LA VIE Christian Academy

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 64 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 482 Time In: 09:13 AM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance with rated license assessment visit. You, Amani Clark, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025. We reviewed the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, fax number, web address, email address, or mailing address for the facility. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on June 2, 2026. This facility’s compliance history was 92% as of June 2, 2026 and was reviewed with you today. This facility currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. I verified that this facility uses Experience Preschool Curriculum, formerly Mother Goose Time, as the approved curriculum for a facility operating under a four or five star license and serving children who are four and five years of age. The license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster, Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in a prominent area outside the office or in the classrooms. The most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 26, 2026 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. The lead water test results dated January 31, 2025 indicated the facility’s drinking water was within the required limits. The lead-based paint test results dated February 17, 2025 indicated the facility is free of lead-based paint hazards. The asbestos test results dated November 29, 2024 indicated the facility is free of asbestos hazards. The most recent fire inspection was dated November 7, 2025 and was received in my office on November 7, 2025. Fire drills were up to date, completed monthly, and documented on the Fire Drill Log. The last fire drill was completed on June 1, 2026. Emergency drills were up to date, completed quarterly, and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. The last emergency drill was a shelter-in-place drill completed on June 1, 2026. A current and posted menu documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Meals and snacks were prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Milk and cold food items were stored in a commercial refrigerator at a temperature of forty-two degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and food brought from home were stored in a compact refrigerator in Space 3 at a temperature of forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Today’s meals met meal pattern requirements. I completed a walkthrough the facility today. Children transitioned to outdoor play, played outside, attended to personal care needs, transitioned to indoor activities, ate lunch, and napped. You stated no school-aged children were currently enrolled. During the annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025, I observed a stationary composite piece was installed on the outdoor play space. The manufacturer recommended the equipment be used by children two to five years of age with a recommended capacity of sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. At that time, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure and my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. At that time, my approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece was pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. At that time, I asked that you not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece and the four tires, the balance beam, and/or the activity station were removed. In August 2025,you sent photos of the playground by email that depicted the removal of the tires, balance beam, and activity station and the addition of more rubber mulch. In an email dated August 14, 2025, I responded and stated that effective immediately, the recently installed stationary composite structure on your playground was approved for child care use for children ages two through five years. In that email, I informed you that I would monitor the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth at your next monitoring visit. I also informed you that one-year-old children could play on the playground using the natural pieces of equipment and the age-appropriate materials and equipment provided by the teachers but should not play on the stationary composite piece since it was manufactured and approved for children ages two through five years. Today, I monitored the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth of the rubber mulch. The four tires closest to the structure had been removed along with the balance beam and the activity station. I observed children two to five years of age playing on the composite structure. I observed children under two years of age on the covered cement area and the grass area outside their classrooms playing with materials and push toys provided by the teachers. Supervision, adequate approved space use, enhanced space capacity, enhanced staff/child ratios, enhanced group size, and permit restrictions were maintained during today’s visit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, children’s records, and staff records. A Staff and Training (S&T) Worksheet was available for review and was attached to this visit summary. Please keep the Staff and Training Worksheet current and available for review by DCDEE staff. This facility does not provide transportation. RATED LICENSE DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSION During a technical assistance visit on January 15, 2026, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. During today’s visit, you stated that this facility would meet the requirements for the “Pathway to the Stars: Classroom and Instructional Quality (Pathway 2)” option at the four-star level. RECEIVED, REVIEWED, VERIFIED 1. Enhanced Staff/Child Ratios and Enhanced Space Today, I verified that this facility maintains enhanced staff/child ratios and enhanced space capacity. 2. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Today, I verified that the Facility CQI Plan has been implemented and progress is on-going. 3. Approved Curriculum During today’s visit, I verified that “Experience Baby” is the approved curriculum being used with children under three years of age and “Experience Preschool” is the approved curriculum being used with children three to five years of age. 4. Coaching/training options for the administrator During today’s visit, you stated that the administrator and the lead teachers will complete five additional ongoing training hours within one year of the date of the new star rated license. Please document this training commitment on the Individual CQI/PD Plan document for the administrator and the lead teachers. OUTSTANDING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR VERIFICATION Please submit the following to me for verification: 1. Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers” document. 2. Staff Education Standards Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet. 3. Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers” document along with a written description of the steps you plan to take to implement the foundational practices, one communication practice, one engagement and leadership practice, and one educational opportunity practice. 4. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Facility CQI Plan” document. 5. Individual Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan Individual Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 an “Individual CQI/PD Plan” document for each employee. 6. Approved Curriculum On the application, please list the approved curriculum chosen by this facility. 7. Approved Formative Assessment On the application, please list the approved formative assessment chosen by this facility. Please submit documentation that can be used to verify that an approved formative assessment is in place. 8. Formative Assessment shared with families Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 your plan to share formative assessments with families annually. 9. Training related to the chosen curriculum Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved curriculum of choice. 10. Training related to the chosen formative assessment Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved formative assessment of choice. RECOGNITION OF QUALITY INITIATIVES: Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b) Recognition Of Quality Initiatives, a child care operator may choose to request one or more areas of recognition to accompany the issuance of a two through five-star rated license earned through compliance with any licensure pathway requirement of this Section. Quality initiatives will not be used to earn a star rating. Verification of requirements for each recognition shall be reassessed at least every three years, at the time of reassessment for a two through five-star rated license. Upon verification of the requirements, the Division will issue recognition of the following quality initiatives: • Education • Professional Development • Longevity and Experience • Staff Supports and Benefits • Health and Wellness Opportunities • Language Concentration • Culinary Emphasis • Ratio, Group Size, Enrollment Practices • Supplemental Environment • NC Breastfeeding – Friendly Child Care Designation Program • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood – PLUS Recognition Visit child care rule section 10A NCAC 09 .3224 Recognition Of Quality Initiatives for more information and details to earn quality initiative recognition. STAR RATED LICENSE DETERMINATION The star rating of this facility will be determined after I receive the rated license application, receive the Facility CQI Plan, determine the number of stars the facility earns based on education and experience verified in DCDEE WORKS, receive the Family and Community Engagement Standards document and verify the plan to implement the foundational practice and three additional practices, verify the Individual CQI plan for each staff member, verify the approved formative assessment is in place, verify the plan to share formative assessments with families annually, and verify training has been completed related to the approved curriculum and approved formative assessment. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. Prior to today's visit, this facility's compliance history was 92%. The following violation was observed, cited, and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled and attending, one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper were stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. During today’s visit, in Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled, I observed one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. The teacher placed the diapers in plastic totes and locked the cabinet doors which corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that all plastic should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classrooms used by children younger than three years. CONSULTATION: 1. Because a prescription medication usually associated with a chronic medical condition was at the facility along with permission to administer the prescription medication but the child had no chronic medical condition and no medical action plan on file, I gave consultation regarding the child care requirement differences for storing a prescription medication, an oral over the counter medication, and an emergency medication. I explained that only prescription medications that accompany a medical action plan should be stored unlocked and above five feet so as to be easily accessed by staff. I explained that all other prescription medications and oral over the counter medications should be stored in a locked cabinet, closet, drawer, etc. 2. As discussed today, when health and safety training topics are required every five years of employment, the due date of the training topic is calculated five years from the date of the previous training certificate. 3. When and if you update your fire evacuation route, shelter-in-place, and/or lock-down drill plan, you need to have the fire department approve the your plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 4. Per NC General Statute 110-102, the current version of Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law should be posted in a prominent place in the facility and included in the enrollment packet to be given to parents prior to the child’s first day of attendance. The most current Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was published in November 2025. Today, I observed the date of the posted Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was February 2025. Please print the updated version, post it in your lobby, and add it to your new enrollment packets. I also suggest you regularly check the DCDEE website for updated versions and especially when you receive notification of child care or sanitation rule updates. 5. We encourage you to visit the QRIS Modernization page on the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization to learn more now. 6. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 7. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New 8. Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 9. If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the one violation observed and cited during today’s visit was corrected during the visit and the actions taken to correct the violation were documented in this visit summary, no compliance letter documentation will be due after this visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 828.493.6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov. or you may contact Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. We appreciate all you do to serve the children and families in your community. Thank you for your time 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

10A NCAC 09 .3224 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 64 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 482 Time In: 09:13 AM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance with rated license assessment visit. You, Amani Clark, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025. We reviewed the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, fax number, web address, email address, or mailing address for the facility. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on June 2, 2026. This facility’s compliance history was 92% as of June 2, 2026 and was reviewed with you today. This facility currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. I verified that this facility uses Experience Preschool Curriculum, formerly Mother Goose Time, as the approved curriculum for a facility operating under a four or five star license and serving children who are four and five years of age. The license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster, Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in a prominent area outside the office or in the classrooms. The most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 26, 2026 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. The lead water test results dated January 31, 2025 indicated the facility’s drinking water was within the required limits. The lead-based paint test results dated February 17, 2025 indicated the facility is free of lead-based paint hazards. The asbestos test results dated November 29, 2024 indicated the facility is free of asbestos hazards. The most recent fire inspection was dated November 7, 2025 and was received in my office on November 7, 2025. Fire drills were up to date, completed monthly, and documented on the Fire Drill Log. The last fire drill was completed on June 1, 2026. Emergency drills were up to date, completed quarterly, and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. The last emergency drill was a shelter-in-place drill completed on June 1, 2026. A current and posted menu documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Meals and snacks were prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Milk and cold food items were stored in a commercial refrigerator at a temperature of forty-two degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and food brought from home were stored in a compact refrigerator in Space 3 at a temperature of forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Today’s meals met meal pattern requirements. I completed a walkthrough the facility today. Children transitioned to outdoor play, played outside, attended to personal care needs, transitioned to indoor activities, ate lunch, and napped. You stated no school-aged children were currently enrolled. During the annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025, I observed a stationary composite piece was installed on the outdoor play space. The manufacturer recommended the equipment be used by children two to five years of age with a recommended capacity of sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. At that time, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure and my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. At that time, my approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece was pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. At that time, I asked that you not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece and the four tires, the balance beam, and/or the activity station were removed. In August 2025,you sent photos of the playground by email that depicted the removal of the tires, balance beam, and activity station and the addition of more rubber mulch. In an email dated August 14, 2025, I responded and stated that effective immediately, the recently installed stationary composite structure on your playground was approved for child care use for children ages two through five years. In that email, I informed you that I would monitor the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth at your next monitoring visit. I also informed you that one-year-old children could play on the playground using the natural pieces of equipment and the age-appropriate materials and equipment provided by the teachers but should not play on the stationary composite piece since it was manufactured and approved for children ages two through five years. Today, I monitored the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth of the rubber mulch. The four tires closest to the structure had been removed along with the balance beam and the activity station. I observed children two to five years of age playing on the composite structure. I observed children under two years of age on the covered cement area and the grass area outside their classrooms playing with materials and push toys provided by the teachers. Supervision, adequate approved space use, enhanced space capacity, enhanced staff/child ratios, enhanced group size, and permit restrictions were maintained during today’s visit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, children’s records, and staff records. A Staff and Training (S&T) Worksheet was available for review and was attached to this visit summary. Please keep the Staff and Training Worksheet current and available for review by DCDEE staff. This facility does not provide transportation. RATED LICENSE DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSION During a technical assistance visit on January 15, 2026, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. During today’s visit, you stated that this facility would meet the requirements for the “Pathway to the Stars: Classroom and Instructional Quality (Pathway 2)” option at the four-star level. RECEIVED, REVIEWED, VERIFIED 1. Enhanced Staff/Child Ratios and Enhanced Space Today, I verified that this facility maintains enhanced staff/child ratios and enhanced space capacity. 2. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Today, I verified that the Facility CQI Plan has been implemented and progress is on-going. 3. Approved Curriculum During today’s visit, I verified that “Experience Baby” is the approved curriculum being used with children under three years of age and “Experience Preschool” is the approved curriculum being used with children three to five years of age. 4. Coaching/training options for the administrator During today’s visit, you stated that the administrator and the lead teachers will complete five additional ongoing training hours within one year of the date of the new star rated license. Please document this training commitment on the Individual CQI/PD Plan document for the administrator and the lead teachers. OUTSTANDING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR VERIFICATION Please submit the following to me for verification: 1. Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers” document. 2. Staff Education Standards Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet. 3. Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers” document along with a written description of the steps you plan to take to implement the foundational practices, one communication practice, one engagement and leadership practice, and one educational opportunity practice. 4. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Facility CQI Plan” document. 5. Individual Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan Individual Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 an “Individual CQI/PD Plan” document for each employee. 6. Approved Curriculum On the application, please list the approved curriculum chosen by this facility. 7. Approved Formative Assessment On the application, please list the approved formative assessment chosen by this facility. Please submit documentation that can be used to verify that an approved formative assessment is in place. 8. Formative Assessment shared with families Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 your plan to share formative assessments with families annually. 9. Training related to the chosen curriculum Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved curriculum of choice. 