Description: Bright Horizons is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, education and work/life solutions with more than 700 child care and early education programs and schools for employers and working families across the US, UK, Ireland and Canada. Committed to creating great work environments for its 18,000 employees, the company has been named 12 times as one of FORTUNE magazine's "Best Companies to Work for in America."
Bright Horizons provides work/life solutions for more than 800 leading employers to help them address challenges across key life stages. Programs include child care, back-up care, college counseling, elder care, and work/life consulting.
The first few years of life are an extraordinary time that sets the stage for all the years that follow. Our program for learning creates educational environments that empower children to be confident, successful, lifelong learners and socially responsible citizens. Bright Horizons' innovative programs help children, families, and employers work together to be their very best.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The thermometer in classroom space #2 was not reading correctly. Upon arrival in the classroom the refrigerator door was not closed securely. A child's father later put milk in the refrigerator and did not close the refrigerator door completely. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. No documentation could be located to verify a revuew of the EMC plan in the past year. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 1054 | 10A NCAC 09 .1106(a) |
| Documentation of staff's on-going training was not on file and/or was not current. Documentation of staff in-service training could not be located today. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. The annual evaluations on file were completed in 2022. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. No documentation could be located to verify a revuew of the EPR plan in the past year. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | 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. Four staff had not completed the training in the established timeframe. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 9998 | |
| Safety lock mechanisms had been added to the direct exits from classroom space #3 and #4, creating a two steps to open the door. The children in classroom space #3 and #4 were age one. This was a violation of NC Fire Code. | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 9999 | |
| NC Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A .2806 states that opened containers of food must be stored in approved, clean, tightly closed storage containers once the container has been opened. Today were was an open package of tortillas on the shelf in the pantry area. | |||
| 2023-11-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-13 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On more than one occasion, staff members failed to provide adequate supervision which led to multiple biting incidents between two to three-year-old children. One incident left a child with broken skin where the child needed medical attention. | |||
| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-13 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There were exposed roots on the playground, where the roots were underground at both ends and above ground in the middle, creating tripping hazards for children. | |||
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