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Name

CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY

Address

8515 MALLARD CREEK RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28262

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

2/1/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: - Relabel all spray bottles that was faded/no label. - All cups, bottles, spoons shall be sent to the kitchen to be wash/rinse/sanitize after each use. Do not rinse items at the hand washing sink in classrooms. Ms. Ms. Babette C. (Assistant principal), Ms. Sonya D (Principal) present during inspection.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
5	5	Food properly stored, thawed, prepared, cooked, cooled, handled, served, transported, packaged and identified; only supervised children in kitchen; water from a handwash lavatory not consumed or used for bottle warming:. 2804, .2806, .2808, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2806 (a) Once pre-packaged food has been opened, the food shall be stored in clean, resealable bags or containers made of plastic or glass that are tightly covered and manufactured for the purpose of food storage.- Observed a bag of chip leftover and bag opened storing in the basket in the cabinet in infant room. Ensure to proper store leftover of snack in resealable bag or container to protect from any possible contamination. REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (d) All human milk, formula, and other bottled beverages, including beverages in sippy cups, that are sent from home shall be fully prepared and labeled with the date received at the child care center and the name of the child to whom the milk, formula, or beverage belongs before being brought to the child care center.- Observed two bottles in infant refrigerator without the date labeling. Ensure all bottles have both name and date on them. REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2806 (d) Specialty bulk milk that is sent from home for consumption by a child while at the child care center may be stored as set forth in the 2800 rules when the child's parent or guardian provides written permission and the specialty bulk milk is sent to the child care center at the beginning of each week unopened, labeled with the date received by the child care center, and labeled with the name of the child to whom the bulk specialty milk belongs. Any remaining bulk specialty milk shall be sent home at the end of the week with the child to whom the bulk specialty milk belongs.- Observed specialty milk in kitchen refrigerator without date. Name and date that was received need to be on item. Discussed proper labeling and how to handle specialty milks with director at the time of inspection. 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (k) Lunches, snacks, and other meals that a child brings from home to the child care center shall be labeled with the date on which the food is brought to the child care center and the name of the child to whom the food belongs at the child's home and shall be returned to the child's home or discarded at the end of each day.- Observed baby foods in cabinet infant room without date that was received at the center. EHS, teacher and director discussed proper way to handle the situation. 15A NCAC 18A .2810 (f) Water from hand wash lavatory shall not be used for bottle warming or to prepare formula, mix dry cereals, or other foods. According to teacher in infant room, teacher used water from food prep handwashing sink to warm the bottles in the warmer. Water needs to come from the kitchen or bottle water, not from the hand sink.
7	2	Thermometers provided, accurate: .2804, .2807, .2808, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2806 (j) (1) Each refrigerator shall be provided with a numerically scaled indicating thermometer that is accurate to ± 3 degrees Fahrenheit and located to measure the air temperature in the warmest part of the refrigerator. Recording thermometers that are accurate to ± 3 degrees Fahrenheit may be used in lieu of indicating thermometers.- Observed refrigerators in infant rooms without indicating thermometers. Obtain the indicator thermometer in both refrigerators. Observed thin probe thermometer in the kitchen measured 20F degree less than EHS thermometer during the time of calibration. Obtain a new thin probe food thermometer for the kitchen.
11	2	Approved sanitizer provided;test kit available: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2812 (g) A testing method or equipment shall be used in accordance with the product manufacturer's instructions to test the strengths of sanitizing solutions to ensure the prescribed concentrations are met.- Observed sanitizer solution measured >1000 ppm. The center corrected the issue and made fresh solution with correct concentration at the time of inspection.
20	0	No identified lead poisoning hazards in accordance with NCGS 130A-131.7(7): .2816	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2816 (b) (1) Child care operators, as defined under G.S. 110-86(7), shall test, once every three years, all water outlets used for drinking or food preparation. Samples shall also be collected and tested within 30 calendar days of completion of any renovations or repairs that may impact the facility's drinking water infrastructure, such as repair or replacement of all or part of drinking water service lines or faucets, at impacted outlets. The operator shall provide documentation of testing results for review by the Department during each unannounced routine sanitation inspection.- Last water testing for lead was 9/26/2020. The facility had already started the process with RTI, Pre-enrollment certification was on 1/23/2024. The facility will follow all requirements and provide the update test result to EHS at the next inspection. The expectation and process discussed with director at the time of inspection.
26	2	Approved cleaning solution and approved disinfectant provided; test kit available when required: .2817, .2818, .2819, .2820, .2836	No	No	No	REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2812 (i) An approved disinfectant shall be provided for cleaning purposes. When a chlorine solution is prepared by a child care center employee for use as an approved disinfectant, then the solution shall be prepared for use within 24 hours, and a testing method shall be used to ensure compliance with the prescribed chlorine concentration (500 -800 ppm). Observed disinfectant solution measured >1000 ppm. The center corrected the issue and made fresh solution with correct concentration at the time of inspection.
31	0	Facilities provided for proper storage, used and kept clean: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (f). Coat hooks not in individual cubbies or lockers must be 12 horizontal inches apart.-Observed hooks is measured less than 12 inches apart in preK1. 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (f) A child's coats, hats, bags, and other items or accessories belonging to a child that are stored using cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall not come into contact with stored items belonging to other children.- Observed children coats were hanging on the hooks to punching each other. Ensure to provide enough space to store individual items and not allow them to touch each other.
35	0	Mouth-contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized in rooms designated for children who are not toilet trained: .2822, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2822 (a). In rooms designated for children who are not toilet trained, toys and other mouth-contact surfaces that are used by children shall be cleaned and then sanitized after each use and when visibly dirty. Toys and other mouth-contact surfaces shall be cleaned and sanitized as follows: (1) the items shall be scrubbed in warm, soapy water, using a brush to reach into any crevices; (2) the items shall be rinsed in clean water; (3) the items shall be submerged in a sanitizing solution for at least two minutes or in accordance with the instructions on the label of the sanitizing solution; and (4) the items shall be air dried. -According to teacher in classrooms where mouthing/dirty toys present. The dirty toys were collected and put in dirty bin and get clean at the end of the day. Teacher spray sanitizer solution on toys and let them air dry. Proper toys cleaning discussed with teacher and director at the time of inspection. All dirty toys shall be washed/rinsed/sanitized properly in the kitchen at the three compartment sinks. Or 3 step bins suggested, label (wash/rinse/sanitize). Some toys that cannot not be submerged in water after washed and rinsed, the sanitizer spray can be used. All toys that can be in the water shall be submerged in sanitizer solution for at least 2 minutes and let air dry after. Ensure to use/provide the correct strength of sanitizer solution in the bin for cleaning toys each day and store the sanitizer bin at 5 ft or higher.