Description: Learning First Academy is a Four Star Center License in CHARLOTTE NC, with a maximum capacity of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space#3 the door and walls have come peeling paint, and sticky patches from tape and connect paper. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. There is part of a fence around the water hose that has a rusty hinge on the side. | |||
| 2024-02-28 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In space #2 a child has a Medical Action Plan that requires Cetirizine for mild allergic reactions. This medication was not on site. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 486 | .0510(e)(2) |
| For children under three years of age, materials were not kept in a space with related equipment and materials. In space #1 several puzzles were on a shelf with the puzzle pieces missing. Puzzle pieces were just piled on the shelves. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #2 There is peeling paint, and a long piece of Velcro has pulled the paint off the wall. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 707 | .0601(d) |
| Equipment and furnishings not meeting the requirements outlined in child care .0601(b) and (c) were not removed or made inaccessible. On the playground there was a broken riding toy. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the playground there was a broken large jeep that had a large rip on the tire and rusting peeling paint. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Three outlets were uncovered. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 828 | .0604 (m) |
| Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The air condition gate has a bicycle lock on the gate; however, I was able to push open the gate and walk directly into the area to have access to the air conditioner. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space #2 one child had an EPI Pen Authorization for the EPI PEN. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 1303 | 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) |
| Application was not signed by the parent. One child's application was not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Violation | 1834 | .0801(b) |
| Application did not have a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. In Space #2 one child had an EPI Pen, there was no Medical Action plan for the EPI PEN. | |||
| 2023-10-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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