10A NCAC 09 .0102 · Violation

Name of Operation: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: YOLANDA PRIDGEN Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 12/12/2025 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 12/12/2025 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to an Annual Compliance visit including health and safety training requirements. The previous temporary time period visit #3 was completed June 9, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 93% as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a Three Star License issued July 1, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as correct by Naishawn Calloway. Current inspections are as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior was completed during the visit by Ashley Johnson, DENR inspector. N. Calloway, operator, accompanied me as I observed the indoor and outdoor areas. Upon arrival, no children were present. She was contacted by one parent who said their child would not be in attendance today. Based the attendance records, there are four (4) preschool and one (1) school-aged child enrolled. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers and Statements of Responsibility forms were completed during today’s visit. One (1) child’s file was monitored. The most recent monthly fire drill and a shelter-in-place emergency drill were completed on August 8, 2025. A monthly playground inspection was completed on December 8, 2025. The EPR Plan and Ready-To-Go File was updated on September 29, 2025 and monitored for updated information. A visit will be conducted at a later date to monitor children present and in care at the facility. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 810 Refrigerator was not maintained at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and/or was not monitored by a refrigerator thermometer. The thermometer located in the refrigerator was not working therefore the temperature inside did not register. 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(10) 907 Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. Accessible to children in the home, a pet gerbil, stored in its cage, did not have vaccination records. .1719(b)(1) 1853 The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The most current fire inspection on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2) 1854 The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The most current quarterly lockdown on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violation observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00pm on December 26, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Yolanda Pridgen Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Facility Specific TA/Reminders: QRIS Modernization: During today’s visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. Education requirements were also discussed. The Pathway Conversation document was completed and the operator decided to pursue Pathway #2, Classroom and Instructional Quality. We discussed the Rated License Assessment and how to access the application on DCDEE website, provider documents. We reviewed the QRIS PowerPoint presentation for clarity. The facility currents use Gee Whiz Curriculum. I recommended she visit DCDEE website for a list of approved formative assessments. The facility wishes to increase to a 4 star license. Refrigerator Temperature: A violation was cited during today’s visit for the thermometer for the refrigerator. A refrigerator equipped with a thermometer is required to store food served to children in the home. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10NACA 09. .1725(a)(10). Quarterly Emergency Drills: A violation was cited during today’s visit for quarterly emergency drill not being conducted. As a reminder, you must conduct either a shelter-in-place or a lockdown drill every three months. An Emergency Drill form can be found on the DCDEE website underneath provider tab to document these additional drills as well as the fire drills. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10 NCAC 09. .1719(a)(15). Monthly Fire Drills: A violation was cited for not conducting monthly fire drills. The most current fire drill April 25, 2024. To maintain a safe and healthy environment, a fire drill shall be conducted every month. Refer to child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0102. We discussed strategies of scheduling drills on a calendar and on the fire drill documentation log. Visit our website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ for updated information regarding the child care law and rules, forms, and other pertinent information. Please feel free to contact me at yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov or 910-305-2371 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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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10A NCAC 09 .1725 · Violation

Name of Operation: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: YOLANDA PRIDGEN Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 12/12/2025 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 12/12/2025 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to an Annual Compliance visit including health and safety training requirements. The previous temporary time period visit #3 was completed June 9, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 93% as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a Three Star License issued July 1, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as correct by Naishawn Calloway. Current inspections are as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior was completed during the visit by Ashley Johnson, DENR inspector. N. Calloway, operator, accompanied me as I observed the indoor and outdoor areas. Upon arrival, no children were present. She was contacted by one parent who said their child would not be in attendance today. Based the attendance records, there are four (4) preschool and one (1) school-aged child enrolled. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers and Statements of Responsibility forms were completed during today’s visit. One (1) child’s file was monitored. The most recent monthly fire drill and a shelter-in-place emergency drill were completed on August 8, 2025. A monthly playground inspection was completed on December 8, 2025. The EPR Plan and Ready-To-Go File was updated on September 29, 2025 and monitored for updated information. A visit will be conducted at a later date to monitor children present and in care at the facility. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 810 Refrigerator was not maintained at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and/or was not monitored by a refrigerator thermometer. The thermometer located in the refrigerator was not working therefore the temperature inside did not register. 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(10) 907 Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. Accessible to children in the home, a pet gerbil, stored in its cage, did not have vaccination records. .1719(b)(1) 1853 The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The most current fire inspection on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2) 1854 The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The most current quarterly lockdown on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violation observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00pm on December 26, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Yolanda Pridgen Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Facility Specific TA/Reminders: QRIS Modernization: During today’s visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. Education requirements were also discussed. The Pathway Conversation document was completed and the operator decided to pursue Pathway #2, Classroom and Instructional Quality. We discussed the Rated License Assessment and how to access the application on DCDEE website, provider documents. We reviewed the QRIS PowerPoint presentation for clarity. The facility currents use Gee Whiz Curriculum. I recommended she visit DCDEE website for a list of approved formative assessments. The facility wishes to increase to a 4 star license. Refrigerator Temperature: A violation was cited during today’s visit for the thermometer for the refrigerator. A refrigerator equipped with a thermometer is required to store food served to children in the home. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10NACA 09. .1725(a)(10). Quarterly Emergency Drills: A violation was cited during today’s visit for quarterly emergency drill not being conducted. As a reminder, you must conduct either a shelter-in-place or a lockdown drill every three months. An Emergency Drill form can be found on the DCDEE website underneath provider tab to document these additional drills as well as the fire drills. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10 NCAC 09. .1719(a)(15). Monthly Fire Drills: A violation was cited for not conducting monthly fire drills. The most current fire drill April 25, 2024. To maintain a safe and healthy environment, a fire drill shall be conducted every month. Refer to child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0102. We discussed strategies of scheduling drills on a calendar and on the fire drill documentation log. Visit our website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ for updated information regarding the child care law and rules, forms, and other pertinent information. Please feel free to contact me at yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov or 910-305-2371 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: YOLANDA PRIDGEN Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 12/12/2025 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 12/12/2025 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to an Annual Compliance visit including health and safety training requirements. The previous temporary time period visit #3 was completed June 9, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 93% as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a Three Star License issued July 1, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as correct by Naishawn Calloway. Current inspections are as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior was completed during the visit by Ashley Johnson, DENR inspector. N. Calloway, operator, accompanied me as I observed the indoor and outdoor areas. Upon arrival, no children were present. She was contacted by one parent who said their child would not be in attendance today. Based the attendance records, there are four (4) preschool and one (1) school-aged child enrolled. A checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers and Statements of Responsibility forms were completed during today’s visit. One (1) child’s file was monitored. The most recent monthly fire drill and a shelter-in-place emergency drill were completed on August 8, 2025. A monthly playground inspection was completed on December 8, 2025. The EPR Plan and Ready-To-Go File was updated on September 29, 2025 and monitored for updated information. A visit will be conducted at a later date to monitor children present and in care at the facility. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 810 Refrigerator was not maintained at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below and/or was not monitored by a refrigerator thermometer. The thermometer located in the refrigerator was not working therefore the temperature inside did not register. 10A NCAC 09 .1725(a)(10) 907 Written record of up-to-date pet vaccinations as required by NC law and local ordinances, including rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, was not available. Accessible to children in the home, a pet gerbil, stored in its cage, did not have vaccination records. .1719(b)(1) 1853 The operator did not conduct a monthly fire drill. The most current fire inspection on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a)(15) & .1721( e)(2) 1854 The operator did not conduct a quarterly lockdown or shelter-in-place drill and or the drill record was incomplete. The most current quarterly lockdown on file was completed on August 8, 2025. .1719(a )(16) & .1721(e )(7) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violation observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00pm on December 26, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Yolanda Pridgen Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Facility Specific TA/Reminders: QRIS Modernization: During today’s visit an overview of section .3200 of the child care rules was provided. Each of the following pathway options were discussed: Program Assessment Pathway, Classroom and Instructional Quality Pathway, and Accreditation and Head Start Pathway. Education requirements were also discussed. The Pathway Conversation document was completed and the operator decided to pursue Pathway #2, Classroom and Instructional Quality. We discussed the Rated License Assessment and how to access the application on DCDEE website, provider documents. We reviewed the QRIS PowerPoint presentation for clarity. The facility currents use Gee Whiz Curriculum. I recommended she visit DCDEE website for a list of approved formative assessments. The facility wishes to increase to a 4 star license. Refrigerator Temperature: A violation was cited during today’s visit for the thermometer for the refrigerator. A refrigerator equipped with a thermometer is required to store food served to children in the home. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10NACA 09. .1725(a)(10). Quarterly Emergency Drills: A violation was cited during today’s visit for quarterly emergency drill not being conducted. As a reminder, you must conduct either a shelter-in-place or a lockdown drill every three months. An Emergency Drill form can be found on the DCDEE website underneath provider tab to document these additional drills as well as the fire drills. For more information visit NC Child Care Rule 10 NCAC 09. .1719(a)(15). Monthly Fire Drills: A violation was cited for not conducting monthly fire drills. The most current fire drill April 25, 2024. To maintain a safe and healthy environment, a fire drill shall be conducted every month. Refer to child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0102. We discussed strategies of scheduling drills on a calendar and on the fire drill documentation log. Visit our website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ for updated information regarding the child care law and rules, forms, and other pertinent information. Please feel free to contact me at yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov or 910-305-2371 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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 .0201 · Violation

Name of Operation: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a third temporary time period visit. A rated license assessment was conducted. The previous temporary time period visit was completed April 2, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 94%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The information on record with the DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I explained the purpose of the visit and requested to wash my hands. Permission was granted. N. Calloway assisted me during the visit. I observed children, one to four-years-old, engaged in free play activities indoors. Children built tall structures with cardboard blocks and large Legos, stacked cups, and pretended to cut/saw wood in the block area. N. Calloway engaged in pleasant talking with children throughout the observation during both free play activities and routines. The talk was personalized, with frequent one-on-one communications. Prior to mealtime, personal care routines were observed. Lunch prepared and served was chicken nuggets, tater tots, sweet corn, apple sauce, and milk. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas was completed. N. Calloway’s personnel file, and children’s and program records were monitored today. The most current playground inspection checklist on file was dated June 9, 2025. The most current fire drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. The most current shelter-in-place drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1704 Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A signed statement was not on file for one child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. GS 110-102 1741 Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. Prior to enrollment of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, the operator did not obtain the parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) 1828 The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. The Operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents of two children, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, on or before the child's first day of attendance. The children's date of enrollment were April 3, 2025 and June 9, 2025. 