Rocky River Elem. Pre-K

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ROCKY RIVER ELEM. PRE-K Facility ID: 13000453 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/28/2025 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 4/28/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 an annual compliance visit. Erin Cashion, Lead Teacher and Alleia Maness, Assistant Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 10, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted September 12, 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 90% 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 choice and teacher directed activities indoors and outdoors, meal time, routine care taking and staff/child interactions. 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. Two medications, medical action plans and medical authorization forms were monitored. Four out of five staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit due to each classroom being an NC Pre K classroom. One staff file was unavailable, and that same staff member was also not listed on the staff and training worksheet. The program does not provide transportation. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A staff member hired on 2/25/10 did not have a file available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. There was not a completed EPR plan posted or available for review. .0607(c) 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. A staff member hired on 8/20/18 did not complete all health and safety trainings within five years of taking health and safety trainings previously. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure that each staff member working at the NC Pre K site has a file with all of the required documents on the staff and training worksheet, not including items that are listed on the off site verification document for DPI programs. Also, please ensure that each staff member is listed on the staff and training worksheet. Please submit an updated staff and training worksheet within one week, to include the staff member hired on 2/25/10. Please ensure the staff and training worksheet and staff files are being reviewed at least every 90 days to ensure that all trainings are up to date, including but not limited to required health and safety trainings. Please ensure a current copy of the EPR plan is posted in classrooms and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring that all trainings are completed before their expiration date, including but not limited to, First Aid/CPR. Please continue ensuring classroom teachers are keeping fire and emergency drill logs up to date, and completing the logs as soon as the drill is completed. Please have classroom teachers print the 2025 Summary of NC Child Care Law brochure and post in their classrooms. Please ensure all certificates are printed once completed and available for review in each staff member’s file. Please submit a preservice document and WORKS letter to your child care consultant at your earliest convenience for the school principal so they can be added as the administrator of this site in our system. 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 12, 2025, I must receive a 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. Email the information to: 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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: ROCKY RIVER ELEM. PRE-K Facility ID: 13000453 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/28/2025 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 4/28/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 an annual compliance visit. Erin Cashion, Lead Teacher and Alleia Maness, Assistant Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 10, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted September 12, 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 90% 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 choice and teacher directed activities indoors and outdoors, meal time, routine care taking and staff/child interactions. 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. Two medications, medical action plans and medical authorization forms were monitored. Four out of five staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit due to each classroom being an NC Pre K classroom. One staff file was unavailable, and that same staff member was also not listed on the staff and training worksheet. The program does not provide transportation. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A staff member hired on 2/25/10 did not have a file available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. There was not a completed EPR plan posted or available for review. .0607(c) 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. A staff member hired on 8/20/18 did not complete all health and safety trainings within five years of taking health and safety trainings previously. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure that each staff member working at the NC Pre K site has a file with all of the required documents on the staff and training worksheet, not including items that are listed on the off site verification document for DPI programs. Also, please ensure that each staff member is listed on the staff and training worksheet. Please submit an updated staff and training worksheet within one week, to include the staff member hired on 2/25/10. Please ensure the staff and training worksheet and staff files are being reviewed at least every 90 days to ensure that all trainings are up to date, including but not limited to required health and safety trainings. Please ensure a current copy of the EPR plan is posted in classrooms and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring that all trainings are completed before their expiration date, including but not limited to, First Aid/CPR. Please continue ensuring classroom teachers are keeping fire and emergency drill logs up to date, and completing the logs as soon as the drill is completed. Please have classroom teachers print the 2025 Summary of NC Child Care Law brochure and post in their classrooms. Please ensure all certificates are printed once completed and available for review in each staff member’s file. Please submit a preservice document and WORKS letter to your child care consultant at your earliest convenience for the school principal so they can be added as the administrator of this site in our system. 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 12, 2025, I must receive a 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. Email the information to: 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: ROCKY RIVER ELEM. PRE-K Facility ID: 13000453 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/28/2025 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 4/28/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 an annual compliance visit. Erin Cashion, Lead Teacher and Alleia Maness, Assistant Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 10, 2024. The last fire inspection was conducted September 12, 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 90% 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 choice and teacher directed activities indoors and outdoors, meal time, routine care taking and staff/child interactions. 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. Two medications, medical action plans and medical authorization forms were monitored. Four out of five staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit due to each classroom being an NC Pre K classroom. One staff file was unavailable, and that same staff member was also not listed on the staff and training worksheet. The program does not provide transportation. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A staff member hired on 2/25/10 did not have a file available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. There was not a completed EPR plan posted or available for review. .0607(c) 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. A staff member hired on 8/20/18 did not complete all health and safety trainings within five years of taking health and safety trainings previously. .1103(b) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure that each staff member working at the NC Pre K site has a file with all of the required documents on the staff and training worksheet, not including items that are listed on the off site verification document for DPI programs. Also, please ensure that each staff member is listed on the staff and training worksheet. Please submit an updated staff and training worksheet within one week, to include the staff member hired on 2/25/10. Please ensure the staff and training worksheet and staff files are being reviewed at least every 90 days to ensure that all trainings are up to date, including but not limited to required health and safety trainings. Please ensure a current copy of the EPR plan is posted in classrooms and available for review. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring that all trainings are completed before their expiration date, including but not limited to, First Aid/CPR. Please continue ensuring classroom teachers are keeping fire and emergency drill logs up to date, and completing the logs as soon as the drill is completed. Please have classroom teachers print the 2025 Summary of NC Child Care Law brochure and post in their classrooms. Please ensure all certificates are printed once completed and available for review in each staff member’s file. Please submit a preservice document and WORKS letter to your child care consultant at your earliest convenience for the school principal so they can be added as the administrator of this site in our system. 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 12, 2025, I must receive a 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. Email the information to: 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: ROCKY RIVER ELEM. PRE-K Facility ID: 13000453 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/12/2024 Number Present: 33 Completed Date: 11/12/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 09:55 AM Time Out: 01:00 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, Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 4, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on December 4, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted September 12, 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 86% 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, teacher directed activities, meal time, and care taking 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 emergency medications or Medical Action Plans. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. The program does not provide transportation. I monitored NC PreK requirements during today’s visit. I observed the Administrator, does not serve as the Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher in the classroom. I observed a staff-child ratio of one (1) adult to nine (9) children with a group size maximum of two (2) adults to eighteen (18) children maintained. I monitored completed DIAL 4 assessments for children and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you use Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 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 11/6/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired on 11/6/23 did not complete the required health and safety trainings within one year. .1102(a) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed monitoring staff files monthly to ensure trainings are completed prior to their due date and are always kept up to date. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed submitting fire inspections within seven days of receiving the inspection. We discussed ensuring that there no blanks left on the child’s application by reviewing each application thoroughly when received. 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 November 26, 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