WM Irvin Elementary Preschool

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/1/2025 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 5/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 01:45 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, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 6, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 6, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 92% 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 environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice and teacher directed activities, story time, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, 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. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Due to this being a DPI program, staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit. I was unable to monitor two new staff members’ files (hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24) due to them being unavailable for review. The staff member hired on 9/19/24 stated that they have never had their staff file at their site. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 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 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure a current copy of the fire inspection is on file and available for review at all times. Also, fire inspections should be sent to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of receiving the inspection. Please ensure all staff files are printed and available for review, including substitutes. Substitutes should have their file with them at whichever site they are assisting at. Please review staff and training worksheets and staff files at least every 90 days to ensure all items on the worksheets and in the files are current. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring permission to administer emergency medication forms are reviewed monthly to ensure authorization does not expire, and that the authorization is only given for no more than six months. Please ensure that when completing fire and emergency drills, the year is placed on the logs. 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 15, 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. 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. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/1/2025 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 5/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 01:45 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, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 6, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 6, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 92% 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 environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice and teacher directed activities, story time, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, 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. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Due to this being a DPI program, staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit. I was unable to monitor two new staff members’ files (hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24) due to them being unavailable for review. The staff member hired on 9/19/24 stated that they have never had their staff file at their site. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 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 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure a current copy of the fire inspection is on file and available for review at all times. Also, fire inspections should be sent to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of receiving the inspection. Please ensure all staff files are printed and available for review, including substitutes. Substitutes should have their file with them at whichever site they are assisting at. Please review staff and training worksheets and staff files at least every 90 days to ensure all items on the worksheets and in the files are current. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring permission to administer emergency medication forms are reviewed monthly to ensure authorization does not expire, and that the authorization is only given for no more than six months. Please ensure that when completing fire and emergency drills, the year is placed on the logs. 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 15, 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. 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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/1/2025 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 5/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 01:45 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, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 6, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 6, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 92% 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 environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice and teacher directed activities, story time, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, 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. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Due to this being a DPI program, staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit. I was unable to monitor two new staff members’ files (hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24) due to them being unavailable for review. The staff member hired on 9/19/24 stated that they have never had their staff file at their site. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 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 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure a current copy of the fire inspection is on file and available for review at all times. Also, fire inspections should be sent to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of receiving the inspection. Please ensure all staff files are printed and available for review, including substitutes. Substitutes should have their file with them at whichever site they are assisting at. Please review staff and training worksheets and staff files at least every 90 days to ensure all items on the worksheets and in the files are current. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring permission to administer emergency medication forms are reviewed monthly to ensure authorization does not expire, and that the authorization is only given for no more than six months. Please ensure that when completing fire and emergency drills, the year is placed on the logs. 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 15, 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. 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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/1/2025 Number Present: 30 Completed Date: 5/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 01:45 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, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 6, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 6, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 92% 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 environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice and teacher directed activities, story time, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, 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. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Due to this being a DPI program, staff files were monitored for First Aid/CPR and Recognizing and Responding certificates during today’s visit. I was unable to monitor two new staff members’ files (hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24) due to them being unavailable for review. The staff member hired on 9/19/24 stated that they have never had their staff file at their site. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. A current fire inspection was not on file or available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff members hired on 9/19/24 and 10/7/24 did not have staff files available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 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 4/1/23 did not have a Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Please ensure a current copy of the fire inspection is on file and available for review at all times. Also, fire inspections should be sent to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of receiving the inspection. Please ensure all staff files are printed and available for review, including substitutes. Substitutes should have their file with them at whichever site they are assisting at. Please review staff and training worksheets and staff files at least every 90 days to ensure all items on the worksheets and in the files are current. Consultation was provided on the following: Please continue ensuring permission to administer emergency medication forms are reviewed monthly to ensure authorization does not expire, and that the authorization is only given for no more than six months. Please ensure that when completing fire and emergency drills, the year is placed on the logs. 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 15, 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. 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

