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555 W B Mclean Drive, Cape Carteret NC 28584 · License #16000185 · Child Care Center
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10A NCAC 09 .0605 · Violation
Name of Operation: WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Facility ID: 16000185 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2026 Number Present: 34 Completed Date: 4/15/2026 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 212 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Announced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance rated license visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license issued September 11, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on November 12, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed March 11, 2026, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on October 7, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and minus 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred (100%) percent as of April 15, 2026. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on April 15, 2026, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Crystal Howard, administrator, was present and available for consultation. Thirty-six (36) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and thirty-four (34) were present today. There are two (2) approved indoor spaces and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children were observed in both the indoor spaces and the outdoor space. The children were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sorting and counting colored fruits, crating patterns with colored blocks, counting beads, using magnifying glasses to view insects and artificial flowers, cooking pizzas, reading books, and dressing up in mailman clothes. In the outdoor space, the children were running, sliding, and climbing. All staff members were actively engaged with the children as they played. Today’s lunch consisted of turkey and ham sandwiches, sweet potatoes, cooked apple slices, and milk. Routine toileting, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. Permit restrictions, adequate supervision, and staff child ratios were in compliance. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included large legos, race tracks, a sand box with sand toys, sidewalk chalk, balls, a picnic table, two (2) large stationary manipulatives with gears and a maze, an art easel, a dramatic playhouse, and a large stationary climber with two (2) slides. Two (2) large umbrella structures provided shade in the outdoor space. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in the outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) Comments: 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, April 29, 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2025-2026 school year was completed on October 23, 2025. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 2:30pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (3-5Years or K & 1) for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and Brigance pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes Open House, Individual Family Orientation, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Christmas Feast, and Pre-K Graduation. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: Your facility has chosen to apply for Pathway #1, Program Assessment, and you have requested to have the ERS completed. Pathway 1 – Program Assessment: You are eligible for this pathway, which allows your program to demonstrate quality through best practices using the Environment Rating scale. This includes completing a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan, meeting Family and Community Engagement Standards, implementing a Curriculum for 4 years olds in 4 and 5-Star programs, and Enhanced Staff/Child Ratios. Family and Community Engagement: The facility has completed the Family and Community Engagement Standards Worksheet selecting the applicable items. Items selected must be verifiable. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): A CQI plan has been completed for the facility and each staff member. The CQI Plan includes the following: Identification of goal(s), necessary resources, supports and actions needed to accomplish the goal(s), documentation of the reason for the goal(s). A review of efforts toward completion of the goal(s) will be conducted annually. Staff Education: Ms. Howard has completed and submitted the Staff Information and Education Worksheet. Once all your staff’s education has been evaluated, your facility will earn their Star Rated License based on the following: 50% of Lead Teachers and 50% of other educators. (“Educator” means all classroom teaching staff and administrative positions, including education coordinators, curriculum specialists and any staff who have responsibility for planning, caregiving, mentoring or training. To count as an educator meeting 50% of the education standards, an individual must meet the requirements of a position and work on-site, full-time.) Environmental Rating Scales: An assessment was requested on Friday, February 13, 2026. The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) has given you a 4-week window from April 20, 2026, to May 15, 2026, in which your assessment will be conducted. Once the official results are received from NCRLAP, I will contact you to discuss results and next steps to process your new license. Once the star level has been determined for the Program Assessment and for Staff Education, the overall Star level will be issued. Technical Assistance: Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, you need to add and till mulch under your facility’s climbing structure. Please send pictures of your climbing structure and mulch when you submit your Compliance Letter. Challenging Behaviors Helpline The Healthy Social Behaviors Project offers coaching for child care providers who would like support managing challenging classroom behaviors. The goal is to empower teachers to create learning environments that promote pro-social skills, like self-control and problem solving. Support is available by phone (888-600-1685. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month provides an opportunity for everyone to be reminded of mandated reporting, potential indicators of child maltreatment, and training and policy requirements for child care facilities. It is important to remember that any person who suspects child maltreatment may have occurred in a child care facility has a duty to report it to the Division of Child Development and Early Education. There are several ways to file a report: • Phone: 919-814-6300 • Fax: 919-715-1013 • Email: webmasterdcd@dhhs.nc.gov • Mail: Division of Child Development and Early Education, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 Any suspicion of child abuse or neglect not related to a child care facility must be reported to the County Department of Social Services where the child resides. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on October 22, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Waiting for On-Site Visit Results • Asbestos- Waiting for On-Site Visit Results Reminders: Staff Qualifications: Staff member, M. Wickham, needs to renew her Criminal Background Check Qualifying Letter on or before August 19, 2026. For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance rated license visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor at kim.sherry@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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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
NC GS 110-90 · Violation
Name of Operation: WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Facility ID: 16000185 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2026 Number Present: 34 Completed Date: 4/15/2026 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 212 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Announced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance rated license visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license issued September 11, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on November 12, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed March 11, 2026, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on October 7, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and minus 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred (100%) percent as of April 15, 2026. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on April 15, 2026, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Crystal Howard, administrator, was present and available for consultation. Thirty-six (36) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and thirty-four (34) were present today. There are two (2) approved indoor spaces and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children were observed in both the indoor spaces and the outdoor space. The children were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sorting and counting colored fruits, crating patterns with colored blocks, counting beads, using magnifying glasses to view insects and artificial flowers, cooking pizzas, reading books, and dressing up in mailman clothes. In the outdoor space, the children were running, sliding, and climbing. All staff members were actively engaged with the children as they played. Today’s lunch consisted of turkey and ham sandwiches, sweet potatoes, cooked apple slices, and milk. Routine toileting, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. Permit restrictions, adequate supervision, and staff child ratios were in compliance. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included large legos, race tracks, a sand box with sand toys, sidewalk chalk, balls, a picnic table, two (2) large stationary manipulatives with gears and a maze, an art easel, a dramatic playhouse, and a large stationary climber with two (2) slides. Two (2) large umbrella structures provided shade in the outdoor space. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in the outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) Comments: 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, April 29, 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2025-2026 school year was completed on October 23, 2025. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 2:30pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (3-5Years or K & 1) for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and Brigance pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes Open House, Individual Family Orientation, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Christmas Feast, and Pre-K Graduation. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: Your facility has chosen to apply for Pathway #1, Program Assessment, and you have requested to have the ERS completed. Pathway 1 – Program Assessment: You are eligible for this pathway, which allows your program to demonstrate quality through best practices using the Environment Rating scale. This includes completing a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan, meeting Family and Community Engagement Standards, implementing a Curriculum for 4 years olds in 4 and 5-Star programs, and Enhanced Staff/Child Ratios. Family and Community Engagement: The facility has completed the Family and Community Engagement Standards Worksheet selecting the applicable items. Items selected must be verifiable. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): A CQI plan has been completed for the facility and each staff member. The CQI Plan includes the following: Identification of goal(s), necessary resources, supports and actions needed to accomplish the goal(s), documentation of the reason for the goal(s). A review of efforts toward completion of the goal(s) will be conducted annually. Staff Education: Ms. Howard has completed and submitted the Staff Information and Education Worksheet. Once all your staff’s education has been evaluated, your facility will earn their Star Rated License based on the following: 50% of Lead Teachers and 50% of other educators. (“Educator” means all classroom teaching staff and administrative positions, including education coordinators, curriculum specialists and any staff who have responsibility for planning, caregiving, mentoring or training. To count as an educator meeting 50% of the education standards, an individual must meet the requirements of a position and work on-site, full-time.) Environmental Rating Scales: An assessment was requested on Friday, February 13, 2026. The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) has given you a 4-week window from April 20, 2026, to May 15, 2026, in which your assessment will be conducted. Once the official results are received from NCRLAP, I will contact you to discuss results and next steps to process your new license. Once the star level has been determined for the Program Assessment and for Staff Education, the overall Star level will be issued. Technical Assistance: Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, you need to add and till mulch under your facility’s climbing structure. Please send pictures of your climbing structure and mulch when you submit your Compliance Letter. Challenging Behaviors Helpline The Healthy Social Behaviors Project offers coaching for child care providers who would like support managing challenging classroom behaviors. The goal is to empower teachers to create learning environments that promote pro-social skills, like self-control and problem solving. Support is available by phone (888-600-1685. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month provides an opportunity for everyone to be reminded of mandated reporting, potential indicators of child maltreatment, and training and policy requirements for child care facilities. It is important to remember that any person who suspects child maltreatment may have occurred in a child care facility has a duty to report it to the Division of Child Development and Early Education. There are several ways to file a report: • Phone: 919-814-6300 • Fax: 919-715-1013 • Email: webmasterdcd@dhhs.nc.gov • Mail: Division of Child Development and Early Education, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 Any suspicion of child abuse or neglect not related to a child care facility must be reported to the County Department of Social Services where the child resides. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on October 22, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Waiting for On-Site Visit Results • Asbestos- Waiting for On-Site Visit Results Reminders: Staff Qualifications: Staff member, M. Wickham, needs to renew her Criminal Background Check Qualifying Letter on or before August 19, 2026. For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance rated license visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor at kim.sherry@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 .0508 · Violation
Name of Operation: WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Facility ID: 16000185 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2023 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 12/4/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 215 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:05 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued September 11, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 6, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 19, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 4, 2023, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Thirty-two (32) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and thirty (30) were present today. There are two (2) approved indoor spaces and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 407 were engaged in a variety of free play activities. Free play activities included coloring with crayons, writing shopping lists, building large hallow blocks, magnetic shapes, cooking cookies in dramatic play, shopping in the grocery store, and observing insects. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 408 were observed in the outdoor space. Outdoor activities included climbing, sliding, running, riding tricycles, and drawing with sidewalk chalk. Toileting, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. Lunch consisted of chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including large legos, race tracks, a sand box with sand toys, sidewalk chalk, balls, a picnic table, two (2) large stationary manipulatives with gears and a maze, an art easel, a dramatic playhouse, and a large stationary climber with two (2) slides. A large umbrella structure provided shade in the outdoor space. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan in indoor space 407 was dated November 13, 2023 through November 17, 2023. The activity plan in indoor space 408 was dated November 20, 2023 through November 21, 2023. Both activity plans were not dated for the current week. GS 110-91(12); .0508(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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, December 11, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violation was 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2023-2024 school year was not available for review and will be reviewed during your facility’s next routine unannounced visit. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, DIAL-4 for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, PEDS assessments, and DIAL-4 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes family projects, newsletters, open house, parent orientation, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in April 2021 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 1.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Carteret County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Also, be reminded that you may voluntarily request a reassessment at any time by contacting me, and that NCRLAP outreach assessments are still being offered if you wish to “practice.” You may also wish to contact technical assistance specialists with Carteret County Partnership for Children to help you with mock assessments. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, Sarah Bartholomew needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. Reminders: 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/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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.
