Tutor Time Poplar Tent - Concord NC Five Star Center License

8333 POPLAR TENT ROAD , CONCORD NC 28027
(704) 785-8300

About the Provider

Description: At Tutor Time, our premier educational daycare stimulates problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Central to our philosophy is the belief that secure relationships with responsive and respectful adults provide the basis for all learning. This philosophy inspires the Tutor Time® curriculum and programs, which focus on developing your child’s unique interests and abilities with hands-on active learning and opportunities for self-expression. Our curriculum is designed to give children the tools they need to grow and develop into productive members of our society and the leaders of tomorrow.

Additional Information: Five Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 13000432
  • Capacity: 227
  • 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 Yes
2024-03-20 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 Spaces 1b, 2, and 4 there were outlets without safety covers and were accessible to children.
2024-03-20 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 10 a bottle of white out with multiple warnings was stored in an unlocked cabinet.
2024-03-20 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Spaces 2 and 4 the permission to administer forms were not complete.
2024-03-20 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, a classroom occupied by two year old children, there were plastic bags accessible to children.
2024-03-20 Violation 1065 .1102(f)
Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. One staff with a hire date of June 19, 1923 did not have a valid ITS-SIDS. According to the Staff and Training Worksheet the staff is an afternoon infant teacher.
2024-03-20 Violation 9995
A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(c) Non-aerosol sanitizing, disinfecting, and detergent solutions, hand sanitizers, and hand lotions shall be kept out of reach of children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent (soapy water) solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept out of reach of children or in locked storage. In Space 6 the sanitizer and disinfectant were not stored five feet up or in locked storage.
2024-02-26 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-02-26 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 11 there was a small power strip with uncovered outlets which were accessible to children.
2024-02-26 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 11 a plug in air freshener was being used and accessible to children.
2024-02-12 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2024-02-12 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 used their foot to raise cots 4-5 inches off the floor and then drop them to wake children who were asleep on the cot for naptime.
2023-09-27 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-09-27 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the "Village" there is a nail sticking out where a picket is missing from the small fence. An outlet plate is cracked and chipped.
2023-09-27 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 6 there was a pack of batteries in a draw at the children's level. In Space 10, there was an aerosol can of shaving cream in an unlocked cabinet.

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