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Name

PROSPERITY GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI

Address

4755 PROSPERITY CHURCH RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28269

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

3/27/2025

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: - Observed center stored 2 raw eggs cartons in the refrigerator inside kitchen, items stored above and next to ready to eat food. Raw items shall be stored separate from cooked and ready to eat food at all time. - Ensure to provide cleaning solutions (soapy water, sanitizer, and disinfectant) in every classroom/area for cleaning purposes. - Clean behind diaper changing pad at changing table. Keep clean throughout the surfaces. - Keep staff and children food separate and clearly labeled which is which. - Some handwashing sinks need new caulking, sealing the gaps - Clearly label all cots and ensure that there is no two different name on the same cot. - Make sure to follow “change of use” cleaning procedures for hand washing sink after toileting use, and before hand washing for snack/lunch. - Clean bathroom vents - Re-Inspection within 7 days (4/4/25) - Director: Jaleesa Turner present during inspection.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
1	5	Handwashing when required: .2803, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2803 (a) and (c), .2836 (15).Child care center employees and children shall wash their hands when required. Observed children dropped off by parents in several classrooms, not washing their hands before engaging in class activities. Observed staff entering a classroom to assist and stay a while, not washing hands before engaging in activities as well. EHS, teacher, director discussed hand washing requirement, when to wash and where to wash at the time of inspection. Ensure staff wash their hands and direct children/ or assist them with hands washing upon arrival.
2	0	Proper handwashing procedure: .2803, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A.2803 (e). Handwashing procedures shall include: (1) using liquid soap and tempered water; (2) rubbing hands vigorously with soap and tempered water for 15 seconds; (3) washing all surfaces of the hands, to include the backs of hands, palms, wrists, under fingernails and between fingers; (4) rinsing the hands under tempered water for 10 seconds; (5) drying hands with a paper towel or other hand-drying device; and (6) turning off faucet with a paper towel or other method without recontaminating hands.- Observed children and teacher washing hands incorrectly, less than 10 seconds and turning faucet knob with bare hands. Proper hand washing procedures discussed in detail with teachers, director at the time of inspection. Center has hand washing signs posted at hand sinks.
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 .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 sent from home without date and name, without date, wrong date. Ensure all food items sent from home have both name and date received on items for that day. 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 baby bottles without date in infant refrigerator. Ensure to put both name and date on items sent from home.
9	0	Meets specifications for other equipment and utensils, approved material and construction: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2810 (f). Water from a handwash lavatory shall not be used for bottle warming or to prepare formula, mix dry cereals, or other foods.- Observed teacher is warming a bottle and ask where the water inside the warmer comes from. According to teacher, water comes from hand sink. EHS, teacher, director discussed in detail proper procedures. Water needs to come from the kitchen or bottle water, not from the hand sink.
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 solutions concentration measured more than 500 ppm. Ensure to provide correct chlorine solution of sanitizer between 50-200 ppm at all time. Prepare every 24 hours.
13	0	Proper storage and handling of clean equipment, utensils and single-service articles: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2814 (a) In child care centers, food-contact surfaces, equipment, utensils, and single service articles shall be protected from contamination.- Observed play/class items stored underneath hand washing sinks. Do not store any items under sinks/sewer piping.
15	6	Hot water supplied and maintained in the kitchen: .2815, .2836	No	No	No	PROVISIONAL ITEM: 15A NCAC 18A .2815 (e) (e) Hot water used for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and laundry shall be provided at a minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit at the point of use.- Observed hot water in kitchen 3 compartment sinks measured at 113F. Hot water at 3 compartment sinks in the kitchen shall be and maintained at least 120F at all time.
26	0	Approved cleaning solution and approved disinfectant provided; test kit available when required: .2817, .2818, .2819, .2820, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2812 (i) Provide a testing method for chlorine disinfectant to ensure compliance with prescribed chlorine concentration.- Observed center without testing strips for disinfectant solution. Obtain testing strips for all solutions use in the center and have available.
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 toward the end of process, staff is changing diaper to a child upon entering infant class. Staff is putting a child down without hand washing, and no hand washing for staff as well. EHS, staff, director discussed in detail procedures of diaper changing. The classroom has a procedures posted on the wall for reference. Ensure to follow correct diaper changing procedures at all time.
28	0	Medications properly stored: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 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 at front office stored less than 5ft. Observed red bags that contained emergency medications hanging on a hook high enough, however the black strings of the bags dropped down towards the floor, making the red bags from ground up less than 5ft while storing. Ensure to keep all strings and whole bag up at 5ft or higher at anytime.
29	0	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 air freshener spray bottle in restroom shelf in infant room, Observed ice pack that has labeled “Keep out of reach of children “ and extra “warning” in first aid bag in unlocked cabinet in infant. Observed cleaner spray bottles on a shelf in room 9. All hazardous items shall be kept in lock cabinet at all time. 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	REPEAT 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 on a desk in front office, door unlock. Ensure to store all non hazardous items at 5ft or higher at all time. 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (c) Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children by storing the product at least 5ft above the floor.- Observed a bulk refill soap bag sit on counter hand sink in infant. Teacher was going to refill the soap dispenser, and have not get a chance to complete a task. Ensure to store/place item at 5ft or higher 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 purses stored in unlock cabinet in room 6, Observed a purse on a desk in front office upon entering for inspection. Ensure to put up all personal beginnings, items and purses at 5ft or higher vertical distance from the finished floor. 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 personal items (coats, book bags, lunch boxes) hanging on hooks/cubbies/counters throughout the center, items are touching each other while storing. Ensure to provide enough storage for individual items, and not allow contact while storing at anytime.
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 classroom where mouthing/dirty toys present. The dirty toys were collected 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 ensure to store the sanitizer bin at 5ft or higher.