10A NCAC 09 .2201 · Violation

Name of Operation: GROGAN'S SMALL WORLD #1 Facility ID: 1455053 Consultant: DINAH BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0326-432L Visit Date: 4/6/2026 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 4/6/2026 Age: From 2 To 12 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:50 AM Time Out: 01:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to investigate a report alleging violations of child care requirements. You, Kristena Grogan-Campbell, Director assisted me with the visit. Tammy McGalliard, Licensing Supervisor, accompanied me on the visit today. The Secretary of State website was checked on April 6, 2026, and your business Grogan Small World, Inc., is current and active. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. On March 30, 2026, the following allegation was received. There are allegations of violations of childcare requirements. The allegation was regarding nutrition. The allegation was discussed with you and applicable staff. You had an opportunity to ask questions, state perceptions of the situation and provide pertinent information in response to the allegation. During staff interviews it was reported that on Friday, March 27, 2026, the cook was absent and you were filling in and preparing and serving lunch. The children from space #3, came in from outside, washed hands and sat down at the lunch table and the food was already on the table. One child, four years of age enrolled in space #3 with a known pork allergy was accidently served a ½ ounce of ham on a sandwich with cheese before staff realized the error and the child had already eaten the sandwich. The allergy posting was posted in the kitchen and in the eating area outside of the kitchen when the incident happened. The parent was immediately contacted through the program app. The incident occurred at around 11:15am and the parent was notified at 11:18am. Staff monitored the child for any reactions to the pork, and none occurred before the parent arrived at 12pm. Staff followed up with the parent a few times after the incident to get an update. Staff reported that the parent contacted the child’s health care provider and was told to monitor the child for symptoms. The parent reported the child had a stomachache and the food would have to be broken down in order to be processed through the child’s system. The child did not receive medical treatment for the incident. The child has never had a medical action plan for the pork allergy since the reaction is mild and only causes possible stomachache and diarrhea. You said the child involved in the incident no longer eats meals served by the facility. The parent completed a Nutrition Opt Out form and is sending the child’s food for all meals and snacks. I observed the allergy postings in the kitchen where the food is prepared and where the meals are served, as well as being posted in each classroom. I reviewed the incident report, incident log, children’s records, program records and the program communication app. I received an incident report from you on Monday, March 30, 2026, concerning the incident. A walk through of the facility was completed. Staff/child ratio, supervision, group size, and permit restrictions were monitored and observed to be in compliance. Based on the review of records and staff interviews, the allegation was confirmed and therefore substantiated. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On March 27, 2026, one child four years of age was accidently served one half ounce of ham on a sandwich and the child had a known allergy to pork. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report completed on March 27, 2026, for one child four years of age enrolled on August 11, 2025, in space #3, did not have the time documented on the incident report of the time the parent was contacted. .0802 (e) Technical assistance was provided on the following. Safe Environment: Food Allergies I suggested before staff start preparing meals and before serving meals, to reference the food allergy list. Add the allergy listing to a bright colored piece of paper. Incident Reports: The time the parent was contacted was missing from the incident report form and you corrected this by adding the time during the visit. We discussed the information required by rule for incident reports and suggested that you review incident report requirements with all staff. I suggested that you review all incident reports once received to ensure all required information is obtained. This will allow you to gather any missing information from staff to be recorded prior to filing. Child care rule .0802(e) states the child care provider shall complete an incident report each time a child is injured as a result of an incident occurring while the child is in care. This incident report shall include: (1) facility identifying information; (2) the child's name; (3) date and time of the incident; (4) witness to the incident; (5) time the parent is notified of the incident and by whom; (6) piece of equipment involved, if applicable; (7) cause of injury, if applicable; (8) type of injury, if applicable; (9) body part injured, if applicable; (10) where the child received medical treatment, if applicable; (11) description of how and where the incident occurred, and the First Aid received; and (12) steps taken to prevent reoccurrence. This report shall be signed by the person completing it and by the parent, a copy given to the parent or a parent signature declining a copy and the report maintained in the child's file. A copy of the form may be found on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/pdf_forms/DCDEE-0058.pdf. Reminders: You must maintain at least 75% Compliance History for each 18-month period as required by G.S. 110-90(4) (c). Prior to today's visit, your program maintained a compliance history of 99%. Please note any violations cited during future visits will negatively impact your compliance history. Repeated violations or violations left unresolved may lead to an administrative action. Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by April 20, 2026. Please include in that letter each violation number and explain in detail how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and mail the letter to my mailing address below or email the letter to me at dinah.brown@dhhs.nc.gov: Dinah Brown PO Box 6373 Hickory, NC 28601 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your violation correction letter that corrections were made when they were not, it will be considered falsification of information. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-231-2311, dinah.brown@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 6373, Hickory, NC 28601 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliardat tammy.mcgalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: GROGAN'S SMALL WORLD #1 Facility ID: 1455053 Consultant: DINAH BROWN Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0326-432L Visit Date: 4/6/2026 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 4/6/2026 Age: From 2 To 12 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:50 AM Time Out: 01:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to investigate a report alleging violations of child care requirements. You, Kristena Grogan-Campbell, Director assisted me with the visit. Tammy McGalliard, Licensing Supervisor, accompanied me on the visit today. The Secretary of State website was checked on April 6, 2026, and your business Grogan Small World, Inc., is current and active. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. On March 30, 2026, the following allegation was received. There are allegations of violations of childcare requirements. The allegation was regarding nutrition. The allegation was discussed with you and applicable staff. You had an opportunity to ask questions, state perceptions of the situation and provide pertinent information in response to the allegation. During staff interviews it was reported that on Friday, March 27, 2026, the cook was absent and you were filling in and preparing and serving lunch. The children from space #3, came in from outside, washed hands and sat down at the lunch table and the food was already on the table. One child, four years of age enrolled in space #3 with a known pork allergy was accidently served a ½ ounce of ham on a sandwich with cheese before staff realized the error and the child had already eaten the sandwich. The allergy posting was posted in the kitchen and in the eating area outside of the kitchen when the incident happened. The parent was immediately contacted through the program app. The incident occurred at around 11:15am and the parent was notified at 11:18am. Staff monitored the child for any reactions to the pork, and none occurred before the parent arrived at 12pm. Staff followed up with the parent a few times after the incident to get an update. Staff reported that the parent contacted the child’s health care provider and was told to monitor the child for symptoms. The parent reported the child had a stomachache and the food would have to be broken down in order to be processed through the child’s system. The child did not receive medical treatment for the incident. The child has never had a medical action plan for the pork allergy since the reaction is mild and only causes possible stomachache and diarrhea. You said the child involved in the incident no longer eats meals served by the facility. The parent completed a Nutrition Opt Out form and is sending the child’s food for all meals and snacks. I observed the allergy postings in the kitchen where the food is prepared and where the meals are served, as well as being posted in each classroom. I reviewed the incident report, incident log, children’s records, program records and the program communication app. I received an incident report from you on Monday, March 30, 2026, concerning the incident. A walk through of the facility was completed. Staff/child ratio, supervision, group size, and permit restrictions were monitored and observed to be in compliance. Based on the review of records and staff interviews, the allegation was confirmed and therefore substantiated. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On March 27, 2026, one child four years of age was accidently served one half ounce of ham on a sandwich and the child had a known allergy to pork. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. An incident report completed on March 27, 2026, for one child four years of age enrolled on August 11, 2025, in space #3, did not have the time documented on the incident report of the time the parent was contacted. .0802 (e) Technical assistance was provided on the following. Safe Environment: Food Allergies I suggested before staff start preparing meals and before serving meals, to reference the food allergy list. Add the allergy listing to a bright colored piece of paper. Incident Reports: The time the parent was contacted was missing from the incident report form and you corrected this by adding the time during the visit. We discussed the information required by rule for incident reports and suggested that you review incident report requirements with all staff. I suggested that you review all incident reports once received to ensure all required information is obtained. This will allow you to gather any missing information from staff to be recorded prior to filing. Child care rule .0802(e) states the child care provider shall complete an incident report each time a child is injured as a result of an incident occurring while the child is in care. This incident report shall include: (1) facility identifying information; (2) the child's name; (3) date and time of the incident; (4) witness to the incident; (5) time the parent is notified of the incident and by whom; (6) piece of equipment involved, if applicable; (7) cause of injury, if applicable; (8) type of injury, if applicable; (9) body part injured, if applicable; (10) where the child received medical treatment, if applicable; (11) description of how and where the incident occurred, and the First Aid received; and (12) steps taken to prevent reoccurrence. This report shall be signed by the person completing it and by the parent, a copy given to the parent or a parent signature declining a copy and the report maintained in the child's file. A copy of the form may be found on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/pdf_forms/DCDEE-0058.pdf. Reminders: You must maintain at least 75% Compliance History for each 18-month period as required by G.S. 110-90(4) (c). Prior to today's visit, your program maintained a compliance history of 99%. Please note any violations cited during future visits will negatively impact your compliance history. Repeated violations or violations left unresolved may lead to an administrative action. Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by April 20, 2026. Please include in that letter each violation number and explain in detail how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and mail the letter to my mailing address below or email the letter to me at dinah.brown@dhhs.nc.gov: Dinah Brown PO Box 6373 Hickory, NC 28601 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your violation correction letter that corrections were made when they were not, it will be considered falsification of information. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-231-2311, dinah.brown@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 6373, Hickory, NC 28601 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliardat tammy.mcgalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.