Description: OMEGA WILCOX CHILD CARE HOME is a Four Star Family CC Home License in WINSTON-SALEM NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 904 | 0.1713 |
| Documentation of the operator’s emergency medical care plan to follow in the event of a child medical emergency, was not on file and available for review. An Emergency Medical Care Plan was not observed on file for review. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. A time of arrival was not recorded for three enrolled children. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 1544 | GS 110-91 |
| The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The first two sections of fencing on the right, entering the playground measured 45 inches and 47 inches in height, respectively. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 1831 | G.S. 110-90.2 (b) & (d) & .2703(e) .1702(b)(1) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. A valid CBC Qualification Letter was verified in the Regulatory System for Mr. Wilcox, but a copy of this letter was not observed on file. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 1875 | .1714(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and/or required information. The Ready to Go file did not contain copies of blank incident reports. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 1919 | .1719(a )(14) |
| A First Aid Information sheet, complete with required information, was not posted for quick referral by staff. A First Aid poster was observed posted at the facility, but the poster did not include First Aid guidance regarding fractures, sprains, head injuries, skin wounds, stings and bites. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 1922 | .1719(a)(18) |
| Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. Two plastic bags were observed inside a storage cube on shelves accessible to children under three years of age located to the right of the main entrance. Greater than five plastic bags were observed inside a tall, unlatched, double-sided cupboard to the right of the children’s activity table and to the left of the bathroom. | |||
| 2024-03-05 | Violation | 2048 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719(a)(7) |
| Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care. One bag of Throat Coat cough drops and one bottle of hand sanitizer were observed on a desk less than five feet from the ground and in unlocked storage in the space used for napping. Three tubes of diaper cream were observed in a plastic drawer in the bathroom used by children 43 inches from the ground. Two unlocked desk drawers in the space used for children to nap were observed to have Cetaphil, Aquaphor and other items labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 801 | 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(1) |
| Bacteriological analysis indicating the water is free of bacteria had not been performed on a sample of water from each well used for the children's water supply every two years. Results were not kept on file in the home. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. Records of arrival and departure were not available for review. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 923 | .1721 (e)(7) |
| Operator did not keep records of monthly fire drills, quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drills, incident reports, incident logs, accurate attendance, emergency numbers, emergency preparedness and response plan, field trip/transportation permission, pet vaccinations records and/or playground inspections monthly outdoor safety checks for a minimum of one year. A playground inspection was not on file for January, 2023. The vaccination records for a dog expired on 6/19/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 1409 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719 (a) |
| Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. Plastic bags charging cords were observed inside two storage cubes on shelves accessible to children under three years of age located to the right of the main entrance. Plastic diaper wrappers and bags of wipes were observed located on the lower two shelves of the diaper changing table in the bathroom used by children. One Ziploc bag was observed in a bin beneath the printer, and several charging cords plugged in were observed in a bin accessible to children in the room Ms. Wilcox uses as an office, sleep space for children using pack-and-plays, and additional caregiving space. Each of these items presented a potential choking/strangulation hazard. Four outlet covers were observed without a safety cover on a surge protector (where the charging cords were plugged in as well). A canister of disinfectant wipes labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children was observed in a bin beneath the printer, and an individual-sized pump of hand sanitizer was observed on Ms. Wilcox’s desk less than five feet from the ground. An ice pack labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed in this room in unlocked storage. A portion of the outdoor learning environment used by all children enrolled is surrounded by a four-foot fence. A nonstationary plastic food truck was observed to have peeling, plastic labels, which could present a choking hazard. Two orange cords were observed to be hanging on the inside of the fencing, presenting a potential strangulation hazard. A foam pad was observed to be torn, with foam exposed, presenting a potential choking hazard. Two pieces of rebar were observed to be rusting and positioned with the tops of the bars inside the fenced area. An adult-sized bench was observed to have flaking paint, exposing rust on the right arm rest (facing the bench). A small table and set of two chairs located directly off the screened-in patio of the home were observed to be rusting. A charcoal grill was observed to have an unsecured lid and charcoal ash in the catch tray, accessible to children. A bag of charcoal, a rusting charcoal chimney, and a wire grill brush were also observed accessible to children. At the entrance to the playground, a set of three steps had been built using wood, dirt, and slabs of slate. The wooden footing for one step was observed to be unstable when bearing weight, and a 4-inch gap was observed between the footing and the step, creating a potential tripping hazard. A slate slab step was observed to be unstable when bearing weight. A jagged space was observed beneath the concrete slab where the air conditioning unit is located, measuring 4 ¾ inches, presenting a potential safety and entrapment hazard. A storage shed located outside of the fenced-in area, but accessible to children, was observed to be unlocked. | |||
| 2023-08-28 | Violation | 1739 | .1721(f)(7) |
| All records required shall be available during operating hours, for review by a representative of the Division. The following records for the operator and/or program were not on file for review: current Health and Safety trainings; a Ready to Go file, Safe Sleep Policy and poster not posted; updated health questionnaire; updated Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan review; EPR training certificate; and Emergency Medical Care Plan. The following children’s records were not on file for review: the off-premise form for one child enrolled, the discipline policy for one child enrolled, the safe sleep policy for one child enrolled, and the signed receipt of NC Summary of Child Care Law for two children enrolled. The following children’s records were observed without a parent signature: the off-premise form for one child enrolled, the discipline policy for one child enrolled, the receipt of NC Child Care Law for two children enrolled, and the infant feeding plan for one child enrolled. The file for the operator’s grandchild who is enrolled, but drop-in only, only contained an immunization record for review. | |||
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Omega was the most conscientious, patient, compassionate, caring person who brought my daughter much love and joy during her years while she received childcare. I miss those early childhood days when I was greeted with a smile and/or a hug from my daughter and Omega. Omega and her family are a wonderful asset to the childcare industry.
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