Description: SMARTY PANTS FULL DAY PRESCHOOL is a Five Star Center License in CHARLOTTE NC, with a maximum capacity of 25 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 3. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. The posted staff to child ratio worksheets were not completed at all or had incorrect or former required ratios listed. The three posted worksheets were updated during the visit and re-posted. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 508 | .0901(g) |
| Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. A posted allergy list was not maintained in the kitchen. A current list was posted during the visit. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Glitter, plastic bag, googli-eyes and a musical instrument were monitored accessible to children under age three in space #1. The items with small parts or not developmentally appropriate for children under the age of three were removed by staff during the visit. Chemicals were monitored stored on the ground but in the path of travel to an approved outdoor space, accessible to children. The chemicals were removed and placed under lock and key during the visit by the operator. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | 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. Liquid White Out was stored on the office shelf, unlocked and accessible. The White Out was removed from the office space/shelf and thrown out by the operator during the visit. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | 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. Completed incident reports were not maintained in the applicable child's file and instead maintained with the incident log. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 892 | .0606(b) |
| The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The posted ITS-SIDS policy was just a sample policy and not customized to indicate what the center will do or will not do to ensure infant's safe sleep environment is maximized for safety. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 1245 | 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) |
| For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft. inside space per the total licensed capacity and 100 sq. ft. outside space for each child using the outdoor learning environment at any one time. The center was required to follow enhanced space. Space #1 was approved for no more than eleven children at thirty (30) square feet. Today, there were twelve children ranging in age from two years to four years of age maintained in space #1. The violation was corrected during the visit but moving the youngest two-year-old child present over to space #3. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 1322 | .1005(b)(4) |
| A written statement from each child's parent giving standing permission which may be valid for up to twelve months for participation in off premise activities that occur on a regular basis was not available. Three children's files were monitored, and two out of the three children did not have an annual off premises permission slip on file. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | 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 staff person did not have a current CBC qualifying letter on file. The staff person logged into the ABCMS system and printed off her current letter. The letter was placed on file during the visit. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 1823 | .0607(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The center did not have a completed Ready to Go File. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | 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. The date on the printed EPR plan was 2021, the health consultant and child care consultant was not current in the presented EPR plan. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. One child with a required medical action plan was not annually updated by parent or medical professional. The medical action plan on file was dated July 2022. | |||
| 2024-03-26 | 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. One staff member did not complete CMT training within 90 days of employment. The staff person's CMT was older than one year at hiring. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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