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Name

CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL, EASTFIELD

Address

12330 EASTFIELD RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28269

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

6/27/2025

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: - Director assistant: Symone Chillous present during inspection - Re-Inspection needed within 7 days (7/4/25)

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 staff enter room 104 to switch with the other staff for break. Upon enter classroom before seating and monitoring children, staff did not wash her hands. Ensure to wash hands when required at any time.
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	REPEAT 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. Observed a Brita water filter jug on the counter next to hand sink in 104. Per conversation teacher filled water from hand sink for class drinking water. Drinking water shall not come from handwashing sink in any classrooms. Water needs to come from the kitchen in a pitcher or bottle water, not from a hand sink. 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 bottle in infant 2 and 104 refrigerator without date received. Ensure to put both name and date received on items send from home. 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 snack from home in infant 2 without date received. Put both name and date received on all food items send from home.
12	0	Equipment, non-food contact surfaces clean; in good repair: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2809 (3) Other surfaces that do not come into contact with food shall be kept clean and in good repair.- Refrigerator and freezer in the kitchen need to be clean and keep clean.
13	3	Proper storage and handling of clean equipment, utensils and single-service articles: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2814 (b) Cleaned and sanitized utensils and equipment shall be stored above the floor in a clean, dry location and shall be kept clean while stored. The food-contact surfaces of fixed equipment shall be kept clean while stored or otherwise not in use. Equipment and utensils shall not be stored under exposed sewer lines.- Observed cups, utensils, facial tissue, rolls paper towels stored underneath diaper changing table and under sewer pipes (diaper sink) in infant 2. Limit only diapering items underneath diaper changing table, no clean/food supplies shall be stored under sewer pipes.
17	0	Hot water in excess of 120ºF not allowed in areas accessible to children	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2815 (e) Hot water that exceeds 120 degrees Fahrenheit is a burn hazard and shall not be provided in areas accessible to children.- Observed Keurig coffee machine filled with water available to brew at the front main lobby for guests and parents. EHS discussed in detail with Director assistant about hot water requirement. Empty water from the container and refill as needed. Not to have it access for hot water at all around children.
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.- According to the RTI website 12/24/2024, Observed a center tested water at sink in MECK 1, 2, 3, and PreK. Where is no results for water at the 3 compartment sink, or prep sink where food prepare in the kitchen. The center shall complete water testing for lead at the kitchen sink/ water fountain where is approved for drinking. Not hand washing sinks in the classrooms.
28	6	Medications properly stored: .2820	No	No	No	PROVISIONAL ITEMS: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (d).Medications, including prescription and non-prescription items, shall be stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container and shall not be stored above food.- Observed allergy medication stored in unlocked cabinet along with diaper cream in room 105. All medications shall be stored in lock cabinet at all time. 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (d).Designated emergency medications shall be kept inaccessible to children, but are not required to be in locked storage. A product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor.- Observed emergency medication in red bag hanging down from a hook in 105, strings dropped down very low less than 5ft. Ensure to keep everything tucked in and up at 5ft or higher at any time.
29	0	Hazardous products properly stored and locked: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (b). All hazardous items must be stored behind lock and key.- Observed liquid wipe out container in drawer unlocked in 107. All hazardous items shall be stored in lock cabinet/storage at all times.
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 lip gloss and hand sanitizer squeeze bottle in drawer less than 5ft in 104, and 112. All non-hazardous items shall be stored 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 purse stored less than 5ft in unlock storage room 110. All purses/personal belongings that contain no hazardous items shall be stored at least 5ft or in lock storage. REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (f). Coat hooks not in individual cubbies or lockers must be 12 horizontal inches apart.- Observed some classroom with hooks install less than 12” apart. Children book-bags hanging on the hook touching each other while storing. Some classroom has hooks set apart at 12”, however individual items are too big. They are touching each other while storing anyway. The center shall keep/store individual items separate and not touching each other while storing at all time.
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	REPEAT 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 several damaged corners of cots in 109. Repair or replacement needed. 15A NCAC 18A .2821 (e). When in use, cribs, cots, mats and play pens shall be placed at least 18 inches apart or separated by partitions that prevent physical contact between children.- Observed children cots in room 105 placed too closed to each other and less than 18” apart while napping. Ensure to keep all cots apart as required. 15A NCAC 18A .2821 (f) Linens shall be large enough to cover the bed, cot, or mat's sleeping surface.- Observed no sheet on cots while children are sleeping. Ensure to provide sheets.
33	3	Linen, bedding, wash cloths, bibs, burping cloths laundered, and in good repair: .2821, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2821 (f). Linens shall be laundered between users, when soiled, and otherwise once per week in rooms with children 1 year old or greater.- Observed soiled/stained sheets on cots in room 109. Replace a clean sheets when visibly soiled. Keep clean. 15A NCAC 18A .2821 (g). Wash cloths, bibs, and burping cloths shall be laundered after each use. Each time a wash cloth, bib, or burping cloth is used, it shall be used for only one child.- Observed wet cloth hanging over hand sink in 105. Ensure to use one cloth per cleaning session. Do not reuse the same one.
37	0	Easily cleanable, clean, and in good repair; carpets vacuumed as required and extraction cleaned; date cleaned___________: .2824, .2825, .2832, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2824 (c). Carpet shall be vacuumed daily and extraction cleaned at least once each 6 months. Cleaning materials including surfactants, solvents, and water used for extraction shall be removed from the carpet before the space is reoccupied.- No date available for most updated cleaning. Center will contact new company and provide date at next visit.