Spanish Montessori Preschool

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months.

Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older.

Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days.

The state verified the correction on Aug 23, 2026

A statement acknowledging the parental decision to opt out of the supplemental food provided by the center was not signed by the parent and/or maintained on file at the center.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Application for enrollment did not include all required information.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file.

Corrected during the visit

Application was not signed by the parent.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center.

Corrected during the visit

Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes.

Corrected during the visit

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Only one caregiver was required to meet staff/ratio, but the center did not post the name, address, and telephone number of an adult who has agreed in writing to be available to provide emergency relief.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met.

The state verified the correction on Aug 11, 2026

Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.

Corrected during the visit

A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center.

Corrected during the visit

Each employee's personnel file did not contain a signed and dated statement that they received a job description and that they have received personnel and operational policies.

The state verified the correction on May 30, 2026

On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months.

Corrected during the visit

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference.

Corrected during the visit

A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference.

Corrected during the visit

Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review.

Corrected during the visit

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file.

Corrected during the visit