Description: THE PA-PAW PATCH is a Three Star Center License in VALE NC, with a maximum capacity of 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-01 | 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 1, the arrival time for one child was not recorded. The administrator added the missing arrival time for the child. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | Violation | 605 | 15A NCAC 18A.2817(b) |
| Toilet fixtures were not cleaned and disinfected at least daily and when visibly soiled. In the bathroom shared by Space 5 and 6, the toilet basins were soiled with build up. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In the bathroom shared by Space 5 and 6, the bathroom wall had a tear in the sheet rock where a soap dispenser had been removed from the wall, the walls were visibly soiled, and the rubber baseboards were visibly soiled with buildup. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In Space 5, a stand-alone dollhouse had worn edges and torn paper covering and a table in the dramatic play area had broken edges and chipping paint. The administrator removed the dollhouse and the table from the classroom. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. In Space 2, 5, and 6, four prescription medications for chronic illnesses were stored in locked cabinets making them not readily accessible to the staff in the event of an emergency. The administrator moved these emergency medications to shelves above five feet in cabinets in the classroom making them inaccessible to children but easily assessible to teachers. | |||
| 2024-03-01 | 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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 Space 2, the permission to administer form for one over the counter diaper ointment had expired and the diaper ointment was being administered. In Space 3, one over the counter expired in 01/2024 and was not returned to the parent. In Space 6, the permission to administer from for one over the counter medication had expired and the medication had not been returned to the parent. The administrator removed the three over the counter medications from the classrooms and brought them her office to return to the parents. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. New staff orientation training was started with three new staff members employed on 01/08/2024, 01/11/2024, and 01/16/2024 prior to receiving their Criminal Background Check qualification letters. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Violation | 1831 | .01102 (f) |
| At least one child care provider, who has completed ITS-SIDS training was not present in the infant room, while children were in care. Two staff members with dates of employment of 01/08/2024 and 01/11/2024 were working alone in the infant room and had not completed ITS-SIDS training. | |||
| 2023-12-08 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-12-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-12-01 | 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 5, an arrival time was not recorded for two children in attendance. The teacher recorded the arrival times during the visit. | |||
| 2023-12-01 | Violation | 303 | .1801(a)(1-5) |
| Children were not adequately supervised at all times. On one occasion in November 2023, one three-year-old child was left unattended in the two-year-old classroom for an unknown period of time while the teacher and the rest of the children were outside on the playground. On November 17, 2023, one three-year-old child was left outside on the playground for an unknown period of time while the teacher and the rest of the children went inside the classroom. | |||
| 2023-12-01 | Violation | 316 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(5) |
| Children under one year of age were not kept separate from children two years and older. During the months of October and November, children zero, one, two, and three years of age were grouped together for longer than the first hour of operation during the early morning arrival hours of 6:00am and 7:30am. | |||
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