10A NCAC 09 .3009 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 1, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, childcare consultant with Carolyn Swaim, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a Five-star license. Restrictions include first shift care, meets enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus one. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The program’s compliance history was 98% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children in group time and center free play. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 3/20/2024. A sanitation inspection was completed 8/21/2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 9/3/2024. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 2/26/2025. A shelter in place drill was documented on 9/19/2024. An outdoor inspection was documented on 3/3/2025. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today. No medications were observed or reported. Off-site verification forms for staff, children, and transportation were observed and dated 8/14/2024. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC Pre-K staff are lead teacher, Carolyn Swaim and teacher, Sherry Neely. All NC Pre-K files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your facility uses the Creative Curriculum. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 14, 2024. The classroom operates from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Swaim stated that an open house was conducted prior to the start of the school year. She also stated Parent conferences are held throughout the year and as needed. You stated that you use class dojo for parent communication. In addition, a daily communication folder is sent home to the parents which includes any information. You verified that you incorporate family engagement by having different events throughout the year such as parent nights, parents reading to class, and family meals. The environment rating scale score received on 2/12/2018 was 5.43. The following violations were cited at today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. One art easel on the playground had a broken shelf attached. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current first aid training. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current CPR training. .1102(d) 1767 The health assessment did not include a vision screening. One enrolled child did not have a vision screening on file. .3005 (a)(3) 1768 The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. One enrolled child did not have a hearing screening on file. .3005 (a)(4) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown drill was conducted 9/19/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch depth was not six inches around the fall zones of the climbing equipment. .0605(k)(1-4) 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. COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION: You must correct the violation cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 3/18/25. The following information must be included in your compliance letter: • each violation number, • how you corrected each violation, • the name of your center, • facility ID number, • date, • title of the person who signs the letter You may email the letter to jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov If you state in your documentation or report that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: - -For NC Pre-K screenings, any children’s screenings that were unable to be completed should be screened again. -Fall zones around climbing equipment should meet six inches in depth. -Emergency drills are due quarterly- every three months. -CPR/First Aid is required for staff within 90 days of hire from an approved training organization. -Any broken equipment should be removed from the environment and repaired/replaced. -NC Pre-K enrolled children are required to have the vision, hearing and dental screenings. Other information: •You must notify your consultant 30 days prior to changing the ownership status of your facility. • QRIS Modernization Rulemaking Update-The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) published proposed Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization Rules in the North Carolina Register on February 3, 2025., beginning a 60-day public comment period. Interested parties are invited to submit Public Comments on specific rules now through April 4, 2025. A Public Hearing will be held at 1:15 p.m. during the meeting of the North Carolina Child Care Commission on March 26, 2025 in Room 165, 333 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC and by WebEx. Sign up instructions and other details will be shared later. The Administrative Procedure Act (G.S. 150B) provides for a uniform procedure for the adoption of rules. Proposed rule changes must progress through several stages of analysis, review, and feedback before becoming effective and entering the state’s Administrative Code. Learn more about participating in the rulemaking process from the Office of Administrative Hearings. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with and provided to you. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. I will make a follow-up visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis, Child Care Consultant 336-317-5041 jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@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.

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 1, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, childcare consultant with Carolyn Swaim, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a Five-star license. Restrictions include first shift care, meets enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus one. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The program’s compliance history was 98% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children in group time and center free play. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 3/20/2024. A sanitation inspection was completed 8/21/2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 9/3/2024. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 2/26/2025. A shelter in place drill was documented on 9/19/2024. An outdoor inspection was documented on 3/3/2025. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today. No medications were observed or reported. Off-site verification forms for staff, children, and transportation were observed and dated 8/14/2024. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC Pre-K staff are lead teacher, Carolyn Swaim and teacher, Sherry Neely. All NC Pre-K files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your facility uses the Creative Curriculum. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 14, 2024. The classroom operates from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Swaim stated that an open house was conducted prior to the start of the school year. She also stated Parent conferences are held throughout the year and as needed. You stated that you use class dojo for parent communication. In addition, a daily communication folder is sent home to the parents which includes any information. You verified that you incorporate family engagement by having different events throughout the year such as parent nights, parents reading to class, and family meals. The environment rating scale score received on 2/12/2018 was 5.43. The following violations were cited at today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. One art easel on the playground had a broken shelf attached. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current first aid training. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current CPR training. .1102(d) 1767 The health assessment did not include a vision screening. One enrolled child did not have a vision screening on file. .3005 (a)(3) 1768 The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. One enrolled child did not have a hearing screening on file. .3005 (a)(4) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown drill was conducted 9/19/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch depth was not six inches around the fall zones of the climbing equipment. .0605(k)(1-4) 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. COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION: You must correct the violation cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 3/18/25. The following information must be included in your compliance letter: • each violation number, • how you corrected each violation, • the name of your center, • facility ID number, • date, • title of the person who signs the letter You may email the letter to jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov If you state in your documentation or report that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: - -For NC Pre-K screenings, any children’s screenings that were unable to be completed should be screened again. -Fall zones around climbing equipment should meet six inches in depth. -Emergency drills are due quarterly- every three months. -CPR/First Aid is required for staff within 90 days of hire from an approved training organization. -Any broken equipment should be removed from the environment and repaired/replaced. -NC Pre-K enrolled children are required to have the vision, hearing and dental screenings. Other information: •You must notify your consultant 30 days prior to changing the ownership status of your facility. • QRIS Modernization Rulemaking Update-The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) published proposed Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization Rules in the North Carolina Register on February 3, 2025., beginning a 60-day public comment period. Interested parties are invited to submit Public Comments on specific rules now through April 4, 2025. A Public Hearing will be held at 1:15 p.m. during the meeting of the North Carolina Child Care Commission on March 26, 2025 in Room 165, 333 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC and by WebEx. Sign up instructions and other details will be shared later. The Administrative Procedure Act (G.S. 150B) provides for a uniform procedure for the adoption of rules. Proposed rule changes must progress through several stages of analysis, review, and feedback before becoming effective and entering the state’s Administrative Code. Learn more about participating in the rulemaking process from the Office of Administrative Hearings. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with and provided to you. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. I will make a follow-up visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis, Child Care Consultant 336-317-5041 jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@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: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/4/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 3/4/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 1, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, childcare consultant with Carolyn Swaim, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a Five-star license. Restrictions include first shift care, meets enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus one. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The program’s compliance history was 98% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children in group time and center free play. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 3/20/2024. A sanitation inspection was completed 8/21/2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 9/3/2024. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 2/26/2025. A shelter in place drill was documented on 9/19/2024. An outdoor inspection was documented on 3/3/2025. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today. No medications were observed or reported. Off-site verification forms for staff, children, and transportation were observed and dated 8/14/2024. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC Pre-K staff are lead teacher, Carolyn Swaim and teacher, Sherry Neely. All NC Pre-K files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your facility uses the Creative Curriculum. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 14, 2024. The classroom operates from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Swaim stated that an open house was conducted prior to the start of the school year. She also stated Parent conferences are held throughout the year and as needed. You stated that you use class dojo for parent communication. In addition, a daily communication folder is sent home to the parents which includes any information. You verified that you incorporate family engagement by having different events throughout the year such as parent nights, parents reading to class, and family meals. The environment rating scale score received on 2/12/2018 was 5.43. The following violations were cited at today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. One art easel on the playground had a broken shelf attached. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current first aid training. