Winecoff Elementary School Pre-K

10A NCAC 09 .3224 · Violation

Name of Operation: WINECOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 13000451 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2026 Number Present: 36 Completed Date: 4/17/2026 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor child care requirements during an annual compliance visit with rated license. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 7, 2025. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 100%. You, Tonia Bridges, Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Today I observed children adequately supervised, reduced enhanced staff-child ratios, adequate approved space use and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. Children were engaged in free play in activity areas, handwashing, group time, transitions, and outdoor play. I observed age-appropriate child-sized tables, chairs, shelving, and storage provided; developmentally appropriate materials provided in sufficient quantities. All materials, furniture, and equipment were in good repair. The bathrooms were stocked with necessary supplies and handwashing procedure signs posted at the classroom and handwashing sink areas. I monitored the outdoor approved space and found it to meet requirements. All medications were monitored. You stated your program does not provide transportation. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection- January 22, 2026, with a Superior Rating and eight demerits. Fire Inspection- October 9, 2025 Playground Inspection- April 2, 2026 Fire Drill- March 31, 2026 Emergency Drill- April 7, 2026 Incident Log-Maintained as required Screen time Log- Maintained as required Water Testing Completed-November 4, 2024 This facility is Exempt from Lead and Asbestos testing. 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 adult to nine children with a group size maximum of two adults to eighteen children maintained. I monitored a random selection of four children’s files. I monitored one staff file during the visit. Please send a copy of an updated Staff and Training Worksheet. Rated License: 1. You stated that the approved curriculum used by the facility for ages three-six is The Creative Curriculum. I verified use by monitoring the curricula books/materials being on-site and available for use as well as the activity plans showing the use of the curricula. I verified curriculum planning to include modifications and adaptations made for children with special health and developmental needs by observing the activity plans. 2. You stated that the approved formative assessment used by the facility is Teaching Strategies Gold. 3. Today, I verified your plan for reviewing formative assessments with families twice annually by monitoring the plans in your operational policies.. 4. Today, I observed that the lead teacher completed five (5) hours of ongoing training (or 0.5 CEU’s) in addition to the ongoing training required of Child Care Rule .1103. 5. Classrooms serving preschool children have written activity schedules and plans as required in Rule .0509, all five activity areas listed in G.S. 110-91(12) are available each day and activities listed in Rule .0510(c) are offered at least once per week. Please submit the following outstanding required documentation needed for verification to me no later than Thursday, April 30, 2026: 1. Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers electronic form, and all associated forms required for Classroom & Instructional Quality Pathway (Pathway 2) as listed below. 2. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan electronic form. 3. Staff Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan electronic forms. 4. Family and Community Engagement Standards electronic form. 5. The principal needs to create a WORKS account and mail an official college transcript to the workforce unit to be evaluated in their position. 6. Please submit all staff’s education evaluation letters by the Workforce Unit, it will be used to verify the individual’s education level, as well as the overall education level earned by the facility. 7. QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet (electronically). 8. The administrator will need to complete five (5) hours of ongoing training (or 0.5 CEU’s) in addition to the ongoing training required of Child Care Rule .1103. Please include documentation stating which option the administrator will be completing so it can be monitored during the next visit. 9. Documentation of training by the Administrator and Lead Teacher on The Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b) Recognition Of Quality Initiatives, a child care operator may choose to request one or more areas of recognition to accompany the issuance of a two through five-star rated license earned through compliance with any licensure pathway requirement of this Section. Quality initiatives will not be used to earn a star rating. Verification of requirements for each recognition shall be reassessed at least every three years, at the time of reassessment for a two through five-star rated license. Upon verification of the requirements, the Division will issue recognition of the following quality initiatives: • Education • Professional Development • Longevity and Experience • Staff Supports and Benefits • Health and Wellness Opportunities • Language Concentration • Culinary Emphasis • Ratio, Group Size, Enrollment Practices • Supplemental Environment • NC Breastfeeding – Friendly Child Care Designation Program • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood – PLUS Recognition If you are interested in earning a Recognition of Quality Initiatives send me verification of meeting them according to 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b). Your signature on all forms served and will serve as verification the information provided was accurate and complete. A handwritten visit summary was completed due to connection issues. An electronic version will be sent via USPS. There was one violation cited during the visit. The violation was corrected when the central office sent a copy of the staff file digitally for review. Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A substitute working in Space 2 today did not have a file accessible for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) Compliance Plan: None due currently Technical Assistance: Files for all employees are required to be accessible for review. I suggest creating substitute files to maintain in the binder with regular teaching staff. Consultation: 1. Please be reminded that all plans put in place as part of the Classroom and Instructional Quality for Child Care Centers, QRIS Pathway 2 must be completed within one year from the date of the new Rated License issued to your facility. Rated License components required to earn your star rated license will be monitored annually. 2. Child Care Rule .3002(b) requires that NC Pre-K programs that have earned a four-or five-star rated license using the program assessment licensure pathway or the classroom instructional quality licensure pathway in Rules .3203 and .3205 of this Chapter shall have an assessment completed every three years using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Third Edition assessment tool. This facility will have the ECERS-3 conducted during the 2026-2027 school year. RESOURCES Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -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 Compliance History: You are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past 18 months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Thank you for your time today. Feel free to contact me by phone at (704)798-5220 or by email at deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at 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

