Patriots Kids: Plus

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: PATRIOTS KIDS: PLUS Facility ID: 13000412 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/4/2025 Number Present: 41 Completed Date: 9/4/2025 Age: From 5 To 10 Total Minutes: 158 Time In: 01:22 PM Time Out: 04:00 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. You, Stephanie Sullivan, Site Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 22, 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 100% 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 teacher directed activities indoors, free choice activities, routine care taking, and meal 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. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. I monitored two emergency medications, medical action plans and permission to administer forms. One staff file and six children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. This program does not provide transportation. One violation was documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. For a staff member hired on 3/23/20 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics .1103(b) Technical Assistance: I highly recommend printing off all trainings that are taken, documenting them on the appropriate sheets and having them on file and available for review. Please ensure the staff member hired on 3/23/20 completes all health and safety trainings and all trainings are submitted to me when the compliance letter is submitted. Consultation was provided on the following: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 18, 2025, 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 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: PATRIOTS KIDS: PLUS Facility ID: 13000412 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/28/2023 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 11/28/2023 Age: From 5 To 10 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 01:55 PM 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 unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Jatanna Bryant, Site Coordinator assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 22, 2018. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 12, 2023. The program’s compliance history prior to today’s visit was 100%. The Kids: Plus, program is operated by Cabarrus County Schools. Fire and Sanitation inspections are occurring as required. Fire and Emergency Drills are occurring as required. I monitored each indoor and outdoor space. I monitored two emergency medications and accompanying documentation. Today I observed children, engaged in transitions, snack, outdoor play, personal care routines, and free play. The snack was observed and consisted of Goldfish crackers and fruit juice. I monitored a random selection of six children’s files. I monitored files of two staff who had been hired since the last ACV. I monitored a random selection of one existing staff file. One violation was observed and cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff did not have her medical health questionnaire in her medical file. .0701(d) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Allow staff to place their own forms into their confidential envelopes to ensure they do not get mixed up with someone else. No Compliance Letter is required at this time. Compliance History: Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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. I will have your file in the interim, please feel free to contact me 704-798-5220 by phone or Licensing Supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. My other contact information is: Deborah K. Howell, Child Care Consultant PO Box 629 Granite Quarry, NC 28072 Deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times