South Square KinderCare - Durham NC Four Star Center License

3703 UNIVERSITY DRIVE , DURHAM NC 27707
(919) 489-7269

About the Provider

Description:

Our experts designed our classrooms - and every activity and lesson - to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.

You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills.

Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!

Emily Hord, Center Director

Additional Information: Two Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 3255136
  • Capacity: 99
  • Age Range: 0 through 12
  • State Rating: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Infant Programs, Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs, Before and After School Programs, Summer Programs
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-06-14 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-06-06 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-06-06 Violation 533 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d)
Breast 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. In space #4 three infant children's bottles were not labeled with the current date.
2023-06-06 Violation 542 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a)
The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. In space #4 feeding schedules were not modified to accommodate each of the children's need as changes occurred.
2023-06-06 Violation 843 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d)
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. A child in space #4 had diaper cream that had expired 5/2023.
2023-06-06 Violation 847 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9)
Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Four children in space #4 had diaper ointment that was not labeled with a name.
2023-06-06 Violation 848 10A NCAC 09 .0803(5)
Questionable medication instructions from parents were followed without signed written dosage instructions received from physician or authorized health professional. Two children had topical medications in space #5 that did not have the proper instruction on the dose that should be administered,
2023-06-06 Violation 1034 .0701(a)
All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Five staff members did not have a current annual health questionnaire on file for review during today's visit.
2023-06-06 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. Five staff members did not have a current emergency information form on file for review during today's visit.
2023-06-06 Violation 1232 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f)
Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Seven staff members did not have an annual staff evaluation and staff development plan on file for review during today's visit.
2023-06-06 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. In space #3 there were 18 children present in the classroom during today's visit and the total licensed capacity is only 17 children.
2023-06-06 Violation 1882 .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d)
Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space #4 two topical ointment forms did not have a parent signature. Two children in space #5 had permission slips for diaper cream that the date the parent signed and the permission valid date does not correspond with one another. In space #5 a child did not have the correct form wen administering a prescription medication.
2023-06-06 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. Two employees did not complete the required training with the first 90 days of employment.
2023-03-29 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-03-29 Violation 859 .0605(q)
Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A current playground inspection was not available for review during today's visit. The last playground inspection was conducted on 1/17/23.

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