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NameTHE GROWING YEARS
Address3502 PROSPERITY CHURCH RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28269
Premise Type42 - Child Care
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/20/2025
Final Score @ Grade
18
General CommentsNOTE: - Director assistant: Shaundra Garris present during inspection.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
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 speciality milks in kitchen refrigerator some with name and without date. Some are without date that was received at the center. One dated 8/11. Ensure to receive the unopened container of specialty milks at the beginning of the week, put name and date that was received before storing in the refrigerator for the week. Ensure to send home or discard at the end of the end either opened or unopened containers. 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 no date on baby bottles in infant 1. Ensure to put name and date on bottles from home.
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 room 3, washed, rinsed rubber bibs, and let air dry around hand sink in the classroom. All multi-service articles (high chair trays, spoons, plates/bowls, rubber bibs) shall be wash, rinse and sanitize properly in the kitchen after each use.
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 (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 classroom materials, clean supplies stored underneath hand sinks in several classrooms. Ensure to remove items and not to store anything under exposed sewer lines at anytime.
16 0 Hot water supplied and maintained as required in all other areas: .2815, .2836 No No No GENERAL COMMENT, 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 hand sink in infant 2 measured at 115F at food prep sink. Ensure to provide tempered water between 80F to 110F where accessible to children. No points due to improvement.
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 available in a dispenser in the small therapy room. Ensure to provide all hand washing supplies at all hand sinks at all times.
23 2 Approved storage in toilet rooms, lavatories free of storage; hand wash signs posted: .2817, .2818, .2836 No No No REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2817 (a). Storage in toilet rooms shall be limited to toileting and diapering supplies.- Observed bags of toy stored on a shelf in restroom 7. No other items shall be stored inside the restrooms unless toileting related items only at anytime. NOTE: Observed diaper changing mat in restroom 8 stored on the floor. Keep a mat and store above the floor to prevent contamination.
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 teacher is changing diaper for a child and missed the very last step is washing her hands at the end after cleaning the diaper table. Ensure to wash hands at the end of the diaper procedure each time, before begin a new task.
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 bag/personal belongings in unlocked cabinet in room 8. Ensure to keep personal belongings/bags/purses that contain no hazardous items at 5ft or higher at anytime.
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 .2825 (a) In child care centers, the walls and ceilings, including doors and windows, of all rooms and areas, shall be kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All walls and ceilings shall be free of peeling, flaking, chalking, or otherwise deteriorating paint.- Observed damaged wall, peeling paint at hand sink in room 6, holes on wall from misplaced soap dispenser in restroom 5. Repair needed.