10. Training related to the chosen formative assessment Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved formative assessment of choice. RECOGNITION OF QUALITY INITIATIVES: Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b) Recognition Of Quality Initiatives, a child care operator may choose to request one or more areas of recognition to accompany the issuance of a two through five-star rated license earned through compliance with any licensure pathway requirement of this Section. Quality initiatives will not be used to earn a star rating. Verification of requirements for each recognition shall be reassessed at least every three years, at the time of reassessment for a two through five-star rated license. Upon verification of the requirements, the Division will issue recognition of the following quality initiatives: • Education • Professional Development • Longevity and Experience • Staff Supports and Benefits • Health and Wellness Opportunities • Language Concentration • Culinary Emphasis • Ratio, Group Size, Enrollment Practices • Supplemental Environment • NC Breastfeeding – Friendly Child Care Designation Program • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood – PLUS Recognition Visit child care rule section 10A NCAC 09 .3224 Recognition Of Quality Initiatives for more information and details to earn quality initiative recognition. STAR RATED LICENSE DETERMINATION The star rating of this facility will be determined after I receive the rated license application, receive the Facility CQI Plan, determine the number of stars the facility earns based on education and experience verified in DCDEE WORKS, receive the Family and Community Engagement Standards document and verify the plan to implement the foundational practice and three additional practices, verify the Individual CQI plan for each staff member, verify the approved formative assessment is in place, verify the plan to share formative assessments with families annually, and verify training has been completed related to the approved curriculum and approved formative assessment. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. Prior to today's visit, this facility's compliance history was 92%. The following violation was observed, cited, and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled and attending, one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper were stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. During today’s visit, in Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled, I observed one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. The teacher placed the diapers in plastic totes and locked the cabinet doors which corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that all plastic should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classrooms used by children younger than three years. CONSULTATION: 1. Because a prescription medication usually associated with a chronic medical condition was at the facility along with permission to administer the prescription medication but the child had no chronic medical condition and no medical action plan on file, I gave consultation regarding the child care requirement differences for storing a prescription medication, an oral over the counter medication, and an emergency medication. I explained that only prescription medications that accompany a medical action plan should be stored unlocked and above five feet so as to be easily accessed by staff. I explained that all other prescription medications and oral over the counter medications should be stored in a locked cabinet, closet, drawer, etc. 2. As discussed today, when health and safety training topics are required every five years of employment, the due date of the training topic is calculated five years from the date of the previous training certificate. 3. When and if you update your fire evacuation route, shelter-in-place, and/or lock-down drill plan, you need to have the fire department approve the your plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 4. Per NC General Statute 110-102, the current version of Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law should be posted in a prominent place in the facility and included in the enrollment packet to be given to parents prior to the child’s first day of attendance. The most current Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was published in November 2025. Today, I observed the date of the posted Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was February 2025. Please print the updated version, post it in your lobby, and add it to your new enrollment packets. I also suggest you regularly check the DCDEE website for updated versions and especially when you receive notification of child care or sanitation rule updates. 5. We encourage you to visit the QRIS Modernization page on the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization to learn more now. 6. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 7. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New 8. Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 9. If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the one violation observed and cited during today’s visit was corrected during the visit and the actions taken to correct the violation were documented in this visit summary, no compliance letter documentation will be due after this visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 828.493.6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov. or you may contact Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. We appreciate all you do to serve the children and families in your community. Thank you for your time 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 64 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 482 Time In: 09:13 AM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance with rated license assessment visit. You, Amani Clark, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025. We reviewed the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, fax number, web address, email address, or mailing address for the facility. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on June 2, 2026. This facility’s compliance history was 92% as of June 2, 2026 and was reviewed with you today. This facility currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. I verified that this facility uses Experience Preschool Curriculum, formerly Mother Goose Time, as the approved curriculum for a facility operating under a four or five star license and serving children who are four and five years of age. The license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster, Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in a prominent area outside the office or in the classrooms. The most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 26, 2026 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. The lead water test results dated January 31, 2025 indicated the facility’s drinking water was within the required limits. The lead-based paint test results dated February 17, 2025 indicated the facility is free of lead-based paint hazards. The asbestos test results dated November 29, 2024 indicated the facility is free of asbestos hazards. The most recent fire inspection was dated November 7, 2025 and was received in my office on November 7, 2025. Fire drills were up to date, completed monthly, and documented on the Fire Drill Log. The last fire drill was completed on June 1, 2026. Emergency drills were up to date, completed quarterly, and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. The last emergency drill was a shelter-in-place drill completed on June 1, 2026. A current and posted menu documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Meals and snacks were prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Milk and cold food items were stored in a commercial refrigerator at a temperature of forty-two degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and food brought from home were stored in a compact refrigerator in Space 3 at a temperature of forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Today’s meals met meal pattern requirements. I completed a walkthrough the facility today. Children transitioned to outdoor play, played outside, attended to personal care needs, transitioned to indoor activities, ate lunch, and napped. You stated no school-aged children were currently enrolled. During the annual compliance visit on June 18, 2025, I observed a stationary composite piece was installed on the outdoor play space. The manufacturer recommended the equipment be used by children two to five years of age with a recommended capacity of sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. At that time, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure and my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. At that time, my approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece was pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. At that time, I asked that you not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece and the four tires, the balance beam, and/or the activity station were removed. In August 2025,you sent photos of the playground by email that depicted the removal of the tires, balance beam, and activity station and the addition of more rubber mulch. In an email dated August 14, 2025, I responded and stated that effective immediately, the recently installed stationary composite structure on your playground was approved for child care use for children ages two through five years. In that email, I informed you that I would monitor the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth at your next monitoring visit. I also informed you that one-year-old children could play on the playground using the natural pieces of equipment and the age-appropriate materials and equipment provided by the teachers but should not play on the stationary composite piece since it was manufactured and approved for children ages two through five years. Today, I monitored the playground including the composite structure, the fall zones and the surfacing depth of the rubber mulch. The four tires closest to the structure had been removed along with the balance beam and the activity station. I observed children two to five years of age playing on the composite structure. I observed children under two years of age on the covered cement area and the grass area outside their classrooms playing with materials and push toys provided by the teachers. Supervision, adequate approved space use, enhanced space capacity, enhanced staff/child ratios, enhanced group size, and permit restrictions were maintained during today’s visit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, children’s records, and staff records. A Staff and Training (S&T) Worksheet was available for review and was attached to this visit summary. Please keep the Staff and Training Worksheet current and available for review by DCDEE staff. This facility does not provide transportation. RATED LICENSE DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSION During a technical assistance visit on January 15, 2026, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. During today’s visit, you stated that this facility would meet the requirements for the “Pathway to the Stars: Classroom and Instructional Quality (Pathway 2)” option at the four-star level. RECEIVED, REVIEWED, VERIFIED 1. Enhanced Staff/Child Ratios and Enhanced Space Today, I verified that this facility maintains enhanced staff/child ratios and enhanced space capacity. 2. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Today, I verified that the Facility CQI Plan has been implemented and progress is on-going. 3. Approved Curriculum During today’s visit, I verified that “Experience Baby” is the approved curriculum being used with children under three years of age and “Experience Preschool” is the approved curriculum being used with children three to five years of age. 4. Coaching/training options for the administrator During today’s visit, you stated that the administrator and the lead teachers will complete five additional ongoing training hours within one year of the date of the new star rated license. Please document this training commitment on the Individual CQI/PD Plan document for the administrator and the lead teachers. OUTSTANDING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR VERIFICATION Please submit the following to me for verification: 1. Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Application for Assessment of a Rated License for Centers” document. 2. Staff Education Standards Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet. 3. Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers” document along with a written description of the steps you plan to take to implement the foundational practices, one communication practice, one engagement and leadership practice, and one educational opportunity practice. 4. Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 the “Facility CQI Plan” document. 5. Individual Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan Individual Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 an “Individual CQI/PD Plan” document for each employee. 6. Approved Curriculum On the application, please list the approved curriculum chosen by this facility. 7. Approved Formative Assessment On the application, please list the approved formative assessment chosen by this facility. Please submit documentation that can be used to verify that an approved formative assessment is in place. 8. Formative Assessment shared with families Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 your plan to share formative assessments with families annually. 9. Training related to the chosen curriculum Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved curriculum of choice. 10. Training related to the chosen formative assessment Please submit to me before September 1, 2026 documentation that the administrator and lead teachers have received training related to the approved formative assessment of choice. RECOGNITION OF QUALITY INITIATIVES: Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .3224 (a & b) Recognition Of Quality Initiatives, a child care operator may choose to request one or more areas of recognition to accompany the issuance of a two through five-star rated license earned through compliance with any licensure pathway requirement of this Section. Quality initiatives will not be used to earn a star rating. Verification of requirements for each recognition shall be reassessed at least every three years, at the time of reassessment for a two through five-star rated license. Upon verification of the requirements, the Division will issue recognition of the following quality initiatives: • Education • Professional Development • Longevity and Experience • Staff Supports and Benefits • Health and Wellness Opportunities • Language Concentration • Culinary Emphasis • Ratio, Group Size, Enrollment Practices • Supplemental Environment • NC Breastfeeding – Friendly Child Care Designation Program • Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood – PLUS Recognition Visit child care rule section 10A NCAC 09 .3224 Recognition Of Quality Initiatives for more information and details to earn quality initiative recognition. STAR RATED LICENSE DETERMINATION The star rating of this facility will be determined after I receive the rated license application, receive the Facility CQI Plan, determine the number of stars the facility earns based on education and experience verified in DCDEE WORKS, receive the Family and Community Engagement Standards document and verify the plan to implement the foundational practice and three additional practices, verify the Individual CQI plan for each staff member, verify the approved formative assessment is in place, verify the plan to share formative assessments with families annually, and verify training has been completed related to the approved curriculum and approved formative assessment. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. Prior to today's visit, this facility's compliance history was 92%. The following violation was observed, cited, and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled and attending, one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper were stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. During today’s visit, in Space 3 where two-year-old children were enrolled, I observed one reused plastic grocery bag, open diaper shrink wrapped diaper sleeves, plastic wipe refill bags, one Ziploc bag, and one opened bag of craft tissue paper stored below five feet and in unlocked cabinets. The teacher placed the diapers in plastic totes and locked the cabinet doors which corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that all plastic should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classrooms used by children younger than three years. CONSULTATION: 1. Because a prescription medication usually associated with a chronic medical condition was at the facility along with permission to administer the prescription medication but the child had no chronic medical condition and no medical action plan on file, I gave consultation regarding the child care requirement differences for storing a prescription medication, an oral over the counter medication, and an emergency medication. I explained that only prescription medications that accompany a medical action plan should be stored unlocked and above five feet so as to be easily accessed by staff. I explained that all other prescription medications and oral over the counter medications should be stored in a locked cabinet, closet, drawer, etc. 2. As discussed today, when health and safety training topics are required every five years of employment, the due date of the training topic is calculated five years from the date of the previous training certificate. 3. When and if you update your fire evacuation route, shelter-in-place, and/or lock-down drill plan, you need to have the fire department approve the your plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 4. Per NC General Statute 110-102, the current version of Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law should be posted in a prominent place in the facility and included in the enrollment packet to be given to parents prior to the child’s first day of attendance. The most current Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was published in November 2025. Today, I observed the date of the posted Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was February 2025. Please print the updated version, post it in your lobby, and add it to your new enrollment packets. I also suggest you regularly check the DCDEE website for updated versions and especially when you receive notification of child care or sanitation rule updates. 5. We encourage you to visit the QRIS Modernization page on the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization to learn more now. 6. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 7. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New 8. Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 9. If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the one violation observed and cited during today’s visit was corrected during the visit and the actions taken to correct the violation were documented in this visit summary, no compliance letter documentation will be due after this visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 828.493.6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov. or you may contact Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. We appreciate all you do to serve the children and families in your community. Thank you for your time 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

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/18/2025 Number Present: 58 Completed Date: 6/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 485 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:05 AM Time In: 11:35 AM Time Out: 05:45 PM 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. You, Amani Clark, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on July 17, 2024. I reviewed the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, fax number, email address, or mailing address for the facility. You requested that I add a web address for the facility. I made that change for you today. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on June 17, 2025. Your program’s compliance history was 91% as of June 17, 2025 and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. Your last sanitation inspection was dated December 12, 2024 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. I verified that you have completed the lead water testing required every three years. I verified that the most recent lead water test results dated January 31, 2025 indicated the facility’s drinking water was within the required limits. I verified that you completed lead-based paint testing as required and those test results dated February 17, 2025 indicated the facility is free of lead-based paint hazards. I verified that you completed the asbestos testing as required and those test results dated November 29, 2024 indicated the facility is free of asbestos hazards. Your last fire inspection was dated November 14, 2024 and was received in my office on November 14, 2024. You and I visited each licensed indoor space today. Children were playing in activity areas, transitioning from outdoors to indoors, participating in whole group language activities, participating in whole group music and movement activities, being served lunch, washing hands, and attending to personal care routines. Infant-age children were playing on the floor and in apparatus equipment, being held while bottle fed, and interacting with caregivers. You and I visited the licensed outdoor play space today. I observed a newly installed stationary composite piece on the outdoor play space. You stated the children had not been allowed to play on the new stationary composite until I have approved it for child care use. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended age range is two to five years of age. You stated instead of having a rock-climbing wall with a rope installed you chose to install a ramp which you stated made the structure safe for children one year of age. The approval for the structure to be used by one year old children is pending the receipt of written documentation to support the age range of one to five years. Please send me the written documentation to support the structure’s safe use by one-year-old children prior to allowing one-year-old children to use the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended capacity is sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. You are using rubber mulch as your surfacing material. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the rubber mulch surfacing material. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. Today, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure. I shared photos of the stationary structure installation and the fall zones with my supervisor and am waiting for their input. I also shared my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. You stated you had ordered additional mulch to be installed within the fall zone of the composite piece. My approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece is pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. Please do not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece. You stated and I verified that your facility uses Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum published by Experience Early Learning as the approved curriculum for a four-star facility serving children who are four and five years of age. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Lunch was prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Today’s lunch included hamburger sliders, mixed vegetables, sliced peaches and unflavored milk. Cold food and milk was stored in a residential refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and infant food were stored in a compact refrigerator in Space 3 (Infant Room) at a temperature of forty-five degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, child record files, staff record files. I monitored health and safety requirements. I monitored the required written administrative, personnel, and operational policies and your parent participation plan during a routine unannounced visit on February 6, 2024. You stated no changes had been made your written policies and parent participation plan. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 3, a plastic shoebox container with five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream was stored in an open-shelf cabinet on the bottom shelf and unlocked. .2820(b) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 6 where two and three year old children were enrolled, reused plastic grocery bags containing soiled clothing were stored in four individual child cubbies and a set of wood-look foam blocks were available to the children in the block area. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. Also, soiled clothing contains a biocontaminant and should be stored inaccessible to children of all ages. During today’s visit, in Space 6 where two and three year old children were enrolled, I observed reused plastic grocery bags containing soiled clothing stored in four individual child cubbies. The teachers moved all the plastic grocery bags with soiled clothing to a plastic tub labeled, “biocontaminants” and placed the tub in a cabinet above five feet in the classroom. In Space 6, I also observed a set of wood-look foam blocks in the block area. The teacher removed the foam blocks from the block area and locked them in a material supply cabinet in the classroom. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that all plastic should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classroom and toys with small parts or made of foam should not be used in classrooms with children younger than three years. As discussed today, foam mats and interlocking foam mats are allowed as floor coverings in classrooms where children under three years of age are enrolled and present. However, these foam mats should be kept clean and in good repair. If you notice bite-marks in the foam mat, the foam mat should be removed from the classroom and be replaced with a non-foam floor covering option. 2. Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820(b), hazardous items including aerosol cans and products with additional warnings should be stored in a locked cabinet, drawer, or closet. During today’s visit, in Space 3, I observed a plastic shoebox container with five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream stored in an open-shelf cabinet on the bottom shelf and unlocked. The teacher removed the shoebox containing the five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream and gave them to you. You took the five aerosol cans and disposed of them in her office inaccessible to children. You stated that the teachers throughout the facility no longer use shaving cream for teacher-directed activities since I provided the technical assistance and consultation regarding aerosol cans and the prohibited use of shaving cream. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggested you remind your staff to remove all shaving cream from the facility and review child care requirements and sanitation rules related to storage of hazardous items, materials, and equipment. CONSULTATION: 1. As observed today, a new stationary composite piece was installed on the outdoor play space. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended age range is two to five years of age. You stated instead of having a rock-climbing wall with a rope installed you chose to install a ramp which you stated made the structure safe for children one year of age. The approval for the structure to be used by one year old children is pending the receipt of written documentation to support the age range of one to five years. Please send me the written documentation to support the structure’s safe use by one-year-old children prior to allowing one-year-old children to use the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended capacity is sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. You are using rubber mulch as your surfacing material. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the rubber mulch surfacing material. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. Today, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure. I shared photos of the stationary structure installation and the fall zones with my supervisor and am waiting for their input. I also shared my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. You stated you had ordered additional mulch to be installed within the fall zone of the composite piece. My approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece is pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. Please do not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece. As discussed today, the removal of four tires, the balance beam, and/or the activity station may be necessary before the stationary composite piece can be approved for use. 2. The NC Summary of Child Care Law brochure and poster were both updated in February 2025 and are available on the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms. Please post the February 2025 version of the NC Summary of Child Care Law poster in a prominent location in the facility. Please include and use the February 2025 version of the NC Summary of Child Care Law brochure in your enrollment packet. 3. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators have five business days to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. No action is needed on your part if you have already completed the ABCMS Provider Portal training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or FCCH residents. Be sure this information is updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and terminated and as FCCH residents move in or reach sixteen years of age. If you are not already using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or FCCH residents, you will need both an Individual NCID and a Business NCID. You will need an email address for your Individual NCID and a different email address for your Business NCID account. Once you have created your Business NCID, complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given to you, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff or current FCCH residents are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated and as FCCH residents change or reach sixteen years of age. These actions satisfy the requirement to notify the Division within five business days of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 4. The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to the Stars” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE. The NC Child Care Commission approved the proposed rules regarding the QRIS Modernization Plan on April 22, 2025 and will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. Hold Harmless provisions continue. Star rated license reassessments were postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a three- or five-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded that any ERS assessment completed on or after February 1, 2025 will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. 5. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 6. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings Healthy Social Behaviors: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/. Healthy Social Behaviors Helpline: Call at 1-704-376-6697 or toll free at 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 or email at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org or jbyrd@childcareresources.org. Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the violations observed and cited during today’s visit were corrected today, no compliance documentation is needed after today’s visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. Thank you for your time 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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/18/2025 Number Present: 58 Completed Date: 6/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 485 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:05 AM Time In: 11:35 AM Time Out: 05:45 PM 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. You, Amani Clark, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on July 17, 2024. I reviewed the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, fax number, email address, or mailing address for the facility. You requested that I add a web address for the facility. I made that change for you today. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on June 17, 2025. Your program’s compliance history was 91% as of June 17, 2025 and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. Your last sanitation inspection was dated December 12, 2024 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. I verified that you have completed the lead water testing required every three years. I verified that the most recent lead water test results dated January 31, 2025 indicated the facility’s drinking water was within the required limits. I verified that you completed lead-based paint testing as required and those test results dated February 17, 2025 indicated the facility is free of lead-based paint hazards. I verified that you completed the asbestos testing as required and those test results dated November 29, 2024 indicated the facility is free of asbestos hazards. Your last fire inspection was dated November 14, 2024 and was received in my office on November 14, 2024. You and I visited each licensed indoor space today. Children were playing in activity areas, transitioning from outdoors to indoors, participating in whole group language activities, participating in whole group music and movement activities, being served lunch, washing hands, and attending to personal care routines. Infant-age children were playing on the floor and in apparatus equipment, being held while bottle fed, and interacting with caregivers. You and I visited the licensed outdoor play space today. I observed a newly installed stationary composite piece on the outdoor play space. You stated the children had not been allowed to play on the new stationary composite until I have approved it for child care use. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended age range is two to five years of age. You stated instead of having a rock-climbing wall with a rope installed you chose to install a ramp which you stated made the structure safe for children one year of age. The approval for the structure to be used by one year old children is pending the receipt of written documentation to support the age range of one to five years. Please send me the written documentation to support the structure’s safe use by one-year-old children prior to allowing one-year-old children to use the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended capacity is sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. You are using rubber mulch as your surfacing material. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the rubber mulch surfacing material. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. Today, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure. I shared photos of the stationary structure installation and the fall zones with my supervisor and am waiting for their input. I also shared my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. You stated you had ordered additional mulch to be installed within the fall zone of the composite piece. My approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece is pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. Please do not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece. You stated and I verified that your facility uses Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum published by Experience Early Learning as the approved curriculum for a four-star facility serving children who are four and five years of age. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Lunch was prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Today’s lunch included hamburger sliders, mixed vegetables, sliced peaches and unflavored milk. Cold food and milk was stored in a residential refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and infant food were stored in a compact refrigerator in Space 3 (Infant Room) at a temperature of forty-five degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, child record files, staff record files. I monitored health and safety requirements. I monitored the required written administrative, personnel, and operational policies and your parent participation plan during a routine unannounced visit on February 6, 2024. You stated no changes had been made your written policies and parent participation plan. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 3, a plastic shoebox container with five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream was stored in an open-shelf cabinet on the bottom shelf and unlocked. .2820(b) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 6 where two and three year old children were enrolled, reused plastic grocery bags containing soiled clothing were stored in four individual child cubbies and a set of wood-look foam blocks were available to the children in the block area. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. Also, soiled clothing contains a biocontaminant and should be stored inaccessible to children of all ages. During today’s visit, in Space 6 where two and three year old children were enrolled, I observed reused plastic grocery bags containing soiled clothing stored in four individual child cubbies. The teachers moved all the plastic grocery bags with soiled clothing to a plastic tub labeled, “biocontaminants” and placed the tub in a cabinet above five feet in the classroom. In Space 6, I also observed a set of wood-look foam blocks in the block area. The teacher removed the foam blocks from the block area and locked them in a material supply cabinet in the classroom. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that all plastic should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classroom and toys with small parts or made of foam should not be used in classrooms with children younger than three years. As discussed today, foam mats and interlocking foam mats are allowed as floor coverings in classrooms where children under three years of age are enrolled and present. However, these foam mats should be kept clean and in good repair. If you notice bite-marks in the foam mat, the foam mat should be removed from the classroom and be replaced with a non-foam floor covering option. 2. Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820(b), hazardous items including aerosol cans and products with additional warnings should be stored in a locked cabinet, drawer, or closet. During today’s visit, in Space 3, I observed a plastic shoebox container with five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream stored in an open-shelf cabinet on the bottom shelf and unlocked. The teacher removed the shoebox containing the five aerosol cans of Barbesol shaving cream and gave them to you. You took the five aerosol cans and disposed of them in her office inaccessible to children. You stated that the teachers throughout the facility no longer use shaving cream for teacher-directed activities since I provided the technical assistance and consultation regarding aerosol cans and the prohibited use of shaving cream. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggested you remind your staff to remove all shaving cream from the facility and review child care requirements and sanitation rules related to storage of hazardous items, materials, and equipment. CONSULTATION: 1. As observed today, a new stationary composite piece was installed on the outdoor play space. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended age range is two to five years of age. You stated instead of having a rock-climbing wall with a rope installed you chose to install a ramp which you stated made the structure safe for children one year of age. The approval for the structure to be used by one year old children is pending the receipt of written documentation to support the age range of one to five years. Please send me the written documentation to support the structure’s safe use by one-year-old children prior to allowing one-year-old children to use the composite piece. The manufacturer recommended capacity is sixteen to twenty-four children using the composite structure at any given time. You are using rubber mulch as your surfacing material. You printed and I reviewed the electronic documentation that you have on file from the manufacturer of the rubber mulch surfacing material. The manufacturer recommended that a depth of six inches of rubber mulch be used as surfacing for commercially installed playground equipment. Today, I monitored the newly installed composite piece and shared my concerns regarding the stationary tires, the wooden elevated balance beam, and a stationary activity center being within the six-foot fall zone of the structure. I shared photos of the stationary structure installation and the fall zones with my supervisor and am waiting for their input. I also shared my concerns with the depth of the rubber mulch. You stated you had ordered additional mulch to be installed within the fall zone of the composite piece. My approval of the newly installed stationary composite piece is pending the following: 1. Approval of the fall zone areas: pending input from my supervisor. 2. Approval of the surfacing depth: pending photos of the surfacing installed within the fall zone at a depth of six inches. 3. Approval of use by one-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by one-year-old children. 4. Approval of use by six-year-old children: pending written documentation from the manufacturer approving the composite piece be used by six-year-old children. Please do not allow the children to use the newly installed stationary composite piece or the installed tires, balance beam, or activity station within the fall zone until I approve the use of the stationary composite piece. As discussed today, the removal of four tires, the balance beam, and/or the activity station may be necessary before the stationary composite piece can be approved for use. 2. The NC Summary of Child Care Law brochure and poster were both updated in February 2025 and are available on the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms. Please post the February 2025 version of the NC Summary of Child Care Law poster in a prominent location in the facility. Please include and use the February 2025 version of the NC Summary of Child Care Law brochure in your enrollment packet. 3. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators have five business days to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. No action is needed on your part if you have already completed the ABCMS Provider Portal training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or FCCH residents. Be sure this information is updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and terminated and as FCCH residents move in or reach sixteen years of age. If you are not already using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or FCCH residents, you will need both an Individual NCID and a Business NCID. You will need an email address for your Individual NCID and a different email address for your Business NCID account. Once you have created your Business NCID, complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given to you, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff or current FCCH residents are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated and as FCCH residents change or reach sixteen years of age. These actions satisfy the requirement to notify the Division within five business days of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. 4. The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to the Stars” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE. The NC Child Care Commission approved the proposed rules regarding the QRIS Modernization Plan on April 22, 2025 and will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. Hold Harmless provisions continue. Star rated license reassessments were postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a three- or five-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded that any ERS assessment completed on or after February 1, 2025 will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. 5. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 6. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings Healthy Social Behaviors: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/. Healthy Social Behaviors Helpline: Call at 1-704-376-6697 or toll free at 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 or email at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org or jbyrd@childcareresources.org. Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the violations observed and cited during today’s visit were corrected today, no compliance documentation is needed after today’s visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. Thank you for your time 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

