Description: KID KARE ACADEMY is a Four Star Center License in WHITEVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-03 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. Plastic trash bags, Ziploc bags and grocery bags were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Spaces #2 and 4. | |||
| 2024-01-03 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. An annual staff evaluation was not on file for one staff member today. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-31 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. Two protruding bolts were observed on the playground used by children two and three years of age. Three wooden boards were detached from the base of the ramp leading to the mobile unit on the playground used by preschool and school age children, leaving rusty nails exposed on each of them. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A large fire ant mound was observed on the playground used by infants and children one year of age. | |||
| 2023-05-31 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the wood mulch under and around climbing equipment on both the playground used by preschool and school age children and the playground used by children three and four years of age was not maintained at least six inches required by the height of the equipment. (repeated) | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-18 | 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. A fire inspection has not been conducted since December 28, 2021, over 12 months ago. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. Fine motor and musical toys were not provided to children under three years of age in Space #1. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Two large cracks were observed in the walls in Space #6. In addition, a large crack was observed in the door of one of the bathrooms in Space #7. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 714 | .0605(g) |
| Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches. Several openings in the bottom of the fencing surrounding the playground used by preschool and school age children measured between 3 1/2 and 9 inches. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | 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. Three new staff members did not obtain First Aid certification from an approved agency within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | 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. Two new staff members did not obtain CPR certification from an approved organization within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Violation | 1302 | 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) |
| Individual applications were not on file for each child. A complete application was not on file for one child enrolled in August 2022. | |||
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