Description: Emmanuel Lutheran School is a nationally accredited school and was established in 1958 to provide a full-time Christian education to families of the congregation and community for over 50 years. Emmanuel Lutheran School is a member of the largest national system of Protestant schools in North America, totaling over 2,800 preschools, elementary schools, secondary schools, and colleges. ELS is operated as a non-profit, church-sponsored educational ministry of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC.
Our school is staffed with Christian teachers. All lead teachers in the Early Childhood Program hold a minimum of an Associates Degree. All teachers in K-8 hold 4-year BS/BA degrees or advanced degrees.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 837 | .0802(a)(1)(A-B); |
| The EMC plan did not name the person responsible, and at least one alternate, for choosing and carrying out the plan of action to obtain appropriate medical care. The EMC plan did not include all required information. The physical address of the medical consultant and the alternate for persons in the center responsible for determining the degree of care needed were not listed on the EMC plan. | |||
| 2023-11-20 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-11-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space #9 (room 113), two(2) containers of Clorox disinfecting wipes were accessible to children on the shelf. In space #4, two (2) containers of Clorox disinfecting wipes were stored on the shelf by the door accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space #3, a permission form for an Epi-pen expired on 5/18/23. In space #4, a permission form for a child with Epi-pen was not available for review. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | 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. Incident report for a child was logged but the report was not in the child's file. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 861 | .0604(q) |
| Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. In space #4, Laura Lynn Ziplock bags and tall kitchen trash bags were accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. In space #1, a child slept with a pacifier with a pacifier holder/stuffed animal. The pacifier and the holder was out of the child's mouth. In space #8, at 11:40 am, the last sleep check for the child who was asleep was logged at 11:15 am. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. In space #3, an action plan for a child with Epi-pen expired on 8/22/23. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | 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. Out of six (6) staff files I reviewed, confidential information for all six (6) staff members were maintained with other documents in the staff files. | |||
| 2023-11-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-06 | 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 #3, there were fourteen (14) children present, and eleven (11) children were signed in on the log. | |||
| 2023-10-06 | Violation | 401 | 10A NCAC 09 .0806(a) |
| Diapers were not changed whenever they were soiled or wet and/or were changed on a shift basis. Between 9:00 am - 10:35 am, no children were checked for soiled diaper/pull-up. Per schedule, diaper changing is done from 9:40 am - 10:00 am. Per teacher interview, the diapers/pull-up are checked upon each child's arrival and after playground time. | |||
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