10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: AGAPE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 69000095 Consultant: BRITTANY JONES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/14/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 5/14/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. T. Burton, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a Notice of Compliance issued 8/12/24. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 8/26/24. The sanitation inspection was completed 3/10/25 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 7/3/24 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety nine percent as of 5/13/25. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 5/13/25 and Pamlico Agape Community Center Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. You visited all indoor and outdoor areas with me. Children in space #1 transitioned inside and washed their hands before sitting at the table. Children throughout the center were eating lunches that were brought in from home as each child has a Nutrition Opt-out form on file. After completing lunch, children completed personal care routines before resting on child sized cots covered with sheets. The outdoor space was observed to have a stationary climber, basketball court, sand tables under a large shade structure, and balls for the children to engage in gross motor activities. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #5, an Albuterol inhaler was on file and expired 1/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 3/25/25. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 2/20/25. .0803(12) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 5/28/25, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3272 New Bern, NC 28564 Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance with Documented Violations: Medication: Medicines can be crucial to the health and wellness of children. They can also be very dangerous if the wrong type or wrong amount is given to the wrong person or at the wrong time. A medical action plan is required for children that need emergency medication, the form needs to be completed by the parent or a health care professional. All medications for children present at the center must have a current, completed medication permission form even if there is a Medical Action Plan. Medication permission forms are valid for a defined length of time and must be updated, if needed. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 3/25/25 and the Albuterol inhaler expired 1/25. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 2/20/25. We discussed that it would be helpful to add the expiration date of the medication and the expiration date of the written permission form on the list of medications that is located in the front of each emergency binder. This will be a visual that is reviewed frequently and will remind you in advance of expiration dates. You stated that had a reminder set in your calendar for January. We also discussed adding the expiration dates in your digital calendar to send you reminders. Check medications monthly to ensure that are in date and that permission forms are current. Additional Comments: Fire Inspection: Total safeguarding is achieved through a multiplicity of regulatory programs and agencies including sanitation and fire inspectors. Fire inspections should be completed annually and within 12 months of the previous inspection. Your last fire inspection was completed on 7/3/24. You stated that you will contact the fire inspector to have an inspection in the near future. Take the next steps to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in your facility! Check your program’s status in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Facility Data Mapper to determine next steps: 1. Enroll in all three sections of the program - lead in water, lead-based paint, and asbestos. 2. View available results on your dashboard or on the facility data mapper. 3. List any mitigation actions taken at your facility from your dashboard. Remember, NC public school and child care facilities are required to meet rule requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Natural Learning Initiative: https://naturalearning.org/resources/ Resources are created, often in collaboration with the Natural Learning Initiative’s interdisciplinary partners, to support technical assistance, professional development, and generally to promote the importance of the natural environment in the daily experience of all children. Please use and share. Pamlico Partnership for Children is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 745-7850 or check out their website at www.pamlicopartnership.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant, (252) 947-1036, Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: AGAPE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 69000095 Consultant: BRITTANY JONES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/14/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 5/14/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. T. Burton, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a Notice of Compliance issued 8/12/24. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 8/26/24. The sanitation inspection was completed 3/10/25 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 7/3/24 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety nine percent as of 5/13/25. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 5/13/25 and Pamlico Agape Community Center Inc. was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. You visited all indoor and outdoor areas with me. Children in space #1 transitioned inside and washed their hands before sitting at the table. Children throughout the center were eating lunches that were brought in from home as each child has a Nutrition Opt-out form on file. After completing lunch, children completed personal care routines before resting on child sized cots covered with sheets. The outdoor space was observed to have a stationary climber, basketball court, sand tables under a large shade structure, and balls for the children to engage in gross motor activities. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. In space #5, an Albuterol inhaler was on file and expired 1/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 3/25/25. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 2/20/25. .0803(12) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 5/28/25, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3272 New Bern, NC 28564 Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance with Documented Violations: Medication: Medicines can be crucial to the health and wellness of children. They can also be very dangerous if the wrong type or wrong amount is given to the wrong person or at the wrong time. A medical action plan is required for children that need emergency medication, the form needs to be completed by the parent or a health care professional. All medications for children present at the center must have a current, completed medication permission form even if there is a Medical Action Plan. Medication permission forms are valid for a defined length of time and must be updated, if needed. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 3/25/25 and the Albuterol inhaler expired 1/25. A child enrolled in space #5 had an Albuterol inhaler on file with written permission from the parent that expired 2/20/25. We discussed that it would be helpful to add the expiration date of the medication and the expiration date of the written permission form on the list of medications that is located in the front of each emergency binder. This will be a visual that is reviewed frequently and will remind you in advance of expiration dates. You stated that had a reminder set in your calendar for January. We also discussed adding the expiration dates in your digital calendar to send you reminders. Check medications monthly to ensure that are in date and that permission forms are current. Additional Comments: Fire Inspection: Total safeguarding is achieved through a multiplicity of regulatory programs and agencies including sanitation and fire inspectors. Fire inspections should be completed annually and within 12 months of the previous inspection. Your last fire inspection was completed on 7/3/24. You stated that you will contact the fire inspector to have an inspection in the near future. Take the next steps to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in your facility! Check your program’s status in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Facility Data Mapper to determine next steps: 1. Enroll in all three sections of the program - lead in water, lead-based paint, and asbestos. 2. View available results on your dashboard or on the facility data mapper. 3. List any mitigation actions taken at your facility from your dashboard. Remember, NC public school and child care facilities are required to meet rule requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Natural Learning Initiative: https://naturalearning.org/resources/ Resources are created, often in collaboration with the Natural Learning Initiative’s interdisciplinary partners, to support technical assistance, professional development, and generally to promote the importance of the natural environment in the daily experience of all children. Please use and share. Pamlico Partnership for Children is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 745-7850 or check out their website at www.pamlicopartnership.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant, (252) 947-1036, Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: AGAPE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 69000095 Consultant: BRITTANY JONES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/22/2024 Number Present: 31 Completed Date: 2/22/2024 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 140 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. A. Keller, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a Notice of Compliance issued 9/22/22. The last annual compliance visit was conducted 8/30/23. The sanitation inspection was completed on 10/11/23 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/29/23. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred percent as of 2/16/24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 2/16/24 and Pamlico Agape Community Center Inc. was listed as current- active. You visited all indoor and outdoor areas with me. Children in space #1 were having group time on the carpet before transitioning to the table for lunch. Children throughout the center were eating lunches that were brought in from home as each child has a Nutrition Opt-out form on file. The outdoor space was observed to have a stationary climber, basketball court, sand tables under a large shade structure, and balls for the children to engage in gross motor activities. The following violation was documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 1792 Staff did not model appropriate eating behaviors by consuming food or beverages that meet the nutritional requirements specified in the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs in the presence of children in care. In space #2, a can of Diet Mountain Dew was located on a shelf beside the children sitting at the table. .0901(i) Child care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Technical Assistance with Documented Violations: Nutrition: To be good role models for children, food and beverages must meet the nutritional requirements as outlined in the Meal Pattern for Children in Child Care Programs when they are in the presence of children. In space #2, a can of Diet Mountain Dew was located on a shelf beside the children sitting at the table. We discussed that staff members should only have beverages in the classroom that children can drink as caregivers are their role models. When this was brought to the attention of caregiver, the can was disposed of to correct the violation. It would be helpful to discuss this with all staff during the next staff meeting. Additional Comments: During today’s visit, you requested to change the ages of children in care to 1-5. I monitored space #2 that you would like to use for one year old children, and you stated that you are going to be putting an additional sink or sinks in the classroom. Contact me once the renovation has been made so that I can remeasure the classroom space with the sinks installed. After this change has been made, request your environmental health specialist and fire inspector to complete an inspection. Send me the inspection reports after they are completed. Health & Safety Training: Health & Safety (H&S) Training includes training in 9 topic areas plus Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment and CPR/First Aid. New staff are required to complete H&S Training within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. Free H&S Training developed specifically for North Carolina is available in Moodle on the DCDEE website. https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/. We discussed that even though these are not required for your staff, they have lots of great information. Natural Learning Initiative: Time outdoors is a critical tool for supporting mental and physical health in young children. Adoption of best practices for outdoor play and learning spaces is critical to increase daily time spent outside. The four components of this project include: 1. Relaunch a supportive network for outdoor play and learning environments in North Carolina; 2. Research nature-based programs and spaces and develop a plan to embed these in licensed childcare in North Carolina; 3. Motivate and train early educators and specialists to promote best practices and increase time in outdoor play and learning in NC childcare facilities; 4. Increase time outdoors playing and learning in NC family child care homes through professional development and technical assistance. Today, we discussed ways to create a natural learning environment in the outdoor spaces. Some of the ideas included a music wall made from kitchen accessories, a garden that the children can help plant, a science center, and stepping stone made from logs. I encourage you to check out naturallearning.org to find resources and professional development options for ways to enhance your outdoor learning environments. Pamlico Partnership for Children is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 745-7850 or check out their website at www.pamlicopartnership.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant, (252) 947-1036, Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. 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.