10A NCAC 09 .0508 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: KRISTEN R. MAUNEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 12/4/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 02:05 PM Time Out: 04:50 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including health and safety. You, Christina German, Program Coordinator, assisted me with the visit. You provided me with applicable program, staff, and children’s records for review. Crystal Salazar, Senior Program Director, was also present. This is your first annual compliance visit since this facility became licensed on January 22, 2025. This program currently operates with a Three-star rated license effective July 23, 2025, meeting daytime care only, school age only, enhanced space, and playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standards. This facility has earned two points in program standards, five points in staff education, and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The star rated license was posted and restrictions were in compliance. The restriction “playground area does not meet child care playground safety standards” is being removed based on statute. An updated star rated license will be mailed to you reflecting the removal of this restriction. The program’s compliance history was 95 percent prior to today’s visit. The North Carolina Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 2, 2025, and Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc. was listed as current-active. On October 30, 2025, the registered agent for this corporation was updated on the Secretary of State website. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. During today’s visit, you were utilizing the cafeteria. You stated you typically use the cafeteria and the gym, along with the playground. Children and staff were observed during arrival, handwashing routines, snack, homework, free play activities indoors and art. Children are not transported by the licensed YMCA program during the school year. Records for four new staff and one existing staff were reviewed. Two children’s records were reviewed. The most recent monthly fire drill was conducted on November 25, 2025, at 4:08pm. The most recent quarterly lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was conducted on October 10, 2025, at 7:00am. An EPR Plan was not completed for this facility. The violation observed today was discussed with you and documented in the Visit Summary left with you at the conclusion of this visit. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR Plan was not completed and on file for review since the facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025. The administrator completed EPR training on June 3, 2021. .0607(c) The violation documented above must be corrected immediately. On or before December 18, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Kristen Mauney, Child Care Consultant PO Box 674 Denver, NC 28037 Kristen.Mauney@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. The email address listed for this facility is ericas@ymcacv.org. Child care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: EPR Plan- -The EPR Plan for this facility must be completed by December 18, 2025. Since the administrator had completed EPR training on June 3, 2021, prior to the facility obtaining a license, the EPR Plan needed to be completed for the facility within four months of licensure. The facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025, therefore, the EPR Plan needed to be completed by May 22, 2025. I suggested that you begin completing the EPR Plan as soon as possible. I suggested that the EPR Plan be completed upon licensure, within the first month, for each new facility. Consultation: We discussed the following during the visit: -Per HB 412 SL 2025-36, inspections are no longer required for this school age only facility operating in a public school. -Staff who do not have current CPR and First Aid certification cannot open, close, be alone at the facility caring for children, transport children, or be listed on the Emergency Medical Care Plan to respond to medical emergencies. -We discussed activity plan requirements. A daily gross motor activity that may be conducted outdoors or indoors must be documented on the activity plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0508(g) The activity plan shall: (1) identify activities that allow children to choose to participate with the whole group, part of the group, or independent of the group; (2) reflect that the children have four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors, if weather conditions permit, as listed in G.S. 110-91(12) as follows: (A) art and other creative play; (B) children's books; (C) blocks and block building; (D) manipulatives; and (E) family living and dramatic play; and (3) include a daily gross motor activity that may occur indoors or outdoors. -The health and safety training regarding safe sleep practices (available on Moodle) is a required training for all staff members, even for facilities who do not care for infants. I suggested that you double check to ensure all staff members complete this health and safety training. QRIS Pathways to the Stars: -I suggested that you review the new QRIS Pathway to Stars by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. Your next rated license reassessment is due July 2028. Reminders and Resources: -Providers can speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in their classroom by calling 1-888-600-1685 Option 1. Providers may also submit questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. In addition, providers may post questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on an online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There are also opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. For a flyer including active links to access these resources, please reach out to me and I will send this to you via email. I encouraged you to place a copy of the flyer in each classroom so that staff may access the information when needed. -Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and assistance today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, at Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at 704-853-9196 or Kristen.Mauney@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

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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: KRISTEN R. MAUNEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 12/4/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 02:05 PM Time Out: 04:50 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including health and safety. You, Christina German, Program Coordinator, assisted me with the visit. You provided me with applicable program, staff, and children’s records for review. Crystal Salazar, Senior Program Director, was also present. This is your first annual compliance visit since this facility became licensed on January 22, 2025. This program currently operates with a Three-star rated license effective July 23, 2025, meeting daytime care only, school age only, enhanced space, and playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standards. This facility has earned two points in program standards, five points in staff education, and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The star rated license was posted and restrictions were in compliance. The restriction “playground area does not meet child care playground safety standards” is being removed based on statute. An updated star rated license will be mailed to you reflecting the removal of this restriction. The program’s compliance history was 95 percent prior to today’s visit. The North Carolina Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 2, 2025, and Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc. was listed as current-active. On October 30, 2025, the registered agent for this corporation was updated on the Secretary of State website. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. During today’s visit, you were utilizing the cafeteria. You stated you typically use the cafeteria and the gym, along with the playground. Children and staff were observed during arrival, handwashing routines, snack, homework, free play activities indoors and art. Children are not transported by the licensed YMCA program during the school year. Records for four new staff and one existing staff were reviewed. Two children’s records were reviewed. The most recent monthly fire drill was conducted on November 25, 2025, at 4:08pm. The most recent quarterly lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was conducted on October 10, 2025, at 7:00am. An EPR Plan was not completed for this facility. The violation observed today was discussed with you and documented in the Visit Summary left with you at the conclusion of this visit. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR Plan was not completed and on file for review since the facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025. The administrator completed EPR training on June 3, 2021. .0607(c) The violation documented above must be corrected immediately. On or before December 18, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Kristen Mauney, Child Care Consultant PO Box 674 Denver, NC 28037 Kristen.Mauney@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. The email address listed for this facility is ericas@ymcacv.org. Child care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: EPR Plan- -The EPR Plan for this facility must be completed by December 18, 2025. Since the administrator had completed EPR training on June 3, 2021, prior to the facility obtaining a license, the EPR Plan needed to be completed for the facility within four months of licensure. The facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025, therefore, the EPR Plan needed to be completed by May 22, 2025. I suggested that you begin completing the EPR Plan as soon as possible. I suggested that the EPR Plan be completed upon licensure, within the first month, for each new facility. Consultation: We discussed the following during the visit: -Per HB 412 SL 2025-36, inspections are no longer required for this school age only facility operating in a public school. -Staff who do not have current CPR and First Aid certification cannot open, close, be alone at the facility caring for children, transport children, or be listed on the Emergency Medical Care Plan to respond to medical emergencies. -We discussed activity plan requirements. A daily gross motor activity that may be conducted outdoors or indoors must be documented on the activity plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0508(g) The activity plan shall: (1) identify activities that allow children to choose to participate with the whole group, part of the group, or independent of the group; (2) reflect that the children have four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors, if weather conditions permit, as listed in G.S. 110-91(12) as follows: (A) art and other creative play; (B) children's books; (C) blocks and block building; (D) manipulatives; and (E) family living and dramatic play; and (3) include a daily gross motor activity that may occur indoors or outdoors. -The health and safety training regarding safe sleep practices (available on Moodle) is a required training for all staff members, even for facilities who do not care for infants. I suggested that you double check to ensure all staff members complete this health and safety training. QRIS Pathways to the Stars: -I suggested that you review the new QRIS Pathway to Stars by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. Your next rated license reassessment is due July 2028. Reminders and Resources: -Providers can speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in their classroom by calling 1-888-600-1685 Option 1. Providers may also submit questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. In addition, providers may post questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on an online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There are also opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. For a flyer including active links to access these resources, please reach out to me and I will send this to you via email. I encouraged you to place a copy of the flyer in each classroom so that staff may access the information when needed. -Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and assistance today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, at Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at 704-853-9196 or Kristen.Mauney@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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: KRISTEN R. MAUNEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/4/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 12/4/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 02:05 PM Time Out: 04:50 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit, including health and safety. You, Christina German, Program Coordinator, assisted me with the visit. You provided me with applicable program, staff, and children’s records for review. Crystal Salazar, Senior Program Director, was also present. This is your first annual compliance visit since this facility became licensed on January 22, 2025. This program currently operates with a Three-star rated license effective July 23, 2025, meeting daytime care only, school age only, enhanced space, and playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standards. This facility has earned two points in program standards, five points in staff education, and one quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The star rated license was posted and restrictions were in compliance. The restriction “playground area does not meet child care playground safety standards” is being removed based on statute. An updated star rated license will be mailed to you reflecting the removal of this restriction. The program’s compliance history was 95 percent prior to today’s visit. The North Carolina Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 2, 2025, and Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc. was listed as current-active. On October 30, 2025, the registered agent for this corporation was updated on the Secretary of State website. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. During today’s visit, you were utilizing the cafeteria. You stated you typically use the cafeteria and the gym, along with the playground. Children and staff were observed during arrival, handwashing routines, snack, homework, free play activities indoors and art. Children are not transported by the licensed YMCA program during the school year. Records for four new staff and one existing staff were reviewed. Two children’s records were reviewed. The most recent monthly fire drill was conducted on November 25, 2025, at 4:08pm. The most recent quarterly lockdown/shelter-in-place drill was conducted on October 10, 2025, at 7:00am. An EPR Plan was not completed for this facility. The violation observed today was discussed with you and documented in the Visit Summary left with you at the conclusion of this visit. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR Plan was not completed and on file for review since the facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025. The administrator completed EPR training on June 3, 2021. .0607(c) The violation documented above must be corrected immediately. On or before December 18, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Kristen Mauney, Child Care Consultant PO Box 674 Denver, NC 28037 Kristen.Mauney@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. The email address listed for this facility is ericas@ymcacv.org. Child care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: EPR Plan- -The EPR Plan for this facility must be completed by December 18, 2025. Since the administrator had completed EPR training on June 3, 2021, prior to the facility obtaining a license, the EPR Plan needed to be completed for the facility within four months of licensure. The facility was initially licensed on January 22, 2025, therefore, the EPR Plan needed to be completed by May 22, 2025. I suggested that you begin completing the EPR Plan as soon as possible. I suggested that the EPR Plan be completed upon licensure, within the first month, for each new facility. Consultation: We discussed the following during the visit: -Per HB 412 SL 2025-36, inspections are no longer required for this school age only facility operating in a public school. -Staff who do not have current CPR and First Aid certification cannot open, close, be alone at the facility caring for children, transport children, or be listed on the Emergency Medical Care Plan to respond to medical emergencies. -We discussed activity plan requirements. A daily gross motor activity that may be conducted outdoors or indoors must be documented on the activity plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0508(g) The activity plan shall: (1) identify activities that allow children to choose to participate with the whole group, part of the group, or independent of the group; (2) reflect that the children have four different activities daily, at least one of