Scotts Elementary

Licensing inspections

• Feb 11, 20264 citations

  • Citation

    • “Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented playground inspection was 12/19/25.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/16/2026

  • Citation

    • “Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A substitute present during today's visit did not have an application on file.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/16/2026

  • Citation

    • “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. A substitute present during today's visit did not have a medical report on file.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/16/2026

  • Citation

    • “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 substitute present during today's visit did not have documentation or reviewing the school risk management plan and its location.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/16/2026

• Sep 2, 20256 citations

  • Citation

    • “Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The breakfast and lunch menu posted was dated August 2025.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/4/2025

  • Citation

    • “All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Post located on the outdoor playground had signs of chipping paint.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/17/2025

  • Citation

    • “Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented for May 2025.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/4/2025

  • Citation

    • “Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Playground inspections were not documented for May 2025 and August 2025.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/4/2025

  • Citation

    • “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 facility has not completed the ABCMS portal roster.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 11/6/2025

  • Citation

    • “Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. An emergency drill was not documented for August 2025.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 9/4/2025

• Mar 5, 20254 citations

  • Citation

    • “Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. An incident log was not maintained when incident reports were completed.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/19/2025

  • Citation

    • “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. One staff members First Aid expired on 2/10/25.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/21/2025

  • Citation

    • “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. One staff members CPR expired on 2/10/25.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/21/2025

  • Citation

    • “Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. One child discipline policy did not list the child's date of enrollment.”

      Violation corrected during visit

• Nov 19, 20248 citations

  • Citation

    • “Application for employment and date of birth was not on file for all staff. A substitute present did not have an application on file for review.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2025

  • Citation

    • “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. A substitute present did not have a TB test on file.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2025

  • Citation

    • “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 beginning employment on 9/18/24 did not complete an Emergency Information form until 11/5/24.”

      Violation corrected during visit

  • Citation

    • “Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. A substitute through the ESS Agency began working in the licensed classroom prior to completing a Criminal Background Check. The substitute was qualified on 10/25/24.”

      Violation corrected during visit

  • Citation

    • “A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A substitute through the ESS Agency did not have a qualification letter on file at the facility on the first day of employment.”

      Violation corrected during visit

  • Citation

    • “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 substitute present did not have documentation of reviewing the EPR plan and its location.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/27/2025

  • Citation

    • “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 who began employment on 9/18/24 did not have signed acknowledgement of The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy prior to caring for children. The policy was signed on 11/5/24.”

      Violation corrected during visit

  • Citation

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

      Violation corrected during visit

• Apr 9, 20242 citations

  • Citation

    • “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 last fire inspection was completed on March 31, 2023.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/11/2024

  • Citation

    • “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. Two staff members did not update the Emergency Information form annually.”

      Violation corrected during visit

• Dec 14, 20235 citations

  • Citation

    • “Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Children's water bottles sent from home were not labeled.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2023

  • Citation

    • “All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. Chipping paint was observed around the door frame at the entrance of the classroom. Cabinets, walls, and soap dispenser was observed to have visible dirt and paint.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2023

  • Citation

    • “All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two aerosol cans of shaving cream was observed in an unlocked cabinet. A staff member placed these items in locked storage during the visit.”

      Violation corrected during visit

  • Citation

    • “Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. I observed the last playground inspection was completed on April 20, 2023.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2023

  • Citation

    • “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. I observed one staff member did not have a certificate of completing Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on file for review.”

      Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 12/19/2023