Description: BRANDY FERRELL'S CHILD CARE is a Two Star Family CC Home License in ELIZABETH CITY 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 does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-24 | Violation | 1920 | .1719(a)(17) |
| Indoor and outdoor area was not checked daily for debris, vandalism, broken equipment, and animal waste. The paint on the handrails leading from the back porch to the playground were peeling and rough. There was a broken ceramic plant pot located beside the step to the storage shed at the back of the playground. A portable climbing structure had a crack in the exterior plastic and foam insulation was accessible to the children. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-08 | 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. There was a crack in the plastic play house doorway with sharp edges that could injure a child as they go in or out. A black inner tube bouncy toy was hot to the touch. The new swings, on the swing set, were attached to the chain with “S” hooks which can catch children’s clothing causing a hazard. | |||
| 2023-01-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 705 | .1719(a)(5) |
| All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. There was a bottle of prescription mouth wash, stored five feet above the floor, in the refrigerator in the kitchen. The bottle was not in locked storage. | |||
| 2022-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-08 | Violation | 2030 | .1719(a)(11) |
| Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. In one children’s file, out of five reviewed, did not have documentation that the policy had been reviewed with the parent. | |||
| 2022-09-08 | Violation | 729 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(28) |
| Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, and electrical cords were accessible to children. There were multiple cords hanging from the kitchen counter to an outlet on the side of the cabinet that were within reach of the children. | |||
| 2022-09-08 | Violation | 2031 | .1726(b)&(c) |
| Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. One child's file, out of five reviewed, did not have documentation that the policy had been reviewed with the parent. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2021-06-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2021-06-09 | 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. A stack of Styrofoam cups in a plastic sleeve were located in the bottom of the dining room side board. This space is used by the children when they eat and do art activities. Today, there were three (3) children under the age of three(3) in attendance. | |||
| 2021-06-09 | 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. In the bathroom used by the children, there were two bath bombs located in the left-hand top drawer of the cabinet. The drawer was less than five (5) feet above the floor and unlocked. | |||
| 2020-10-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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