10A NCAC 09 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/9/2026 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 1/9/2026 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 11:35 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator assisted during the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component(meeting enhanced space and ratios) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/14/25. The sanitation inspection was completed 11/5/25 with a “Superior” classification. A fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day and night care. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-two percent as of 1/2/26. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/2/2026 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. I visited indoor and outdoor spaces. Children throughout the classroom spaces were observed during outdoor play. The children engaged in variety of gross motor activities including playing on stationary climbers, playing in the sand table, throwing and kicking balls and riding on tricycles. Lunch consisted of sweet peas, pears, turkey corndogs, and milk. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Stored above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #3 there was a container of ZEP wipes and on a shelf below five feet in a child's cubby there was a tube of Desitin. Store above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #1 was a bottle soft Family Guard Disinfectant. .2820(b) 842 A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In classroom space #3 an authorization form for a tube of Desitin was not on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff hired on 1/9/26 did not have a completed emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 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. On or before January 23, 2026 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 191 Ayden, NC 28513 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: Medication: No drug or medication may be administered to any child without specific written instructions from the child's parent/guardian, a physician, or other authorized health professional. A tube if Desitin in classroom space #3 did not have an authorization form on file. You were aware the child needed the Desitin and that you had not received an authorization form. Have parents turn medications into the office to ensure authorization forms are completed as required. Staff Records: The health and safety of children requires that information regarding each staff working with the children be kept and available when needed. Staff records consist of various documentation such as employment application, medical report, TB test results, Annual Health Questionnaire, emergency contact information, CRC qualification letter, and documentation of orientation, in-service hours, CPR and First Aid, playground safety, and BSAC. One staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file or a completed emergency information form on file. Use the staff file checklist when hiring new staff to ensure all paperwork is received within the required timeframe. Additional Comments: During the visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. You informed me that your facility will pursue Pathway #1: Program Assessment Pathway. We reviewed the requirements for the three-month self-study process. Visit ncrlap.org under the resources tab for additional information on the self-study for centers. Education requirements were shared with you, and individual education staff were reviewed. Rated License Timeline: We discussed your three-month self-study June-August 2026 and submit your Rated License Application by September 2026. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Child care centers should be free of lead poisoning hazards. Every three years all water outlets used for drinking or food preparation shall be tested. Today we reviewed the facilities that lead in water, lead in paint and asbestos testing. Your last water testing was completed in 2021, you will to complete lead in water testing. Reminders: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and environmental health rules; review them with your staff and assist them with understanding and implementing them to maintain compliance and keep children safe and healthy. The most recent versions of child care laws and rules and environmental health rules in North Carolina, and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Raise NC Newsletter- Stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. Be sure to check your email at least weekly. If you are not currently receiving the email, please visit the DCDEE home page. Add your contact information and click subscribe to be added to the mailing list. North Carolina General Statute 14-208 requires sex offenders to register with the North Carolina Department of Justice. The law states that a sex offender shall not knowingly reside within 1,000 feet of the property on which any public or nonpublic school or child care center is located. This does not apply to child care centers that are located on or within 1,000 feet of property of an institution of higher education where the registrant is a student or is employed. All licensed child care centers must register to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender moves within a one-mile radius of the center. (§14-208.19) To register for the e-mail notification, go to http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov. If you have any questions, please contact your local sheriff's department. NCID: Did you know that if you do not login on any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. As part of ongoing efforts to protect state systems and data, the N.C. Department of Information Technology will be changing the minimum length of NCID passwords from eight to 14 characters. When you change your current password after Feb. 23, however, you will be required to create a new one that must: • Be a minimum of 14 characters. • Consist of at least one numeric character, at least one uppercase letter, at least one lowercase letter, and at least one special character such as #, &, * etc. • Passwords shall not contain number or character substitutes to create dictionary words (e.g., d33psl33p for deepsleep). The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/9/2026 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 1/9/2026 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 11:35 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator assisted during the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component(meeting enhanced space and ratios) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/14/25. The sanitation inspection was completed 11/5/25 with a “Superior” classification. A fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day and night care. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-two percent as of 1/2/26. