One Star Center License
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Oakcrest Preparatory Academy
Pineville, NC
· Mecklenburg County
14732 LANCASTER HIGHWAY,
Pineville, NC 28134
Quick Facts
Capacity
253 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Licensed One Star Center License
Active License
License Number
60004086
License Holder
DOTT ENTERPRISES, INC.
License Issued
Aug 2, 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
OAKCREST PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a One Star Center License in PINEVILLE NC, with a maximum capacity of 253 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-07-31 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-31 | 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. In Spaces 6 and 10, emergency medications were in a backpack lower then five (5) feet accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-02-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-04 | Violation | 815 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) |
| Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 4 the electrical cord from a sound machine was accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-02-04 | 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 Spaces 8 and 9, cotton balls were accessible to children. In Space 9 musical instruments were in a bag labeled not for children under three in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower then five feet. In Space 11 a magnetic train car with small wheels was in the block center accessible to children and a foam paint stamp with small parts was in unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet. | |||
| 2024-08-29 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A plastic bin storing material on a shelf in the dramatic play area, accessible to children in care was observed cracked. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 1115 | 10A NCAC 09 .1003(c) |
| First aid kit and/or fire extinguisher was not located in vehicle; kit and/or extinguisher was not mounted or secured if in passenger area. Bus 1 the first aid kit was observed in the front open compartment on the passenger side of the van. Van 2 the fire extinguisher was observed in the front floorboard on the passenger side, not mounted or secured. The first aid kit was stored in the passenger side door open compartment. | |||
| 2024-02-08 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. While in Space 8, room serving toddlers, the temperature was 64 degrees. This is a violation sanitation requirement 15A NCAC 18A .2826(b). | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-01 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While in space 1 I observed the area below the handwashing sink detaching from the base leaving a pinch point. | |||
| 2023-08-01 | 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. One staff hired 4/24/23 did not complete First Aid certification until 7/26/23. | |||
| 2023-08-01 | 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. One staff hired 4/24/23 did not complete CPR certification until 7/26/23. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-15 | 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. During today's visit you provided the current fire inspection which was completed on 2/1/23, it was not submitted to me within 7 days of completion. And it occurred more than a year since the last inspection which was conducted on 1/27/22. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. While in Space 2 I observed the art center with limited supplies, there were markers, two stencils, stamps and a few magazines, no other supplies were accessible to children in care. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 606 | 15A NCAC 18A .2818(b) & (d) |
| Running water, soap and individual sanitary towels, or other approved hand-drying devices were not supplied at each lavatory. The bathroom between Space 2 and 3 had a hand towel dispenser empty. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Throughout the facility in almost every classroom I observed chipped walls, corners of walls were rough where they had been chipped so much it was rough to touch and some metal was showing in one of the classrooms. Paint was observed peeled from the walls, around a soap dispenser and around windows. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. A tricycle on the preschool playground was observed with torn rubber handle covers, a child was observed peeling at during the outdoor observation. Scarves children were using to a music and movement activity in space 1 were observed frayed and torn. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Outdoors on the preschool playground I observed two tripping hazards - where you removed a tree the ground is not flush and there is landscaping material covering half the circled area and is considered a tripping hazard. The rubber surfacing on the mound was observed to have a hole large enough where a child's foot could get entangled and is considered a tripping hazard. | |||
| 2023-02-15 | 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. School age children are routinely transported, their identifying information did not include a photograph. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-15 | 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 was not completed for an incident occurring on March 23, 2022. | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. The incident log was not completed to reflect an incident occuring on March 23, 2022. | |||
| 2022-08-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-07 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-02-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 1738 | .2318 (2) |
| A record which required a signature of a staff person or parent was not preserved in a format required in rule. One child's file where parents signature is required only has the computer typed version of the parent's name, not a computer signature or live signature. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 1912 | .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan did not include the type of milk, formula or food and/or the frequency of the feedings. In Space 4 two infant feeding plans, Space 5 two infant feeding plans and Space 6 one infant feeding plan, do not include information regarding what to feed, how much and when. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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. During today's visit, I walked into space 13 where one staff was present with one child, the child was using the restroom. I was informed the rest of the class was outside, we walked outside where one staff was present with twenty-one four year old's. The ratio for four year old's is 1:20. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 532 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) |
| All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. As I walked into Space 4 to monitor, I observed a staff sitting on the floor bottle feeding one child that was in her lap, and bottle feeding another child that was in a bouncy seat. A bouncy seat is not an appropriate feeding device. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. Space 5 refrigerator thermometer read 50 degrees. The thermometer viewed was stored in the front door compartment. No children were being feed and no bottles were being warmed when I observed the temperature. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 617 | 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) |
| All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. While monitoring the facility I observed two propped classroom doors leading to the outside play area, Space 10 and Space 13. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | 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. While in Space 8, which serves children 2 years of age, I observed a plastic grocery bag with clothes in the lower part of a child's cubby. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Space 4 has not been documenting visual safe sleep checks since 2/10 for one, child, 2/11 for another child, no record for February for one child and all the rest had not been documented since 2/14/22, the staff states its hard to document when she is the only staff. Space 5 does not have proof of completing any visual safe sleep checks since January 2022, the staff stated they never got a new document form. | |||
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