Description: Childcare Network #240 is a Five Star Center License in GASTONIA NC, with a maximum capacity of 199 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0526-029L |
| 2026-05-14 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. One (1) incident report form for an incident that occurred on April 29, 2026, was not documented on the incident log. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. In Space #2, two (2) bottles of formula were dated May 4, 2026, and one (1) bottle of human milk was dated May 4, 2026. In Space #3, four (4) bottles of human milk were labeled April 6, 2026. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | 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 (1) incident report form dated November 6, 2023, for one (1) child, enrolled on July 17, 2023, did not include the witness to the incident, the date or the time the parent was contacted, the name of the staff member who contacted the parent, or the signature of the staff member completing the form. One (1) incident report form dated January 11, 2024, for one (1) child enrolled on November 27, 2023, did not include the witness to the incident, the date or time the parent was contacted, the name of the staff member who contacted the parent, or the signature of the staff member completing the form. One (1) incident report form dated November 3, for one (1) child enrolled on September 25, 2022, did not include the year the incident occurred, the witness to the incident, the date the parent signed the form, or the cause of the injury. One (1) incident report form dated July 3, for one (1) child enrolled on September 25, 2022, did not include the year the incident occurred, the cause of the injury, the date the parent signed the form, or the signature of the staff member completing the form. One (1) incident report form dated January 13, 2026, for one (1) child enrolled on August 7, 2023, did not include the date or time the parent was contacted or the name of the staff member who contacted the parent. One (1) incident report form dated March 23, 2026, for one (1) child enrolled on August 11, 2025, did not include the facility name, the date the parent signed the form, the date or time the parent was contacted, the name of the staff member who contacted the parent, or the signature of the staff member who completed the form. One (1) incident report form dated August 14, 2025, for one (1) child, enrolled on August 19, 2024, did not include the date or time the parent was contacted, the name of the staff member who contacted the parent, or how the parent was contacted. One (1) incident report form dated February 29, 2025, for one (1) staff member enrolled on November 27, 2023 did not include the facility ID#, the type of injury, the medical treatment received, the steps to prevent reoccurrence, the date the parent signed the form, the name of the staff member who completed the form, or the date or time the parent was contacted. One (1) incident report form dated July 22, 2025, for one (1) child enrolled on November 27, 2023, did not include the witness to the incident. Incident Report forms were not placed in children's files. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1110 | .1002(b) |
| Vehicles used to transport children enrolled in the child care center did not comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations. The registration for Bus #28 expired on April 30, 2026, and the registration for Bus #18 expired on May 31, 2025. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1245 | 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) |
| For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft. inside space per the total licensed capacity and 100 sq. ft. outside space for each child using the outdoor learning environment at any one time. In Space #9b, twenty-two (22) children were present. Per enhanced space requirements, the maximum capacity of Space #9b is nineteen (19) children. In Space #11, twenty-two (22) children were present. Per enhanced space requirements, the maximum capacity of Space #11 is eighteen (18) children. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 19, 2024, was dated August 19, 2024. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on February 19, 2024, was dated February 13, 2024. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 19, 2024, was dated July 2, 2024. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on November 27, 2023, was dated November 22, 2023. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on September 25, 2022, was dated December 7, 2023. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 5, 2024, was dated July 28, 2024. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on March 17, 2025, was dated March 13, 2025. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on December 26, 2023, was dated December 21, 2023. The most recent update of the emergency information on file for one (1) child, enrolled on November 25, 2024, was dated November 14, 2024. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1320 | GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g) |
| Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. There was no medical exam on file for one (1) child, enrolled on November 25, 2024. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. The immunization record on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 19, 2024, was dated August 19, 2025. There was no immunization record on file for one (1) child, enrolled on August 10, 2025, or one (1) child, enrolled on November 25, 2024. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. In Space #11, two (2) staff members were caring for twenty-two (22) children, all three (3) years of age. In Space #9b during the afterschool program, one (1) staff member was caring for twenty-two (22) children, four (4) to seven (7) years of age. In Space #9c during the afterschool program, one (1) staff member was caring for twenty-three (23) children, seven (7) to ten (10) years of age. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1769 | .3005 (a)(5) |
| The health assessment did not include a dental screening. The dental exam on file for one (1) child, enrolled in the NC Pre-Kindergarten Program on August 11, 2025, was not dated. The dental exam on file for one (1) child, enrolled in the NC Pre-Kindergarten Program on August 13, 2025, was not dated. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. One (1) staff member, employed on July 12, 2019, one (1) staff member, employed on November 15, 2025, one (1) staff member, employed on October 14, 2025, one (1) staff member, employed on July 29, 2025, one (1) staff member, employed on February 24, 2026, one (1) staff member, employed on July 1, 2024, and one (1) staff member, employed on February 28, 2023, were not entered into the facility’s ABCMS Provider Portal. | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In Space #3, the permission to administer medication form for one (1) tube of Calmostepine Ointment did not have the amount of the medication to be administered listed and the permission to administer medication form expired on October 1, 2025. In Space #14, there was no permission to administer medication form for one (1) tube of Parent’s Choice Diaper Rash Ointment Maximum Strength. | |||
| 2026-02-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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