Description: SVMS is a non-profit, private Montessori School licensed by the state of North Carolina with campuses in Asheville and Black Mountain. SVMS focuses on the Montessori approach to child-centered learning by creating an environment where children feel secure, supported, and stimulated. We believe in the child: in each dream, in each mind and in each individual, through nurturing confidence, self-motivation and cooperation we promote community awareness and enthusiasm for life-long learning. We wish to help children become individuals who respect themselves, other beings and the world in which they live.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-04-13 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. The height measure three (3) feet nine (9) inches due to leaf build up at the base of the fence. | |||
| 2023-04-13 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The emergency medical care plan was not reviewed with the staff annually. | |||
| 2023-04-13 | Violation | 898 | .0604(e) |
| All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In space # 5, a laminator was unplugged located on the left side of the counter beside the sink and a toaster over was plugged in on the right side of the sink. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-11-09 | 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. Daily records of arrival and departure times were not maintained at the facility. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 824 | GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) |
| Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. Fence height near the wooden balance beam was forty-five (45) inches instead of the required forty-eight (48) inches or four (4) feet due to dirt and leaf build-up at the base of the fence. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | 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. In space #3, clorox bleach wipes were in unlocked cabinet to the right of the classroom door as you enter the classroom. The magnetic lock on the cabinet door was not latching. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In the emergency bookbag in space #1 was an expired Epi Pen that expired 10/2022. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | 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. Staff member MH hired 8/9/2022 medical report dated 9/14/2022 was not completed prior to employment. Staff member KL hired 8/9/2022 medical report dated 8/30/2022 was not completed prior to employment. Staff member SP hired 6/27/2022 medical report dated 8/12/2022 was not completed prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | 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. Staff member SP hired 6/27/2022 emergency information completed 8/15/2022 was not completed on or before the first day of work. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Staff member MH hired 8/9/2022 criminal background check qualification letter dated 10/5/2022, KL hired 8/9/2022 criminal background check qualification letter dated 8/16/2022 was not completed prior to employment. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 1865 | .0605(b) |
| The operator did not maintain the manufacturer's instructions on file electronically or in paper format for any outdoor play structures purchased or installed on or after September 1, 2017. The playground was recently renovated in June 2022 and August 2022 a teepee climber, bridges, swing structure, and pod swings was installed. The manufacturer instructions were not on-site for review. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch depth was low at the base of the climbing wall near the teepee climber. | |||
| 2022-11-09 | Violation | 1882 | .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) |
| Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. Medication form was not completed or on-site for EW's Epi Pen. | |||
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