LA Petite Academy

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: TAMIKA POWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0326-348A Visit Date: 3/25/2026 Number Present: 57 Completed Date: 3/25/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:00 PM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this unannounced visit was to investigate allegations of violations of child care requirements at this child care facility. Jasmin Mason, administrator, accompanied me during a walk-through of the facility. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Ms. Mason and an additional staff member. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and/or confirmed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On March 20, 2026, a staff member placed an iPad sitting on the windowsill on a charger in proximity to where a child was napping. The iPad fell from windowsill, hitting a three-year-old child in the left eye causing an injury to the child’s eye. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) You may contact me at Tamika Powell, Investigations Consultant, (704) 330-9725, Tamika.t.powell@dhhs.nc.gov or Veronica Grant, South Central Investigations Team Supervisor at veronica.grant@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/12/2026 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 1/12/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 340 Time In: 10:05 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on March 4, 2025. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 9, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 6, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate, of sufficient quantity and in good repair. No emergency medications and permission to administer forms are currently on site. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. I also had you monitor staff files after I did to ensure the items I stated were not on file were in fact not in the staff files. Transportation and corresponding documents were monitored today and found to be in compliance. You stated that the facility is not currently utilizing transportation and currently do not have any after school children enrolled. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Today rice was substituted for pasta and the menu was not updated. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two children in space 2 had feeding plans that were not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 6/16/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. The report on file today was completed over four months after hire. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(a) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Staff members hired on 11/4/25 and 6/16/25 work in the infant classroom and do not have an ITS/SIDS training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(f) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a staff development plan on file and available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) Technical Assistance: Please ensure parents and teachers are completing and updating feeding schedules in their entirety including parent and teacher signatures and the full date, including month, day and year. Please ensure anytime an item will be changed on the menu, this change is made in advance, and placed on the menu that is posted for parents at the front of the building. Please ensure each staff member has a staff development plan and annual staff evaluation on file and available for review. Please ensure you are reviewing staff files and staff and training worksheets every 60-90 days to ensure each staff file has all of the required forms, including but not limited to the staff Emergency Information form that is required to be updated annually. Please ensure staff members hired on November 4, 2025 and June 16, 2025 do not work in the infant classroom until they have completed the ITS/SIDS training. This training should be completed within two months of a staff member being hired and working in the infant classroom. Please ensure newly hired staff do not start working prior to submitting a medical report. This medical report should be on file and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: During today’s visit one child bit another child. One staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their pacifier, and another staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their blanket. Please ensure we are not threatening to take away items that children use for comfort during rest time due to a child displaying unwanted behavior. Also, please ensure all staff speak to and handle all children in a nurturing manner. After I mentioned what happened, an administrator did go in and speak with one of the staff members regarding this matter. Please ensure a walk through of the facility is conducted throughout each day, to ensure children are being spoken to and handled in a nurturing manner. In space 6 I noticed children were waiting several minutes at a table to receive their lunch. I spoke with the administrators and informed them about this incident. The Director stated that the staff member may have done this because there are "high risk moments" in that classroom. I made mention that although this may be true, it is recommended that children are given their food once the table has been sanitized, and children have washed their hands and taken a seat at the table. Please fluff mulch around the playground, primarily in fall zones, including but not limited to under all slides. Please ensure all documents, including but not limited to staff medical reports, are completed in their entirety, prior to being placed in a staff file. Please ensure you are stating that the EPR plan was reviewed and list your initials and the date on the front of the EPR plan annually. We discussed the QRIS process today and reviewed each pathway. I encouraged you to continue reviewing the QRIS Modernization information and documents on the DCDEE website. Also, please continue reviewing section .3200 in child care rules, which contains all the new rules related to QRIS. You stated at this current time you are interested in pursuing pathway #2. I have listed a link to find information concerning QRIS Pathways: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before January 26, 2026, I must receive a 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. You can send an email and in the body of the email you can simply include the following items: Facility Name: Facility ID #: Administrator's Name: Violation Item # (List each violation item # separately): How the violation was corrected or what you will do to prevent this violation from reoccurring (List each violation correction separately under the corresponding violation item #): Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/12/2026 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 1/12/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 340 Time In: 10:05 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on March 4, 2025. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 9, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 6, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate, of sufficient quantity and in good repair. No emergency medications and permission to administer forms are currently on site. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. I also had you monitor staff files after I did to ensure the items I stated were not on file were in fact not in the staff files. Transportation and corresponding documents were monitored today and found to be in compliance. You stated that the facility is not currently utilizing transportation and currently do not have any after school children enrolled. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Today rice was substituted for pasta and the menu was not updated. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two children in space 2 had feeding plans that were not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 6/16/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. The report on file today was completed over four months after hire. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(a) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Staff members hired on 11/4/25 and 6/16/25 work in the infant classroom and do not have an ITS/SIDS training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(f) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a staff development plan on file and available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) Technical Assistance: Please ensure parents and teachers are completing and updating feeding schedules in their entirety including parent and teacher signatures and the full date, including month, day and year. Please ensure anytime an item will be changed on the menu, this change is made in advance, and placed on the menu that is posted for parents at the front of the building. Please ensure each staff member has a staff development plan and annual staff evaluation on file and available for review. Please ensure you are reviewing staff files and staff and training worksheets every 60-90 days to ensure each staff file has all of the required forms, including but not limited to the staff Emergency Information form that is required to be updated annually. Please ensure staff members hired on November 4, 2025 and June 16, 2025 do not work in the infant classroom until they have completed the ITS/SIDS training. This training should be completed within two months of a staff member being hired and working in the infant classroom. Please ensure newly hired staff do not start working prior to submitting a medical report. This medical report should be on file and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: During today’s visit one child bit another child. One staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their pacifier, and another staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their blanket. Please ensure we are not threatening to take away items that children use for comfort during rest time due to a child displaying unwanted behavior. Also, please ensure all staff speak to and handle all children in a nurturing manner. After I mentioned what happened, an administrator did go in and speak with one of the staff members regarding this matter. Please ensure a walk through of the facility is conducted throughout each day, to ensure children are being spoken to and handled in a nurturing manner. In space 6 I noticed children were waiting several minutes at a table to receive their lunch. I spoke with the administrators and informed them about this incident. The Director stated that the staff member may have done this because there are "high risk moments" in that classroom. I made mention that although this may be true, it is recommended that children are given their food once the table has been sanitized, and children have washed their hands and taken a seat at the table. Please fluff mulch around the playground, primarily in fall zones, including but not limited to under all slides. Please ensure all documents, including but not limited to staff medical reports, are completed in their entirety, prior to being placed in a staff file. Please ensure you are stating that the EPR plan was reviewed and list your initials and the date on the front of the EPR plan annually. We discussed the QRIS process today and reviewed each pathway. I encouraged you to continue reviewing the QRIS Modernization information and documents on the DCDEE website. Also, please continue reviewing section .3200 in child care rules, which contains all the new rules related to QRIS. You stated at this current time you are interested in pursuing pathway #2. I have listed a link to find information concerning QRIS Pathways: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before January 26, 2026, I must receive a 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. You can send an email and in the body of the email you can simply include the following items: Facility Name: Facility ID #: Administrator's Name: Violation Item # (List each violation item # separately): How the violation was corrected or what you will do to prevent this violation from reoccurring (List each violation correction separately under the corresponding violation item #): Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/12/2026 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 1/12/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 340 Time In: 10:05 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on March 4, 2025. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 9, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 6, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate, of sufficient quantity and in good repair. No emergency medications and permission to administer forms are currently on site. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. I also had you monitor staff files after I did to ensure the items I stated were not on file were in fact not in the staff files. Transportation and corresponding documents were monitored today and found to be in compliance. You stated that the facility is not currently utilizing transportation and currently do not have any after school children enrolled. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Today rice was substituted for pasta and the menu was not updated. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two children in space 2 had feeding plans that were not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 6/16/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. The report on file today was completed over four months after hire. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(a) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Staff members hired on 11/4/25 and 6/16/25 work in the infant classroom and do not have an ITS/SIDS training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(f) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a staff development plan on file and available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) Technical Assistance: Please ensure parents and teachers are completing and updating feeding schedules in their entirety including parent and teacher signatures and the full date, including month, day and year. Please ensure anytime an item will be changed on the menu, this change is made in advance, and placed on the menu that is posted for parents at the front of the building. Please ensure each staff member has a staff development plan and annual staff evaluation on file and available for review. Please ensure you are reviewing staff files and staff and training worksheets every 60-90 days to ensure each staff file has all of the required forms, including but not limited to the staff Emergency Information form that is required to be updated annually. Please ensure staff members hired on November 4, 2025 and June 16, 2025 do not work in the infant classroom until they have completed the ITS/SIDS training. This training should be completed within two months of a staff member being hired and working in the infant classroom. Please ensure newly hired staff do not start working prior to submitting a medical report. This medical report should be on file and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: During today’s visit one child bit another child. One staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their pacifier, and another staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their blanket. Please ensure we are not threatening to take away items that children use for comfort during rest time due to a child displaying unwanted behavior. Also, please ensure all staff speak to and handle all children in a nurturing manner. After I mentioned what happened, an administrator did go in and speak with one of the staff members regarding this matter. Please ensure a walk through of the facility is conducted throughout each day, to ensure children are being spoken to and handled in a nurturing manner. In space 6 I noticed children were waiting several minutes at a table to receive their lunch. I spoke with the administrators and informed them about this incident. The Director stated that the staff member may have done this because there are "high risk moments" in that classroom. I made mention that although this may be true, it is recommended that children are given their food once the table has been sanitized, and children have washed their hands and taken a seat at the table. Please fluff mulch around the playground, primarily in fall zones, including but not limited to under all slides. Please ensure all documents, including but not limited to staff medical reports, are completed in their entirety, prior to being placed in a staff file. Please ensure you are stating that the EPR plan was reviewed and list your initials and the date on the front of the EPR plan annually. We discussed the QRIS process today and reviewed each pathway. I encouraged you to continue reviewing the QRIS Modernization information and documents on the DCDEE website. Also, please continue reviewing section .3200 in child care rules, which contains all the new rules related to QRIS. You stated at this current time you are interested in pursuing pathway #2. I have listed a link to find information concerning QRIS Pathways: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before January 26, 2026, I must receive a 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. You can send an email and in the body of the email you can simply include the following items: Facility Name: Facility ID #: Administrator's Name: Violation Item # (List each violation item # separately): How the violation was corrected or what you will do to prevent this violation from reoccurring (List each violation correction separately under the corresponding violation item #): Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/12/2026 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 1/12/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 340 Time In: 10:05 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on March 4, 2025. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 9, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 6, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate, of sufficient quantity and in good repair. No emergency medications and permission to administer forms are currently on site. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. I also had you monitor staff files after I did to ensure the items I stated were not on file were in fact not in the staff files. Transportation and corresponding documents were monitored today and found to be in compliance. You stated that the facility is not currently utilizing transportation and currently do not have any after school children enrolled. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Today rice was substituted for pasta and the menu was not updated. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two children in space 2 had feeding plans that were not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 6/16/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. The report on file today was completed over four months after hire. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(a) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Staff members hired on 11/4/25 and 6/16/25 work in the infant classroom and do not have an ITS/SIDS training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(f) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a staff development plan on file and available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) Technical Assistance: Please ensure parents and teachers are completing and updating feeding schedules in their entirety including parent and teacher signatures and the full date, including month, day and year. Please ensure anytime an item will be changed on the menu, this change is made in advance, and placed on the menu that is posted for parents at the front of the building. Please ensure each staff member has a staff development plan and annual staff evaluation on file and available for review. Please ensure you are reviewing staff files and staff and training worksheets every 60-90 days to ensure each staff file has all of the required forms, including but not limited to the staff Emergency Information form that is required to be updated annually. Please ensure staff members hired on November 4, 2025 and June 16, 2025 do not work in the infant classroom until they have completed the ITS/SIDS training. This training should be completed within two months of a staff member being hired and working in the infant classroom. Please ensure newly hired staff do not start working prior to submitting a medical report. This medical report should be on file and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: During today’s visit one child bit another child. One staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their pacifier, and another staff member told the child that bit they would not receive their blanket. Please ensure we are not threatening to take away items that children use for comfort during rest time due to a child displaying unwanted behavior. Also, please ensure all staff speak to and handle all children in a nurturing manner. After I mentioned what happened, an administrator did go in and speak with one of the staff members regarding this matter. Please ensure a walk through of the facility is conducted throughout each day, to ensure children are being spoken to and handled in a nurturing manner. In space 6 I noticed children were waiting several minutes at a table to receive their lunch. I spoke with the administrators and informed them about this incident. The Director stated that the staff member may have done this because there are "high risk moments" in that classroom. I made mention that although this may be true, it is recommended that children are given their food once the table has been sanitized, and children have washed their hands and taken a seat at the table. Please fluff mulch around the playground, primarily in fall zones, including but not limited to under all slides. Please ensure all documents, including but not limited to staff medical reports, are completed in their entirety, prior to being placed in a staff file. Please ensure you are stating that the EPR plan was reviewed and list your initials and the date on the front of the EPR plan annually. We discussed the QRIS process today and reviewed each pathway. I encouraged you to continue reviewing the QRIS Modernization information and documents on the DCDEE website. Also, please continue reviewing section .3200 in child care rules, which contains all the new rules related to QRIS. You stated at this current time you are interested in pursuing pathway #2. I have listed a link to find information concerning QRIS Pathways: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before January 26, 2026, I must receive a 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. You can send an email and in the body of the email you can simply include the following items: Facility Name: Facility ID #: Administrator's Name: Violation Item # (List each violation item # separately): How the violation was corrected or what you will do to prevent this violation from reoccurring (List each violation correction separately under the corresponding violation item #): Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 02:55 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 19, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, teacher directed activities indoors, staff/child interaction, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. When documenting fire drills and emergency drills, please ensure the date the drill was completed, the time the drill was completed, how long it took for the drill to be completed, and the signature of the individual completing the drill is documented. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. No children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored today. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. .0803(12) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information. .0701(a) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns. .0801 (a)(5) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: - administrators completing a walk through of the facility at the beginning of each week to ensure up to date lesson plans are posted. - administrators and teachers thoroughly reviewing infant feeding schedules to ensure that all of the required information, including but not limited to parent signatures and dates, is included on the schedule. This violation was cited on 8/7/24. - teachers reviewing their ointments weekly to ensure that each ointment has a Permission to Administer form, and to ensure forms and/or ointments are not expired. It is also recommended that administrators thoroughly review Permission to Administer forms and ointments prior to bringing items into the classroom. - administrators thoroughly reviewing Emergency Information forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to placing them in each staff member’s file. Emergency Information is also required to be updated annually. - administrators thoroughly reviewing each child’s application to ensure it is completed, prior to placing each application in each child’s file. - administrator’s reviewing the staff and training worksheet and staff files monthly, or creating a system to ensure that staff trainings are completed on time. Consultation was provided on the following: In space 1 where children are two years of age, it is recommended that the plastic trash bag near the diaper changing table be tightened. It is recommended that administrators continue completing a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that all staff are using nurturing speech and tone of voice with children, and provide assistance when needed. It is recommended that staff documents are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information, including but not limited to dates, is included on all necessary documents prior to being added to a staff’s file. It is recommended that staff applications are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information is included on the application prior to being added to a staff’s file. All administrator’s and lead teachers are required to have a WORKS letter in their file and available for review. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before March 18, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1003 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 02:55 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 19, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, teacher directed activities indoors, staff/child interaction, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. When documenting fire drills and emergency drills, please ensure the date the drill was completed, the time the drill was completed, how long it took for the drill to be completed, and the signature of the individual completing the drill is documented. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. No children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored today. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. .0803(12) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information. .0701(a) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns. .0801 (a)(5) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: - administrators completing a walk through of the facility at the beginning of each week to ensure up to date lesson plans are posted. - administrators and teachers thoroughly reviewing infant feeding schedules to ensure that all of the required information, including but not limited to parent signatures and dates, is included on the schedule. This violation was cited on 8/7/24. - teachers reviewing their ointments weekly to ensure that each ointment has a Permission to Administer form, and to ensure forms and/or ointments are not expired. It is also recommended that administrators thoroughly review Permission to Administer forms and ointments prior to bringing items into the classroom. - administrators thoroughly reviewing Emergency Information forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to placing them in each staff member’s file. Emergency Information is also required to be updated annually. - administrators thoroughly reviewing each child’s application to ensure it is completed, prior to placing each application in each child’s file. - administrator’s reviewing the staff and training worksheet and staff files monthly, or creating a system to ensure that staff trainings are completed on time. Consultation was provided on the following: In space 1 where children are two years of age, it is recommended that the plastic trash bag near the diaper changing table be tightened. It is recommended that administrators continue completing a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that all staff are using nurturing speech and tone of voice with children, and provide assistance when needed. It is recommended that staff documents are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information, including but not limited to dates, is included on all necessary documents prior to being added to a staff’s file. It is recommended that staff applications are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information is included on the application prior to being added to a staff’s file. All administrator’s and lead teachers are required to have a WORKS letter in their file and available for review. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before March 18, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 02:55 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 19, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, teacher directed activities indoors, staff/child interaction, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. When documenting fire drills and emergency drills, please ensure the date the drill was completed, the time the drill was completed, how long it took for the drill to be completed, and the signature of the individual completing the drill is documented. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. No children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored today. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. .0803(12) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information. .0701(a) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns. .0801 (a)(5) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: - administrators completing a walk through of the facility at the beginning of each week to ensure up to date lesson plans are posted. - administrators and teachers thoroughly reviewing infant feeding schedules to ensure that all of the required information, including but not limited to parent signatures and dates, is included on the schedule. This violation was cited on 8/7/24. - teachers reviewing their ointments weekly to ensure that each ointment has a Permission to Administer form, and to ensure forms and/or ointments are not expired. It is also recommended that administrators thoroughly review Permission to Administer forms and ointments prior to bringing items into the classroom. - administrators thoroughly reviewing Emergency Information forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to placing them in each staff member’s file. Emergency Information is also required to be updated annually. - administrators thoroughly reviewing each child’s application to ensure it is completed, prior to placing each application in each child’s file. - administrator’s reviewing the staff and training worksheet and staff files monthly, or creating a system to ensure that staff trainings are completed on time. Consultation was provided on the following: In space 1 where children are two years of age, it is recommended that the plastic trash bag near the diaper changing table be tightened. It is recommended that administrators continue completing a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that all staff are using nurturing speech and tone of voice with children, and provide assistance when needed. It is recommended that staff documents are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information, including but not limited to dates, is included on all necessary documents prior to being added to a staff’s file. It is recommended that staff applications are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information is included on the application prior to being added to a staff’s file. All administrator’s and lead teachers are required to have a WORKS letter in their file and available for review. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before March 18, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 02:55 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 19, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, teacher directed activities indoors, staff/child interaction, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. When documenting fire drills and emergency drills, please ensure the date the drill was completed, the time the drill was completed, how long it took for the drill to be completed, and the signature of the individual completing the drill is documented. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. No children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored today. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. .0803(12) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information. .0701(a) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns. .0801 (a)(5) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: - administrators completing a walk through of the facility at the beginning of each week to ensure up to date lesson plans are posted. - administrators and teachers thoroughly reviewing infant feeding schedules to ensure that all of the required information, including but not limited to parent signatures and dates, is included on the schedule. This violation was cited on 8/7/24. - teachers reviewing their ointments weekly to ensure that each ointment has a Permission to Administer form, and to ensure forms and/or ointments are not expired. It is also recommended that administrators thoroughly review Permission to Administer forms and ointments prior to bringing items into the classroom. - administrators thoroughly reviewing Emergency Information forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to placing them in each staff member’s file. Emergency Information is also required to be updated annually. - administrators thoroughly reviewing each child’s application to ensure it is completed, prior to placing each application in each child’s file. - administrator’s reviewing the staff and training worksheet and staff files monthly, or creating a system to ensure that staff trainings are completed on time. Consultation was provided on the following: In space 1 where children are two years of age, it is recommended that the plastic trash bag near the diaper changing table be tightened. It is recommended that administrators continue completing a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that all staff are using nurturing speech and tone of voice with children, and provide assistance when needed. It is recommended that staff documents are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information, including but not limited to dates, is included on all necessary documents prior to being added to a staff’s file. It is recommended that staff applications are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information is included on the application prior to being added to a staff’s file. All administrator’s and lead teachers are required to have a WORKS letter in their file and available for review. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before March 18, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 02:55 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jasmin Mason, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 19, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 87% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, teacher directed activities indoors, staff/child interaction, routine care taking, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. When documenting fire drills and emergency drills, please ensure the date the drill was completed, the time the drill was completed, how long it took for the drill to be completed, and the signature of the individual completing the drill is documented. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. No children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored today. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center. .0902(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired. .0803(12) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information. .0701(a) 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns. .0801 (a)(5) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: - administrators completing a walk through of the facility at the beginning of each week to ensure up to date lesson plans are posted. - administrators and teachers thoroughly reviewing infant feeding schedules to ensure that all of the required information, including but not limited to parent signatures and dates, is included on the schedule. This violation was cited on 8/7/24. - teachers reviewing their ointments weekly to ensure that each ointment has a Permission to Administer form, and to ensure forms and/or ointments are not expired. It is also recommended that administrators thoroughly review Permission to Administer forms and ointments prior to bringing items into the classroom. - administrators thoroughly reviewing Emergency Information forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to placing them in each staff member’s file. Emergency Information is also required to be updated annually. - administrators thoroughly reviewing each child’s application to ensure it is completed, prior to placing each application in each child’s file. - administrator’s reviewing the staff and training worksheet and staff files monthly, or creating a system to ensure that staff trainings are completed on time. Consultation was provided on the following: In space 1 where children are two years of age, it is recommended that the plastic trash bag near the diaper changing table be tightened. It is recommended that administrators continue completing a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that all staff are using nurturing speech and tone of voice with children, and provide assistance when needed. It is recommended that staff documents are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information, including but not limited to dates, is included on all necessary documents prior to being added to a staff’s file. It is recommended that staff applications are reviewed thoroughly to ensure all required information is included on the application prior to being added to a staff’s file. All administrator’s and lead teachers are required to have a WORKS letter in their file and available for review. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 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 three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before March 18, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0713 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/7/2024 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/7/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 21, 2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 81% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities both indoor and outdoor, reading books, engaging in teacher directed activities, staff/child interaction, meal time, rest time and caregiving routines. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. All staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. In space 1, three one 1 year old children, two 2 year old children and one 3 year old child was grouped together in one classroom. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 405 A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. After a child's diaper was changed a teacher did not wash the child's hands. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c)(2) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Feeding schedules for four children did not have a parent signature or a date. .0902(a) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Two children were asleep and there were no sleep checks completed or documented. .0606(g) 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. A staff member hired on 6/13/22, 3/4/24, and 8/15/24 did not have a current First Aid certification 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. A staff member hired on 6/13/22 and 11/2/23 did not have a current CPR certification on file. .1102(d) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. A staff member hired on 2/12/24 that works in the infant room did not have a current ITS/SIDS certificate on file. .1102(f) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: 1. Thoroughly checking feeding plans when parents submit them, to ensure all sections of the feeding plan are completed and each parent signs and dates the completed plan. 2. Preparing sleep check forms at the beginning of each shift, and documenting what time the child is laid down as soon as the child is placed in their crib or falls asleep. 3. Ensuring that diaper changing steps are being followed correctly by consulting the diaper changing steps that are posted in the classroom. This includes ensuring children’s hands are being washed, prior to engaging in an activity after their diaper has been changed. 4. Carefully reviewing classroom attendance and children’s ages prior to moving children to other classrooms to ensure proper staff/child ratio is maintained, in addition to making sure children are grouped with their correct age group. 5. Checking staff files monthly to ensure that staff have a current CPR and First Aid certification on file at all times. 6. Checking staff files monthly to ensure that staff who work with infants have a current ITS/SIDS certificate on file at all times. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed: 1. Ways to keep incident logs up to date which included placing information from incident reports on the log as soon incident reports are received. 2. Ways to continue ensuring dates are on bottles that parents bring in each morning, including giving each bottle a thorough check prior to placing it in the refrigerator. 3. Ways to keep the staff and training worksheets current and to make sure staff members have completed items they need, including reviewing and updating the staff and training worksheets monthly. 4. Administrators doing a walkthrough of the facility each day to ensure staff are engaging with children and interacting with children in a nurturing manner, using a proper tone. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 21, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/7/2024 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/7/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Jasmin Mason, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 16, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 21, 2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 19, 2024. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 81% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free choice activities both indoor and outdoor, reading books, engaging in teacher directed activities, staff/child interaction, meal time, rest time and caregiving routines. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. All staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. In space 1, three one 1 year old children, two 2 year old children and one 3 year old child was grouped together in one classroom. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 405 A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. After a child's diaper was changed a teacher did not wash the child's hands. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c)(2) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Feeding schedules for four children did not have a parent signature or a date. .0902(a) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Two children were asleep and there were no sleep checks completed or documented. .0606(g) 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. A staff member hired on 6/13/22, 3/4/24, and 8/15/24 did not have a current First Aid certification 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. A staff member hired on 6/13/22 and 11/2/23 did not have a current CPR certification on file. .1102(d) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. A staff member hired on 2/12/24 that works in the infant room did not have a current ITS/SIDS certificate on file. .1102(f) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed: 1. Thoroughly checking feeding plans when parents submit them, to ensure all sections of the feeding plan are completed and each parent signs and dates the completed plan. 2. Preparing sleep check forms at the beginning of each shift, and documenting what time the child is laid down as soon as the child is placed in their crib or falls asleep. 3. Ensuring that diaper changing steps are being followed correctly by consulting the diaper changing steps that are posted in the classroom. This includes ensuring children’s hands are being washed, prior to engaging in an activity after their diaper has been changed. 4. Carefully reviewing classroom attendance and children’s ages prior to moving children to other classrooms to ensure proper staff/child ratio is maintained, in addition to making sure children are grouped with their correct age group. 5. Checking staff files monthly to ensure that staff have a current CPR and First Aid certification on file at all times. 6. Checking staff files monthly to ensure that staff who work with infants have a current ITS/SIDS certificate on file at all times. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed: 1. Ways to keep incident logs up to date which included placing information from incident reports on the log as soon incident reports are received. 2. Ways to continue ensuring dates are on bottles that parents bring in each morning, including giving each bottle a thorough check prior to placing it in the refrigerator. 3. Ways to keep the staff and training worksheets current and to make sure staff members have completed items they need, including reviewing and updating the staff and training worksheets monthly. 4. Administrators doing a walkthrough of the facility each day to ensure staff are engaging with children and interacting with children in a nurturing manner, using a proper tone. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 21, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0424-148L Visit Date: 4/17/2024 Number Present: 59 Completed Date: 4/17/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 12:10 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The allegations are as follows: There is a concern of inadequate supervision. Upon arrival you JaLisa Saunder, Assistant Director, assisted me Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant with today’s visit. When I arrived, you stated that the Director was at an off-site meeting and not available today. I notified you of the purpose of my visit today. You stated that you were aware of why I was here. I asked you how many total children were in care today and you stated there were 77 children enrolled and 59 children were present today and in class room space 1, there were 13 children enrolled with 9 children present with one teacher. Regarding the allegation of inadequate supervision: During my walkthrough, upon entering classroom space #1 children were outside transitioning to the playground that is used by infants, toddlers, and early preschool children. There were two teachers outside with 9 children that were all two years old. The teachers were positioned on opposite sides of the outside space as they were interacting with children by talking and singing. The children were moving about the space interacting with their peers and teachers by singing, talking, being held, and holding the teacher’s hands. When transitioning to the playground used the infants, toddlers, and early preschool children the teachers were positioned 1 teacher at the front of the line, facing the children and the other at the back of the line where all children were in front. The teacher at the front of the line facing the children called each child’s name as they entered the playground while completing the name to face documentation sheet for the transition. After all the children were inside the fence the other teacher closed the gate and positioned herself to be able to see and hear all the children. When interviewing the Assistant Director, reported that she was informed by the Director that one two-year-old child was observed in the classroom where two-year-old children are cared for as she was left unattended as the remainder of the class and teachers had transitioned to outside time. The Director ensured the child was safe, requested the Assistant monitor the classroom to ensure that no other children were left unattended and took the child outside with the class. The teacher that cares for children in the classroom for two-year old children, reported that she is aware of the facilities supervision, transition, name-to-face, and incident reporting policies and was able to explain what each process looks like. She stated she was aware of the incident that occurred regarding supervision but was not present or in the classroom on the date of incident. She stated that she has not had any concerns regarding supervision prior to that incident and that administration has since put additional practices and procedures in place to prevent the incident from reoccurring. I monitored the facilities supervision policy, the roster for the staff meeting related to supervision, the playground safety and supervision policy, and attendance records. You stated that camera footage for the facility is monitored however was not available to review today for April 2, 2024. You stated that trainings have been completed related to supervision, there are transition observations that have been completed, the teacher is no longer employed with the company, and there is now additional outside transition support that accompanies the infants, toddler, and early preschool age classrooms as they transition to outside time daily and that additional outside support staff member also observes the preschool, PreK and school-age classrooms when they transition to outside time. Based on information provided, on April 2, 2024, a child was left unattended in the classroom while one staff member was providing care for 8 children. I interviewed the Assistant Director and 1 teacher that works in the classroom that cares for children that are two years old. Both stated that 1 child was left in the classroom without supervision. Proper supervision of children was observed today. Based on information received from interviewed staff and my observations, the finding regarding the allegation of inadequate supervision was substantiated. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In space 1, one child that was two-years-old was left unsupervised. In space 1, one child that was two-years-old was left unsupervised for approximately 2.5 minutes. .1801(a)(1-5) Technical Assistance: • In space 1 one child that was two-years-old was left unsupervised. As discussed, please be sure that all staff are familiar with the policy for maintaining supervision at all times. I recommend that all staff members caring for children are always aware of the number of children present in each group by counting children, completing name to face checks, scanning to ensure that you can see and hear children at all times as well as complete trainings related to supervision. Consultation: • As discussed, be sure that all staff members are aware of the policy regarding supervision. I suggest that the supervision policy be reviewed with all staff to prevent children from being left unattended at any time. • As discussed, Trainings on supervision are available and may help your staff become familiar with what active supervision looks like and how to maintain such. • As discussed, you may want to reach out to your local Partnership to get assistance on ways to maintain compliance within your program to prevent future occurrences of inadequate supervision. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 1, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. 6591 Statesville, NC 28677 meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: Name Position Facility name Facility ID number Violation Item Number How the violation was corrected Date the violation was corrected How the violation will be prevented in the future A violation was documented for failure to maintain adequate supervision requirements. Violations of this nature directly impact the safety of the children while in your care. In addition, these types of violations have the greatest negative impact on your compliance history. During the visit, we discussed the fact that violations of this nature may lead to an administrative action against your license. A follow-up visit may be conducted in the near future to monitor compliance with child care requirements. Contact me at (Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant at email: meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov) or you may contact my supervisor Erin Pickard at email: erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2024 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 4/16/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 440 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted me with today's visit. You, Jalisa Sanders, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 8, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 20, 2023, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 20, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history score was 81% percent prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free play, story time, meal time, outdoor play and rest time. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your indoor and outdoor environments were monitored. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have emergency medications or Medical Action Plans. All diaper creams and their Permission to Administer forms were monitored. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored and found to be in compliance. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All classrooms had soiled walls and chipping paint. 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 3 there a stool that was soiled. In space 2 a high chair was peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On all playgrounds there was rust and chipping paint on playground equipment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 4 there were paper towel rolls in plastic packaging, wipes in plastic packaging, Ziploc bags and pull ups in plastic packaging. .0604(q) 1031 Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Four staff members did not have documentation of their education in their file. .0302(d)(1)(B) 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. A staff member did not have a First Aid certificate 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. A staff member did not have a CPR certificate on file. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff members did not have staff development plans completed. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 2 one of the diaper creams did not have a permission to administer form. In space 2 a permission to administer form was expired. In space 2 the amount of diaper cream to administer was missing on the permission to administer form. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Staff files must be gone through in detail to ensure that all required paperwork is on file, accurate, and complete according to the File Checklist for Staff Files form. It is important that the staff and training worksheet is complete and accurate at all times. Create a system for reviewing and following-up on missing paperwork in children’s files. Staff Development plans shall be created for each staff member upon hire. Each staff member shall obtain First Aid and CPR within 90 days of their hire date. Each staff member shall have an employment application on file. All walls and furnishings shall be kept clean, in good repair, free of debris and chipping paint. Parents must state a sizable amount to apply over-the-counter diaper cream or sunscreen on the medication permission to administer form. Each diaper cream shall have a permission to administer form on file. Ensure all items that are supposed to be made inaccessible to children are stored at or above 5 feet. Ensure all fall zones on the playground have at least 6 inches of mulch underneath. Ensure there are no rust spots or chipped paint on playground equipment. Ensure there are no gaps, protrusions, or openings in playground fencing. Consultation was provided on the following: Fire inspection reports are required to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/30/24, 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: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 6591 Statesville, NC Email: meria.wilder@dhhs.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. A copy of the visit summary for today’s visit was printed, signed, and left with you today. You may contact me by phone at 980-434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2024 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 4/16/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 440 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted me with today's visit. You, Jalisa Sanders, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 8, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 20, 2023, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 20, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history score was 81% percent prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free play, story time, meal time, outdoor play and rest time. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your indoor and outdoor environments were monitored. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have emergency medications or Medical Action Plans. All diaper creams and their Permission to Administer forms were monitored. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored and found to be in compliance. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All classrooms had soiled walls and chipping paint. 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 3 there a stool that was soiled. In space 2 a high chair was peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On all playgrounds there was rust and chipping paint on playground equipment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 4 there were paper towel rolls in plastic packaging, wipes in plastic packaging, Ziploc bags and pull ups in plastic packaging. .0604(q) 1031 Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Four staff members did not have documentation of their education in their file. .0302(d)(1)(B) 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. A staff member did not have a First Aid certificate 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. A staff member did not have a CPR certificate on file. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff members did not have staff development plans completed. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 2 one of the diaper creams did not have a permission to administer form. In space 2 a permission to administer form was expired. In space 2 the amount of diaper cream to administer was missing on the permission to administer form. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Staff files must be gone through in detail to ensure that all required paperwork is on file, accurate, and complete according to the File Checklist for Staff Files form. It is important that the staff and training worksheet is complete and accurate at all times. Create a system for reviewing and following-up on missing paperwork in children’s files. Staff Development plans shall be created for each staff member upon hire. Each staff member shall obtain First Aid and CPR within 90 days of their hire date. Each staff member shall have an employment application on file. All walls and furnishings shall be kept clean, in good repair, free of debris and chipping paint. Parents must state a sizable amount to apply over-the-counter diaper cream or sunscreen on the medication permission to administer form. Each diaper cream shall have a permission to administer form on file. Ensure all items that are supposed to be made inaccessible to children are stored at or above 5 feet. Ensure all fall zones on the playground have at least 6 inches of mulch underneath. Ensure there are no rust spots or chipped paint on playground equipment. Ensure there are no gaps, protrusions, or openings in playground fencing. Consultation was provided on the following: Fire inspection reports are required to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/30/24, 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: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 6591 Statesville, NC Email: meria.wilder@dhhs.