10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/15/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 9/15/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. The visit was conducted with you, Kristen Hawkins, Lead Teacher. You provided me with applicable program and staff records for review. This program currently operates with a Five star rated license effective August 18, 2025. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space, and meets enhanced ratios minus one. The program’s compliance history was 100 percent prior to today’s visit. 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. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children and staff were participating in outdoor gross motor play, handwashing protocols, large group time, and lunch. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Playground Safety, and Special Training. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on August 22, 2025. The school follows the Rutherford County Schools critical response plan for emergency drills. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on August 18, 2025. The most recent approved fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 25, 2025. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 21, 2025. A superior sanitation classification was issued with 0 demerits noted on the grade card. The most recent lead water test results were completed on January 30, 2025 Lead testing must be completed every three years. You may review your facilities results by visiting https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. This website also indicated “exempt” for required asbestos and lead paint testing. The following violation(s) were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection was completed on 8/25/25 and had not been submitted to the division at the time of the visit 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of First Aid certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of CPR certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(d) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 29, 2025, 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. Please send the information to beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Each operator must schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the facility’s previous fire inspection. The operator must notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator must submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggested you email me a copy of the fire inspection as soon as it is completed to ensure compliance with the one week requirement to return to the report to the Division. All staff members must maintain active CPR/First Aid certification and have verification of the certification on file. There was a copy of a course participant roster for CPR/First Aid training that was completed on 8/5/25 for the staff member hired 8/21/23; however, no verification of current certification for CPR/First Aid was available for review. You contacted Carver Head Start staff, who conducted the training, but were told that the verification of certification was not available at this time. For existing staff, I suggested you schedule classes two to four months prior to the current certifications’ expiration to ensure certification does not expire and verification of the certifications are available for review. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training must be completed within 90 days of hire. If a staff member had completed this training at a previous employment, the training will need to be completed again within 90 days of new employment. Other Health and Safety Training topic trainings must be completed within one year of hire date at the current employment in order to meet requirements. If the trainings were completed greater than one year from the current employment date, new training for all topic areas will be required within the first year of hire. We reviewed your ABCMS provider portal facility roster. All current employees are listed on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on 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. We discussed that QRIS requirements are available in 10A NCAC 09.3200. Additional information is available on the DCDEE website under the “What’s New” tab regarding the Pathway options. Your program completed a rated license reassessment on April 3, 2025. You will not be required to complete a rated license reassessment again until 2028. I encouraged you to become familiar with the new rated license requirements for future reassessments. Reminders and Resources: Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGallaird@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09.3200 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/15/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 9/15/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. The visit was conducted with you, Kristen Hawkins, Lead Teacher. You provided me with applicable program and staff records for review. This program currently operates with a Five star rated license effective August 18, 2025. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space, and meets enhanced ratios minus one. The program’s compliance history was 100 percent prior to today’s visit. 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. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children and staff were participating in outdoor gross motor play, handwashing protocols, large group time, and lunch. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Playground Safety, and Special Training. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on August 22, 2025. The school follows the Rutherford County Schools critical response plan for emergency drills. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on August 18, 2025. The most recent approved fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 25, 2025. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 21, 2025. A superior sanitation classification was issued with 0 demerits noted on the grade card. The most recent lead water test results were completed on January 30, 2025 Lead testing must be completed every three years. You may review your facilities results by visiting https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. This website also indicated “exempt” for required asbestos and lead paint testing. The following violation(s) were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection was completed on 8/25/25 and had not been submitted to the division at the time of the visit 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of First Aid certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of CPR certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(d) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 29, 2025, 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. Please send the information to beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Each operator must schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the facility’s previous fire inspection. The operator must notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator must submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggested you email me a copy of the fire inspection as soon as it is completed to ensure compliance with the one week requirement to return to the report to the Division. All staff members must maintain active CPR/First Aid certification and have verification of the certification on file. There was a copy of a course participant roster for CPR/First Aid training that was completed on 8/5/25 for the staff member hired 8/21/23; however, no verification of current certification for CPR/First Aid was available for review. You contacted Carver Head Start staff, who conducted the training, but were told that the verification of certification was not available at this time. For existing staff, I suggested you schedule classes two to four months prior to the current certifications’ expiration to ensure certification does not expire and verification of the certifications are available for review. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training must be completed within 90 days of hire. If a staff member had completed this training at a previous employment, the training will need to be completed again within 90 days of new employment. Other Health and Safety Training topic trainings must be completed within one year of hire date at the current employment in order to meet requirements. If the trainings were completed greater than one year from the current employment date, new training for all topic areas will be required within the first year of hire. We reviewed your ABCMS provider portal facility roster. All current employees are listed on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on 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. We discussed that QRIS requirements are available in 10A NCAC 09.3200. Additional information is available on the DCDEE website under the “What’s New” tab regarding the Pathway options. Your program completed a rated license reassessment on April 3, 2025. You will not be required to complete a rated license reassessment again until 2028. I encouraged you to become familiar with the new rated license requirements for future reassessments. Reminders and Resources: Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGallaird@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/15/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 9/15/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. The visit was conducted with you, Kristen Hawkins, Lead Teacher. You provided me with applicable program and staff records for review. This program currently operates with a Five star rated license effective August 18, 2025. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space, and meets enhanced ratios minus one. The program’s compliance history was 100 percent prior to today’s visit. 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. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children and staff were participating in outdoor gross motor play, handwashing protocols, large group time, and lunch. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Playground Safety, and Special Training. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on August 22, 2025. The school follows the Rutherford County Schools critical response plan for emergency drills. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on August 18, 2025. The most recent approved fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 25, 2025. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 21, 2025. A superior sanitation classification was issued with 0 demerits noted on the grade card. The most recent lead water test results were completed on January 30, 2025 Lead testing must be completed every three years. You may review your facilities results by visiting https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. This website also indicated “exempt” for required asbestos and lead paint testing. The following violation(s) were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A fire inspection was completed on 8/25/25 and had not been submitted to the division at the time of the visit 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of First Aid certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member employed 8/21/23 had verification of CPR certification that expired 8/2025 on file. .1102(d) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 29, 2025, 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. Please send the information to beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Each operator must schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the facility’s previous fire inspection. The operator must notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator must submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggested you email me a copy of the fire inspection as soon as it is completed to ensure compliance with the one week requirement to return to the report to the Division. All staff members must maintain active CPR/First Aid certification and have verification of the certification on file. There was a copy of a course participant roster for CPR/First Aid training that was completed on 8/5/25 for the staff member hired 8/21/23; however, no verification of current certification for CPR/First Aid was available for review. You contacted Carver Head Start staff, who conducted the training, but were told that the verification of certification was not available at this time. For existing staff, I suggested you schedule classes two to four months prior to the current certifications’ expiration to ensure certification does not expire and verification of the certifications are available for review. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training must be completed within 90 days of hire. If a staff member had completed this training at a previous employment, the training will need to be completed again within 90 days of new employment. Other Health and Safety Training topic trainings must be completed within one year of hire date at the current employment in order to meet requirements. If the trainings were completed greater than one year from the current employment date, new training for all topic areas will be required within the first year of hire. We reviewed your ABCMS provider portal facility roster. All current employees are listed on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on 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. We discussed that QRIS requirements are available in 10A NCAC 09.3200. Additional information is available on the DCDEE website under the “What’s New” tab regarding the Pathway options. Your program completed a rated license reassessment on April 3, 2025. You will not be required to complete a rated license reassessment again until 2028. I encouraged you to become familiar with the new rated license requirements for future reassessments. Reminders and Resources: Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGallaird@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09. 3005 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/10/2024 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 4/10/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 75 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 10:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced annual compliance visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. Upon arrival you, Christy Gettys, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. Your program currently operates with a five star license effective March 12, 2018. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios minus one. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environment and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children were participating in group math time, free play in activity areas and transitions for handwashing and lunchtime. The center's compliance history was at 96% prior to today’s visit. 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. A sample of two children’s files were reviewed. No new staff members have been hired since the last monitoring visit. A sample of one existing staff file was reviewed. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on 3/28/24. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 30, 2023. A superior sanitation classification was issued with no demerits. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on September 11, 2023. The facility was approved for day time care. The following violation was observed and discussed with you today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1769 The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One child enrolled 10/26/23, did not have a dental screening on file. .3005 (a)(5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before April 24, 2024 , I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. 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. 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. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Mail or email the information to: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Item #1769 A health assessment must be completed that includes vision, hearing and a dental screening within 30 days of enrollment for children in NC PreK. 10A NCAC 09. 