Five Star Center License
The Sunshine House
Charlotte, NC
· Mecklenburg County
7532 LITTLE AVENUE,
Charlotte, NC 28226
Quick Facts
Capacity
135 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (704) 541-7837
Five Star Center License
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
License Number
60002299
License Holder
THE SUNSHINE HOUSE
Expired
Apr 28, 2021
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
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.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday - Friday 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space 3A serving 2-SA children did not have a current activity plan posted. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Breast milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. I observed a bottle and three sippy cups in the refrigerator in the infant room not labeled and dated. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 601 | 15A NCAC 18A .2806(f)(h)(2) |
| Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. The thermometer in the infant refrigerator was observed reading 50 degrees. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. I observed a stained ceiling tile in Space 3A today. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A drill is not documented for February 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections have not been documented since January 2023. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Based on review of the current Visual Safe Sleep documentation for the two infants enrolled, staff confirmed that have been present, have not been completed since June 2023 for one infant and 7/25/23 for the other infant. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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. One staff hired 12/8/22 provided a certification card from National CPR Foundation, which is an online agency nor is it an approved training organization. The certificate also does not indicate that FA training was provided. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | 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. One staff hired 12-8-22 provided a CPR certification from National CPR Foundation, which is an online course nor is it an approved training organization. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One staff hired 5-9-22 has not completed the require health and safety trainings within the first year of employment. She has not completed training for topic: Administration of Medication, with standards for parental consent. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 616 | .2822(a)(1-4) |
| Toys and other mouth-contact surfaces were not cleaned and sanitized daily when used or cleaned more frequently if visibly dirty. Toys were observed visibly dirty in Space 1 and Space 5. Dried food/spit and grime was observed on saucers, interactive toys, bins holding toys. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Walls in Space 5 and the bathroom door was observed visibly dirty with liquid stains. Other visibly dirty areas were carpets in Space 5 and the refrigerator door in Space 1. Wood trim at the base of the wall outside Space 1 is removed leaving two sharp edges. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Outdoors one riding toy on the infant/toddler playground had a steering wheel with the horn section removed and not operable. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 852 | .0802 (e) |
| Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Incident reports were kept with the incident log and not the child's file. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 856 | 10A NCAC 09 .0604(n) |
| The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. The preschool playground was observed to have broken plastic and broken parts of the stationary equipment platform surfacing on the ground around the stationary equipment. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | 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. While in Space 5, a two year old was present and foam blocks were accessible in the block center and foam stamps were observed accessible in the art center. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1813 | .0607(d)(1)(A) |
| The EPR Plan did not include written procedures for accounting for all in attendance including: the location of the children, staff, volunteer and visitor attendance lists. The current EPR plan posted as of 2/2022 lists staff with responsibilities during an emergency who are no longer employed at this location | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1823 | .0607(d)(10) |
| The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. The emergency notebook you stated was the Ready to go file is not current and does not have current staff and current children's required information. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1850 | .0604(i) |
| Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. There was no signage posted at the entrance (or anywhere in the center) regarding the tobacco restrictions. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The mulch on the preschool playground was impacted and did not measure 6 inches under the swings and in the fall zone areas of the slide and around the stationary equipment. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 9995 | |
| A violation was found for which there is no item number. While observing in the toddler room, the room temperature was 62 degrees. This is a violation of requirement 15A NCAC 18A .2826 | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 533 | 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) |
| Breast milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. A child's sippy cup in the refrigerator in Space 1 was not labeled and dated. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 542 | 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Three children, under 15 months, have a feeding schedule posted in Space 1, however they are not current depicting what the child is currently eating and drinking while in care. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 604 | 15A NCAC 18A .2818(a) |
| Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. A bin of toys was observed on top of the trash can in the bathroom of Space 5. | |||
| 2023-02-08 | Violation | 612 | 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) |
| Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots in Space 5 were not individually assigned and did not have a cot chart with current information posted. | |||
| 2022-09-19 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-07 | Violation | 318 | 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) |
| Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Today I observed Space 4B with five children present with one teacher. Three (3) one-year old's were present with Two (2) three-year old's. | |||
| 2022-09-07 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Visual safe sleep documents have not been documented accurately since August 31, 2022. One infant present today had one visual check documented in the tablet but states he slept more than 30 minutes, so at least two visual checks should have been documented. | |||
| 2022-09-07 | 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 new hires, employed more than 90 days, do not have proof of file showing they successfully completed FA certification. | |||
| 2022-09-07 | 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 hires, employed more than 90 days, do not have any proof on site they successfully completed CPR training. | |||
| 2022-08-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-08-22 | Violation | 620 | 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) |
| All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. One ceiling tile, above the block area, in Space 3B was observed stained. A ceiling tile in the director's office and one tile in Space 3A were observed stained. | |||
| 2022-08-22 | Violation | 1327 | G.S. 110-91(9) |
| Accurate records were not maintained for all children. One school age child that was present as a drop in for two days the first week of August did not have a file on site and a file was not completed prior to providing care. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-02-15 | 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 1-29-21, one has not been scheduled. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | 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, the sub stated she was working on it and showed me the document she was working on completing. It did not list any science activities nor did it have any center activities listed for Friday of this week. The activity plan posted was dated 1-31-22. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The boarder around the fall zones of the equipment was observed to have board pins sticking up, causing a tripping hazard or protrusion. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 808 | 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) |
| The outdoor premises were not clean, drained and free of litter and hazardous materials grass and other vegetation in a manner which does not encourage vermin. Pine needles and leaves were observed bunched up in corners of the playground and in the fall zone areas of the playground today. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch in the fall zone of the stationary equipment measured 5 inches. Mulch in the fall zone of the swings measure 1-2", I also observed a tree root sticking out in the fall zone of the swing closest to the stationary equipment. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 832 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. The EMC plan posted is not current, it lists a staff that ended employment on 2-9-22. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 858 | .0604(q) |
| Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 3A, three foam peg boards with teeth marks were observed being used during center play today, some material on center shelves were stored in Ziploc plastic bags. Children ages 2-4 were present today. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections have not been documented since October 4, 2021. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 862 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The director's files shows the last time the EMC plan was reviewed was 12/30/20 when the staff was the assistant director. | |||
| 2022-02-15 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. The director's file did not have a current annual evaluation or staff development plan on file, she has been employed since 12-28-20. | |||
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