Description: Our center strives to provide a peaceful environment and surround the children with understanding, warmth, and love. We encourage our children to become creative, independent, and responsible.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-26 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-03-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. On 3/1/24 one child was not signed out of care. On 3/6/24, one child was not signed out of care. On 3/8/24, five children were not signed out of care. On 3/15/24, three children were not signed out of care. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 541 | .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 1b, one infant feeding plan for a child 12 months of age was not signed by a parent or health care professional. In space 2/3, two children, 14 months of age, did not have parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. In space 7, there was no thermometer in the refrigerator to verify that the temperature was 45 degrees F or below. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | 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. In space #1a one bottle of liquid white out, with hazard warnings, was observed in an unlocked cabinet. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. One incident report dated 2/28/24 and one dated 3/7/24 did not have the time and date that the parents were notified of the incident. One incident report dated 3/11/24 did not have the time the parent was notified of the incident. One incident report dated 3/5/24 did not have the date and time the parents were contacted and the signature of the staff member who notified the parent of the incident. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 1b, two packages of diaper wipes with suffocation warnings were in an unlocked cabinet. In a drawer accessible to children, there were multiple marker lids, marbles, staples and coins that are choking hazards to children under three years of age. In the bathroom used by two year old children, there were 2 plastic bags, diaper plastic packaging and 2 plastic wipes packages with suffocation warnings. In space 5, there were 3 plastic wipe packages with suffocation warnings and one roll of plastic trash bags on a shelf accessible to children under three years of age. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. One staff member employed 1/22/24, who provides care for infants, did not have ITS-SIDS training completed. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 1106 | GS 110-91(13) |
| Each adult and child was not restrained by appropriate individual belt/device. On the center’s two transportation vans, there were two booster seats that expired 8/2023, one booster seat that expired 9/2023 and one booster seat that expired 12/2023. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 1314 | .0802(c)(2) |
| Emergency information did not name childs health care professional. One child, seven years of age, did not have a listed health care professional on file. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. In building #2, the last lockdown drill was practiced on 9/28/23. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Violation | 1832 | .0801 (a)(5) |
| Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. One child, eleven years of age, did not have all the required health care needs information on file. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | 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 staff member employed 2/12/24, did not have verification of a review of the Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file. | |||
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The director shows a lack of concern for the kids when incidents happen. They do not know their mission statement. They do not follow their own protocol when having issues. Teachers just watch the kids and feed them. Unless your child is a teacher pet don't expect much. Parents are not welcome to drop by. They discourage parent interaction. Not a happy friendly place. No problem solving or understanding parents concerns over issues. "It is just. Daycare".
My daughter's Mother enrolled her into Bright Beginnings August 2012. My experiences with Bright Beginnings led me to believe that they are not a Father friendly daycare. When I requested from them attendance and invoicing records for my daughter they had a normal staff worker tell me that I would have to get a subpoena to get this information. It is state law that both parents are to have access to this information upon request. When I sent them a letter explaining their error and referenced the NC statute, Bright Beginnings failed to respond. Another instance was when our Judge modified the custody to joint shared 1 week rotation and I had to enroll our daughter into another daycare. That daycare was happy to charge me only for the weeks that she was there. Bright Beginnings continued to charge every week including the ones where she was at the other daycare. Another instance was her Pre-K graduation. My daughters Mother didn't want me to attend her graduation so she didn't tell me about it. Even though I picked up my daughter at Bright Beginnings every other Friday, None of the staff would communicate anything to me including her graduation information.. Because I was not aware of her graduation, I missed it. If you are looking for a daycare that helps the Mother to alienate the Father from his children then Bright Beginnings is for you. If you are looking for a daycare that promotes shared parenting and equal access then you should continue searching.
Every single time I see these kids in the library, the staff are constantly scolding them. I've never once seen the staff smile at the children. The staff always look grumpy, irritated, and exasperated with the children. I would not consider enrolling my child at Bright Beginnings. If you really want to observe the caretakers' behavior, check them out at activities they attend from a distance to see "the real Bright Beginnings." It saddens me to see that the staff don't take pride in what they do. Bright Beginnings's your basic daycare on the low end.