Child Care Center
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First Grace Academy
Charlotte, NC
· Mecklenburg County
2835 W SUGAR CREEK ROAD,
Charlotte, NC 28262
Quick Facts
Capacity
92 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
60004171
License Holder
PREMIERE EGLISE HAITIENNE DE LA GRACE
License Issued
Aug 20, 2024
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
FIRST GRACE ACADEMY is a Child Care Center in CHARLOTTE NC, with a maximum capacity of 92 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-06-04 | 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. A child's bottle was not dated or labeled with her name. | |||
| 2026-06-04 | 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. The laundry room door was unlocked. There were cleaning products accessible to children inside the laundry room. | |||
| 2026-06-04 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A new employee who began work on 5/18/26 was not qualified through the ABCMS background unit. | |||
| 2026-06-04 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A new employee hired 5/18/26 did not have a completed file to review. | |||
| 2026-06-04 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Attendance was not documented in Space B2. | |||
| 2026-06-04 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A new employee hired 5/18/26 did not have a valid qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2026-05-11 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-05-06 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-11 | 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. An employee hired 1/3/25 did not have a medical report on file for review. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One (1) employee hired 1/3/25 did not have verification of successful completion of First Aid available for review. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | 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. One (1) employee hired 1/3/25 did not have verification of successfully completing CPR certification on file for review. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Three (3) children did not have updated emergency medical care information on file. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One (1) child enrolled on 1/5/26 did not have a medical assessment on file. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. Two (2) children had expired off-premise permissions on file. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1323 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) |
| Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One (1) children enrolled on 1/5/26 did not have immunizations on file for review. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1325 | .1804(b) |
| Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. One (1) child's discipline statement did not include the date of enrollment. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) employee had an expired provisional qualification letter on file. A current CBC qualification letter was confirmed in the ABMCS portal. The current qualification letter was not on file. | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 1805 | G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) |
| A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The staff roster was not complete in the ABMCS portal. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-19 | 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 on 8/9/23. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's arrival time was not documented. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | 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 uncovered in the foyer where children were observed playing and in the bathroom used by children. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | 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 (2) new employees did not have a medical statement on file for review. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) new employee did not have a negative TB test on file for review. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One (1) new employee did not complete a health questionnaire and two (2) employees health questionnaires were not renewed annually. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | 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. One (1) new employee did not have emergency information on file and two (2) employees did not update the emergency information annually. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. An employee who began employment on 1/3/25 did not completed the criminal background process prior to employment. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Two (2) employee's SIDS training expired 1/26/25. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. An employee who began employment on 1/3/25 did not have a valid qualification letter on file for review. | |||
| 2025-02-19 | 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. Two (2) new employees did not have a signed shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy on file for review. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 503 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(c) |
| Food brought from home, did not meet the nutritional requirements and necessary supplements were not provided by center. A one year old child had a cup of juice sent from home. It was unclear if it was 100% juice and how many ounces of juice was provided. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | 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. A child's water bottle was not dated in Space 2. | |||
| 2024-08-20 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Fire drills were not documented for May and June 2024. | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) new employee's TB screening was not signed by a physician. The employee was required to obtain a chest x-ray and the results were not on file at the facility. Repeat violation | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. I observed the child’s EMC dated 2022. The paperwork on file had not been updated. Repeat violation. | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Pastor Surin stated the employee was unable to access her CBC letter. The letter was not available for review today. The ABCMS system was in “maintenance mode” when I tried to login today. During the visit conducted on 2/28/24 I verified in the ABCMS system that she was qualified on 11/30/23. Repeat violation | |||
| 2024-04-10 | Violation | 606 | 15A NCAC 18A .2818(b) & (d) |
| Running water, soap and individual sanitary towels, or other approved hand-drying devices were not supplied at each lavatory. There were no paper towels at that handwash sink or the food prep sink in Space 1a. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-28 | 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. Bottles were labeled but not dated. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented for December 2023. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Safe sleep checks were not documented every fifteen (15) minutes as stated on the safe sleep policy. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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. One (1) new employee hired 12/4/23 had a medical report dated 2/21/24. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One (1) new employee's TB screening was not signed by a physician. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1048 | .1102(c) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. First Aid certification expired on 2/19/24 for two (2) employees. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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. CPR certification expired on 2/19/24 for two (2) employees. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. One (1) child's EMC information was not updated annually. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) new employee did not have a qualification letter on file for review. I verified a current qualification on the ABCMS portal. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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. The last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was completed in August 2023. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | 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 (1) new employee did not sign the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy prior to caring for children. | |||
| 2023-10-09 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-06-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-03-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-02 | 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 center was due to obtain their annual fire inspection no later than July 29, 2022. The annual fire inspection was obtained, August 12, 2022. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. The required ratio for space #B1 was 1:6. There were seven children present with one caregiver present. The children ranged in age from one-year-old to three-years of age. When the pastor, returned to the space the one-year-old children went to space #A2 with the pastor. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 526 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menu posted was monitored and dated for February. Today is March 2, 2023. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 616 | .2822(a)(1-4) |
| Toys and other mouth-contact surfaces were not cleaned and sanitized daily when used or cleaned more frequently if visibly dirty. A designated dirty toy bin was not present in the infant/toddler classrooms. Labeled bins were placed in each space during the visit. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Monthly fire drills were not documented on the required form. Mrs. Surin stated they were completed monthly, but not documented on the required form. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. An incident log was not maintained/completed after an incident occurred and report completed. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Three staff didn't have an annual review documented of the center's EMC plan. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 891 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a)(1-8) |
| The safe sleep policy did not contain the required information. A sample ITS-SIDs policy was posted in space# A1. The sample policy was not customized to indicate what is the center's safe sleep policy. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff person didn't have a current HQ on file (S.F.S.) did not have a current HQ on file. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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. An annual emergency information form was not on file for two staff members (F.Surin and S.F. Surin) | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1061 | .1102(e) |
| One staff member had not completed training in playground safety. One staff member has not obtained playground safety training within six months of the issuance of the Notice of Compliance. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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. Either drill was not completed or documented at least once every three months. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | Violation | 1827 | .0607(b) |
| The Center did not have a person on staff who completed the EPR in Child Care training within the required timeframe and/or documentation of completion of the training was not on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. One staff person did not obtain the required EPR training within four months of the issuance of the Notice of Compliance. | |||
| 2023-03-02 | 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 person didn't have a signed Shaken Baby and Head Trauma policy. (S.F.S) | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-01-18 | Announced Inspection | No | |
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