10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1102 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1703 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .2830 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: KAORU EDDINS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/2/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/2/2025 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 277 Time In: 10:38 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A hand-written report of today’s visit was completed due to Wi-Fi issues, reviewed with you, and signed by me, Kaoru Eddins Child Care Consultant and signed by Teresa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, during the visit. Bridget Owen, Child Care Consultant, accompanied to this visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site with you. Ms. Mosteller was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including but not limited to supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent as of today prior to this visit. Permit type – Five-star center license issued on 8/25/21. Special Services/Restrictions – daytime care, meets enhanced space and reduced ratios, no children in diapers. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. The last fire drill was practiced on 8/27/25. The program was closed from June and July 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on 3/19/25. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/2/25 at 9 am. The last fire inspection was completed 9/24/24 on an unapproved form with two (2) items being marked no. The inspection on the correct form was approved on 4/18/24. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 11/12/24 with six (6) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old is Creative Curriculum. Lead water testing was completed on 5/21/24, with slightly elevated lead level but no issues. No information was available for Lead paint and asbestos testing. Upon arrival, I announced my presence and the purpose of the visit. Space 1a and 1b are used as one space instead of two (2) separate spaces. Six (16) children, all age four (4), were present with two (2) staff members. The children participated in group time. The children and one (1) staff member discussed rules, books and other topics. One (1) child was on the cot during the group time. According to a staff member, the child was on the cot because he/she was sad. Lunch was served after group time. Ground beef, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, Doritos chips, beans, grapes and milk were served. Three (3) children brought own lunch from home. Per interview, meals are offered to all children even when the children bring their own lunch. After lunch, the children played on the playground. They played with swing and slide structures. Gravel is used for fall zones, and the gravel was measured for eight (8) inches for slide and swings. We discussed four (4) different playgrounds being listed as approved playgrounds. However, one (1) playground right outside of the classroom is the only playground used currently. We discussed removing other playground spaces. Two (2) children’s files were monitored. It has not been thirty (30) days since school started. Therefore, one (1) of the children did not have the physical or immunization form in tile. Staff and Training Worksheet was not provided prior to this visit. Seven (7) staff members including two (2) bus drivers, one (1) substitute staff member, Director and a principal were listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. All staff documents were in one (1) binder. Documents from a few years ago to the current one are mixed in different sections. One (1) substitute staff member was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. Per interview with staff member, the substitute staff member worked during the last school year but not this school yet. In the staff file, the expired qualifying letter was present as well as expired emergency information form. Ms. Owen was able to connect to Wi-Fi, and the ABCMS system was reviewed for the staff member. The qualification letter for the substitute staff member expired on 8/27/24. Two (2) bus drivers were listed on the worksheet, but one (1) driver’s criminal background letter was not available for review. Their criminal background check status was verified on the ABCMS website. At dismissal time, two (2) children were put on the bus. Additionally, at 3:10 pm, one (1) child was put on the bus. A staff member walked the children to the bus and ensured that the children got on the bus safely. Per interview, the driver of the bus was listed on the Staff and Training Worksheet. There were no other staff on the bus other than the bus driver. We discussed the licensing requirements for the caregivers who count in the ratios. Staff members who have caregiving responsibilities must have more than criminal background checks. Due to time constraints, I discussed my intension to send a follow-up email regarding this matter. Two (2) administrative staff members were listed on the worksheet, but the principal’s name was not listed, and no criminal background letter information was included in the worksheet. Per interview, the director works off-site. Both staff members’ status was verified on the ABCMS system. Two (2) existing member’s files did not have TB and medical in their files. Also, no past visit verified the review of those documents. No off-site verification forms were filled out for children or staff members. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ The program does provide transportation. You stated that you do transport three (3) children, who are all four (4) years of age. The program uses DPI buses. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was not reviewed today due to monitoring tool not being available in the beginning of the school year. No NC Pre-K children files were monitored today due to NC Pre-K class list not being available yet. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. One (1) child's attendance record for today did not have arrival time. