Description: STEPS & STAGES CHILDREN'S CENTER is a Four Star Center License in WENDELL NC, with a maximum capacity of 26 children. This child care center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-08 | 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. The last fire inspection was conducted on 1-5-23. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A section of the outdoor playground fence that faces the busy highway needs to be secured at the bottom. The chain link has come away from the bottom leaving the possibility for a small child to work their way from under the fence over time. There was also a metal rivet which connects the black borders around climbing structure which needs to be hammered down. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. One staff member did not have documentation on file that the EMC plan was reviewed with them. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One employee did not have an application on file and one other employee did not have a date anywhere on their application. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | 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 staff member did not have a Staff Medical Report on file. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | 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. One staff member did not have a TB test on file. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Two staff did not have a current annual health questionnaire on file. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Two staff did not have Emergency Information on file which was current. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Three staff did not have documentation on file that the required orientation topics were covered within first 6 weeks. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | 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. Two staff did not have documentation on file that First Aid had been completed and was current. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | 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. Two staff did not have documentation on file of current CPR completion. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1067 | .1101(a)(b) |
| Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas. Two staff did not have documentation on file that the required topics were covered within first 2 weeks. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff did not have current staff development plans on file and two staff did not have current evaluations on file. | |||
| 2024-01-08 | Violation | 1233 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(g) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. Two staff did not have statements that they received a job description and that operational and personnel policies were reviewed. One additional staff member did not have a date on their documentation. | |||
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