Loving Home Child Care

Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate.

“The top of the toilet located in the restroom were broken and were observed not in good repair”

Rule Equipment and toys were not in good repair and developmentally appropriate.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Mar 18, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three.

“Green plastic bags stored in the top drawer of the diapering table were accessible to children under the age of three. This was corrected when the operator removed the plastic bags from the diapering table and placed them inside the locked closet in the hallway of the FCCH.”

Rule Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three.. Corrected during the inspection.

Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor.

“Three (3) packs of baby wipes labeled, “keep out of reach of children” without any other warnings, were stored on the top shelf and inside the drawer of the diapering table, less than five feet from the finished floor. This was corrected when the operator removed the packs of baby wipes from the diapering table and placed them inside the locked closet in the hallway of the FCCH.”

Rule Products that are labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings, were not stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is five feet above the finished floor.. Corrected during the inspection.

All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage.

“A prescription bottle of Ibuprofen was not kept in locked storage. While monitoring the indoor space, I observed a prescription bottle with Ibuprofen sitting on the counter in the kitchen next to the sink. This was corrected when the operator placed the medication inside a locked closet in the hallway.”

Rule All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage.. Corrected during the inspection.

Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care.

“A tube of Eucerin Calming Cream labeled, “Keep out of Reach of Children” with no additional warning was sitting on the countertop in the bathroom accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the operator removed the Eucerin cream from the bathroom and placed it inside the locked closet in the hallway.”

Rule Products that are labeled “keep out of reach of children” with an additional warning(s) on the label, were not kept in locked storage while children were in care.. Corrected during the inspection.