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NameMALLARD CREEK LEARNING CENTER
Address8765 BROWNE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28269
Premise Type42 - Child Care
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/30/2025
Final Score @ Grade
16
General CommentsNOTE: - Director assistant: Ms. Ingrid Dowdell and staff: Ms. Debbra present during inspection - Re-inspection within 7 days (7/7/25). However the center will be closed for holiday 7/4 and 7/7. - As a result Re-inspection will be no later than 7/8/25.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
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 .2806 (h) The temperature of potentially hazardous food provided by the child care center for consumption by children shall be 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below, or at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above at all times, including field trips, catering events, and outdoor service, except during periods of preparation and service immediately prior to consumption.- Observed lunch-able inside an opened and closed lunch boxes in purple classroom cubby. The items labeled “Keep refrigerated” due to potential hazardous food items (chicken nuggets and cheese). EHS did not take a temperature of food items at the time of inspection. The items feel warm. All potentially hazardous food items and how to store them discussed in detail with staff and director assistant at the time of 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 .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 lower building in kitchen refrigerator dated 5/24. Observed one specialty milk in upper building refrigerator without date received and the other one dated 6/30, but was left over from last week. According to staff it was waiting to go home this afternoon. EHS, staff and director assistant discussed proper way to handle specialty milks at the time of inspection. Ensure to receive the unopened container of specialty milks at the beginning of the week, put name and date that was received, send home or discard at the end of the end either opened or unopened containers. 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 lunch boxes in purple classroom without name and date received. Ensure to label all food items send from home with name and date received upon arrival to the center.
29 6 Hazardous products properly stored and locked: .2820 No No No PROVISIONAL ITEM: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (b) (c). All hazardous items must be stored behind lock and key. A locked kitchen is not considered to be a locked storage room or cabinet for the purpose of this rule - Observed unlocked/broken magnet lock cabinet under the sink in kitchen lower building containing all Clorox containers and cleaning chemicals. Observed disinfectant aerosol spray can and other hazardous items in left unlocked cabinet in the blue room, key left on top of toy cubby less than 5ft. Hazardous items and how to store them discussed in detail with staff and director assistant at the time of inspection. NOTE: **Lock storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electric or magnetic device, key pad, key, or equivalent locking device, keep/store keys at least 5ft or higher at all time**
30 3 Non-hazardous products properly stored: .2820 No No No 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 hand sanitizer bottle less than 5ft, inside the unlock black office metal fill drawer between blue and green classroom. Ensure to put all non-hazardous items at 5ft or higher at all time.
31 2 Facilities provided for proper storage, used and kept clean: .2820 No No No 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (g).Purses, that do not contain hazardous items, must be stored 5 ft above the floor, behind lock and key, or behind a child safety lock.- Observed teacher black purse stored inside a blue bin underneath a table in purple classroom, as well as a personal black book bag on the floor less than 5ft. Ensure to store all purses/personal belongings that contain no hazardous items at least 5ft at all time.
32 0 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 General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2821 (c). Beds, cots, and mats shall be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with individual linens.- Observed cots for children label classroom color and number (Ex. Blue class 1, green class 1) also on the cubby, without name assigned to it. If use number system, please ensure to assign what name goes with which number. Have cot list available if choose number system or just labeling name. Be clear and legible.