Description: EXCEL #5 is a Five Star Center License in LELAND 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-12-02 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Three staff members have not received at least 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. | |||
| 2025-12-02 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Electrical outlets were not covered in spaces 4, 8, 9, and 10. | |||
| 2025-10-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0825-356L |
| 2025-09-04 | Violation | 1831 | .01102 (f) |
| At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. The two (2) teachers caring for infants in space 1 (tadpoles) did not have ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant in space 1 (tadpoles) was observed drinking a bottle while propped on a boppy pillow rather than an appropriate feeding apparatus. | |||
| 2025-07-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0725-420L |
| 2025-07-31 | Violation | 603 | 15A NCAC 18A .2824(a)&(b) |
| All floors and floor coverings were not constructed of nonabsorbent material and/or were not kept clean and in good repair. The carpets and floors were not clean in spaces 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. A staff member did not complete her five year renewal of health and safety training topics. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1792 | .0901(i) |
| Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space 3 (patriots) there was a Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee and in space 9 (parrots) there was a bottle of grape soda. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1449 | .2510(i)(1)(A-D) |
| Within the first two weeks of assuming responsibility for supervising a group of children, staff did not complete at least 6 hours of training on topics outlined in this rule. A staff member who started work June 23, 2025 has not completed 2 weeks of orientation. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1324 | .1804(c) |
| Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Of the seventeen (17) children's files reviewed, five (5) did not contain a signed and dated statement by parents that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member's CPR certification expired February 2025 and she did not renew her certification until April 2025. | |||
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