Child Care Center
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Valley Child Development Center
Swannanoa, NC
· Buncombe County
235 OLD US 70 HWY,
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
11000948
Expired
Feb 1, 2024
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
VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Child Care Center in SWANNANOA NC, with a maximum capacity of 50 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-06 | 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. One (1) child was not signed in with an arrival time in space #3, the classroom with two and three year old children. One (1) child was not signed in with an arrival time in space #4, the classroom with three through five year old children. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | Violation | 705 | .0601(c) |
| Equipment and furnishings were not sturdy, stable and free of hazards. The spring rocker on outdoor playground space #3 has peeling paint on the handle. There was a metal, rusty trash can in the bathroom of space #3. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | 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 rubber blocks were located in space #3, the classroom with two and three year old children. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The stationary equipment on outdoor spaces #2 and #3 had rubber mulch that measured less than the required six inches based on the critical height of the equipment (5 feet or less). The areas around the slide exits had less than one inch of rubber mulch. The mulched areas around the fall zone area of the equipment, excluding the slide exits measured as low as two inches. | |||
| 2024-01-04 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2023-08-09 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-09 | 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 #3, the children were not signed out on 7/6/23, 7/10/23, 7/20/23, 7/21/23, and 7/24/23. In space #4, the children were not signed out on 8/7/23, 8/8/23. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #2, the current activity plan was not posted. The activity plan posted was for the month of July. The teacher posted the current activity plan during the visit. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 721 | G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) |
| All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Outdoor, on the one-year-old playground a trike was missing the protective handle grip. The staff member removed it from play during the visit. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #3, child PE Blamex did not have a permission to administer medication form, child XC did not have a permission to administer medication form for Desitin and Aquaphor, and child KD did not have a permission to administer medication form for Vanicream. Child TB in space #2 did not have a permission to administer medication form for their homemade diaper cream. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | 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 #3, child PE Itch Stopping gel expired 5/2023. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | 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 were not completed for the month of May, June, and July. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 898 | .0604(e) |
| All electrical appliances were not used in accordance with the manufacturers instruction. Appliances with heating elements, such as bottle warmers, crock pots, curling irons, irons, coffee pots, and/or their cords were accessible to preschool-age children. In space #2, a laminator was located on top of the cubbies. The administrator moved it to a locked cabinet during the visit. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff members SP and SH health questionnaire on file were dated 8/4/2022 and have not been updated for the current year. | |||
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