Description: MURPHY HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in MURPHY NC, with a maximum capacity of 51 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-31 | 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 two (2) there was an outlet uncovered in a center where children play during the day. In Space three (3) there was two (2) outlets uncovered in a center where children play during the day. In space One (1) there was a power strip with a missing outlet plug within reach of children. | |||
| 2023-08-31 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Five (5) Staff did not received updated review of EPR plan. | |||
| 2023-08-31 | Violation | 1827 | .0607(b) |
| The Center did not have a person on staff who completed the EPR in Child Care training within the required timeframe and/or documentation of completion of the training was not on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. There was not a staff at the Center who had Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care Centers. The new Center Director took over in March of 2023. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A mesh net used for holding basketballs was broken and hanging under a basketball goal. The net was loosely hung at children’s level and could cause entrapment of strangling. This was corrected during visit. No further action is required. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. No fire drills were done for September, November, January, and March of 2021. Fire drills must be done every month. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. There was no Playground inspection for August 2021. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2021-09-23 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. A medical action plan for one(1) child in space #3 was dated 8/20/20. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Violation | 115 | G.S. 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. The NC Child Care Summary Law was not posted in an area easily accessible to the public. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Resilient surfacing around the stationary equipment measured approximately a dusting at the base of the slide up to approximately 3 inches. | |||
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