Blue Ridge Developmental Day - Sparta NC Five Star Center License

711 ANDREWS RIDGE ROAD , SPARTA NC 28675
(336) 372-4300

About the Provider

Description: BLUE RIDGE DEVELOPMENTAL DAY is a Five Star Center License in SPARTA NC, with a maximum capacity of 48 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 3000062
  • Capacity: 48
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-07-17 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-02-22 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-22 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On the infant playground (furthest to the left when standing on the playground and facing away from the building, three vertical strips that frame the outside windows of the building were observed to be accessible to infants and toddlers and were broken and sharp to the touch. Two plastic gutter covers were observed to be broken, and one of these covers was sharp to the touch. Five push pins were observed to be stuck into the wooden siding of the infant playground, which present a potential safety hazard for infants and toddlers if they were to become loose. Two rusted nails were observed protruding from the wooden base of a set of windows. A metal bracket attached to the gutter closest to the front of the building (facing the parking lot), was observed to be broken and sharp to the touch. On the middle playground, a slim, vertical piece of wooden framing had come detached from the side of the building, and rusted nails were exposed. One plastic gutter cover was observed to be cracked and sharp to the touch. On the third playground used for older Pre-K children, a plastic storage cupboard was observed to have one rusted screw protruding from the bottom right corner. Ms. Crouse removed this screw during the visit. Two vertical strips that frame the outside windows of the building were observed to be accessible to children and were broken and sharp to the touch. A wooden bird house was secured to a metal pole that was observed not to be stable; the pole easily moved back and forth in the ground when I touched it. The gate bordering a small porch was observed to have two rusted eyelets, a rusted hook-shaped hinge, a rusted gate latch, and two rusted gate brackets.
2023-02-22 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. An alcohol swab was observed in a First Aid Kit in Space 1 in unlocked storage.
2023-02-22 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1, the medication authorization form for one child enrolled did not contain instructions on where to apply the topical ointment, and the medication authorization for another child enrolled did not contain the specific brand of lotion authorized to be applied. In Space 3, the medication authorization form for one child enrolled did not contain a dosage amount, and the medication authorization form for another child enrolled did not contain the name of the medication to be applied. In Space 4, the medication authorization forms for three children enrolled did not contain dosage amounts.
2023-02-22 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. The file for one existing staff member contained a medical report dated 12/22/2020; the staff members employment date was 10/19/2020.
2023-02-22 Violation 1823 .0607(d)(10)
The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The Ready to Go file did not contain the emergency medication authorization form for one child enrolled and the emergency contact information for one staff member.
2022-09-22 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-09-22 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On each playground, the paint/ fence post coating on multiple fence posts is flaking and peeling off. The gate door that separates the playground used by older preschool children from the playground used by younger preschool children was broken and had completely separated from the top hinge. Along the fencing at the back of the playground for infants, the chain link fencing had become separated from the fence posts and was held in place by twenty-two wire ties; twenty of these ties were observed to be rusted. Brush was observed growing through the fencing in some areas along the playground used by older preschool children and the playground used by younger preschool children. On the infant playground (furthest to the left when standing on the playground and facing away from the building), five vertical strips that frame the outside windows of the building were observed to be accessible to infants and toddlers and were broken and sharp to the touch. One infant push toy and one infant riding toy were observed to be cracked. A wooden board had come detached from the base of the building and was observed to be splintered and broken. A slim, vertical piece of wooden framing had come detached from the base of the building, and rusted nails were exposed. On the middle playground, the basketball net of a small, plastic basketball hoop had become partially detached from the hoop, creating a potential safety hazard. On the third playground used for older Pre-K children, the cement platform exiting the building onto the playground from Spaces 3 and 4 was observed to have jagged edges on either side. A heavily mildewed foam block was observed inside a nonstationary playhouse. A large, cracked plastic tub, sharp to the touch, was observed on the ground with toys inside. An outdoor easel was observed to be cracked, partially covered with green moss, and to have rusted screws.
2022-09-22 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. An individual bottle of hand sanitizer was observed on the playground stored less than five feet from the ground. A bottle of dish detergent labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed in Space 3 in unlocked storage.
2022-09-22 Violation 844 .0803(2)(a)
Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. The original container for the emergency medication for one child enrolled in Space 4 was not onsite for review.
2022-09-22 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One child enrolled in Space 3 did not have a medication authorization on file for a diaper cream. The medication authorization forms for topical ointments for four children enrolled in Space 3 did not have dosage amounts either filled in, or recording a specific dosage amount. There is one preschool child enrolled in Space 4 that is currently prescribed an emergency medication during operating hours at this facility. A Medical Action Plan was available for review, but a medication authorization signed by a parent was not on file for review.
2022-09-22 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. Expired medications for one child enrolled in Space 3 and two children enrolled in Space 1 had not been returned to the parent or discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment.
2022-09-22 Violation 1824 .0607(e)
The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan was monitored and had not been updated; staffing changes have since occurred that impact roles and responsibilities in the plan.
2022-03-09 Unannounced Inspection Yes

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