Description: We are located in North Asheville, off Merrimon Avenue up Beaverdam Road approximately a half mile on the right past Spooks Branch Road. We are currently accepting applications for fall enrollment of 2010-2011 for children ages 2 1/2-6.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. One (2) staff, hire date 9/27/23, received the Criminal Background Check qualification letter on 12/4/23. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One (1) staff, hire date 9/27/23, received ten (10) hours of training within the first six (6) weeks of employment. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | 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 staff, hire date 9/27/23, received two (2) hours of training within the first two (2) weeks of employment. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One (1) staff, hire date 9/27/23, did not have a signed acknowledgement of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | 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. One (1) staff, hire date 9/27/23, completed the training "Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse for Home Visitors" on ProSolutions. They did not complete the training "Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment" training on preventchildabusenc.org. | |||
| 2023-06-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-28 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan was not posted. | |||
| 2023-06-28 | Violation | 837 | .0802(a)(1)(A-B); |
| The EMC plan did not name the person responsible, and at least one alternate, for choosing and carrying out the plan of action to obtain appropriate medical care. The Emergency Medical Care did not include at least one alternate. | |||
| 2023-06-28 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. The Health and Safety Training for staff GF-S was not completed within five years of completing the previous training. | |||
| 2022-07-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-26 | Violation | 1915 | .1403(b)(1-5) |
| Aquatic activities were permitted in hot tubs, spas, saunas or steam rooms, portable wading pools, natural bodies of water, or other unfiltered non disinfected containments of water. Portable wading pool was being used during water play outdoors. | |||
| 2022-07-26 | Violation | 423 | .0508( f) |
| For children under three years of age, the schedule did not include regular daily events such as arrival and departure, free choice times, outside time and/or teacher- directed activities. Materials accessible to children three years old and under was not developmentally age appropriate. Several of the materials were considered choking hazards (small counting bears, small pine cones, screws and bolts, balls, etc). | |||
| 2022-07-26 | Violation | 712 | .0605(j)(1) |
| Pea gravel was used for playground surfacing in areas used by children under 3 years of age. Pea gravel surfacing was located under the little tikes picnic tables. | |||
| 2022-07-26 | 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. There was hole in the back right of the wooden fence that measured four and a half (4 ½) inches. The fence needs to be repaired to close the hole to prevent entrapment. | |||
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