Description: The Sunshine House is dedicated to providing families with a safe and caring place to help educate and nurture their most precious gift. We offer children a fun and educational curriculum that will help children develop socially while providing a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning -- everything your child needs to grow up happy and healthy.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-01-18 | 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 facility has not obtained an approved annual fire inspection since 12/9/2022. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 115 | G.S. 110-102 |
| A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. The summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in the center. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in Space 7. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 431 | .0508(g)(2) |
| The activity plan did not provide at least 4 different activities daily listed in GS 110-91(12): art/creative play; books; blocks; manipulatives; and family living and dramatic play, including one of which is outdoors if weather conditions permit. The current activity plans fore Space1, 2, 3, and 4 did not have their second page filled out which listed activities offered. Page 1 only lists large group, small group and gross motor activities offered. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Ceiling tiles in the lobby of the facility were observed with water stains. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | 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. A plug in wallflower air freshener with liquid air freshener was observed plugged into an outlet in the hallway. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 861 | .0604(q) |
| Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. Foam peg boards were observed in space 4, which served 2 year olds. Some of the peg boards were observed to have bite marks. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One staff hired 10/2022 did not complete recognizing and responding to suspicions of child maltreatment within 90 days of hire, she completed it on 9//1/2023. | |||
| 2024-01-18 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff hired 10/20/22 has not completed the health and safety training in all required topic areas. | |||
| 2023-09-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-07-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 528 | 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) |
| Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The menu posted stated the children would be served spring salad with Romaine green leaf. The children were served carrots instead of the salad, this was not reflected on the menu. | |||
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. In space #6 there was peeling paint on the wall. | |||
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Spikes with a pointed end were used to hold down the cover for the sand box. I was able to easy pull out the spike that was assessable to children. This violation was corrected during today’s visit. | |||
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I am in the process of pulling our son out of this school. Thankfully his teachers have been wonderful but, our issues are with other teachers and the way the center handles conflicts. I had recently witnessed another teacher shove a child to the ground and reprimanding him very aggresively. I immediately went into the class and yelled at her to take her hands off the child. I asked her name and went straight to the director to report what I saw. I was shaking and in tears. A week later the teacher is back in the classroom. It is completely unacceptable that this is the way the center handles child safety. To take the word of a teacher afraid of losing her job over the parents eye witness account of ANOTHER child non the less is absolutely appalling. I will not stop fighting for this teacher to be released.