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Bh Tharrington Preschool
Mount Airy, NC
· Surry County
315 CULBERT STREET,
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Quick Facts
Capacity
72 children
Age Range
3 through 6
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
86000232
License Holder
MOUNT AIRY CITY SCHOOLS
License Issued
Aug 23, 2024
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Enhanced ratios minus one; Preschool children may not use school age equipment; Certified Developmental Day
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About the Provider
BH THARRINGTON PRESCHOOL is a Five Star Center License in MOUNT AIRY NC, with a maximum capacity of 72 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 6. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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Five Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-24 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The facility's roster did not have three (3) of the current staff members linked. | |||
| 2025-07-15 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-07 | 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. In Space 2 an electrical power box was missing outlet covers. This was corrected during the visit. In Space 1 an electric power strip was missing two outlet covers. The strip was partly behind a cabinet, however the two uncovered outlets were accessible to the children. | |||
| 2025-03-07 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Three substitutes that were working in the classrooms did not have files available for review. | |||
| 2025-03-07 | 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. Two Staff members did not have the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. | |||
| 2025-03-07 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In Space 4 there was not an available lesson plan for review. | |||
| 2024-11-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-11-12 | 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. Three new staff hired August 5, 2024, had not completed the training within the first 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2024-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-23 | 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. Health questionnaires for staff were filed in the same folder with each staff member's personnel file. | |||
| 2024-05-01 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-01-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-11 | Violation | 410 | GS 110-91(2);.0508(c) |
| Each child did not have an opportunity to be outdoors daily, if weather conditions permitted. Two of three classrooms did not have the opportunity to go outside today. | |||
| 2024-01-11 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A basketball goal on the playground did not include a net. | |||
| 2024-01-11 | Violation | 1826 | .0607(g) |
| Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. A substitute teacher for 4 and 5 year old children did not have a signed statement on file verifying the staff received a review of the facility's EPR plan and its location. | |||
| 2024-01-11 | 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. A substitute teacher in a classroom for 4 and 5 year old children did not have a statement on file verifying the staff received a review of the Prevention of Shaken Baby policy. | |||
| 2024-01-11 | 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. Medical files for two staff were included in the staff's individual personnel file. | |||
| 2024-01-11 | 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. A teacher employed in August 2023 did not have the required training in Recognizing and Responding to suspicions of child maltreatment. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 453 | .1005(b)(5)(A-E) |
| The schedule of off premise activities was not current and/or did not include required information. The information provided to parents regarding the field trip to the park did not include the purpose of the activity, and contact information for a staff person parents could reach during the activity. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 476 | .1005(b)(6) |
| Staff did not use the list of participating children to check attendance when leaving the center, periodically when the children were involved in the activity, before leaving the activity to return to the center, and/or upon return to the center. During a field trip to the park last week, staff did not document checking attendance at the times required by this rule. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 501 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) |
| Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Child care rules require only unflavored whole milk, for children ages 12-23 months; unflavored skim or low-fat milk for children 24 months through five years; unflavored skim milk, unflavored low-fat milk, or flavored skim milk for children six years and older participating in licensed programs. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not completed for the month of April 2023. The May inspection is due to be completed no later than tomorrow. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A physician's medical exam was not observed in the file for a five-year-old child enrolled in the program. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. A soft drink (soda) was observed on a staff's desk within view of children. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | 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. Staff's health questionnaire was filed in the employee's general personnel file and not filed separately as required. | |||
| 2023-05-30 | 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. Documentation of this online training (Prevent Child Abuse Now website) was not observed in the file for a staff who began work 12/12/22. | |||
| 2022-10-20 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-20 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. During the visit a substitute teacher assisted the Teacher Assistant in Space 404. The file for this staff member was not available onsite for review. | |||
| 2022-06-06 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 501 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) |
| Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Six children enrolled in Space 404 ate lunches packed from home that did not meet the nutritional requirements of the USDA CACFP Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. These children were not served the meal components missing from their lunches by the school. | |||
| 2022-06-06 | 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 back left gate door on the preschool playground and the post that the gate door latches to are spaced 3.75 inches apart, presenting an entrapment hazard. | |||
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 802 | .1003(b) |
| Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. In Space 402, safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not posted. | |||
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Documentation of CPR/FA certification, Playground Safety Training Certification, and annual Emergency Medical Care Plan review were not on file for this staff member. | |||
| 2022-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. The arrival and departure times for enrolled children in Space 402 were not available for review. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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 back left gate door on the preschool playground and the post that the gate door latches to are spaced 3.75 inches apart, presenting an entrapment hazard. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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. Doterra Essential Oils labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings were observed in an unlocked filing cabinet drawer accessible to children. A bulk-size bottle of Dial hand soap labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed greater than five feet up, but in unlocked storage. An aerosol can of spray snow was observed in unlocked storage cupboard, but greater than five feet up. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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. The EpiPen for one child in Space 404 had expired in December, 2021. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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 lockdown/ shelter-in-place drill was not completed every three months. One was completed on 9/08/2021, and the next was completed on 1/06/2022. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 1834 | .0801(b) |
| Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. A Medical Action Plan for one enrolled child in Space 402 was not available for review. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. The Medical Action Plan for one enrolled child in Space 402 did not include instructions for medication administration. | |||
| 2022-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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