Description: SUNSHINE SCHOLARS ACADEMY is a Five Star Center License in NEW BERN NC, with a maximum capacity of 181 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-20 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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 #1, an empty tube of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste and an empty tube of Aquaphor Diaper Rash Paste were not discarded. In space #7b, an EpiPen and Albuterol inhaler was on file for a child that was no longer enrolled in the facility. | |||
| 2024-03-20 | 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. A child was observed sleeping in a crib and upon review of the safe sleep chart, there was not any documentation to reflect the times the child had been sleeping. | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Staff member A. Barton hired on 10/9/23, had a criminal qualifying letter dated 10/25/23 on file. | |||
| 2023-12-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-15 | 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. It was reported that a child left the center with center with a mark on their face that was not present upon arriving to the center. An incident report was not on file to review. | |||
| 2023-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member assigned to space #2 left the classroom, leaving twelve (12) children, one year of age, in care with one staff. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member assigned to space #2 were heard and seen speaking to children in harsh tones with statements of “stay on your bed” and “wait your turn”. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 218 | 10A NCAC 09 .1402(d) |
| Outdoor play area did not provide an area that is shaded. A shaded area was not available in the preschool and school age outdoor space. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 524 | .0510(d)(2)(A-C) |
| When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. In space #7, a screen time log was not used to document screen time. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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. Children in space #5 did not wash their hands upon entering the building after outside play. | |||
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