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Waxhaw Elementary
Waxhaw, NC
· Union County
1101 OLD PROVIDENCE ROAD,
Waxhaw, NC 28173
Quick Facts
Capacity
54 children
Age Range
3 through 5
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (704) 290-1590
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
90000441
License Holder
Union County Board of Education
License Issued
May 22, 2026
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
License Conditions: Other - Certified Developmental Day
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About the Provider
Mission: We will be successful by making every minute count.
Vision: We will foster a love of learning and prepare our students for success.
Vision: We will foster a love of learning and prepare our students for success.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-05-07 | Violation | 428 | GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) |
| A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In one of the Developmental Day classrooms a current activity plan was not posted. | |||
| 2025-10-01 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-09-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 508 | .0901(g) |
| Special diet or food allergy information was not posted where they can be seen in food preparation and eating areas. In the space where food is prepped for lunch, there was not a listing posted of all food allergies. | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 840 | .2820(b) |
| All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In space number two (#2) a can of aerosol cleaner was left out. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. Staff member D.G. did not have a record of a TB result in her file or on the off-site verification records. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | 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 member D.G's file did not contain the required emergency information form . This is a repeat violation. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Staff member D.G. did not begin or complete a criminal back ground check prior to employment. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1233 | 10A NCAC 09 .0514(g) |
| Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies. Staff member D.G's file was not complete and did not have personnel and operational policies reviewed or signed. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Staff member D.G. did not have a valid qualifying letter on file or to review. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1826 | .0607(g) |
| Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Staff member D.G's file did not show a review of the Center's EPR plan and was not documented. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1888 | .0703(b) |
| On or before the first day of work, the operator did not verify the age of the volunteer and/or substitute provider and/or documentation of date of birth was not maintained in the individual's personnel file. Staff Substitute Member D.G's did not have documentation showing their date of birth on file. | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Violation | 1958 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. Staff member D.G's file did not have a current health questionnaire. | |||
| 2024-09-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-09-04 | 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 D.G. and R.M. did not have their emergency information forms filled out or in their personal files. | |||
| 2024-08-28 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-02-01 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. D.G. and R.M. did not have a medical report on file or in the off-site staff verification forms. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1033 | .0701(a) |
| On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. R.M. and D.G did not have proof of TB test or screening on file or on an off site staff records verification form. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1034 | .0701(a) |
| All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. D.G. did not have an annual health questionnaire on file or an off-site staff verification documentation. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Staff member D.G. did not have a qualification on file, but it was in the system for review. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | 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. Staff member R.M did not have a medical file maintained separately. | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Staff member D.G. did not have the recognizing and responding suspicions of child maltreatment training form in their file or on an off-site staff records verification documentation. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-07 | 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. Although the school had a fire inspection completed within the year it was not approved. Contact was made with the Fire Marshal, and he provided documentation that the inspection was not approved due to the boiler certification. An approved fire inspection must be obtained in order to be in compliance with this child care rule. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In Space #2 there was not adequate equipment and supplies for at least three children to use in the art learning center. In Space #3 there were not sufficient quantities of supplies and materials in the Arts Center and the Creative Dramatics Center. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. The two substitutes did not complete the required Criminal Background checks to obtain a Qualifying Letter from the Division of Child Development and Early Education. Although the BIB Criminal Background Check for Public School System was completed prior to employment, the required Division of Child Development and Early Education Criminal Background Check Qualifying letter was not completed as required by the North Carolina Child Care Rules (Staff names listed in Visit Summary documentation). | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The facilities records did not include the Verification Form for Staff off site records. The records not available for review were Applicaiton for Employment, medical exam with negative TB Test or Screening Results, Annual Health Questionnaires, Documentation of Orientation, Credential/Equivalency Verification, Signed Personnel and Operational Policy receipt statement, job description receipt statement, annual staff evacuations and Developmental Plans. During today's visit the form was completed and signed by Administration stating that all required documents were on site. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The two substitutes did not complete the required Criminal Background checks to obtain a Qualifying Letter from the Division of Child Development and Early Education. Although the BIB Criminal Background Check for Public School System was completed prior to employment, the required Division of Child Development and Early Education Criminal Background Check Qualifying letter was not on site and available for review as required by the North Carolina Child Care Rules (Staff names listed in Visit Summary documentation). | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1866 | .0605(j)(2) |
| Other surfacing materials not identified in rule were used that did not meet the ASTM standards, were not installed, maintained, and/or replaced according to manufacturer's instructions. In the outdoor area/playground there were tree shoots coming up through the surfacing material which will affect rating of appropriate surfacing as the roots will impact the ability for the surfacing to meet the requirements of protective surfacing. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The surfacing under the swings and under the semi-spiral slide which did not meet the requirements for safety. This is a repeat violation. | |||
| 2023-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-02-02 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check (CBC) was not completed. Although the BIB Criminal Background Check for Public School System was completed prior to employment, the required Division of Child Development and Early Education CBC process was not followed and required documents were not submitted in order to obtain the mandatory qualifying letter for three (3) employees, as required by the North Carolina Child Care Rules. | |||
| 2023-02-02 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Of the eleven (11) staff only eight (8) staff files were available for review. These three (3) files, PT, LD, and EM were reportedly in the UCPS main office, but these staff were not listed on the Staff Verification form. | |||
| 2023-02-02 | 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, RP, who was due to have her certification completed by 12/01/22 has not taken the training to obtain the required certification. | |||
| 2023-02-02 | 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, RP, who was due to have her certification completed by 12/01/22 has not taken the training to obtain the required certification. | |||
| 2023-02-02 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. All staff files were monitored for a valid qualification letter and there were four staff who did not have the letter on file (see visit summary documentation for identification of these staff members). | |||
| 2022-09-15 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-09-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 468 | .0510(d)(1) |
| When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. Space 1 in the Language/Book area and in Space 3 in the Creative Dramatic/Home Living area there was not enough materials for the at least three children to play/work with at least three activities simultaneously or independently. Upon return on September 15, 2022 additional items were added. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1041 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) |
| Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. Although the BIB Criminal Background Check for Public School System was completed prior to employment, the required Division of Child Development and Early Education submission was not submitted and a qualifying letter obtained prior to the employee, LS, working with the children as required by the North Carolina Child Care Rules. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1329 | .0801(a)(1-7) |
| .0801(a)(1-7) Application for enrollment did not include all required information. The application did not include a section on Health Care needs to include the question if a medical action plan was attached, particular fears or unique behavioral characteristics that the child has and other health care information regarding information that has a direct bearing on assuring safe medical treatment for the child. There were many forms and some of the information required but none of this information was on the application nor was the parents authorization to allow the facility to obtain medical attention for the child in case of any emergency and/or transport the child to an appropriate medical resources in the event of an emergency. | |||
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 1757 | G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) |
| A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Although the BIB Criminal Background Check for Public School System was completed prior to employment, the required Division of Child Development and Early Education Criminal Background Check Qualifying letter was not on site and available for review as required by the North Carolina Child Care Rules. EW did not have a printed copy of the qualifying letter although it was verified in the Regulatory Database as being valid and current. LS Criminal Background Check was still being processed and a qualifying letter was not yet issued. | |||
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