THE NEW School #2

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/28/2025 Number Present: 109 Completed Date: 8/28/2025 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 170 Time In: 10:10 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable children care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by Kristen Cullen, and she accompanied me throughout the visit. During today’s visit, there were 109 children, and 20 staff members were present. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS: The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 2 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS: The last sanitation inspection was completed on 5/5/25. The last fire inspection was completed on 8/7/25. The last outdoor play area inspection was completed on 8/15/25. The last fire drill was conducted on 7/23/25. The last lock down/shelter-in-place drill was completed on 3/13/25. The EPR plan was updated on 3/19/25. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. A full assessment was conducted. A monitoring checklist was used to observe all minimum licensing requirements and applicable enhanced requirements including but not limited to approved space, child interactions, required in-service trainings, indoor and outdoor materials and equipment, storage of hazardous items, storage of medication and medication forms, children records, Staff Criminal Record Checks, attendance records, CPR and First Aid certificates, ITSIDS certificates, activity plans and supervision. A sample of children's files and staff records were reviewed during today’s visit. Ten children’s files and six staff files were viewed. A summary of the review was left with you along with this summary. ON GOING TRAINING HOURS Your center’s annual Inservice training for the period of September 2024, through August 2025, was reviewed during today’s visit. Prior to the visit I reviewed the NC Secretary of State's website and observed that the owner of this facility, THE NEW SCHOOL, INC., was current/active. The following violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Space #9 did not have an activity plan posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 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. A plastic bag was stored on a hook in the hallway; accessible to children younger than three. .0604(q) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last emergency drill was conducted on 3/13/25. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Ten children files did not have a signed statement. .0608(b)(1-6) Please submit a corrective action letter for the above violations. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when they are documented, it is expected that you will correct all violations immediately. Your corrective action letter must include the following: Name of your program, Id number of your program, Date of Letter, Violation(s) number(s), and How and When each violation was corrected. If I do not receive your letter by 9/10/25, and/or if you do not address all violations, I will be making a return visit to your program to monitor for compliance of violations and to obtain your compliance letter. Additional violations may be documented if the situation has not been corrected or addressed. Your compliance letter should be sent to me at the following email address: corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov., or mailed to 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history score was 83%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The last emergency drill was conducted on 3/13/25. Emergency drills should be conducted quarterly. Please conduct a shelter-in-place/lock down drill by the end of this month. A plastic bag stored on a hook in the hallway was accessible to children younger than two years of age. Plastic bags, whether intended for storage, trash, diaper disposal, or any other purpose, should be stored out of reach for children that are two years younger. Soil clothes can be stored in paper bags and placed in the child cubby. CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES: During today’s visit you stated that you have started the process for American Montessori Society (AMS). You can visit the website [www.ncchildcare.nc.gov] under “What New” and go to QRIS Modernization section to learn more about the accreditation pathways. There is a section on education requirements if you would like to apply for five stars using education component. HEALTH AND SAFETY Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID username and password to access this training. All staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. This training counts toward requirements for Health and Safety. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training is available at www.preventchildabusenc.org. DCDEE UPDATES AND NEWS For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about today’s visit, I can be reached at: 919-606-2388 or email me at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/19/2025 Number Present: 120 Completed Date: 3/19/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Kristen Cullen, director, assisted me with the visit. LICENSE STATUS: The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments. I observed children playing on the playground and in the infant classroom the babies were napping. INSPECTION/SAFTEY DRILL STATUS: The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 6/27/24. The last fire inspection was conducted on 8/26/24. The last outdoor play area inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. The last fire drill was conducted on 2/13/25. The last shelter-in-place/lock down was conducted on 3/13/25. The EPR plan was updated on 23/19/25. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. According to the NC Secretary of State web site, the status of The New School, Inc., is “current-active”. ITEMS MONITORED: A partial monitoring of applicable child care requirements was conducted, monitoring Supervision, Staff Child Ratio, CPR/First Aid, Special Training, Storage of Hazardous Substances, Storage of Medication, Adequate Approved/Space, Staff Records, Program Records, License Posted, and Permit Restrictions. At the completion of the visit, this summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy left with you. Violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. A bottle in space #8 was not labeled with the child's name and date. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. Medication in space #8 expired on 1/18/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). JJ qualifying letter expired on 11/1/24. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. One staff member working in the infant classroom ITS-SIDS training expired on 8/17/23. .1102(f) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Two staff members health and safety training expired on 2/23/19. .1103(b) Please submit a corrective action letter for the above violations. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when they are documented, it is expected that you will correct all violations immediately. Your corrective action letter must include the following: Name of your program, Id number of your program, Date of Letter, Violation(s) number(s), and How and When each violation was corrected. If your letter is not received by 4/2/25, and you have not addressed all violations, a return visit will be made to monitor for noncompliance violations and to obtain your compliance letter. Additional violations may be documented if corrections have not been addressed. Your compliance letter should be sent to me at the following email address: corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov., or mailed to 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history score was 87%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFYING LETTER During today’s visit a teacher (Joshua Jackson) did not have a qualified letter on file. The Division of Child Development and Early Education will allow the child care provider or uncompensated provider fifteen (15) days to get the new criminal background check completed and a copy of the qualification letter on file. Upon receiving the letter, you must mail a copy to me at 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. HEALTH AND SAFETY Two staff members did not renew their safety training within five years. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. The Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Registration is needed for the Administration of Medication training. Staff should use their individual NCID username and password to access this training. CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES PATHWAYS TO STARS Now is the time to start thinking about which pathway you plan to take to maintain your stars. Please refer to the RaiseNC Newsletter for current information regarding the QRIS guidelines. You can also check guidelines for Star-rated licenses based on accreditation: a. National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). b. National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). c. American Montessori Society (AMS). d. International Montessori Council (IMC) a. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). b. National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs (NAC). c. Cognia (formerly Advance ED) that includes early learning standards. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must also be completed at least every 5 years. This training is available at www.preventchildabusenc.org. ABCMS ACCESS North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. The ABCMS portal will allow administrators to see the real-time background status of staff members. You will also be able to check the background status of new applicants before they are hired. To get access, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle. DCDEE UPDATES AND NEWS For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about today’s visit, I can be reached via email at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at (919) 606-2388. 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: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/19/2025 Number Present: 120 Completed Date: 3/19/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Kristen Cullen, director, assisted me with the visit. LICENSE STATUS: The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments. I observed children playing on the playground and in the infant classroom the babies were napping. INSPECTION/SAFTEY DRILL STATUS: The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 6/27/24. The last fire inspection was conducted on 8/26/24. The last outdoor play area inspection was conducted on 3/18/25. The last fire drill was conducted on 2/13/25. The last shelter-in-place/lock down was conducted on 3/13/25. The EPR plan was updated on 23/19/25. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 9/10/24. According to the NC Secretary of State web site, the status of The New School, Inc., is “current-active”. ITEMS MONITORED: A partial monitoring of applicable child care requirements was conducted, monitoring Supervision, Staff Child Ratio, CPR/First Aid, Special Training, Storage of Hazardous Substances, Storage of Medication, Adequate Approved/Space, Staff Records, Program Records, License Posted, and Permit Restrictions. At the completion of the visit, this summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy left with you. Violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. A bottle in space #8 was not labeled with the child's name and date. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. Medication in space #8 expired on 1/18/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). JJ qualifying letter expired on 11/1/24. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. One staff member working in the infant classroom ITS-SIDS training expired on 8/17/23. .1102(f) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Two staff members health and safety training expired on 2/23/19. .1103(b) Please submit a corrective action letter for the above violations. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when they are documented, it is expected that you will correct all violations immediately. Your corrective action letter must include the following: Name of your program, Id number of your program, Date of Letter, Violation(s) number(s), and How and When each violation was corrected. If your letter is not received by 4/2/25, and you have not addressed all violations, a return visit will be made to monitor for noncompliance violations and to obtain your compliance letter. Additional violations may be documented if corrections have not been addressed. Your compliance letter should be sent to me at the following email address: corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov., or mailed to 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history score was 87%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFYING LETTER During today’s visit a teacher (Joshua Jackson) did not have a qualified letter on file. The Division of Child Development and Early Education will allow the child care provider or uncompensated provider fifteen (15) days to get the new criminal background check completed and a copy of the qualification letter on file. Upon receiving the letter, you must mail a copy to me at 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. HEALTH AND SAFETY Two staff members did not renew their safety training within five years. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. The Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Registration is needed for the Administration of Medication training. Staff should use their individual NCID username and password to access this training. CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES PATHWAYS TO STARS Now is the time to start thinking about which pathway you plan to take to maintain your stars. Please refer to the RaiseNC Newsletter for current information regarding the QRIS guidelines. You can also check guidelines for Star-rated licenses based on accreditation: a. National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). b. National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). c. American Montessori Society (AMS). d. International Montessori Council (IMC) a. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). b. National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs (NAC). c. Cognia (formerly Advance ED) that includes early learning standards. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must also be completed at least every 5 years. This training is available at www.preventchildabusenc.org. ABCMS ACCESS North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. The ABCMS portal will allow administrators to see the real-time background status of staff members. You will also be able to check the background status of new applicants before they are hired. To get access, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle. DCDEE UPDATES AND NEWS For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about today’s visit, I can be reached via email at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at (919) 606-2388. 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 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/10/2024 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 9/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 01:00 PM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable children care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by Kristen Cullen, and she accompanied me throughout the visit. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS: The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS: The last sanitation inspection was completed on 6/27/24. The last fire inspection was completed on 8/26/24. The last outdoor play area inspection was completed on 8/27/24. The last fire drill was conducted on 8/30/24. The last lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was completed on 8/27/24. The EPR plan was updated on 2/20/24. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/19/23. A full assessment was conducted. A monitoring checklist was used to observe all minimum licensing requirements and applicable enhanced requirements including but not limited to approved space, child interactions, required in-service trainings, indoor and outdoor materials and equipment, storage of hazardous items, storage of medication and medication forms, children records, Staff Criminal Record Checks, attendance records, CPR and First Aid certificates, ITSIDS certificates, activity plans and supervision. A sample of Children's files and all Staff records were reviewed during today’s visit. A summary of the review was left with you along with this summary. ON GOING TRAINING HOURS Your center’s annual Inservice training for the period of October 31, 2023, through September 10, 2024, was reviewed during today’s visit. Please see the attached Staff-Training Worksheet for specific information on each staff member’s training including delinquent and excess in-service training hours. Prior to the visit I reviewed the NC Secretary of State's website and observed that the owner of this facility, THE NEW SCHOOL, INC. was current/active. You visited all indoor and outdoor space with me. Children enrolled in space #8 were napping. Children in space#10, #6, #2, and space #9 was eating lunch and making a transition to nap time. The following violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in each classroom. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 811 Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. In space #1 and #9 staff purses were stored less than five feet from the floor. .0604(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. An authorization form for desitin cream did not have the amount to apply. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Plastic material used for packing was accessible to children in a two year old classroom. .0604(q) Please submit a corrective action letter for the above violations. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when they are documented, it is expected that you correct all violations immediately. Your corrective action letter must include the following: Name of your program, Id number of your program, Date of Letter, Violation(s) number(s), and How and When each violation was corrected. If I do not receive your letter by 9/24/24, and/or if you do not address all violations, I will be making a return visit to your program to monitor for compliance of violations and to obtain your compliance letter. Additional violations may be documented if the situation has not been corrected or addressed. Your compliance letter should be sent to me at the following email address: corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov., or mailed to 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history score was 92%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Purses and other personal items that belonging to employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in a locked cabinet or five feet from the floor. Plastic bags, whether intended for storage, trash, diaper disposal, or any other purpose, should be stored out of reach of children. Plastic bags, toys parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, like foam rubber and Styrofoam, should not be accessible to children under three years of age. Parents completing the consent form should include child’s name, name of medication, date/time to be given, dose amount, how to be administered, and the length of time the medication is to be administered. CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES: HEALTH AND SAFETY Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID username and password to access this training. All staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. This training counts toward requirements for Health and Safety. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training is available at www.preventchildabusenc.org. DCDEE UPDATES AND NEWS For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about today’s visit, I can be reached at: 919-606-2388 or email me at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: CORRINE FULP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/10/2024 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 9/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 01:00 PM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable children care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by Kristen Cullen, and she accompanied me throughout the visit. CURRENT LICENSE STATUS: The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS: The last sanitation inspection was completed on 6/27/24. The last fire inspection was completed on 8/26/24. The last outdoor play area inspection was completed on 8/27/24. The last fire drill was conducted on 8/30/24. The last lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was completed on 8/27/24. The EPR plan was updated on 2/20/24. