Description: LAGRANGE HEAD START is a Five Star Center License in LA GRANGE NC, with a maximum capacity of 20 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 through 5. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-04-21 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A pair of adult scissors was accessible to children, a small bottle of hand sanitizer was accessible to children, a bottle of hand lotion was not maintained five feet from the floor, and a staple remover was accessible to children. All items were removed or placed five feet from the floor. | |||
| 2025-12-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2024-11-12 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-11-12 | 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. The previous fire inspection was completed on September 25, 2023. The new inspection was completed on October 7, 2024. The new inspection was not provided to the Division. | |||
| 2024-11-12 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. There was no documentation to verify a fire drill was completed for the month of September. | |||
| 2024-11-12 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The required shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was not completed every three months as required. The last drill was completed in March of 2024. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-16 | 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. Ms. Monica Price had a negative TB test on file; however the test was dated July 15, 2022, and Ms. Prices’ first day of employment was September 25, 2023. | |||
| 2024-04-16 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Alexandria Smith, Education Specialist, is the off-site administrator for this program and did not have a file on-site. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 859 | .0605(q) |
| Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The employee responsible for completing the playground safety checks did not have documentation on file of completing the playground safety training. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | Violation | 1030 | .0302(d)(1)(A) |
| Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. One staff member with the hire date of March 30, 2022, did not have an application for employment on file. The employee filled out an application and placed it in the file during the visit. | |||
| 2023-09-07 | 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 member with the first day of employment date of August 21, 2017 did not have current documentation of First Aid training on file. The documentation on file expired on August 19, 2023. | |||
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