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: WINECOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 13000451 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/16/2026 Number Present: 36 Completed Date: 4/17/2026 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor child care requirements during an annual compliance visit with rated license. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on May 7, 2025. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 100%. You, Tonia Bridges, Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Today I observed children adequately supervised, reduced enhanced staff-child ratios, adequate approved space use and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. Children were engaged in free play in activity areas, handwashing, group time, transitions, and outdoor play. I observed age-appropriate child-sized tables, chairs, shelving, and storage provided; developmentally appropriate materials provided in sufficient quantities. All materials, furniture, and equipment were in good repair. The bathrooms were stocked with necessary supplies and handwashing procedure signs posted at the classroom and handwashing sink areas. I monitored the outdoor approved space and found it to meet requirements. All medications were monitored. You stated your program does not provide transportation. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection- January 22, 2026, with a Superior Rating and eight demerits. Fire Inspection- October 9, 2025 Playground Inspection- April 2, 2026 Fire Drill- March 31, 2026 Emergency Drill- April 7, 2026 Incident Log-Maintained as required Screen time Log- Maintained as required Water Testing Completed-November 4, 2024 This facility is Exempt from Lead and Asbestos testing. 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 adult to nine children with a group size maximum of two adults to eighteen children maintained. I monitored a random selection of four children’s files. I monitored one staff file during the visit. Please send a copy of an updated Staff and Training Worksheet. Rated License: 1. You stated that the approved curriculum used by the facility for ages three-six is The Creative Curriculum. I verified use by monitoring the curricula books/materials being on-site and available for use as well as the activity plans showing the use of the curricula. I verified curriculum planning to include modifications and adaptations made for children with special health and developmental needs by observing the activity plans. 2. You stated that the approved formative assessment used by the facility is Teaching Strategies Gold. 3. Today, I verified your plan for reviewing formative assessments with families twice annually by monitoring the plans in your operational policies.. 4. Today, I observed that the lead teacher completed five (5) hours of ongoing training (or 0.5 CEU’s) in addition to the ongoing training required of Child Care Rule .1103. 5. Classrooms serving preschool children have written activity schedules and plans as required in Rule .0509, all five activity areas listed in G.S. 110-91(12) are available each day and activities listed in Rule .0510(c) are offered at least once per week. Please submit the following outstanding required documentation needed for verification to me no later than Thursday, April 30, 2026: 1. Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers electronic form, and all associated forms required for Classroom & Instructional Quality Pathway (Pathway 2) as listed below. 2. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan electronic form. 3. Staff Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan electronic forms. 4. Family and Community Engagement Standards electronic form. 5. The principal needs to create a WORKS account and mail an official college transcript to the workforce unit to be evaluated in their position. 6. Please submit all staff’s education evaluation letters by the Workforce Unit, it will be used to verify the individual’s education level, as well as the overall education level earned by the facility. 7. QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet (electronically). 8. The administrator will need to complete five (5) hours of ongoing training (or 0.5 CEU’s) in addition to the ongoing training required of Child Care Rule .1103. Please include documentation stating which option the administrator will be completing so it can be monitored during the next visit. 9. Documentation of training by the Administrator and Lead Teacher on The Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b) Recognition Of Quality Initiatives, a child care operator may choose to request one or more areas of recognition to accompany the issuance of a two through five-star rated license earned through compliance with any licensure pathway requirement of this Section. Quality initiatives will not be used to earn a star rating. Verification of requirements for each recognition shall be reassessed at least every three years, at the time of reassessment for a two through five-star rated license. Upon verification of the requirements, the Division will issue recognition of the following quality initiatives: • Education • Professional Development • Longevity and Experience • Staff Supports and Benefits • Health and Wellness Opportunities • Language Concentration • Culinary Emphasis • Ratio, Group Size, Enrollment Practices • Supplemental Environment • NC Breastfeeding – Friendly Child Care Designation Program • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood – PLUS Recognition If you are interested in earning a Recognition of Quality Initiatives send me verification of meeting them according to 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b). Your signature on all forms served and will serve as verification the information provided was accurate and complete. A handwritten visit summary was completed due to connection issues. An electronic version will be sent via USPS. There was one violation cited during the visit. The violation was corrected when the central office sent a copy of the staff file digitally for review. Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. A substitute working in Space 2 today did not have a file accessible for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) Compliance Plan: None due currently Technical Assistance: Files for all employees are required to be accessible for review. I suggest creating substitute files to maintain in the binder with regular teaching staff. Consultation: 1. Please be reminded that all plans put in place as part of the Classroom and Instructional Quality for Child Care Centers, QRIS Pathway 2 must be completed within one year from the date of the new Rated License issued to your facility. Rated License components required to earn your star rated license will be monitored annually. 2. Child Care Rule .3002(b) requires that NC Pre-K programs that have earned a four-or five-star rated license using the program assessment licensure pathway or the classroom instructional quality licensure pathway in Rules .3203 and .3205 of this Chapter shall have an assessment completed every three years using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Third Edition assessment tool. This facility will have the ECERS-3 conducted during the 2026-2027 school year. RESOURCES Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -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 Compliance History: You are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past 18 months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Thank you for your time today. Feel free to contact me by phone at (704)798-5220 or by email at deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at 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

GS 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: WINECOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-K Facility ID: 13000451 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2024 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 8/20/2024 Age: From 4 To 4 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 12:50 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 for compliance during an annual compliance. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on August 31, 2023. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 98%. You, Nakisha Jones, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. A second NC Pre-K classroom was added this school year. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Today I observed children adequately supervised, enhanced staff-child ratios reduced by one, adequate approved space use and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. Children were engaged in free play in activity areas, handwashing, transition to and from lunch, and outdoor play. I observed age-appropriate child-sized tables, chairs, shelving, and storage provided; developmentally appropriate materials provided in sufficient quantities. All materials, furniture, and equipment were in good repair. The bathrooms were stocked with necessary supplies and handwashing procedure signs posted at the classroom and handwashing sink areas. You stated your class used the courtyard for outdoor gross motor activities. I monitored this approved space and found it to meet requirements. I observed riding toys, balls, buckets, shovels, and a sensory table. Shade is provided by trees and covered areas. You stated there are currently no medications in the classrooms. You stated your program does not provide transportation. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection- December 1, 2023, with a Superior rating and four demerits. Fire Inspection- March 26, 2024 Playground Inspection- August 15, 2024 Fire Drill- August 16, 2024 Emergency Drill- Has not taken place this school year, will need to complete before the end of the month. Incident Log-Maintained as required Screen time Log- Maintained as required 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 adult to nine children with a group size maximum of two adults to eighteen children maintained. I observed you use Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool, and Creative Curriculum. The Dial-4 is used as the screening tool. I observed copies in children’s files. I observed multiple family involvement opportunities and documentation in your family communication log. You stated that you have conducted home visits, had open house. I monitored a random selection of four children’s files. I monitored two staff files during the visit. Your signature on all forms served and will serve as verification the information provided was accurate and complete. There were violations cited during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. Three children's file did not contain documentation that the NC Child Care Law was received. GS 110-102 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 505 the cabinet containing cleaning supplies was left unlocked. .2820(b) 1325 Parent’s statement includes the child’s name and date of enrollment and the date the parent signed the statement. Three children's files did not contain signed documentation of receiving the Discipline Policy. .1804(b) 1329 Application for enrollment did not include all required information. Four children's applications did not include all the required information regarding health care concerns, unique behavior characteristics, or any particular fears the child has. .0801(a)(1-7) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. Three children's files did not contain documentation of receiving the smoking and tobacco restriction policy. .0604(j) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three children's files fid not contain a signed and dated Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Make sure cabinets and closets are locked each time you open them to ensure hazardous materials are not accessible to children. 2. Review children’s files once received to verify all required paperwork for the state is in them and all areas are complete. Contact office personnel to request copies of forms not included in the file prior to the children arriving at the beginning of the school year. Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature I advise you to be prepared to provide supporting documentation in the form of photos, documents, certificates, etc. should I request them to clarify or verify compliance. For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: Deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than September 3, 2024. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date, you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Compliance History: You are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past 18 months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Thank you for your time today. Feel free to contact me by phone at (704)798-5220 or by email at deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at 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