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) 1897 Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Application for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, did not have a medical action plan attached for the child with asthma. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1721 (a )(4) 1990 Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan was not available for reference for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of birth is March 17, 2025, and the child's date of enrollment was April 3, 2025. .1706(i) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. Operator did not provide a written statement to parents of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1719(a)(11) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID #12345678 Technical Assistance Specific to Today’s Visit: Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Review children's files often to ensure the program is maintaining accurate licensing records. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. We discussed the importance of reviewing all children’s files to ensure accuracy with completion of all required areas of the child's application. You should not sign off on the document until all areas of the form have been addressed. The files monitored today contained the checklist; however, the form in one child’s folder was incomplete and not updated to reflect dates of submission for required documentation and two files were missing paperwork. Growing up healthy is every child's right and every parent's dream for their children. Significant advances in improving the overall health and development of children with chronic illnesses have been made. Having a medical action plan in place when caring for children with health issues is vital in ensuring their health and safety. These health issues could include allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. The maintenance of these plans and the ability to implement such plans for the treatment of reactions are essential. It is important to remember a medical action plan must be attached to the child’s application for enrollment, completed by the child's parent or a health care professional, and must be updated on an annual basis. A child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, as having asthma did not have a medical action plan on file. Training: N. Calloway completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on May 29, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. The EPR plan is required to be completed by September 29, 2025. Indicator Month: Discussions occurred regarding the indictor month for annual compliance monitoring visits at a licensed child care facility. I informed N. Calloway when a facility becomes licensed, it is assigned an “annual compliance” month. The annual compliance month is the month in which the facility’s Temporary License was issued (December). I stated the annual compliance month does not change if the facility is issued a 2–5 Star License, a Provisional License, or a Probationary License. Child care consultants use the annual compliance month to determine when to schedule each facility’s annual compliance visit. In accordance with Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0201, representatives of the DCDEE may visit your program at any time and must complete at least one full monitoring visit at least annually. To best support you and the children in care, our goal is to visit programs more frequently. Rated License Assessment: An application for a star rated license was received on April 2, 2025. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-R conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: Two (2) points Facility meets minimum licensing requirements. N. Calloway completed a three-month self-study/assessment (March, April, May) using the FCCERS-R. The facility documented quality improvements that were made in the indoor and outdoor learning environments. N. Calloway completed the three-month self-study/assessment on May 29, 2025. Quality improvements were noted and observed for Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). The facility earned two (2) points in program standards. Education Standards: Four (4) points N. Calloway is lead teacher qualified with the NCECC and six (6) SH ECE completed. N. Calloway has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. The facility earned four (4) points in education standards. Quality Point: One (1) point The facility meets Programmatic Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. The facility has earned one (1) quality point. The facility has earned a total of seven (7) points for a three-star license. A three-star child care license will be issued at the end of the temporary time period. The completed packet will be submitted for review and processing and the new license will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Consultant Information: The facility file will be transferred to the child care consultant in the assigned territory once the new license has been issued. At this time, the consultant for this facility is Yolanda Pridgen. Y. Pridgen’s contact information is listed below. P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 Office 910-305-2371 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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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10A NCAC 09. 1715 · Violation

Name of Operation: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a third temporary time period visit. A rated license assessment was conducted. The previous temporary time period visit was completed April 2, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 94%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The information on record with the DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I explained the purpose of the visit and requested to wash my hands. Permission was granted. N. Calloway assisted me during the visit. I observed children, one to four-years-old, engaged in free play activities indoors. Children built tall structures with cardboard blocks and large Legos, stacked cups, and pretended to cut/saw wood in the block area. N. Calloway engaged in pleasant talking with children throughout the observation during both free play activities and routines. The talk was personalized, with frequent one-on-one communications. Prior to mealtime, personal care routines were observed. Lunch prepared and served was chicken nuggets, tater tots, sweet corn, apple sauce, and milk. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas was completed. N. Calloway’s personnel file, and children’s and program records were monitored today. The most current playground inspection checklist on file was dated June 9, 2025. The most current fire drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. The most current shelter-in-place drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1704 Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A signed statement was not on file for one child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. GS 110-102 1741 Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. Prior to enrollment of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, the operator did not obtain the parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) 1828 The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. The Operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents of two children, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, on or before the child's first day of attendance. The children's date of enrollment were April 3, 2025 and June 9, 2025. 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) 1897 Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Application for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, did not have a medical action plan attached for the child with asthma. