Description: THINK AND GROW CHILD CARE CENTER #4 is a Three Star Center License in TARBORO NC, with a maximum capacity of 90 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 through 12. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-22 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-10 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-10 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Enhanced staff/child ratio requirements were not maintained when one caregiver was observed providing to seven children ages one year old in Space #2. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-08 | 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 center’s fire inspection completed was not submitted within one week from the date of the inspection. The fire inspection was submitted during the visit 8/8/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | 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. Arrival or departure times were not documented for five children between the dates of 7/24/2023 to 8/4/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 319 | .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) |
| Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. A staff/child ratio chart was not posted in Space #5. Staff/child ratio charts in Spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4 were not completed with ratio information for each group of children. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 608 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) |
| Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two children’s hands were not washed upon arrival in Space #3. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 618 | 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) |
| Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. Diaper bags, sippy cups, and bottles were observed on the diaper changing table in Space #3. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. Documentation was not available to verify a fire drill was completed for July 2023. The last fire drill was dated for 6/12/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 847 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) |
| Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. The parent's medication authorization did not include the name of the medication, dosage amount, dates of administration, the route and how often the medication should be given. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 892 | .0606(b) |
| The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in Space #3 where care is provided to infants or within the center. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Documentation was not available to verify an emergency drill was practiced every three months as required. The last emergency drill was documented for 4/24/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-08 | Violation | 1812 | .0607(c) |
| The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR Plan was not completed for the center as required by the trained staff person. | |||
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