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/17/2024 Number Present: 69 Completed Date: 7/26/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 417 Time In: 09:14 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: 01:48 PM Time Out: 05:14 PM 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. You, Amani Clark, Co-Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Monet Watkins, Co-Administrator, was not present during today's visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on August 1, 2023. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. You stated there has been no change with the corporation, La Vie Christian Academy Corp., that owns your facility. I reviewed the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained today. La Vie Christian Academy Corp., the corporation that owns your facility was reviewed and listed as current-active on the NC Secretary of State website on July 16, 2024. Your program’s compliance history was 94% as of July 16, 2024 and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. These rated license standards were monitored today and observed being maintained. Your last sanitation inspection was dated June 27, 2024 with a Superior classification and zero demerits. Your last fire inspection was dated November 17, 2023 and was received in my office on December 22, 2023. A violation was cited and corrected during a routine unannounced visit on February 6, 2024. You and I visited each licensed indoor space and outdoor space today. I observed students playing in activity areas and eating lunch. You stated and I verified that your facility uses Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum published by Experience Early Learning as the approved curriculum for a 4-Star facility serving children who are four and five years of age. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Lunch was prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. Today’s lunch included lasagna, fresh orange wedges, and unflavored milk. Cold food and milk was stored in a residential refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Infant bottles and infant food were stored in a small compact refrigerator in Space 3 (Infant Room) at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored program records, child record files, staff record files. I monitored health and safety requirements. I monitored the required written administrative, personnel, and operational policies and your parent participation plan during a routine unannounced visit on February 22, 2023 and February 6, 2024. You stated no changes had been made your written policies and parent participation plan since February 2020. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed, cited, and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 5, one container of disinfecting wipes and one gallon of Zep floor cleaner were stored in an unlocked cabinet above five feet. In Spaces 1 & 2, hand sanitizer was stored below five feet when not in use and under direct supervision of staff members. .2820(b) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 6, diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap were stored in the bottom of an unlocked diaper changing table. .0604(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q), plastic bags should be made inaccessible to children under three years of age by storing them above five feet or locking them in a drawer, cabinet, or closet. Diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap, opened diaper wipe refill packets, used zip-loc bags, and opened teacher supply materials are considered plastic bags. During today’s visit, I observed diapers and pull-ups in opened plastic shrink wrap stored in the bottom of an unlocked diaper changing table in Space 6. The teachers removed all the plastic shrink wrap and placed the diapers and pull-ups in plastic storage tubs and placed the tubs back under the changing table. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with child care requirements, I suggest you remind your staff that diapers and wipes with plastic shrink wrap should be stored above five feet or in a locked cabinet in the classroom. 2. Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820(b), hazardous items including aerosol cans and disinfecting wipes with additional warnings should be stored in a locked cabinet, drawer, or closet. During today’s visit, I observed one container of disinfecting wipes and one gallon of Zep floor cleaner stored in an unlocked cabinet above five feet in Space 5. I observed hand sanitizer stored below five feet when not in use and under direct supervision of staff members in Spaces 1 and 2. I observed the teachers in Spaces 1 and 2, move the hand sanitizer to a shelf above five feet. I observed the teacher in Space 5 move the disinfecting wipes and the Zep floor cleaner to a locked cabinet above five feet. These actions corrected the violation during today’s visit. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggested you remind your staff to keep hand sanitizer above five feet when not in use, keep disinfecting wipes with additional warnings locked, and keep all cleaners locked. CONSULTATION: 1. Today, we discussed the seven points your facility has earned in staff education and the importance of your facility maintaining this level of education as you hire and train new staff. I shared the staff education worksheets for lead teachers and teachers with you today. 2. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 3. The Staff Health Assessment/Medical Report form should include the date of the assessment as the date the health exam was completed as well as the health care professional’s signature and date of signature. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you highlight the “date of the assessment” on the document so remind health care professionals that information is required in addition to their signature and date of signature. 4. On Friday, July 12, 2024, DCDEE sent a “Raise North Carolina” email blast announcing the signing of Senate Bill 425. The email contained a section entitled, “Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization” which provided updated information regarding the Rated License Reassessment process and approved extended stabilization grant funding. What does all this mean for child care in general? 1. The new QRIS Modifications and additional pathways will be added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for ECCERS. ITERS and FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission have already begun the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. 2. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Providers in any Cohort may voluntarily request a star rated license reassessment if they wish. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. 3. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers will need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. What does all this mean for facilities in Cohort 1? A facility may voluntarily request to complete the star rated license reassessment at any time but will not be required to complete the star rated license reassessment process this year. What does this mean for the Environmental Rating Scales? Please be reminded that if a facility voluntarily chooses to complete the star rated license reassessment AND chooses to complete one or more Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments, the ERS-revised editions will continue to be used until January 31, 2025. Any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. If you wish to VOLUNTARILY complete a rated license reassessment during the extended hold harmless provision, please reach out to me as soon as possible so plans can be made on both our calendars to ensure ease and success with completing the star rated license reassessment process in a timely manner that benefits us both. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Since the violations observed and cited during today’s visit were corrected today, no compliance documentation is required after today’s visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Due to time restraints, at the completion of the visit, a handwritten visit summary and computer-generated enrollment worksheet were printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Due to technology issues that occurred from July 19, 2024 through July 25, 2024, a computer-generated visit summary was prepared and mailed to you on July 26, 2024. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time 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

