Duke Children'S Campus

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: TONI FULLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/8/2026 Number Present: 127 Completed Date: 7/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 320 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced Upon arrival the administrative staff greeted me. The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor applicable child care requirements for your Annual Compliance visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on 7/14/25. This center operates with a five-star Pathway to Stars license on 12/1/25. CORPORATION STATUS: According to the NC Secretary of State web site, the status of Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC is “current-active”. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: The compliance history for this center for the previous eighteen-month timeframe was 96%. During today’s visit all indoor and outdoor licensed space was monitored. OBSERVATIONS: I observed the infants having tummy time. I observed children engaged in a variety of indoor free play activities, having circle time, story time, and enjoying the outdoor environment. The classrooms were following the accreditation staff/child ratios and group size. CHILDREN’S RECORDS: Nine children’s records were reviewed today. STAFF RECORDS: Thirty percent of the staff files were reviewed today to include all new staff and staff that had been employed for longer than one year. TRANSPORTATION: This program does not offer transportation services. INCIDENT LOG: I verified that the center was maintaining an incident log of injuries. INSPECTIONS: The last documented annual fire inspection was completed on 7/2/25. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 6/10/26. The last documented fire drill was conducted on 6/15/26. The last documented lockdown drill was conducted on 4/17/26. The last documented playground inspection was completed on The last documented water testing for Clean Water for NC Kids was completed on 2/28/24. The center completed Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids on 11/29/24. The following violations were cited 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 last annual fire inspection was conducted on 7/2/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The Criminal Record Check clearance was missing from one staff file. The DCDEE Criminal Record Check system indicated that the staff person had a current clearance status. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a signed Corrective Action letter by 7/22/26, stating how each violation has been corrected. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE was provided today in the following areas: CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: I reminded the administrator that two staff needed to complete the Criminal Record Check requalification process within the next month. STAFF/TRAINING WORKSHEETS: I talked with the director about the importance of completing the form with the latest information. During the visit the assistant director updated information on the staff/training worksheet. She stated that she would send an updated, revised copy to be submitted to DCDEE. IN-SERVICE TRAINING: During today’s visit I observed that staff completed their in-service training hour requirement through participating in three Professional Development Days through Bright Horizons. The three presenters were on the staff at this location. They will send me verification by DCDEE as approved trainers. HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING: I reminded the director that according to the information on the staff/training worksheets, four staff needed to complete the Health and Safety trainings again in 2026, in accordance with NC Child Care Rule 10 NCAC 09.1103 (b). ABCMS PROVIDER PORTAL: The director stated that the center had completed the new process for assessing the portal. AGENCY NEWS AND UPDATES: Visit the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ often. Click on the “What’s New” tab for new requirements and updates. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please contact me if I can be of any assistance to you. I can be reached at toni.fuller@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 819-9366. 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: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: TONI FULLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/8/2026 Number Present: 127 Completed Date: 7/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 320 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced Upon arrival the administrative staff greeted me. The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor applicable child care requirements for your Annual Compliance visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on 7/14/25. This center operates with a five-star Pathway to Stars license on 12/1/25. CORPORATION STATUS: According to the NC Secretary of State web site, the status of Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC is “current-active”. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: The compliance history for this center for the previous eighteen-month timeframe was 96%. During today’s visit all indoor and outdoor licensed space was monitored. OBSERVATIONS: I observed the infants having tummy time. I observed children engaged in a variety of indoor free play activities, having circle time, story time, and enjoying the outdoor environment. The classrooms were following the accreditation staff/child ratios and group size. CHILDREN’S RECORDS: Nine children’s records were reviewed today. STAFF RECORDS: Thirty percent of the staff files were reviewed today to include all new staff and staff that had been employed for longer than one year. TRANSPORTATION: This program does not offer transportation services. INCIDENT LOG: I verified that the center was maintaining an incident log of injuries. INSPECTIONS: The last documented annual fire inspection was completed on 7/2/25. