Description: VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Four Star Center License 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.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization.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. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 1035 | .0701(a) |
| Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Staff members SP and SH did not update their emergency information annually. The last emergency information on file was dated 8/4/2022. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 1232 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff members SP and SH hired did not have an annual staff evaluation and staff development plan on file. The last staff evaluation on file was dated 5/27/2022 and staff development plan was dated 5/27/2022. A current staff evaluation and staff development plan has not been completed. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 1301 | GS 110-91(9) |
| Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. In space #2, the daily attendance was not completed. The staff member corrected this during the visit. | |||
| 2023-08-09 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Child LV and KM emergency medical care information was not updated annually. Child LV information was dated 11/6/2018 and child KM information was dated 1/17/2021. | |||
| 2023-08-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-03 | Violation | 404 | 15A NCAC 18A .2803(a) |
| All staff did not wash their hands thoroughly after diapering each child. In space #3, the floater was observed conducting routine diaper changing for the first two children changed. The floater did not wash their hands thoroughly after diapering each child. | |||
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