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One substitute staff did not have current CPR training. .1102(d) 1767 The health assessment did not include a vision screening. One enrolled child did not have a vision screening on file. .3005 (a)(3) 1768 The health assessment did not include a hearing screening. One enrolled child did not have a hearing screening on file. .3005 (a)(4) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown drill was conducted 9/19/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Mulch depth was not six inches around the fall zones of the climbing equipment. .0605(k)(1-4) 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. COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION: You must correct the violation cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 3/18/25. The following information must be included in your compliance letter: • each violation number, • how you corrected each violation, • the name of your center, • facility ID number, • date, • title of the person who signs the letter You may email the letter to jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov If you state in your documentation or report that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: - -For NC Pre-K screenings, any children’s screenings that were unable to be completed should be screened again. -Fall zones around climbing equipment should meet six inches in depth. -Emergency drills are due quarterly- every three months. -CPR/First Aid is required for staff within 90 days of hire from an approved training organization. -Any broken equipment should be removed from the environment and repaired/replaced. -NC Pre-K enrolled children are required to have the vision, hearing and dental screenings. Other information: •You must notify your consultant 30 days prior to changing the ownership status of your facility. • QRIS Modernization Rulemaking Update-The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) published proposed Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization Rules in the North Carolina Register on February 3, 2025., beginning a 60-day public comment period. Interested parties are invited to submit Public Comments on specific rules now through April 4, 2025. A Public Hearing will be held at 1:15 p.m. during the meeting of the North Carolina Child Care Commission on March 26, 2025 in Room 165, 333 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC and by WebEx. Sign up instructions and other details will be shared later. The Administrative Procedure Act (G.S. 150B) provides for a uniform procedure for the adoption of rules. Proposed rule changes must progress through several stages of analysis, review, and feedback before becoming effective and entering the state’s Administrative Code. Learn more about participating in the rulemaking process from the Office of Administrative Hearings. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with and provided to you. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. I will make a follow-up visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis, Child Care Consultant 336-317-5041 jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@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 .1003 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/22/2024 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 10/22/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, child care consultant with Carolyn Swaim, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a five-star license. Restrictions include daytime care only, meets enhanced ratios and space, and enhanced ratios minus one. This program is operated by Yadkin County Schools. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 3/20/24. A sanitation inspection was completed on 8/21/2024 with a Superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on 2/5/2024. The program’s compliance history was 98% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. Today, the following items were monitored: • Supervision • Staff / Child Ratio • CPR / First Aid • Special Training • CBC Qualification • Emergency Medical Care Plan • Administration of Medication • Storage of Hazardous Products • Storage of Medication • General Safety • Discipline • Adequate / Approved Space • Program Records • License Posted • Permit Restrictions The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children playing in centers, in group activities, and routine care. One new staff was reported. The lead teacher worked in Pre-K at another site. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Special Training including Health and Safety Training and Criminal Background Checks. No medications were reported. Storage hazardous items was monitored today. The fenced playground was observed. DPI off-site verification forms were observed today: Staff Records (8/14/24), Transportation Records (8/14/24); Children’s Records (8/14/24). The program does provide transportation to and from school for some children enrolled in the program. A playground inspection was recorded 10/1/2024 . A fire drill was recorded 9/23/2024 . A lock down drill for the facility was recorded 9/19/2024. The following violations were cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Emergency information with a photograph was not on file for five children(5) children that are transported. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 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. You must correct the violations cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before November 5, 2024. The following information must be included in your signed and dated compliance letter: • the name of your center • facility ID number • date • title of the person who signs the letter • each violation number(s) • describes accurately and in detail how and when you corrected each violation You may email the letter to Jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov. If you state in your letter that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Technical Assistance: - I emailed DPI transportation requirement forms to the lead teacher during the visit. Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form must be in the vehicle for each child being transported. Additional Information: -Hold Harmless provisions have been extended and star rated license assessments for licensed child care providers will be conducted by provider request only, until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. - l emailed the link for the maltreatment training during the visit today. Ms. Neely will need to take it by November 8, 2024 and print a copy of the certificate for the file. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with the provider and emailed to the provider. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis (Office) 336-317-5041 Jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.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.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/22/2024 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 10/22/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, child care consultant with Carolyn Swaim, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a five-star license. Restrictions include daytime care only, meets enhanced ratios and space, and enhanced ratios minus one. This program is operated by Yadkin County Schools. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 3/20/24. A sanitation inspection was completed on 8/21/2024 with a Superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on 2/5/2024. The program’s compliance history was 98% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. Today, the following items were monitored: • Supervision • Staff / Child Ratio • CPR / First Aid • Special Training • CBC Qualification • Emergency Medical Care Plan • Administration of Medication • Storage of Hazardous Products • Storage of Medication • General Safety • Discipline • Adequate / Approved Space • Program Records • License Posted • Permit Restrictions The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children playing in centers, in group activities, and routine care. One new staff was reported. The lead teacher worked in Pre-K at another site. Limited monitoring of staff files was conducted for the purpose of reviewing training regarding CPR/First Aid, EPR, Special Training including Health and Safety Training and Criminal Background Checks. No medications were reported. Storage hazardous items was monitored today. The fenced playground was observed. DPI off-site verification forms were observed today: Staff Records (8/14/24), Transportation Records (8/14/24); Children’s Records (8/14/24). The program does provide transportation to and from school for some children enrolled in the program. A playground inspection was recorded 10/1/2024 . A fire drill was recorded 9/23/2024 . A lock down drill for the facility was recorded 9/19/2024. The following violations were cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1124 Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. Emergency information with a photograph was not on file for five children(5) children that are transported. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 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. You must correct the violations cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before November 5, 2024. The following information must be included in your signed and dated compliance letter: • the name of your center • facility ID number • date • title of the person who signs the letter • each violation number(s) • describes accurately and in detail how and when you corrected each violation You may email the letter to Jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov. If you state in your letter that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Technical Assistance: - I emailed DPI transportation requirement forms to the lead teacher during the visit. Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form must be in the vehicle for each child being transported. Additional Information: -Hold Harmless provisions have been extended and star rated license assessments for licensed child care providers will be conducted by provider request only, until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. - l emailed the link for the maltreatment training during the visit today. Ms. Neely will need to take it by November 8, 2024 and print a copy of the certificate for the file. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with the provider and emailed to the provider. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis (Office) 336-317-5041 Jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.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 .3009 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/20/2024 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 3/21/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 1, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, childcare consultant with Belynda Collins, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a Five-star license. Restrictions include first shift care, meets enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus one. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The program’s compliance history was 94% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children in group time and center free play. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 4/12/2023. A sanitation inspection was completed 1/25/2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 2/5/2024. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 2/26/2024. A shelter in place drill was documented on 3/6/2024. An outdoor inspection was documented on 3/6/2024. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today. No medications were observed or reported. Off-site verification forms for staff, children, and transportation were observed and dated 8/2023. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC Pre-K staff are lead teacher, Belynda Collins and teacher, Amanda Stewart. All NC Pre-K files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. Three enrolled children need a vision screening. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your facility uses the Creative Curriculum. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 29, 2022. The classroom operates from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Collins stated that home visits were conducted prior to the start of the school year. She also stated Parent conferences are held throughout the year and as needed. You stated that you use class dojo and ReadyRosie for parent communication. In addition, a daily communication folder is sent home to the parents which includes any inform. You verified that you incorporate family engagement by having different events throughout the year. The environment rating scale score received on 2/12/2018 was 5.43. The following violation was cited at today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1767 The health assessment did not include a vision screening. Three children's files did not include a vision screening. .3005 (a)(3) 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. Compliance Documentation: You must correct the violations cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 4/3/24. The following information must be included in your compliance letter: • each violation number, • how you corrected each violation, • facility ID number, • date, • title of the person who signs the letter You may email the letter to jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov If you state in any documentation that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance or failure to submit the corrective action plan prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Additional monitoring visits may be conducted during the year to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: • Hearing, vision, and