Learning Jungle SAM Newell

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/15/2026 Number Present: 61 Completed Date: 6/15/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The program also implements an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Leigh Broome, Investigations Consultant, accompanied me today. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 85 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on December 9, 2025. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted us upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. I shared that Leigh Broome, Investigations Consultant, joined the visit today to observe a routine licensing visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, arrived shortly after our arrival. Ms. Matulewicz assisted us with a walk-through of the facility today. All indoor areas were monitored. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, playing in activity areas, outdoor play, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been no new staff hired since the annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored and found in compliance. The following childcare requirements were monitored during today’s visit: License Posted/Permit Restrictions: The license was posted, and restrictions were in compliance. Supervision: Each group of children was adequately supervised during the visit. Staff/Child Ratio: The ratios were maintained during today’s visit. CPR: Each staff has current CPR certification. First Aid: Each staff has current First Aid certification. CBC Qualification: Staff were current with Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification. ABCMS is in compliance. ITS-SIDS: The center does not provide infant care. Safe sleep policy and sleep charts: The center does not provide infant care. Emergency Medical Care Plan: The Emergency Care Plan was posted. The plan is on center letterhead. Administration of Medication: There are currently no emergency medications in the facility. Topical Ointments were monitored and found in compliance. Storage of Hazardous Substances: The center was in compliance. Storage of Medication: All medication was observed stored in compliance. General Safety: A violation was cited. See violation section for details. Discipline: There were no discipline concerns; appropriate discipline was provided. Nurturing tones were heard when staff spoke with children. Adequate/Approved Space: Each group of children were observed in licensed approved space. Program Records: Program records were observed in compliance. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025. A violation was cited. The ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In Space 4, a door to the bathroom was peeling with splinters present. In Space 4, the blind cords were tied together and accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The current EPR is dated February 21, 2025. .0607(e) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before June 29,2026 I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety training free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. General Safety I suggest a regular walkthrough of the facility to determine repairs needed to maintain compliance. We discussed covering the splintering door and determining a way to secure the blind cords to be inaccessible to children. Emergency Preparedness Response We discussed changing the Username and Password in the EPR Portal for easier access to the plan each year. The plan is currently accessed by a corporate staff member not on site, and you have difficulty updating it annually. Pathway to the Stars We discussed you plan to apply for your new rated license using Pathway 1. Your goal to request your scales is mid-September -mid October 2026. You will be traveling in early September. We discussed that you have started the three-month self-study. The current barrier for your center is hiring a five-star lead for a room serving two-year-olds. We discussed and reviewed your Application for Rated License under the Provider Documents and Forms. You have developed a notebook and are receiving support from CCRI and The Learning Jungle to prepare for your assessments. NCRLAP We discussed staff can access training and resources on the NCRLAP website here: https://www.ncrlap.org/. Remind staff to print any certificates for training completed to use as On-Going Training hours. WORKS We discussed you have secured WORKS letters for your staff. I suggest you start to complete your Staff Education Worksheet. Once it is completed, email it to me and I will begin verifying employee education. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 or Amy Italiano, Licensing Supervisor at amy.italiano@dhhs.nc.gov or 704-936-6065. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/15/2026 Number Present: 61 Completed Date: 6/15/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The program also implements an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Leigh Broome, Investigations Consultant, accompanied me today. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 85 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on December 9, 2025. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted us upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. I shared that Leigh Broome, Investigations Consultant, joined the visit today to observe a routine licensing visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, arrived shortly after our arrival. Ms. Matulewicz assisted us with a walk-through of the facility today. All indoor areas were monitored. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, playing in activity areas, outdoor play, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been no new staff hired since the annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored and found in compliance. The following childcare requirements were monitored during today’s visit: License Posted/Permit Restrictions: The license was posted, and restrictions were in compliance. Supervision: Each group of children was adequately supervised during the visit. Staff/Child Ratio: The ratios were maintained during today’s visit. CPR: Each staff has current CPR certification. First Aid: Each staff has current First Aid certification. CBC Qualification: Staff were current with Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification. ABCMS is in compliance. ITS-SIDS: The center does not provide infant care. Safe sleep policy and sleep charts: The center does not provide infant care. Emergency Medical Care Plan: The Emergency Care Plan was posted. The plan is on center letterhead. Administration of Medication: There are currently no emergency medications in the facility. Topical Ointments were monitored and found in compliance. Storage of Hazardous Substances: The center was in compliance. Storage of Medication: All medication was observed stored in compliance. General Safety: A violation was cited. See violation section for details. Discipline: There were no discipline concerns; appropriate discipline was provided. Nurturing tones were heard when staff spoke with children. Adequate/Approved Space: Each group of children were observed in licensed approved space. Program Records: Program records were observed in compliance. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025. A violation was cited. The ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In Space 4, a door to the bathroom was peeling with splinters present. In Space 4, the blind cords were tied together and accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The current EPR is dated February 21, 2025. .0607(e) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before June 29,2026 I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety training free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. General Safety I suggest a regular walkthrough of the facility to determine repairs needed to maintain compliance. We discussed covering the splintering door and determining a way to secure the blind cords to be inaccessible to children. Emergency Preparedness Response We discussed changing the Username and Password in the EPR Portal for easier access to the plan each year. The plan is currently accessed by a corporate staff member not on site, and you have difficulty updating it annually. Pathway to the Stars We discussed you plan to apply for your new rated license using Pathway 1. Your goal to request your scales is mid-September -mid October 2026. You will be traveling in early September. We discussed that you have started the three-month self-study. The current barrier for your center is hiring a five-star lead for a room serving two-year-olds. We discussed and reviewed your Application for Rated License under the Provider Documents and Forms. You have developed a notebook and are receiving support from CCRI and The Learning Jungle to prepare for your assessments. NCRLAP We discussed staff can access training and resources on the NCRLAP website here: https://www.ncrlap.org/. Remind staff to print any certificates for training completed to use as On-Going Training hours. WORKS We discussed you have secured WORKS letters for your staff. I suggest you start to complete your Staff Education Worksheet. Once it is completed, email it to me and I will begin verifying employee education. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 or Amy Italiano, Licensing Supervisor at amy.italiano@dhhs.nc.gov or 704-936-6065. 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 09.0802 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: TAMIKA POWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0226-218A Visit Date: 2/24/2026 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 2/24/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this unannounced visit was to investigate allegations of violations of child care requirements at this child care facility. Lisa Matulewicz, administrator, accompanied me during a walk-through of the facility. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Ms. Matulewicz, Dawnye Coleman, assistant administrator, and an additional staff member. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and/or confirmed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 830 A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. A First Aid information sheet was posted; however, on February 19, 2026 the staff member failed to render first aid as described by applying clean gauze to control bleeding and contacting a dentist. As a result, the injury went untreated at the center for approximately seven (7) hours. .0802(h) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. On February 19, 2026, a staff member did not complete an incident report when a four-year-old child had a seizure. .0802 (e) 873 Center staff did not follow the EMC plan. On February 19, 2026, a staff member did not follow the center’s emergency medical care (EMC) plan by not contacting an administrator after a three-year-old child fell out of a chair and hit their mouth on the floor. 10A NCAC 09.0802(a) Violations must be corrected immediately. Within one week (March 3, 2026), you must submit documentation of the corrections you made and your plan to maintain compliance with the identified child care requirements to me at: Tamika Powell, Investigations Consultant 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 (984) 236-8224 - fax Tamika.t.powell@dhhs.nc.gov You may contact me at Tamika Powell, Investigations Consultant, (704) 330-9725, Tamika.t.powell@dhhs.nc.gov or Veronica Grant, South Central Investigations Team Supervisor, veronica.grant@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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 .0508 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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 .0509 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0510 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/8/2025 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/8/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 290 Time In: 09:40 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 13, 2025, meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 87 % prior to today’s visit. The last Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 8, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director and Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor areas and transportation were monitored .The outdoor play area was not monitored due to inclement weather. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, play in activity areas, transitions, teacher directed activities and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting with nurture and care while meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. I found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. The room serving infants and toddlers was monitored for safe sleep checks, required posted items, feeding schedules, labeled and dated bottles or cups and diaper creams. No violations were cited. I monitored for sufficient and age-appropriate materials. In the room serving infants, more materials will be needed when all the children are present. There were only two (2) children present today. The rooms serving children under three years of age were monitored for small parts and plastic accessible to children. A violation for small parts accessible to children was cited. Storage of hazardous materials and general safety were monitored throughout the facility. A violation were cited. Please review the violations section for details. I monitored the classrooms serving preschoolers for lesson plans and implemented curriculum. Lesson plans were posted. A violation was cited for materials not being available to complete the lesson plans for today. See violation section for details. Topical ointments were monitored throughout the center and found in compliance There is currently one (1) children enrolled requiring Emergency Medication. Violations were cited. Please see violation section for details. I was unable to monitor the outdoor play areas due to inclement weather. I looked at each area through the windows and found in compliance for general safety. Program records were reviewed today. The emergency drill log was reviewed and found in compliance. The EPR plan is dated February 21, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. The incident log was monitored and in compliance. The last fire inspection was conducted on September 24, 2025 and received by the Division November 17, 2025. A violation was cited. The last Sanitation inspection was conducted November 19, 2025 with a Superior rating. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. There have been three (3) new staff hired since the last annual compliance visit. Files for all new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were monitored and found in compliance. ABCMS roster was reviewed December 8, 2025, and found in compliance. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. Violations were cited. Please see violations section for details. