Description: STEPPING STONES DAY CARE is a Four Star Family CC Home License in ELIZABETH CITY NC, with a maximum capacity of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-20 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-20 | Violation | 701 | .1719(a)(1)&(17) |
| All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The playhouse beside the storage shed in the back corner of the yard had standing water in the window box. Mold and mildew were growing in the bottom. Mildew was also growing on the outside of the structure and on the chairs inside. Two swings had “S” hooks holding the seat. The posts and lattice on the older stationary climbing structure have become weathered and rough and could cause injury to a child. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 709 | 10 A NCAC 09.1720(a)(7) |
| Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate. In the outdoor space the chains and bars on the swing set are rusty and need to be painted or replaced. There was one play lawn mower that had a 2 inch crack with sharp edges. The silver paint on the tricycles was peeling and rusty. There was mildew on the balls, slide, and swing seats. There was a metal storage cabinet, next to the back door that was rusty and had mildew. On the older climbing structure, there was a bolt protruding 2 inches from a board on the side of the landing deck which could injure a child. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 929 | G.S.110-91(12) & .1718(a)(6) |
| Developmentally appropriate activities for the ages of children in care, were not provided as planned on the written schedule and activity plan. The posted activity plan was dated December 2022. | |||
| 2023-01-19 | Violation | 1804 | .1724(b) |
| Safe sleep policy and poster about safe sleep practices was not posted in a prominent place in the infant sleeping room or area where parents and caregivers are able to view daily. A copy of the policy was not posted in the space where infants sleep. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 701 | .1719(a)(1)&(17) |
| All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The back edge of one riding toy was cracked and had sharp edges. Two of the support legs of the stationary climbing structure were severely damaged by termites and in danger of breaking. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 925 | G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) |
| Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. One child's file, out of seven reviewed, did not have documentation on file. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1704 | GS 110-102 |
| Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. One child's file, out of seven reviewed, did not include verification that the summary was shared with the parent. | |||
| 2022-02-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-18 | Violation | 543 | .1718(c) |
| Screen time was not prohibited for children under the age of three. The operator did not offer alternative activities for children under the age of three years. A music and movement video was playing on the TV when I arrived. There were two children two years of age in care in the space. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 2041 | 10A NCAC 09 .1721(a)(3)(G)(H) |
| Application did not include the names and the phone numbers of the child's physician and the persons to be contacted in an emergency situation. One file, out of two reviewed, did not list a phone number for the child's physician. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 706 | .1719 (a)(7) |
| Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. A bottle of fingernail polish remover was located in an unlocked cabinet over the sink in the bathroom used by the children. | |||
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