Description: BIG BLUE MARBLE-WAXHAW is a Child Care Center in WAXHAW NC, with a maximum capacity of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-27 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. During the assessment the snack served was not what was listed on the menu. The correction to the menu was completed during today's visit. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. During the facilities Environmental Rating Scale assessment as well as during today's visit the mats in the classrooms serving children 2-5 years old were not 18 inches apart. This was corrected during today's visit. | |||
| 2024-03-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-13 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On March 7, 2024 two children, male and female-ages two years old) were left unattended and alone on the playground for six minutes and fifty-three seconds: staff had reentered the building and was unaware that they were missing. | |||
| 2024-03-13 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. On March 7, 2024, up to twelve (12) three-year-old children and nine (9) two-year-old children, totaling twenty-one children were on the playground with two staff members. The facility adheres to enhanced ratios therefore the maximum number of children allowed in the group size supervised by two staff is no more than eighteen (18) children. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-13 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Although Activity Plans were posted there was no date on two of the eleven activity plans, I reviewed. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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. Under the desk in the Administrator's office there were cleansers, detergents, and air fresheners some of which were in aerosol cans. Although this room is locked when it is not being occupied, these items were not stored in locked storage when it was occupied, and the door was left open. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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. Upon review of the Staff and Training worksheet and staff files it was observed that one staff (see staff and training worksheet) did not have the require medical report on file prior to employment. | |||
| 2024-02-13 | 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. Upon review of the Staff and Training worksheet and staff files it was observed that one staff (see staff and training worksheet) did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening prior to the first day of work. | |||
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