3005(5)(a). You shared that the school system has difficulty in getting the dental screening information from parents. I encouraged you to talk with the NC Pre K contact regarding possible solutions of this issue. The dental screening will need to be on file within two weeks. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Per 10A NCAC 09.0304, The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. If the fire inspection report is not submitted to your Child Care Consultant within one week after the fire inspection is conducted, a violation will be cited during the facilities next monitoring visit. Resuming Star Rated License Reassessment Information: As a reminder your facility is in cohort 1 for resuming the star rated license reassessment. Your child care program’s prep year will begin on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Your child care program’s reassessment year will begin on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the DCDEE website under the providers tab. The link is https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-StarRated-License Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. As we continue expanding our training offerings, DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle support. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. Due to connectivity issues at the completion of the visit, a hand written visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. A computer generated visit summary was emailed to you on April 10, 2024. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09.0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/10/2024 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 4/10/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 75 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 10:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced annual compliance visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. Upon arrival you, Christy Gettys, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. Your program currently operates with a five star license effective March 12, 2018. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios minus one. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environment and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children were participating in group math time, free play in activity areas and transitions for handwashing and lunchtime. The center's compliance history was at 96% prior to today’s visit. 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. A sample of two children’s files were reviewed. No new staff members have been hired since the last monitoring visit. A sample of one existing staff file was reviewed. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on 3/28/24. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 30, 2023. A superior sanitation classification was issued with no demerits. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on September 11, 2023. The facility was approved for day time care. The following violation was observed and discussed with you today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1769 The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One child enrolled 10/26/23, did not have a dental screening on file. .3005 (a)(5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before April 24, 2024 , I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. 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. 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. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Mail or email the information to: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Item #1769 A health assessment must be completed that includes vision, hearing and a dental screening within 30 days of enrollment for children in NC PreK. 10A NCAC 09. 3005(5)(a). You shared that the school system has difficulty in getting the dental screening information from parents. I encouraged you to talk with the NC Pre K contact regarding possible solutions of this issue. The dental screening will need to be on file within two weeks. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Per 10A NCAC 09.0304, The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. If the fire inspection report is not submitted to your Child Care Consultant within one week after the fire inspection is conducted, a violation will be cited during the facilities next monitoring visit. Resuming Star Rated License Reassessment Information: As a reminder your facility is in cohort 1 for resuming the star rated license reassessment. Your child care program’s prep year will begin on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Your child care program’s reassessment year will begin on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the DCDEE website under the providers tab. The link is https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-StarRated-License Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. As we continue expanding our training offerings, DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle support. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. Due to connectivity issues at the completion of the visit, a hand written visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. A computer generated visit summary was emailed to you on April 10, 2024. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/10/2024 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 4/10/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 75 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 10:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced annual compliance visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. Upon arrival you, Christy Gettys, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. Your program currently operates with a five star license effective March 12, 2018. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios minus one. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environment and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children were participating in group math time, free play in activity areas and transitions for handwashing and lunchtime. The center's compliance history was at 96% prior to today’s visit. 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. A sample of two children’s files were reviewed. No new staff members have been hired since the last monitoring visit. A sample of one existing staff file was reviewed. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last shelter-in-place drill was practiced on 3/20/24. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on 3/28/24. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 30, 2023. A superior sanitation classification was issued with no demerits. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on September 11, 2023. The facility was approved for day time care. The following violation was observed and discussed with you today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1769 The health assessment did not include a dental screening. One child enrolled 10/26/23, did not have a dental screening on file. .3005 (a)(5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before April 24, 2024 , I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. 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. 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. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Mail or email the information to: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Item #1769 A health assessment must be completed that includes vision, hearing and a dental screening within 30 days of enrollment for children in NC PreK. 10A NCAC 09. 