Little Dreamers Academy '2'

10A NCAC 09 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: Little Dreamers Academy '2' Facility ID: 91000326 Consultant: RAMIE DOLL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/24/2026 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 6/24/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 180 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to a first temporary time period visit. This program currently operates with a Temporary License issued May 1, 2026. The temporary license is valid through November 1, 2026. This facility is owned and operated by Little Dreamers Academy Llc. According to the NC Secretary of State, this corporation is current and active. Upon arrival, you were present and remained at the facility for the duration of the visit. I explained the reason for my visit. You provided me with the staff and children’s records to review. I reviewed a sampling of the children’s records. Staff records were not completely monitored today but will be at a future visit. You are working on completing the most current staff and training worksheet. The worksheet will be used in the future to monitor staff records. You are serving as this facility’s administrator. A total of eighteen (18) children, ranging in ages from infancy to ten (10) years of age were present. Four separate groups were observed today. Room 1 is split into two (2) separate groups. The children in both groups remained separated from one another and did not intermingle. The children in all groups were observed playing outdoors and interacting with assigned staff. One staff member was playing red light/green light with a group of older aged children. The infants and toddlers were observed outdoors today as well. After returning indoors, the children participated in bathroom routines prior to eating lunch. After lunch, the children rested on their individually assigned cots. All required posted items were available for review and were current. Continue conducting monthly fire drills and outdoor playground inspections at different times each month. Ensure to include the school aged children for fire drills, such as when they have early release from school or a teacher work day. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Three (3) bottles were not labeled with the appropriate child's name. Two (2) of the three (3) bottles were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A medical assessment was not on file for a staff member whose hire date was June 22, 2026. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. .0701(a) The above violations must be corrected immediately. One (1) of the violations documented today was verified as corrected during the visit. Email me verification of correction of the violation within the next two (2) weeks, on or before July 8, 2026, stating how the pending violations have been corrected. Contact me with any questions regarding how to submit a compliance letter. My mailing address is: PO Box 1397 Elm City, NC 27822 COMPLIANCE HISTORY: The compliance history for this facility will be reviewed after today’s visit. We reviewed that all facilities must maintain at least a 75% compliance history score over an eighteen-month time frame to be in good standing with DCDEE. If a facility’s compliance history falls below 75% over an eighteen-month time frame, some type of administrative action may be issued. The violations documented today will affect the facility’s compliance history score. Technical Assistance/Consultation/Reminders Specific to Today’s Visit: STAFF RECORDS: -A medical exam and proof of a negative TB skin test or a TB screening form can be accepted if completed with the last 12 months of a person’s hire date. If either were completed more than 12 months after a person’s hire date, a new TB skin test or screening form and medical exam must be completed. Both proof of a negative TB skin test or screening form and a current medical exam are required to be completed and on file prior to a person’s hire date. Ensure staff bring you copies of their negative TB skin test or completed/signed screening form and a medical exam prior to hiring someone. -Ensure staff continue to complete on-going training and they maintain copies of their training certificates on file for review. They can complete training offered by any Child Care Resource and Referral Agency. CHILDREN’S RECORDS: -A medical exam can be accepted if completed within the last 12 months of enrollment for a child. Medical exams are due within the first 30 days of a child’s first day of enrollment. -Immunization records are required to be on file within a child’s first 30 days of enrollment. Remind parents to bring a copy of both a child’s immunization records and a current medical exam. You can use your phone or a calendar to set a reminder to remind parents when this information is due. You are currently using the Children’s Records Checklist as a guide for when information and forms are due. You can highlight what is missing and document the due date on the checklist for each child. This may serve as a reminder for when information or forms are due. FIRE DRILLS AND OUTDOOR INSPECTIONS: Continue conducting fire drills are each month and when children are enrolled and present. When you conduct fire drills, conduct the drills at different times each month. Contact the fire alarm company to ask that the fire alarm system be put into “test” mode so the fire drill can be conducted. Once the drill is completed, call the fire alarm company to have the alarm taken out of “test” mode. Ensure outdoor inspections are completed using the inspection form that can be printed from the Provider Documents and Forms tab from DCDEE’s website. You can use a calendar or your phone to set reminders each month to complete both a fire drill and an outdoor inspection. You have been conducting monthly fire drills and outdoor playground inspections. HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAININGS: Health and Safety training topics must be completed within the first year and every five (5) years thereafter. The health and safety trainings are offered for free via DCDEE Moodle. Staff must use their individual NCID and password to log into Moodle. 1. Go to the DCDEE website: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov and click on Provider, Training and Professional Development, DCDEE Moodle. OR go directly to the Moodle site - https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov 2. In the upper right corner click login and type in your individual NCID and password 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page until you see a search bar 4. Type in ”2026 CCDF health and safety in child care” 5. The training module will come up, click “self-enroll.” 6. Eight different trainings will show that you can take 7. A 9th training has been added regarding medication. Go back to the search bar and type 2026 Part 1: Medications in child care to access. 8. Reminder: print your training certificate upon completion and record onto your ongoing training log Child care staff are expected to be well informed about child abuse and neglect issues and adequately trained to prevent and recognize potential maltreatment. The “Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse and Maltreatment” training must be completed within 90 days of hire and every five years. This training must be completed the first time via the Prevent Child Abuse NC website: www.preventchildabusenc.org. Documentation of training must be kept on file for review. Complete the health and safety training record as found on the DCDEE website. RATED LICENSE ASSESSMENT: We discussed and referenced the various Pathways related to the QRIS. We discussed formative assessments and curriculums today. We discussed the self-study, continuous quality improvement plans, family and community engagement options, and other information related to QRIS. You can reference specific NC Child Care rules pertaining to QRIS in section .3200 of the NC Child Care rules. I will continue to work with you regarding QRIS. You will be transitioned from a temporary license to one of the pathways, if you choose to apply for a Rated License. You can also reference information and forms pertaining to QRIS from the “What’s New” tab and “QRIS Modernization” tab. Education Standards: WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires the user to maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Electronic official transcripts can be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit from a person’s college or university provided the school participates with the National Clearing House. If not, then official transcripts must be mailed to the Workforce Education Unit at DCDEE for evaluation. All staff education should be current before the fifth month (October 2026), of the temporary time period as a rated license will need to be processed before the end date of the temporary license. We reviewed any staff that are not listed and evaluated via WORKS to create a WORKS account and apply for the appropriate position before submitting an official transcript so that the Workforce Education Unit is aware of what needs to be evaluated for a person. We reviewed how to access DCEEE’s WORKS logon link today via DCDEE’s website. For more information about NCID and WORKS, visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov to view more information under the DCDEE WORKS tab http://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/general/mb_dcdeeworks.asp. You can also contact the Workforce Education Unit at 1-800-859-0829 for more information concerning WORKS. The total points for the Child Care Star Rated License will be determined around the 5th month (October) before the end of the temporary time period. To continue being eligible to receive subsidy via DSS, a facility must earn at least a Three-star license. We reviewed the importance of hiring staff that have already completed and earned the North Carolina Early Childhood Credential or the equivalent, or they have at least five (5) years of verifiable child care work experience. DCDEE’s WEBSITE: Continue reviewing the Division of Child Development and Early Education’s website for the most up to date information regarding child care requirements. DCDEE’s website is: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. You can access the most current NC Child Care rules, (July 1, 2025), resources, forms, sanitation rules, laws, etc. from DCDEE’s website. If you have questions, please contact me at: (252)373-3074 or ramie.doll@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact Licensing Supervisor, Susan Fuller, with any questions at (252)373-9809 or via email at susan.fuller@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