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1721 (a )(4) 1990 Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan was not available for reference for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of birth is March 17, 2025, and the child's date of enrollment was April 3, 2025. .1706(i) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. Operator did not provide a written statement to parents of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1719(a)(11) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID #12345678 Technical Assistance Specific to Today’s Visit: Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Review children's files often to ensure the program is maintaining accurate licensing records. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. We discussed the importance of reviewing all children’s files to ensure accuracy with completion of all required areas of the child's application. You should not sign off on the document until all areas of the form have been addressed. The files monitored today contained the checklist; however, the form in one child’s folder was incomplete and not updated to reflect dates of submission for required documentation and two files were missing paperwork. Growing up healthy is every child's right and every parent's dream for their children. Significant advances in improving the overall health and development of children with chronic illnesses have been made. Having a medical action plan in place when caring for children with health issues is vital in ensuring their health and safety. These health issues could include allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. The maintenance of these plans and the ability to implement such plans for the treatment of reactions are essential. It is important to remember a medical action plan must be attached to the child’s application for enrollment, completed by the child's parent or a health care professional, and must be updated on an annual basis. A child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, as having asthma did not have a medical action plan on file. Training: N. Calloway completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on May 29, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. The EPR plan is required to be completed by September 29, 2025. Indicator Month: Discussions occurred regarding the indictor month for annual compliance monitoring visits at a licensed child care facility. I informed N. Calloway when a facility becomes licensed, it is assigned an “annual compliance” month. The annual compliance month is the month in which the facility’s Temporary License was issued (December). I stated the annual compliance month does not change if the facility is issued a 2–5 Star License, a Provisional License, or a Probationary License. Child care consultants use the annual compliance month to determine when to schedule each facility’s annual compliance visit. In accordance with Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0201, representatives of the DCDEE may visit your program at any time and must complete at least one full monitoring visit at least annually. To best support you and the children in care, our goal is to visit programs more frequently. Rated License Assessment: An application for a star rated license was received on April 2, 2025. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-R conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: Two (2) points Facility meets minimum licensing requirements. N. Calloway completed a three-month self-study/assessment (March, April, May) using the FCCERS-R. The facility documented quality improvements that were made in the indoor and outdoor learning environments. N. Calloway completed the three-month self-study/assessment on May 29, 2025. Quality improvements were noted and observed for Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). The facility earned two (2) points in program standards. Education Standards: Four (4) points N. Calloway is lead teacher qualified with the NCECC and six (6) SH ECE completed. N. Calloway has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. The facility earned four (4) points in education standards. Quality Point: One (1) point The facility meets Programmatic Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. The facility has earned one (1) quality point. The facility has earned a total of seven (7) points for a three-star license. A three-star child care license will be issued at the end of the temporary time period. The completed packet will be submitted for review and processing and the new license will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Consultant Information: The facility file will be transferred to the child care consultant in the assigned territory once the new license has been issued. At this time, the consultant for this facility is Yolanda Pridgen. Y. Pridgen’s contact information is listed below. P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 Office 910-305-2371 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a third temporary time period visit. A rated license assessment was conducted. The previous temporary time period visit was completed April 2, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 94%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The information on record with the DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I explained the purpose of the visit and requested to wash my hands. Permission was granted. N. Calloway assisted me during the visit. I observed children, one to four-years-old, engaged in free play activities indoors. Children built tall structures with cardboard blocks and large Legos, stacked cups, and pretended to cut/saw wood in the block area. N. Calloway engaged in pleasant talking with children throughout the observation during both free play activities and routines. The talk was personalized, with frequent one-on-one communications. Prior to mealtime, personal care routines were observed. Lunch prepared and served was chicken nuggets, tater tots, sweet corn, apple sauce, and milk. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas was completed. N. Calloway’s personnel file, and children’s and program records were monitored today. The most current playground inspection checklist on file was dated June 9, 2025. The most current fire drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. The most current shelter-in-place drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1704 Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A signed statement was not on file for one child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. GS 110-102 1741 Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. Prior to enrollment of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, the operator did not obtain the parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) 1828 The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. The Operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents of two children, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, on or before the child's first day of attendance. The children's date of enrollment were April 3, 2025 and June 9, 2025. 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) 1897 Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Application for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, did not have a medical action plan attached for the child with asthma. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1721 (a )(4) 1990 Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan was not available for reference for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of birth is March 17, 2025, and the child's date of enrollment was April 3, 2025. .1706(i) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. Operator did not provide a written statement to parents of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1719(a)(11) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID #12345678 Technical Assistance Specific to Today’s Visit: Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Review children's files often to ensure the program is maintaining accurate licensing records. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. We discussed the importance of reviewing all children’s files to ensure accuracy with completion of all required areas of the child's application. You should not sign off on the document until all areas of the form have been addressed. The files monitored today contained the checklist; however, the form in one child’s folder was incomplete and not updated to reflect dates of submission for required documentation and two files were missing paperwork. Growing up healthy is every child's right and every parent's dream for their children. Significant advances in improving the overall health and development of children with chronic illnesses have been made. Having a medical action plan in place when caring for children with health issues is vital in ensuring their health and safety. These health issues could include allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. The maintenance of these plans and the ability to implement such plans for the treatment of reactions are essential. It is important to remember a medical action plan must be attached to the child’s application for enrollment, completed by the child's parent or a health care professional, and must be updated on an annual basis. A child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, as having asthma did not have a medical action plan on file. Training: N. Calloway completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on May 29, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. The EPR plan is required to be completed by September 29, 2025. Indicator Month: Discussions occurred regarding the indictor month for annual compliance monitoring visits at a licensed child care facility. I informed N. Calloway when a facility becomes licensed, it is assigned an “annual compliance” month. The annual compliance month is the month in which the facility’s Temporary License was issued (December). I stated the annual compliance month does not change if the facility is issued a 2–5 Star License, a Provisional License, or a Probationary License. Child care consultants use the annual compliance month to determine when to schedule each facility’s annual compliance visit. In accordance with Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0201, representatives of the DCDEE may visit your program at any time and must complete at least one full monitoring visit at least annually. To best support you and the children in care, our goal is to visit programs more frequently. Rated License Assessment: An application for a star rated license was received on April 2, 2025. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-R conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: Two (2) points Facility meets minimum licensing requirements. N. Calloway completed a three-month self-study/assessment (March, April, May) using the FCCERS-R. The facility documented quality improvements that were made in the indoor and outdoor learning environments. N. Calloway completed the three-month self-study/assessment on May 29, 2025. Quality improvements were noted and observed for Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). The facility earned two (2) points in program standards. Education Standards: Four (4) points N. Calloway is lead teacher qualified with the NCECC and six (6) SH ECE completed. N. Calloway has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. The facility earned four (4) points in education standards. Quality Point: One (1) point The facility meets Programmatic Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. The facility has earned one (1) quality point. The facility has earned a total of seven (7) points for a three-star license. A three-star child care license will be issued at the end of the temporary time period. The completed packet will be submitted for review and processing and the new license will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Consultant Information: The facility file will be transferred to the child care consultant in the assigned territory once the new license has been issued. At this time, the consultant for this facility is Yolanda Pridgen. Y. Pridgen’s contact information is listed below. P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 Office 910-305-2371 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 6/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 6/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 235 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a third temporary time period visit. A rated license assessment was conducted. The previous temporary time period visit was completed April 2, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 94%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The information on record with the DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I explained the purpose of the visit and requested to wash my hands. Permission was granted. N. Calloway assisted me during the visit. I observed children, one to four-years-old, engaged in free play activities indoors. Children built tall structures with cardboard blocks and large Legos, stacked cups, and pretended to cut/saw wood in the block area. N. Calloway engaged in pleasant talking with children throughout the observation during both free play activities and routines. The talk was personalized, with frequent one-on-one communications. Prior to mealtime, personal care routines were observed. Lunch prepared and served was chicken nuggets, tater tots, sweet corn, apple sauce, and milk. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas was completed. N. Calloway’s personnel file, and children’s and program records were monitored today. The most current playground inspection checklist on file was dated June 9, 2025. The most current fire drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. The most current shelter-in-place drill documented on file was May 28, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1704 Summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to each child's parent, guardian, or full-time custodian before the child was enrolled in the home and/or signed statement was not on file. A signed statement was not on file for one child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. GS 110-102 1741 Prior to enrollment of children in a Family Child Care Home, and before animals come into the Family Child Care Home, the operator did not obtain each parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours and /or the signed form was not maintained in the child's file. Prior to enrollment of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, the operator did not obtain the parent's signature on a form acknowledging the type of animal located on the premises and where the animal will be kept during child care operating hours. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. 10 NCAC 09 .1719(b)(3) 1828 The Family Child Care Home operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance. The Operator did not discuss the operational policies with parents of two children, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, on or before the child's first day of attendance. The children's date of enrollment were April 3, 2025 and June 9, 2025. 10A NCAC 09. 1715(b) 1897 Application did not have an a medical action plan attached for any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. Application for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, did not have a medical action plan attached for the child with asthma. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1721 (a )(4) 1990 Infant feeding plans did not include the required information, including but not limited to the type and amount of milk, formula and food, and the frequency of feedings, and/or was not available for reference. An infant feeding plan was not available for reference for a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet. The child's date of birth is March 17, 2025, and the child's date of enrollment was April 3, 2025. .1706(i) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. Operator did not provide a written statement to parents of a child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. The child's date of enrollment was June 9, 2025. .1719(a)(11) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID #12345678 Technical Assistance Specific to Today’s Visit: Children’s Files: Record keeping is one of the most time-consuming tasks associated with administering a child care program. It is an important part of licensure. Review children's files often to ensure the program is maintaining accurate licensing records. Organization and completeness of records is important to ensure easy access to information in emergency situations. We discussed the importance of reviewing all children’s files to ensure accuracy with completion of all required areas of the child's application. You should not sign off on the document until all areas of the form have been addressed. The files monitored today contained the checklist; however, the form in one child’s folder was incomplete and not updated to reflect dates of submission for required documentation and two files were missing paperwork. Growing up healthy is every child's right and every parent's dream for their children. Significant advances in improving the overall health and development of children with chronic illnesses have been made. Having a medical action plan in place when caring for children with health issues is vital in ensuring their health and safety. These health issues could include allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services. The maintenance of these plans and the ability to implement such plans for the treatment of reactions are essential. It is important to remember a medical action plan must be attached to the child’s application for enrollment, completed by the child's parent or a health care professional, and must be updated on an annual basis. A child, identified on the family child care home enrollment worksheet, as having asthma did not have a medical action plan on file. Training: N. Calloway completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training on May 29, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. The EPR plan is required to be completed by September 29, 2025. Indicator Month: Discussions occurred regarding the indictor month for annual compliance monitoring visits at a licensed child care facility. I informed N. Calloway when a facility becomes licensed, it is assigned an “annual compliance” month. The annual compliance month is the month in which the facility’s Temporary License was issued (December). I stated the annual compliance month does not change if the facility is issued a 2–5 Star License, a Provisional License, or a Probationary License. Child care consultants use the annual compliance month to determine when to schedule each facility’s annual compliance visit. In accordance with Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0201, representatives of the DCDEE may visit your program at any time and must complete at least one full monitoring visit at least annually. To best support you and the children in care, our goal is to visit programs more frequently. Rated License Assessment: An application for a star rated license was received on April 2, 2025. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-R conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: Two (2) points Facility meets minimum licensing requirements. N. Calloway completed a three-month self-study/assessment (March, April, May) using the FCCERS-R. The facility documented quality improvements that were made in the indoor and outdoor learning environments. N. Calloway completed the three-month self-study/assessment on May 29, 2025. Quality improvements were noted and observed for Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). The facility earned two (2) points in program standards. Education Standards: Four (4) points N. Calloway is lead teacher qualified with the NCECC and six (6) SH ECE completed. N. Calloway has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. The facility earned four (4) points in education standards. Quality Point: One (1) point The facility meets Programmatic Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. The facility has earned one (1) quality point. The facility has earned a total of seven (7) points for a three-star license. A three-star child care license will be issued at the end of the temporary time period. The completed packet will be submitted for review and processing and the new license will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Consultant Information: The facility file will be transferred to the child care consultant in the assigned territory once the new license has been issued. At this time, the consultant for this facility is Yolanda Pridgen. Y. Pridgen’s contact information is listed below. P.O. Box 25561 Fayetteville, NC 28314 Office 910-305-2371 yolanda.pridgen@dhhs.nc.gov Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 4/2/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 4/2/2025 Age: From 3 To 3 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a second temporary time period visit. The previous temporary time period visit was completed January 30, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 96%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I completed a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas. Two (2) children, three-years-old, played with dinosaurs, a cash register, and pretend money. One child transitioned to the table and colored with crayons and drew on white paper. While conducting a walk-through of the outdoor learning environment, I observed a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid sitting on the deck, accessible to children in care. When prompted, N. Calloway removed the charcoal lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room adjacent to the deck. Additionally, outdoors, the garbage was not stored in a water-proof container with a tight-fitting cover/lid. The trash can was overflowing with garbage. Empty water bottles, paper plates, and aluminum foil were observed against the fence. N. Calloway stated that the cover/lid was misplaced/lost and that her father was scheduled to take the trash away from the premises tomorrow. Upon my return indoors, the children manipulated puzzles and stacked cups. N. Calloway interacted with the children and assisted them with counting the cups and identifying/naming each color. Prior to mealtime, the children danced and sang to the following songs: “Brush Your Teeth,” “It’s Your Birthday,” and “The Veggie Dance.” Afterwards, they participated in personal care routines and washed their hands. M. Britton prepared and served lunch to the children. Lunch served was beef and cheese taquitos, sweet corn, sliced peaches, and milk. The children’s, staff, and program records were monitored today. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 702 Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A bottle of Charcoal Lighter Fluid was sitting on the deck in the outdoor learning environment accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the operator removed the bottle of Charcoal Lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room outdoors. .1719 (a) (1) 805 All garbage was not stored in water-proof containers with tight fitting covers both indoors and outdoors. Outdoors, garbage was not stored in a water-proof container with a tight fitting cover/lid. .1725(a)(13) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on April 16, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance/Consultation/Reminders Specific to Today’s Visit: Storage of Hazardous Items: Intentional planning of the environment ensures a safe environment has been created which prevents and reduces injuries to young children. Items that are required to be stored in locked storage, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children were accessible to children in care. Consumer product labels contain valuable use instructions and precautions that can help you keep the children in your care safe. By reading the label first you can prevent accidents from occurring. When prompted, N. Calloway removed the bottle of charcoal lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room outdoors. You may refer to the resource from the DCDEE website entitled, “Hazardous Items Storage for Child Care” left with you today for additional information. Rated License Assessment: As discussed on January 30, 2025, the FCCH must transition to a 3-5 Star Rated License to continue to be eligible to receive subsidized child care assistance after six (6) months. An application for a star rated license was received today. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-3 conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: We discussed completing a three (3) month self-study/assessment using the FCCERS-R or FCCERS-3 on January 30, 2025. N. Calloway is on track to complete the three-month self-study/assessment in April 2025. During today’s visit, I observed quality improvements in the following areas: Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). Education Standards: N. Calloway has the NCCC with twelve (12) additional SH ECE and has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. N. Calloway has not submitted her official college transcripts from Fayetteville Technical Community College and Sampson Community College to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation due to a financial obligation to Fayetteville Technical Community College. I stated to N. Calloway the official transcripts must be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit by the fifth month (May) of the Temporary License to be evaluated so they can be used to determine point eligibility for education standards. Quality Point: N. Calloway and I reviewed the quality point options. The facility meets Program Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. At the end of the temporary time period, points will be assigned, and a new license issued. Training: N. Calloway shall complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training by December 30, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. You already know the Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. As we continue expanding our training offerings, the DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle Support. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. CBC Provider Portal: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement 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. Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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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NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 4/2/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 4/2/2025 Age: From 3 To 3 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a second temporary time period visit. The previous temporary time period visit was completed January 30, 2025, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 96%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as current/accurate by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. I completed a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas. Two (2) children, three-years-old, played with dinosaurs, a cash register, and pretend money. One child transitioned to the table and colored with crayons and drew on white paper. While conducting a walk-through of the outdoor learning environment, I observed a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid sitting on the deck, accessible to children in care. When prompted, N. Calloway removed the charcoal lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room adjacent to the deck. Additionally, outdoors, the garbage was not stored in a water-proof container with a tight-fitting cover/lid. The trash can was overflowing with garbage. Empty water bottles, paper plates, and aluminum foil were observed against the fence. N. Calloway stated that the cover/lid was misplaced/lost and that her father was scheduled to take the trash away from the premises tomorrow. Upon my return indoors, the children manipulated puzzles and stacked cups. N. Calloway interacted with the children and assisted them with counting the cups and identifying/naming each color. Prior to mealtime, the children danced and sang to the following songs: “Brush Your Teeth,” “It’s Your Birthday,” and “The Veggie Dance.” Afterwards, they participated in personal care routines and washed their hands. M. Britton prepared and served lunch to the children. Lunch served was beef and cheese taquitos, sweet corn, sliced peaches, and milk. The children’s, staff, and program records were monitored today. At the completion of the visit, the Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 702 Potentially hazardous items, including but not limited to, power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, and gasoline or kerosene, whether or not intended for use by children were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children. A bottle of Charcoal Lighter Fluid was sitting on the deck in the outdoor learning environment accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the operator removed the bottle of Charcoal Lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room outdoors. .1719 (a) (1) 805 All garbage was not stored in water-proof containers with tight fitting covers both indoors and outdoors. Outdoors, garbage was not stored in a water-proof container with a tight fitting cover/lid. .1725(a)(13) 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. The violations observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. The violations observed and documented today must be corrected immediately. Additionally, by 5:00 p.m. on April 16, 2025, you must submit a written, dated, and signed statement to me. The statement must describe accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If the letter states that corrections have been made when they have not, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Rhonda Blackmon Lead Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 279 Linden, NC 28356 Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, you must include a signature block, which contains your name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance/Consultation/Reminders Specific to Today’s Visit: Storage of Hazardous Items: Intentional planning of the environment ensures a safe environment has been created which prevents and reduces injuries to young children. Items that are required to be stored in locked storage, removed from the premises, or otherwise inaccessible to children were accessible to children in care. Consumer product labels contain valuable use instructions and precautions that can help you keep the children in your care safe. By reading the label first you can prevent accidents from occurring. When prompted, N. Calloway removed the bottle of charcoal lighter fluid from the deck and placed it inside the locked storage room outdoors. You may refer to the resource from the DCDEE website entitled, “Hazardous Items Storage for Child Care” left with you today for additional information. Rated License Assessment: As discussed on January 30, 2025, the FCCH must transition to a 3-5 Star Rated License to continue to be eligible to receive subsidized child care assistance after six (6) months. An application for a star rated license was received today. N. Calloway did not request to have the FCCERS-3 conducted as part of the rated license assessment. Program Standards: We discussed completing a three (3) month self-study/assessment using the FCCERS-R or FCCERS-3 on January 30, 2025. N. Calloway is on track to complete the three-month self-study/assessment in April 2025. During today’s visit, I observed quality improvements in the following areas: Fine Motor (Item#16), Art (Item #17), and Active Physical Play (Item #26). Education Standards: N. Calloway has the NCCC with twelve (12) additional SH ECE and has thirteen (13) years of early childhood experience. N. Calloway has not submitted her official college transcripts from Fayetteville Technical Community College and Sampson Community College to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation due to a financial obligation to Fayetteville Technical Community College. I stated to N. Calloway the official transcripts must be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit by the fifth month (May) of the Temporary License to be evaluated so they can be used to determine point eligibility for education standards. Quality Point: N. Calloway and I reviewed the quality point options. The facility meets Program Option: serves no more than two infants under one year of age. At the end of the temporary time period, points will be assigned, and a new license issued. Training: N. Calloway shall complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training by December 30, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. As a reminder, you shall review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changes to ensure all information is current. Additional caregivers and substitutes shall review the EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with N. Calloway. Documentation of the review shall be maintained on file. You already know the Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. As we continue expanding our training offerings, the DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle Support. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. CBC Provider Portal: As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement 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. Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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: Littletots Clubhouse Facility ID: 26002620 Consultant: RHONDA BLACKMON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2025 Number Present: 1 Completed Date: 1/30/2025 Age: From 2 To 2 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a first temporary time period visit. The previous visit was completed December 30, 2024, and prior to today’s visit, the eighteen-month compliance history score was 100%, as required by North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(c-d). This program currently operates with a temporary license effective, December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The information on record with DCDEE was verified as correct by Naishawn Calloway. Current Inspection is as follows: Sanitation Classification of Superior with two (2) demerits completed December 5, 2024. N. Calloway, Operator/Teacher, and Winona Britton, household member, were present. N. Calloway assisted me during the visit. N. Calloway’s two-year-old child was present. Three children, aged ten months to three-years-old, are enrolled. I conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor areas. I observed a wall outlet and two outlets in a surge protector, accessible to the child in care, in the primary care space uncovered. When prompted, N. Calloway covered the outlets in the wall and surge protector with a child safety plug. The preschool age child played with dinosaurs, musical toys, and manipulated puzzles. Additionally, the child pretended to cook and serve food in the dramatic play area. The child dressed up like a Farmer. N. Calloway discussed the role of a Farmer and how the work that a Farmer does is critical to the food service industry. At 11:01 a.m., I assisted N. Calloway with the facility’s monthly fire drill. Afterwards, N. Calloway documented the fire drill that was completed at 11:03 a.m. on the Emergency Drill Log for FCCHs posted on the information board in the primary care space. Prior to lunch, the child participated in personal care routines and washed his hands. Lunch served was breaded chicken nuggets, French fries, sliced pears, and milk. N. Calloway and W. Britton’s personnel files, children’s files, and required program records were monitored. At the completion of the visit, this Visit Summary was reviewed with N. Calloway. The following violation was observed and corrected during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 716 Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. An electrical outlet on the wall and two outlets in a power strip (surge protector), accessible to children, in the primary care space were not covered. When prompted, N. Calloway corrected this by adding a child safety plug to the uncovered outlets in the wall and power strip. 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) No compliance letter is due at this time. As a reminder, 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. The violation observed and documented today may impact the compliance history score. Technical Assistance Specific to Today’s Visit: Electrical Outlets: Approximately 2,400 children are injured annually by inserting objects into the slots of electrical outlets. For this reason, all electrical outlets, including those on power strips, not in use that are in areas accessible to children must be protected with a safety plug or a tamper-resistant electrical outlet. Consider adding a note near the outlets to serve as a reminder to re-cover the outlets. When prompted, the outlets on the wall and in the power strip were covered with a child safety plug. Rated License Assessment: The FCCH must transition to a 3-5 Star Rated License to continue to be eligible to receive subsidized care after six (6) months. During today’s visit, I informed you that the enhanced standards are based on two components: education and program standards. The requirements to complete for each point level in both education and the program standards were reviewed. N. Calloway is LT qualified with 3 SH ECE and enrolled in EDU 262 for the Spring Semester at FTCC. Additionally, N. Calloway has eleven (11) years’ EC experience. N. Calloway stated that Whitney Krisch, Region 5 Family Child Care Consultant, plans to provide technical assistance and consultation to assist her with achieving compliance with the three-month self-study/assessment. The NCRLAP website (www.ncrlap.org) has a wealth of information on the Environment Rating Scales and overall quality issues for child care. You can find information that will assist you with quality environments, self-study process and the FCCERS-3. Training videos are available on the following topics: Overview of the Assessment Process, Using Materials with Non-Mobile Infants, A Safe Place for Gross Motor Play, Hand washing and Other Basic Health Considerations, and Language for Learning. The Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License was reviewed and left with N. Calloway today. We discussed completing a three (3) month self-study/assessment using the FCCERS-R or FCCERS-3. For additional guidance, refer to the following documents left with you at the conclusion of today's visit: 1. Understanding Self-Study 2. 5 Key Points for NC FCCH Self Study Process 3. Getting Started with Self Study 4. Planning Form 5. Progress Tracking Form If interested in applying for a voluntary 2-5 Star Rated License, email the rated license application packet to the email address listed below by March 15, 2025. A packet of forms, brochures, and technical assistance handouts were reviewed and provided to N. Calloway. The forms identified staff education requirements, program requirements, and options to achieve a Quality Point. Refer to child care requirement 09.2829 to determine which option the facility is meeting for the one quality point. Training: N. Calloway shall complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training by December 30, 2025. N. Calloway will have four (4) months from the date of completion to go online at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/portal.aspx and complete the EPR Plan. Fire drills shall be completed monthly and lock down or shelter in place drills shall be completed at least every three months. The DCDEE has a new initiative – Natural Outdoor Learning Initiative. Through this initiative, we hope to increase knowledge and confidence for everyone in developing and implementing best practices to support the creation, programming, and safe use of naturalized outdoor spaces in child care facilities. You can learn more by visiting the NLI website, where you will also find many resources, including an updated Toolkit designed to help you enhance your outdoor learning environment. The downloadable NLI Toolkit is available at: https://naturalearning.org/preschool-outdoor-toolkit AWARD$ Plus Program: The Infant Toddler Educator AWARD$ program has recently gone through some exciting programmatic updates. The original AWARD$ program was only available to teachers working full-time in Birth to Three classrooms that had an AA in ECE or higher degree and were employed by 4- and 5-star programs. The education requirement has been reduced as an incentive to support teachers seeking to increase their education in any star rated licensed program. Visit www.childcareservices.org/award for additional information. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules at all times. Periodically review the child care law and rules. Visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. Please feel free to contact me at 910-709-4168 or Rhonda.blackmon@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 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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