Description: BRIDGING OCEANS INTERNATIONAL DAYCARE is a Three Star Center License in BURLINGTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 150 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. Operator did not contact the fire inspector's department for an inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. The last fire inspection report is dated 7/8/2022. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A school-age child was allowed to leave a classroom unsupervised to enter the kitchen for a snack. There were no adults present in the kitchen during this incident. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The kitchen door was observed unlocked. A child entered this space unsupervised. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In classroom with children who are two, three, and pre-school children who are five years old, safety covers were not in sockets. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 898 | .0604(e) |
| All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In a classroom with children who are two and three years old a laminator, warm to the touch was observed on a shelf less than five-feet up, while children were resting. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 1948 | 10A NCAC 09 .2201(i)(1-4) |
| Following the issuance of any administrative action the operator did not post the administrative action, cover letter, and/or corrective action plan, if applicable, in a location visible to parents and visitors near the entrance of the child care facility during the pendency of an appeal and/or throughout the effective time period of the administrative action. (Applicable to administrative actions after 2/1/19). The Written Reprimand Admin Action Notice was observed on the administrator's desk and not place in a prominent location at the front of the building visible to visitors and parents. This was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. A staff member left children who are school-agers inadequately supervised. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In a classroom with children who are school-agers, the staff/child ratio posting was not posted. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 872 | 0.1803 |
| The discipline policy was not followed. A staff member did not maintain the programs discipline policy at all times. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. There was one staff member in a classroom with 15 children who are 4 and 5 years old. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Mulch on playgrounds used by children who are 4 years to 12 years old did not have adequate surfacing beneath equipment. | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. There was broken equipment used for storage on the two of the playgrounds. These included broken doors and broken water troughs | |||
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation of fire drills practiced in January-March 2023, were not available for review. | |||
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They are doing so many new and innovative things here! Children are being exposed to a variety of cultures and learning basic Spanish. I love this center