Description: THE TOT SPOT CHILDCARE CENTER is a Four Star Center License in TAYLORSVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2021-10-14 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Breast 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 classroom for infants, I observed a child’s bottles not labeled with their name or date. You dated and labeled the baby bottles during my visit. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 1851 | .0604(j) |
| The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. You currently do not have a written smoking policy in your handbook or posted. You have the “No Smoking” signage on your front door, but this does not count as a written policy given to parents. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Today I observed nine children present with you and another teacher. There were four infants, two children one year of age, and three children two years of age. You took the one and two-year old children to their own classroom shortly after I arrived at your facility. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratio applicable to a classroom was not posted in programs with a two to five star license and/or in each classroom in a center located in a residence. The staff child ratio charts were posted in each classroom. However, they did not indicate the age and number of children allowed in each space. You completed the staff child ratio charts during my visit. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. No current activity plans were posted in the classrooms. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the outdoor play area, I observed a child size chair with rust on the frame, a broken bucket, and some broken plastic toys. You removed the chair and broken toys from the outdoor play area. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the outdoor play area, I also observed some cup walkers that had long strings looped threw the cups. The long, looped strings are a strangulation hazard. You removed the cup walkers during my visit today. | |||
| 2020-10-20 | Violation | 811 | .0604(a) |
| Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. Located outside the unlocked fenced area, I observed a push lawnmower being stored beside the building. | |||
| 2019-12-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2019-12-03 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One staff hired March 29, 2019, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training until October 13, 2019. | |||
| 2019-12-03 | Violation | 404 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| All staff did not wash their hands thoroughly after diapering each child. The infant and toddler room is two spaces connected by an arched opening with a latched, kick down baby gate. The diaper changing table is separated from the hand washing sink by a latched kick down gate, so staff must touch the gate prior to washing their hands. | |||
| 2019-12-03 | Violation | 714 | .0605(g) |
| Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches. The deck on the back and side of your facility was observed to have rails that measured 4 inches apart. | |||
| 2019-12-03 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. The sand box is not covered when not in use. | |||
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