Description: LITTLE BLESSINGS CHILDCARE is a Five Star Center License in NEW BERN NC, with a maximum capacity of 99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-20 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. In space #5, a four-year-old child was grouped with five (5) children, 0-12 months of age. | |||
| 2023-11-20 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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, a written permission form for an EpiPen expired 7/27/23. | |||
| 2023-11-20 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. In space #5, six (6) children, 0-4 years of age were in care with one staff member. Upon my arrival, the second caregiver was in the hallway working on a bulletin board. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-24 | Violation | 541 | .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space #2, two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans were not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. In space #1, children aged two (2) and three (3) years of age, were watching cartoons on a tablet. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | 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. In space #6, a tube of nystatin was located on shelf above the changing table. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In space #6, an Epi-Pen was not in the original pharmacy labeled container. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Written permission for an albuterol inhaler in space #1 expired on 2/29/23. | |||
| 2022-11-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-28 | 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. A child enrolled in space 2 did not have written authorization from a parent to administer an Epi-Pen on file. | |||
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff members hired on 10/21/22 and 9/19/22 did not have documentation of orientation on file. | |||
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Staff members hired on 11/2/22, 9/19/22, and 10/21/22 did not have documentation of orientation on file. | |||
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Most of the staff you deal with at the door except Emily are rude and unprofessional. The one who's in charge of billing who is Administrator now and former Director (Can't keep up with title) always tried to smooth things over which is okay until the point where acting like my son in a diaper for 9 hours straight was OKAY. She quickly let me withdraw them that day. I was also under the impression that they would feed my 2 and 3 year old breakfast as it was discussed with her and director then when I saw a teacher report (hardly get them) I quickly saw he wasn't being fed. I'm also still waiting for my 3 year old's underwear and socks to reappear as they didn't pack it up and Tina is trying to say he didn't have any... not one pair of backup underwear in cubby. The safety was a concern at one point on second week of August as a man was standing next to the drive lane to pick up and drop off. This man jumped on my truck trying to get a ride. He successfully jumped in the next parent's car in line and put it in drive when she stepped out to ring the bell to get her child. He was standing there the whole time they were opening door and letting kids out. So my assumption was absolutely no awareness of safety of releasing kids or surroundings. To make things even shady "Ms D" at the door was mad and unprofessional when I went to come in to bring my 2 year old in for his first day of school. I don't know anyone else who's okay with dropping off a kid without meeting the teacher and where child will be placed at. Since leaving I have shared our experience and have heard other stories from parents and glad we left. PS one of my kid's is on spectrum of autism...NOT handled well.
So me and my wife went to look at centers last we and came across this center in James City, I liked the location cause it was close to my job and with my son having autism I want to be close by in an emergency, I was assured that the staff was trained to handle children with multiple disabilities including autism. I stated my child was a (runner) and needed to be monitored to avoid him running off, I was assured that all doors had alarms and that could not happen. So my wife went to check on the center to look around and came home and said the center looked dated and just was not what we expected from a church daycare center and she felt staff could not handle a 8yo child with autism, we both were in agreement this center could not handle our child and was not up to par with modern centers in the area.