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Name

SKYERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Address

7023 BEATTIES FORD ROAD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28216

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/17/2023

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: Mrs. Janette Skyers, the director, and Mrs. Roberts Nykesse, the environmental Health Regional Specialist, present during the inspection. Re- Inspection will be within 7 days.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
1	0	Handwashing when required: .2803, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2803 (a) and (c), .2836 (15).Child care center employees and children shall wash their hands when required. - Observed teacher after cleaning the diaper changing table, not wash her hands before cleaning child #1 and #2 dirty noses. Teacher shall wash hands between task and after cleaning each children’s nose.
4	0	Potentially hazardous foods meet storage and holding temperatures; bottles, lunches refrigerated at 45º F or below: .2804, .2806, .2808, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (k) Lunches, snacks, and other meals containing potentially hazardous foods shall be refrigerated at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and stored in the child care center kitchen or approved food preparation area. - Observed ham sandwich in a child’s lunch box in 2’s classroom temperature measured at 65F. 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (k) Hot foods that a child brings from home to the child care center in double-walled, insulated thermos containers may be stored outside of refrigerator at the child care center with the written permission of the child’s parent or guardian. - Observed foods in thermos container in children’s lunch boxes without parent/guardian written permission. EHS discussed procedure with director during the inspection.
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 .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 children’s lunch boxes without date that was received at the center. Children’s name was on lunch boxes to indicate whom it belongs to. Each lunch box shall have name and date that was receive at the center. 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 a container of specialty milk that belong to a child brought from home to the center, without a date that was received inside refrigerator in the kitchen. According to the director, milk was there over a week. Ensure to have name and date on the unopened container and send home at the end of the week with child. 15A NCAC 18A .2810 (f) Water from a handwashing lavatory shall not be used for bottle warming or to prepare, mix dry cereals, or other foods. - According to teacher in infant room, teacher uses water from food prep hand washing sink to warm the bottle in the warmer. Water needs to come from the kitchen or water bottle, not from the hand sink.
10	0	Food contact surfaces properly washed, rinsed, sanitized and air dried; single-service articles not re-used: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2812 (e) Multi-service articles, including highchair feeding trays, shall be washed, rinsed and sanitized in the child care center kitchen after each use. - According to teacher highchair trays and spoons in infant classroom and rubber bibs in several classrooms get clean at the sink in the classroom. All multi-service articles need to be wash, rinse, and sanitize properly in the kitchen after each use.
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. - Observed the facility last water testing for lead was 10/06/2020. The director was able to registered and sing up for water testing during the inspection and will follow the procedure to get water tested as required.
25	6	Diapering surfaces cleaned and disinfected after each use: .2817, .2818, .2819, .2820, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2819 (c) and 15A NCAC 18A .2819 (d) (10). Diapering surfaces shall be disinfected using an approved disinfectant by spraying the entire diapering surface with an approved disinfectant and allowing to remain on the surface for two minutes or as specified by the manufacturer, or air dry. - Observed teacher in infant room spray the disinfectant solution on the changing surface and wipe dry immediately. The solution needs to stay on the surface at least 2 minutes before wipe dry. PROVISIONAL ITEM.
27	4	Free of storage and in good repair; cleaning and disinfecting solutions labeled; approved diapering methods used; diaper changing and handwashing signs posted: .2817, .2818, .2819, .2820, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2819 (d) Use approved diapering methods as follows: 1) gather supplies, 2) wear disposable gloves (if needed), 3) use a disposable moist towelette to clean child, wiping front to back, 4) dispose of gloves if used and soiled towelettes, 5) wiping the employee's hands and the child's hands with a separate disposable towelette, 6) slide clean diaper under child and apply diapering products if needed using approved methods, 7) fasten diaper and place clothing on child, 8) wash child's hands, 9) and 10) clean and disinfect diapering surface using approved methods, 11) employee washes their hands. - Observed teacher is changing diapers incorrectly/missing step #3, 4, 5. Proper diaper changing procedures discussed with teacher at the time of inspection.
29	6	Hazardous products properly stored and locked: .2820	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2820 (b). All hazardous items must be stored behind lock and key. -Observed super glue inside the pens container stored on top of the table in 2’s classroom, the directors took item and discarded it. Observed several chemicals inside the kitchen stored on top of the 3 compartment sinks. The director placed all the chemicals in the lock storage room inside the kitchen during the inspection. (B): Keys shall not be stored in the locks. Observed key stored in the lock in the 4’s classroom which stored shaving aerosol cans, disinfectant aerosol spray, and other chemicals. The teacher locked the storage and put key away at the time of inspection. PROVISIONAL ITEM.
30	0	Non-hazardous products properly stored: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (c). Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use by storing the items 5 ft above the floor or behind lock and key. - Observed diapering cream inside the drawer in the locked bathroom in 1’s classroom. (Teacher takes multiple students in the restroom at a time). The cream was put away 5ft and above at the time of inspection.
32	3	Adequate linen provided and properly stored; adequate beds, cots, mats provided, in good repair, properly stored, labeled, spaced during use: .2821, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2821 (a). In child care centers, beds, cribs, cots, mats, and play pens shall be kept clean and in good repair, stored to prevent contamination, and cleaned and sanitized between users. - Observed cuts and tears at the corner of the mattresses in the infant room, need replacement.
39	0	Equipment clean and in good repair; maintained as required: .2826	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2826 (b).Windows and window treatments shall be kept clean and in good repair. All ventilation equipment, including air supply diffusers, return grilles, and fans shall be kept clean and in good repair. - Observed ceiling vents inside the restroom in several classroom covered with dusts, need detail cleaning.
42	0	Designated area for sick children; maintained as required; written procedures for vomiting or diarrheal events: .2827, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2827 (d). The child care center shall have written procedures that employees shall follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the center. The procedures shall address the specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, children, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. - Observed the facility without written procedures of vomiting and diarrhea. EHS provided the poster and plan to the director, the procedures discussed at the time of inspection.