GS 110-91 · Violation
Name of Operation: WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Facility ID: 16000185 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2023 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 12/4/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 215 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:05 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued September 11, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 6, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 19, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 4, 2023, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Thirty-two (32) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and thirty (30) were present today. There are two (2) approved indoor spaces and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 407 were engaged in a variety of free play activities. Free play activities included coloring with crayons, writing shopping lists, building large hallow blocks, magnetic shapes, cooking cookies in dramatic play, shopping in the grocery store, and observing insects. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 408 were observed in the outdoor space. Outdoor activities included climbing, sliding, running, riding tricycles, and drawing with sidewalk chalk. Toileting, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. Lunch consisted of chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including large legos, race tracks, a sand box with sand toys, sidewalk chalk, balls, a picnic table, two (2) large stationary manipulatives with gears and a maze, an art easel, a dramatic playhouse, and a large stationary climber with two (2) slides. A large umbrella structure provided shade in the outdoor space. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan in indoor space 407 was dated November 13, 2023 through November 17, 2023. The activity plan in indoor space 408 was dated November 20, 2023 through November 21, 2023. Both activity plans were not dated for the current week. GS 110-91(12); .0508(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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, December 11, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violation was 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2023-2024 school year was not available for review and will be reviewed during your facility’s next routine unannounced visit. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, DIAL-4 for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, PEDS assessments, and DIAL-4 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes family projects, newsletters, open house, parent orientation, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in April 2021 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 1.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Carteret County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Also, be reminded that you may voluntarily request a reassessment at any time by contacting me, and that NCRLAP outreach assessments are still being offered if you wish to “practice.” You may also wish to contact technical assistance specialists with Carteret County Partnership for Children to help you with mock assessments. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, Sarah Bartholomew needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. Reminders: 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/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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: WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Facility ID: 16000185 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2023 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 12/4/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 215 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:05 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued September 11, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 6, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 19, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 4, 2023, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Thirty-two (32) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and thirty (30) were present today. There are two (2) approved indoor spaces and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 407 were engaged in a variety of free play activities. Free play activities included coloring with crayons, writing shopping lists, building large hallow blocks, magnetic shapes, cooking cookies in dramatic play, shopping in the grocery store, and observing insects. Preschool children assigned to indoor space 408 were observed in the outdoor space. Outdoor activities included climbing, sliding, running, riding tricycles, and drawing with sidewalk chalk. Toileting, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. Lunch consisted of chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including large legos, race tracks, a sand box with sand toys, sidewalk chalk, balls, a picnic table, two (2) large stationary manipulatives with gears and a maze, an art easel, a dramatic playhouse, and a large stationary climber with two (2) slides. A large umbrella structure provided shade in the outdoor space. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan in indoor space 407 was dated November 13, 2023 through November 17, 2023. The activity plan in indoor space 408 was dated November 20, 2023 through November 21, 2023. Both activity plans were not dated for the current week. GS 110-91(12); .0508(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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, December 11, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violation was 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2023-2024 school year was not available for review and will be reviewed during your facility’s next routine unannounced visit. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, DIAL-4 for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, PEDS assessments, and DIAL-4 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes family projects, newsletters, open house, parent orientation, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in April 2021 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 1.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Carteret County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Also, be reminded that you may voluntarily request a reassessment at any time by contacting me, and that NCRLAP outreach assessments are still being offered if you wish to “practice.” You may also wish to contact technical assistance specialists with Carteret County Partnership for Children to help you with mock assessments. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, Sarah Bartholomew needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. Reminders: 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/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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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