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 524 When children 3 years and older were in care, screen time was not used to stimulate a developmental domain; was not limited to 30 minutes a day and no more than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and/or was not documented on a cumulative log or the activity plan that is available for review. Upon our arrival to the classroom, the Smart screen was on. Additionally, a video of a bear sleeping on the moon was played along with calm music on the smart screen for over thirty (30) minutes while some children did not sleep, but no screen time record was filled out for either screen time. .0510(d)(2)(A-C) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. one (1) child's face was covered by the blanket while asleep, but the face was not uncovered until a Child Care Consultant pointed out. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Five (5) hours of on-going training was not completed by the lead teacher or the certificates of the training were not filed for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. Also, eight (8) hours of on-going training was not completed by the teacher or the certificates of the training were not in file for 8/1/24 through 7/31/25 training period. .1103(a) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Staff development plans and annual evaluation plans for the lead teacher and the teacher were not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The qualification letters for a bus driver, one (1) principal and one (1) director were not in file for review. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. There was no documentation of the review of the EPR plan for this school year. .0607(e) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Per record, the Lead teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022. However, several training certificates for the training completed were not attached. Additionally, "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed. Also, the teacher completed the Health and Safety training in 2022 as well, but "Medication in Child Care" training was not completed either. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided as follows: 125: attendance records Children’s attendance records must include arrival and departure time. Parents often forget to put arrival/departure times. Staff members must review the document and make sure the time of arrival and departure are listed for all children each day. Also, parents shall be notified of these requirements. In your compliance letter, please state when and how you met the compliance for this item. 524: Screen time Anytime children watch moving pictures on the screen, it counts toward screen time. The screen time must be logged and limited to thirty (30) minutes each day. To comply, please log all screen time including rest time on your screen time log. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 807: rest time monitoring Children must be monitored during rest time. No children’s faces shall be covered by staff members. If children cover themselves, staff members must remove the blankets when they fall asleep. Staff members shall be moving about during rest time to monitor each child periodically. To comply, each child must be monitored closely during the rest time. Appropriate materials shall be provided if they don’t take nap. In your compliance letter, please state how you achieve the compliance. 1052: on-going training Required hours of on-going training must be completed annually. Upon completion of training, the certification must be maintained in the staff files for verification. Both staff members’ on-going training periods are from August 1, one year, to July 31, the following year. No training certificates were verified between the previous training period of August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, for both staff members. To comply, please find five (5) hours of training certificates completed during the period for T. Mosteller and eight (8) hours for D. Hedden. If certificates are not found, both staff members must complete the required hours of training within the next two (2) weeks. The training completed to achieve compliance for this violation will not count toward the current training period. In your compliance letter, please state the date you completed all the required hours of training. If you found training certificate, you can also scan the certificates and send it to me. 1232: Staff Development Plan and annual evaluation form Staff Development plan and annual evaluation form must be completed annually and maintained in the staff files. To comply, please print the plan and evaluation and file them in the staff files. In your compliance letter, please state the date you filed them for both staff members. 1757: qualification letter Qualification letters must be printed and maintained in the staff files. Per G.S. 110-90.2(b). To comply, please log on to ABCMS system where you applied for the criminal background check website and print the qualification letter for the principal, one (1) of the bus drivers and maintain them in their file. I strongly recommend creating separate files for each staff member. In your compliance letter, please state the date the qualification letters for staff members were printed and filed. 1790: Nutrition Opt-out form When parents choose to pack the children’s meals, they must fill out nutrition opt-out form. With the opt-out form, programs are not obligated to serve children any meals or snacks unless the child(ren) forget to bring one. Additionally, no meal guidelines need to be followed for those children with the opt-out form. If children bring their own lunch and the food do not meet the nutrition guideline, the program must serve the supplemental food without the opt-out form, to ensure that the meal standards are met. The parents who opt-out must provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. Refer to .0901(d). To comply, please discuss this matter with the parents. If they choose to opt out, they need to fill out the form. The example of the nutrition opt-out form is available on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms In your compliance letter, please state if nutrition opt-out forms were filled out by the parents or your plan to comply with the meal guidelines. 1824: Review of the EPR plan A trained staff member must review the program’s EPR plan annually, and the documentation of the review must be available upon monitoring visits. At DPI, the review of the EPR plan may be completed by security staff members. Attendance roster or signed documents are recommended for the review. To comply, please create some types of documentation that the review of the EPR plan occurred. In your compliance letter, please state how you met the compliance. 