Sparta Elementary Preschool - Sparta NC Five Star Center License

450 N MAIN ST , SPARTA NC 28675
(336) 372-8546

About the Provider

Description: Mission
Sparta Elementary School's mission is to promote a safe learning environment where all children can succeed. The ultimate goal is to teach children to be responsible and self-directed who can adapt to an ever-changing society.

Additional Information: Five Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 3000039
  • Capacity: 90
  • Age Range: 3 through 8
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-08-24 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-02-17 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-17 Violation 612 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c)
Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. A cot list was not available for review in Spaces 423 and 425.
2023-02-17 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. One outlet observed on a power strip accessible to children in Space 421 was observed without a safety cover.
2023-02-17 Violation 862 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a)
The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. A signed annual Emergency Medical Care Plan review for this staff member was also not on file for review.
2023-02-17 Violation 1043 G.S. 110-91( 9)
All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The Staff Health Questionnaire and Emergency Medical Information were on file for one substitute staff member, but the full substitute file was not available for review.
2023-02-17 Violation 1890 .0701(d)
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. The medical report and health questionnaire for one existing staff member were not maintained separately from the staff member's personnel file.
2023-02-17 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 existing staff member did not have a training certificate for Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Abuse and Maltreatment on file for review.
2022-08-23 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-08-23 Violation 9995
A violation was found for which there is no item number. Child Care Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A .2818 LAVATORIES states (a) In child care centers, lavatories shall be easily cleanable, in good repair, and kept free of storage. The hand washing sinks in all three spaces contained paint bottles and other items stored beneath the sinks.
2022-08-23 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 3, children were not signed in upon arrival.
2022-08-23 Violation 807 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a)
A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three border ties were not observed flush with the black plastic border surrounding the sand box on the playground, creating a potential entanglement hazard.
2022-08-23 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. One outlet located on a power strip in Space 3 was not covered with a safety plug.
2022-02-24 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-02-24 Violation 843 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d)
A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. The inhalation solution for the nebulizer brought in by a parent for one child enrolled in Space 423 had expired in October, 2019; the child was administered one dose of this medication on 12/17/2021 at 10:00 a.m.

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