Description: CHILDREN'S COTTAGE LEARNING ACADEMY is a Three Star Center License in GRAHAM NC, with a maximum capacity of 87 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) Feeding schedules for all infants was not posted in the classroom prior to or during the child's enrollment at the facility. Staff stated they had not received a feeding plan for the child and were feeding the a child based on the child's actions. | |||
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. The facility's safe sleep policy stated they would check infants who are 2-4 months old, more frequently than the required 15 minute minimum. However, based on a review of safe sleep checks all the children were being checked at the minimum required time frame of every 15 minutes. | |||
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. There was a volunteer staff member working at the facility today. There was not a file available for Division Representative review. | |||
| 2024-01-29 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Upon my arrival to the facility a staff member in the infant classroom Infant A was observed caring for nine children. A second teacher was in classroom space Infant B caring for two children. There were eleven children in the classroom. Before my departure I observed a another child, who was one year old added to the group. Making the total group size twelve. | |||
| 2024-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-02 | 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. The last fire inspection was completed 9/7/22. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 114 | GS 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Documentation of receipt was not on file for one child. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. The quantity of materials in the classroom used by four, five, and school age children were not sufficient for the children in care. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 470 | .0510(a)(2) |
| Centers with a licensed capacity of less than 30 children did not have at least four activity areas available daily. There were not any designated activity areas in the room used by the four and five year olds and the school-age children. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 488 | .0510(e)(3) |
| For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. The quantity of materials in the classrooms for one and two-year old children was not sufficient. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. None of the feeding schedules for the enrolled children were updated as needs changed. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Nine diaper creams did not have written permission to administer from the parent. | |||
| 2023-11-02 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. Two diaper creams were expired in the room for infants. | |||
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