hired on 6/25/2024. | |||
| 2024-10-23 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file for a child enrolled on 9/11/2024. | |||
| 2023-12-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-11 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The Interim Director's file was not on site during my visit. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last documented fire inspection was from March 1, 2022. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last documented fire drill took place on February 21, 2023. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | 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 documented drill took place on January 26, 2023. | |||
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