Sunshine Daycare

10A NCAC 09 .1720 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: TANYA HERRING Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 10/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 10/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit to your family child care home (FCCH). The annual compliance monitoring checklist for FCCH was used to note requirements monitored today. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by the owner/operator, G. Simmons. I was unaccompanied as I completed a general walk-through of the indoor and outdoor environments. I observed four (4) children during today’s visit. The children were observed during free choice play and rest time. Interactions with the children were both positive and nurturing. There were a variety of age-appropriate books, toys, and materials in the indoor and outdoor environments. LICENSE STATUS: This FCCH currently operates with a one-star rated license issued on April 22, 2025. REQUIRED DRILLS/INSPECTIONS: The last documented monthly playground inspection was completed on September 1, 2025, and the last documented monthly fire drill was conducted on September 5, 2025. During today’s visit, a full assessment of the child care requirements was conducted. I observed all required postings and attendance logs. Currently, there are no infants enrolled in the program. I monitored program/space requirements, equipment and furnishings, capacity & supervision, storage and/or administering of medication, outdoor area & equipment, the operator’s file, and children’s records. The operator was in compliance with the required SIDS training. The qualification letter for the operator’s spouse was on file and available for review. However, the operator’s qualification letter was not on file. A review of the ABCMS database determined that the qualification letter for Ms. Simmons was valid. The operator reported that she has one (1) dog, a Chihuahua named Chiki. She also stated that she does not have an additional caregiver and does not provide transportation. The Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers form and the Operator’s Statements of Responsibility form were completed during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 508 Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator did not complete a successful renewal of the first aid training on or prior to the expiration date of August 26, 2025. .1703(a)(2) 511 Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator did not complete a successful renewal of the CPR training on or prior to the expiration date of August 26, 2025. .1703(a)(3) 705 All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. Prescription medications were stored on top of the counter in the kitchen, not in a locked storage as required. .1719(a)(5) 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. An aerosol can of Rust-Oleum spray paint was observed sitting on the steps in the outdoor play area. .1719 (a)(7) 1405 Authorization for up to 12 months to apply over-the-counter medications, topical ointment, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, fluoridated toothpaste, lotions, creams, and powders; such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed, was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule .1720(b)(7). Written authorization to apply Desitin and Aquaphor diapering creams to the enrolled child, J.R., was not on file. 10A NCAC 09 .1720(c)(4) 1831 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. The operator did not have a valid qualification letter on file and available for review. G.S. 110-90.2 (b) & (d) & .2703(e) .1702(b)(1) COMPLIANCE HISTORY: Prior to today’s visit, the 18-month compliance history for this FCCH was 90%. COMPLIANCE LETTER: All violations must be corrected immediately. A compliance letter is due to me within two (2) weeks of today’s visit. By October 23, 2025, please send me a letter addressing each violation, how the violations were corrected, and how compliance will be maintained in the future. In your letter, be sure to include your facility name, facility ID number and each item number for the violation cited. You may submit the letter to me electronically at tanya.herring@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to mail your letter, please ensure that you allow sufficient time so that the letter reaches me on time. My mailing address is: Tanya Herring 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CONSULTATION: During today’s visit, I provided technical assistance on how to access the additional resources and support available through your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency. This local resource offers coaching, mentoring, training, and additional support to help you. For further assistance and information, please contact the Harnett County Partnership for Children at (910) 893-2344. As a reminder, you are required to complete the remaining Health and Safety training topic areas by October 21, 2025. These hours can be applied toward your required ongoing training hours. To access these free training courses, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Click the Provider tab, scroll down to the Training and Professional Development section, and there you will find access to the DCDEE Moodle platform. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING: Please note that you are required to complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) training by October 21, 2025, and within four (4) months of completing this training, you will be required to develop an EPR plan. Following the completion of the training, you will be required to conduct a shelter-in-place drill and/or a lockdown drill quarterly, every three months. MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORMS: Written authorization to administer any medication, including topical creams, is essential in a child care setting. These forms help protect children’s health and safety, build trust with families, and ensure compliance with child care licensing requirements. Parent authorization is required for both prescription medications and commonly used over-the-counter products such as diaper creams, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Additionally, these forms must be updated at least every twelve (12) months or whenever changes occur. STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS: Intentional planning of both indoor and outdoor learning environments is essential to provide a safe space that helps prevent and reduce injuries to young children. As a reminder, items dispensed from aerosol containers must be stored in locked storage. Additionally, all refrigerated and unrefrigerated medications must also be stored in locked storage. Chronic medication used for life-threatening conditions are the only medications that are not required to be stored in locked storage. However, these medications must be inaccessible to children. Items that need to be inaccessible to children must be stored at least five (5) feet above the finished floor. To maintain a safe environment, it is important to conduct daily safety checks before children arrive each morning to ensure all hazardous materials are properly stored. MEALS/SNACKS: Please ensure all food components served for meals and snacks comply with the meal pattern requirements for children in child care facilities. For more information, please visit: www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks. As a reminder, you are required to prepare and serve meals that provide a variety of choices. This will allow children to be exposed to a wide variety of tastes, textures, and colors from different food groups and cultures. Additionally, it can help reduce picky eating and make mealtimes more engaging and meaningful. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions, please contact me at tanya.herring@dhhs.nc.gov or at 910-624-4171. You may also contact Licensing Supervisor, Teraesa Leak at teraesa.leak@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919-971-7765. 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: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: TANYA HERRING Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 10/9/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 10/9/2025 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 10:45 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit to your family child care home (FCCH). The annual compliance monitoring checklist for FCCH was used to note requirements monitored today. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by the owner/operator, G. Simmons. I was unaccompanied as I completed a general walk-through of the indoor and outdoor environments. I observed four (4) children during today’s visit. The children were observed during free choice play and rest time. Interactions with the children were both positive and nurturing. There were a variety of age-appropriate books, toys, and materials in the indoor and outdoor environments. LICENSE STATUS: This FCCH currently operates with a one-star rated license issued on April 22, 2025. REQUIRED DRILLS/INSPECTIONS: The last documented monthly playground inspection was completed on September 1, 2025, and the last documented monthly fire drill was conducted on September 5, 2025. During today’s visit, a full assessment of the child care requirements was conducted. I observed all required postings and attendance logs. Currently, there are no infants enrolled in the program. I monitored program/space requirements, equipment and furnishings, capacity & supervision, storage and/or administering of medication, outdoor area & equipment, the operator’s file, and children’s records. The operator was in compliance with the required SIDS training. The qualification letter for the operator’s spouse was on file and available for review. However, the operator’s qualification letter was not on file. A review of the ABCMS database determined that the qualification letter for Ms. Simmons was valid. The operator reported that she has one (1) dog, a Chihuahua named Chiki. She also stated that she does not have an additional caregiver and does not provide transportation. The Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers form and the Operator’s Statements of Responsibility form were completed during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 508 Operator did not successfully complete a first aid course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) First aid training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator did not complete a successful renewal of the first aid training on or prior to the expiration date of August 26, 2025. .1703(a)(2) 511 Operator did not successfully complete a CPR course as referenced in Rule.1702(b)(2) CPR training was not renewed on or before the expiration of the certification. The operator did not complete a successful renewal of the CPR training on or prior to the expiration date of August 26, 2025. .1703(a)(3) 705 All medicines, including refrigerated and unrefrigerated, were not kept in locked storage. Prescription medications were stored on top of the counter in the kitchen, not in a locked storage as required. .1719(a)(5) 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. An aerosol can of Rust-Oleum spray paint was observed sitting on the steps in the outdoor play area. .1719 (a)(7) 1405 Authorization for up to 12 months to apply over-the-counter medications, topical ointment, topical teething ointment or gel, insect repellents, fluoridated toothpaste, lotions, creams, and powders; such as sunscreen, diapering creams, baby lotion, and baby powder, to a child, when needed, was not in writing and did not contain information required by rule .1720(b)(7). Written authorization to apply Desitin and Aquaphor diapering creams to the enrolled child, J.R., was not on file. 10A NCAC 09 .1720(c)(4) 1831 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available for review at the facility. The operator did not have a valid qualification letter on file and available for review. G.S. 110-90.2 (b) & (d) & .2703(e) .1702(b)(1) COMPLIANCE HISTORY: Prior to today’s visit, the 18-month compliance history for this FCCH was 90%. COMPLIANCE LETTER: All violations must be corrected immediately. A compliance letter is due to me within two (2) weeks of today’s visit. By October 23, 2025, please send me a letter addressing each violation, how the violations were corrected, and how compliance will be maintained in the future. In your letter, be sure to include your facility name, facility ID number and each item number for the violation cited. You may submit the letter to me electronically at tanya.herring@dhhs.nc.gov. If you elect to mail your letter, please ensure that you allow sufficient time so that the letter reaches me on time. My mailing address is: Tanya Herring 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CONSULTATION: During today’s visit, I provided technical assistance on how to access the additional resources and support available through your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency. This local resource offers coaching, mentoring, training, and additional support to help you. For further assistance and information, please contact the Harnett County Partnership for Children at (910) 893-2344. As a reminder, you are required to complete the remaining Health and Safety training topic areas by October 21, 2025. These hours can be applied toward your required ongoing training hours. To access these free training courses, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Click the Provider tab, scroll down to the Training and Professional Development section, and there you will find access to the DCDEE Moodle platform. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING: Please note that you are required to complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) training by October 21, 2025, and within four (4) months of completing this training, you will be required to develop an EPR plan. Following the completion of the training, you will be required to conduct a shelter-in-place drill and/or a lockdown drill quarterly, every three months. MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORMS: Written authorization to administer any medication, including topical creams, is essential in a child care setting. These forms help protect children’s health and safety, build trust with families, and ensure compliance with child care licensing requirements. Parent authorization is required for both prescription medications and commonly used over-the-counter products such as diaper creams, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Additionally, these forms must be updated at least every twelve (12) months or whenever changes occur. STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS: Intentional planning of both indoor and outdoor learning environments is essential to provide a safe space that helps prevent and reduce injuries to young children. As a reminder, items dispensed from aerosol containers must be stored in locked storage. Additionally, all refrigerated and unrefrigerated medications must also be stored in locked storage. Chronic medication used for life-threatening conditions are the only medications that are not required to be stored in locked storage. However, these medications must be inaccessible to children. Items that need to be inaccessible to children must be stored at least five (5) feet above the finished floor. To maintain a safe environment, it is important to conduct daily safety checks before children arrive each morning to ensure all hazardous materials are properly stored. MEALS/SNACKS: Please ensure all food components served for meals and snacks comply with the meal pattern requirements for children in child care facilities. For more information, please visit: www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks. As a reminder, you are required to prepare and serve meals that provide a variety of choices. This will allow children to be exposed to a wide variety of tastes, textures, and colors from different food groups and cultures. Additionally, it can help reduce picky eating and make mealtimes more engaging and meaningful. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions, please contact me at tanya.herring@dhhs.nc.gov or at 910-624-4171. You may also contact Licensing Supervisor, Teraesa Leak at teraesa.leak@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919-971-7765. 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: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 3/10/2025 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 3/10/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:00 PM Time Out: 02:00 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. This facility currently operates on a Temporary License effective October 21, 2024 to April 21, 2025 with restrictions of daytime care only, maximum of 5 preschool children at any time, that children are in care on the ground level only, and that the fireplace may not be used during operating hours. Today’s visit was conducted with Gloria Simmons, operator. During this visit, we walked through the entire facility and observed the indoor and outdoor environment, but a full assessment was not completed for each space. Five children were present today. The children were observed conducting routines (toileting and diaper changing), eating lunch, and napping. There were developmentally appropriate equipment, toys and materials available. The lunch served consisted of macaroni and cheese, green beans, corn, apples, and milk. The facility was assessed for supervision, capacity, use of space, license restrictions, and health and safety requirements. Fire drills, playground safety, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule and activity plan were posted. The last fire drill was completed March 3, 2025 at 11:30am. The log reflected it took twenty minutes to evacuate your home. The most recent shelter-in-place drill was conducted on February 3, 2025 at 11:20am. The most recent outdoor play area inspection was completed March 2, 2025. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. Aerosol cans of Lysol and Microban sanitizer were unlocked in the child care area. .1719 (a)(7) 803 Operator did not wash his/her hands before, as well as after, diapering each child. The operator did not wash her hands after diapering a child. 10 A NCAC 09 .1720(d)(3)(A) 806 Operator did not wash his/her hands before and after handling food and feeding the children. The operator did not wash her hands before preparing the children's plates for lunch. .1725(a)(7)(A) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter (written statement) describing how and when the above violations were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than March 24, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the center’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. Handwashing - The importance of handwashing was discussed today. Many studies have shown that hand washing is the most important way to reduce the spread of infection; therefore, children and caregivers should follow the required hand washing procedures. Children must wash their hands upon arrival at the family child care home, after each visit to the toilet or diaper change, before eating, before and after water play and after handling animals or their cages. Caregivers should wash their hands prior to caring for children each day, before and after handling food, before feeding infants or children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing, and after handling soiled items such as garbage or dirty clothing. Proper hand washing procedures that are outlined on your hand washing poster should be reviewed with the children on a regular basis. Using soap and running water for a period of 15 seconds, rinsing well for 10 seconds and turning off the faucet with a paper towel are important steps in the hand washing procedure. The use of hand sanitizer does not take the place of using soap and running water. Caregivers should monitor the hand washing procedure to ensure that all children are conducting the process correctly. Ways to minimize recontamination were also discussed. Storage of Hazardous Products - Intentional planning of the environment ensures a safe environment has been created which prevents and reduces injuries to young children. An aerosol can of Lysol and a can of Microban sanitizer were observed in the designated childcare space. All aerosol cans are highly flammable and present a hazard because of the compressed gas used as a propellant. If punctured, the contents may be released so forcefully that injuries can result. All aerosols must be kept in locked storage. Locked storage rooms and cabinets include those which are unlocked with a combination, electronic or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices must be kept out of the reach of a child and must not be stored in the lock. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. You stated today that you wished to be issued a 1-star license after your temporary permit expires. We discussed that should you complete early childhood coursework at the community college or university level you will create an account in the WORKS portal and submit information to be evaluated. We also discussed that you may apply for a higher star rating at any time by contacting your child care consultant. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Training classes: Health & Safety : This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. I observed today that you have completed CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. These trainings will be monitored during your annual compliance visit. Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care - This training is on creating an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and practicing, responding to, and recovering from emergencies in child care facilities. It is required during the first year of licensure. It is often time provided by the local child care resource and referral program or from the child care health consultant. After completing the training, you will create an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for your family child care home. This training should be taken no later than October 21, 2025. You will also continue to conduct the shelter-in-place or lockdown drills every three months. On-going training: You will need to track your on-going training classes using the on-going training log, with your certificates attached. The health and safety training and college early childhood coursework can also count towards the on-going hours. CPR and First Aid training, however does not count. The number of hours required are based on your education and experience. With your current education and experience, you will be required to earn 20 hours per year. We also discussed that you must have a professional development plan that is completed during your first year of licensure and is updated annually thereafter. There is a sample plan available on the Division’s website. North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD): All programs are required to plan weekly activities that relate to one or more of the five domains in NCFLED. This information will be added to the weekly activity plan (on the plan itself you will need to be able to share which domains/goals activities relate to activities on the weekly activity plan). Children’s experiences and the skills and characteristics they develop during the preschool years are critically important to their success later in school. What children learn between birth and the time they start kindergarten lays the foundation for their learning and development for years to come. NCFELD describes quality early childhood programming, and the purpose of the publication is to help educators plan their curriculum. NCFELD is an excellent resource for childhood programs, educators, parents and others. You may download free copies from www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. I encourage you to seek training related to Foundations as part of your on-going training. An advanced course is available on the DCDEE MOODLE training platform. Quality Child Care: Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. Family Child Care Homes with a planned curriculum have a more positive impact on child outcomes than one with no set curriculum. A comprehensive curriculum will address all areas of a child’s development including social and emotional, physical and health, cognition and general knowledge, and language and communication. For example, activities promoting literacy, math and science concepts, music and art are typically included. Annual Licensing Fee: Pursuant to GS 110-90(1a) the Division establishes an annual fee for licensed child care facilities. The invoices for the fees are assessed based on your licensed capacity and mailed after the 1st of November every year. You will only receive one invoice and payment is due in FULL within 30 days. Please closely monitor your email and be on the lookout for your invoice. Please don’t delay making your payment and be aware that payment plans are NOT available. In addition, please be aware that failure to pay a license fee within 30 days of receipt will result in late charges. If payments are made late and late charges are applied, the fee as well as the late charge must be resolved. Please be reminded that, failure to pay a license fee could also result in the facility's child care license being revoked. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): 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 (household members in a Family Child Care Home) within five business days. Previously, written notification such as the “Change of Information” form was used, however the process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Once you receive your Star Rated License, you will need to use 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 already completed the 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 and household members are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis. 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 with the portal or the training, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. I may be reached at 910-824-0123 or email becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov. Once I receive the rated license for your program, I will transfer the file to your permanent child care consultant. I will notify you when this change occurs. 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 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 3/10/2025 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 3/10/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:00 PM Time Out: 02:00 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. This facility currently operates on a Temporary License effective October 21, 2024 to April 21, 2025 with restrictions of daytime care only, maximum of 5 preschool children at any time, that children are in care on the ground level only, and that the fireplace may not be used during operating hours. Today’s visit was conducted with Gloria Simmons, operator. During this visit, we walked through the entire facility and observed the indoor and outdoor environment, but a full assessment was not completed for each space. Five children were present today. The children were observed conducting routines (toileting and diaper changing), eating lunch, and napping. There were developmentally appropriate equipment, toys and materials available. The lunch served consisted of macaroni and cheese, green beans, corn, apples, and milk. The facility was assessed for supervision, capacity, use of space, license restrictions, and health and safety requirements. Fire drills, playground safety, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule and activity plan were posted. The last fire drill was completed March 3, 2025 at 11:30am. The log reflected it took twenty minutes to evacuate your home. The most recent shelter-in-place drill was conducted on February 3, 2025 at 11:20am. The most recent outdoor play area inspection was completed March 2, 2025. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 706 Corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, and products under pressure in an aerosol dispenser and any substance that may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not kept in locked storage when children were in care. Aerosol cans of Lysol and Microban sanitizer were unlocked in the child care area. .1719 (a)(7) 803 Operator did not wash his/her hands before, as well as after, diapering each child. The operator did not wash her hands after diapering a child. 10 A NCAC 09 .1720(d)(3)(A) 806 Operator did not wash his/her hands before and after handling food and feeding the children. The operator did not wash her hands before preparing the children's plates for lunch. .1725(a)(7)(A) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter (written statement) describing how and when the above violations were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than March 24, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the center’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. Handwashing - The importance of handwashing was discussed today. Many studies have shown that hand washing is the most important way to reduce the spread of infection; therefore, children and caregivers should follow the required hand washing procedures. Children must wash their hands upon arrival at the family child care home, after each visit to the toilet or diaper change, before eating, before and after water play and after handling animals or their cages. Caregivers should wash their hands prior to caring for children each day, before and after handling food, before feeding infants or children, after toileting or handling body fluids, after diaper changing, and after handling soiled items such as garbage or dirty clothing. Proper hand washing procedures that are outlined on your hand washing poster should be reviewed with the children on a regular basis. Using soap and running water for a period of 15 seconds, rinsing well for 10 seconds and turning off the faucet with a paper towel are important steps in the hand washing procedure. The use of hand sanitizer does not take the place of using soap and running water. Caregivers should monitor the hand washing procedure to ensure that all children are conducting the process correctly. Ways to minimize recontamination were also discussed. Storage of Hazardous Products - Intentional planning of the environment ensures a safe environment has been created which prevents and reduces injuries to young children. An aerosol can of Lysol and a can of Microban sanitizer were observed in the designated childcare space. All aerosol cans are highly flammable and present a hazard because of the compressed gas used as a propellant. If punctured, the contents may be released so forcefully that injuries can result. All aerosols must be kept in locked storage. Locked storage rooms and cabinets include those which are unlocked with a combination, electronic or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices must be kept out of the reach of a child and must not be stored in the lock. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. You stated today that you wished to be issued a 1-star license after your temporary permit expires. We discussed that should you complete early childhood coursework at the community college or university level you will create an account in the WORKS portal and submit information to be evaluated. We also discussed that you may apply for a higher star rating at any time by contacting your child care consultant. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Training classes: Health & Safety : This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. I observed today that you have completed CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. These trainings will be monitored during your annual compliance visit. Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care - This training is on creating an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and practicing, responding to, and recovering from emergencies in child care facilities. It is required during the first year of licensure. It is often time provided by the local child care resource and referral program or from the child care health consultant. After completing the training, you will create an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for your family child care home. This training should be taken no later than October 21, 2025. You will also continue to conduct the shelter-in-place or lockdown drills every three months. On-going training: You will need to track your on-going training classes using the on-going training log, with your certificates attached. The health and safety training and college early childhood coursework can also count towards the on-going hours. CPR and First Aid training, however does not count. The number of hours required are based on your education and experience. With your current education and experience, you will be required to earn 20 hours per year. We also discussed that you must have a professional development plan that is completed during your first year of licensure and is updated annually thereafter. There is a sample plan available on the Division’s website. North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD): All programs are required to plan weekly activities that relate to one or more of the five domains in NCFLED. This information will be added to the weekly activity plan (on the plan itself you will need to be able to share which domains/goals activities relate to activities on the weekly activity plan). Children’s experiences and the skills and characteristics they develop during the preschool years are critically important to their success later in school. What children learn between birth and the time they start kindergarten lays the foundation for their learning and development for years to come. NCFELD describes quality early childhood programming, and the purpose of the publication is to help educators plan their curriculum. NCFELD is an excellent resource for childhood programs, educators, parents and others. You may download free copies from www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. I encourage you to seek training related to Foundations as part of your on-going training. An advanced course is available on the DCDEE MOODLE training platform. Quality Child Care: Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. Family Child Care Homes with a planned curriculum have a more positive impact on child outcomes than one with no set curriculum. A comprehensive curriculum will address all areas of a child’s development including social and emotional, physical and health, cognition and general knowledge, and language and communication. For example, activities promoting literacy, math and science concepts, music and art are typically included. Annual Licensing Fee: Pursuant to GS 110-90(1a) the Division establishes an annual fee for licensed child care facilities. The invoices for the fees are assessed based on your licensed capacity and mailed after the 1st of November every year. You will only receive one invoice and payment is due in FULL within 30 days. Please closely monitor your email and be on the lookout for your invoice. Please don’t delay making your payment and be aware that payment plans are NOT available. In addition, please be aware that failure to pay a license fee within 30 days of receipt will result in late charges. If payments are made late and late charges are applied, the fee as well as the late charge must be resolved. Please be reminded that, failure to pay a license fee could also result in the facility's child care license being revoked. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): 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 (household members in a Family Child Care Home) within five business days. Previously, written notification such as the “Change of Information” form was used, however the process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Once you receive your Star Rated License, you will need to use 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 already completed the 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 and household members are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis. 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 with the portal or the training, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. I may be reached at 910-824-0123 or email becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov. Once I receive the rated license for your program, I will transfer the file to your permanent child care consultant. I will notify you when this change occurs. 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 .1718 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 02:30 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, Gloria Simmons, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your temporary license was issued on October 21, 2024 and will expire on April 21, 2025. Your permit allows a first shift capacity of 8 children, ages 0 to 12 years old. Restrictions on the permit include daytime care only, no more than 5 preschool children present at any time, that children be cared for on the ground level only, and that the fireplace is not used during operating hours. During this visit, we walked through the indoor environment, and completed a full assessment of the licensed space. The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in the child care area. Program records, including fire drills and monthly outdoor area inspections were monitored. The operator and children’s records were also reviewed. There are three children enrolled, with two of the three being present today. They were two and four years of age and were observed engaged in free play activities, eating lunch, personal care routines, and napping. The lunch served included macaroni and cheese, apples, cucumbers and milk. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule was posted. The last fire drill was completed November 4, 2024 at 10:00am. The log reflected it took five minutes to evacuate. You had not conducted a lockdown or shelter in place drill. You also had not been completing monthly outdoor play area inspections using the Division’s form. Please keep this information on file for one year. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 714 Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Playground inspection documentation was not available. 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) 910 Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. This information was not on file for any of the three children who had been enrolled more than 30 days. GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The time of arrival and departure was not available. .1721(e)(6) 925 Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. This verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) 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. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. GS 110-102 1821 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. This information was not on file for the infant enrolled. .1724(a)(8)&(f) 1964 Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. An activity plan was not available. 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. .1719(a)(11) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter stating specifically that the corrections were made and describing in detail how and when they were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than January 21, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the program’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. The information required in a compliance letter was reviewed. You should list the item number, specifically stating that the violation has been corrected, explaining when it was corrected, and how it was corrected. You should also explain that you understand the rule regarding the violation. You are also encouraged to state how you will prevent noncompliance in the future. Compliance is not considered finalized until all violations have been corrected. Therefore, if the compliance letter says an item will be corrected, it should be followed-up with another letter once it actually has been corrected. As an example, compliance verification such as “Mulch will be delivered on Tuesday” is not considered corrected until it is followed up with a letter stating something like “The mulch was delivered on Tuesday, September 5, 2024, and now measures nine inches in the full fall zone.” Please let me know if you have any questions regarding how to complete a compliance letter. If you will be unable to correct all violations within the allowed timeframe, you should request an extension. During today’s visit I observed that you now have a pet in the home. You stated the dog turned a year on December 23, 2024 and, due to his size, was unable to receive a rabies vaccination until he was a year of age. You stated he had an appointment next week to receive the vaccination. This will be monitored during your next visit. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Children’s Records - Children's records consist of various documentation such as a child's medical and immunization history, emergency medical care information, written plan of care, and parental acknowledgements. This information is the basis for meeting each child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. When enrolling children into the facility all forms are needed on the first day with the exception of the medical and immunization reports, which must be received within 30 days of the enrollment date. Best practice is to also receive medical reports prior to enrollment. A checklist to assist with compliance is available under the provider documents section of the Division’s website. I highly encourage you to use the checklist. Outdoor Inspections - Outdoor inspections must be completed and documented monthly on the Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes form. Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file. The monthly checklist must be maintained for 12 months in your files. Completing your fire drill and monthly playground inspections on the same day is a great way to ensure compliance with this requirement. Daily schedules and lesson plans – we discussed that daily schedules and lesson plans are required. The lesson plan must be based on foundations, and any other curriculum should you choose to use one. I referred you to the foundations booklet on the DCDEE website. We also discussed that the schedule should vary based on the time of year and ages of children enrolled. We discussed that emails were sent recently to remind family child care home providers to complete the annual immunization report, and to notify them that invoices for the annual license fee are coming soon. We also discussed that the Raise NC newsletter is sent via email every Friday. I encouraged you to ensure you are receiving the Division’s emails, and to check your spam or junk folder to ensure these emails are being properly delivered. Adding the Division’s emails to your contact list may also assist in ensuring properly delivery. Please notify me immediately of any changes to your email address. CHILD CARE RULES: You can access the NC Child Care rules from the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, click on the “provider” tab, then “child care rules” tab. Download a copy of the NC Child Care rules onto your computer so you have access to the rules and can reference them as needed. Training classes: Health & Safety (Moodle): The CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Trainings, developed by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, are FREE and are located on the MOODLE training platform. You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that is used to log in to WORKS and/or the CBC Portal. These modules can be found by using the "all courses" function or searching for CCDF - Health and Safety in Child Care in the search box at the bottom of the main Moodle page. This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must be completed within 90 days of licensure. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. Once you complete the health and safety trainings, print your certificate and maintain on file for review. You are required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on or before January 21, 2025. You completed CPR and First Aid prior to licensure. The remaining Health and Safety trainings will need to be completed by October 21, 2025. Health and Safety trainings are required to be completed so that topics are covered every five years. Emergency Preparedness & Response (EPR) Training: You must complete this training within the first year of licensure, or before October 21, 2025. Following the training, you will need to create an EPR plan in the Emergency Management portal within four months. Once completed, you should print it and have it available for review at your facility. You will need to continue to complete and document shelter in place or lockdown emergency drills every three months. On-Going Training: The ongoing training hours (in-service) will be monitored at your first annual compliance visit based on when you were initially licensed. No training hours were monitored today. The requirements are based on education and experience. You are required to complete twenty (20) hours of training annually. You may count the health and safety trainings toward this requirement. Maintain copies of your training certificates on file for verification. You can also use the On-Going Training Record Log to document the trainings you complete and attach your certificates to the log. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. We discussed that the Star Rated License is composed of the Program Standards Component, the Staff Education Component, and a quality point. An accumulation of points will determine how many Stars will be earned. I notified you that the Family Child Care Home Rated License application can be found under the Provider Documents section of the DCDEE website. Staff Education: Points in this component will be determined by the Early Childhood courses you have completed at the college level. WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available on the DCDEE website and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. At this time you have not created a WORKS account, therefore no education information has been submitted. All caregivers need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested a family child care home provider evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. The number of points that may be earned in this component will be disused following the education evaluation. Program Standards: Once the facility is in compliance with applicable child care requirements, no additional action is needed to meet one point in this component. In order to earn two or more points you will need to complete the 3-month long self-study and self-assessment using the FCCERS-R rating scale tool. In order to earn three or more points, you must have the FCCERS completed by the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project and score a minimum of 4 points. I referred you to the NCRLAP website for technical assistance and information regarding the 3-month self-study and self-assessment. Maintain documentation of completion of the three-month self-study on file for review and include dates when information is documented if you choose to complete the self-study. If you are considering requesting the Environment Rating Scale assessment you should prepare by further exploring the FCCERS section of the NCRLAP website for information about the how the assessment will be conducted, review supplemental materials, additional notes, and access webinar trainings. You should also immediately contact your local Partnership for Children or Child Care Resource and Referral office to request on-site technical assistance. This request would need to be submitted following the second temporary time period visit. Failure to submit your request in a timely manner may result in your 2-5 star application being completed without the results from you FCCERS assessment. Quality Point: The various options for earning this point were reviewed today and will be discussed during the next visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: It is very important that you maintain compliance with all applicable requirements at all times since you will be building a compliance history. In order to move to a star rated license at the end of the Temporary Time Period, you must have at least a 75% compliance history. Programs whose compliance history is below 75% could be issued an administrative action including denial of a license at the end of the Temporary License period. The Importance of Providing Quality Child Care Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. 1. The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and a follow-up study done several years later found that quality child care is primarily related to higher staff/child ratios, administrators’ prior experience, wages, higher staff education levels and staff members’ continued participation in formal and specialized training. This study found that children attending higher quality centers scored better in math and language skills, had more positive interactions with peers, and had fewer behavior problems. 2. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study followed children from their preschool years through age 40 and found that high-quality preschool programs significantly increased children’s future contributions through increased intellectual and social development, school success, economic performance, and reduced commission of crimes in adulthood. One of the most quoted results of this study is that for every dollar invested in children’s early care and education there is a $17 return to society in terms of crime and education savings, increased taxes collected, and welfare savings. There are many other studies including the Abecedarian Project, the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Study, and the NC Rated License Assessment Project. What the research tells us, in a nutshell, is that high quality child care has a positive impact on children’s later school success. The key to quality experiences for children is interaction with and stimulation from educated, trained teachers. The neuroscience associated with brain research is complicated, but its lesson is simple: babies' brains develop at astonishing rates in the first few years after birth. Young children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born, but optimal development hinges on the experiences provided for them by the adults who take care of them. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. A follow up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance with violations documented during the visit. Please contact me at (910) 824-0123 or at becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov if I can be of assistance. 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 09.1721 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 02:30 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, Gloria Simmons, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your temporary license was issued on October 21, 2024 and will expire on April 21, 2025. Your permit allows a first shift capacity of 8 children, ages 0 to 12 years old. Restrictions on the permit include daytime care only, no more than 5 preschool children present at any time, that children be cared for on the ground level only, and that the fireplace is not used during operating hours. During this visit, we walked through the indoor environment, and completed a full assessment of the licensed space. The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in the child care area. Program records, including fire drills and monthly outdoor area inspections were monitored. The operator and children’s records were also reviewed. There are three children enrolled, with two of the three being present today. They were two and four years of age and were observed engaged in free play activities, eating lunch, personal care routines, and napping. The lunch served included macaroni and cheese, apples, cucumbers and milk. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule was posted. The last fire drill was completed November 4, 2024 at 10:00am. The log reflected it took five minutes to evacuate. You had not conducted a lockdown or shelter in place drill. You also had not been completing monthly outdoor play area inspections using the Division’s form. Please keep this information on file for one year. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 714 Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Playground inspection documentation was not available. 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) 910 Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. This information was not on file for any of the three children who had been enrolled more than 30 days. GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The time of arrival and departure was not available. .1721(e)(6) 925 Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. This verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) 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. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. GS 110-102 1821 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. This information was not on file for the infant enrolled. .1724(a)(8)&(f) 1964 Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. An activity plan was not available. 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. .1719(a)(11) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter stating specifically that the corrections were made and describing in detail how and when they were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than January 21, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the program’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. The information required in a compliance letter was reviewed. You should list the item number, specifically stating that the violation has been corrected, explaining when it was corrected, and how it was corrected. You should also explain that you understand the rule regarding the violation. You are also encouraged to state how you will prevent noncompliance in the future. Compliance is not considered finalized until all violations have been corrected. Therefore, if the compliance letter says an item will be corrected, it should be followed-up with another letter once it actually has been corrected. As an example, compliance verification such as “Mulch will be delivered on Tuesday” is not considered corrected until it is followed up with a letter stating something like “The mulch was delivered on Tuesday, September 5, 2024, and now measures nine inches in the full fall zone.” Please let me know if you have any questions regarding how to complete a compliance letter. If you will be unable to correct all violations within the allowed timeframe, you should request an extension. During today’s visit I observed that you now have a pet in the home. You stated the dog turned a year on December 23, 2024 and, due to his size, was unable to receive a rabies vaccination until he was a year of age. You stated he had an appointment next week to receive the vaccination. This will be monitored during your next visit. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Children’s Records - Children's records consist of various documentation such as a child's medical and immunization history, emergency medical care information, written plan of care, and parental acknowledgements. This information is the basis for meeting each child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. When enrolling children into the facility all forms are needed on the first day with the exception of the medical and immunization reports, which must be received within 30 days of the enrollment date. Best practice is to also receive medical reports prior to enrollment. A checklist to assist with compliance is available under the provider documents section of the Division’s website. I highly encourage you to use the checklist. Outdoor Inspections - Outdoor inspections must be completed and documented monthly on the Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes form. Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file. The monthly checklist must be maintained for 12 months in your files. Completing your fire drill and monthly playground inspections on the same day is a great way to ensure compliance with this requirement. Daily schedules and lesson plans – we discussed that daily schedules and lesson plans are required. The lesson plan must be based on foundations, and any other curriculum should you choose to use one. I referred you to the foundations booklet on the DCDEE website. We also discussed that the schedule should vary based on the time of year and ages of children enrolled. We discussed that emails were sent recently to remind family child care home providers to complete the annual immunization report, and to notify them that invoices for the annual license fee are coming soon. We also discussed that the Raise NC newsletter is sent via email every Friday. I encouraged you to ensure you are receiving the Division’s emails, and to check your spam or junk folder to ensure these emails are being properly delivered. Adding the Division’s emails to your contact list may also assist in ensuring properly delivery. Please notify me immediately of any changes to your email address. CHILD CARE RULES: You can access the NC Child Care rules from the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, click on the “provider” tab, then “child care rules” tab. Download a copy of the NC Child Care rules onto your computer so you have access to the rules and can reference them as needed. Training classes: Health & Safety (Moodle): The CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Trainings, developed by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, are FREE and are located on the MOODLE training platform. You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that is used to log in to WORKS and/or the CBC Portal. These modules can be found by using the "all courses" function or searching for CCDF - Health and Safety in Child Care in the search box at the bottom of the main Moodle page. This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must be completed within 90 days of licensure. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. Once you complete the health and safety trainings, print your certificate and maintain on file for review. You are required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on or before January 21, 2025. You completed CPR and First Aid prior to licensure. The remaining Health and Safety trainings will need to be completed by October 21, 2025. Health and Safety trainings are required to be completed so that topics are covered every five years. Emergency Preparedness & Response (EPR) Training: You must complete this training within the first year of licensure, or before October 21, 2025. Following the training, you will need to create an EPR plan in the Emergency Management portal within four months. Once completed, you should print it and have it available for review at your facility. You will need to continue to complete and document shelter in place or lockdown emergency drills every three months. On-Going Training: The ongoing training hours (in-service) will be monitored at your first annual compliance visit based on when you were initially licensed. No training hours were monitored today. The requirements are based on education and experience. You are required to complete twenty (20) hours of training annually. You may count the health and safety trainings toward this requirement. Maintain copies of your training certificates on file for verification. You can also use the On-Going Training Record Log to document the trainings you complete and attach your certificates to the log. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. We discussed that the Star Rated License is composed of the Program Standards Component, the Staff Education Component, and a quality point. An accumulation of points will determine how many Stars will be earned. I notified you that the Family Child Care Home Rated License application can be found under the Provider Documents section of the DCDEE website. Staff Education: Points in this component will be determined by the Early Childhood courses you have completed at the college level. WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available on the DCDEE website and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. At this time you have not created a WORKS account, therefore no education information has been submitted. All caregivers need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested a family child care home provider evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. The number of points that may be earned in this component will be disused following the education evaluation. Program Standards: Once the facility is in compliance with applicable child care requirements, no additional action is needed to meet one point in this component. In order to earn two or more points you will need to complete the 3-month long self-study and self-assessment using the FCCERS-R rating scale tool. In order to earn three or more points, you must have the FCCERS completed by the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project and score a minimum of 4 points. I referred you to the NCRLAP website for technical assistance and information regarding the 3-month self-study and self-assessment. Maintain documentation of completion of the three-month self-study on file for review and include dates when information is documented if you choose to complete the self-study. If you are considering requesting the Environment Rating Scale assessment you should prepare by further exploring the FCCERS section of the NCRLAP website for information about the how the assessment will be conducted, review supplemental materials, additional notes, and access webinar trainings. You should also immediately contact your local Partnership for Children or Child Care Resource and Referral office to request on-site technical assistance. This request would need to be submitted following the second temporary time period visit. Failure to submit your request in a timely manner may result in your 2-5 star application being completed without the results from you FCCERS assessment. Quality Point: The various options for earning this point were reviewed today and will be discussed during the next visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: It is very important that you maintain compliance with all applicable requirements at all times since you will be building a compliance history. In order to move to a star rated license at the end of the Temporary Time Period, you must have at least a 75% compliance history. Programs whose compliance history is below 75% could be issued an administrative action including denial of a license at the end of the Temporary License period. The Importance of Providing Quality Child Care Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. 1. The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and a follow-up study done several years later found that quality child care is primarily related to higher staff/child ratios, administrators’ prior experience, wages, higher staff education levels and staff members’ continued participation in formal and specialized training. This study found that children attending higher quality centers scored better in math and language skills, had more positive interactions with peers, and had fewer behavior problems. 2. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study followed children from their preschool years through age 40 and found that high-quality preschool programs significantly increased children’s future contributions through increased intellectual and social development, school success, economic performance, and reduced commission of crimes in adulthood. One of the most quoted results of this study is that for every dollar invested in children’s early care and education there is a $17 return to society in terms of crime and education savings, increased taxes collected, and welfare savings. There are many other studies including the Abecedarian Project, the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Study, and the NC Rated License Assessment Project. What the research tells us, in a nutshell, is that high quality child care has a positive impact on children’s later school success. The key to quality experiences for children is interaction with and stimulation from educated, trained teachers. The neuroscience associated with brain research is complicated, but its lesson is simple: babies' brains develop at astonishing rates in the first few years after birth. Young children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born, but optimal development hinges on the experiences provided for them by the adults who take care of them. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. A follow up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance with violations documented during the visit. Please contact me at (910) 824-0123 or at becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov if I can be of assistance. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S.110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 02:30 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, Gloria Simmons, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your temporary license was issued on October 21, 2024 and will expire on April 21, 2025. Your permit allows a first shift capacity of 8 children, ages 0 to 12 years old. Restrictions on the permit include daytime care only, no more than 5 preschool children present at any time, that children be cared for on the ground level only, and that the fireplace is not used during operating hours. During this visit, we walked through the indoor environment, and completed a full assessment of the licensed space. The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in the child care area. Program records, including fire drills and monthly outdoor area inspections were monitored. The operator and children’s records were also reviewed. There are three children enrolled, with two of the three being present today. They were two and four years of age and were observed engaged in free play activities, eating lunch, personal care routines, and napping. The lunch served included macaroni and cheese, apples, cucumbers and milk. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule was posted. The last fire drill was completed November 4, 2024 at 10:00am. The log reflected it took five minutes to evacuate. You had not conducted a lockdown or shelter in place drill. You also had not been completing monthly outdoor play area inspections using the Division’s form. Please keep this information on file for one year. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 714 Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Playground inspection documentation was not available. 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) 910 Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. This information was not on file for any of the three children who had been enrolled more than 30 days. GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The time of arrival and departure was not available. .1721(e)(6) 925 Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. This verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) 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. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. GS 110-102 1821 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. This information was not on file for the infant enrolled. .1724(a)(8)&(f) 1964 Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. An activity plan was not available. 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. .1719(a)(11) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter stating specifically that the corrections were made and describing in detail how and when they were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than January 21, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the program’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. The information required in a compliance letter was reviewed. You should list the item number, specifically stating that the violation has been corrected, explaining when it was corrected, and how it was corrected. You should also explain that you understand the rule regarding the violation. You are also encouraged to state how you will prevent noncompliance in the future. Compliance is not considered finalized until all violations have been corrected. Therefore, if the compliance letter says an item will be corrected, it should be followed-up with another letter once it actually has been corrected. As an example, compliance verification such as “Mulch will be delivered on Tuesday” is not considered corrected until it is followed up with a letter stating something like “The mulch was delivered on Tuesday, September 5, 2024, and now measures nine inches in the full fall zone.” Please let me know if you have any questions regarding how to complete a compliance letter. If you will be unable to correct all violations within the allowed timeframe, you should request an extension. During today’s visit I observed that you now have a pet in the home. You stated the dog turned a year on December 23, 2024 and, due to his size, was unable to receive a rabies vaccination until he was a year of age. You stated he had an appointment next week to receive the vaccination. This will be monitored during your next visit. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Children’s Records - Children's records consist of various documentation such as a child's medical and immunization history, emergency medical care information, written plan of care, and parental acknowledgements. This information is the basis for meeting each child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. When enrolling children into the facility all forms are needed on the first day with the exception of the medical and immunization reports, which must be received within 30 days of the enrollment date. Best practice is to also receive medical reports prior to enrollment. A checklist to assist with compliance is available under the provider documents section of the Division’s website. I highly encourage you to use the checklist. Outdoor Inspections - Outdoor inspections must be completed and documented monthly on the Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes form. Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file. The monthly checklist must be maintained for 12 months in your files. Completing your fire drill and monthly playground inspections on the same day is a great way to ensure compliance with this requirement. Daily schedules and lesson plans – we discussed that daily schedules and lesson plans are required. The lesson plan must be based on foundations, and any other curriculum should you choose to use one. I referred you to the foundations booklet on the DCDEE website. We also discussed that the schedule should vary based on the time of year and ages of children enrolled. We discussed that emails were sent recently to remind family child care home providers to complete the annual immunization report, and to notify them that invoices for the annual license fee are coming soon. We also discussed that the Raise NC newsletter is sent via email every Friday. I encouraged you to ensure you are receiving the Division’s emails, and to check your spam or junk folder to ensure these emails are being properly delivered. Adding the Division’s emails to your contact list may also assist in ensuring properly delivery. Please notify me immediately of any changes to your email address. CHILD CARE RULES: You can access the NC Child Care rules from the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, click on the “provider” tab, then “child care rules” tab. Download a copy of the NC Child Care rules onto your computer so you have access to the rules and can reference them as needed. Training classes: Health & Safety (Moodle): The CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Trainings, developed by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, are FREE and are located on the MOODLE training platform. You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that is used to log in to WORKS and/or the CBC Portal. These modules can be found by using the "all courses" function or searching for CCDF - Health and Safety in Child Care in the search box at the bottom of the main Moodle page. This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must be completed within 90 days of licensure. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. Once you complete the health and safety trainings, print your certificate and maintain on file for review. You are required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on or before January 21, 2025. You completed CPR and First Aid prior to licensure. The remaining Health and Safety trainings will need to be completed by October 21, 2025. Health and Safety trainings are required to be completed so that topics are covered every five years. Emergency Preparedness & Response (EPR) Training: You must complete this training within the first year of licensure, or before October 21, 2025. Following the training, you will need to create an EPR plan in the Emergency Management portal within four months. Once completed, you should print it and have it available for review at your facility. You will need to continue to complete and document shelter in place or lockdown emergency drills every three months. On-Going Training: The ongoing training hours (in-service) will be monitored at your first annual compliance visit based on when you were initially licensed. No training hours were monitored today. The requirements are based on education and experience. You are required to complete twenty (20) hours of training annually. You may count the health and safety trainings toward this requirement. Maintain copies of your training certificates on file for verification. You can also use the On-Going Training Record Log to document the trainings you complete and attach your certificates to the log. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. We discussed that the Star Rated License is composed of the Program Standards Component, the Staff Education Component, and a quality point. An accumulation of points will determine how many Stars will be earned. I notified you that the Family Child Care Home Rated License application can be found under the Provider Documents section of the DCDEE website. Staff Education: Points in this component will be determined by the Early Childhood courses you have completed at the college level. WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available on the DCDEE website and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. At this time you have not created a WORKS account, therefore no education information has been submitted. All caregivers need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested a family child care home provider evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. The number of points that may be earned in this component will be disused following the education evaluation. Program Standards: Once the facility is in compliance with applicable child care requirements, no additional action is needed to meet one point in this component. In order to earn two or more points you will need to complete the 3-month long self-study and self-assessment using the FCCERS-R rating scale tool. In order to earn three or more points, you must have the FCCERS completed by the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project and score a minimum of 4 points. I referred you to the NCRLAP website for technical assistance and information regarding the 3-month self-study and self-assessment. Maintain documentation of completion of the three-month self-study on file for review and include dates when information is documented if you choose to complete the self-study. If you are considering requesting the Environment Rating Scale assessment you should prepare by further exploring the FCCERS section of the NCRLAP website for information about the how the assessment will be conducted, review supplemental materials, additional notes, and access webinar trainings. You should also immediately contact your local Partnership for Children or Child Care Resource and Referral office to request on-site technical assistance. This request would need to be submitted following the second temporary time period visit. Failure to submit your request in a timely manner may result in your 2-5 star application being completed without the results from you FCCERS assessment. Quality Point: The various options for earning this point were reviewed today and will be discussed during the next visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: It is very important that you maintain compliance with all applicable requirements at all times since you will be building a compliance history. In order to move to a star rated license at the end of the Temporary Time Period, you must have at least a 75% compliance history. Programs whose compliance history is below 75% could be issued an administrative action including denial of a license at the end of the Temporary License period. The Importance of Providing Quality Child Care Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. 1. The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and a follow-up study done several years later found that quality child care is primarily related to higher staff/child ratios, administrators’ prior experience, wages, higher staff education levels and staff members’ continued participation in formal and specialized training. This study found that children attending higher quality centers scored better in math and language skills, had more positive interactions with peers, and had fewer behavior problems. 2. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study followed children from their preschool years through age 40 and found that high-quality preschool programs significantly increased children’s future contributions through increased intellectual and social development, school success, economic performance, and reduced commission of crimes in adulthood. One of the most quoted results of this study is that for every dollar invested in children’s early care and education there is a $17 return to society in terms of crime and education savings, increased taxes collected, and welfare savings. There are many other studies including the Abecedarian Project, the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Study, and the NC Rated License Assessment Project. What the research tells us, in a nutshell, is that high quality child care has a positive impact on children’s later school success. The key to quality experiences for children is interaction with and stimulation from educated, trained teachers. The neuroscience associated with brain research is complicated, but its lesson is simple: babies' brains develop at astonishing rates in the first few years after birth. Young children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born, but optimal development hinges on the experiences provided for them by the adults who take care of them. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. A follow up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance with violations documented during the visit. Please contact me at (910) 824-0123 or at becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov if I can be of assistance. 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: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 02:30 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, Gloria Simmons, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your temporary license was issued on October 21, 2024 and will expire on April 21, 2025. Your permit allows a first shift capacity of 8 children, ages 0 to 12 years old. Restrictions on the permit include daytime care only, no more than 5 preschool children present at any time, that children be cared for on the ground level only, and that the fireplace is not used during operating hours. During this visit, we walked through the indoor environment, and completed a full assessment of the licensed space. The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in the child care area. Program records, including fire drills and monthly outdoor area inspections were monitored. The operator and children’s records were also reviewed. There are three children enrolled, with two of the three being present today. They were two and four years of age and were observed engaged in free play activities, eating lunch, personal care routines, and napping. The lunch served included macaroni and cheese, apples, cucumbers and milk. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule was posted. The last fire drill was completed November 4, 2024 at 10:00am. The log reflected it took five minutes to evacuate. You had not conducted a lockdown or shelter in place drill. You also had not been completing monthly outdoor play area inspections using the Division’s form. Please keep this information on file for one year. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 714 Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Playground inspection documentation was not available. 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) 910 Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. This information was not on file for any of the three children who had been enrolled more than 30 days. GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The time of arrival and departure was not available. .1721(e)(6) 925 Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. This verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) 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. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. GS 110-102 1821 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. This information was not on file for the infant enrolled. .1724(a)(8)&(f) 1964 Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. An activity plan was not available. 