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Name

THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Address

16604 OLD STATESVILLE RD

City/State/ZIP

HUNTERSVILLE

28078

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

7/15/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: - Ensure to keep emergency medication on staff at all time, or have it stored at 5ft or higher at all time, not on the bench less than 5ft in the playground. - Ensure to put all keys (magnetic key, actual keys, any device use to unlock cabinet) at 5ft or higher at all time. - Ensure to clean the diaper changing surfaces front and back, all around the table thoroughly after changing every time. - Ensure to repair hot faucets in Preschool 1A restrooms. Keep in good repair. - Replace missing light shield cover in restroom #123. - Director: Christina Helms present during the inspection - Re-Inspection within 7 days (7/22/24)

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 a child was dropped off by a parent in infant room A. Upon entering a classroom, a child didn’t have his/her hands wash before engaging in group activities. Observed a teacher in infant B, entering classroom without hand washing before opening the refrigerator and engaging in a task. Proper procedures according to the notated rule discussed in detail with staff and director at the time of inspection.
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 teacher in Twaddler washing hands after diaper changing and turning a faucet knob off with bare hands. Proper hand washing discussed with teacher and director during inspection. Hand washing poster provided 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	REPEAT 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 speciality milks in the kitchen refrigerator without date received at the center, another one with incorrect date 7/14/24. Proper way to handle specialty milks discussed in detail 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.
16	4	Hot water supplied and maintained as required in all other areas: .2815, .2836	No	No	No	REPEAT 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 at least half part of the building measured 113F- 122F. (Twaddler, Toddler A/B, Infant A/B, Make Believe Room, Preschool 1A, Room #123) Ensure to provide tempered water.
17	6	Hot water in excess of 120ºF not allowed in areas accessible to children	No	No	No	PROVISIONAL ITEM: 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 hot water measured at or above 120F in Preschool 1A, Room #123, Infant A. Repair needed, provide water temperature between 80F- 110F where is accessible to children.
19	0	Approved drinking fountains, pressure regulated, clean: .2815, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2815 (f).. The water pressure of a drinking fountain shall be regulated so that an individual's mouth does not come in contact with the nozzle and so that water does not splash on the floor.- Observed water pressure of the two fountains inside are very low. Water pressure needs to be adjusted and not allow month contact to the nozzle.
21	4	Properly sized, located, accessible, and in good repair; sinks, toilets and potty chairs cleaned and disinfected; proper change of use procedure: .2817, .2818, .2836	No	No	No	REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2817 (a. All toilet fixtures shall be kept clean and in good repair.- Observed disrepair toilet with black bag covered in Make Believe restroom. Need repair. 15A NCAC 18A .2818 (a). Lavatories shall be kept clean and in good repair- Observed leaking hand sink in Make Believe restroom. Repair needed.
22	0	Soap, approved hand drying devices, toilet tissue paper available: .2817, .2818, .2836	No	No	No	General Comment: 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 paper towels and soap available in Toddler A restroom, prepper B, and prepper restroom. Ensure to provide all hand washing supplies at all hand sinks at all time.
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 staff in several classrooms change diapers incorrectly, missing/mixing steps #3, 5 through 11. Proper diapers procedures discussed in detail with teachers and director in one classroom during inspection. Diaper poster provided at the time of inspection. Ensure to follow correct diaper changing procedures every time.
28	0	Medications properly stored: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 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 in unlocking drawer in Toddler B. Ensure to put items at 5ft or higher at all time if not keep them lock. 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 keys at 5ft or higher at all time
30	0	Non-hazardous products properly stored: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment 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 squeeze bottle attached to keychain in drawer less than 5ft, not locking in Infant B. Ensure to put non hazardous items at 5ft or higher.
31	0	Facilities provided for proper storage, used and kept clean: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 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 broken lock cabinet less than 5ft in Prepper. Keep items store properly 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 (c). Beds, cots, and mats shall be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with individual linens.- Observed no name/number on the cot. Ensure to put name/number system assignment. - Observed no cot chart, and there are three cots labeled #9 in Prepper. Ensure to provide/have available current update number/name on the cots
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 REPEAT: 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 put in dirty bin 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) which what is being utilized currently. 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 store it at 5ft or higher. Proper sanitizer solution made and tested together during the inspection to ensure correct procedure is done across the board.