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/25/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/25/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 175 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:40 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 with today’s visit. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted us with today’s visit. You contacted Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, to let her know that we were present. Dana Stikeleather arrived and assisted with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 26, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 5, 2024 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. A copy of the inspection was received during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 86% 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 activities, teacher directed activities, mealtime, toileting and hand washing routines, and outdoor play. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your playground does meet 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. You stated that 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. The program does not provide transportation. NC PreK requirements were monitored 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 the DIAL 4 as the Developmental Screening tool and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you used Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law. GS 110-102 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours. .1103(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy. .1804(c) 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. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities should be accessible to children throughout the day. 2. A walkthrough should be conducted each day prior to caring for children to ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible. 3. Fire inspections should be submitted no more than 7 days after an inspection has been completed. 4. Staff are encouraged to review children's paperwork during enrollment with parents to ensure that all required documents are present and all information is accurately filled out. Items that do not apply to the child should be marked with "N/A" or "none". 5. Staff should ensure that all on-going training hours are complete within the required timeframe and documented on the on-going training documentation log. Training certificates should be maintained in the staffs file for review. Consultation was provided on the following: 1. The facility is listed in Cohort 2 for the Star Rated License Reassessment. July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2025, will begin the facility's prep year. July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be the facility's reassessment year. 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 9, 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405 8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@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 .0509 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/25/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/25/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 175 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:40 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 with today’s visit. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted us with today’s visit. You contacted Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, to let her know that we were present. Dana Stikeleather arrived and assisted with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 26, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 5, 2024 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. A copy of the inspection was received during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 86% 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 activities, teacher directed activities, mealtime, toileting and hand washing routines, and outdoor play. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your playground does meet 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. You stated that 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. The program does not provide transportation. NC PreK requirements were monitored 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 the DIAL 4 as the Developmental Screening tool and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you used Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law. GS 110-102 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours. .1103(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy. .1804(c) 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. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities should be accessible to children throughout the day. 2. A walkthrough should be conducted each day prior to caring for children to ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible. 3. Fire inspections should be submitted no more than 7 days after an inspection has been completed. 4. Staff are encouraged to review children's paperwork during enrollment with parents to ensure that all required documents are present and all information is accurately filled out. Items that do not apply to the child should be marked with "N/A" or "none". 5. Staff should ensure that all on-going training hours are complete within the required timeframe and documented on the on-going training documentation log. Training certificates should be maintained in the staffs file for review. Consultation was provided on the following: 1. The facility is listed in Cohort 2 for the Star Rated License Reassessment. July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2025, will begin the facility's prep year. July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be the facility's reassessment year. 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 9, 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405 8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@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 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/25/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/25/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 175 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:40 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 with today’s visit. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted us with today’s visit. You contacted Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, to let her know that we were present. Dana Stikeleather arrived and assisted with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 26, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 5, 2024 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. A copy of the inspection was received during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 86% 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 activities, teacher directed activities, mealtime, toileting and hand washing routines, and outdoor play. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your playground does meet 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. You stated that 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. The program does not provide transportation. NC PreK requirements were monitored 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 the DIAL 4 as the Developmental Screening tool and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you used Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law. GS 110-102 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours. .1103(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy. .1804(c) 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. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities should be accessible to children throughout the day. 2. A walkthrough should be conducted each day prior to caring for children to ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible. 3. Fire inspections should be submitted no more than 7 days after an inspection has been completed. 4. Staff are encouraged to review children's paperwork during enrollment with parents to ensure that all required documents are present and all information is accurately filled out. Items that do not apply to the child should be marked with "N/A" or "none". 5. Staff should ensure that all on-going training hours are complete within the required timeframe and documented on the on-going training documentation log. Training certificates should be maintained in the staffs file for review. Consultation was provided on the following: 1. The facility is listed in Cohort 2 for the Star Rated License Reassessment. July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2025, will begin the facility's prep year. July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be the facility's reassessment year. 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 9, 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405 8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/25/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/25/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 175 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:40 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 with today’s visit. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted us with today’s visit. You contacted Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, to let her know that we were present. Dana Stikeleather arrived and assisted with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 26, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 5, 2024 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. A copy of the inspection was received during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 86% 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 activities, teacher directed activities, mealtime, toileting and hand washing routines, and outdoor play. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your playground does meet 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. You stated that 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. The program does not provide transportation. NC PreK requirements were monitored 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 the DIAL 4 as the Developmental Screening tool and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you used Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law. GS 110-102 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours. .1103(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy. .1804(c) 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. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities should be accessible to children throughout the day. 2. A walkthrough should be conducted each day prior to caring for children to ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible. 3. Fire inspections should be submitted no more than 7 days after an inspection has been completed. 4. Staff are encouraged to review children's paperwork during enrollment with parents to ensure that all required documents are present and all information is accurately filled out. Items that do not apply to the child should be marked with "N/A" or "none". 5. Staff should ensure that all on-going training hours are complete within the required timeframe and documented on the on-going training documentation log. Training certificates should be maintained in the staffs file for review. Consultation was provided on the following: 1. The facility is listed in Cohort 2 for the Star Rated License Reassessment. July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2025, will begin the facility's prep year. July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be the facility's reassessment year. 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 9, 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405 8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/25/2024 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 4/25/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 175 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:40 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 with today’s visit. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted us with today’s visit. You contacted Dana Stikeleather, Preschool Coordinator, to let her know that we were present. Dana Stikeleather arrived and assisted with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 26, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 5, 2024 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. A copy of the inspection was received during today's visit. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 86% 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 activities, teacher directed activities, mealtime, toileting and hand washing routines, and outdoor play. Fire drills were completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Your playground does meet 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. You stated that 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. The program does not provide transportation. NC PreK requirements were monitored 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 the DIAL 4 as the Developmental Screening tool and Creative Curriculum Gold Teaching Strategies as the Formative Assessment tool. You stated you used Creative Curriculum. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection was not sent to the consultant within 7 days. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the summary of NC Child Care law. GS 110-102 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. The dramatic play area did not have materials accessible to children. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 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. A cleaning spray in an aerosol can and a container of disinfectant wipes with multiple warning labels was stored on an unlocked shelf. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. A staff member hired on 12/6/21 had not completed the required number of training hours. .1103(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's file did not have documentation of receiving the discipline policy. .1804(c) 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. A child's file did not have documentation of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. Developmentally appropriate activities should be accessible to children throughout the day. 2. A walkthrough should be conducted each day prior to caring for children to ensure hazardous materials are inaccessible. 3. Fire inspections should be submitted no more than 7 days after an inspection has been completed. 4. Staff are encouraged to review children's paperwork during enrollment with parents to ensure that all required documents are present and all information is accurately filled out. Items that do not apply to the child should be marked with "N/A" or "none". 5. Staff should ensure that all on-going training hours are complete within the required timeframe and documented on the on-going training documentation log. Training certificates should be maintained in the staffs file for review. Consultation was provided on the following: 1. The facility is listed in Cohort 2 for the Star Rated License Reassessment. July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2025, will begin the facility's prep year. July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, will be the facility's reassessment year. 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 9, 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405 8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@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 .3009 · Violation

