10A NCAC 09 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: KITTRELL HEAD START Facility ID: 9151117 Consultant: FELICIA FAISON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/10/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 4/10/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my unannounced visit today was to monitor compliance with child care requirements applicable to an annual compliance visit. L. Harris, lead teacher, was present and assisted with the visit. Currently, this center operates with a Five-Star license issued on June 3, 2019, earning seven (7) points in the Education Component, six (6) points in the Program Component and one (1) Quality point. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 24, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed April 25, 2023, earning a Superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted March 26, 2024, and the facility was approved for daytime care only. Children were observed participating in group time while the teacher discussed gardening and demonstrated planting a seed in soil they placed in plastic cup. The children also engaged in free choice activity center play, toileting and handwashing routines. Observed interactions between the teachers and children were nurturing in nature. FACILITY PROFILE This facility is owned by FRANKLIN-VANCE-WARREN OPPORTUNITY INC. I informed you that the corporation listed as owner of this facility is documented as current and active in the Secretary of State Database and is required to remain so per child care rules. I reviewed contact information for the owner and the facility with you and you verified the current information listed with DCDEE remains correct. The following violations of child care requirements were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The yellow and red slide has peeling paint over a majority of the railing. The multi-color border containing sand on the playground has areas that are cracked exposing sharp edges and pinching hazards. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1323 Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled 9/12/23 has an immunization report on file dated 10/8/19. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1826 Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. While staff are familiar with the EPR plan they are not aware of where it is located. .0607(g) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The staff person hired 1/10/22 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time-frame. .1102(g) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. The staff person hired 1/10/22 did not complete the required Health and Safety trainings. .1102(a) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance can be mailed or emailed to me and must be received by April 24, 2024. If mailing, you must submit two (2) signed and dated copies. My mailing and email addresses are noted at the bottom. The letter of compliance must detail how you plan to maintain compliance in the future in addition to how it was corrected. Please be aware that any written information you submit regarding the correction of the violation is legal documentation. Therefore, it is important that all submitted information is accurate and truthful. If it is determined that submitted information was inaccurate or willfully falsified, an Administrative Action, including Revocation of the facility’s license could be issued. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit your compliance history was 96% over an eighteen (18) month period. CHILDREN RECORDS Ten (10) percent, or more, of children’s records were monitored today and one violation was documented. While a child enrolled 9/12/23 has an immunization report on file, the report is dated 10/18/19. The child is indicated on the children’s records form. Child care rules require that the health assessment and immunization report be on file within thirty (30) days of enrollment and no more than twelve (12) months old at time of enrollment. You informed me that no children receive medicine while in attendance. STAFF RECORDS I reviewed ten (10) percent or more of staff records and two (2) violations were documented. The staff person hired 1/10/22 completed some of the topics listed for the Health and Safety trainings through ProSolutions. However, she has yet to complete all of them. Please review the topics required to ensure they are completed within the next two (2) weeks. While the staff person hired 1/10/22 completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment (RRSCM) training on 3/7/24. This training is required to be completed within the first ninety (90) days of hire. Staff are aware of the center’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) plan but were unable to locate it. I was unable to review the EPR plan today. OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT While monitoring the playground I observed the red and yellow play equipment with the slide has peeling paint over the majority of its railing. This equipment should either be replaced or repainted to ensure that children are not able to peel the paint or ingest the pieces that may peel off. There is a multi-color plastic border creating a sandbox are on the playground. There are several areas of the border that are cracked and expose sharp edges as well a pinching hazard. Removal or replacement of the cracked pieces should be done. ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALES You were reminded that this facility is in cohort one related to resuming the environmental rating scales (ERS). This means that the preparation year for your facility began July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The assessment year begins July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and the program must complete the ERS process during that year. Please visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) website for informational webinars related to the current process and infographics with information on activities to complete during the preparation year (ncrlap.org). Ensure that all new and current staff have submitted all education to DCDEE WORKS for evaluation prior to completing the ERS. You may also complete an ERS assessment prior to your reassessment year and only use the scores if they are acceptable to you. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & REMINDERS: Technical assistance discussed related to use of screen time. Please be reminded that screen time is limited to thirty (30) minutes per day for enrolled children. However, this program is currently a five-star rated center and participates in the ERS assessment. That means screen time must be limited to twenty (20) minutes per day and documented on the DCDEE screen time log found on our website under “Provider Documents”. I also recommend that the sand be tilled or raked to redistribute more to the slide exit. The sand depth is six (6) inches or more in several spots around the play equipment with the slide but has been depleted some at the slide exit. The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program is expanding to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program. This is a legislatively mandated effort to address lead and asbestos hazards in North Carolina public schools, licensed child care centers, and licensed family child care homes. Participation allows facilities to meet all rule requirements for identified lead and asbestos hazards, as required by law. Rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001 through .1007 require all programs to be free of lead and asbestos hazards. RTI is coordinating all the lead in water, paint and asbestos testing and remediation. There are webinars that child care providers can watch to get instructions. Go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ for more information. Currently operating child care facilities are required to test for lead in paint and asbestos once unless the consultant notes a concern during a visit and refers the program to environmental health. All existing licensed programs must complete the application summary for their program regarding lead paint and asbestos by May 1, 2024. The application is on the following website: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. The rule also requires all licensed child care centers to test all drinking water faucets and food preparation sinks for lead contamination once every three years. I recommend you review the date of your initial lead water testing to see if you are due this year. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The best way to do so is to periodically review the child care laws and rules. The current rule book dated January 1, 2024, is available at the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. There are also modules reviewing the new Child Care Rules available on Moodle, which can be found on the Division website. I recommend you frequently click the “What’s New” tab to stay informed of all updates on the DCDEE website. Please feel free to contact me at (984) 867-7089 or email at Felicia.faison@dhhs.nc.gov for questions and assistance. If needed my mailing address is PO Box 61161, Raleigh NC 27661. You may also contact Susan Fuller, Licensing Supervisor at (252) 373-9809. 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: KITTRELL HEAD START Facility ID: 9151117 Consultant: FELICIA FAISON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/10/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 4/10/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my unannounced visit today was to monitor compliance with child care requirements applicable to an annual compliance visit. L. Harris, lead teacher, was present and assisted with the visit. Currently, this center operates with a Five-Star license issued on June 3, 2019, earning seven (7) points in the Education Component, six (6) points in the Program Component and one (1) Quality point. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 24, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed April 25, 2023, earning a Superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted March 26, 2024, and the facility was approved for daytime care only. Children were observed participating in group time while the teacher discussed gardening and demonstrated planting a seed in soil they placed in plastic cup. The children also engaged in free choice activity center play, toileting and handwashing routines. Observed interactions between the teachers and children were nurturing in nature. FACILITY PROFILE This facility is owned by FRANKLIN-VANCE-WARREN OPPORTUNITY INC. I informed you that the corporation listed as owner of this facility is documented as current and active in the Secretary of State Database and is required to remain so per child care rules. I reviewed contact information for the owner and the facility with you and you verified the current information listed with DCDEE remains correct. The following violations of child care requirements were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The yellow and red slide has peeling paint over a majority of the railing. The multi-color border containing sand on the playground has areas that are cracked exposing sharp edges and pinching hazards. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1323 Each child was not immunized as per Article 6 of Chapter 130A and an immunization record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A child enrolled 9/12/23 has an immunization report on file dated 10/8/19. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1826 Substitutes and volunteers counted in ratio were not informed of the center's EPR Plan and its location. Documentation of this notice was not maintained on file or in a file designated for emergency preparedness and response plan documents. While staff are familiar with the EPR plan they are not aware of where it is located. .0607(g) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. The staff person hired 1/10/22 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time-frame. .1102(g) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. The staff person hired 1/10/22 did not complete the required Health and Safety trainings. .1102(a) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance can be mailed or emailed to me and must be received by April 24, 2024. If mailing, you must submit two (2) signed and dated copies. My mailing and email addresses are noted at the bottom. The letter of compliance must detail how you plan to maintain compliance in the future in addition to how it was corrected. Please be aware that any written information you submit regarding the correction of the violation is legal documentation. Therefore, it is important that all submitted information is accurate and truthful. If it is determined that submitted information was inaccurate or willfully falsified, an Administrative Action, including Revocation of the facility’s license could be issued. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit your compliance history was 96% over an eighteen (18) month period. CHILDREN RECORDS Ten (10) percent, or more, of children’s records were monitored today and one violation was documented. While a child enrolled 9/12/23 has an immunization report on file, the report is dated 10/18/19. The child is indicated on the children’s records form. Child care rules require that the health assessment and immunization report be on file within thirty (30) days of enrollment and no more than twelve (12) months old at time of enrollment. You informed me that no children receive medicine while in attendance. STAFF RECORDS I reviewed ten (10) percent or more of staff records and two (2) violations were documented. The staff person hired 1/10/22 completed some of the topics listed for the Health and Safety trainings through ProSolutions. However, she has yet to complete all of them. Please review the topics required to ensure they are completed within the next two (2) weeks. While the staff person hired 1/10/22 completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment (RRSCM) training on 3/7/24. This training is required to be completed within the first ninety (90) days of hire. Staff are aware of the center’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) plan but were unable to locate it. I was unable to review the EPR plan today. OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT While monitoring the playground I observed the red and yellow play equipment with the slide has peeling paint over the majority of its railing. This equipment should either be replaced or repainted to ensure that children are not able to peel the paint or ingest the pieces that may peel off. There is a multi-color plastic border creating a sandbox are on the playground. There are several areas of the border that are cracked and expose sharp edges as well a pinching hazard. Removal or replacement of the cracked pieces should be done. ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALES You were reminded that this facility is in cohort one related to resuming the environmental rating scales (ERS). This means that the preparation year for your facility began July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The assessment year begins July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and the program must complete the ERS process during that year. Please visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) website for informational webinars related to the current process and infographics with information on activities to complete during the preparation year (ncrlap.org). Ensure that all new and current staff have submitted all education to DCDEE WORKS for evaluation prior to completing the ERS. You may also complete an ERS assessment prior to your reassessment year and only use the scores if they are acceptable to you. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & REMINDERS: Technical assistance discussed related to use of screen time. Please be reminded that screen time is limited to thirty (30) minutes per day for enrolled children. However, this program is currently a five-star rated center and participates in the ERS assessment. That means screen time must be limited to twenty (20) minutes per day and documented on the DCDEE screen time log found on our website under “Provider Documents”. I also recommend that the sand be tilled or raked to redistribute more to the slide exit. The sand depth is six (6) inches or more in several spots around the play equipment with the slide but has been depleted some at the slide exit. The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program is expanding to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program. This is a legislatively mandated effort to address lead and asbestos hazards in North Carolina public schools, licensed child care centers, and licensed family child care homes. Participation allows facilities to meet all rule requirements for identified lead and asbestos hazards, as required by law. Rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001 through .1007 require all programs to be free of lead and asbestos hazards. RTI is coordinating all the lead in water, paint and asbestos testing and remediation. There are webinars that child care providers can watch to get instructions. Go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ for more information. Currently operating child care facilities are required to test for lead in paint and asbestos once unless the consultant notes a concern during a visit and refers the program to environmental health. All existing licensed programs must complete the application summary for their program regarding lead paint and asbestos by May 1, 2024. The application is on the following website: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. The rule also requires all licensed child care centers to test all drinking water faucets and food preparation sinks for lead contamination once every three years. I recommend you review the date of your initial lead water testing to see if you are due this year. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The best way to do so is to periodically review the child care laws and rules. The current rule book dated January 1, 2024, is available at the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. There are also modules reviewing the new Child Care Rules available on Moodle, which can be found on the Division website. I recommend you frequently click the “What’s New” tab to stay informed of all updates on the DCDEE website. Please feel free to contact me at (984) 867-7089 or email at Felicia.faison@dhhs.nc.gov for questions and assistance. If needed my mailing address is PO Box 61161, Raleigh NC 27661. You may also contact Susan Fuller, Licensing Supervisor at (252) 373-9809. 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