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Leafspring School At Cornelius
Cornelius, NC
· Mecklenburg County
18110 Statesville Road,
Cornelius, NC 28031
Quick Facts
Capacity
194 children
Age Range
0 through 5
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Licensed Four Star Center License
Active License
License Number
60004373
License Holder
LeafSpring School Cornelius, Inc
License Issued
May 1, 2025
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
LEAFSPRING SCHOOL AT CORNELIUS is a Four Star Center License in CORNELIUS NC, with a maximum capacity of 194 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-11-24 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1125-026L |
| 2025-11-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1125-026L |
| 2025-11-14 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. On 10/30/2025, a teacher grabbed a child’s arm on 3 occasions. A teacher discovered a red blotchy area on the child’s right arm. The child is almost 2 years of age. | |||
| 2025-10-28 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-10-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1025-094L |
| 2025-10-09 | Violation | 1839 | .0801(c) |
| A child was released to an individual that was not listed on the application. A grandfather was checked in and authorized to pick up his granddaughter by front office staff. Instead, a teacher in the classroom release a child who was not his granddaughter and not listed on the application. | |||
| 2025-09-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0925-250L |
| 2025-04-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-08 | 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. a gallon of paint was observed behind an unlocked closet on the top shelf in classroom space #5. | |||
| 2025-04-08 | 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. I observed plastic on the bottom level in the closet accessible to children because the closet door was not locked. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-06 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. I observed a tube of Boudreaux's Butt Paste with an authorization expiration date of 1/22/25 in the Green Pines classroom/bathroom. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | 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 bags were accessible to children under the age of three in the Red Buds classroom. The plastic was behind an unlocked diaper cabinet near the diaper changing table. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. I observed a lesson/activity plan posted with 12/9/2024-12/13/2024 date. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) The infant feeding plans were observed in a binder in the cabinet and not posted for easy reference in the Sapling's classroom. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. A prescribe medication did not have a signature from the family providing authorization to administrator a medication for a child enrolled. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. In purple oaks, a prescribe Auvi prescription was not in the original labeled container during today's visit. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | 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 bags were accessible to children under three, in the Red Buds classroom. I observed plastic bags behind an unlocked cabinet, accessible to children and the waste basket had a large amount of plastic exposed due to not having a lid on the waste basket. | |||
| 2024-12-05 | Violation | 1123 | 10A NCAC 09 .1002(a) |
| All vehicles used to transport children were not free of hazards. On minibus #2, I observed the side of the seat cushion's cotton, exposed and ripped. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-18 | 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. In spaces #3 and #4, cots were not placed at least 18 inches apart. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | Violation | 802 | .1003(b) |
| Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. There were no safe pick up and departure procedures posted. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. There was no documentation on file that a staff member completed the medication health and safety training within one year of employment. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In Spaces #2, #3 and #11 there was no current activity plan posted. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 823 | .0604(l) |
| Toxic plants were accessible to children. In Space #8 a toxic plant was accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In Spaces #1,and #2 several children had incomplete permission slips on file for diaper creams and sunscreens. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 843 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) |
| A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In Space #7 and #8 there were diaper cream permission slips that were expired and creams were still be used on children. | |||
| 2023-03-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-21 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident log was not maintained as required. | |||
| 2023-03-21 | 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. In space #6, there were foam blocks accessible to children under the age of 3. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-21 | 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. In space #5, I observed foam blocks accessible to children 2 years of age. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. There was no documentation that C. Sanchez completed her medical prior to employment. A medical report on file is date for 9/26/22. Her start date is 4/4/22. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. There was no documentation on file that C. Sanchez completed her TB prior to employment. A report on file is dated for 9/26/22. Her start date is 4/4/22. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. There was no documentation on file that C. Sanchez completed her First Aid training within 90 days of employment. She has a certificate on file dated for 9/28/2022. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. There was no documentation on file that C. Sanchez completed her CPR training within 90 days of employment. She has a certificate on file dated for 9/28/22. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. A required shelter in place or lockdown drill had all the required information completed except a date. The last documentation of all information completed including the date was June 2022. | |||
| 2022-11-21 | 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. I observed no documentation that C. Sanchez completed her training within 90 days of employment. She has a certificate on file for 9/26/22. Her start date is 4/4/2022. | |||
| 2022-10-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-10-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-10-04 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. On September 22, 2022, a classroom with 13 children present all 3 years of age were getting up from nap with 1 teacher present. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 11/9/21, a child was left unattended in a classroom for approximately 25 minutes. On August 30 2022, a child was left unattended in a classroom for approximately 11 minutes. On September 1, 2022, a child was left unattended on the playground for approximately 2 minutes. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Anna Polo did not complete a criminal background check prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. During the week of August 29, 2022, the classroom for two year old children were out of ratio. They had children one year of age present in the classroom. During the week of August 29, 2022, the classroom for three year old children were out of ratio. They had a child 2 years of age present in the classroom. They did not follow the ratio of the youngest child. | |||
| 2022-09-21 | 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. There was no qualification letter on file for Anna Polo. | |||
| 2022-09-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-08 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. E. Potts, C. Durish, N. Douroudian, Y.Newsome and J. O'Halloran did not complete the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. | |||
| 2022-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-07-27 | Violation | 1915 | .1403(b)(1-5) |
| Aquatic activities were permitted in hot tubs, spas, saunas or steam rooms, portable wading pools, natural bodies of water, or other unfiltered non disinfected containments of water. The children were participating in portable wading pools for their aquatic activities. | |||
| 2022-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-18 | Violation | 488 | .0510(e)(3) |
| For children under three years of age, materials were not offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices. In the Classroom where children ages 3 years old were located there were only books and puppets located in the language area. This did not offer sufficient quantity to all allow for at least 3 children to play with 3 different types of activities if they did not wish to play with the same thing. | |||
| 2022-02-18 | 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. One staff, PL did not complete the required First Aid training within the first 90 days of her employment. | |||
| 2022-02-18 | 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. One staff, PL did not complete the required CRP training within the first 90 days of her employment. | |||
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