Description: 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.
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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 | |
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