1899: Health and Safety training Health and Safety training must be completed during the first year of employment and every five (5) years thereafter. All completed training certificates must be in the staff files along with the log. To comply, please print all the training certificates and file them. If no certificates were found, you must complete the training again. Please note that medication in child care training is not included in CCDF training. Please search “Medication” in the search box located at the bottom of the DCDEE Moodle page. In your compliance letter, please state the date you printed all the certificates and file them. Achieving Compliance: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Signed statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 9/16/25. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Kaoru Eddins PO Box 795 Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Please call me at 828-556-9013 or email kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: Criminal Background check: One (1) substitute staff member’s criminal background letter expired on 8/27/24. The staff member shall not work in the classroom until the letter is renewed. Qualification letter and criminal background renewal can be completed on the ABCMS website at https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ Supervision: The classroom is adjacent with kindergarten classroom, and the licensed space is U-shape. The areas with children’s cubbies need to be closely monitored when children get their blankets and backpacks. TB and medical: TB and medical for two (2) classroom staff members were not available for review. No past visit summaries verified the documents being reviewed by the consultants. However, the documents were obtained a long time ago, therefore, the violations were not cited during today’s visit. Lockdown/shelter-in-place drill: Drill is expected to be conducted if there is one opening date each month. Both fire drills and shelter-in-place/lockdown drill must be conducted when you return in August. Appliances with heating elements: Appliances with heating elements, such as a toaster and coffee makers must not be accessible to the children. When we talk about accessible, those items are either stored under five (5) feet or the door to the room where the items are stored is not locked. Lead Paint and Asbestos Testing: In April 2023, North Carolina enacted final rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001-1007 requiring all public schools and child care facilities to: Test for lead in drinking/cooking water (.1005 and .2816), Identify lead-based paint hazards (.1004), Identify asbestos hazards (.1003), Mitigate or restrict access to any identified hazards. Testing was required to be completed by May 31, 2025. The enrollment surveys for lead paint and asbestos can be completed on the Clean Classroom for Carolina Kids at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ New and terminated staff notification requirement: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The ABCMS system was reviewed prior to this visit and no staff members were listed on the roster. You must use the business ID and create a roster on https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Second annual compliance visit: Instead of a routine unannounced visit, a second annual compliance visit will be conducted toward the end of school year to adjust the visit schedule. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division”. As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any monitoring visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at kaoru.eddins@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.556.9013, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/17/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/17/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this routine unannounced visit was to conduct limited compliance monitoring and offer consultation to the program. This center operates with a Five Star License. Tereasa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, accompanied me today during the walk through. The program’s annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/28/23. The following items were monitored today: Supervision Staff Child Ratios CPR First Aid Special Training Criminal Record Checks Completed Emergency Medical Care Plan Administration of Medication Storage of Hazardous Substances Storage of Medication Adequate/Approved Space General Safety Discipline Program Records License Posted Permit Restrictions Upon arrival I observed the Pre-K class having center time while some children were invited to work on a science/art project with the teacher. Children washed hands and had a healthy lunch. Children were observed playing outside while teachers engaged in activities with them. There was no new staff member since the facility had their Annual Compliance on 9/28/23. The last fire drill was practiced on 3/14/24. The last shelter-in-place drill/lockdown drill was practiced on 2/16/24. The last fire inspection was approved 9/1/23 (not excepted). The last sanitation inspection was completed on 4/16/24 with six (6) demerits for a Superior rating. The Emergency Preparedness and Response plan has been completed. The Emergency Medical Care Plan is posted and current. The incident log is in use and maintained. The following violations of child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 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 elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical Assistance: Item 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. SECTION .0600 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Item 106- 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. Note: The elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. I have put a call into Kevin Carter, Fire Inspector, and you have emailed him. Please continue to reach out so you can be in compliance. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0304 ON-GOING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE (a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 5/1/24. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney McCrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation: We discussed the New Pre-K Coordinator coming aboard in June. Jennifer will share my information with him so he can reach out to me for a meeting or for any help he may need. We discussed making a sign on the front gate to make sure it stays closed with the kindergarten and parents coming in and out. We discussed preparing for you Cohort year that will start July 1, 2024. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable to your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you as needed. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest COVID-19 information for child care at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.McCrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/17/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/17/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this routine unannounced visit was to conduct limited compliance monitoring and offer consultation to the program. This center operates with a Five Star License. Tereasa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, accompanied me today during the walk through. The program’s annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/28/23. The following items were monitored today: Supervision Staff Child Ratios CPR First Aid Special Training Criminal Record Checks Completed Emergency Medical Care Plan Administration of Medication Storage of Hazardous Substances Storage of Medication Adequate/Approved Space General Safety Discipline Program Records License Posted Permit Restrictions Upon arrival I observed the Pre-K class having center time while some children were invited to work on a science/art project with the teacher. Children washed hands and had a healthy lunch. Children were observed playing outside while teachers engaged in activities with them. There was no new staff member since the facility had their Annual Compliance on 9/28/23. The last fire drill was practiced on 3/14/24. The last shelter-in-place drill/lockdown drill was practiced on 2/16/24. The last fire inspection was approved 9/1/23 (not excepted). The last sanitation inspection was completed on 4/16/24 with six (6) demerits for a Superior rating. The Emergency Preparedness and Response plan has been completed. The Emergency Medical Care Plan is posted and current. The incident log is in use and maintained. The following violations of child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 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 elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical Assistance: Item 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. SECTION .0600 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Item 106- 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. Note: The elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. I have put a call into Kevin Carter, Fire Inspector, and you have emailed him. Please continue to reach out so you can be in compliance. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0304 ON-GOING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE (a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 5/1/24. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney McCrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation: We discussed the New Pre-K Coordinator coming aboard in June. Jennifer will share my information with him so he can reach out to me for a meeting or for any help he may need. We discussed making a sign on the front gate to make sure it stays closed with the kindergarten and parents coming in and out. We discussed preparing for you Cohort year that will start July 1, 2024. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable to your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you as needed. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest COVID-19 information for child care at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.McCrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/17/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/17/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this routine unannounced visit was to conduct limited compliance monitoring and offer consultation to the program. This center operates with a Five Star License. Tereasa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, accompanied me today during the walk through. The program’s annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/28/23. The following items were monitored today: Supervision Staff Child Ratios CPR First Aid Special Training Criminal Record Checks Completed Emergency Medical Care Plan Administration of Medication Storage of Hazardous Substances Storage of Medication Adequate/Approved Space General Safety Discipline Program Records License Posted Permit Restrictions Upon arrival I observed the Pre-K class having center time while some children were invited to work on a science/art project with the teacher. Children washed hands and had a healthy lunch. Children were observed playing outside while teachers engaged in activities with them. There was no new staff member since the facility had their Annual Compliance on 9/28/23. The last fire drill was practiced on 3/14/24. The last shelter-in-place drill/lockdown drill was practiced on 2/16/24. The last fire inspection was approved 9/1/23 (not excepted). The last sanitation inspection was completed on 4/16/24 with six (6) demerits for a Superior rating. The Emergency Preparedness and Response plan has been completed. The Emergency Medical Care Plan is posted and current. The incident log is in use and maintained. The following violations of child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 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 elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical Assistance: Item 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. SECTION .0600 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Item 106- 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. Note: The elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. I have put a call into Kevin Carter, Fire Inspector, and you have emailed him. Please continue to reach out so you can be in compliance. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0304 ON-GOING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE (a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 5/1/24. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney McCrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation: We discussed the New Pre-K Coordinator coming aboard in June. Jennifer will share my information with him so he can reach out to me for a meeting or for any help he may need. We discussed making a sign on the front gate to make sure it stays closed with the kindergarten and parents coming in and out. We discussed preparing for you Cohort year that will start July 1, 2024. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable to your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you as needed. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest COVID-19 information for child care at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.McCrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/17/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/17/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this routine unannounced visit was to conduct limited compliance monitoring and offer consultation to the program. This center operates with a Five Star License. Tereasa Mosteller, Lead Teacher, accompanied me today during the walk through. The program’s annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/28/23. The following items were monitored today: Supervision Staff Child Ratios CPR First Aid Special Training Criminal Record Checks Completed Emergency Medical Care Plan Administration of Medication Storage of Hazardous Substances Storage of Medication Adequate/Approved Space General Safety Discipline Program Records License Posted Permit Restrictions Upon arrival I observed the Pre-K class having center time while some children were invited to work on a science/art project with the teacher. Children washed hands and had a healthy lunch. Children were observed playing outside while teachers engaged in activities with them. There was no new staff member since the facility had their Annual Compliance on 9/28/23. The last fire drill was practiced on 3/14/24. The last shelter-in-place drill/lockdown drill was practiced on 2/16/24. The last fire inspection was approved 9/1/23 (not excepted). The last sanitation inspection was completed on 4/16/24 with six (6) demerits for a Superior rating. The Emergency Preparedness and Response plan has been completed. The Emergency Medical Care Plan is posted and current. The incident log is in use and maintained. The following violations of child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 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 elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical Assistance: Item 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: The top of the swing set on the back playground was covered in mold and chipping paint. SECTION .0600 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Item 106- 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. Note: The elementary school had a Fire inspection that was labeled Andrew Highschool that was current. However, it did not have the Elementary school’s name or a form for the PRE-K. on it. I have put a call into Kevin Carter, Fire Inspector, and you have emailed him. Please continue to reach out so you can be in compliance. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0304 ON-GOING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE (a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 5/1/24. Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney McCrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation: We discussed the New Pre-K Coordinator coming aboard in June. Jennifer will share my information with him so he can reach out to me for a meeting or for any help he may need. We discussed making a sign on the front gate to make sure it stays closed with the kindergarten and parents coming in and out. We discussed preparing for you Cohort year that will start July 1, 2024. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable to your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you as needed. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest COVID-19 information for child care at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.McCrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655, or Bonnie Mathis, Licensing Supervisor, at bonnie.mathis@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1102 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1703 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .2830 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .3009 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 20000056 Consultant: SIDNEY MCCRORY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/28/2023 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 9/28/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance during an annual compliance visit. A computerized generated report of today’s visit was completed, reviewed with you, and signed by Sidney McCrory, Child Care Consultant and also signed by Samantha Hedden, Teacher, during the visit. A signed copy of the visit summary was left on-site for you. Today, Ms. Hedden, Teacher, was available during the visit. The indoor and outdoor areas were monitored today, including supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, discipline, nutrition and routine caregiving activities. An annual compliance monitoring checklist for child care centers was used to note the requirements monitored and is attached to the computerized generated visit summary for your records. The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was hundred (100) percentage as of 9/28/23. . Permit type – Five Star August 25th,2021 Special Services/Restrictions –NCPK; Daytime Care only; No children in Diapers; Meets reduced staff/child ratios; meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/20/22. The last fire drill was practiced on 9/1/23. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/2/23. Needs to be performed within 90 days of return to school. The last playground inspection was documented on 9/20/23. The last fire inspection was approved on 10/3/22. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 10/18/22 with two (2) demerits for a superior classification. The Emergency Medical Care plan was posted and current. The approved curriculum for four-year-old children is Creative Curriculum. Upon arrival I introduced my presence to the Teachers. There was a sub today in for the lead teacher. Teesa Mosteller is out on personnel leave. I observed the group with four- to five-year-old children engaged in apple tasting with their teacher while others had center time. The children then moved into music and movement with their teacher. They were also observed washing their hands and having a healthy lunch before laying down for rest time. I used the Child Care Center Item Number Listing (DCDEE-0357) as a basic monitoring tool to assess compliance with all applicable child care requirements pertinent to this facility. For specific rule references, refer to Chapter 110 General Statues Child Care Facilities, Chapter nine (9) Child Care Rule (10A NCAC 09) and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Center (15A NCAC 18A) for additional information. Updated copies of these rules can be located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ This PRE-K uses Public School transportation. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. You stated you have completed the developmental screenings. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The following violations were documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) Technical assistance was provided as follows: Safe Indoor/Outdoor Environment Item 807-A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Note: Three swings are attached with rusty hard ware on the preschool and the swing set has rusty paint and fungus growing on it. This needs new paint and new hardware. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0601 SAFE ENVIRONMENT (a) A safe indoor and outdoor environment shall be provided for the children in care in accordance with rules in this Section. (b) All equipment and furnishings shall be in good repair. All commercially manufactured equipment and furnishings shall be assembled and installed according to procedures specified by the manufacturer. For equipment and furnishings purchased after September 1, 2017, the manufacturer’s instructions shall be kept on file or electronically accessible, if available. (c) Equipment and furnishings shall be sturdy, stable, and free of hazards that may injure children including sharp edges, lead based or peeling paint, rust, loose nails, splinters, protrusions (excluding nuts and bolts on sides of fences), and pinch and crush points. (d) All broken equipment or furnishings referenced in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be removed from the premises immediately or made inaccessible to the children. (e) Each child care center shall provide equipment and furnishings that are child-size or that can be adapted use by children. Chairs and tables shall be of appropriate height for the children who will be using them. Corrective Action Plan: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the following: • Facility name • Facility ID# • Date of visit • Violation item number • Statement of compliance I must receive your compliance statement by 10/17/23 Email the compliance letter on signed letterhead or in the email identifying your facility name, ID#, name and position to: Sidney.mccrory@ dhhs.nc.gov or you can mail to: Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education Attn: Sidney McCrory 172 Streamwood Circle Waynesville NC 28786 Please call me at 828-550-7655, or email Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov, if you need assistance. Please note: if mailing the letter of compliance, I must receive it by the due date listed above. You will need to mail a compliance statement three to five days prior to the due date to ensure receipt is within the designated timeline. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Consultation is provided as follows: We discussed you are in Cohort one (1). Your Prep year is 7/2023 to 7/2024 and your assessment year is 7/2024 to 7/2025. You are interested in having the prep year assessment and will notify me when you’re ready. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Stabilization Grant, please contact Kaitlyn Marshall, Child Care Consultant, at 828-713-8192 or email kaitlyn.marshall@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to change and/or alter any previously approved spaces used by children as indicated on the approved indoor and outdoor floor plan, you will need to contact me within thirty (30) days prior to the change. Failure to notify a DCDEE representative may result in a violation of child care requirements. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) states “Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division.” As child care providers, you are a vital part in the prevention and intervention of child maltreatment! You may see potential indicators of maltreatment in the children under your care. Some children may even be more likely to disclose maltreatment to a child care provider than to a family member. It is required that all providers are aware of maltreatment indicators and to report any suspicions of maltreatment. Follow child care rules related to child maltreatment training: 10A NCAC 09 .1102(g) and 10A NCAC 09 .1703(a)(5) states the child care administrator, operator, and all staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 MAINTAINING THE STAR RATING (a)A representative of the Division may make announced or unannounced visits to facilities to assess on-going compliance with the requirements of a star rating after it has been issued. It is the center operator’s responsibility to make sure each staff person has registered for a WORKS account, submit an official transcript (if applicable) and apply for a position for evaluation. This should be completed immediately upon hiring or at the latest, by the end of the six-week orientation process. Failure to maintain the same education point level may result in a violation of the above rule reference and may result in a reduction of stars. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2830 (c) If employment-related changes occur at a facility that result in the operator not complying with the standards in the Section for the star rating issued, the operator shall correct the noncompliance within 120 days. If the operator does not correct the noncompliance within 120 days, the operator shall notify the Division. It is your responsibility to understand the health and safety requirements in child care rule .1102. If the program is out of compliance in accordance with health and safety requirements, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), it may affect subsidy funding. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/.It is your responsibility to understand the rules and laws that are applicable your program. All rules/laws cannot be verbally reviewed during any licensing visit. Please ask questions if you are having difficulty and would like additional technical assistance. I welcome your questions and want to be a resource for you. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have questions, please contact me at Sidney.mccrory@dhhs.nc.gov or 828.550.7655. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times