Walter Bickett Education Center - Monroe NC Five Star Center License

501 LANCASTER AVENUE , MONROE NC 28112
(704) 289-7497

About the Provider

Description: The mission of Walter Bickett Education Center is to provide a developmentally appropriate foundation in a safe, nurturing, child-centered environment that encourages a love for learning.

Additional Information: Five Star Center License

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 90000286
  • Capacity: 278
  • Age Range: 3 through 5
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
  • District Office Phone: (919) 662-4499 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Violations Rule
2023-02-20 Unannounced Inspection No
2023-02-15 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2023-02-15 Violation 1890 .0701(d)
Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Health questionnaires were not maintained separate from the staff members personnel file.
2023-02-15 Violation 1898 .1102(a)
Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. S.C did not complete all required health and safety trainings within one year of employment.
2022-10-12 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2022-10-12 Violation 812 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c)
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space #4c one (1) outlet was uncovered.
2022-06-28 Announced Inspection No
2022-03-02 Unannounced Inspection No
2021-09-02 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2021-09-02 Violation 1792 .0901(i)
Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. One staff member was observed holding a coke cola bottom as she transition from indoors to outdoors with her assigned group of children.
2021-03-03 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2021-03-03 Violation 812 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c)
Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. I observed three outlets on a power strip and on the wall space accessible to children, did not have a plastic cover.
2021-03-03 Violation 524 .0510(d)(2)(A-C)
When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. I observed a total of twelve (12) children watching a Doctor Seuss movie without documentation on a cumulative log to capture the amount of time the children spent watching the movie.
2020-03-10 Unannounced Inspection Yes
2020-03-10 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 member, (S.C.) hired 8/19/19 did not complete CPR certification within her 90 days of employment.

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