| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
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 in infant room, a parent came into a room to drop off baby bottles, did not wash her hands before putting the bottles in the refrigerator for a teacher. For sanitation purposes and to prevent any cross contamination. Please ensure parents wash their hands upon entering if wish to help with any tasks in the classrooms. |
|
10
|
5
|
Food contact surfaces properly washed, rinsed, sanitized and air dried; single-service articles not re-used: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814 |
No |
No
|
No |
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.- Observed soiled high chair trays in infant 1, top surfaces and back/side crevices where high touch occurs from little hands. Ensure to receive only throughly clean trays after washed in the kitchen after each use. |
|
11
|
2
|
Approved sanitizer provided;test kit available: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814 |
No |
No
|
No |
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 concentration measured at 500 ppm or more throughout the center. Some classroom have correct concentration in the sanitizer bottle, and not in the toy sanitizer bucket. Or vice versa. Observed in 108, there is 0.00 ppm of sanitizer in the toy bucket. Ensure to provide correct sanitizer concentration between 50-200 ppm at anytime. |
|
16
|
0
|
Hot water supplied and maintained as required in all other areas: .2815, .2836 |
No |
No
|
No |
General Comment:
15A NCAC 18A .2815 (e) Hot water shall be maintained between 80°F and 110°F at handwashing sinks accessible to children.- Observed hot water temperature throughout the center measure at 113F -114F in most sinks. Ensure to provide tempered water where is accessible to children. |
|
22
|
3
|
Soap, approved hand drying devices, toilet tissue paper available: .2817, .2818, .2836 |
No |
No
|
No |
15A NCAC 18A .2818 (d). Liquid soap and disposable towels or other hand-drying devices shall be provided at every handwash lavatory area.- Observed no soap available due to broken dispenser in infant 2, no paper towels available due to something wrong with dispenser at small sink in toodler 2, no paper towels available in dispenser in restroom 110 and 109, no soap at small sink and paper towels at diaper sink available in 108. Ensure to provide all hand washing supplies at all hand sinks at all time. |
|
30
|
3
|
Non-hazardous products properly stored: .2820 |
No |
No
|
No |
REPEAT
15A NCAC 18A .2820 (d) Non-prescription diaper creams and sunscreen shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use 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 diaper creams unlocks in black box and under diaper sink cabinet in toddler 2. Ensure to keep items at 5ft or higher, or keep lock at all time. |
|
31
|
2
|
Facilities provided for proper storage, used and kept clean: .2820 |
No |
No
|
No |
REPEAT
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 in the unlock cabinet less than 5ft in toddler 2, purse in unlocked drawer in infant 1. Purse on a chair in front office. Ensure to keep all personal belongings/purses that contain no hazardous items at 5ft or higher at any time.
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 in 110, children jackets are laying on top of each other on top of cubby. Ensure to keep all individual items separate and not allow contact while storing at anytime. |
|
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 (c). Beds, cots, and mats shall be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with individual linens.- Observed in 109, 110 classroom needs to update name/number cot chart. Rewrite number/name legibly to easily identify. Use one system across all cots either number/name/stickers all in same colors. Have correct and updated chart available.
15A NCAC 18A .2821 (f).Linens shall be kept clean, in good repair, and stored with the mat or cot that the linens are assigned to or stored apart from the mattress or cot in a manner that keeps the linens used for each child separate from the linens belonging to other children.- Observed soiled sheet on cot in 109, provide clean sheet. Observed laundry basket stored on top of sheet on cot in 109. Ensure to not store anything on the cots unless there is a protection to prevent contamination. |
|
34
|
0
|
Clean and in good repair; cleaning, sanitization and maintenance of water play centers: .2822, .2836 |
No |
No
|
No |
General Comment:
15A NCAC 18A .2822 (a) Toys, equipment, furniture, and any other items accessible to the children shall be kept clean and in good repair.- Observed in 108, counter at food prep sink need cleaning and keep clean. |