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. A copy of the visit summary for today’s visit was printed, signed, and left with you today. You may contact me by phone at 980-434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2024 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 4/16/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 440 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted me with today's visit. You, Jalisa Sanders, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 8, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 20, 2023, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 20, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history score was 81% percent prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free play, story time, meal time, outdoor play and rest time. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your indoor and outdoor environments were monitored. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have emergency medications or Medical Action Plans. All diaper creams and their Permission to Administer forms were monitored. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored and found to be in compliance. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All classrooms had soiled walls and chipping paint. 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 3 there a stool that was soiled. In space 2 a high chair was peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On all playgrounds there was rust and chipping paint on playground equipment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 4 there were paper towel rolls in plastic packaging, wipes in plastic packaging, Ziploc bags and pull ups in plastic packaging. .0604(q) 1031 Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Four staff members did not have documentation of their education in their file. .0302(d)(1)(B) 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. A staff member did not have a First Aid certificate 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. A staff member did not have a CPR certificate on file. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff members did not have staff development plans completed. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 2 one of the diaper creams did not have a permission to administer form. In space 2 a permission to administer form was expired. In space 2 the amount of diaper cream to administer was missing on the permission to administer form. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Staff files must be gone through in detail to ensure that all required paperwork is on file, accurate, and complete according to the File Checklist for Staff Files form. It is important that the staff and training worksheet is complete and accurate at all times. Create a system for reviewing and following-up on missing paperwork in children’s files. Staff Development plans shall be created for each staff member upon hire. Each staff member shall obtain First Aid and CPR within 90 days of their hire date. Each staff member shall have an employment application on file. All walls and furnishings shall be kept clean, in good repair, free of debris and chipping paint. Parents must state a sizable amount to apply over-the-counter diaper cream or sunscreen on the medication permission to administer form. Each diaper cream shall have a permission to administer form on file. Ensure all items that are supposed to be made inaccessible to children are stored at or above 5 feet. Ensure all fall zones on the playground have at least 6 inches of mulch underneath. Ensure there are no rust spots or chipped paint on playground equipment. Ensure there are no gaps, protrusions, or openings in playground fencing. Consultation was provided on the following: Fire inspection reports are required to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/30/24, 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: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 6591 Statesville, NC Email: meria.wilder@dhhs.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. A copy of the visit summary for today’s visit was printed, signed, and left with you today. You may contact me by phone at 980-434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: LA PETITE ACADEMY Facility ID: 13000088 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2024 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 4/16/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 440 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted me with today's visit. You, Jalisa Sanders, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 8, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 20, 2023, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted June 20, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history score was 81% percent prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaging in free play, story time, meal time, outdoor play and rest time. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your indoor and outdoor environments were monitored. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. You stated that no children currently enrolled have emergency medications or Medical Action Plans. All diaper creams and their Permission to Administer forms were monitored. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. Transportation and applicable documents were monitored and found to be in compliance. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All classrooms had soiled walls and chipping paint. 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 3 there a stool that was soiled. In space 2 a high chair was peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On all playgrounds there was rust and chipping paint on playground equipment. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 4 there were paper towel rolls in plastic packaging, wipes in plastic packaging, Ziploc bags and pull ups in plastic packaging. .0604(q) 1031 Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Four staff members did not have documentation of their education in their file. .0302(d)(1)(B) 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. A staff member did not have a First Aid certificate 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. A staff member did not have a CPR certificate on file. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff members did not have staff development plans completed. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 2 one of the diaper creams did not have a permission to administer form. In space 2 a permission to administer form was expired. In space 2 the amount of diaper cream to administer was missing on the permission to administer form. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Staff files must be gone through in detail to ensure that all required paperwork is on file, accurate, and complete according to the File Checklist for Staff Files form. It is important that the staff and training worksheet is complete and accurate at all times. Create a system for reviewing and following-up on missing paperwork in children’s files. Staff Development plans shall be created for each staff member upon hire. Each staff member shall obtain First Aid and CPR within 90 days of their hire date. Each staff member shall have an employment application on file. All walls and furnishings shall be kept clean, in good repair, free of debris and chipping paint. Parents must state a sizable amount to apply over-the-counter diaper cream or sunscreen on the medication permission to administer form. Each diaper cream shall have a permission to administer form on file. Ensure all items that are supposed to be made inaccessible to children are stored at or above 5 feet. Ensure all fall zones on the playground have at least 6 inches of mulch underneath. Ensure there are no rust spots or chipped paint on playground equipment. Ensure there are no gaps, protrusions, or openings in playground fencing. Consultation was provided on the following: Fire inspection reports are required to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/30/24, 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: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 6591 Statesville, NC Email: meria.wilder@dhhs.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. A copy of the visit summary for today’s visit was printed, signed, and left with you today. You may contact me by phone at 980-434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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