Description: BLESSED BEGINNINGS is a Four Star Family CC Home License in CHARLOTTE NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-24 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-24 | Violation | 702 | .1719 (a) (1) |
| Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. Children could potentially have access to a lawn mower, propane tank, a power tool (for cutting, and a leaf blower). These items were all located when you walk outside to go to the playground. | |||
| 2023-10-24 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. Provider did not have any evidence of the required document posted in the area that the infant slept. | |||
| 2023-10-24 | Violation | 1821 | .1724(a)(8)&(f) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. Documentation was not kept on file, provider stated that she gave the documentation to the infant's parent. | |||
| 2023-10-24 | Violation | 9999 | |
| All other rules must be followed even if there is not a specific violation number listed on this form. Provider has an infant and did not have a dirty toy bucket for mouthed toys. This is a violation of rule 9999.2822a (Sanitation) | |||
| 2023-06-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-01 | Violation | 1889 | .1719(a)(7) |
| Products that are labeled 'keep out of reach of children' without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. there were several bottles of sanitizer wipes, hand sanitizers that were less than five feet or locked. | |||
| 2023-06-01 | Violation | 1892 | .1721(a)(3) |
| Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. There was no file for the providers relatives that she was providing drop-in care. | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 701 | .1719(a)(1)&(17) |
| All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. Ther.e were several broken plastic toys and a chair that was broken | |||
| 2022-10-26 | Violation | 1922 | .1719(a)(18) |
| Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. there were plastic bags under the sink in the bathroom. | |||
| 2021-10-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2021-10-29 | Violation | 1922 | .1719(a)(18) |
| Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. The bathroom door was open and under the cabinet there were several grocery store bags. | |||
| 2021-10-29 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. There was only a poster of Safe Sleep and not a policy posted. | |||
| 2021-10-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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