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/2/2026 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. I visited indoor and outdoor spaces. Children throughout the classroom spaces were observed during outdoor play. The children engaged in variety of gross motor activities including playing on stationary climbers, playing in the sand table, throwing and kicking balls and riding on tricycles. Lunch consisted of sweet peas, pears, turkey corndogs, and milk. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Stored above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #3 there was a container of ZEP wipes and on a shelf below five feet in a child's cubby there was a tube of Desitin. Store above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #1 was a bottle soft Family Guard Disinfectant. .2820(b) 842 A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In classroom space #3 an authorization form for a tube of Desitin was not on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff hired on 1/9/26 did not have a completed emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 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. On or before January 23, 2026 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 191 Ayden, NC 28513 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: Medication: No drug or medication may be administered to any child without specific written instructions from the child's parent/guardian, a physician, or other authorized health professional. A tube if Desitin in classroom space #3 did not have an authorization form on file. You were aware the child needed the Desitin and that you had not received an authorization form. Have parents turn medications into the office to ensure authorization forms are completed as required. Staff Records: The health and safety of children requires that information regarding each staff working with the children be kept and available when needed. Staff records consist of various documentation such as employment application, medical report, TB test results, Annual Health Questionnaire, emergency contact information, CRC qualification letter, and documentation of orientation, in-service hours, CPR and First Aid, playground safety, and BSAC. One staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file or a completed emergency information form on file. Use the staff file checklist when hiring new staff to ensure all paperwork is received within the required timeframe. Additional Comments: During the visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. You informed me that your facility will pursue Pathway #1: Program Assessment Pathway. We reviewed the requirements for the three-month self-study process. Visit ncrlap.org under the resources tab for additional information on the self-study for centers. Education requirements were shared with you, and individual education staff were reviewed. Rated License Timeline: We discussed your three-month self-study June-August 2026 and submit your Rated License Application by September 2026. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Child care centers should be free of lead poisoning hazards. Every three years all water outlets used for drinking or food preparation shall be tested. Today we reviewed the facilities that lead in water, lead in paint and asbestos testing. Your last water testing was completed in 2021, you will to complete lead in water testing. Reminders: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and environmental health rules; review them with your staff and assist them with understanding and implementing them to maintain compliance and keep children safe and healthy. The most recent versions of child care laws and rules and environmental health rules in North Carolina, and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Raise NC Newsletter- Stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. Be sure to check your email at least weekly. If you are not currently receiving the email, please visit the DCDEE home page. Add your contact information and click subscribe to be added to the mailing list. North Carolina General Statute 14-208 requires sex offenders to register with the North Carolina Department of Justice. The law states that a sex offender shall not knowingly reside within 1,000 feet of the property on which any public or nonpublic school or child care center is located. This does not apply to child care centers that are located on or within 1,000 feet of property of an institution of higher education where the registrant is a student or is employed. All licensed child care centers must register to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender moves within a one-mile radius of the center. (§14-208.19) To register for the e-mail notification, go to http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov. If you have any questions, please contact your local sheriff's department. NCID: Did you know that if you do not login on any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. As part of ongoing efforts to protect state systems and data, the N.C. Department of Information Technology will be changing the minimum length of NCID passwords from eight to 14 characters. When you change your current password after Feb. 23, however, you will be required to create a new one that must: • Be a minimum of 14 characters. • Consist of at least one numeric character, at least one uppercase letter, at least one lowercase letter, and at least one special character such as #, &, * etc. • Passwords shall not contain number or character substitutes to create dictionary words (e.g., d33psl33p for deepsleep). The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/9/2026 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 1/9/2026 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 11:35 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator assisted during the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component(meeting enhanced space and ratios) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/14/25. The sanitation inspection was completed 11/5/25 with a “Superior” classification. A fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day and night care. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-two percent as of 1/2/26. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/2/2026 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. I visited indoor and outdoor spaces. Children throughout the classroom spaces were observed during outdoor play. The children engaged in variety of gross motor activities including playing on stationary climbers, playing in the sand table, throwing and kicking balls and riding on tricycles. Lunch consisted of sweet peas, pears, turkey corndogs, and milk. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Stored above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #3 there was a container of ZEP wipes and on a shelf below five feet in a child's cubby there was a tube of Desitin. Store above five feet in an unlocked cabinet in classroom space #1 was a bottle soft Family Guard Disinfectant. .2820(b) 842 A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In classroom space #3 an authorization form for a tube of Desitin was not on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff hired on 1/9/26 did not have a completed emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 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. On or before January 23, 2026 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 191 Ayden, NC 28513 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: Medication: No drug or medication may be administered to any child without specific written instructions from the child's parent/guardian, a physician, or other authorized health professional. A tube if Desitin in classroom space #3 did not have an authorization form on file. You were aware the child needed the Desitin and that you had not received an authorization form. Have parents turn medications into the office to ensure authorization forms are completed as required. Staff Records: The health and safety of children requires that information regarding each staff working with the children be kept and available when needed. Staff records consist of various documentation such as employment application, medical report, TB test results, Annual Health Questionnaire, emergency contact information, CRC qualification letter, and documentation of orientation, in-service hours, CPR and First Aid, playground safety, and BSAC. One staff hired on 1/5/26 did not have a valid medical report on file or a completed emergency information form on file. Use the staff file checklist when hiring new staff to ensure all paperwork is received within the required timeframe. Additional Comments: During the visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. You informed me that your facility will pursue Pathway #1: Program Assessment Pathway. We reviewed the requirements for the three-month self-study process. Visit ncrlap.org under the resources tab for additional information on the self-study for centers. Education requirements were shared with you, and individual education staff were reviewed. Rated License Timeline: We discussed your three-month self-study June-August 2026 and submit your Rated License Application by September 2026. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Child care centers should be free of lead poisoning hazards. Every three years all water outlets used for drinking or food preparation shall be tested. Today we reviewed the facilities that lead in water, lead in paint and asbestos testing. Your last water testing was completed in 2021, you will to complete lead in water testing. Reminders: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and environmental health rules; review them with your staff and assist them with understanding and implementing them to maintain compliance and keep children safe and healthy. The most recent versions of child care laws and rules and environmental health rules in North Carolina, and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Raise NC Newsletter- Stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. Be sure to check your email at least weekly. If you are not currently receiving the email, please visit the DCDEE home page. Add your contact information and click subscribe to be added to the mailing list. North Carolina General Statute 14-208 requires sex offenders to register with the North Carolina Department of Justice. The law states that a sex offender shall not knowingly reside within 1,000 feet of the property on which any public or nonpublic school or child care center is located. This does not apply to child care centers that are located on or within 1,000 feet of property of an institution of higher education where the registrant is a student or is employed. All licensed child care centers must register to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender moves within a one-mile radius of the center. (§14-208.19) To register for the e-mail notification, go to http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov. If you have any questions, please contact your local sheriff's department. NCID: Did you know that if you do not login on any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. As part of ongoing efforts to protect state systems and data, the N.C. Department of Information Technology will be changing the minimum length of NCID passwords from eight to 14 characters. When you change your current password after Feb. 23, however, you will be required to create a new one that must: • Be a minimum of 14 characters. • Consist of at least one numeric character, at least one uppercase letter, at least one lowercase letter, and at least one special character such as #, &, * etc. • Passwords shall not contain number or character substitutes to create dictionary words (e.g., d33psl33p for deepsleep). The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/14/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 1/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator and B. Shackleford, assistant director, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus 1) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and a infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/24/24. The sanitation inspection was completed 9/11/24 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day time care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-two percent as of 1/3/25. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/3/25 and Antioch Church Ministries, INC. was listed as current- active. You visited indoor and outdoor spaces with me. Children were observed transitioning to the outdoor spaces. Children enrolled in classroom space #7 received care according to their individual needs including feeding. Lunch was observed and included peanut butter and jelly sandwich, carrots, and milk. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep records for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for four children underage one enrolled in classroom space #7. .0606(g) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff P. Parker hired on 6/27/24 did not have documentation of orientation on file. .1101(a) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a medical report on file dated 10/10/24. GS110-91(1) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The administrator did not complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training or complete the staff roster. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. Staff N. Daniels did not complete the five year renewal of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment training. .1103(b) 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. On or before January 28,2024 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: ABCMS: 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 process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. 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. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Orientation: Staff qualifications and training requirements are essential for adults who interact with and teach children. These requirements protect children in child care facilities by ensuring these facilities provide a physically safe and healthy environment where the developmental needs of children are being met and where children are cared for by qualified staff. One staff member hired on 6/27/24, did not have documentation of orientation on file.Each staff person shall receive 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. Six of the hours are required to be completed within the first two weeks of employment. Create a new hire checklist to ensure all staff complete the required documents/trainings upon hire. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment: Child care staff are expected to be well informed about child abuse and neglect issues and adequately trained to prevent and recognize potential maltreatment. All staff are required to complete the training within 90 days of hire, and renew the training within five years of initially taking the training as part of the health and safety training requirements. We discussed using the health and safety training record to track five year renewal dates. Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. Within in 30 days of enrollment a child must have a health assessment on file and each child must also have an immunization record on file. One child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a health assessment on file dated 10/10/24. Review children’s files often and use the Center children’s checklist to ensure you have all required documents within the specified timeframe. Safe Sleep: Documenting the supervision that is provided for sleeping infants is one way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The use of sleep charts is identified in your center’s ITS-SIDS policy. Sleep charts are part of the center’s program records and must be kept on file and available for review. Sleep charts for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for review for four infant children in care. Check sleep charts weekly to ensure they are completed daily for infants in care. Additional Comments: Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids – Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the deadline for enrolling in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids testing for lead in water, lead paint, and asbestos has been extended to May 31, 2025. If you have not completed the online enrollment, online training, and initial survey, complete this for your facility as soon as possible. Funding is available for licensed facilities that need lead paint or asbestos mitigation. Enroll today at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/enroll. If you have enrolled for only one or two of the program sections, log back in to complete surveys for the remaining section(s) to comply with the rule requirements. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. 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.

GS110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/14/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 1/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator and B. Shackleford, assistant director, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus 1) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and a infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/24/24. The sanitation inspection was completed 9/11/24 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day time care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-two percent as of 1/3/25. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/3/25 and Antioch Church Ministries, INC. was listed as current- active. You visited indoor and outdoor spaces with me. Children were observed transitioning to the outdoor spaces. Children enrolled in classroom space #7 received care according to their individual needs including feeding. Lunch was observed and included peanut butter and jelly sandwich, carrots, and milk. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep records for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for four children underage one enrolled in classroom space #7. .0606(g) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff P. Parker hired on 6/27/24 did not have documentation of orientation on file. .1101(a) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a medical report on file dated 10/10/24. GS110-91(1) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The administrator did not complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training or complete the staff roster. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. Staff N. Daniels did not complete the five year renewal of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment training. .1103(b) 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. On or before January 28,2024 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: ABCMS: 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 process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. 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. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Orientation: Staff qualifications and training requirements are essential for adults who interact with and teach children. These requirements protect children in child care facilities by ensuring these facilities provide a physically safe and healthy environment where the developmental needs of children are being met and where children are cared for by qualified staff. One staff member hired on 6/27/24, did not have documentation of orientation on file.Each staff person shall receive 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. Six of the hours are required to be completed within the first two weeks of employment. Create a new hire checklist to ensure all staff complete the required documents/trainings upon hire. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment: Child care staff are expected to be well informed about child abuse and neglect issues and adequately trained to prevent and recognize potential maltreatment. All staff are required to complete the training within 90 days of hire, and renew the training within five years of initially taking the training as part of the health and safety training requirements. We discussed using the health and safety training record to track five year renewal dates. Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. Within in 30 days of enrollment a child must have a health assessment on file and each child must also have an immunization record on file. One child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a health assessment on file dated 10/10/24. Review children’s files often and use the Center children’s checklist to ensure you have all required documents within the specified timeframe. Safe Sleep: Documenting the supervision that is provided for sleeping infants is one way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The use of sleep charts is identified in your center’s ITS-SIDS policy. Sleep charts are part of the center’s program records and must be kept on file and available for review. Sleep charts for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for review for four infant children in care. Check sleep charts weekly to ensure they are completed daily for infants in care. Additional Comments: Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids – Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the deadline for enrolling in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids testing for lead in water, lead paint, and asbestos has been extended to May 31, 2025. If you have not completed the online enrollment, online training, and initial survey, complete this for your facility as soon as possible. Funding is available for licensed facilities that need lead paint or asbestos mitigation. Enroll today at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/enroll. If you have enrolled for only one or two of the program sections, log back in to complete surveys for the remaining section(s) to comply with the rule requirements. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. 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: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/14/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 1/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator and B. Shackleford, assistant director, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus 1) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and a infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/24/24. The sanitation inspection was completed 9/11/24 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 1/30/24 and your facility was approved for day time care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-two percent as of 1/3/25. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/3/25 and Antioch Church Ministries, INC. was listed as current- active. You visited indoor and outdoor spaces with me. Children were observed transitioning to the outdoor spaces. Children enrolled in classroom space #7 received care according to their individual needs including feeding. Lunch was observed and included peanut butter and jelly sandwich, carrots, and milk. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Sleep records for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for four children underage one enrolled in classroom space #7. .0606(g) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Staff P. Parker hired on 6/27/24 did not have documentation of orientation on file. .1101(a) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a medical report on file dated 10/10/24. GS110-91(1) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The administrator did not complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training or complete the staff roster. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. Staff N. Daniels did not complete the five year renewal of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment training. .1103(b) 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. On or before January 28,2024 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: ABCMS: 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 process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. 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. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Orientation: Staff qualifications and training requirements are essential for adults who interact with and teach children. These requirements protect children in child care facilities by ensuring these facilities provide a physically safe and healthy environment where the developmental needs of children are being met and where children are cared for by qualified staff. One staff member hired on 6/27/24, did not have documentation of orientation on file.Each staff person shall receive 16 hours of orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. Six of the hours are required to be completed within the first two weeks of employment. Create a new hire checklist to ensure all staff complete the required documents/trainings upon hire. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Maltreatment: Child care staff are expected to be well informed about child abuse and neglect issues and adequately trained to prevent and recognize potential maltreatment. All staff are required to complete the training within 90 days of hire, and renew the training within five years of initially taking the training as part of the health and safety training requirements. We discussed using the health and safety training record to track five year renewal dates. Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. Within in 30 days of enrollment a child must have a health assessment on file and each child must also have an immunization record on file. One child enrolled on 7/16/24 had a health assessment on file dated 10/10/24. Review children’s files often and use the Center children’s checklist to ensure you have all required documents within the specified timeframe. Safe Sleep: Documenting the supervision that is provided for sleeping infants is one way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The use of sleep charts is identified in your center’s ITS-SIDS policy. Sleep charts are part of the center’s program records and must be kept on file and available for review. Sleep charts for 1/1/25-1/14/25 were not available for review for four infant children in care. Check sleep charts weekly to ensure they are completed daily for infants in care. Additional Comments: Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids – Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the deadline for enrolling in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids testing for lead in water, lead paint, and asbestos has been extended to May 31, 2025. If you have not completed the online enrollment, online training, and initial survey, complete this for your facility as soon as possible. Funding is available for licensed facilities that need lead paint or asbestos mitigation. Enroll today at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/enroll. If you have enrolled for only one or two of the program sections, log back in to complete surveys for the remaining section(s) to comply with the rule requirements. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. 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: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/20/2024 Number Present: 26 Completed Date: 6/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 73 Time In: 10:17 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. L. Lewis, assistant director assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and ratio) and 1 quality point for having a infrastructure of family involvement and staff benefits package. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety - three percent as of 6/20/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 6/20/2024 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children enrolled in classroom spaces #1 and 3 were preparing for lunch. The children sat at child sized tables with the teacher. Children enrolled in classroom space e#6 were engaged in free play in designated learning areas. Children enrolled in classroom space #8 were observed in the indoor and outdoor environments. While inside the children engaged in free play with age-appropriate materials and completing bathroom routines. The teacher moved throughout the classroom space assisting the children as needed. During outdoor play the children engaged in gross motor activities included climbing on a stationary structure. The violations are as follows: Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In classroom space #8 the floor panel was lifting creating a tripping hazard. The concrete base of the pole for the swings in outdoor space #1 was exposed. There is a gap in the bottom of the fence that separates outdoor space #1 and 2, creating a space for entrapment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In classroom space #1 the cabinet was unlocked and stored inside was two containers of Zep Wipes. In classroom space #8 the closet in the bathroom was unlocked and stored inside was a container of ZEP wipes and a container of Great Value Disinfectant wipes. On two of the vans used to transport children hand sanitizer was stored in unlocked containers. .2820(b) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. One of eleven children being transported on van #2 did not have emergency and identifying information with a photograph. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 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. On or before July 4, 2024 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 considered 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children with damaged items and equipment that were accessible to the children. You immediately contacted your maintenance personnel during the visit as items were brought to your attention. During the visit you informed me that maintenance fixed the classroom floor in space #8 by gluing the floor panel. Submit photos of the fence and swing post with your correction letter. Have maintenance do regular safety inspections to fix any hazards as they occur. Additional Comments: Medications-Medication administration errors and accidental exposure to medications can result in serious illness and even death in young children. It is important to follow all medication requirements to ensure safe storage and administration of medication. Today we reviewed the requirements for medications, including a review of information needed on the prescription label. Transitions- Children spend a lot of time transitioning throughout the day. Transitions can be stressful times for children and provoke challenging behaviors. Whole group transitions, that often include periods of waiting with nothing to do, can increase the likelihood of challenging behaviors. During these periods of transitions encourage staff to read books, sing songs, ask open-ended questions to promote dialog and social interactions, do finger plays, provide age-appropriate transitions manipulatives, and play age appropriate games. Remember waiting periods should last no longer than 3 minutes. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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 .1003 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/20/2024 Number Present: 26 Completed Date: 6/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 73 Time In: 10:17 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. L. Lewis, assistant director assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and ratio) and 1 quality point for having a infrastructure of family involvement and staff benefits package. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety - three percent as of 6/20/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 6/20/2024 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children enrolled in classroom spaces #1 and 3 were preparing for lunch. The children sat at child sized tables with the teacher. Children enrolled in classroom space e#6 were engaged in free play in designated learning areas. Children enrolled in classroom space #8 were observed in the indoor and outdoor environments. While inside the children engaged in free play with age-appropriate materials and completing bathroom routines. The teacher moved throughout the classroom space assisting the children as needed. During outdoor play the children engaged in gross motor activities included climbing on a stationary structure. The violations are as follows: Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In classroom space #8 the floor panel was lifting creating a tripping hazard. The concrete base of the pole for the swings in outdoor space #1 was exposed. There is a gap in the bottom of the fence that separates outdoor space #1 and 2, creating a space for entrapment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In classroom space #1 the cabinet was unlocked and stored inside was two containers of Zep Wipes. In classroom space #8 the closet in the bathroom was unlocked and stored inside was a container of ZEP wipes and a container of Great Value Disinfectant wipes. On two of the vans used to transport children hand sanitizer was stored in unlocked containers. .2820(b) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. One of eleven children being transported on van #2 did not have emergency and identifying information with a photograph. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 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. On or before July 4, 2024 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 considered 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children with damaged items and equipment that were accessible to the children. You immediately contacted your maintenance personnel during the visit as items were brought to your attention. During the visit you informed me that maintenance fixed the classroom floor in space #8 by gluing the floor panel. Submit photos of the fence and swing post with your correction letter. Have maintenance do regular safety inspections to fix any hazards as they occur. Additional Comments: Medications-Medication administration errors and accidental exposure to medications can result in serious illness and even death in young children. It is important to follow all medication requirements to ensure safe storage and administration of medication. Today we reviewed the requirements for medications, including a review of information needed on the prescription label. Transitions- Children spend a lot of time transitioning throughout the day. Transitions can be stressful times for children and provoke challenging behaviors. Whole group transitions, that often include periods of waiting with nothing to do, can increase the likelihood of challenging behaviors. During these periods of transitions encourage staff to read books, sing songs, ask open-ended questions to promote dialog and social interactions, do finger plays, provide age-appropriate transitions manipulatives, and play age appropriate games. Remember waiting periods should last no longer than 3 minutes. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/20/2024 Number Present: 26 Completed Date: 6/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 73 Time In: 10:17 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. L. Lewis, assistant director assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued 9/22/2021 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and ratio) and 1 quality point for having a infrastructure of family involvement and staff benefits package. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety - three percent as of 6/20/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 6/20/2024 and Antioch Church Ministries, Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children enrolled in classroom spaces #1 and 3 were preparing for lunch. The children sat at child sized tables with the teacher. Children enrolled in classroom space e#6 were engaged in free play in designated learning areas. Children enrolled in classroom space #8 were observed in the indoor and outdoor environments. While inside the children engaged in free play with age-appropriate materials and completing bathroom routines. The teacher moved throughout the classroom space assisting the children as needed. During outdoor play the children engaged in gross motor activities included climbing on a stationary structure. The violations are as follows: Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In classroom space #8 the floor panel was lifting creating a tripping hazard. The concrete base of the pole for the swings in outdoor space #1 was exposed. There is a gap in the bottom of the fence that separates outdoor space #1 and 2, creating a space for entrapment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In classroom space #1 the cabinet was unlocked and stored inside was two containers of Zep Wipes. In classroom space #8 the closet in the bathroom was unlocked and stored inside was a container of ZEP wipes and a container of Great Value Disinfectant wipes. On two of the vans used to transport children hand sanitizer was stored in unlocked containers. .2820(b) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. One of eleven children being transported on van #2 did not have emergency and identifying information with a photograph. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 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. On or before July 4, 2024 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 considered 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children with damaged items and equipment that were accessible to the children. You immediately contacted your maintenance personnel during the visit as items were brought to your attention. During the visit you informed me that maintenance fixed the classroom floor in space #8 by gluing the floor panel. Submit photos of the fence and swing post with your correction letter. Have maintenance do regular safety inspections to fix any hazards as they occur. Additional Comments: Medications-Medication administration errors and accidental exposure to medications can result in serious illness and even death in young children. It is important to follow all medication requirements to ensure safe storage and administration of medication. Today we reviewed the requirements for medications, including a review of information needed on the prescription label. Transitions- Children spend a lot of time transitioning throughout the day. Transitions can be stressful times for children and provoke challenging behaviors. Whole group transitions, that often include periods of waiting with nothing to do, can increase the likelihood of challenging behaviors. During these periods of transitions encourage staff to read books, sing songs, ask open-ended questions to promote dialog and social interactions, do finger plays, provide age-appropriate transitions manipulatives, and play age appropriate games. Remember waiting periods should last no longer than 3 minutes. Reminders: The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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 .1003 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2024 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 1/24/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 12:45 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator and B. Shackleford, assistant director, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and space) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled). The last annual compliance visit was conducted 2/9/2023. The sanitation inspection was completed 6/28/23 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 2/8/2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Transportation vehicles were not monitored during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine percent as of 1/24/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/24/24 and Antioch Church Ministries, INC. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. You visited indoor and outdoor spaces with me. Children were observed during lunch time. Children sat at child appropriate tables eating lunch. Lunch included ravioli, carrots, mixed fruit and milk. Children enrolled in classroom space #6 were observed sitting at child sized tables, while the teacher read the children a story. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. According to the emergency drill log, a fire drill was not conducted December 2023. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Three children being transported did not have emergency information with a photograph on file. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. Three children being transported did not have a current authorization from on file. .1003(i)(j) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last recorded shelter in place or lockdown drill was conducted on 9/7/23. A drill was not practiced every three months. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. On or before February 7,2024 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: Emergency Drills: Fire drills are required to be conducted at least monthly to ensure that the operator and children are aware of what actions to take in the event of a life-threatening emergency. A fire drill was not conducted for December 2023. In addition, you must conduct either a shelter-in-place or a lockdown drill every three months. A shelter-in-place drill was last conducted on 9/7/2023. However, you did not conduct a shelter in place drill every three months. Set a reminder once a month to conduct your fire drills and set a reminder every three months for a shelter in place drill. Transportation: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children two to fourteen years of age in the United States. It is necessary for the safety of children to require that the caregiver/teacher comply with requirements governing the transportation of children in care, in the absence of the parent/guardian. Prior to being transported, permission must be granted by each child’s parent stating when and where the child will be transported to and from. Today three children did not have a signed permission to transport form on file. Each child transported must be have on file emergency contact information along with a photograph of each child. This is helpful in identifying children in the event of an emergency/accident. Three children being transported did not have emergency information on file with a photograph attached. Reminders: NCDHHS Children’s Environmental Health adopted new Child Care Sanitation Rules, effective July 1, 2023. The rules have been approved but have not yet been updated in the Administrative Code. Once updated, notification will be sent out via listserv. See the training presentation, new rules and other resources at https://ehs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/hhccehb/cehu/ccs/children.htm. The Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) Project supports teachers to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce the expulsion rate among young children in licensed child care centers across North Carolina. The team is made up of specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments and teaching practices that promote prosocial skills in young children. To speak to a Behavior Support Advisor contact 1-888-600-1685 option 1 or to submit a question visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-4ADUCpoHc9MrxFvD15H12AwsNWbUtWEJRXW38q_41Y3hzA/viewform The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: POSSESSING THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM DAYCARE Facility ID: 74000294 Consultant: MEGAN BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2024 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 1/24/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 12:45 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. L. Lewis, administrator and B. Shackleford, assistant director, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five star license, issued 9/22/2021, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and space) and 1 quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled). The last annual compliance visit was conducted 2/9/2023. The sanitation inspection was completed 6/28/23 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 2/8/2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Transportation vehicles were not monitored during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine percent as of 1/24/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 1/24/24 and Antioch Church Ministries, INC. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. You visited indoor and outdoor spaces with me. Children were observed during lunch time. Children sat at child appropriate tables eating lunch. Lunch included ravioli, carrots, mixed fruit and milk. Children enrolled in classroom space #6 were observed sitting at child sized tables, while the teacher read the children a story. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. According to the emergency drill log, a fire drill was not conducted December 2023. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Three children being transported did not have emergency information with a photograph on file. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. Three children being transported did not have a current authorization from on file. .1003(i)(j) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last recorded shelter in place or lockdown drill was conducted on 9/7/23. A drill was not practiced every three months. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. On or before February 7,2024 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. Mail or email the information to: Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 3187 Greenville, NC 27836 Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was provided on the following: Emergency Drills: Fire drills are required to be conducted at least monthly to ensure that the operator and children are aware of what actions to take in the event of a life-threatening emergency. A fire drill was not conducted for December 2023. In addition, you must conduct either a shelter-in-place or a lockdown drill every three months. A shelter-in-place drill was last conducted on 9/7/2023. However, you did not conduct a shelter in place drill every three months. Set a reminder once a month to conduct your fire drills and set a reminder every three months for a shelter in place drill. Transportation: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children two to fourteen years of age in the United States. It is necessary for the safety of children to require that the caregiver/teacher comply with requirements governing the transportation of children in care, in the absence of the parent/guardian. Prior to being transported, permission must be granted by each child’s parent stating when and where the child will be transported to and from. Today three children did not have a signed permission to transport form on file. Each child transported must be have on file emergency contact information along with a photograph of each child. This is helpful in identifying children in the event of an emergency/accident. Three children being transported did not have emergency information on file with a photograph attached. Reminders: NCDHHS Children’s Environmental Health adopted new Child Care Sanitation Rules, effective July 1, 2023. The rules have been approved but have not yet been updated in the Administrative Code. Once updated, notification will be sent out via listserv. See the training presentation, new rules and other resources at https://ehs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/hhccehb/cehu/ccs/children.htm. The Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) Project supports teachers to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce the expulsion rate among young children in licensed child care centers across North Carolina. The team is made up of specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments and teaching practices that promote prosocial skills in young children. To speak to a Behavior Support Advisor contact 1-888-600-1685 option 1 or to submit a question visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-4ADUCpoHc9MrxFvD15H12AwsNWbUtWEJRXW38q_41Y3hzA/viewform The Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children is able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on child care issues, and assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Their phone number is (252) 758-8885 or check out their website at mppfc.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Megan Brown, Child Care Consultant, 252-414-4903, Megan.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, 252- 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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