Name of Operation: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/26/2023 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 9/26/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 01:35 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, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 615, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued on May 4, 2020, earning 6 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and enhanced space) and 1 quality point. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum, Creative Curriculum, as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 25, 2022. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was completed on November 3, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. I observed your Five Star License, menu, sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, First Aid information sheet, tobacco free policy signage, Summary of NC Child Care Law dated January 2021, evacuation plans, daily schedule, activity plans, staff-child ratio sheets, and allergies posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised, meeting enhanced space, meeting enhanced ratios minus 1, adequate approved space use, and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. I observed children engaged in free choice activities, small group teacher directed activities, toileting and handwashing routines, lunch, outdoor play, and rest time. Lunch was observed and consisted of a chicken quesadilla, black beans, an orange, and milk. I observed toys, equipment, and materials throughout the facility to be of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. I monitored your outdoor play space for general safety today. No concerns were observed. I observed your monthly Fire Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months. I observed the last fire drill documented on this log was dated August 15, 2023, at 9:30am with three minutes to evacuate. I observed your Shelter-in-Place/Lockdown Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months and conducted every three months as required. I observed the last emergency drill documented on this log was a lockdown drill dated August 29, 2023, at 9:00am with five minutes to lockdown. You stated that no children currently enrolled receive medications while in care or have medical action plans. You stated that you do not provide transportation. I monitored two staff files and three children’s files during today’s visit. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the child care rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC PreK staff are lead teacher, Tovonia Safrit and teacher, Jacqueline, Kennedy. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. The center uses Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 17, 2023. The classroom operates from 7:45am to 3:15 pm. Parent conferences are held three times per year. You stated that you use the Parent Square app to communicate with parents along with phone calls, emails, and face to face. You stated that portfolios are maintained for each child to document ongoing progress throughout the year. The DIAL-4 is used as the formative assessment tool. You stated that the NC Pre-K program participates in the school wide Titile I nights, back to school events, and curriculum nights for parent involvement. The following violations were observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan dated 9/18-9/22 was posted. A staff member printed the current activity plan and posted it during today's visit. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 802 Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Arrival and departure procedures were not posted. A staff member printed and posted the arrival and departure procedures during today's visit. .1003(b) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired in 12/2021 had not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. .1102(a) During today’s visit, I provided technical assistance (TA) regarding the following topics: 1. We discussed ensuring that activity plans are posted and current for each new week. 2. We discussed posting the centers Safe Arrival and Departure procedures in a prominent location. 3. We discussed that the Summary of Child Care Law has been updated. A revised document can be found on the DCDEE website under provider documents. Please print the updated version and post it in your licensed space. Also please update this form in your parent handbook and have parents sign that they have received the updated version. 4. We discussed that your facility is listed in Cohort 2. The planning year for your facility is set to begin July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The reassessment year is set to begin July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. 5. We discussed ensuring that all staffs information is updated in their WORKS account. New staff should create a WORKS account and send in the required information. Staff’s education should be uploaded for the Workforce Unit to evaluate staff’s education. Once your receive a status letter from Workforce, please print a copy to place in your personnel file. 6. We discussed ensuring that staff are completing required trainings in the allotted time frame. Health and Safety trainings are available in the Moodle platform. These are required within one year of employment and every 5 years thereafter. Please utilize the Health and Safety Training Record Form to document completed trainings. 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 violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before October 10, 2023, 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 may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405-8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or 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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/26/2023 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 9/26/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 01:35 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, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 615, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued on May 4, 2020, earning 6 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and enhanced space) and 1 quality point. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum, Creative Curriculum, as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 25, 2022. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was completed on November 3, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. I observed your Five Star License, menu, sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, First Aid information sheet, tobacco free policy signage, Summary of NC Child Care Law dated January 2021, evacuation plans, daily schedule, activity plans, staff-child ratio sheets, and allergies posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised, meeting enhanced space, meeting enhanced ratios minus 1, adequate approved space use, and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. I observed children engaged in free choice activities, small group teacher directed activities, toileting and handwashing routines, lunch, outdoor play, and rest time. Lunch was observed and consisted of a chicken quesadilla, black beans, an orange, and milk. I observed toys, equipment, and materials throughout the facility to be of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. I monitored your outdoor play space for general safety today. No concerns were observed. I observed your monthly Fire Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months. I observed the last fire drill documented on this log was dated August 15, 2023, at 9:30am with three minutes to evacuate. I observed your Shelter-in-Place/Lockdown Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months and conducted every three months as required. I observed the last emergency drill documented on this log was a lockdown drill dated August 29, 2023, at 9:00am with five minutes to lockdown. You stated that no children currently enrolled receive medications while in care or have medical action plans. You stated that you do not provide transportation. I monitored two staff files and three children’s files during today’s visit. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the child care rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC PreK staff are lead teacher, Tovonia Safrit and teacher, Jacqueline, Kennedy. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. The center uses Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 17, 2023. The classroom operates from 7:45am to 3:15 pm. Parent conferences are held three times per year. You stated that you use the Parent Square app to communicate with parents along with phone calls, emails, and face to face. You stated that portfolios are maintained for each child to document ongoing progress throughout the year. The DIAL-4 is used as the formative assessment tool. You stated that the NC Pre-K program participates in the school wide Titile I nights, back to school events, and curriculum nights for parent involvement. The following violations were observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan dated 9/18-9/22 was posted. A staff member printed the current activity plan and posted it during today's visit. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 802 Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Arrival and departure procedures were not posted. A staff member printed and posted the arrival and departure procedures during today's visit. .1003(b) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired in 12/2021 had not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. .1102(a) During today’s visit, I provided technical assistance (TA) regarding the following topics: 1. We discussed ensuring that activity plans are posted and current for each new week. 2. We discussed posting the centers Safe Arrival and Departure procedures in a prominent location. 3. We discussed that the Summary of Child Care Law has been updated. A revised document can be found on the DCDEE website under provider documents. Please print the updated version and post it in your licensed space. Also please update this form in your parent handbook and have parents sign that they have received the updated version. 4. We discussed that your facility is listed in Cohort 2. The planning year for your facility is set to begin July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The reassessment year is set to begin July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. 5. We discussed ensuring that all staffs information is updated in their WORKS account. New staff should create a WORKS account and send in the required information. Staff’s education should be uploaded for the Workforce Unit to evaluate staff’s education. Once your receive a status letter from Workforce, please print a copy to place in your personnel file. 6. We discussed ensuring that staff are completing required trainings in the allotted time frame. Health and Safety trainings are available in the Moodle platform. These are required within one year of employment and every 5 years thereafter. Please utilize the Health and Safety Training Record Form to document completed trainings. 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 violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before October 10, 2023, 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 may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405-8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or 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: WM IRVIN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 13000300 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/26/2023 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 9/26/2023 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 01:35 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, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 615, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. You, Tovonia Safrit, Lead Teacher, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued on May 4, 2020, earning 6 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and enhanced space) and 1 quality point. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum, Creative Curriculum, as required for all four and five star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 25, 2022. The last sanitation inspection was completed on January 4, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was completed on November 3, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. I observed your Five Star License, menu, sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, First Aid information sheet, tobacco free policy signage, Summary of NC Child Care Law dated January 2021, evacuation plans, daily schedule, activity plans, staff-child ratio sheets, and allergies posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised, meeting enhanced space, meeting enhanced ratios minus 1, adequate approved space use, and permit restrictions maintained during today’s visit. I observed children engaged in free choice activities, small group teacher directed activities, toileting and handwashing routines, lunch, outdoor play, and rest time. Lunch was observed and consisted of a chicken quesadilla, black beans, an orange, and milk. I observed toys, equipment, and materials throughout the facility to be of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. I monitored your outdoor play space for general safety today. No concerns were observed. I observed your monthly Fire Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months. I observed the last fire drill documented on this log was dated August 15, 2023, at 9:30am with three minutes to evacuate. I observed your Shelter-in-Place/Lockdown Drill Log documenting drills for the past twelve months and conducted every three months as required. I observed the last emergency drill documented on this log was a lockdown drill dated August 29, 2023, at 9:00am with five minutes to lockdown. You stated that no children currently enrolled receive medications while in care or have medical action plans. You stated that you do not provide transportation. I monitored two staff files and three children’s files during today’s visit. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the child care rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC PreK staff are lead teacher, Tovonia Safrit and teacher, Jacqueline, Kennedy. A selection of files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. The center uses Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 17, 2023. The classroom operates from 7:45am to 3:15 pm. Parent conferences are held three times per year. You stated that you use the Parent Square app to communicate with parents along with phone calls, emails, and face to face. You stated that portfolios are maintained for each child to document ongoing progress throughout the year. The DIAL-4 is used as the formative assessment tool. You stated that the NC Pre-K program participates in the school wide Titile I nights, back to school events, and curriculum nights for parent involvement. The following violations were observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. An activity plan dated 9/18-9/22 was posted. A staff member printed the current activity plan and posted it during today's visit. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 802 Safe pick-up and delivery procedures were not communicated to parents and/or were not posted where they can be seen by the parents. Arrival and departure procedures were not posted. A staff member printed and posted the arrival and departure procedures during today's visit. .1003(b) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired in 12/2021 had not completed the health and safety trainings within one year of employment. .1102(a) During today’s visit, I provided technical assistance (TA) regarding the following topics: 1. We discussed ensuring that activity plans are posted and current for each new week. 2. We discussed posting the centers Safe Arrival and Departure procedures in a prominent location. 3. We discussed that the Summary of Child Care Law has been updated. A revised document can be found on the DCDEE website under provider documents. Please print the updated version and post it in your licensed space. Also please update this form in your parent handbook and have parents sign that they have received the updated version. 4. We discussed that your facility is listed in Cohort 2. The planning year for your facility is set to begin July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The reassessment year is set to begin July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. 5. We discussed ensuring that all staffs information is updated in their WORKS account. New staff should create a WORKS account and send in the required information. Staff’s education should be uploaded for the Workforce Unit to evaluate staff’s education. Once your receive a status letter from Workforce, please print a copy to place in your personnel file. 6. We discussed ensuring that staff are completing required trainings in the allotted time frame. Health and Safety trainings are available in the Moodle platform. These are required within one year of employment and every 5 years thereafter. Please utilize the Health and Safety Training Record Form to document completed trainings. 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 violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before October 10, 2023, 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 may be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@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 (828) 405-8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or 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