Description: THE GROWING YEARS - CLAYTON is a Five Star Center License in CLAYTON NC, with a maximum capacity of 256 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 5. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-12 | 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. An aerosol can of Vegetable Oil Pan Spray was stored in the resource room; the door to the resource room was locked, but not fully closed. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-29 | 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. An aerosol can of air freshener was stored in the staff bathroom to the right of the lobby. Two cans of aerosol air freshener and on bottle of non-aerosol air spray were stored in the staff bathroom to the left of the lobby. One bottle of cleaning solution was stored on a shelf in the closet in space 12; the door to the closet was propped open so staff could remove mats. A Magic Eraser was stored on the counter in space 7. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. An application for employment was available for three staff members with hire dates of 11-27-23, 1-30-24 and 2-13-24. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. A medical was not available for one staff member with a hire date of 11-27-23. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. TB test results were not available for one staff member with a hire date of 11-27-23. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. A health questionnaire was not available for one staff member with a hire date of 1-30-24. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. Emergency information was not available for one staff member with a hire date of 2-13-24. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Violation | 1045 | .1101(a) |
| New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Verification of orientation was not available for one staff member with a hire date of 11-13-23. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. Verification of completion of First Aid was not available for two staff members with a hire dates of 10-16-23 and 11-27-23. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. Verification of completion of CPR was not available for two staff members with a hire dates of 10-16-23 and 11-27-23. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Violation | 1065 | .1102(f) |
| Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Verification of completion of ITS-SIDS was not available for staff member with a hire date of 11-27-23. This staff member works in the classrooms for infants. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | 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. Verification of completion of the required training was not available for two staff members with a hire dates of 2-12-24 and 2-13-24.. | |||
| 2024-02-29 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Thirteen children, including three two year old children and ten three year old children, were present with one staff member. | |||
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