Description: CONNECTED KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Five Star Center License in SHELBY NC, with a maximum capacity of 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-14 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. In Space #6, on March 1, 2024, two (2) children’s departure times were not documented. | |||
| 2023-09-05 | Announced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-05 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. On August 1, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 3, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 4, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 7, 2023, three children’s departure times were not documented. On August 8, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 9, 2023, two children’s departure time were not documented. On August 11, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 15, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 16, 2023, two children’s departure times were not documented. On August 17, 2023, three children’s departure times were not documented. On August 18, 2023, two children’s departure times were not documented. On August 22, 2023, three children’s departure times were not documented. On August 23, 2023, three children’s departure times were not documented. On August 24, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 25, 2023, twelve children’s departure times were not documented. On August 30, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. On August 31, 2023, one child’s departure time was not documented. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. There was not a fire drill documented for August 2022. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. Benadryl was not locked in space #6. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two staff, P. Brintley and A. Littlejohn did not have a medical statement on file. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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. An emergency drill was not completed as required by June 2022. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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. One staff's file, P. Brintley, did not have a signed statement that the shaken baby and head trauma policy was reviewed with them prior to working with children ages 0-5. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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. For a diaper cream that had been used by staff on a child, the to date was not completed on the permission to administer medication form. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 1890 | .0701(d) |
| Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Two staff files, P. Brintley and A Littlejohn had medical information in their personnel files. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | 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. P. Brintley did not have verification that the Child Maltreatment training was completed within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 1907 | .0608(b) |
| A copy of the Prevention of Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not given to or explained to parents of newly enrolled children up to five years of age on or before the first day the child receives care at the center. One child's file reviewed did not have receipt that the parents received the shaken baby and head trauma policy. | |||
| 2022-09-26 | Violation | 9999 | |
| One staff, P. Brintley, did not have verification of new staff orientation as required in .1101 (a). | |||
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