Mini Academy - Mount Holly NC Three Star Center License

504 W CHARLOTTE AVE , MOUNT HOLLY NC 28120
(704) 827-0700

About the Provider

Description: MINI ACADEMY is a Three Star Center License in MOUNT HOLLY NC, with a maximum capacity of 68 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 through 12. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Four Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 3655150
  • Capacity: 68
  • Age Range: 1 through 12
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-06-19 Unannounced Inspection No
2022-12-14 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-12-14 Violation 1125 .1003(i)(j)
Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. Written permission from the parent for the facility to transport one school age child, enrolled on 8/23/2021, to and from school expired on 11/14/2022.
2022-12-14 Violation 1897 .1102(g)
The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.One staff, P. Relser, employed on 2/7/2022, did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training until 8/1/2022.
2022-05-12 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-05-12 Violation 853 .0802(g)(1-6)
Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. One (1) incident report signed by the parent on May 4, 2022 was not recorded on the Incident Log. Staff recorded the incident report on the Incident Log during the visit.
2022-05-12 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. One (1) incident report completed by P. Reiser did not include the date of the incident, the time of the incident, time the parent was notified of the incident and by whom, description of where the incident occurred, and the First Aid received. One (1) incident report completed by P. Reiser and signed by the parent on May 4, 2022 did not include the date of the incident, the time of the incident, time the parent was notified of the incident and by whom, description of how and where the incident occurred, and the cause of injury.
2022-01-05 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-01-05 Violation 1320 GS 110-91(1);.0302(d)(2); .0304(g)
Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. One (1) child, enrolled on December 26, 2016, did not have a complete medical exam on file for review.
2022-01-05 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 #1b, two (2) children’s bottles of sunscreen were not discarded or returned to the parent after the course of treatment. The permission to administer the medication and both bottles of sunscreen expired December 31, 2021. One of the two children were no longer enrolled. The Administrator discarded both bottles of sunscreen during the visit.
2022-01-05 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 #1b, the classroom for children two (2) years of age, small pieces of chalk and crayons measuring approximately one to one-half inch in length were observed on the art shelf accessible to children. Staff removed the small pieces of chalk and crayons from the classroom during the visit.
2021-07-14 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2021-07-14 Violation 1420 .2508(f)
Comfortable provisions were not made for children who wished to rest or were sick. In space #3, one (1) school age child was resting directly on the floor in a fetal position with only a jacket covering the child. Staff stated school age children are not provided with a cot, mat, or blanket to rest.
2021-07-14 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. Two (2) preschool children and fifteen (15) school age children in space #3 were watching a Pixar movie titled “Monsters, Inc.” The movie did not meet a developmental goal. Staff indicated children only watch the movie for thirty (30) minutes each day.
2021-01-27 Unannounced Inspection Yes

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