Description: MINI ACADEMY @ DENVER is a Five Star Center License in DENVER NC, with a maximum capacity of 147 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-11-13 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space #6, permission for one child's A&D Ointment expired on January 31, 2023. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | 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 #1, the classroom for children under one year of age, one plastic Huggies diaper packaging and one plastic grocery bag with suffocation warnings were observed below the diaper changing table in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff employed on September 6, 2022, did not have an updated health questionnaire on file for review since September 6, 2022. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 1124 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) |
| Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Two school age children transported by the facility did not have emergency information on the vehicle they were transported in. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff employed on September 26, 2022, did not complete health and safety trainings required within the first year of employment until October 31, 2023. | |||
| 2023-11-13 | Violation | 1901 | .1104(1-5) |
| All administrators and staff did not complete a professional development plan within one year of employment, that included all the required information. One staff employed on July 15, 2022, did not complete an annual Staff Professional Development Plan since July 15, 2022. | |||
| 2023-06-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Two incident reports dated 10/12/2022 and 10/18/2022 for one child enrolled on 9/7/2021 did not include the date and time the parent was contacted. The 10/8/2022 incident report also did not include steps taken to prevent reoccurrence. Three incident reports dated 7/15/2022, 7/27/2022, and 11/14/2022 for one child enrolled on 2/7/2022 did not include the date and time the parent was contacted. | |||
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One staff, A. Helms, employed on 9/26/2022, had documentation of only receiving 12 hours of orientation within the first six weeks of employment. | |||
| 2022-12-02 | 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. First Aid training completed on 5/17/2022 for A. Childers, employed on 8/29/2022, was not received by an approved trainer. The training was provided by New Life CPR. | |||
| 2022-12-02 | 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. CPR training completed on 5/17/2022 for A. Childers, employed on 8/29/2022, was not received by an approved trainer. The training was provided by New Life CPR. | |||
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Emergency information for one child enrolled on 8/3/2020 was not updated since 5/21/2021. During departure, the parent updated the emergency information for this child during the visit. | |||
| 2021-12-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
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