Five Star Center License
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Blue Ridge Developmental Day
Sparta, NC
· Alleghany County
711 ANDREWS RIDGE ROAD,
Sparta, NC 28675
Quick Facts
Capacity
48 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
03000062
License Holder
BLUE RIDGE DEVELOPMENTAL DAY, INC.
License Issued
Oct 30, 2017
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 - Meets enhanced ratios minus one.
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About the Provider
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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-12 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The ground level at the base of the cushioned playground surface is lower due to washing away of the dirt during Hurricane Helene. This poses a tripping hazard to the children when playing on the playground outside the glass windows. | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Violation | 866 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(10) |
| A caregiver administered medication to a child without parental permission or authorization from a bona fide medical care provider during the event of an emergency medical condition when the child's parent was not available. Three (3) medications were found in Space 2 with no permission to administer the medications. | |||
| 2025-07-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-10 | 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. One new staff did not current documentation of certification in First Aid. | |||
| 2025-07-10 | 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. One new staff did not have documentation of certification of CPR. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-07-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-25 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. I observed plant growth coming through the fence line on the large playground. This is a hazadrd to the children as some plants may be poisonous to children. Visibility is limited to seeing any vermin coming through the fence that would be hazardous to childrenon the playground. Cut back the growth on the fence line at least one (1) foot back from fence. | |||
| 2024-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There ia a PVC pipe with an opening at the top where children could possible get their foot or leg caught. The pipe is located on the back playground to the right where the corner of the building and the fence come together. | |||
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 865 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(9)(a-d) |
| A child was given over the counter medication without written authorization from a parent to follow the direction of the NC State Health Director during a public health emergency and/or the authorization did not contain the required information. A Child in Space 4 had an over the counter Desitin Cream to adminiter but there was no permission to adminiter form filled out by the parent. Ms. Crouse, director contacted the parent during the visit today, scanned her the permission to adminiter form. The parent completed and scanned the form back to the center during my visit today. Ms. Crouse took the form down to the classroom to file during my visit. This violation was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 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 | |
| 2022-03-09 | 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. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training was not on file for one new employee. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | 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 space between the gate and gate post that guards the septic tank measures 4 inches at the top, creating a potential entrapment hazard. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | Violation | 1233 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(g) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. Documentation of Operational and Personnel Policy Receipt was not on file for two new staff members. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | 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 each child's Application for Child Care, medication authorizations and instructions, any action plans for children with special health care needs, a list of any known food allergies of children and staff, staff contact information, Incident Report forms, an area map, and emergency telephone numbers. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | 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 had not been updated since 2019; staffing changes have since occurred that impact roles and responsibilities in the plan. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | 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. A Medical Action Plan was available for review, but had not been updated since 6/09/2020. | |||
| 2022-03-09 | 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. | |||
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