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The Fire Inspection dated September 24, 2025 was received November 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 432 The center did not have developmentally appropriate equipment and materials accessible daily. In Space 1, there were not sufficient developmentally toys accessible to children. In Space 2 and Space 6, materials to support the lesson plan were not available. GS 110-91(12);10A NCAC 09 .0509(1) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 6, white out and lip plumping gloss was accessible to children in a basket on a table. .2820(b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had permission to administer form expired 9/10/2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In Space 7, one (1) child requiring emergency medication had expired epi-pen dated 7/2025. .0803(12) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2, an eraser wrapped in plastic was located in a drawer accessible to children. In Space 5, small eyes, beads, and paper clips were i unlocked drawer and cabinet accessible to children .0604(q) 892 The center's safe sleep policy was not posted in a prominent place in the infant room where parents and caregivers were able to view daily. The center safe sleep policy is not customized and posted. .0606(b) 1313 Emergency information did not include name, address, and telephone number of parent or other emergency contact person. One (1) child enrolled did not have emergency contact information on file. .0802(c)(1) 1314 Emergency information did not name child's health care professional. One (1) child enrolled did not have hospital preference on file. .0802(c)(2) 1850 Signage was not posted regarding the smoking and tobacco restriction at the entrance of the center and/or in vehicles used to transport children. A no smoking and tobacco use sign was not posted in the bus. .0604(i) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 22, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance DCDEE Website and Current Forms I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. We discussed updating provider forms, so you are using the most current forms available. Infant Toddler Safe Sleep Policy We discussed your current center Infant Toddler Sleep Policy is not on the most current form , should be customized to your center and updated regularly. You can find the most current form under Provider Forms and Documents on our website. Additionally, the updated form should be posted and provided to the parent in your parent handbook. QRIS/Pathway to the Stars We discussed the pathway, timeline, and resources needed for your rated license. The Division has a timeline for transitioning to current Pathway to the Stars by December 2026. You plan to move forward with Pathway 2. You stated that you need support determining the staff competency evaluation for your staff. This competency evaluation offers a way to demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide appropriate experiences and interactions that support children’s development and learning. The competency evaluation is based on the five developmental domains of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD), the same developmental domains that guide activity plan development for all child care facilities and is described in Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 You can find more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Compentency_Evaluations.pdf. I will email you with additional information regarding the evaluation process. NC FELD Training We discussed utilizing the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development resource book to prepare your teachers for competency evaluations. I recommend taking the NC FELD training offered through Child Care Resources. The training description and calendar can be accessed here: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/training . CCRI will also contract training for your facility if you are interested. NC Rated License Project We discussed that you can train and equip your teachers using the resources for Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS even though you are not using this pathway. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS Staff Records After reviewing your staff files, I noticed great improvement in documentation and organization of your staff files since the last annual compliance visit. Storage of Hazardous Materials We discussed developing a formal checklist monitoring tool for your administrative and classroom staff daily. I suggest providing and/or designating a place for staff to store personal belongings in each classroom that is inaccessible to children. Learning Environment - Classroom Materials and Evidence of Curriculum We discussed developing a process to assist your staff to have supplies available to implement the curriculum in your Infants, Toddlers and Three’s classroom. In addition, we discussed providing more materials in the classrooms serving infants and toddlers. Please refer to sections 10A NCAC 09 .0509 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and 10A NCAC 09 .0510 ACTIVITY AREAS as follows: (e) When children under three years old are in care the following apply: (1) each center shall have developmentally appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development, including: (A) books; (B) blocks; (C) dolls; (D) pretend play materials; (E) musical toys; (F) sensory toys; and (G) fine motor toys; (2) materials shall be kept in a space where related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with G.S. 110-91(12) and shall be made available to the children on a daily basis; (3) materials shall be offered in sufficient quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to allow for a range of choices, (4) on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate activities that support health and physical development. An open area that allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for infants and for toddlers; (5) hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world both indoors and outdoors New Rules Effective July 1, 2025, Now Available Please bookmark Chapter 9 to reference the most current rules effective July 1, 2025. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/Chapter_9_Child_Care_Rules_Effective_July_1_2025.pdf?ver=9gQO5ZV3KdVI8BanULluoA%3d%3d Staff WORKS Letters We discussed keeping your staff WORKS Letters up to date and on file. You can access more information here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS MOODLE Staff Orientation We discussed that Moodle now offers orientation and child development training for your staff. Moodle can be accessed here: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ HEALTHY SOCIAL BEHAVIORS PROJECT Supporting teachers to develop pro-social early childhood learning environments that help to prevent suspension and expulsion, as related to challenging behaviors. We are specialists with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments that promote pro-social skills in young children. Our statewide team includes behavior specialists, fidelity coaches, an education specialist, and a project manager covering all 100 counties in North Carolina. The Healthy Social Behaviors project is an initiative of the North Carolina Resource and Referral Council funded by the North Carolina Department of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). Contact Stephanie Dreyer, Child Care Resources Inc. 704-376-6697 x 120 | sdreyer@childcareresourcesinc.org for more information. CCRI Technical Assistance Child Care Resources Inc. provides technical assistance to help you enhance the quality of care you provide for children and families. Our specialists work at your site — with individual classrooms or your entire program — to help you meet short- or long-term goals, maintain higher quality, address your professional development needs, and support program start-up or corrective action requirements. For more information visit: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/technical-assistance At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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 .2203 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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 09.2200 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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. 110-105 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 2/6/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 12:15 PM Time Out: 02:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Compliance Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s follow-up complaint visit is to verify corrections of violations documented during the annual compliance visit on January 24, 2025. The compliance history was 79 % prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space, Meck PreK program, diaper creams. and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Lisa Matulewicz, Director, greeted me upon arrival and I stated the reason for the visit. Dawnye Coleman, Assistant Director, greeted me in the hallway. Ms. Matulewicz accompanied me on a walk through the facility today. I observed infants, toddlers and twos resting and being rocked. I monitored diaper creams in the infant room and found in compliance. I observed a teacher directed transitional activity and routines in the room serving three- and four-year-olds. I observed four (4) Meck PreK classrooms. The children were engaged in transition to rest time, writing table activities, table toys and teacher directed activity. Caregivers throughout the center were attending to the needs of the children. I observed caring and nurturing interactions throughout the center. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. I monitored each room for hazardous materials and found in compliance. I monitored each area for plastic and small parts and found a violation in Space 4. Ms. Matulewicz and I met to review the compliance letter and corrective action plan. I observed the updated staff and training worksheets. Ms. Matulewicz will email me the updated staff and training worksheets including all Meck PreK staff. The following violations cited January 24, 2025, during the Annual Compliance Visit were monitored for compliance during this visit: Item # 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One (1) child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. The facilities manager has scheduled someone to look at the equipment Friday, February 7, 2025. The due date for this item has been extended to 2/20/25. Item # 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. The tricycle was removed from the playground on 1/30/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item #815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. Lock placed on gate 1/28/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. This item was corrected 1/24/2025. Item # 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. Signed Medical Action Plan brought in by the parent 1/31/2025. This item is considered corrected. Item # 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. This is a repeat violation. Plastic observed accessible to children observed in Space 4. Item # 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. This item was corrected on 1/28/2025. Item # 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. This item was corrected on 1/26/2025. Item # 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. This item was corrected on 2/4/2025. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. Class was completed 2/4/2025 however certificate is not available for review. The due date has been extended to 2/20/2025. Please send the certificate to me for review. Item # 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. This item was corrected 1/27/2025. Item # 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. This item is considered corrected. Item # 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. This item is considered corrected. The following violation was cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 4, plastic covered cups and bowls were stored on a shelf lower than five feet. Construction paper wrapped in plastic was on a low shelf in the art materials. .0604(q) Compliance Statement 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 20, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Administrative Action requirements can be found in 10A NCAC 09.2200. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION We discussed that an administrative action will follow due to 16 or more violations being cited during the visit dated January 7, 2025 and a repeat violation cited during today’s visit. Please review SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES for more information. Please review the following rule 10A NCAC 09 .2203 regarding WRITTEN WARNINGS: A written warning, which shall include a corrective action plan, may be issued to an operator in regard to any violation including, but not limited to, these situations: (1) a substantiation of one or more violations as a result of a complaint that do not meet the criteria for a maltreatment finding in accordance with G.S. 110-105.3(b)(3) but for which corrective action is needed; (2) citation of 16 or more violations of separate rules in a single visit where the operator does not meet the criteria of other administrative actions set forth in this Section; or (3) citation of one of the following violations on two consecutive visits: (a) supervision of children; (b) discipline, nurture, or care of children; (c) staff/child ratio; (d) group size; (e) licensed capacity; (f) permit restriction; (g) CPR training; (h) First Aid training; (i) ITS-SIDS training; and (j) criminal record check requirements regarding pre-service and three-year reassessments in accordance with G.S. 110- 90.2(b). Please review the following rule with your staff regarding plastic: 10A NCAC 09 .0604 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages Please review the following rule with your staff regarding storage: 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (b) Toxic substances, which include corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in the original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked storage room or cabinet when not in use. Locked storage rooms and cabinets shall include those which are unlocked with a combination lock, electronic or magnetic device, keypad, key, or equivalent locking device. Keys and electronic or magnetic unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any other product that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and does not have any other warnings on the label shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but is not required to be kept in locked storage. For the purpose of Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule, a product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor. (c) Non-aerosol sanitizing solutions, approved disinfectants, detergent solutions, hand antiseptics, and hand lotions shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use, but are not required to be in locked storage. These solutions shall be labeled as sanitizing, disinfecting, or detergent solutions. Hand soap other than that which is in bulk containers is not required to be kept inaccessible to children or in locked storage. Bulk soaps shall be kept inaccessible to children. REMINDERS: DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. For any additional questions please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or Fax (919) 715-0987 or email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.EddinsSmith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270 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 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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 .0515 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/24/2025 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 1/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 355 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. An eighteen-month compliance history score of 83% prior to today’s visit. The Annual Compliance visit was completed on January 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 23, 2025, and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current-active. Lisa Matulewicz, Director greeted me upon arrival. I stated the reason for the visit, and we discussed items to be reviewed. Ms. Matulewicz is the new administrator and emailed me her Preservice Administrator Form January 17, 2025. Her first day on site was January 19, 2025. A sanitation inspection was completed December 11, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. Items required to be posted were observed and met compliance. Program records were reviewed the last fire drill was conducted January 6, 2025. The last shelter in place was conducted August 15, 2024, not meeting the timeframe requirement. The playground inspections and the incident log were in compliance. The Draft EPR is dated today, January 24, 2025, and the ready to go file was monitored and found in compliance. All indoor area and outdoor areas were monitored today. You stated that you currently are not providing transportation. Ms. Matulewicz assisted and accompanied during the visit. During