G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Hopkins Child Care Academy Facility ID: 32002345 Consultant: KIA REID Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/5/2024 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/5/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 12:45 PM Time Out: 03:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to conduct your annual compliance visit. I reviewed the visit summary with the provider, Felecia Powell, and a copy was left with her at the conclusion of the visit. Mandy Annunziato, Child Care Consultant accompanied me on the visit today. Upon arrival we were greeted by Ms. Powell. We completed a general walk through of the children's space, kitchen, bathroom, and outdoor play area. The children were observed down for nap initially then engaged in free play activities. The provider’s daughter was present visiting from Florida. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS Currently this family child care home operates with a five-star license issued February 14, 2024, earning seven (7) points in Staff Education, seven (7) points in Program Standards points and one (1) Quality Point. INSPECTIONS *An initial visit due to a change of location was conducted on February 13, 2024. *The last fire drill and playground inspections were both completed on June 1, 2024. *The last shelter-in-place drill was conducted in February 2024. INDOOR ENVIRONMENT *All activities take place in the child care space, excluding meals, which takes place in the kitchen. In the children’s space, there are a variety of materials that are age appropriate for the children to explore throughout the day. The bathroom is accessible to those that are potty trained. The provider stated that diaper changing takes place in the bathroom as well. *The children are prevented access to the bedrooms by closed doors. *The outdoor play area is in the front yard of the home and is fenced. There are no other buildings on the property. -Medication is not administered to the children. -No incident/accident reports have been written since the last visit. -There are no children with allergies. During this visit, a full assessment of Child Care Requirements was conducted. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. The following violations were observed, documented and technical assistance regarding maintaining compliance was offered. Violation Number Comment Rule 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. In the bathroom disinfecting wipes and two bottles of air freshener was not in locked storage. .1719 (a)(7) 919 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children. The two drop-in children did not have the following on file: an application, receipt of discipline policy, receipt of shaken baby syndrome policy, receipt of summary of the law, receipt of written plan of care on file, feeding schedule, receipt of operational policies or transportation authorization. G.S. 110-91(9) 1544 The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The registration for the vehicle expired on 4/30/24. GS 110-91 1854 The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The last documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted in February 2024. .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) 1922 Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. Plastic bags storing toys and sponges were accessible to the children under the age of three. .1719(a)(18) 1986 Breast milk, formula, and other bottled beverages sent from home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled with individual child's names. One bottle and one sippy cup was not dated and labeled with the child's name. .1706(l) In order to comply with the NC Laws and Rules any violations cited today must be corrected immediately. A compliance letter must be sent to me by June 19, 2024. The letter must address each violation and explain how it has been corrected. Please send this to Kia.Reid@dhhs.nc.gov and include the following: -Facility name -Facility ID number -Each item number TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE *Plastic bags, material made of foam, and materials small enough to be swallowed must be kept up out of the children’s reach. The child care space should be checked daily to ensure all materials are age appropriate for the children in care. *All bottles must be labeled, with the child’s name and current date. The best practice would be to check the bottles before parents depart in the morning and have them label/date if necessary. If not, then you as the provider must label the bottles. *Two children were present for drop-in on a trial basis before enrolling in the program. The children did not have any paperwork on file. I explained to Ms. Hopkins that all paperwork with the exception of health assessments and immunizations are due on the 1st day the child is present. You should always have emergency information on file for the children. CONSULTATION *You must complete your EPR Plan by 2/13/25. Please access North Carolina Risk Management Portal rmp.nc.gov/portal/ to update your information. *I explained to Ms. Powell that her daughter would need to complete a criminal background check, TB test, ITS-SIDS training, CPR and First Aid training if she wanted to assist with caregiving. REMINDERS The following requirements will come due in the near future; please make arrangements to complete the items before the deadline. *You must complete your health questionnaire by 1/2/25. *Please continue to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently and click the “what’s new” tab to stay informed of all updated information available to you. If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me at (919) 819-9378. 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

