Child Care Center
Mother's Helper Child Care & Learning Ctr.
Columbia, NC
· Tyrrell County
285 ELVIN DRIVE,
Columbia, NC 27925
Quick Facts
Capacity
85 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
GS 110-106
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Child Care Center
Not found in current state licensing data
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Historical licensing information
License Number
8959000
License Holder
THE ASSEMBLY OF PRAISE
Expired
May 4, 2023
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
MOTHER'S HELPER CHILD CARE & LEARNING CTR. is a Child Care Center in COLUMBIA NC, with a maximum capacity of 85 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 526 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A current menu was not posted for the week of July 3 - July 5, 2023. The last posted menu was dated June 19 - June 23, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation of a fire drill was not available for June 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In Spaces 1 and 3, diaper creams were stored under the diaper changing table that was closed with a plastic latch and not locked with an approved lock. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | 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. An Incident Report completed on October 28, 2022 did not include all required information and was not signed by the parent. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 871 | 10A NCAC 09 .0606(a) |
| Center staff did not comply with the safe sleep policy. An infant, four months of age, was allowed to sleep in a bouncy seat with a blanket over his lap. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A Staff Emergency Information Form was not available for a staff member hired on April 17, 2023. | |||
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A qualification letter was not available for an employee hired on April 17, 2023. | |||
| 2023-06-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-04-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-06 | 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 last fire inspection completed at the facility was obtained on 1/19/22. A current fire inspection has not been obtained for 2023. | |||
| 2023-04-06 | 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. Four (4) staff members did not complete the training within 90 days of employment. | |||
| 2023-03-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-02-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-12-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. An application was not on file for the individual working as a substitute during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | 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. Documentation verifying the receipt of a negative TB test result was not on file for the substitute working in Space 2 during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. An emergency information form was not on file for the substitute providing care in Space 2 during today's visit. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1233 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(g) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. The substitute working in Space 2 today, did not have a signed and dated statement of the receipt of the job description or personnel and operational policies. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1826 | .0607(g) |
| Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Documentation was not on file for the substitute working in Space 2 today acknowledging the individual had been informed of the location of the EPR plan. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1874 | .0608(d)(1-4) |
| The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Documentation of the review of the Prevention of Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not on file for the substitute working in Space 2 today. | |||
| 2022-09-29 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. The substitute working in Space 2 today did not have a health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2022-09-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-22 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. One caregiver in Space 5 provided care for eleven (11) two- and three-year-old children. One caregiver in Space 4 provided care for eight (8) one- and two- year-old children. | |||
| 2022-09-22 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. The caregiver in Space 4 left a group of six (6) one- and two-year-old children unattended as she walked to Space 2 to provide three diapers to a caregiver. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 301 | GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-e) |
| Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. One staff person in Space 2 provided care for a group of eleven children ages 0-2 years old. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On 9/12/22 a two year old child opened and walked out of the unlocked backdoor of Space 2 alone. The child was playing in the outdoor space without adult supervision. The length of time is unknown. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. Eleven children ages 0-2 years old were grouped together in Space 2. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | 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. Pancakes, raisins and milk were served for breakfast. Cereal, bananas and milk was listed to be served on the current and posted menu. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. Grass is growing in the sand used for surfacing underneath the stationary climber and underneath the area where the swings are anchored. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A can of Great Value Disinfectant Spray was stored on the countertop of the unlocked adult bathroom in the hallway leading to the childcare spaces. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident that occurred on 9/12/22 where the child played in the outdoor space for an unknown length of time without adult supervision was not documented on the incident log. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The speech therapist onsite during today's visit provided services for a child outside of the child's designated childcare space. The speech therapist was not accompanied by qualified staff and did not have a qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 1831 | .01102 (f) |
| At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. The individual providing care for five infants alone in Space 1 did not have a certificate on file verifying the completion of ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. Employee purses were stored on a counter in Space 1 and 2. This is a violation of Sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (f) Employee purses and other personal effects shall be kept out of reach of children. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. Mildew was growing on the stationary climbing structure and on a Little Tykes playhouse in the outdoor play space. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation of the completion of practiced monthly fire drills was not file for June and July 2022. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 812 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) |
| Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Open outlets were observed at the entrance of the facility and in classrooms. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A can of Coppertone Baby Sunscreen was stored on a shelf in the space designated for the care of infants. Containers of Zeps Disinfectant wipes were stored in designated childcare spaces. A bottle of bleach, a bottle of carpet cleaning solution and a container of laundry detergent were stored in the unlocked laundry room. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | 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 (designated for children 0-1 year-of-age) plastic bags kept in the open space underneath the changing table were accessible to the children in care. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Documentation of the completion of monthly inspections for June and July 2022 was not on file. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | 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. Medical reports were not obtained prior to employment for 5 individuals. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | 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. Negative TB results were not obtained prior to employment for 3 individuals. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Attendance records in Space 1 documented the time of arrival for 1 out of the 8 children enrolled and marked present on the CACFP Daily Meal Count by Name form on 8/8/22. The departure times were documented for that day for all 8 children. On 8/9/22, arrival times were documented for 6 out of the 8 children enrolled but departure times were not documented. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Two hired individuals who have been qualified did not have a valid qualification letter on file. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A lock-down drill on 3/4/22 was the only documented drill type available for review. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. There is less than 6 inches of surfacing (sand) underneath the stationary climber and swings and grass is growing in the sand which impacts its resiliency. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | 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 individual hired on 1/3/22 and on individual hired on 1/31/22 have not completed the training due within 90 days of hire. | |||
| 2022-08-01 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-05-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member failed to provide a safe indoor environment when she walked away and left a one year old child unattended on a changing table resulting in the child rolling off the changing table and sustaining an injury to the face and head. | |||
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. On August 23, 3022, a case decision was made to substantiate child maltreatment based on safe environment. | |||
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