Description: COUNTRYSIDE CHILD CARE is a Five Star Center License in GRANITE FALLS NC, with a maximum capacity of 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | Announced Inspection | No | |
| 2026-02-09 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0126-305L |
| 2025-07-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-28 | 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. One new staff employed on 4-7-25 had not completed the training, and one staff employed on 2-24-25 did not complete the training until 7-20-25, in addition, one staff employed on 4-7-25 did not complete the training until 7-20-25. | |||
| 2025-07-28 | 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 employed on 4-7-25 had not completed CPR training within the ninety day timeframe. | |||
| 2025-07-28 | 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 employed on 4-7-25 had not completed First Aid training within the ninety day timeframe. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 1416 | .2509(b) |
| School-age program did not have a plan of off premise activities or did not include in the plan the location, purpose, time and date, person in charge, and telephone number or how to contact person in charge. An off premise activity plan was not posted or given to parents. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 1125 | .1003(i)(j) |
| Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. The permission form used did not include all required information. The expected time of departure and arrival, location of trip, and the person transporting the children was not included on the form. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 323 | 10A NCAC 09 .1403(h)(1-3) |
| Prior to supervising children on an aquatic activity, and annually, staff did not sign and date a statement that they had reviewed the center's policies on aquatic activities. Staff accompanying children on aquatics activities had not signed an annual statement that the center’s aquatics policy had been reviewed. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 304 | 10A NCAC 09 .1403(e) |
| Required staff/child ratio were not maintained during aquatic activities. Staff reported that only one staff member accompanied children on trips to aquatics activities that occurred during the weeks of June 23, 2025 through July 21, 2025 with a ratio of 1/13 school age children. At least two staff are required for aquatics activities. | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 125 | 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) |
| Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. The time of departure was not documented on 7/21/25 for ten (10) of the enrolled children. | |||
| 2025-05-29 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0525-192L |
| 2025-05-29 | Violation | 544 | .0510(f) |
| Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. .0510(f). The TV was on in space #1 where children were present. Children enrolled in this space are under three years of age. One infant and three children, one year of age, were present in the classroom. | |||
| 2025-04-14 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
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My daughter went here 30 years ago (loved it then) and now have a granddaughter going there(love it now). They have a great program for the kids and the teachers are amazing. Love knowing that they are so attentive to the kids and their needs.
We chose this program because we was told our child would receive preschool services. We found that the program was slipping our child into the other daycare rooms. We was told by the director guy this was happening because we pay out of pocket. She explained that the kids who get preK funding would receive services first and because of unexpected staff shortage our child was being placed outside the classroom. My husband discovered this was happening by waiting outside the classroom he dropped our child off in and watching the teachers walk her to another room once they thought my husband was gone. I would have never thought that it would matter how a facility was paid out of pocket or by NC preKprogam funds but the director told me they got put in the class first if they got PreK funds.10/4/22 I was given an hand written letter stating we owed 2 weeks. I was puzzled because I thought my husband had prepaid for the entire month. 10/4/22 I called the cellphone number on the paper and asked the owner if I could get a copy of our receipt or if she knew when my husband paid it so I could ensure it got paid right away. The owner told me “He is your husband, you ask him”. I asked if they kept records or had copies of the receipts and she said I’d have to ask Toni when she was back in the office. I called the office and Toni was out on a bus route. She demanded that I set up auto draft and said it’s mandatory for me to write down my personal account information on a printed tuition express application that would be stored at the office. 10/5/22 at drop off the owner showed me the filing cabinet they store the tuition express applications in. She couldn't find the blank application so she had to call Toni for help. I told the owner that I didn’t feel comfortable with my personal account numbers being stored on paper in a filing cabinet and auto drafted. The owner rolled her eyes at me and said I had no other option. Before 10/3/22 my husband had been allowed to pay out of pocket in person at the office. On 10/5/22 I offered the owner cash, debit, money order, cashiers check and asked for a user name and password for tuition express offering to login myself and pay electronically. The director said that Toni should have never taken our payments and the director called Toni “passive”. The director refused my payments. I was told by the secretary Toni that there is no room on the cloudspace to give parents a username and password for Tuition Express. I told her I wasn’t comfortable with this and she was understanding however I didn’t appreciate the way the owner degraded Toni in front of my five year old daughter. The level of unprofessionalism and lack of financial organization is observed for a business that’s been operating for so long. The buses also look very ran down, pavement is cracked and outside toys are faded and look unclean. I have many concerns. I only have a two star because the preschool teacher Pat has a masters degree and is very kind, Mrs Toni is always nice and the Cook is very friendly and upbeat. I am not sure how or why any staff would stay based on the way this owner treats them though.