Description: LEE'S LITTLE EXPLORERS CHILD CARE CENTER is a Three Star Center License in EDEN NC, with a maximum capacity of 34 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.
Additional Information: One Star Center LicenseWhere possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-11 | Violation | 511 | .0901(i) |
| Foods and beverages with little or no nutritional value were available often and not just for special occasions. Candy, including suckers, were given to children of all ages in the afternoons. | |||
| 2024-03-11 | Violation | 539 | .2508(e)(1-5) |
| When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per 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. The screen time was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan. | |||
| 2024-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-22 | 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 should have been completed by August 4, 2023. The fire inspection was completed December 18, 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-27 | 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. In space 2, there were no dolls available for the toddlers. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The menu posted listed biscuit, applesauce and milk for breakfast today. I observed the children eating cereal and Ms. Lee stated they also had a fruit cup for breakfast. The substitution was not made until I stated the menu did not reflect what the children were eating. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 539 | .2508(e)(1-5) |
| When screen time was provided to school-aged children, it was not offered as a free-choice activity; not used to meet a developmental goal; was not limited to 30 minutes per 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. The screen time was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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). A fourteen (14) month old did not have a feeding plan. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. I observed a metal yellow play car that is rusted. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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 medical report on file for an employee with a hire date of April 24, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | 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. An employee, hired April 24, 2023, had a TB test result dated July 23, 2021. This is older than 12 months. | |||
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Seven (7) topics from the bottom portion of the orientation form were not reviewed with the new staff member, hired April 24, 2023. | |||
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