Orange Chatham Early School

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: ORANGE CHATHAM EARLY SCHOOL Facility ID: 68000395 Consultant: JANET JONES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/7/2023 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 9/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 110 Time In: 09:50 AM Time Out: 11:40 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor for applicable Child Care Requirements. The facility currently operates with a Five Star Child Care License that was issued on November 7, 2018. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on March 9, 2023. The administrator was present and assisted me during the visit. Children were observed participating in outdoor play, coming inside, washing hands, and preparing for lunch. The last sanitation inspection was completed May 11, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted March 2022 and the facility was approved for daytime care only. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable Child Care Requirements was conducted. The following violation was observed. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection was dated March 10, 2022. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) The above violation must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than September 21, 2023 stating how the item was corrected. This letter may be e-mailed to me at janet.p.jones@dhhs.nc.gov. If I do not receive your letter by September 21, 2023, a return visit to your program will be made to monitor for compliance and to obtain your compliance letter. The staff were provided an opportunity to ask questions regarding interpretation and implementation of all child care requirements. Child care licensing rules and regulations are established to ensure a safe and healthy environment for children in care. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all of the licensing requirements that apply to your program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all of the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. Both are available on the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ , on the home page under the ‘Services’ tab. UPDATES -DCDEE has announced their plan to resume the Star Rated License process. Facilities have been divided into 3 Cohorts. Each cohort will have a preparation year and an assessment year. Your facility is in Cohort 1. Your preparation year began July 1, 2023 and will end on June 30, 2024. Your assessment year begins July 1, 2024. The preparation year is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. It could be helpful to consider areas where refresher information might be helpful. These ideas can then be incorporated into ongoing training and/or professional development plans as you prepare for your assessment year when the regular star rated license reassessment process is required. Some preparation year ideas to consider are: 1. Review the ECERS-R and ITERS-R assessment books 2. Look for assessment related resources at www.ncrlap.org 3. Seek out webinars and/or in-person trainings related to topics of interest. 4. Start a self-study process to become more familiar with the ERS or priority areas relevant to your program 5. Schedule staff meetings to discuss topics related to the Environment Rating Scales 6. Support and encourage staff during a self-study process. Connect them with resources at www.ncrlap.org 7. Ensure all staff’s education is current in WORKS by having them log in to access their information at https://dcdee.works.nc.gov/ -The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. Applicants who achieve a score of 80% or higher on the NC Early Childhood Equivalency Exam earn the new North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Certificate. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. To take the exam, go to DCDEE Moodle and select Early Childhood Professional Development/Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)/North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam. RESOURCES -The Health and Safety Trainings are offered on the DCDEE Moodle format. On the Division’s website look under the “SERVICES” tab for “DCDEE Moodle”. These trainings are free, and participants will receive training certificates when completed. -For other upcoming training opportunities please visit CCSA’s website at: https://www.childcareservices.org/programs/ccrr/professional-development/ -Child care programs can order free posters from the NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/ . -For information on recalls regarding children’s products, food, medicine, and other products please visit www.recalls.gov . You can also sign up for e-mail alerts for recalled products at this site. If you have questions, please contact me at janet.p.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 336-879-8749. You may also contact my supervisor, Kaye Adkins, at 336-580-2527 or at kaye.adkins@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