Description: GRANITE FALLS ELEMENTARY PRE-K is a Five Star Center License in GRANITE FALLS NC, with a maximum capacity of 36 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 6. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-01-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Children in space #1 did not wash hands before lunch. | |||
| 2026-01-14 | 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 December 17, 2025, one child was not signed out in space #1. On January, 6, 2026, one child was not signed out in space #1. On January, 6, 2026, one child was not signed out in space #2. | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-01-23 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-19 | Violation | 104 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) |
| Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The most recent sanitation inspections were completed on May 30, 2023, and September 3, 2024. | |||
| 2024-04-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-30 | 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. A lockdown drill was conducted on September 9, 2023 and again on March 6 2024. | |||
| 2023-10-05 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-10-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-19 | 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 most recent fire inspection on file was dated October 1, 2021. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | 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 #1, one (1) sixteen ounce bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper was on the desk used by the lead teacher. The bottle was approximately one-third (1/3) full. | |||
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