GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: MINDSHARING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SPACE Facility ID: 41002377 Consultant: ELIZABETH CHILDRESS Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 7/17/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 7/17/2025 Age: From 3 To 9 Total Minutes: 90 Time In: 01:30 PM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s routine unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements including health and safety requirements for a family child care home. You, Joy Bunn, Owner/Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a Four-Star License effective 5/7/2021. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed 2/13/2025. An Operator Statement of Responsibility and a Verification of Required Information were completed at that time. A walk-through of the home was completed today; all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. Children throughout the home were resting. The caregiver was interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Fire inspection was completed on 5/1/2025. Playground inspections and drills were completed and current. There was one item of non-compliance observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 101 Number of children exceeded number allowed. There were two additional children that exceeded the capacity on the license. GS 110-91(7)(b) & 110-86(3)(b) The violation documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be emailed to me by 07/28/25, describing how and when the violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Please remember your letter should include facility name, facility ID#, and original signature. During the visit, I provided technical assistance regarding your capacity for family child care homes. You explained your understanding of the new Legislation Bill. I followed through with additional information through email after the visit regarding legislation. Legislation was passed to include revisions to NC General Statute 110-86(2) defining family child care homes (FCCH) and NC General Statute 110-91(7)(b) regarding FCCH capacity. Increasing capacity process must be completed prior to caring for additional children. A family childcare home is allowed to provide care for one of the following groups of children, including the operator's own pre-school-age children and excluding the operator's own school-age children up to 13 years of age: 1. A maximum of eight children, with no more than five children who are from birth to 5 years of age, plus three school-age children. 2. A maximum of three children from birth to 24 months of age, plus three children from 2 to 5 years of age and three school-age children up to 13 years of age, for a total of nine children. 3. A maximum of 10 children if all children are older than 24 months of age. You may have 3 school-aged children present with your 5 preschoolers. This is a total of 8 children. You may not have them overlap or go over these numbers at any time. You were provided with an opportunity to ask questions regarding the implementation of Child Care Rules. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have any questions or if I may be of further assistance, please contact me at 743-241-0126 or by email at elizabeth.childress@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time and cooperation during the visit today. 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