Children's Center, The
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- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-07-14 | Violation | 716 | .0605(j) |
| All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The mulch was between two and five inches under stationary equipment. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-20 | 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. Names and dates were missing from children's water sippy cups. These cups were brought straight to the classroom and not to the kitchen area where they are dated and labeled. This was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. I observed children 0-2 years of age watching a children's music video on the phone. This was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 826 | .0605(i) |
| Gates to the fenced outdoor play area did not remain closed while children occupied the area. Today I observed the gate open to the large play area. The director stated this was left open by the maintenance man who gathered leaves over the weekend. This was corrected during the visit today. | |||
| 2025-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-15 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The fire drill were incomplete since they did not list the number of children or adults that were evacuated. | |||
| 2025-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-01-23 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The handles on the cabinet doors in Spaces 4 & 5 are missing. | |||
| 2025-01-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0125-042L |
| 2024-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-09 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The child in the infant room did not have the name of the ointment listed on the permission to administer form. Mom was called and arrived to the center to fill in the information during the visit. This violation was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2024-08-09 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Staff had reviewed the EPR plan with the direcotr on 6/21/24 however, the EPR plan had not been reviewed in the portal. During the visit the staff were able to go in to the portal and print out the last viewed update of the EPR plan. This violation was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. I oberserved rust all along the bottom of the fence gate at the bottom lower left of the playground. Rust was observed on the swing connectors at the top of the swing set. I observed flaking paint coming off the wooden chalkboard border that is attached to the brick wall of the church building. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | 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. I observed four (4) new staff files where there was no signed acknowledgement of the Shaken Baby Abusive Head Trauma policy prior to staff caring for children. | |||
| 2023-08-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-21 | Violation | 865 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(9)(a-d) |
| A child was given over the counter medication without written authorization from a parent to follow the direction of the NC State Health Director during a public health emergency and/or the authorization did not contain the required information. I observed two (2) medication authorization forms that did not contain the amount of the otc medication to be administwered. In the infant romm, the authoization form had no amount listed. In the toddler room the authorization form had "tube" listed as the amount. | |||
| 2023-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0723-108L |
| 2023-07-24 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0723-108L |
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. The teacher in Space 5 left children unattended in the classroom to go across the hall to supervise a child in the bathroom. She could visually see the children but the two year old children were alone in the classroom. | |||
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 803 | 10A NCAC 09 .0806(b) |
| There were no clean clothes available for the children to wear when children's clothes became wet or soiled. The director and teacher is Space 3 stated that the center has clothing for children 1 yr old, 2T, and 3T. They stated they do not have clothing for the older children. | |||
| 2023-03-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Indoors, I observed protruding screws on a teacher cabinet in room 3; a frayed cot in room 3; a missing sink bucket in the dramatic play area in room 3; peeling paint on the duct work located in the hallway. During the visit, the screws were removed; the cot was replaced with a new cot; a bucket was placed in the sink in room 3. Outdoors, I observed the top railing on the fence by the gate leading to the toddler playground was unattached. | |||
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In room 1, I observed the attendance sheet was not completed for March 13 and 14. The attendance was added to the sheet during the visit. | |||
| 2023-03-16 | 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 room 1, I observed 4 authorizations for diaper creams were not updated annually. The diaper creams were for children assigned to room 5. | |||
| 2022-09-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-22 | 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. In two staff files, I did not observe documentation the SBAHT policy was reviewed with the staff prior to caring for children. In three staff files, I observed documentation that the SBAHT policy was reviewed after caring for children, not before caring for children. | |||
| 2022-09-22 | 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 room #2, I observed a cream stored without an authorization; a prescription cream stored with the wrong authorization form; one diaper cream was stored with an expired authorization. | |||
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