Union Grove Elementary School

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The administrator has not completed Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training and the lead teacher last took the training on 2/25/20.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/23/2026

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. The EC/NC Pre-K Specialist did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's safe school risk management plan.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/2/2025

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The outdoor playground with a stationary structure did not have sufficient depth of surfacing.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/18/2025

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 EC/NC Pre-K Specialist did not have documentation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome policy on file for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/2/2025

Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection completed on 10/24/25 was received on 11/4/25.

Violation corrected during visit

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The EC/NC Pre-K Specialist did not have documentation of reviewing the facility's safe emergency medical care plan.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/2/2025

Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A emergency drill was conducted in the month of August.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/2/2025

Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection completed on 10/3/24 was received during today's visit.

Violation corrected during visit

Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. An opened bag of potting soil was stored on the floor and a tube a E6000 was stored on the counter, accessible to children.

Violation corrected during visit

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. An emergency medication expired on 10/19/24 according to the pharmacy label.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/26/2024

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. A volunteer present today did not have an Emergency Information form completed.

Violation corrected during visit

Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. A volunteer present today did not have documentation of being informed of the facility's EPR Plan.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/26/2024

Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. A volunteer present during the visit did not have a Health Questionnaire completed.

Violation corrected during visit

Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter. A health questionnaire for the substitute present was not on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

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. A substitute employed through the ESS agency did not have a signed statement of receiving a job description on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

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. A substitute present did not have signed acknowledgement of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

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. A substitute employed through the ESS agency did not have a TB screening on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A substitute employed through the ESS agency did not have an application for employment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

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. A substitute employed through the ESS agency did not have an Emergency Information form on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024

Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. Documentation of reviewing the center's EPR plan was not on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/21/2024