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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 716 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) |
| Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. In the spaces used by the children, there were broken outlet wall plates in the office space under the window and behind the couch. The plate coverings were missing from the outlet under the AC unit in the living room and the outlet next to the doorway to the children’s classroom. There was a wire protruding from the outlet next to the classroom with bare wire exposed. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 729 | 10A NCAC .1719(a)(28) |
| Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, and electrical cords were accessible to children. There was a curling iron located in the cabinet under the bathroom sink. There was a heating pad, located on a pile of pillows, in the corner of the office/dining room. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 810 | 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(9) |
| Refrigerator was not maintained at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and/or was not monitored by a refrigerator thermometer. Two thermometers in the refrigerator were monitored and both registered 60 degrees Fahrenheit. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | 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 file for AT, had a Written Plan of Care that was blank and had not been signed. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1741 | 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) |
| Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. The file for AT had an Animal Policy that was blank but had been signed. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. A copy of the Safe Sleep Policy was not posted in the area where the infant sleeps. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | 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 3/23 was not available. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1876 | .1714(e ) |
| The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The plan available for review was dated 3/15/18. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1889 | .1719 (a)(7) |
| Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor. In the living room, there was a small green purse located less than 5 feet above the floor on the table. It contained a jar of Aquaphor cream and Joy Works facial spray. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1892 | .1721(a)(3) |
| Application was not on file for each enrolled child, including his/her own preschool child(ren) who are not school-age. A file was not available for 2 children, out of 8 children enrolled in the facility. | |||
| 2023-08-29 | Violation | 1922 | .1719(a)(18) |
| Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. In the living room, there was a plastic bag with a blanket inside and an empty plastic chips bag behind the couch where children were seen to go. | |||
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