Little Red School - Forest City NC Five Star Center License

319 S BROADWAY , FOREST CITY NC 28043
(828) 245-7556
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About the Provider

Description: LITTLE RED SCHOOL is a Five Star Center License in FOREST CITY NC, with a maximum capacity of 84 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.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 8155056
  • Capacity: 84
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2024-03-20 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-03-18 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-02-13 Unannounced Inspection No
2024-02-08 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-02-08 Violation 114 GS 110-102
A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child enrolled 2/7/24, did not have a signed summary of the law verification on file.
2024-02-08 Violation 125 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4)
Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. On 1/17/24 there were 4 children not signed out. On 1/18/24, there was one child not signed out. On 1/22/24, there were 3 children not signed out. On 1/23/24, there was one child not signed out. On 1/24/24, there was one child not signed out. On 1/25/24, there was 1 child not signed out. On 1/26/24, there were 2 children not signed out of care.
2024-02-08 Violation 303 .1801(a)(1-5)
Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In space #4, six children two years of age were transitioning from outdoors back into the classroom. One child, two years of age opened the interior classroom door leading to the hallway and went into the hallway unsupervised. The staff were unaware that the child left the classroom and went out into the hallway until the consultant made them aware of the situation. Two additional children, two years of age entered the bathroom located in the classroom and were playing in the toilet and rolling toilet paper onto the floor without staff acknowledgement. The staff were unaware that the two children were playing in the bathroom until the consultant made them aware of the situation.
2024-02-08 Violation 533 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d)
Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In the refrigerator in space #3, there was one prepared bottle labeled 1/31/24, one prepared bottle labeled 2/1/24 and two prepared bottles labeled 2/6/24.
2024-02-08 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 #4, a bottle of Vaseline, labeled for a 2 year old child, did not have a permission to administer form available for review.
2024-02-08 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 dated 2/2/24, did not have the date/time the parent was contacted about the injury.
2024-02-08 Violation 858 .0604(q)
Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space #4, there was one package of Premium Baby wipes with suffocation hazard warnings in the cabinet beneath the sink and one package on the changing table, accessible to children under the age of three.
2024-02-08 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. One staff member employed 1/2/24, had verification of a medical exam on file dated 1/8/24.
2024-02-08 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. Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. One staff member employed 9/9/09 had completed 2 of 5 required hours of on-going training. One staff member employed 2/17/20, had completed 2 of 8 required hours of on-going training.
2024-02-08 Violation 1203 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b)
Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. For one child enrolled 2/7/24, operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day of care.
2024-02-08 Violation 1207 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a)
Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child’s first day for one child enrolled 2/7/24.

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Reviews

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Carmina Jan 25, 2016
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

Excellent staff. Wonderful atmosphere to leave my children. Being the first time I ever left my children with any one other than family, I was very surprised at how well they both adapted my one year old and my five year old both love it here.

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