Description: MICA'S CARE is a Three Star Family CC Home License in ELIZABETH CITY NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 907 | .1719(b)(1) |
| Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. Scrappy the dog had documentation of a rabies vaccination on file that expired on 11/9/23. | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 1865 | .1714(d)(8) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. The EPR plan available or review today was dated 3/1/16. | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 1940 | .1719(a)(6) |
| Hazardous cleaning supplies and other items that might be poisonous e.g. toxic plants, were not out of reach or in locked storage when children were in care. A gallon bottle of Clorox was stored on top of the refrigerator. | |||
| 2024-02-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-09-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 1704 | GS 110-102 |
| Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. The documentation that the summary was shared with the parent was not available in AJ's file that had not been available for review on 8/29/23. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 1718 | .1712(e )(6) |
| The written plan of care was not given and explained to parents of children in care on or before the first day the child attended the home. Parents did not sign a statement acknowledging the receipt and explanation of the plan. Parents did not give written permission for their child to be transported by the operator for specific routine tasks that are included on the written schedule. The Written Plan of Care in BM's file, which was not available for review on 8/29/23, was not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 1853 | .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2) |
| The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. Documentation of a drill for the month of August 2023 was not available for reveiw. | |||
| 2023-09-06 | Violation | 1948 | .1724(a)(7) |
| Sleeping infants, ages 12 months and younger were not visually checked every 15 minutes. No checks were documented since the annual compliance visit completed on 8/29/23. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 701 | .1719(a)(1)&(17) |
| All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The front of the dishwasher and the cabinet next to it, had visual signs of something spilled on them. The floor near the classroom was sticky. In the office/dining room space, there was a crushed metal soda can with sharp edges on the child size table against the wall. The pack-n-play used for the infant in care, had one side that was collapsed and could not be fixed. In the bathroom used by the children, the toilet paper holder was broken, and the metal pieces were still attached to the wall and could injure a child using the toilet. The toys in the outdoor storage container were covered in mildew, dirt, and grass cuttings. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 708 | 10 A NCAC 09 .1719(a)(29) |
| Indoor stairs with more than two steps were not made inaccessible to children two years of age or younger. There was no barrier blocking the stairs leading to the second floor when I arrived. | |||
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