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Name

THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT MT HOLLY

Address

8208 MT HOLLY-HUNTERSVILLE RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28216

Premise Type

42 - Child Care

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

8/8/2025

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

NOTE: - Remove Air Fryer from the kitchen. The center is not set up for type of cooking. No commercial hood. The kitchen is equipped with cooking microwave, slow cooker and rice cooker. - Label teacher foods items and belongings clearly. Do not mix and match with students items. - Keep all approved cleaning solution separate and not touching food supplies in the cabinet. - Manager: Jih’naya Matthews present during inspection walkthrough - Report review with Manager and director: Phillippe Locke

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
2	5	Proper handwashing procedure: .2803, .2836	No	No	No	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 is washing her hands before serving lunch, turning a faucet knob with bare hands. Ensure to follow proper hand washing procedures as posted at the sink at anytime.
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 a child lunch container with potential hazardous food stored in a cabinet classroom. Teacher stated that they forget to take it to the kitchen. Usually it stores in the kitchen until lunch time. Proper food safety and how to store them discussed in detail with manager/director at the time of inspection. NOTE: 15A NCAC 18A .2804 (k) Hot foods that a child brings from home to the child care center in double-walled, insulated thermos containers may be stored outside of refrigeration at the child care center with the written permission of the child's parent or guardian.
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 .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 dated 8/7 in infant B. Ensure to label all bottles with correct date that they come in to the center. 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 baby food jar dated 8/7 that came in today in infant A. Observed no date and name on snacks that come in for class in infant B. Observed lunch dated 8/7 and no date on snacks bag in Toddler A. Ensure to label both name and correct dated on items came from home for the day. 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 specialty milk in Toddler refrigerator without date received. And one specialty milk in kitchen refrigerator dated 8/25. 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.
10	0	Food contact surfaces properly washed, rinsed, sanitized and air dried; single-service articles not re-used: .2809, .2810, .2812, .2814	No	No	No	General Comment: 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.- According to teacher in infant room, the trays get clean in the kitchen at the end of the day. Observed high chair tray need better cleaning at the back crevices. Proper cleaning for all multi-service articles (high chair trays, spoons, plates/bowls, rubber bibs) discussed in detail with teacher/manager/director at the time of inspection. They shall be wash, rinse and sanitize properly in the kitchen after each use.
16	4	Hot water supplied and maintained as required in all other areas: .2815, .2836	No	No	No	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 measured at 111F -119F in following class but not limited to (restroom Preper, Toddler C, PS2, Toddler A/B, Infant A). Hot water measured at 75F in restroom PS1. Ensure to provide tempered water at all hand sinks where accessible to children between 80F -110F at all time.
19	2	Approved drinking fountains, pressure regulated, clean: .2815, .2836	No	No	No	15A NCAC 18A .2815 (f).Drinking fountains, if provided, shall be separate from handwash lavatories and kept clean.- Observed water fountains in the hallway need better cleaning and keep clean. Observed water fountains in the playground with painting tape and plastic covered, wrapped around a spout. The manager stated that to prevent kids from using it. If not intended to be used, cut off the water supply and keep clean even not in used.
21	0	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	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2818 (a). Lavatories shall be kept clean and in good repair- Observed slow draining at sink in Make Believe room. Observed very low water pressure on the hot side in restroom sink PS1. Repair needed. Observed many hand sinks need better cleaning and keep clean throughout the center.
26	2	Approved cleaning solution and approved disinfectant provided; test kit available when required: .2817, .2818, .2819, .2820, .2836	No	No	No	REPEAT 15A NCAC 18A .2812 (i) An approved disinfectant shall be provided for cleaning purposes. When a chlorine solution is prepared by a child care center employee for use as an approved disinfectant, then the solution shall be prepared for use within 24 hours, and a testing method shall be used to ensure compliance with the prescribed chlorine concentration (500 -800 ppm).- Observed disinfectant solution in spray bottles measured at 250 ppm throughout the center. Ensure to provide correct concentration between 500-800 ppm 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 an outside bag with Epi-Pen inside hanging down a hook less than 5ft in couple classrooms. Ensure to put the bag up and the bottom of the bag and the strings sit right at 5ft or higher at anytime.
29	0	Hazardous products properly stored and locked: .2820	No	No	No	General Comment: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 (b) (c). All hazardous items must be stored behind lock and key. A locked kitchen is not considered to be a locked storage room or cabinet for the purpose of this rule - Observed Clorox, floor cleaner, cleaner spray bottle stored in unlocked cabinet in the kitchen. Proper storage for chemicals inside the kitchen discussed in detail with chef, manager and director at the time of inspection.
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 disinfectant/soapy/sanitizer solution bottles stored in unlocked cabinet less than 5ft in Toddler C. Ensure to keep all approved cleaning solution at 5ft or higher at all time.
31	2	Facilities provided for proper storage, used and kept clean: .2820	No	No	No	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/purse that contain non-hazardous items (hand lotion) stored in an unlocked cabinet in couple classrooms. Ensure to stored all personal belongings/bags/purses that contain no hazardous items at 5ft or higher 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	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 several classrooms have mats/cots with numbers and no name assignments. Same number in two different mats. Number and name are not matching. Ensure to use either name or number. Be very clear which number assigned to what name. Have the cots list available if numbers are use. 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 holes on sheets for infant mattresses. Provide sheets that are in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .2821 (a). In child care centers, beds, cribs, cots, mats, and play pens shall be kept clean and in good repair, stored to prevent contamination, and cleaned and sanitized between users.- Observed couple damaged mattresses in infant room. Replacement needed.
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 put in dirty bin and get clean at the end of the day. Teacher spray sanitizer solution on toys, then rinse them, then 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.