Union Christian Academy Preschool

All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Staff member A.J. did not have verification of EPR review on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/9/2026

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. Staff member A.J. did not have verfication of the EMC plan on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/9/2026

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. Staf memeber A.J. did not have CPR training verification on file.

Violation corrected during visit

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. Staff member A.J did not have verification of First Aid trainings on file

Violation corrected during visit

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. Staff memeber A.J. did not have verification of acknowledgement of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/9/2026

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space three (3) a medication permission slip was expired for an emergency medication.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/19/2026

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. While toe policy was reviewed with the new staff member (S.L.) upon hire, the acknowledgement was not reviewed or in the file.

Violation corrected during visit

Menus for all meals and snacks were not planned at least 1 week ahead and dated. There was a menu posted without a date and was not posted in the kitchen area.

Violation corrected during visit

A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Diaper creams were offered to children in care without a parent/guardian permission slip.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff member S.L's file was not able to be reviewed during the visit.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 1/9/2026

A violation was found for which there is no item number. 15A NCAC 18A .280 STORAGE (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. A detergent solution in space three (3) was accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last record of a playground inspection on file was from January 2025.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 6/23/2025

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the loose surfacing in the playground that serves older aged children was not deep enough to be in compliance of the height of the critical height structure. This is a repeat violation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/6/2025

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. Staff member's A.G, R.H, K.G, and S.W. did not have an updated emergency information form on file.

Violation corrected during visit

Children's records that include an application for enrollment, medical and immunization records, and permission to seek emergency medical care was not on file for each child. One (1) child had a medical record dated two (2) years before the enrollment date.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. While incident reports are maintained, there is no evidence of the logs matching the reports. An incident from the summer of 2024, in which a medical visit was required was not maintained or documented in the incident log. This is a repeat violation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

Balloons were accessible to children. In the room that serves three year old children, children were playing with balloons.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/21/2025

All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Staff member's A.G, C.G, K.G, and R.H. did not have updated annual health questionnaire on file.

Violation corrected during visit

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. Staff member's R.H., S.A., K.G., and S.W. did not have current First Aid training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/13/2025

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. Staff member's R.H., S.A., K.G., and S.W. did not have current CPR training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/6/2025

Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection from May of 2024 was not documented.

Violation corrected during visit

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last emergency drill was practiced on 5/30/34 but was not documented. The previous emergency drill was practiced in January of 2024 which is outside of the three (3) month requirement.

Violation corrected during visit

Center was using an inflatable and it was not during a special event. An inflatable was present and used during the day and not fore a special event.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2024

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. n the playground that serves older children the equipment with a critical height of more than 5 feet, but less than 7 feet, did not have 6 inches of loose surfacing material and it was heavily impacted.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 7/8/2024