Description: At BrightHaven Academy, we focus on your child's early and preschool development. We bring a real-world, hands-on approach to child care. We're located in North Raleigh convenienent to the inner and outer beltlines. Our Academy is family owned and operated. We're there every day to ensure your child learns and develops so that kindergarten is an easy and smooth transition. We care for children from only a handful of weeks old until they're ready for kindergarten and elementary school. To learn more about our Raleigh child care services and how we prepare your child for success, take a look around our website or contact us directly and speak to someone about your child's opportunities. BrightHaven works with children from 6 weeks old until they're school age (kindergarten). We also offer summer camps and programs for track-out kids up to 12 years of age.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-27 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A burning candle was used in the front lobby prior to today’s visit. Per fire code, open flames require a permit. An alternative heating method with no flame was approved by the fire inspector on February 26, 2024. This product was in use today. The violation has been corrected. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 609 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| Staff did not wash their hands thoroughly before beginning work, before/after handling food, before bottle feeding or serving to other children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing and after handling soiled items. During my walkthrough an infant teacher was observed placing a child in her lap and wiping the child's runny nose and drool from her mouth and wipe it on her t-shirt instead of getting a tissue and then washing her hands after cleaning the child's nose and mouth. | |||
| 2023-08-17 | Violation | 1318 | .0802(d) |
| Medical authorization was not present on child's first day. One enrolled child had no medical on file and an additional enrolled child only had half the form complete. | |||
| 2023-08-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-08 | 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. A shelter in place and/or lockdown drill was not conducted every three months per requirements. A drill was not conducted in October 2022 and January 2023 | |||
| 2022-08-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-23 | Violation | 9999 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. A violation of sanitation requirements was cited during today's visit in the area of storage of open products based on sanitation rule: 15A NCAC 18A .2806 FOOD STORAGE AND PROTECTION (a) In childcare centers, food shall be stored in approved, clean, tightly covered, storage containers once the original package is opened. Approved containers include resealable bags and other containers made of plastic or glass. Reusable containers that come in direct contact with food must be easy to clean, in good repair and intended for food storage. In the pantry there were boxes and bags of products previously opened and rolled and tapped instead of being placed in an air tight container following use. | |||
| 2022-04-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2021-09-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2020-10-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2020-09-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2019-10-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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Awful place to work at. They will work you to the bone and let their favorites do what they want. Classes are constantly out of ratio and teachers wander the hall, often leaving a class with no teacher. Fire drills and lockdown drills are never done, they just pretend they do them.
Horrible place! Do not trust your innocent child to this place. They use unsafe practices and do not care about the well-being of the children. Very unprofessional teachers who are not willing to go the extra mile for the children. They will clock out and will not stay any time over to help a parent out. They lose your belongings and will leave your child crying. Do not recommend!