Description: BIG BLUE MARBLE ACADEMY is a Five Star Center License in CARY NC, with a maximum capacity of 240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-29 | Violation | 9995 | |
| The exit discharge shall provide a direct and unobstructed access to a public way. All exterior playground gates were locked with chains or padlocks during operating hours. The interior classroom doors had all the deadbolts locked while the children were in the classrooms. This is a violation of a requirement in NC Building Code .1028.5. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-26 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The commode in space #6 was missing a seat and the bathroom door does not close properly. The chain link fence between outdoor spaces #3 and #4 has a bar that is not connected to the pole, exposing protrusions at the tops of the fence. The bottom of the gate has a section of chain link that has come undone exposing a protrusion hazard to the children at level with their feet. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A bottle of Dye Free WalDryl (generic Benadryl) was observed in space #8 but the permission slip expired on 9/16/23. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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 hired on 8/14/23 did not have a completed medical exam on file during today's visit. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for more details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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 members, hired on 6/26/23 and 6/29/23, did not have documentation on file of completing a current First Aid certification course. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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, hired on 6/26/23 and 6/29/23, did not have documentation on file of completing a current CPR certification course. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for details.) | |||
| 2023-09-26 | 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. One employee hired on 6/26/23 did not have documentation on file verifying that the new hire orientation training had been completed within their first six weeks of employment. (Please refer to the Staff Training Worksheet for more details.) | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-05 | 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 grabbed two one-year-old children by their arm and underarm and forced the children to sit down. | |||
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