Description: Open Door School, located in the Cotswold area, is a non-profit, non-sectarian preschool for children ages two to five. Open Door School follows a discovery learning philosophy from progressive education — the belief that learning, growing, and developing are natural, intuitive, and inevitable processes. Open Door School strives to guard the dignity of each individual so that children feel free to explore, question, experiment and play. The School encourages children to work on resolving conflicts peacefully, to cooperate rather than compete, and to accept and honor the differences among us.
Founded in 1966, Open Door School is the first program in Charlotte–Mecklenburg to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC.) Open Door has six half-day preschool classes ranging from age 2–5 and one full-day, year-round, multi-age class.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-15 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. In space #2, the arrival times for two children had not been documented for today. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-02 | 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. One new staff member did not have a medical report on file. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two new staff did not have verification on file that orientation had been completed. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | 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. One new staff member did not have a qualification letter on file however, I was able to confirm through the ABCMS that the staff member's qualification letter is valid through October 28, 2024. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | Violation | 1825 | .0607(f) |
| All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. One new staff member did not have verification on file that the EPR plan had been reviewed. | |||
| 2023-10-02 | 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. One new staff member did not have verification on file that the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was reviewed. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-21 | 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. You have not had a fire inspection conducted since 2/16/2022. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Indoor area was fine. The outdoor area I observed tree roots sticking up above the ground and are considered tripping hazards. Gumballs were observed on both playgrounds and are sharp and rough, and there were extra wood panels stacked by a shed on the "near" playground that were observed splintering. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The fencing surrounding both playgrounds measures 3 feet 7 inches and 3 feet 2 inches in areas. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1899 | .1103(b) |
| Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. One staff did not complete Administration of Medication and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment within 5 years of last completion. | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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