which is outdoors, if weather conditions permit, as listed in G.S. 110-91(12) as follows: (A) art and other creative play; (B) children's books; (C) blocks and block building; (D) manipulatives; and (E) family living and dramatic play; and (3) include a daily gross motor activity that may occur indoors or outdoors. -The health and safety training regarding safe sleep practices (available on Moodle) is a required training for all staff members, even for facilities who do not care for infants. I suggested that you double check to ensure all staff members complete this health and safety training. QRIS Pathways to the Stars: -I suggested that you review the new QRIS Pathway to Stars by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. Your next rated license reassessment is due July 2028. Reminders and Resources: -Providers can speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in their classroom by calling 1-888-600-1685 Option 1. Providers may also submit questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. In addition, providers may post questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on an online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There are also opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. For a flyer including active links to access these resources, please reach out to me and I will send this to you via email. I encouraged you to place a copy of the flyer in each classroom so that staff may access the information when needed. -Moodle Support: The Division offers early childhood professionals a wide range of professional development opportunities through our online learning platform Moodle. To get help with Moodle, email at DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and assistance today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, at Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at 704-853-9196 or Kristen.Mauney@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 .0102 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/13/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 5/13/2025 Age: From 6 To 11 Total Minutes: 106 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 04:36 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the third temporary time period visit. You, Madalyn Wells, Program Coordinator, assisted with the visit until 4:15pm. After your departure, there was not a legal designee on site to review and sign the visit summary. I reviewed the violation that was observed prior to your departure. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to the visit, and the business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on March 21, 2025, at 3:30pm. The last sanitation inspection was completed on April 22, 2025, and you received a superior classification and zero (0) demerits. No new staff have been hired since the last visit was conducted on April 9, 2025. I contacted Erica Simmons, Administrator, via email to discuss the transition from a temporary license to either a one star or a two through five-star license. An email reply was not received prior to the conclusion of the visit. I discussed with you that you will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding after your temporary license expires since you will not achieve at least a three-star rated license. Your temporary license will expire after July 22, 2025. An extension of time is not given, and your rated license points will be processed with the current points you have earned. The following violation was observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The most recent fire drill documented on the fire drill record was dated March 21, 2025. A fire drill was not practiced in April 2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) Technical Assistance was Provided with the following: Fire Drills Fire drills must be conducted monthly. I suggested that you place a reminder on your calendar to alert you to conduct a monthly fire drill. Once you complete the fire drill, log the required information on the fire drill log and report form that can be accessed on DCDEE’s website under the provider documents and forms tab. Consultation was provided on the following. To meet the minimum requirements for a program coordinator: Per child care rule .2510 (b) At least one individual who is responsible for planning and ensuring the implementation of daily activities for a school-age program (program coordinator) shall: (1) Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to employment; (2) Have completed two semester credit hours in child and youth development and two semester credit hours in school-age programming. Each individual who does not meet this requirement shall enroll in coursework within six months after becoming employed and shall complete this coursework within 18 months of enrollment. An individual who meets the staff requirements for administrator or lead teacher shall be considered as meeting the requirements for program coordinator, provided the individual completes Basic School-Age Care (BSAC) training as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0102(4) of this Chapter, and (3) Be on site when children are in care for programs offering before and after school care only. For a full day program, the program coordinator shall be on site for two thirds of the hours of operation. This includes times when the individual is off site due to illness or vacation A DCDEE Works account was established for the program coordinator; however, BSAC and EDU 119 were not submitted and have not been evaluated. There was not a status letter available to review. You currently do not transport children. Reminders: Complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and place a copy on file no later than May 22, 2025. Rated License Status I am unable to proceed with evaluating education for points. The one-star license will be mailed to you from our Raleigh office. You must complete your annual fire inspection prior to September 4, 2025. Mail the original completed and approved fire inspection form to your child care consultant within one week after it is completed. Call your licensing consultant with any questions you may have. You can obtain the annual fire inspection form and Staff and Training Worksheet form under the provider tab, then provider documents and forms tab at www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Before your annual compliance visit is due, please complete the Staff and Training Worksheet form. Your annual compliance visit will be conducted prior to January 22, 2026. All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training and/or On-Going Training requirements and have documentation on file for review prior to January 22, 2026. Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your compliance history prior to today’s visit was 96%. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by May 27, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Your temporary license will end after July 22, 20205. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Your file will be transferred to your child care consultant, Kristen Mauney, after July 22, 2025. An email will be sent once the file has been transferred and will include contact information for Ms. Mauney. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .2201 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/13/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 5/13/2025 Age: From 6 To 11 Total Minutes: 106 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 04:36 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the third temporary time period visit. You, Madalyn Wells, Program Coordinator, assisted with the visit until 4:15pm. After your departure, there was not a legal designee on site to review and sign the visit summary. I reviewed the violation that was observed prior to your departure. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to the visit, and the business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on March 21, 2025, at 3:30pm. The last sanitation inspection was completed on April 22, 2025, and you received a superior classification and zero (0) demerits. No new staff have been hired since the last visit was conducted on April 9, 2025. I contacted Erica Simmons, Administrator, via email to discuss the transition from a temporary license to either a one star or a two through five-star license. An email reply was not received prior to the conclusion of the visit. I discussed with you that you will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding after your temporary license expires since you will not achieve at least a three-star rated license. Your temporary license will expire after July 22, 2025. An extension of time is not given, and your rated license points will be processed with the current points you have earned. The following violation was observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The most recent fire drill documented on the fire drill record was dated March 21, 2025. A fire drill was not practiced in April 2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) Technical Assistance was Provided with the following: Fire Drills Fire drills must be conducted monthly. I suggested that you place a reminder on your calendar to alert you to conduct a monthly fire drill. Once you complete the fire drill, log the required information on the fire drill log and report form that can be accessed on DCDEE’s website under the provider documents and forms tab. Consultation was provided on the following. To meet the minimum requirements for a program coordinator: Per child care rule .2510 (b) At least one individual who is responsible for planning and ensuring the implementation of daily activities for a school-age program (program coordinator) shall: (1) Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to employment; (2) Have completed two semester credit hours in child and youth development and two semester credit hours in school-age programming. Each individual who does not meet this requirement shall enroll in coursework within six months after becoming employed and shall complete this coursework within 18 months of enrollment. An individual who meets the staff requirements for administrator or lead teacher shall be considered as meeting the requirements for program coordinator, provided the individual completes Basic School-Age Care (BSAC) training as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0102(4) of this Chapter, and (3) Be on site when children are in care for programs offering before and after school care only. For a full day program, the program coordinator shall be on site for two thirds of the hours of operation. This includes times when the individual is off site due to illness or vacation A DCDEE Works account was established for the program coordinator; however, BSAC and EDU 119 were not submitted and have not been evaluated. There was not a status letter available to review. You currently do not transport children. Reminders: Complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and place a copy on file no later than May 22, 2025. Rated License Status I am unable to proceed with evaluating education for points. The one-star license will be mailed to you from our Raleigh office. You must complete your annual fire inspection prior to September 4, 2025. Mail the original completed and approved fire inspection form to your child care consultant within one week after it is completed. Call your licensing consultant with any questions you may have. You can obtain the annual fire inspection form and Staff and Training Worksheet form under the provider tab, then provider documents and forms tab at www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Before your annual compliance visit is due, please complete the Staff and Training Worksheet form. Your annual compliance visit will be conducted prior to January 22, 2026. All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training and/or On-Going Training requirements and have documentation on file for review prior to January 22, 2026. Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your compliance history prior to today’s visit was 96%. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by May 27, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Your temporary license will end after July 22, 20205. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Your file will be transferred to your child care consultant, Kristen Mauney, after July 22, 2025. An email will be sent once the file has been transferred and will include contact information for Ms. Mauney. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/13/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 5/13/2025 Age: From 6 To 11 Total Minutes: 106 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 04:36 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the third temporary time period visit. You, Madalyn Wells, Program Coordinator, assisted with the visit until 4:15pm. After your departure, there was not a legal designee on site to review and sign the visit summary. I reviewed the violation that was observed prior to your departure. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to the visit, and the business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on March 21, 2025, at 3:30pm. The last sanitation inspection was completed on April 22, 2025, and you received a superior classification and zero (0) demerits. No new staff have been hired since the last visit was conducted on April 9, 2025. I contacted Erica Simmons, Administrator, via email to discuss the transition from a temporary license to either a one star or a two through five-star license. An email reply was not received prior to the conclusion of the visit. I discussed with you that you will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding after your temporary license expires since you will not achieve at least a three-star rated license. Your temporary license will expire after July 22, 2025. An extension of time is not given, and your rated license points will be processed with the current points you have earned. The following violation was observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The most recent fire drill documented on the fire drill record was dated March 21, 2025. A fire drill was not practiced in April 2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) Technical Assistance was Provided with the following: Fire Drills Fire drills must be conducted monthly. I suggested that you place a reminder on your calendar to alert you to conduct a monthly fire drill. Once you complete the fire drill, log the required information on the fire drill log and report form that can be accessed on DCDEE’s website under the provider documents and forms tab. Consultation was provided on the following. To meet the minimum requirements for a program coordinator: Per child care rule .2510 (b) At least one individual who is responsible for planning and ensuring the implementation of daily activities for a school-age program (program coordinator) shall: (1) Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to employment; (2) Have completed two semester credit hours in child and youth development and two semester credit hours in school-age programming. Each individual who does not meet this requirement shall enroll in coursework within six months after becoming employed and shall complete this coursework within 18 months of enrollment. An individual who meets the staff requirements for administrator or lead teacher shall be considered as meeting the requirements for program coordinator, provided the individual completes Basic School-Age Care (BSAC) training as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0102(4) of this Chapter, and (3) Be on site when children are in care for programs offering before and after school care only. For a full day program, the program coordinator shall be on site for two thirds of the hours of operation. This includes times when the individual is off site due to illness or vacation A DCDEE Works account was established for the program coordinator; however, BSAC and EDU 119 were not submitted and have not been evaluated. There was not a status letter available to review. You currently do not transport children. Reminders: Complete the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and place a copy on file no later than May 22, 2025. Rated License Status I am unable to proceed with evaluating education for points. The one-star license will be mailed to you from our Raleigh office. You must complete your annual fire inspection prior to September 4, 2025. Mail the original completed and approved fire inspection form to your child care consultant within one week after it is completed. Call your licensing consultant with any questions you may have. You can obtain the annual fire inspection form and Staff and Training Worksheet form under the provider tab, then provider documents and forms tab at www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Before your annual compliance visit is due, please complete the Staff and Training Worksheet form. Your annual compliance visit will be conducted prior to January 22, 2026. All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training and/or On-Going Training requirements and have documentation on file for review prior to January 22, 2026. Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your compliance history prior to today’s visit was 96%. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by May 27, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Your temporary license will end after July 22, 20205. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Your file will be transferred to your child care consultant, Kristen Mauney, after July 22, 2025. An email will be sent once the file has been transferred and will include contact information for Ms. Mauney. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: FARRAN RHYNE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/9/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 4/9/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 201 Time In: 01:54 PM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. Madelyn Wells, Program Coordinator, assisted me with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:26pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standards. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to the visit, and the business Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this second Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was completed on March 21, 2025, at 3:30pm. A shelter-in-place drill was completed on February 24, 2025, at 3:05pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for April 2025 was posted and listed appropriate nutritious snacks that complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The daily schedule was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. You stated you do not provide transportation. You stated you do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. You stated this facility is closed for spring break April 14, 2025, through April 21, 2025. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be able to receive subsidy funding. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted on the parent information board was dated 3/31/2025-4/4/2025. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Activity Plan: I suggested that you complete and print the activity plan for the following week so that it will be posted first thing on Monday morning. I suggested posting the activity plan for the following week behind the current week as soon as it is completed. This was corrected during the visit by you posting a current activity plan. Consultation was provided on the following: The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. I have received your completed application for a two-through five-star license. The administrator reported that the program will not request to have the School Age Environment Rating Scale conducted at this time and requested that staff education be evaluated for the purpose of obtaining a star-rated license. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. Thank you for your time and assistance today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me at Farran.M.Rhyne@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. Farran Rhyne, Child Care Consultant 704-594-0003 Farran.M.Rhyne@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

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GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: FARRAN RHYNE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/9/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 4/9/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 201 Time In: 01:54 PM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. Madelyn Wells, Program Coordinator, assisted me with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:26pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standards. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to the visit, and the business Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this second Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was completed on March 21, 2025, at 3:30pm. A shelter-in-place drill was completed on February 24, 2025, at 3:05pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for April 2025 was posted and listed appropriate nutritious snacks that complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The daily schedule was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. You stated you do not provide transportation. You stated you do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. You stated this facility is closed for spring break April 14, 2025, through April 21, 2025. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be able to receive subsidy funding. The following violation was observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted on the parent information board was dated 3/31/2025-4/4/2025. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Activity Plan: I suggested that you complete and print the activity plan for the following week so that it will be posted first thing on Monday morning. I suggested posting the activity plan for the following week behind the current week as soon as it is completed. This was corrected during the visit by you posting a current activity plan. Consultation was provided on the following: The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. I have received your completed application for a two-through five-star license. The administrator reported that the program will not request to have the School Age Environment Rating Scale conducted at this time and requested that staff education be evaluated for the purpose of obtaining a star-rated license. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. Thank you for your time and assistance today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me at Farran.M.Rhyne@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. Farran Rhyne, Child Care Consultant 704-594-0003 Farran.M.Rhyne@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 .0403 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/3/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 3/3/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 05:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Savannah McSwain, Group Leader, assisted with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:58pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The Secretary of State website was checked today and your business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, no less than thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the approved indoor spaces were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was conducted on February 21, 2025, at 4pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for February 2025 was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. The daily schedule was posted. You do not provide transportation at this facility. You do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. We discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality Point options during the visit. You stated that you are not certain if you plan to apply for a two-five star rated license at this time. If applicable, all new and existing staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by April 30, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The following violations were observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The snack menu that was posted for parents to view was dated February 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1301 Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not maintained for one (1) child that attends mornings only on February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, February 5, 2025, February 6, 2025,February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 12, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. Daily attendance was not maintained for three (3) children that attend in the afternoon on February 5, 2025, and February 6, 2025, and for five (5) children on February 7, 2025. GS 110-91(9) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Menu The snack menu that was posted was dated February 2025. I suggested that you create a weekly menu and date it and post the snack menu either at the close of business on Friday’s or Monday mornings. Attendance Children’s attendance must be maintained and on file for review. Daily attendance was not documented on the following dates: February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, February 10, 2025, through February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. The arrival and departure times were maintained but the monthly attendance was not documented. I reminded you that staff must maintain both documents. I suggested that you discuss with staff how to document