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NameLIGHTBRIDGE ACADEMY OF HUNTERSVILLE
Address12830 EASTFIELD RD
 
City/State/ZIP
HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078
Premise Type42 - Child Care
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/24/2023
Final Score @ Grade
24
General CommentsNOTE: Several classrooms the cabinet lock is broken. The director already put in the work order and will be repaired. Take all the hazardous items out of the cabinet and store in the lock magnet cabinet until fix. Director: Dana Mazur and Paige present during inspection. Re- Inspection within 7 days.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Potentially hazardous foods meet storage and holding temperatures; bottles, lunches refrigerated at 45º F or below: .2804, .2806, .2808, .2836 No No No General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (k) Lunches, snacks, and other meals containing potentially hazardous foods shall be refrigerated at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and stored in the child care center kitchen or approved food preparation area. -Observed children lunch (chicken nuggets, cut melon) inside the refrigerator in infant room holding temperature above 45F. Ensure to keep all hazardous food in children lunch boxes at 45F or below. EHS discussed options how to keep hazardous food that comes from home cool as it arrives at the center. Cooling methods (cracked the lids open, air out the containers inside the refrigerator to quickly cool) discussed with director at the time of inspection.
5 0 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 General Comment: 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 specialty milk in the refrigerator in kangaroo room with name and without date. According to the director assistant in Goldfish room the specialty milk dated 10/24. The date gets changed every day. EHS discussed with director assistant and teachers about receiving specialty milk. Name of a child and date that was received at the center. And they all go home at the end of the week or discard.
7 0 Thermometers provided, accurate: .2804, .2807, .2808, .2836 No No No General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2807 (h) Metal stem-type, thin probe, numerically scaled indicating product thermometers, accurate to ± 3 degrees Fahrenheit shall be used to ensure the maintenance of the internal cooking temperatures of all potentially hazardous foods required under this Rule.- Observed the center without thin probe thermometer. Obtain a thin probe thermometer to measure food or water temperatures.
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 the infant room, need better cleaning.
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. - Observe teacher changed diaper (kangaroo and red bird) incorrectly/missing step #3, 4, 5, 6, 10. Proper diaper changing procedures discussed with teachers at the time of inspection and diaper changing procedures poster provided.
28 6 Medications properly stored: .2820 No No No 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 medication basket in the cabinet in unlock staff break room. Observed medication in teacher personnel bag in the unlock cabinet in red bird classroom. All medications shall be stored in a locked cabinet. PROVISIONAL ITEM.
29 6 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. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. - Observed aerosol cans (air fresheners in the unlock restroom throughout the building, sunscreen in the unlock cabinet in several classrooms throughout the building). PROVISIONAL ITEM.
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 hand sanitizer bottle in infant room stored below 5ft. 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 store in cabinet below 5ft in infant room.
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 teachers dirty toys were collected and get clean at the food prep sink inside the classroom. Toys get sanitizer/disinfectant spray on them after washed and rinsed. Proper toys cleaning discussed with teacher and director and methods suggest with 3 step bins (Wash, Rinse, Sanitizer- the sanitizer solution concentration needs to be between 50-200 ppm of chlorine) during the inspection.