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 6/10/26. The last documented fire drill was conducted on 6/15/26. The last documented lockdown drill was conducted on 4/17/26. The last documented playground inspection was completed on The last documented water testing for Clean Water for NC Kids was completed on 2/28/24. The center completed Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids on 11/29/24. The following violations were cited 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 last annual fire inspection was conducted on 7/2/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. The Criminal Record Check clearance was missing from one staff file. The DCDEE Criminal Record Check system indicated that the staff person had a current clearance status. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a signed Corrective Action letter by 7/22/26, stating how each violation has been corrected. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE was provided today in the following areas: CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: I reminded the administrator that two staff needed to complete the Criminal Record Check requalification process within the next month. STAFF/TRAINING WORKSHEETS: I talked with the director about the importance of completing the form with the latest information. During the visit the assistant director updated information on the staff/training worksheet. She stated that she would send an updated, revised copy to be submitted to DCDEE. IN-SERVICE TRAINING: During today’s visit I observed that staff completed their in-service training hour requirement through participating in three Professional Development Days through Bright Horizons. The three presenters were on the staff at this location. They will send me verification by DCDEE as approved trainers. HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING: I reminded the director that according to the information on the staff/training worksheets, four staff needed to complete the Health and Safety trainings again in 2026, in accordance with NC Child Care Rule 10 NCAC 09.1103 (b). ABCMS PROVIDER PORTAL: The director stated that the center had completed the new process for assessing the portal. AGENCY NEWS AND UPDATES: Visit the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ often. Click on the “What’s New” tab for new requirements and updates. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please contact me if I can be of any assistance to you. I can be reached at toni.fuller@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 819-9366. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: TONI FULLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/22/2024 Number Present: 122 Completed Date: 7/22/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 450 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 04:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced Upon arrival the director greeted me. The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor applicable child care requirements during your Annual Compliance visit. Child Care Consultant, Vanessa Price, accompanied me on today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on 7/26/23. This center operates with a five-star license, which was issued on 3/6/20. According to the NC Secretary of State website, the corporation status of is “current-active”. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: The compliance history for this center for the previous eighteen-month timeframe is 90%. All indoor and outdoor licensed space was monitored today. All applicable child care requirements were monitored during the visit. OBSERVATIONS: I observed the children engaged in a variety of free choice activities, playing a game with the teachers, having circle time, having music time, and eating breakfast. Breakfast consisted of cornflakes, bananas, and milk. INSPECTIONS: The last documented annual fire inspection was conducted on 7/15/24. The last documented sanitation inspection was conducted on 12/19/23. The last documented outdoor inspection was conducted on_7/3/24.__ The last documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted on 5/6/24. CHILDREN’S RECORDS: Twenty children’s records were reviewed today. STAFF FILES: Staff files were reviewed during the visit. In accordance with current protocol, the staff/training worksheets completed by the director were signed to submit to DCDEE with the visit summary. I used a copy of the staff/training worksheets to highlight items that needed to be corrected. The director made a copy of my worksheet to help her in identifying changes and corrections that needed to be made on the staff/training worksheets. TRANSPORTATION: This facility does not offer transportation services. CURRICULUM: This facility implements Discovery Journey and Learning in conjunction with the Creative Curriculum. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1031 Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Verification of education from the WORKS database needed to be on file to determine the number of in-service training hours needed annually for staff. .0302(d)(1)(B) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff needed an upated annual evaluation on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. The permission slip to administer an Epi-Pen for a child in classroom space #1 had expired. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff did not have a medical assessment on file. .0701(d) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Based on incomplete Health and Safety tracking logs, it could not be determined that two staff had completed all the required trainings again. .1103(b) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a signed Corrective Action letter by 8/5/24, explaining how each violation has been corrected. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TODAY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: I reminded the director that several staff needed to complete the Criminal Record Check requalification process in the next few months. STAFF FILES: During today’s visit we talked with the director about requirements needed for staff who work on extremely limited basis. One substitute staff worked about one week a year. EDUCATION AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING: I stated that it was difficult to determine how many in-service training hours were needed for some staff today, based on the educational information in their files. I explained that the number of hours could be easily determined by the information in the WORKS database for each staff person. I explained the value of having the WORKS database evaluation page in the staff files. AGENCY NEW AND UPDATES: Visit the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ often. Click on the “What’s New” tab for new requirements and updates. CLEAN CLASSROOMS FOR CAROLINA KIDS: The director stated that she had submitted the paperwork online to begin the process. Due to the computer difficulties throughout DHHS, today’s visit could not be typed on site. The content of the visit was reviewed with the director and assistant director. The director had to leave the center before the visit ended. She stated that the assistant director could sign the visit summary. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please contact me if I can be of any assistance to you. I can be reached at toni.fuller@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 819-9366. 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: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/3/2024 Number Present: 142 Completed Date: 1/3/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 10:30 AM Time Out: 01:00 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. The director, Jenny Humphries and Tracy Roach, assisted me with today’s visit. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS: The program holds a 5 star-rated license issued on 3/6/20. The program received 6 points in Program Standards, 6 points in Staff Education and a quality point through the programmatic option of having an infrastructure for parent involvement and a staff benefit package. INSPECTIONS: The last sanitation inspection was conducted 12/19/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 7/6/23. The last fire drill was conducted on 12/8/23. The last emergency drill (lockdown drill) was conducted 12/8/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted12/8/23. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 7/26/23. A walkthrough of the facility was complete today, all indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored. The children were observed participating in group time activities, personal routine care, transitions, and free play in activity areas. Toddlers were engaged in group time activities. The caregivers were interacting with the children, meeting their developmental needs. MONITORING: The license was posted, and the restrictions complied. Files were reviewed for the following qualifications, CBC, CPR/FA, ITS/SIDS training, Health & Safety training, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. The facility does not provide transportation. Therefore, this requirement was not monitored. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: The center’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The facility’s compliance history was 87% as of 12/29/23. According to NC General Statute 110-90(4)(d) all child care facilities must maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past 18 months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Any violations documented during visits to your program may have an impact on the total compliance history score and cause your score to drop below the mandated level. Should this occur, your center may be at risk of an Administrative Action that could change the status of your license. Violations were observed and documented during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space #139 the activity plan posted was dated 12/4/23. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) Violations cited during today's visit was corrected. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: The best practice would be to have lesson plans for the upcoming week to be posted at the end of the week or early Monday morning. RATED LICENSE TIMELINE: Your planning period begins 7/1/24 and your Assessment period starts 7/1/25. You can take this time to update WORKS accounts to reflect all currently completed coursework (DCDEE-WORKS). The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. Also, can visit www.ncrlap.org for updated trainings and videos. CURRENT UPDATES/DCDEE You may check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov and click on “What’s New” tab for all updates. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 606-2388. 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 .1102 · Violation

Name of Operation: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/26/2023 Number Present: 127 Completed Date: 7/26/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: 01:00 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during your annual compliance visit. The director, Rachael Tonneson assisted me with today’s visit. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. We conducted a general walk-through of the indoor and outdoor play spaces. I observed groups of children engaged in free play in their indoor and outdoor learning environments. LICENSE STATUS The program holds a 5 star-rated license issued on 3/6/22. The program received 6 points in Program Standards, 6 points in Staff Education and a quality point through the programmatic option of having an infrastructure for parent involvement and a staff benefit package. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 6/29/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 7/6/23. The last fire drill was conducted on 7/14/23. The last emergency drill (lockdown drill) was conducted 6/22/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 7/19/23. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 8/10/22. All applicable child care requirements were monitored during today’s visit. This program does not transport children; therefore, these requirements were not assessed. All guidelines were incompliance during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff did not have a signed shaken baby statement on file. .0608(d)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space #146 a container of Cetaphil did not have written authorization. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) The above violations were corrected during the visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 84%. SHAKEN BABY POLICY Operator and individuals providing care for children shall sign and date a statement that attests that regarding prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment a review was completed. This statement shall be kept on file and available for review by the Division. ADMINISTERING MEDICATION A parent may give a caregiver standing authorization for up to 12 months to apply over the counter, topical ointments, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, lotions, creams, fluoridated toothpaste, and powders, such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed. Please make sure that before any medication is received that an authorization form is completed. During our discussion on medication, because you have so much sunscreen to be applied. One way to help staff is to adopt a brand for the school and have the parents to complete, sign and date the permission to administer form. REMINDER: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1103(b) requires that Health and Safety training shall be completed as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas set forth in 10A NCAC 09 .1102(b) will have been covered. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training is available at https: www.preventchildabusenc.org. A certificate of completion shall be maintained in the staff file. Please view your staff and training worksheet to identify the staff members that need to update their training certificate. AGENCY NEWS AND UPDATES Visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov often for the What’s New section for the new rules and other updates. RATED LICENSE TIMELINE: Planning period begins 7/1/24 and your Assessment period starts 7/1/25. Update WORKS accounts to reflect all currently completed coursework (DCDEE-WORKS) The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions or need further assistance, I can be reached at (919)606-2388. Email correspondence can be sent to corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1103 · Violation

Name of Operation: DUKE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS Facility ID: 32001106 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/26/2023 Number Present: 127 Completed Date: 7/26/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: 01:00 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during your annual compliance visit. The director, Rachael Tonneson assisted me with today’s visit. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. We conducted a general walk-through of the indoor and outdoor play spaces. I observed groups of children engaged in free play in their indoor and outdoor learning environments. LICENSE STATUS The program holds a 5 star-rated license issued on 3/6/22. The program received 6 points in Program Standards, 6 points in Staff Education and a quality point through the programmatic option of having an infrastructure for parent involvement and a staff benefit package. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 6/29/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 7/6/23. The last fire drill was conducted on 7/14/23. The last emergency drill (lockdown drill) was conducted 6/22/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 7/19/23. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 8/10/22. All applicable child care requirements were monitored during today’s visit. This program does not transport children; therefore, these requirements were not assessed. All guidelines were incompliance during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. One staff did not have a signed shaken baby statement on file. .0608(d)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space #146 a container of Cetaphil did not have written authorization. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) The above violations were corrected during the visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 84%. SHAKEN BABY POLICY Operator and individuals providing care for children shall sign and date a statement that attests that regarding prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment a review was completed. This statement shall be kept on file and available for review by the Division. ADMINISTERING MEDICATION A parent may give a caregiver standing authorization for up to 12 months to apply over the counter, topical ointments, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, lotions, creams, fluoridated toothpaste, and powders, such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed. Please make sure that before any medication is received that an authorization form is completed. During our discussion on medication, because you have so much sunscreen to be applied. One way to help staff is to adopt a brand for the school and have the parents to complete, sign and date the permission to administer form. REMINDER: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1103(b) requires that Health and Safety training shall be completed as part of on-going training so that every five years, all the topic areas set forth in 10A NCAC 09 .1102(b) will have been covered. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training is available at https: www.preventchildabusenc.org. A certificate of completion shall be maintained in the staff file. Please view your staff and training worksheet to identify the staff members that need to update their training certificate. AGENCY NEWS AND UPDATES Visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov often for the What’s New section for the new rules and other updates. RATED LICENSE TIMELINE: Planning period begins 7/1/24 and your Assessment period starts 7/1/25. Update WORKS accounts to reflect all currently completed coursework (DCDEE-WORKS) The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions or need further assistance, I can be reached at (919)606-2388. Email correspondence can be sent to corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times