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. .1719(a)(11) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter stating specifically that the corrections were made and describing in detail how and when they were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than January 21, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the program’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. The information required in a compliance letter was reviewed. You should list the item number, specifically stating that the violation has been corrected, explaining when it was corrected, and how it was corrected. You should also explain that you understand the rule regarding the violation. You are also encouraged to state how you will prevent noncompliance in the future. Compliance is not considered finalized until all violations have been corrected. Therefore, if the compliance letter says an item will be corrected, it should be followed-up with another letter once it actually has been corrected. As an example, compliance verification such as “Mulch will be delivered on Tuesday” is not considered corrected until it is followed up with a letter stating something like “The mulch was delivered on Tuesday, September 5, 2024, and now measures nine inches in the full fall zone.” Please let me know if you have any questions regarding how to complete a compliance letter. If you will be unable to correct all violations within the allowed timeframe, you should request an extension. During today’s visit I observed that you now have a pet in the home. You stated the dog turned a year on December 23, 2024 and, due to his size, was unable to receive a rabies vaccination until he was a year of age. You stated he had an appointment next week to receive the vaccination. This will be monitored during your next visit. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Children’s Records - Children's records consist of various documentation such as a child's medical and immunization history, emergency medical care information, written plan of care, and parental acknowledgements. This information is the basis for meeting each child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. When enrolling children into the facility all forms are needed on the first day with the exception of the medical and immunization reports, which must be received within 30 days of the enrollment date. Best practice is to also receive medical reports prior to enrollment. A checklist to assist with compliance is available under the provider documents section of the Division’s website. I highly encourage you to use the checklist. Outdoor Inspections - Outdoor inspections must be completed and documented monthly on the Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes form. Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file. The monthly checklist must be maintained for 12 months in your files. Completing your fire drill and monthly playground inspections on the same day is a great way to ensure compliance with this requirement. Daily schedules and lesson plans – we discussed that daily schedules and lesson plans are required. The lesson plan must be based on foundations, and any other curriculum should you choose to use one. I referred you to the foundations booklet on the DCDEE website. We also discussed that the schedule should vary based on the time of year and ages of children enrolled. We discussed that emails were sent recently to remind family child care home providers to complete the annual immunization report, and to notify them that invoices for the annual license fee are coming soon. We also discussed that the Raise NC newsletter is sent via email every Friday. I encouraged you to ensure you are receiving the Division’s emails, and to check your spam or junk folder to ensure these emails are being properly delivered. Adding the Division’s emails to your contact list may also assist in ensuring properly delivery. Please notify me immediately of any changes to your email address. CHILD CARE RULES: You can access the NC Child Care rules from the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, click on the “provider” tab, then “child care rules” tab. Download a copy of the NC Child Care rules onto your computer so you have access to the rules and can reference them as needed. Training classes: Health & Safety (Moodle): The CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Trainings, developed by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, are FREE and are located on the MOODLE training platform. You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that is used to log in to WORKS and/or the CBC Portal. These modules can be found by using the "all courses" function or searching for CCDF - Health and Safety in Child Care in the search box at the bottom of the main Moodle page. This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must be completed within 90 days of licensure. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. Once you complete the health and safety trainings, print your certificate and maintain on file for review. You are required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on or before January 21, 2025. You completed CPR and First Aid prior to licensure. The remaining Health and Safety trainings will need to be completed by October 21, 2025. Health and Safety trainings are required to be completed so that topics are covered every five years. Emergency Preparedness & Response (EPR) Training: You must complete this training within the first year of licensure, or before October 21, 2025. Following the training, you will need to create an EPR plan in the Emergency Management portal within four months. Once completed, you should print it and have it available for review at your facility. You will need to continue to complete and document shelter in place or lockdown emergency drills every three months. On-Going Training: The ongoing training hours (in-service) will be monitored at your first annual compliance visit based on when you were initially licensed. No training hours were monitored today. The requirements are based on education and experience. You are required to complete twenty (20) hours of training annually. You may count the health and safety trainings toward this requirement. Maintain copies of your training certificates on file for verification. You can also use the On-Going Training Record Log to document the trainings you complete and attach your certificates to the log. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. We discussed that the Star Rated License is composed of the Program Standards Component, the Staff Education Component, and a quality point. An accumulation of points will determine how many Stars will be earned. I notified you that the Family Child Care Home Rated License application can be found under the Provider Documents section of the DCDEE website. Staff Education: Points in this component will be determined by the Early Childhood courses you have completed at the college level. WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available on the DCDEE website and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. At this time you have not created a WORKS account, therefore no education information has been submitted. All caregivers need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested a family child care home provider evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. The number of points that may be earned in this component will be disused following the education evaluation. Program Standards: Once the facility is in compliance with applicable child care requirements, no additional action is needed to meet one point in this component. In order to earn two or more points you will need to complete the 3-month long self-study and self-assessment using the FCCERS-R rating scale tool. In order to earn three or more points, you must have the FCCERS completed by the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project and score a minimum of 4 points. I referred you to the NCRLAP website for technical assistance and information regarding the 3-month self-study and self-assessment. Maintain documentation of completion of the three-month self-study on file for review and include dates when information is documented if you choose to complete the self-study. If you are considering requesting the Environment Rating Scale assessment you should prepare by further exploring the FCCERS section of the NCRLAP website for information about the how the assessment will be conducted, review supplemental materials, additional notes, and access webinar trainings. You should also immediately contact your local Partnership for Children or Child Care Resource and Referral office to request on-site technical assistance. This request would need to be submitted following the second temporary time period visit. Failure to submit your request in a timely manner may result in your 2-5 star application being completed without the results from you FCCERS assessment. Quality Point: The various options for earning this point were reviewed today and will be discussed during the next visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: It is very important that you maintain compliance with all applicable requirements at all times since you will be building a compliance history. In order to move to a star rated license at the end of the Temporary Time Period, you must have at least a 75% compliance history. Programs whose compliance history is below 75% could be issued an administrative action including denial of a license at the end of the Temporary License period. The Importance of Providing Quality Child Care Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. 1. The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and a follow-up study done several years later found that quality child care is primarily related to higher staff/child ratios, administrators’ prior experience, wages, higher staff education levels and staff members’ continued participation in formal and specialized training. This study found that children attending higher quality centers scored better in math and language skills, had more positive interactions with peers, and had fewer behavior problems. 2. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study followed children from their preschool years through age 40 and found that high-quality preschool programs significantly increased children’s future contributions through increased intellectual and social development, school success, economic performance, and reduced commission of crimes in adulthood. One of the most quoted results of this study is that for every dollar invested in children’s early care and education there is a $17 return to society in terms of crime and education savings, increased taxes collected, and welfare savings. There are many other studies including the Abecedarian Project, the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Study, and the NC Rated License Assessment Project. What the research tells us, in a nutshell, is that high quality child care has a positive impact on children’s later school success. The key to quality experiences for children is interaction with and stimulation from educated, trained teachers. The neuroscience associated with brain research is complicated, but its lesson is simple: babies' brains develop at astonishing rates in the first few years after birth. Young children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born, but optimal development hinges on the experiences provided for them by the adults who take care of them. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. A follow up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance with violations documented during the visit. Please contact me at (910) 824-0123 or at becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov if I can be of assistance. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Sunshine Daycare Facility ID: 43000633 Consultant: BECKY JACKSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 02:30 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, Gloria Simmons, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your temporary license was issued on October 21, 2024 and will expire on April 21, 2025. Your permit allows a first shift capacity of 8 children, ages 0 to 12 years old. Restrictions on the permit include daytime care only, no more than 5 preschool children present at any time, that children be cared for on the ground level only, and that the fireplace is not used during operating hours. During this visit, we walked through the indoor environment, and completed a full assessment of the licensed space. The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in the child care area. Program records, including fire drills and monthly outdoor area inspections were monitored. The operator and children’s records were also reviewed. There are three children enrolled, with two of the three being present today. They were two and four years of age and were observed engaged in free play activities, eating lunch, personal care routines, and napping. The lunch served included macaroni and cheese, apples, cucumbers and milk. The license was posted along with the NC Summary of the Law. A first aid reference sheet was available. The daily schedule was posted. The last fire drill was completed November 4, 2024 at 10:00am. The log reflected it took five minutes to evacuate. You had not conducted a lockdown or shelter in place drill. You also had not been completing monthly outdoor play area inspections using the Division’s form. Please keep this information on file for one year. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 714 Monthly check for hazards on the outdoor play area was not completed using a form supplied by the Division. Playground inspection documentation was not available. 10A NCAC .1721(e)(5)(A-F) 910 Copy of each child's health assessment, including the operator's own preschool child(ren), was not on file within 30 days of enrollment. This information was not on file for any of the three children who had been enrolled more than 30 days. GS 110-91(1); 10A NCAC 09.1721(a)(1) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The time of arrival and departure was not available. .1721(e)(6) 925 Signed and dated statement which attests that a copy of the discipline policy was given to and discussed with a parent/guardian of each child prior to enrollment was not on file in the home. This verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. G.S.110-91(10); .1727(a)&(b) 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. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. GS 110-102 1821 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of 30 days. This information was not on file for the infant enrolled. .1724(a)(8)&(f) 1964 Activity plan did not reflect that children have at least four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors. An activity plan was not available. 10A NCAC 09 .1718(a)(8)(C)(i-v) 2030 Operator did not provide a written statement to parents regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction. This signed verification statement was not on file for any of the three enrolled children. .1719(a)(11) All violations must be corrected immediately. Please send me a compliance letter stating specifically that the corrections were made and describing in detail how and when they were corrected. The compliance letter must be received no later than January 21, 2025. The compliance letter should be sent to me via email, from the email address on file with the Division as the program’s official email address. Contact me if you have questions regarding correction of the violations documented during today’s visit. If you are unable to correct all violations within the specified timeframe, send a compliance letter regarding violations that were corrected and a specific plan to correct the remaining violations. An extension will need to be requested from management. The information required in a compliance letter was reviewed. You should list the item number, specifically stating that the violation has been corrected, explaining when it was corrected, and how it was corrected. You should also explain that you understand the rule regarding the violation. You are also encouraged to state how you will prevent noncompliance in the future. Compliance is not considered finalized until all violations have been corrected. Therefore, if the compliance letter says an item will be corrected, it should be followed-up with another letter once it actually has been corrected. As an example, compliance verification such as “Mulch will be delivered on Tuesday” is not considered corrected until it is followed up with a letter stating something like “The mulch was delivered on Tuesday, September 5, 2024, and now measures nine inches in the full fall zone.” Please let me know if you have any questions regarding how to complete a compliance letter. If you will be unable to correct all violations within the allowed timeframe, you should request an extension. During today’s visit I observed that you now have a pet in the home. You stated the dog turned a year on December 23, 2024 and, due to his size, was unable to receive a rabies vaccination until he was a year of age. You stated he had an appointment next week to receive the vaccination. This will be monitored during your next visit. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONSULTATION: Children’s Records - Children's records consist of various documentation such as a child's medical and immunization history, emergency medical care information, written plan of care, and parental acknowledgements. This information is the basis for meeting each child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. When enrolling children into the facility all forms are needed on the first day with the exception of the medical and immunization reports, which must be received within 30 days of the enrollment date. Best practice is to also receive medical reports prior to enrollment. A checklist to assist with compliance is available under the provider documents section of the Division’s website. I highly encourage you to use the checklist. Outdoor Inspections - Outdoor inspections must be completed and documented monthly on the Outdoor Inspection Checklist for Family Child Care Homes form. Documentation of the completion of a monthly outdoor inspection was not on file. The monthly checklist must be maintained for 12 months in your files. Completing your fire drill and monthly playground inspections on the same day is a great way to ensure compliance with this requirement. Daily schedules and lesson plans – we discussed that daily schedules and lesson plans are required. The lesson plan must be based on foundations, and any other curriculum should you choose to use one. I referred you to the foundations booklet on the DCDEE website. We also discussed that the schedule should vary based on the time of year and ages of children enrolled. We discussed that emails were sent recently to remind family child care home providers to complete the annual immunization report, and to notify them that invoices for the annual license fee are coming soon. We also discussed that the Raise NC newsletter is sent via email every Friday. I encouraged you to ensure you are receiving the Division’s emails, and to check your spam or junk folder to ensure these emails are being properly delivered. Adding the Division’s emails to your contact list may also assist in ensuring properly delivery. Please notify me immediately of any changes to your email address. CHILD CARE RULES: You can access the NC Child Care rules from the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, click on the “provider” tab, then “child care rules” tab. Download a copy of the NC Child Care rules onto your computer so you have access to the rules and can reference them as needed. Training classes: Health & Safety (Moodle): The CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Trainings, developed by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, are FREE and are located on the MOODLE training platform. You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that is used to log in to WORKS and/or the CBC Portal. These modules can be found by using the "all courses" function or searching for CCDF - Health and Safety in Child Care in the search box at the bottom of the main Moodle page. This series of trainings include 10 topic areas. CPR, First Aid, and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must be completed within 90 days of licensure. The remaining topic areas must be completed within your first year of licensure, and every five years thereafter. I encourage you to use the Health and Safety training log to ensure all topic areas are covered. Once you complete the health and safety trainings, print your certificate and maintain on file for review. You are required to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment on or before January 21, 2025. You completed CPR and First Aid prior to licensure. The remaining Health and Safety trainings will need to be completed by October 21, 2025. Health and Safety trainings are required to be completed so that topics are covered every five years. Emergency Preparedness & Response (EPR) Training: You must complete this training within the first year of licensure, or before October 21, 2025. Following the training, you will need to create an EPR plan in the Emergency Management portal within four months. Once completed, you should print it and have it available for review at your facility. You will need to continue to complete and document shelter in place or lockdown emergency drills every three months. On-Going Training: The ongoing training hours (in-service) will be monitored at your first annual compliance visit based on when you were initially licensed. No training hours were monitored today. The requirements are based on education and experience. You are required to complete twenty (20) hours of training annually. You may count the health and safety trainings toward this requirement. Maintain copies of your training certificates on file for verification. You can also use the On-Going Training Record Log to document the trainings you complete and attach your certificates to the log. Rated License: We discussed that you may voluntarily request to apply for a Two through Five Star Rated License at the end of the Temporary Time Period. A Three to Five Star license is required to participate in the Subsidized Child Care Program. We discussed that the Star Rated License is composed of the Program Standards Component, the Staff Education Component, and a quality point. An accumulation of points will determine how many Stars will be earned. I notified you that the Family Child Care Home Rated License application can be found under the Provider Documents section of the DCDEE website. Staff Education: Points in this component will be determined by the Early Childhood courses you have completed at the college level. WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available on the DCDEE website and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. At this time you have not created a WORKS account, therefore no education information has been submitted. All caregivers need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested a family child care home provider evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. The number of points that may be earned in this component will be disused following the education evaluation. Program Standards: Once the facility is in compliance with applicable child care requirements, no additional action is needed to meet one point in this component. In order to earn two or more points you will need to complete the 3-month long self-study and self-assessment using the FCCERS-R rating scale tool. In order to earn three or more points, you must have the FCCERS completed by the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project and score a minimum of 4 points. I referred you to the NCRLAP website for technical assistance and information regarding the 3-month self-study and self-assessment. Maintain documentation of completion of the three-month self-study on file for review and include dates when information is documented if you choose to complete the self-study. If you are considering requesting the Environment Rating Scale assessment you should prepare by further exploring the FCCERS section of the NCRLAP website for information about the how the assessment will be conducted, review supplemental materials, additional notes, and access webinar trainings. You should also immediately contact your local Partnership for Children or Child Care Resource and Referral office to request on-site technical assistance. This request would need to be submitted following the second temporary time period visit. Failure to submit your request in a timely manner may result in your 2-5 star application being completed without the results from you FCCERS assessment. Quality Point: The various options for earning this point were reviewed today and will be discussed during the next visit. COMPLIANCE HISTORY: It is very important that you maintain compliance with all applicable requirements at all times since you will be building a compliance history. In order to move to a star rated license at the end of the Temporary Time Period, you must have at least a 75% compliance history. Programs whose compliance history is below 75% could be issued an administrative action including denial of a license at the end of the Temporary License period. The Importance of Providing Quality Child Care Providing quality child care is essential for children. There is ample research demonstrating that high-quality child-care experiences have many benefits to children and society and that quality child care is linked to children’s improved school performance. 1. The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and a follow-up study done several years later found that quality child care is primarily related to higher staff/child ratios, administrators’ prior experience, wages, higher staff education levels and staff members’ continued participation in formal and specialized training. This study found that children attending higher quality centers scored better in math and language skills, had more positive interactions with peers, and had fewer behavior problems. 2. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study followed children from their preschool years through age 40 and found that high-quality preschool programs significantly increased children’s future contributions through increased intellectual and social development, school success, economic performance, and reduced commission of crimes in adulthood. One of the most quoted results of this study is that for every dollar invested in children’s early care and education there is a $17 return to society in terms of crime and education savings, increased taxes collected, and welfare savings. There are many other studies including the Abecedarian Project, the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Study, and the NC Rated License Assessment Project. What the research tells us, in a nutshell, is that high quality child care has a positive impact on children’s later school success. The key to quality experiences for children is interaction with and stimulation from educated, trained teachers. The neuroscience associated with brain research is complicated, but its lesson is simple: babies' brains develop at astonishing rates in the first few years after birth. Young children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born, but optimal development hinges on the experiences provided for them by the adults who take care of them. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. Therefore, it is important for you to be knowledgeable of all the licensing requirements that apply to your type of program. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all the applicable laws and rules at all times. The best way for you to make sure that you are meeting all requirements is to periodically review the child care law and rules. I encourage you to visit the DCDEE website and click on the “What’s New” tab to stay abreast of all updates. A follow up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance with violations documented during the visit. Please contact me at (910) 824-0123 or at becky.jackson@dhhs.nc.gov if I can be of assistance. 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