La Petite Academy

Parent’s medication authorization did not include required information.

“3 diaper creams were observed to have expired authorizations for use.”

Rule Parent's medication authorization did not include required information.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Aug 26, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

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

“The last safety drill was conducted over 3 months ago in March 2026.”

Rule Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Aug 26, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.

“Surfacing at the ends of the slides on the large playground was between 3-4 inches in depth. Surfacing at the end of the slide on the adjacent playground measured 4 inches in depth.”

Rule The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Sep 25, 2026. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.

“Mulch surfacing on 2 playgrounds at the ends of slides measured 1 inch or less in depth.”

Rule The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Oct 1, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child’s file.

“Multiple incident reports on file were missing parent signatures and other required information.”

Rule Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 28, 2023. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Child was handled roughly.

“On November 14, 2023, a staff member repeatedly lifted multiple two-year-old children by one of their arms and dropped one of these children on a sleeping mat.”

Rule Child was handled roughly.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 23, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.

“On November 14, 2023, a staff member in the classroom for two-year-old children, threw a blanket at a child, pulled a blanket while a child was wrapped in it, pretended to throw a child’s blanket in the garbage, aggressively grabbed toys out of a child’s hands, and spoke to a child in an intimidating manner. On this same date, another staff member threatened to throw a two-year-old child’s shoes in the garbage.”

Rule Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 1, 2024. Correction verified: at a follow-up visit by DCDEE.

Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below)

“Water from a handwash lavatory shall not be used for consumption. On November 14, 2023, two staff members allowed a two-year-old child to drink water from a handwash lavatory for several minutes.”

Rule Rule violated (DCDEE’s description below). Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 28, 2023. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

There was a substantiation of child maltreatment.

Rule There was a substantiation of child maltreatment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Jul 1, 2024. Correction verified: at a follow-up visit by DCDEE.