dental screenings must be completed for each child enrolled in NC Pre-K. If the screening was attempted at the exam but not completed, then another screening must be completed. Additional information: • Your facility is in Cohort 1. Your rated license will need to be completed between July 2024 through June 2025. • During the visit, I measured a new playground space which is directly outside of the classroom. The following measurements for the space were: @100 sq. ft= 26 children and @75 sq. ft= 34 children. The space can be used when the storage shed is moved back so children cannot get behind it. There is not currently any stationary equipment on the playground. There are two dramatic play pieces, a music station, and a water table. Regina Lineback, Pre-K Coordinator, assisted me with the playground during the visit. She stated that they had ordered a climbing dome. This piece of equipment would require the six inches of mulch. I observed mulch during the visit today. She also stated a sandbox would be added. Due to internet connectivity issues, the visit summary was emailed within two business days after the visit. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis, Child Care Consultant (336) 317-5041 Jennifer.davis@dhh.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.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.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: JONESVILLE PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 99000088 Consultant: JENNIFER DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/20/2024 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 3/21/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements, including compliance with requirements located in Child Care Rule Section .3000 in space 1, where children participating in the NC Pre-K program are cared for. This visit was conducted by Jennifer Davis, childcare consultant with Belynda Collins, lead teacher. Your program currently operates with a Five-star license. Restrictions include first shift care, meets enhanced space and enhanced ratios minus one. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The program’s compliance history was 94% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children in group time and center free play. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 4/12/2023. A sanitation inspection was completed 1/25/2024 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 2/5/2024. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 2/26/2024. A shelter in place drill was documented on 3/6/2024. An outdoor inspection was documented on 3/6/2024. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today. No medications were observed or reported. Off-site verification forms for staff, children, and transportation were observed and dated 8/2023. The NC Pre-K requirements in section .3000 of the childcare rules were monitored for compliance. The NC Pre-K Program Site Monitoring Tool was reviewed today. Staff-child ratios and maximum group sizes required in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. The current NC Pre-K staff are lead teacher, Belynda Collins and teacher, Amanda Stewart. All NC Pre-K files were monitored for completed health assessments and developmental screenings. Three enrolled children need a vision screening. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your facility uses the Creative Curriculum. The center uses the Teaching Strategies Gold instrument to document evidence of children's ongoing progress and documentation was viewed today. The checkpoint assessments are conducted three times per year: at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The first day of school was August 29, 2022. The classroom operates from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Collins stated that home visits were conducted prior to the start of the school year. She also stated Parent conferences are held throughout the year and as needed. You stated that you use class dojo and ReadyRosie for parent communication. In addition, a daily communication folder is sent home to the parents which includes any inform. You verified that you incorporate family engagement by having different events throughout the year. The environment rating scale score received on 2/12/2018 was 5.43. The following violation was cited at today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1767 The health assessment did not include a vision screening. Three children's files did not include a vision screening. .3005 (a)(3) 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. Compliance Documentation: You must correct the violations cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 4/3/24. The following information must be included in your compliance letter: • each violation number, • how you corrected each violation, • facility ID number, • date, • title of the person who signs the letter You may email the letter to jennifer.davis@dhhs.nc.gov If you state in any documentation that corrections or changes have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance or failure to submit the corrective action plan prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter prior to the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Additional monitoring visits may be conducted during the year to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: • Hearing, vision, and dental screenings must be completed for each child enrolled in NC Pre-K. If the screening was attempted at the exam but not completed, then another screening must be completed. Additional information: • Your facility is in Cohort 1. Your rated license will need to be completed between July 2024 through June 2025. • During the visit, I measured a new playground space which is directly outside of the classroom. The following measurements for the space were: @100 sq. ft= 26 children and @75 sq. ft= 34 children. The space can be used when the storage shed is moved back so children cannot get behind it. There is not currently any stationary equipment on the playground. There are two dramatic play pieces, a music station, and a water table. Regina Lineback, Pre-K Coordinator, assisted me with the playground during the visit. She stated that they had ordered a climbing dome. This piece of equipment would require the six inches of mulch. I observed mulch during the visit today. She also stated a sandbox would be added. Due to internet connectivity issues, the visit summary was emailed within two business days after the visit. Thank you for your time and assistance during the visit. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Jennifer Davis, Child Care Consultant (336) 317-5041 Jennifer.davis@dhh.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.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