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2024 Number Present: 55 Completed Date: 2/6/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 403 Time In: 09:01 AM Time Out: 12:35 PM Time In: 01:36 PM Time Out: 04:45 PM 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 an annual compliance visit. You, Monet Watkins, Administrator, and Amani Clark, Co-Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your facility, owned by La Vie Christian Academy, Corp., was current/active as viewed on the North Carolina Secretary of State website on February 2, 2024 prior to today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven points in the education component, two points in the program standards component and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. Your center's compliance history was 96% as of February 2, 2024 and was reviewed with you today. Your most recent fire inspection was dated September 19, 2023 and received in my office by email on September 20, 2023. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated December 5, 2023 with a Superior classification and two demerits. You and I completed a walk-through of the facility today. I monitored all indoor and outdoor areas. I observed children throughout the facility participating in free play in activity areas, teacher-directed whole group activities, and teacher-directed small group activities. I observed infants engaged in floor play. I observed your facility using Creative Curriculum as the approved curriculum for a 4-Star facility serving children who are four and five years of age. I observed a current menu documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. I observed meals prepared in the kitchen and served in the classrooms. I observed cold food and milk stored in a residential refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. I observed infant bottles and food stored in a compact refrigerator located in Space 3 at a temperature of 42 degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline. I monitored program records including emergency medical care plan, safe arrival and departure procedures, incident log, outdoor safety inspections, fire drills, emergency drills, and your Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan. I reviewed staff record files for eleven returning staff members to verify current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters, valid CPR and First Aid training, valid ITS-SIDS training and completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. I reviewed staff record files for five new staff members hired since the last annual compliance visit on August 1, 2023. I monitored health and safety requirements. I reviewed your written operational, administrative, and personnel policies and your parent participation plan at a routine unannounced visit on February 22, 2023. You stated your written policies and procedures had not changed. I monitored supervision, staff-child ratios, group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. The following violations were cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection dated 11/17/2023 was received on 12/22/2023 prior to today's visit. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 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. One non-prescription topical ointment expired in 01/2024 but was not returned to the parent or discarded within 72 hours. The administrator removed the ointment from the classroom today and discarded it in the office area. .0803(12) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a), the original copy of the most recently approved fire inspection report should be sent to me by email within one week of completion. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggested you forward the email to me with the fire inspection report attached as soon as you receive it from the fire inspector. 2. When a medication or a permission to administer form has expired, the medication should be returned to the parent within 72 hours. You stated you monitor the medications in each classroom at least twice a month. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggested you monitor the medications in the classrooms weekly. CONSULTATION: 1. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 3. The Change of Information form for CBC is listed in law. When a new staff member starts working at a facility and gives the administrator a CBC qualification letter that was previously completed while working at another facility, but is still current, the administrator must send a Change of Information form for that new staff member to the CBC unit. The Change of Information form can be found on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. 4. The Staff Health Assessment/Medical Report form should include the date of the assessment as the date the health exam was completed as well as the health care professional’s signature and date of signature. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you highlight the “date of the assessment” on the document so remind health care professionals that information is required in addition to their signature and date of signature. COMPLIANCE PLAN: No compliance documentation is needed for those violations corrected during today’s visit. In the visit summary, I documented the corrective actions taken today to correct those violations. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time 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

10A NCAC 09 .0510 · Violation

Name of Operation: LA VIE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Facility ID: 18000581 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/1/2023 Number Present: 57 Completed Date: 8/1/2023 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 379 Time In: 09:11 AM Time Out: 11:50 AM Time In: 12:50 PM Time Out: 04:30 PM 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. You, Monet Watkins, Administrator, and Amani Clark, Co-Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on August 11, 2022. Your facility, owned by La Vie Christian Academy, Corp., was current/active as viewed on the North Carolina Secretary of State website on July 31, 2023 prior to today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on February 16, 2022, earning seven (7) points in the education component, two (2) points in the program standards component and one (1) quality point for having a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. Your program’s compliance history was 97% as of July 31, 2023 and was reviewed with you today. Your last sanitation inspection was dated June 14, 2023 with a Superior classification and 4 demerits. Your last fire inspection was dated November 28, 2022 and was received in my office during the Routine Unannounced visit on February 16, 2023. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me today. I observed children playing in activity areas, playing outdoors, transitioning to indoor play, and participating in teacher directed whole group activities. I observed children receiving care according to individual needs including diapering and toileting. I observed proper hand washing techniques. I observed current and posted menus which listed soft tacos with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, mixed melons, and milk as meal components. I observed these meal items prepared in the kitchen and served to the children in the classrooms. I observed children adequately supervised during today’s visit. I observed enhanced staff-child ratios maintained during today’s visit. I observed adequate approved enhanced space used during today’s visit. I observed permit restrictions including “daytime care only”, “enhanced space”, “enhanced ratios”, and “children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only” maintained during today’s visit. I reviewed program records, children’s records, and staff records during today’s visit. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed, cited, and corrected during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 468 When three year old children and older were in care, the materials and equipment in the activity area was not in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different activities. In Space 5 serving children four and five years of age, the reading activity area did not have three types of literacy materials available to the children while they visited activity areas. During the visit, the director add alphabet puzzles and puppets to the reading area which corrected this violation today. .0510(d)(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 2 serving children one year of age, two aerosol cans containing air freshener were stored on an unlocked open shelf above five feet. During today's visit, the director tossed the two aerosol cans in the trash can and removed the trash bag from the classroom which corrected this violation today. .2820(b) Compliance Plan: Since the violations observed and cited today were corrected during today’s visit, no written compliance documentation is due after today’s visit. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Kimberly Crane Post Office Box 6217 Hickory, NC 28603 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: kimberly.crane@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 During today’s visit, I provided the following technical assistance: 1) As we discussed child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0510(e)(2), materials and toys must be made available and accessible daily to the children three (3) years of age and older with enough supplies for three (3) children to play with the same or different materials or toys at the same or different time. I suggested you add two additional components to your reading area in Space 5. Today, you added alphabet puzzles and puppets to the reading area to make three types of materials available to the children while activity areas were open to the children. 2) Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2820(b), hazardous items including aerosol cans and disinfecting wipes with additional warnings should be stored in a locked cabinet, drawer, or closet. I suggested you lock aerosol cans in the locked cabinets in the classrooms. You chose to throw the aerosol cans away and remove the trash bag from the classroom. 3) Today, we discussed that you may have children age out of the preschool program but may be interested in dropping in for school age care from time to time. I suggested you keep the child’s record on file and allow the child to attend in the classroom with four- and five-year-old children if space allows. 4) Today, we discussed children thirteen years old and older may volunteer in your program but may not count in staff to child ratio. You should have proof of age on file such as a birth certificate and emergency information. If the volunteer works more than 1 day a week, you need negative TB test results on file. 5) When a volunteer is counted in staff to child ratio, they are then considered an uncompensated provider and should have all the required documentation on file including a valid Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letter. 6) When completing incident reports, be sure to complete all the information on the incident report which is required by child care rule including : (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. 7) Beverages other than water and milk are not considered nutritious and should not be consumed in the classroom and/or in front of children. When a staff member wants to bring coffee, tea, or soda in the classroom, the non-nutritious beverage should be in a beverage container that is plain with no environmental print such as product or restaurant logos and cannot be seen through. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Kris Updike, by email at kris.updike@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time 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