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GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Hopkins Child Care Academy Facility ID: 32002345 Consultant: KIA REID Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/5/2024 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/5/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 12:45 PM Time Out: 03:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to conduct your annual compliance visit. I reviewed the visit summary with the provider, Felecia Powell, and a copy was left with her at the conclusion of the visit. Mandy Annunziato, Child Care Consultant accompanied me on the visit today. Upon arrival we were greeted by Ms. Powell. We completed a general walk through of the children's space, kitchen, bathroom, and outdoor play area. The children were observed down for nap initially then engaged in free play activities. The provider’s daughter was present visiting from Florida. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS Currently this family child care home operates with a five-star license issued February 14, 2024, earning seven (7) points in Staff Education, seven (7) points in Program Standards points and one (1) Quality Point. INSPECTIONS *An initial visit due to a change of location was conducted on February 13, 2024. *The last fire drill and playground inspections were both completed on June 1, 2024. *The last shelter-in-place drill was conducted in February 2024. INDOOR ENVIRONMENT *All activities take place in the child care space, excluding meals, which takes place in the kitchen. In the children’s space, there are a variety of materials that are age appropriate for the children to explore throughout the day. The bathroom is accessible to those that are potty trained. The provider stated that diaper changing takes place in the bathroom as well. *The children are prevented access to the bedrooms by closed doors. *The outdoor play area is in the front yard of the home and is fenced. There are no other buildings on the property. -Medication is not administered to the children. -No incident/accident reports have been written since the last visit. -There are no children with allergies. During this visit, a full assessment of Child Care Requirements was conducted. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. The following violations were observed, documented and technical assistance regarding maintaining compliance was offered. Violation Number Comment Rule 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. In the bathroom disinfecting wipes and two bottles of air freshener was not in locked storage. .1719 (a)(7) 919 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff and children. The two drop-in children did not have the following on file: an application, receipt of discipline policy, receipt of shaken baby syndrome policy, receipt of summary of the law, receipt of written plan of care on file, feeding schedule, receipt of operational policies or transportation authorization. G.S. 110-91(9) 1544 The child care operator did not comply with all State laws, federal laws and/or local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare, as required by General Statute 110-91. The registration for the vehicle expired on 4/30/24. GS 110-91 1854 The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The last documented shelter-in-place drill was conducted in February 2024. .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) 1922 Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. Plastic bags storing toys and sponges were accessible to the children under the age of three. .1719(a)(18) 1986 Breast milk, formula, and other bottled beverages sent from home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled with individual child's names. One bottle and one sippy cup was not dated and labeled with the child's name. .1706(l) In order to comply with the NC Laws and Rules any violations cited today must be corrected immediately. A compliance letter must be sent to me by June 19, 2024. The letter must address each violation and explain how it has been corrected. Please send this to Kia.Reid@dhhs.nc.gov and include the following: -Facility name -Facility ID number -Each item number TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE *Plastic bags, material made of foam, and materials small enough to be swallowed must be kept up out of the children’s reach. The child care space should be checked daily to ensure all materials are age appropriate for the children in care. *All bottles must be labeled, with the child’s name and current date. The best practice would be to check the bottles before parents depart in the morning and have them label/date if necessary. If not, then you as the provider must label the bottles. *Two children were present for drop-in on a trial basis before enrolling in the program. The children did not have any paperwork on file. I explained to Ms. Hopkins that all paperwork with the exception of health assessments and immunizations are due on the 1st day the child is present. You should always have emergency information on file for the children. CONSULTATION *You must complete your EPR Plan by 2/13/25. Please access North Carolina Risk Management Portal rmp.nc.gov/portal/ to update your information. *I explained to Ms. Powell that her daughter would need to complete a criminal background check, TB test, ITS-SIDS training, CPR and First Aid training if she wanted to assist with caregiving. REMINDERS The following requirements will come due in the near future; please make arrangements to complete the items before the deadline. *You must complete your health questionnaire by 1/2/25. *Please continue to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently and click the “what’s new” tab to stay informed of all updated information available to you. If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me at (919) 819-9378. 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