3005(5)(a). You shared that the school system has difficulty in getting the dental screening information from parents. I encouraged you to talk with the NC Pre K contact regarding possible solutions of this issue. The dental screening will need to be on file within two weeks. Consultation or other topics discussed today: Per 10A NCAC 09.0304, The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. If the fire inspection report is not submitted to your Child Care Consultant within one week after the fire inspection is conducted, a violation will be cited during the facilities next monitoring visit. Resuming Star Rated License Reassessment Information: As a reminder your facility is in cohort 1 for resuming the star rated license reassessment. Your child care program’s prep year will begin on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Your child care program’s reassessment year will begin on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the DCDEE website under the providers tab. The link is https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-StarRated-License Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. As we continue expanding our training offerings, DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle support. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. Due to connectivity issues at the completion of the visit, a hand written visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. A computer generated visit summary was emailed to you on April 10, 2024. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09.0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/14/2023 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 11/14/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 85 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 11:25 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced routine unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. Upon arrival, the purpose of today’s visit was reviewed with you, Christy Gettys, Lead Teacher. Your program currently operates with a five star license effective March 12, 2018. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space and meets ratios reduced by one in each group. 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. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children were observed transitioning from lunch to toileting and during group gross motor time. The center's compliance history prior to today’s visit was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 100 percent as of January 24, 2023. 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. One new staff member had been hired since the annual compliance visit on May 8, 2023. New staff file was reviewed. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Playground Safety, Special Training including Health and Safety Training and Criminal Background Checks. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 30 2023. A supervisor sanitation classification was issued with no demerits. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on September 11, 2023. The facility was approved for day time care. The following violation was observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 9/13/23. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 28, 2023, 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: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@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 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Fire Drills: Fire drills must be practiced and recorded monthly. 10A NCAC 09.0302(d)(5). We discussed that even though fire drills are practiced with the entire school, you must keep your drill log up to date for the preschool classroom. You reported that you plan to get the needed information about the October drill from the office and complete the log today. Consultation or other topics discussed today (the following items reviewed were in compliance today): Resuming Star Rated License Reassessment Information: As a reminder your facility is in cohort 1 for resuming the star rated license reassessment. Your child care program’s prep year will begin on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Your child care program’s reassessment year will begin on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the DCDEE website under the providers tab. The link is https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-StarRated-License We discussed information pertaining to COVID-19. Here is the link for the current resources and information regarding COVID-19. https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/materials-and-resources/materials-about-covid-19-symptoms-and-treatment For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit due to connectivity issues, a hand written visit summary was prepared, reviewed and given to you. The computer generated visit summary was emailed to you following the visit on November 14, 2023. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGallaird@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 81000231 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/14/2023 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 11/14/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 85 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 11:25 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced routine unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. Upon arrival, the purpose of today’s visit was reviewed with you, Christy Gettys, Lead Teacher. Your program currently operates with a five star license effective March 12, 2018. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space and meets ratios reduced by one in each group. 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. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children were observed transitioning from lunch to toileting and during group gross motor time. The center's compliance history prior to today’s visit was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 100 percent as of January 24, 2023. 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. One new staff member had been hired since the annual compliance visit on May 8, 2023. New staff file was reviewed. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Playground Safety, Special Training including Health and Safety Training and Criminal Background Checks. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on August 30 2023. A supervisor sanitation classification was issued with no demerits. The most recent fire inspection for your facility was conducted on September 11, 2023. The facility was approved for day time care. The following violation was observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 9/13/23. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 28, 2023, 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: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@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 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Technical assistance on violations was reviewed with you. Areas discussed included: Fire Drills: Fire drills must be practiced and recorded monthly. 10A NCAC 09.0302(d)(5). We discussed that even though fire drills are practiced with the entire school, you must keep your drill log up to date for the preschool classroom. You reported that you plan to get the needed information about the October drill from the office and complete the log today. Consultation or other topics discussed today (the following items reviewed were in compliance today): Resuming Star Rated License Reassessment Information: As a reminder your facility is in cohort 1 for resuming the star rated license reassessment. Your child care program’s prep year will begin on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Your child care program’s reassessment year will begin on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the DCDEE website under the providers tab. The link is https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-StarRated-License We discussed information pertaining to COVID-19. Here is the link for the current resources and information regarding COVID-19. https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/materials-and-resources/materials-about-covid-19-symptoms-and-treatment For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit due to connectivity issues, a hand written visit summary was prepared, reviewed and given to you. The computer generated visit summary was emailed to you following the visit on November 14, 2023. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGallaird@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times