Five Star Center License
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Piney Creek School Pre-k
Piney Creek, NC
· Alleghany County
559 PINEY CREEK SCHOOL ROAD,
Piney Creek, NC 28663
Quick Facts
Capacity
18 children
Age Range
3 through 6
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (336) 359-2024
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
03000043
License Holder
ALLEGHANY COUNTY SCHOOLS
License Issued
Dec 9, 2017
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Meeting enhanced ratios minus one. School age equipment cannot be used by preschoolers.
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About the Provider
PINEY CREEK SCHOOL PRE-K is a Five Star Center License in PINEY CREEK NC, with a maximum capacity of 18 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 6. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Five Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-08-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-12-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-12-09 | 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. I observed the TA for this NCPre-K classroom did not have a medical statement in their file. | |||
| 2024-12-09 | 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. I observed that the TA in this NCPre-K classroom did not have proof of a TB test in her file today. | |||
| 2024-12-09 | 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. I obserrved that the TA in this NC Pre-K classroom does not have certification of First Aid training in her file. | |||
| 2024-12-09 | 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. I observed that the TA in this classroom did not have certification of CPR training in her file today. | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 1534 | .2318 (7) |
| Personnel records were not maintained on file in the timeframes given by Rule .2318(7). There was no substitie file folder available for review today for substitute N. Dobson. | |||
| 2023-10-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-26 | 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. The last Shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted last school year on 3/16/23. There has not been a shelter-in-place or lockdown drill conducted this school year. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-11-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-08 | 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. Five of eighteen children enrolled were not signed in upon arrival. | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. At all four corners of the playground where the fencing meets, and at all gate junctions where the gate doors either connect with each other, or with the fencing itself, greater than twenty (20) bolts which secure the fencing were protruding inward from the gate, up to an inch beyond the nuts, presenting protrusion hazards. | |||
| 2022-11-08 | 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. Three outlets located in two separate power strips accessible to children did not have safety plugs covering them. | |||
| 2022-11-08 | 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 canister of Clorox disinfectant wipes labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed on a countertop accessible to children. | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The staff file for a substitute teacher onsite during the visit was not available for review. | |||
| 2022-11-08 | 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. . A complete record of Health and Safety training was not on file for one staff member. Current certificates (completed within the last five years) of Health and Safety training topic #s 2 (Administration of Medication with Standards for Parental Consent), 9 (a current CPR/FA certificate), and 10 (Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, Child Neglect, and Child Maltreatment) were not on file for review. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. One loose piece of fencing was broken and sharp to the touch on the right side of the playground facing away from the building. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Documentation of an annual Emergency Medical Plan review for one staff member was not on file. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 1824 | .0607(e) |
| The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. Documentation of an annual Emergency Preparedness and Response Review for one existing staff member and one new staff member was not on file. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 1851 | .0604(j) |
| The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A signed receipt of Tobacco and Smoking Restriction Policy was not available for one child. | |||
| 2022-04-28 | 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. A training certificate for Health and Safety Training Topic 2, Medication Administration, was not on file for review for one staff member. | |||
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