Description: GINA'S KIDS FIRST CDC is a Four Star Center License in GASTONIA NC, with a maximum capacity of 82 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-05 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On August 30, 2023, one (1) child, four (4) years of age, assigned to Space #5, was unattended while going to the restroom across the hall from Space #4. The door to Space #5 was closed and no staff members were present in the hallway or the restroom while the child went to the restroom. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-10 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. In the play refrigerator in the housekeeping center in Space #4, one (1) teal plastic tray was broken and cracked with sharp edges. On Playground #1, the handle of one (1) red plastic rocking horse was missing causing a hole in the side of the horse with sharp edges. In the sand box on Playground #2, one (1) red, plastic sandcastle toy, and one (1) yellow, plastic sand strainer were broken and cracked with sharp edges. On Playground #2, one (1) piece of red, broken, sharp plastic was on the ground in the center of the playground. In the open toy box on Playground #3, one (1) yellow, plastic frisbee was broken and cracked with sharp edges. On Playground #4, three (3) small pink broken plastic pieces were scattered around the playground. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | 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 the restroom, used by children, to the right of the kitchen, one (1) Instant Cold Pack, with multiple warnings, was in an unlocked first aid kit, located in an unlocked cabinet to the right of the toilets used by children. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. The most recent Health Questionnaire on file for one (1) staff member, employed on April 4, 2022, was dated March 23, 2022. The Most recent Health Questionnaire on file for one (1) staff member, employed on May 9, 2023, was dated April 28, 2022. The most recent Health Questionnaire on file for one (1) staff member, employed on September 13, 2021, was dated September 13, 2021. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | 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. One (1) staff member, employed on May 9, 2022, and required to complete twenty (20) hours of on-going training hours each year, did not have documentation of completion of any on-going training hours on file. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Violation | 1769 | .3005 (a)(5) |
| The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One (1) child, enrolled in the NC Pre-K Program on June 27, 2022, did not have a dental screening on file. One (1) child, enrolled in the NC Pre-K Program on August 24, 2022, did not have a dental screening on file. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | 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. One (1) staff member, employed on May 9, 2022, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training. | |||
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