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/19/23. A full assessment was conducted. A monitoring checklist was used to observe all minimum licensing requirements and applicable enhanced requirements including but not limited to approved space, child interactions, required in-service trainings, indoor and outdoor materials and equipment, storage of hazardous items, storage of medication and medication forms, children records, Staff Criminal Record Checks, attendance records, CPR and First Aid certificates, ITSIDS certificates, activity plans and supervision. A sample of Children's files and all Staff records were reviewed during today’s visit. A summary of the review was left with you along with this summary. ON GOING TRAINING HOURS Your center’s annual Inservice training for the period of October 31, 2023, through September 10, 2024, was reviewed during today’s visit. Please see the attached Staff-Training Worksheet for specific information on each staff member’s training including delinquent and excess in-service training hours. Prior to the visit I reviewed the NC Secretary of State's website and observed that the owner of this facility, THE NEW SCHOOL, INC. was current/active. You visited all indoor and outdoor space with me. Children enrolled in space #8 were napping. Children in space#10, #6, #2, and space #9 was eating lunch and making a transition to nap time. The following violations were observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in each classroom. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 811 Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. In space #1 and #9 staff purses were stored less than five feet from the floor. .0604(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. An authorization form for desitin cream did not have the amount to apply. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Plastic material used for packing was accessible to children in a two year old classroom. .0604(q) Please submit a corrective action letter for the above violations. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when they are documented, it is expected that you correct all violations immediately. Your corrective action letter must include the following: Name of your program, Id number of your program, Date of Letter, Violation(s) number(s), and How and When each violation was corrected. If I do not receive your letter by 9/24/24, and/or if you do not address all violations, I will be making a return visit to your program to monitor for compliance of violations and to obtain your compliance letter. Additional violations may be documented if the situation has not been corrected or addressed. Your compliance letter should be sent to me at the following email address: corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov., or mailed to 1781 Indian Camp Road Clayton, NC 27520. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history score was 92%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Purses and other personal items that belonging to employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in a locked cabinet or five feet from the floor. Plastic bags, whether intended for storage, trash, diaper disposal, or any other purpose, should be stored out of reach of children. Plastic bags, toys parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, like foam rubber and Styrofoam, should not be accessible to children under three years of age. Parents completing the consent form should include child’s name, name of medication, date/time to be given, dose amount, how to be administered, and the length of time the medication is to be administered. CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES: HEALTH AND SAFETY Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID username and password to access this training. All staff members shall complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. This training counts toward requirements for Health and Safety. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training is available at www.preventchildabusenc.org. DCDEE UPDATES AND NEWS For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the DCDEE website at www.ncchildcare.nc.gov. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about today’s visit, I can be reached at: 919-606-2388 or email me at corrine.fulp@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: WANDA FOWLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/1/2024 Number Present: 106 Completed Date: 5/1/2024 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 105 Time In: 12:45 PM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during a routine unannounced visit. I met the new center administrator, Anita Miller, during today’s visit. Anita accompanied me on the walk through and assisted me with today’s visit. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments I observed groups of children eating lunch and beginning to transition to rest time. RATED LICENSE STATUS The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 2 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Full rated license assessments will occur based on the program’s Cohort assignment; your program is in Cohort 1, therefore your assessment period would begin on or around July 1, 2024. You stated that you do not plan to complete an Environment Rating Scale. You should also ensure that all staff have registered and have their education assessed in WORKS. It is recommended that you complete this process as part of your onboarding process with new hires and as existing staff members complete additional coursework. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 6/20/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/2/23. The last documented fire drill was conducted 4/11/24. The last documented shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted 4/11/24. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 4/2/24. The status of the owners, The New School, Inc., is listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website. Limited monitoring of child care requirements was assessed during today’s visit. I reviewed emergency medications, and confirmed that all staff have current CPR, First Aid and ITS SIDS certificates, as required. There have been no new staff hired since the annual compliance visit, so I did not review staff files. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, less than six feet, was not free from protrusions. There is soil and mulch build-up around the fence line, resulting in the fencing being less that 4 feet high. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. A child's epi-pen was stored in a pouch, without the prescription label. .0803(2)(a) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. There is less than 2 inches of mulch around all the climbing structures. .0605(k)(1-4) The above violations must be corrected immediately. By 5/15/24 please email me a signed letter of compliance. Before the letter is sent, all violations should be corrected; please contact me if additional time is needed to correct a specific violation. Include the following in your letter: facility ID number, list the item number describing how and when the violations were corrected and tell me how you plan to maintain compliance in the future with each item. If you prefer to mail your letter, you may send it to 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 If the compliance action letter is not received by the due date another visit to the center may be made and additional violations may be added. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 96%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE All prescriptions must be in the original container, with the pharmacy label. One of the children’s epi-pens was stored in a zippered pouch and the pharmacy label was not available to be reviewed. Soil and mulch had built up around the playground fence line, resulting in the fencing surrounding the playground to be less than 4 feet from the ground to the top of the fence line. This can be corrected in several ways. The build up can be moved from the fence line or lattice can be added to the top of the fencing. There was less than 2 inches of mulch surrounding the fall zone of the climbing structures on the playground for younger children and the playground for older, preschool children. The mulch could be redistributed to the fall zone areas or new mulch can be added. There should be at least 6 inches of mulch, extending at least 6 feet around all anchored climbing structures. CONSULTATION All child care facilities are required to test their drinking and cooking water for led every three years. It may be time for your facility to complete this testing again. For more information, you should contact Clean Water for Carolina Kids. Contact www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org for more information. In addition, child care facilities are now required to test for lead and asbestos hazards in their buildings. The Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program is designed to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure, while providing child care facilities with the support needed to meet all rule requirements. The program is free and the first step is to watch one of the pre-enrollment webinars, which are available at www.cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina or paste https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vmlhG6iRS26BdkV8SZSaDw#/registration into your web browser. Additional information can be found in the RaiseNC newsletter sent on December 7, 2023. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. There is a link to this training on Moodle. Medication Administration is also a required health and safety training topic. This training is available through Moodle as a separate training. Staff should use their individual NCID user name and password to access this training. Staff should use their individual NCID user name and password to access this training. If you are unable to access this training in Moodle, you can use ProSolutions or a local trainer to complete training in these required topics. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment must also be completed at least every 5 years. The expiration date on staff qualification letters has been extended by two years. New letters reflecting this change will not be sent. However, I will note this change as I make visits to the center. AGENCY UPDATES Please remember to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently to stay updated on rule requirements. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me at wanda.fowler@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919 218-0988. 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 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: WANDA FOWLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/19/2023 Number Present: 105 Completed Date: 10/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during an unannounced annual compliance visit. The director, Torey, assisted me with today’s visit. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments I observed groups of children engaged in free play in their classrooms and outdoors. I also observed meal time in the infant classroom. RATED LICENSE STATUS The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Full rated license assessments will occur based on the program’s Cohort assignment; your program is in Cohort 1, therefore your assessment period would begin on or around July 1, 2024. You should begin preparing and planning for your assessment now if you wish to complete the Environment Rating Scales. You should also ensure that all staff have registered and have their education assessed in WORKS. It is recommended that you complete this process as part of your onboarding process with new hires or as existing staff members complete additional coursework. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 6/20/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/2/23. The last documented fire drill was conducted 10/18/23. The last documented shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted 8/31/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 10/11/23. The status of the owners, The New School, Inc., is listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website. All applicable child care requirements were assessed during today’s visit. The center does not provide transportation, therefore, these requirements were not assessed. Staff on-going training was assessed from November 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023. Please ensure that all staff have completed their required ongoing training by this date. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. Three authorizaton forms, for topical medications were expired. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two newer staff members medical reports were older than 12 month. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. Two newer staff member's tb test were older than 1 year. .0701(a) The above violations must be corrected immediately. By 11/2/23 please email me a signed letter of compliance. Before the letter is sent, all violations should be corrected; please contact me if additional time is needed to correct a specific violation. Include the following in your letter: facility ID number, list the item number describing how and when the violations were corrected and tell me how you plan to maintain compliance in the future with each item. If you prefer to mail your letter, you may send it to 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 If the compliance action letter is not received by the due date another visit to the center may be made and additional violations may be added. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 97%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Two staff members brought their staff medical report and tb test from their previous employer. These forms were dated over 1 year ago. All tb tests and staff medical reports, from new employees must be dated less than 1 year from their hire date. Three medications authorization forms in the classrooms for infants have expired. Topical medications authorization forms are valid for one year from the date it is completed. CONSULTATION There are new Sanitation Requirements effective 7/1/23. You should review their website or contact your Environmental Health Specialist for more information. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID user name and password to access this training. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment is a part of the health and safety training and should be done at least every 5 years. There is a link to this training on Moodle. Medication Administration is also a required health and safety training. This training is available as a separate training in Moodle. The expiration date on staff qualification letters has been extended by two years. New letters reflecting this change will not be sent. However, I will note this change as I make visits to the center. AGENCY UPDATES Please remember to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently to stay updated on rule requirements. Please be safe and continue to follow the guidelines in the Childcare Strong NC Public Health Toolkit, which was last updated on 8/31/22. COVID is still a reportable illness. You must contact the Health Department if you have a confirmed case in your program. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me at wanda.fowler@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919 218-0988. 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 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE NEW SCHOOL #2 Facility ID: 92001015 Consultant: WANDA FOWLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/19/2023 Number Present: 105 Completed Date: 10/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during an unannounced annual compliance visit. The director, Torey, assisted me with today’s visit. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments I observed groups of children engaged in free play in their classrooms and outdoors. I also observed meal time in the infant classroom. RATED LICENSE STATUS The program operates with a 3-star rated license issued on 5/31/17. They received 3 points in program standards, 4 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Full rated license assessments will occur based on the program’s Cohort assignment; your program is in Cohort 1, therefore your assessment period would begin on or around July 1, 2024. You should begin preparing and planning for your assessment now if you wish to complete the Environment Rating Scales. You should also ensure that all staff have registered and have their education assessed in WORKS. It is recommended that you complete this process as part of your onboarding process with new hires or as existing staff members complete additional coursework. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 6/20/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/2/23. The last documented fire drill was conducted 10/18/23. The last documented shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted 8/31/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 10/11/23. The status of the owners, The New School, Inc., is listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website. All applicable child care requirements were assessed during today’s visit. The center does not provide transportation, therefore, these requirements were not assessed. Staff on-going training was assessed from November 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023. Please ensure that all staff have completed their required ongoing training by this date. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 843 A drug or medicine was administered after its expiration date. Three authorizaton forms, for topical medications were expired. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(d) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Two newer staff members medical reports were older than 12 month. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. Two newer staff member's tb test were older than 1 year. .0701(a) The above violations must be corrected immediately. By 11/2/23 please email me a signed letter of compliance. Before the letter is sent, all violations should be corrected; please contact me if additional time is needed to correct a specific violation. Include the following in your letter: facility ID number, list the item number describing how and when the violations were corrected and tell me how you plan to maintain compliance in the future with each item. If you prefer to mail your letter, you may send it to 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 If the compliance action letter is not received by the due date another visit to the center may be made and additional violations may be added. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 97%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Two staff members brought their staff medical report and tb test from their previous employer. These forms were dated over 1 year ago. All tb tests and staff medical reports, from new employees must be dated less than 1 year from their hire date. Three medications authorization forms in the classrooms for infants have expired. Topical medications authorization forms are valid for one year from the date it is completed. CONSULTATION There are new Sanitation Requirements effective 7/1/23. You should review their website or contact your Environmental Health Specialist for more information. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID user name and password to access this training. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment is a part of the health and safety training and should be done at least every 5 years. There is a link to this training on Moodle. Medication Administration is also a required health and safety training. This training is available as a separate training in Moodle. The expiration date on staff qualification letters has been extended by two years. New letters reflecting this change will not be sent. However, I will note this change as I make visits to the center. AGENCY UPDATES Please remember to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently to stay updated on rule requirements. Please be safe and continue to follow the guidelines in the Childcare Strong NC Public Health Toolkit, which was last updated on 8/31/22. COVID is still a reportable illness. You must contact the Health Department if you have a confirmed case in your program. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me at wanda.fowler@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919 218-0988. 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