Description: LITTLE MARK CHILD CARE CENTER is a Child Care Center in PINETOPS NC, with a maximum capacity of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the outdoor learning environment, the large climbing equipment in the middle of the playground had a leg that was bent causing the climbing equipment to lean to the left. | |||
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space number four (#4) there was an electrical outlet not covered. The teacher immediately cover the electrical outlet with a safety cover. | |||
| 2023-12-06 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. There was no documentation of sleep checks for an eight month old child completed on December 4, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The following items need to be fixed or removed from the playground immediately: a large climbing structure with a slide was cracked in several places, the large play structure in the middle of the playground had a cracked tunnel, there was a cracked mini coop car, a plastic kitchen with a cracked door, a plastic kitchen that had mildew and spider webs on it, and the wooden boards surrounding the large play structure had a cracked board with a rusted nail sticking out from the board. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | 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 #3 there was a tube of Triple Paste Diaper Cream that did not have a permission to administer topical ointment form for review. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The EMC plan plan was last reviewed with staff on February 15, 2022. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A new employee with the hire date of March 3, 2023, did not have a medical report on file available for review. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One new staff member with the hire date of March 3, 2023, did not have a negative TB test results available for review. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. An employee with a start date of March 3, 2023, did not complete and have on file a criminal background check prior to employment. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | 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. One new employee with the hire date of March 3, 2023, did not have verification of completion of First Aid on file for review. | |||
| 2023-07-20 | 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. One new staff member with the hire date of March 3, 2023, did not have verification of completion of CPR available for review. | |||
| 2023-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-23 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Identifying information, (a photograph), was not available for any of the children that are transported. | |||
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