children’s attendance and use the monthly attendance record that is available under provider documents and forms on DCDEE’s website. Consultation was provided on the following. The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. Staff need to create a DCDEE Works account and upload a copy of the BSAC certificate and apply for their position (Program Coordinator, Group Leader). We discussed and I requested additional information regarding the facility’s last day of operation for the school year and whether the facility will operate during school closures. As discussed, the last day of school will be May 22, 2025, and if the program does not offer care in the summer, then the three temporary time period visits must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If you plan to apply for a star rated license, please let me know on or before March 14, 2025, to allow for enough time to order the SACERS-U assessment and for the Environment Rating Scale assessors to conduct the assessment prior to the end of the school year. The temporary license ends on July 22, 2025. You requested clarification regarding opportunities for children to participate in the planning and implementation of activities. I suggested that the group leaders use group time to allow children the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of activities and document the children’s ideas on the activity plan. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 17, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment, if applicable. SACERS-U Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Display children’s artwork in the classrooms. Include 2-D and 3-D art and craft projects to complete on the activity plan and display. Staff members should sit with children during meals and when possible, during snacks. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray with sanitizing solution and let sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying sanitizing solution. Sinks must be disinfected between changes of use. The staff should spray the sink with the disinfectant spray and allow the disinfectant to stay for at least two minutes before turning on the water and using the sink. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you may want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. 10A NCAC 09 .0403 TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CENTERS (c) The temporary license shall remain in effect for six months or until the issuance of a star-rated license, a special provisional license, provisional license, probationary license, summary suspension, suspension, or a denial of a rated license to the operator. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

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10A NCAC 09 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/3/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 3/3/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 05:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Savannah McSwain, Group Leader, assisted with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:58pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The Secretary of State website was checked today and your business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, no less than thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the approved indoor spaces were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was conducted on February 21, 2025, at 4pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for February 2025 was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. The daily schedule was posted. You do not provide transportation at this facility. You do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. We discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality Point options during the visit. You stated that you are not certain if you plan to apply for a two-five star rated license at this time. If applicable, all new and existing staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by April 30, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The following violations were observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The snack menu that was posted for parents to view was dated February 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1301 Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not maintained for one (1) child that attends mornings only on February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, February 5, 2025, February 6, 2025,February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 12, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. Daily attendance was not maintained for three (3) children that attend in the afternoon on February 5, 2025, and February 6, 2025, and for five (5) children on February 7, 2025. GS 110-91(9) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Menu The snack menu that was posted was dated February 2025. I suggested that you create a weekly menu and date it and post the snack menu either at the close of business on Friday’s or Monday mornings. Attendance Children’s attendance must be maintained and on file for review. Daily attendance was not documented on the following dates: February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, February 10, 2025, through February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. The arrival and departure times were maintained but the monthly attendance was not documented. I reminded you that staff must maintain both documents. I suggested that you discuss with staff how to document children’s attendance and use the monthly attendance record that is available under provider documents and forms on DCDEE’s website. Consultation was provided on the following. The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. Staff need to create a DCDEE Works account and upload a copy of the BSAC certificate and apply for their position (Program Coordinator, Group Leader). We discussed and I requested additional information regarding the facility’s last day of operation for the school year and whether the facility will operate during school closures. As discussed, the last day of school will be May 22, 2025, and if the program does not offer care in the summer, then the three temporary time period visits must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If you plan to apply for a star rated license, please let me know on or before March 14, 2025, to allow for enough time to order the SACERS-U assessment and for the Environment Rating Scale assessors to conduct the assessment prior to the end of the school year. The temporary license ends on July 22, 2025. You requested clarification regarding opportunities for children to participate in the planning and implementation of activities. I suggested that the group leaders use group time to allow children the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of activities and document the children’s ideas on the activity plan. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 17, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment, if applicable. SACERS-U Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Display children’s artwork in the classrooms. Include 2-D and 3-D art and craft projects to complete on the activity plan and display. Staff members should sit with children during meals and when possible, during snacks. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray with sanitizing solution and let sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying sanitizing solution. Sinks must be disinfected between changes of use. The staff should spray the sink with the disinfectant spray and allow the disinfectant to stay for at least two minutes before turning on the water and using the sink. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you may want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. 10A NCAC 09 .0403 TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CENTERS (c) The temporary license shall remain in effect for six months or until the issuance of a star-rated license, a special provisional license, provisional license, probationary license, summary suspension, suspension, or a denial of a rated license to the operator. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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 .2201 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/3/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 3/3/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 05:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Savannah McSwain, Group Leader, assisted with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:58pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The Secretary of State website was checked today and your business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, no less than thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the approved indoor spaces were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was conducted on February 21, 2025, at 4pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for February 2025 was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. The daily schedule was posted. You do not provide transportation at this facility. You do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. We discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality Point options during the visit. You stated that you are not certain if you plan to apply for a two-five star rated license at this time. If applicable, all new and existing staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by April 30, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The following violations were observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The snack menu that was posted for parents to view was dated February 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1301 Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not maintained for one (1) child that attends mornings only on February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, February 5, 2025, February 6, 2025,February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 12, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. Daily attendance was not maintained for three (3) children that attend in the afternoon on February 5, 2025, and February 6, 2025, and for five (5) children on February 7, 2025. GS 110-91(9) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Menu The snack menu that was posted was dated February 2025. I suggested that you create a weekly menu and date it and post the snack menu either at the close of business on Friday’s or Monday mornings. Attendance Children’s attendance must be maintained and on file for review. Daily attendance was not documented on the following dates: February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, February 10, 2025, through February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. The arrival and departure times were maintained but the monthly attendance was not documented. I reminded you that staff must maintain both documents. I suggested that you discuss with staff how to document children’s attendance and use the monthly attendance record that is available under provider documents and forms on DCDEE’s website. Consultation was provided on the following. The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. Staff need to create a DCDEE Works account and upload a copy of the BSAC certificate and apply for their position (Program Coordinator, Group Leader). We discussed and I requested additional information regarding the facility’s last day of operation for the school year and whether the facility will operate during school closures. As discussed, the last day of school will be May 22, 2025, and if the program does not offer care in the summer, then the three temporary time period visits must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If you plan to apply for a star rated license, please let me know on or before March 14, 2025, to allow for enough time to order the SACERS-U assessment and for the Environment Rating Scale assessors to conduct the assessment prior to the end of the school year. The temporary license ends on July 22, 2025. You requested clarification regarding opportunities for children to participate in the planning and implementation of activities. I suggested that the group leaders use group time to allow children the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of activities and document the children’s ideas on the activity plan. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 17, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment, if applicable. SACERS-U Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Display children’s artwork in the classrooms. Include 2-D and 3-D art and craft projects to complete on the activity plan and display. Staff members should sit with children during meals and when possible, during snacks. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray with sanitizing solution and let sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying sanitizing solution. Sinks must be disinfected between changes of use. The staff should spray the sink with the disinfectant spray and allow the disinfectant to stay for at least two minutes before turning on the water and using the sink. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you may want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. 10A NCAC 09 .0403 TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CENTERS (c) The temporary license shall remain in effect for six months or until the issuance of a star-rated license, a special provisional license, provisional license, probationary license, summary suspension, suspension, or a denial of a rated license to the operator. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/3/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 3/3/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 05:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Savannah McSwain, Group Leader, assisted with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:58pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The Secretary of State website was checked today and your business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, no less than thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the approved indoor spaces were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was conducted on February 21, 2025, at 4pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for February 2025 was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. The daily schedule was posted. You do not provide transportation at this facility. You do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. We discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality Point options during the visit. You stated that you are not certain if you plan to apply for a two-five star rated license at this time. If applicable, all new and existing staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by April 30, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The following violations were observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The snack menu that was posted for parents to view was dated February 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1301 Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not maintained for one (1) child that attends mornings only on February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, February 5, 2025, February 6, 2025,February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 12, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. Daily attendance was not maintained for three (3) children that attend in the afternoon on February 5, 2025, and February 6, 2025, and for five (5) children on February 7, 2025. GS 110-91(9) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Menu The snack menu that was posted was dated February 2025. I suggested that you create a weekly menu and date it and post the snack menu either at the close of business on Friday’s or Monday mornings. Attendance Children’s attendance must be maintained and on file for review. Daily attendance was not documented on the following dates: February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, February 10, 2025, through February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. The arrival and departure times were maintained but the monthly attendance was not documented. I reminded you that staff must maintain both documents. I suggested that you discuss with staff how to document children’s attendance and use the monthly attendance record that is available under provider documents and forms on DCDEE’s website. Consultation was provided on the following. The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. Staff need to create a DCDEE Works account and upload a copy of the BSAC certificate and apply for their position (Program Coordinator, Group Leader). We discussed and I requested additional information regarding the facility’s last day of operation for the school year and whether the facility will operate during school closures. As discussed, the last day of school will be May 22, 2025, and if the program does not offer care in the summer, then the three temporary time period visits must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If you plan to apply for a star rated license, please let me know on or before March 14, 2025, to allow for enough time to order the SACERS-U assessment and for the Environment Rating Scale assessors to conduct the assessment prior to the end of the school year. The temporary license ends on July 22, 2025. You requested clarification regarding opportunities for children to participate in the planning and implementation of activities. I suggested that the group leaders use group time to allow children the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of activities and document the children’s ideas on the activity plan. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 17, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment, if applicable. SACERS-U Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Display children’s artwork in the classrooms. Include 2-D and 3-D art and craft projects to complete on the activity plan and display. Staff members should sit with children during meals and when possible, during snacks. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray with sanitizing solution and let sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying sanitizing solution. Sinks must be disinfected between changes of use. The staff should spray the sink with the disinfectant spray and allow the disinfectant to stay for at least two minutes before turning on the water and using the sink. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you may want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. 10A NCAC 09 .0403 TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CENTERS (c) The temporary license shall remain in effect for six months or until the issuance of a star-rated license, a special provisional license, provisional license, probationary license, summary suspension, suspension, or a denial of a rated license to the operator. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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: Iron Station Elementary YMCA Childcare Facility ID: 55000189 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/3/2025 Number Present: 17 Completed Date: 3/3/2025 Age: From 5 To 11 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 02:50 PM Time Out: 05:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Savannah McSwain, Group Leader, assisted with the visit until you, Shandel Neal, Regional Director, arrived at 3:58pm. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on January 22, 2025, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; School age children only, and Playground area does not meet Child Care Playground Safety Standard. The Secretary of State website was checked today and your business, Young Men’s Christian Association of Catawba Valley, Inc., is still active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, no less than thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the approved indoor spaces were monitored as well as materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last fire drill was conducted on February 21, 2025, at 4pm. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Two staff files were reviewed. The snack menu for February 2025 was posted. The facility provides before and after school care and does not operate when the school is closed. The daily schedule was posted. You do not provide transportation at this facility. You do not provide aquatic activities during the school year. We discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality Point options during the visit. You stated that you are not certain if you plan to apply for a two-five star rated license at this time. If applicable, all new and existing staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by April 30, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. Please be mindful that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The following violations were observed during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The snack menu that was posted for parents to view was dated February 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1301 Center did not maintain a record of daily attendance. Daily attendance was not maintained for one (1) child that attends mornings only on February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, February 5, 2025, February 6, 2025,February 10, 2025, February 11, 2025, February 12, 2025, February 13, 2025, February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. Daily attendance was not maintained for three (3) children that attend in the afternoon on February 5, 2025, and February 6, 2025, and for five (5) children on February 7, 2025. GS 110-91(9) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Menu The snack menu that was posted was dated February 2025. I suggested that you create a weekly menu and date it and post the snack menu either at the close of business on Friday’s or Monday mornings. Attendance Children’s attendance must be maintained and on file for review. Daily attendance was not documented on the following dates: February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, February 10, 2025, through February 14, 2025, and February 21, 2025. The arrival and departure times were maintained but the monthly attendance was not documented. I reminded you that staff must maintain both documents. I suggested that you discuss with staff how to document children’s attendance and use the monthly attendance record that is available under provider documents and forms on DCDEE’s website. Consultation was provided on the following. The EPR Plan must be completed within four months of completing the training. If you have completed the training prior to receiving the temporary license, then you must complete the EPR plan by May 22, 2025, and review with staff and have documentation on file for review. Staff need to create a DCDEE Works account and upload a copy of the BSAC certificate and apply for their position (Program Coordinator, Group Leader). We discussed and I requested additional information regarding the facility’s last day of operation for the school year and whether the facility will operate during school closures. As discussed, the last day of school will be May 22, 2025, and if the program does not offer care in the summer, then the three temporary time period visits must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If you plan to apply for a star rated license, please let me know on or before March 14, 2025, to allow for enough time to order the SACERS-U assessment and for the Environment Rating Scale assessors to conduct the assessment prior to the end of the school year. The temporary license ends on July 22, 2025. You requested clarification regarding opportunities for children to participate in the planning and implementation of activities. I suggested that the group leaders use group time to allow children the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of activities and document the children’s ideas on the activity plan. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 17, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and send the letter to: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment, if applicable. SACERS-U Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Display children’s artwork in the classrooms. Include 2-D and 3-D art and craft projects to complete on the activity plan and display. Staff members should sit with children during meals and when possible, during snacks. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray with sanitizing solution and let sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying sanitizing solution. Sinks must be disinfected between changes of use. The staff should spray the sink with the disinfectant spray and allow the disinfectant to stay for at least two minutes before turning on the water and using the sink. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you may want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after July 22, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. New child care rules went into effect on November 1, 2024. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff. 10A NCAC 09 .0403 TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CENTERS (c) The temporary license shall remain in effect for six months or until the issuance of a star-rated license, a special provisional license, provisional license, probationary license, summary suspension, suspension, or a denial of a rated license to the operator. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, Jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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