Description: A. J. RICHARDSON HEAD START CENTER is a Five Star Center License in ROCKY MOUNT NC, with a maximum capacity of 285 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 5. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-15 | 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 staff member did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff member did not have documentation of an annual health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One staff member did not have documentation of Emergency Information on file. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff member did not have documentation of orientation hours within the first 6 weeks. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff did not have documentation of completion of First Aid training on file. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. Two staff members did not have documentation of completing CPR training on file. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff member did not have documentation of a signed acknowledgement with all the required information of prevention of shaken baby syndrome. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. All staff files reviewed during the visit medical files were not maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. | |||
| 2023-03-15 | 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 member did not complete the training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in space #6 for reference. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | 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. Outlets not in use in space #6 and space #15 was not covered with safety plugs. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. A teacher was observed in space #11 alone with fourteen three-year olds. | |||
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I love yall
My daughter loves this learning center and I do too. Love the teachers and the staff and the care and rallying of parents to be active in their childrens learning!
THANK YOU
A.J. RICHARDSON Head Start
WHERE YOUR CHILD REALLY GETS A HEADSTART
AJ Richardson Head Start is the best! I have four children, all of my oldest have attended, and so will my youngest when he is of age. I am very proud of the foundation Head Start provides children before they are able to enter Kindergarten. I've heard people say that all kids do is play in Head Start, but I totally disagree...I know differently. The things that my children learn go along with the things I teach at home, which helps them retain the information much better! #ProudParent :)