Description: BAKERSVILLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Five Star Center License in SPRUCE PINE NC, with a maximum capacity of 73 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.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last Playground Safety Inspection found was from September 2023. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | 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. KL had a TB screening on file, however it was not signed by a health care professional. | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. The first two weeks there wasn’t six (6) hours of orientation training for KL. | |||
| 2023-08-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-31 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Outdoor space #4, a bench used by children and staff was broken with rough edges. Outdoor space #3, the corner of the flower bed plastic border was broken with sharp edges. | |||
| 2023-08-31 | Violation | 898 | .0604(e) |
| All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In space #2, a hot glue gun was located in a unlocked drawer below five (5) feet. The administrator moved the hot glue gun to a cabinet five (5) feet off the floor to be inaccessible to the children. | |||
| 2023-08-31 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter in place or lockdown drill was not practiced every three (3) months. The last recorded practice was dated 4/21/2023. | |||
| 2023-03-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-31 | Violation | 1203 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) |
| Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. Based on the review of the policies and procedures for communicable disease and illness, policies were not updated to reflect the procedures the center and staff are currently following, and the parents were not notified of the change. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-06 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #1, the activity plans posted were dated 12/5/2022 to 12/9/2022. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | 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 #1, one (1) electrical outlet above the manipulative shelf was uncovered. In space #2, one (1) electrical outlet was uncovered near the teachers area. The administrator corrected these during the visit by adding an outlet safety cover. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Violation | 823 | .0604(l) |
| Toxic plants were accessible to children. In space #2, the purple heart plant is toxic to humans. The administrator removed this plant from the space during the visit. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | 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, Clorox bleach was stored in the floor of an unlocked storage room. The administrator corrected this during the visit by locking the door. | |||
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