Description: ST. KATE'S KORNER is a Child Care Center in VALE NC, with a maximum capacity of 47 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 6. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-28 | 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. Two children were not signed out on February 15, 2024, and one child was not signed out on February 16, 2024. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In space #2, six children one year of age did not have their hands washed prior to being placed in their high chair and before eating lunch. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The authorization to administer medication for one child's Desitin diaper cream, one child's Triple Paste cream, and one child's Boudreaux's Butt Paste did not include when to administer the medication on the form. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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 new staff member employed on 2/28/2024 had a medical report from a previous employment dated 10/21/2014 on file. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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 employed on 2/28/2024 had a TB test result from a previous employment dated 10/25/2013 on file. | |||
| 2023-10-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-11 | 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. One child was not signed out on September 10, 2023 and September 13, 2023. Four children were not signed out on September 29, 2023. | |||
| 2023-10-11 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. In space #3a and space #3b, children did not wash their hands prior to eating lunch. | |||
| 2023-10-11 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. On the playground, a Little Tikes cozy coupe, Little Tikes race car, Little Tikes tractor, and Little Tikes portable climber with slide all contained broken and cracked pieces with sharp edges and were accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-10-11 | 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 space #3b, Miracle Grow potting soil with a safety warning stating "keep out of reach of children" was observed in an unlocked cabinet containing a child safety latch accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-03-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-20 | 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 space #1, a box of Mr. Clean magic erasers with multiple safety warnings was observed in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children in the food prep area. The food prep area half door was not locked. Staff moved the magic erasers to locked storage during the visit. | |||
| 2023-03-20 | 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 #3a, the medication permission form for one tube of Boudreaux's Butt Paste expired on 12/31/2022. | |||
| 2023-03-20 | 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. In space #1 at 12:15pm during the visit, visual sleep checks for one infant were not recorded since 11:30am. The Operator checked the sleeping infant and recorded the sleep check during the visit. | |||
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