Description: LITTLE ONES HEAVEN is a Four Star Family CC Home License in WINSTON-SALEM NC, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-10-25 | Violation | 409 | 10 A NCAC 09.1701(b) |
| Individuals who provide care for 5 hours or more hours in a week, during planned absences of the family child care home operator, did not meet the requirements as specified in rule. Six of twenty required on-going training hours from the 2022/2023 compliance year had been completed by the additional caregiver; these hours were due to by completed by 6/02/2023. Current certificates for Health and Safety Training Topic #s 2, Administration of medication, with standards for parental consent, and 10, Recognizing and reporting child abuse, child neglect, and child maltreatment, were not observed to be on file for the additional caregiver. | |||
| 2023-10-25 | Violation | 706 | .1719 (a)(7) |
| Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. One container of Coconut Oil Hair Conditioner labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed in unlocked storage. | |||
| 2023-10-25 | Violation | 921 | .1721(e)(6) |
| Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. One child enrolled did not have an arrival time recorded. | |||
| 2023-10-25 | Violation | 1409 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719 (a) |
| Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. On the playground, one ball was observed to be heavily mildewed. One metal pole (not a part of the fencing itself) was observed inside the fenced-in outdoor play area at the back of the playground, which was observed to be rusting. Two pieces of metal on the wire mesh fencing, accessible to children, on the right side of the outdoor play area (facing away from the home) were observed to be separated from the rest of the fencing and sharp to the touch. | |||
| 2023-10-25 | Violation | 2023 | .1703(d)(2) |
| Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. Current certificates for Health and Safety Training Topic #s 1, Prevention and control of infectious diseases, including immunization, 2, Administration of medication, with standards for parental consent, and 10, Recognizing and reporting child abuse, child neglect, and child maltreatment, were not observed to be on file for the operator. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 1409 | 10A NCAC 09 .1719 (a) |
| Operator did not provide a physically safe and healthy indoor and outdoor environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care. One individual pump of hand sanitizer and two packages of wax melts labeled Keep Out of Reach of children were observed less than five feet from the ground in the space designated for child care. In the bathroom used by children, fluoridated toothpaste was observed beneath the bathroom cabinet and in the medicine cabinet, less than five feet from the ground. One bottle of mouthwash labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was also observed in the lower bathroom cabinet in unlocked storage. In dining room between the space designated for child care and the kitchen, a bag of batteries and a canister containing mini bottles of hand sanitizer were observed stored less than five feet from the ground. In the kitchen, greater than three cans of aerosol cooking spray were observed in unlocked storage. One canister of stainless steel cleaner labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children with additional warnings was observed greater than five feet up, but in unlocked storage. One canister of disinfectant wipes and one bottle of hand sanitizer was observed stored less than five feet from the ground. Each item which can be stored greater than five feet from the ground, but in unlocked storage was place greater than five feet from the ground by Ms. Driver during the visit. Each item that is required to be in locked storage was placed into locked storage by Ms. Driver during the visit. The outdoor learning environment was surrounded by three types of fencing, greater than four feet high: standard metal fencing, solid wood fencing, and wire mesh fencing secured to wooden and metal posts. The wire mesh fencing was observed to be rusting, and sections of the rails to the standard metal fencing were observed to be rusting. Greater than five vertical metal posts and one metal pole on the right side of the playground (facing the playground from the home) were observed to be severely rusted; the metal pole was also observed to be sharp to the touch. Ms. Driver stated that the wire mesh fencing and metal posts are all part of the next-door neighbor's property. Ms. Driver is considering using the Expansion Grant to upgrade the playground fencing. One screw protruding from the gate entrance was also observed to be rusting. To the left of the playground (facing the playground from the home), a space measuring six inches wide was observed between the beginning of the wooden fencing and the side of the home, creating a potential entrapment hazard. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 1876 | .1714(e ) |
| The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The last review of the EPR Plan documented for the operator was in September, 2021. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 2017 | .1714(f) |
| The operator did not review the EPR Plan with additional caregivers prior to them caring for children and/or on an annual basis. An signed annual EPR Plan review was not on file for one additional caregiver. | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 2023 | .1703(d)(2) |
| Operator and/or staff who work with children, did not complete health and safety training as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas were covered. The files for the operator and one additional caregiver did not contain a record of Health and Safety trainings after the year 2017 (which expired in 2022). | |||
| 2023-05-23 | Violation | 2036 | 0.1713 |
| The operator did not review the plan for emergency procedures with additional caregivers and substitutes prior to allowing them to care for children, and when the plan is revised. A review of the Emergency Medical Care Plan was not on file for one additional caregiver. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-06-02 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 925 | G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) |
| Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home for one child. | |||
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