Five Star Center License
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Jonathan Valley Elementary
Waynesville, NC
· Haywood County
410 HALL DRIVE,
Waynesville, NC 28785
Quick Facts
Capacity
36 children
Age range (listing information)
3 through 5
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Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
44000147
License Holder
HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS
License Issued
Jul 25, 2017
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Certified Developmental Day.
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About the Provider
JONATHAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY is a Five Star Center License in WAYNESVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 36 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 3 through 5; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Open Hours6:30am-6pm
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-11-21 | 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. Based on the emergency drill log two emergency drills were conducted in October. The classroom was closed during June and July. Children returned to school in August. Because an emergency drill was not conducted when children returned to school this violation was written. | |||
| 2025-05-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-05-02 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A substitute staff member was present during the visit. The staff member had CPR and First Aid certificate but other documents were not available for review. This staff member typically works for the after school program on this location. | |||
| 2024-12-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-06 | 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 fire inspection was dated July 21, 2023 | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-05-02 | 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. Before eating lunch at cafeteria, the children washed their hands with hand sanitizer solutions. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill logged was 3/29/24. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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 facility's EMC plan still had a previous teacher's name listed. The teacher left the school in October 2023. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. A bottle Equate Children's Allergy Relief was stored in a locked storage without medication authorization form. The form was not maintained in the child's file either. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The EMC plan was not reviewed and updated when the previous lead teacher left in October 2023. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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. Two (2) new staff members did not have emergency information form in their files. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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) staff member's (WG) First Aid Certificate expired in 1/25/24, and one (1) new staff member (AF) did not complete first aid training within ninety(90) days of employment. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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) staff member's (WG) CPR Certificate expired in 1/25/24, and one (1) new staff member (AF) did not complete CPR training within ninety(90) days of employment. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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. Acknowledgement for this policy was not in the file for two (2) new staff members, AF and EH. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Violation | 1896 | .1102(e ) |
| At least one staff member counted to comply with the rule did not complete the training in playground safety within six months of employment date. After the previous lead teacher left in October 2023, no other staff members completed the training. No one at this facility have completed this training. | |||
| 2024-05-02 | 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. The new staff member hired on 2/5/24 (AF) did not complete this training within ninety(90) days of employment. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-10-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Two (2) staff members who substituted in the classroom did not have qualifying letters issued. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Substitute staff members files were not available for revivew. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1314 | .0802(c)(2) |
| Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. On one (1) of the child's applications, preferred health professionals were not listed. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1317 | .0802(d) |
| Authorization for emergency medical care information was not signed by child's parent. Emergency medical care information was not included in one of the child's application, and there were no parent signatures on the application. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1318 | .0802(d) |
| Medical authorization was not present on child's first day. Medical authorization was not included in the application for one of the children's application. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | Violation | 1319 | .0802(d) |
| Medical authorizations were not accessible to staff. One of the children's medical authorization was not included in the application and accessible to staff members | |||
| 2023-10-10 | 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. Two (2) staff members who substituted in the classroom did not have qualification letter in file. | |||
| 2023-10-10 | 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. Shelter-in-place/lockdown drill was not practice this school year. | |||
| 2023-04-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-01-12 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-11-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-07 | Violation | 501 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) |
| Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Children was able to to choose from two different lunch menu. One (1) choice was Chicken, biscuit and gravy, scrambled eggs, yogurt, spiced apples and milk. The choice was PB & J, french fries, spiced apples, yogurt and milk. For the children who chose choice one (1), cherry tomatoes were on the menu but they were not served. No substitution for vegetables were served. | |||
| 2022-11-07 | Violation | 614 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(e) |
| Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18' apart or separated by partitions when in use. Some cots in classroom #2 were placed less than eighteen (18) inches apart without partitions. | |||
| 2022-11-07 | Violation | 1325 | .1804(b) |
| Parent's statement includes the child's name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. Child's files (AS and MP) did not have child's enrollment date on the discipline acknowledgement form. | |||
| 2022-11-07 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Due to lack of Staff and Training Worksheet and documents in staff file, the documentation or the date of EPR review was not available for review. | |||
| 2022-11-07 | 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. Due to lack of Staff and Training Worksheet and the documents in staff files, the date or signed acknowledgement of this training was not verified. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-28 | 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. Departure information and parent's initials are missing on daily attendance sheet. In group #2, departure time for three (3) children and four (4) initials are missing for Monday, 10/24/22. One (1) child's departure time and six (6) initials are missing for Tuesday, 10/25/22. seven (7) initials are missing for Wednesday, 10/26/22. Four (4) departure time and five (5) initials are missing for Thursday, 10/27/22. In group #1, one (1) student's departure time was missing and one (1) initial was missing for Wednesday, 10/26/22. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | Violation | 524 | .0510(d)(2)(A-C) |
| When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Screen-time logs were not used to track screen time in group #2 classroom. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | 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. Children's Benadryl in group #2 was stored with Epi-pen in an emergency backpack. Staff medication, including Excedrin Extra Strength and MiraLAX was found in a storage with broken lock. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. On EMC plan in Group #2 classroom, previous teaching staff member's name and the school nurse who is currently on medical leave are listed. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff records and Staff and Training worksheet were not available for review, including CPR & First Aid, Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment and Health and Safety training. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | Violation | 1245 | 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) |
| For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft indoors and 75 sq. ft outdoors for one-third of the total number of the total licensed capacity, or at least 35 sq. ft. indoors and 75 sq. ft. outdoors for the total licensed capacity. The courtyard playground capacity is twenty-three (23) children per seventy-five (75) square per feet per child. There were twenty-nine (29) children on the playground during outdoor time. | |||
| 2022-10-28 | 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. In Group #2, Shelter-in-place drill was recorded on 10/14/22. In group #2, Shelter-in-place drill was not recorded. The previous shelter-in-place from last school year was conducted on 4/8/11. | |||
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