the walkthrough, I observed children engaged in play time, personal care routines, free play, activity centers, transitions and teacher directed activities. I observed teachers on the floor with the children encouraging play. The caregivers used nurturing and caring tones. Attendance was taken and in compliance. The activity plans were reviewed in each room and found meeting compliance. Throughout the facility, material and equipment in each classroom were found in good repair and developmentally appropriate for the age range. Several chairs in the room serving two-year-olds are beginning to rust. In the infant room, Space 1, feeding schedules were posted and met compliance. I observed the safe sleep policy posted and in compliance. I monitored the safe sleep checks for today and reviewed several sleep checks for the week of January 20, 2025, and found in compliance. All diaper creams were pulled from the class earlier this week for review and were not in the classroom. All bottles were dated and labeled and the refrigerator thermometer read 43 degrees. I observed batteries and white out in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than 5 feet accessible to children. I observed the toddlers playing in Space 2 and twos playing in Space 4. The caregivers were on the floor and engaged with the children. Two outlets were observed without covers and a string of Christmas lights was observed lower than five feet with cords accessible. Baggies in a drawer, plastic wrap on pampers in a cubby and beaded eyes were observed on stuffed animals posing choking risks for children under 3 years of age. A crown with small jewels, plastic accessible to children and a magnetic train was observed in Space 4. A Chick-Fil-A bag added for pretend play was observed in dramatic play with staples accessible to young children and craft dough was observed in the art center labeled use with children 3 years or older. I monitored all Meck Pre-K rooms and spoke with all of the teachers. The rooms are organized with sufficient materials supporting the curriculum. The program operates four Meck Pre-K classes. I spoke with the teachers and monitored the rooms. The children were not present today. The program uses The Creative Curriculum which is an approved curriculum. I observed lesson plans and evidence of materials supporting the curriculum in each classroom. The program just completed the clothes study and has begun the signs study. I observed Space 6, serving three- and four-year-old children. The children were in active and center play. The teacher was engaged with the children. There were cords near the teacher desk accessible to children. The three outdoor play areas were monitored, resilient surfacing was in compliance. The infant, toddler and twos playground was observed and found in compliance The playground serving preschool and Meck PreK had cracking and peeling paint on the stationary equipment. The gate to the fence enclosing the HVAC on the Meck PreK play area did not have a lock. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points posing a safety risk for children. The distance between some newer and older boards observed on the preschool play area are in compliance. Please continue to measure distance of replacement boards to eliminate entrapment hazard. One tricycle was observed on the preschool playground with a cracked seat creating safety hazard for young children. I monitored emergency medications. One child is currently on emergency medication and did not have a current Medical Action Care Plan signed by a physician on file. Ten (10) children’s files were selected, reviewed and four (4) violations were cited. The Staff and Training Worksheets are currently being updated by the new director. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three (3) new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted August 28, 2024. Files for the new staff were monitored. Ten (10) percent of veteran staff files were reviewed. One veteran staff member, B. Sonko, has an expired Criminal Qualifying Letter dated January 3, 2025, on file. She was informed that she would need to renew the letter and would not be able to be with children until the new letter is approved. Supervision and staff child ratios were maintained during today’s visit. Each group was observed in approved/adequate space. Permit restrictions were met. The following violations were cited today: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. The date of enrollment is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. One(1)child received the summary of law after the date of enrollment. GS 110-102 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The paint on the stationary equipment on both preschool playgrounds is chipping and peeling. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The wooden fence on the preschool play area has several cracked boards with splinters and sharp points. A tricycle on the preschool playground has a cracked seat creating a pinch point. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Space 2, two outlets were uncovered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 815 Electrical cords were accessible to infants and toddlers. In Space 2, a string of lights was lower than five feet accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(f) 828 Air conditioning units were accessible or did not have a guard to keep objects from being thrown into the unit. The HVAC unit on the rear preschool playground did not have a lock on the gate. .0604 (m) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. In Space 1, batteries and white out were stored in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf lower than five feet accessible to children. In Space 4, an ice pack chemical compress was observed in a bag hanging lower than five feet. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. One (1) child requiring an epi-pen did not have a physician signed Medical Action Care Plan on file. .0803(2)(a) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In Space 2 baggies were observed in a cubby and unlocked drawer accessible to children and soft animals with beaded eyes were accessible to children. In Space 4, staples on a bag, plastic on cups and bowls, jewels in a crown in dramatic play area and magnetic trains in block area were observed accessible to children. .0604(q) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Three (3) staff members have outdated annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One (1) staff member has outdated emergency information form on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). One (1) staff member, B. Sonko, has expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. Two (2) veteran staff and one (1) new staff do not have 16 hours orientation within the first 6 weeks on file. .1101(a) 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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed First Aid on file. .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 (1) new staff member did not have documentation of completed CPR on file. .1102(d) 1207 Parent participation plan was not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day of attendance and/or a copy was not given to them or posted in the center. The date of the parent participation plan is documented before the date of the receipt and signature page. The discussion date for the parent participation plan is dated after the child's date of enrollment for one child. 10A NCAC 09 .0515(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. The statement is signed after the date of one (1) child's enrollment. .1804(c) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. One (1) staff member B. Sonko, has an expired qualification letter on file date 1/3/2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last Shelter in Place Drill was documented 8/15/2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 1825 All staff did not review the center's EPR Plan during orientation and/or on an annual basis with the trained staff. Documentation of the review was not maintained on file. Three (3) staff did not review the EPR plan within the annual date. .0607(f) Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow-up visit will be conducted on or before February 7, 2025, to verify compliance. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected and your ongoing plan for future compliance. Please be aware 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. Please email the information to: Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance We discussed organizing and maintaining staff and training worksheets. This is a working document and I suggest keeping it on yo9ur desktop to update monthly. Expiration dates and on-going training can be monitored easier with this document making calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines. We discussed walking through the facility and assessing each room for hazardous materials, expiration dates, permission to administer medications, small parts and general safety. A checklist can be used and a items listing is available on the NCDCDEE website. We discussed that your Preservice Administrator Form has been submitted and you are listed as current Administrator effective 1/17/2025. I will email the Enrollment Worksheet and the Compliance Monitoring Checklist to you upon return to office Monday, January 27, 2025. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. . 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 .1719 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1124-292L Visit Date: 12/10/2024 Number Present: 85 Completed Date: 12/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 345 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The compliance history 84% prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Upon arrival I was greeted by Ms. Dawnye` Coleman, Assistant Director and Ms. Rhonda Goodwin, Director. I explained the purpose of my visit. Ms. Goodwin and I went to her office to discuss the allegations. Allegations: Children are not adequately supervised. Appropriate ratios are not maintained. A teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care. A teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time. A teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb. This is not sanitary. A crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner. I requested a copy of the staff policies to review, and Ms. Goodwin asked Ms. Coleman to get them for me. Ms. Goodwin shared with me that she began as the Director at this facility November 4, 2024. Ms. Coleman printed a copy of the employee handbook for me and Ms. Goodwin accompanied me as I conducted a walkthrough of the facility. After reviewing the policies, I determined that cell phone usage is prohibited according to employee policies in the facility. Employees must keep personal cell phones in their bags and may only access them during break time. I reviewed the timeclock management policies and determined clocking in and out procedures are not described. I reviewed the meal break, rest periods and meals policies and determined that modeling healthy eating habits is clearly outlined in the policies for employees. During today’s visit I walked through the center and monitored each classroom. Supervision and ratio were observed in compliance. Nurturing and caring tones were heard with the children throughout the facility. Children were engaged in circle time, center play, teacher directed activities, read aloud time, personal care routines and transitioning to lunch. I monitored each space for storage of teacher’s belongings, cell phone usage and teacher’s modeling healthy eating habits. In Space 8 I observed a teacher’s backpack located in a cubby accessible to children. I asked the teacher to allow me to look in the bag. Zicam was observed in a side zippered pocket. In Space 9 I observed two teachers seated at a table using their computer and observed personal cell phones on the table. I interviewed two (2) administrators, four (5) teachers and two (2) assistant teachers regarding the allegations. I reviewed personnel polices and attendance records for the two year room. Findings: Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns children are not adequately supervised is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that appropriate ratios are not maintained is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care is substantiated. I observed a backpack containing Zicam accessible to children in Space 8. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb is substantiated. A teacher shared with me that she was braiding hair for children however she cleaned the comb after each use with bleach water and allowed it to air dry. She stated that she no longer uses combs or braids hair. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner is unsubstantiated. A teacher shared with me that a child was crying due to language barrier recently. She tried to communicate with the child using a language App on her phone. She was able to communicate with him and calm him down. I asked her if she understood the center employee policy regarding cell phone usage and she stated she did. The following violations were cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 841 Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A teacher's backpack containing Zicam was accessible to children in Space 8. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) 9995 Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. The same comb was used for multiple children. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow up visit will be conducted to verify compliance. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed and encourage you to review the following rules with your staff: 10A NCAC 09 .1801 SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE CENTERS (a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in child care centers. Adequate supervision shall mean that: (1) staff must be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance; (2) staff must interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area; (3) staff must know where each child is located and be aware of the children's activities at all times; (4) staff must provide supervision appropriate to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child; and (5) staff must be able to see and hear children aged birth to five years old while the children are eating. All of the conditions in this Paragraph shall apply except when emergencies necessitate that adequate supervision is impossible. Documentation of emergencies shall be maintained and available for review by Division representatives upon request. (b) For groups of children aged two years or older, the staff/child ratio during nap time shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter if at least one person remains in the room, all children are visible to that person, and the total number of required staff are on the premises and within calling distance of the rooms occupied by children. 10A NCAC 09 .1719 REQUIREMENTS FOR A SAFE INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT 7) keep all corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product that is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in its original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked area when not in use. Locked areas shall include those that are unlocked with a combination, electronic, or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any product not listed in this Paragraph that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use but is not required to be kept in locked storage. The product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor; 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (f) Individual cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall be provided for storage of coats, hats, bags, or other items and accessories. Coat hooks not in individual cubicles or lockers, shall be spaced at least 12 horizontal inches apart. A child's coats, hats, bags, and other items or accessories belonging to a child that are stored using cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall not come into contact with stored items belonging to other children. Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. Toothbrushes shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the toothbrush belongs, allowed to air dry after use, protected from contamination, and stored in a designated area. When a container of toothpaste is used for multiple children, the toothpaste shall be dispensed onto an intermediate surface such as waxed paper and shall not be dispensed directly onto each child's toothbrush. (g) Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. We discussed reviewing the center’s cell phone policy with your staff from the employee handbook. Reminders: Continue to review emails from the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) and from your assigned child care consultant. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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 .1801 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1124-292L Visit Date: 12/10/2024 Number Present: 85 Completed Date: 12/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 345 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The compliance history 84% prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Upon arrival I was greeted by Ms. Dawnye` Coleman, Assistant Director and Ms. Rhonda Goodwin, Director. I explained the purpose of my visit. Ms. Goodwin and I went to her office to discuss the allegations. Allegations: Children are not adequately supervised. Appropriate ratios are not maintained. A teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care. A teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time. A teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb. This is not sanitary. A crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner. I requested a copy of the staff policies to review, and Ms. Goodwin asked Ms. Coleman to get them for me. Ms. Goodwin shared with me that she began as the Director at this facility November 4, 2024. Ms. Coleman printed a copy of the employee handbook for me and Ms. Goodwin accompanied me as I conducted a walkthrough of the facility. After reviewing the policies, I determined that cell phone usage is prohibited according to employee policies in the facility. Employees must keep personal cell phones in their bags and may only access them during break time. I reviewed the timeclock management policies and determined clocking in and out procedures are not described. I reviewed the meal break, rest periods and meals policies and determined that modeling healthy eating habits is clearly outlined in the policies for employees. During today’s visit I walked through the center and monitored each classroom. Supervision and ratio were observed in compliance. Nurturing and caring tones were heard with the children throughout the facility. Children were engaged in circle time, center play, teacher directed activities, read aloud time, personal care routines and transitioning to lunch. I monitored each space for storage of teacher’s belongings, cell phone usage and teacher’s modeling healthy eating habits. In Space 8 I observed a teacher’s backpack located in a cubby accessible to children. I asked the teacher to allow me to look in the bag. Zicam was observed in a side zippered pocket. In Space 9 I observed two teachers seated at a table using their computer and observed personal cell phones on the table. I interviewed two (2) administrators, four (5) teachers and two (2) assistant teachers regarding the allegations. I reviewed personnel polices and attendance records for the two year room. Findings: Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns children are not adequately supervised is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that appropriate ratios are not maintained is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care is substantiated. I observed a backpack containing Zicam accessible to children in Space 8. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb is substantiated. A teacher shared with me that she was braiding hair for children however she cleaned the comb after each use with bleach water and allowed it to air dry. She stated that she no longer uses combs or braids hair. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner is unsubstantiated. A teacher shared with me that a child was crying due to language barrier recently. She tried to communicate with the child using a language App on her phone. She was able to communicate with him and calm him down. I asked her if she understood the center employee policy regarding cell phone usage and she stated she did. The following violations were cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 841 Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A teacher's backpack containing Zicam was accessible to children in Space 8. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) 9995 Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. The same comb was used for multiple children. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow up visit will be conducted to verify compliance. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed and encourage you to review the following rules with your staff: 10A NCAC 09 .1801 SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE CENTERS (a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in child care centers. Adequate supervision shall mean that: (1) staff must be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance; (2) staff must interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area; (3) staff must know where each child is located and be aware of the children's activities at all times; (4) staff must provide supervision appropriate to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child; and (5) staff must be able to see and hear children aged birth to five years old while the children are eating. All of the conditions in this Paragraph shall apply except when emergencies necessitate that adequate supervision is impossible. Documentation of emergencies shall be maintained and available for review by Division representatives upon request. (b) For groups of children aged two years or older, the staff/child ratio during nap time shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter if at least one person remains in the room, all children are visible to that person, and the total number of required staff are on the premises and within calling distance of the rooms occupied by children. 10A NCAC 09 .1719 REQUIREMENTS FOR A SAFE INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT 7) keep all corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product that is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in its original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked area when not in use. Locked areas shall include those that are unlocked with a combination, electronic, or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any product not listed in this Paragraph that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use but is not required to be kept in locked storage. The product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor; 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (f) Individual cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall be provided for storage of coats, hats, bags, or other items and accessories. Coat hooks not in individual cubicles or lockers, shall be spaced at least 12 horizontal inches apart. A child's coats, hats, bags, and other items or accessories belonging to a child that are stored using cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall not come into contact with stored items belonging to other children. Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. Toothbrushes shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the toothbrush belongs, allowed to air dry after use, protected from contamination, and stored in a designated area. When a container of toothpaste is used for multiple children, the toothpaste shall be dispensed onto an intermediate surface such as waxed paper and shall not be dispensed directly onto each child's toothbrush. (g) Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. We discussed reviewing the center’s cell phone policy with your staff from the employee handbook. Reminders: Continue to review emails from the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) and from your assigned child care consultant. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1124-292L Visit Date: 12/10/2024 Number Present: 85 Completed Date: 12/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 345 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The compliance history 84% prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Upon arrival I was greeted by Ms. Dawnye` Coleman, Assistant Director and Ms. Rhonda Goodwin, Director. I explained the purpose of my visit. Ms. Goodwin and I went to her office to discuss the allegations. Allegations: Children are not adequately supervised. Appropriate ratios are not maintained. A teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care. A teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time. A teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb. This is not sanitary. A crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner. I requested a copy of the staff policies to review, and Ms. Goodwin asked Ms. Coleman to get them for me. Ms. Goodwin shared with me that she began as the Director at this facility November 4, 2024. Ms. Coleman printed a copy of the employee handbook for me and Ms. Goodwin accompanied me as I conducted a walkthrough of the facility. After reviewing the policies, I determined that cell phone usage is prohibited according to employee policies in the facility. Employees must keep personal cell phones in their bags and may only access them during break time. I reviewed the timeclock management policies and determined clocking in and out procedures are not described. I reviewed the meal break, rest periods and meals policies and determined that modeling healthy eating habits is clearly outlined in the policies for employees. During today’s visit I walked through the center and monitored each classroom. Supervision and ratio were observed in compliance. Nurturing and caring tones were heard with the children throughout the facility. Children were engaged in circle time, center play, teacher directed activities, read aloud time, personal care routines and transitioning to lunch. I monitored each space for storage of teacher’s belongings, cell phone usage and teacher’s modeling healthy eating habits. In Space 8 I observed a teacher’s backpack located in a cubby accessible to children. I asked the teacher to allow me to look in the bag. Zicam was observed in a side zippered pocket. In Space 9 I observed two teachers seated at a table using their computer and observed personal cell phones on the table. I interviewed two (2) administrators, four (5) teachers and two (2) assistant teachers regarding the allegations. I reviewed personnel polices and attendance records for the two year room. Findings: Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns children are not adequately supervised is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that appropriate ratios are not maintained is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care is substantiated. I observed a backpack containing Zicam accessible to children in Space 8. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb is substantiated. A teacher shared with me that she was braiding hair for children however she cleaned the comb after each use with bleach water and allowed it to air dry. She stated that she no longer uses combs or braids hair. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner is unsubstantiated. A teacher shared with me that a child was crying due to language barrier recently. She tried to communicate with the child using a language App on her phone. She was able to communicate with him and calm him down. I asked her if she understood the center employee policy regarding cell phone usage and she stated she did. The following violations were cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 841 Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A teacher's backpack containing Zicam was accessible to children in Space 8. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) 9995 Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. The same comb was used for multiple children. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow up visit will be conducted to verify compliance. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed and encourage you to review the following rules with your staff: 10A NCAC 09 .1801 SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE CENTERS (a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in child care centers. Adequate supervision shall mean that: (1) staff must be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance; (2) staff must interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area; (3) staff must know where each child is located and be aware of the children's activities at all times; (4) staff must provide supervision appropriate to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child; and (5) staff must be able to see and hear children aged birth to five years old while the children are eating. All of the conditions in this Paragraph shall apply except when emergencies necessitate that adequate supervision is impossible. Documentation of emergencies shall be maintained and available for review by Division representatives upon request. (b) For groups of children aged two years or older, the staff/child ratio during nap time shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter if at least one person remains in the room, all children are visible to that person, and the total number of required staff are on the premises and within calling distance of the rooms occupied by children. 10A NCAC 09 .1719 REQUIREMENTS FOR A SAFE INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT 7) keep all corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product that is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in its original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked area when not in use. Locked areas shall include those that are unlocked with a combination, electronic, or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any product not listed in this Paragraph that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use but is not required to be kept in locked storage. The product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor; 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (f) Individual cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall be provided for storage of coats, hats, bags, or other items and accessories. Coat hooks not in individual cubicles or lockers, shall be spaced at least 12 horizontal inches apart. A child's coats, hats, bags, and other items or accessories belonging to a child that are stored using cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall not come into contact with stored items belonging to other children. Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. Toothbrushes shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the toothbrush belongs, allowed to air dry after use, protected from contamination, and stored in a designated area. When a container of toothpaste is used for multiple children, the toothpaste shall be dispensed onto an intermediate surface such as waxed paper and shall not be dispensed directly onto each child's toothbrush. (g) Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. We discussed reviewing the center’s cell phone policy with your staff from the employee handbook. Reminders: Continue to review emails from the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) and from your assigned child care consultant. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: LISA EDDINS-SMITH Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1124-292L Visit Date: 12/10/2024 Number Present: 85 Completed Date: 12/10/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 345 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The compliance history 84% prior to today’s visit. Supervision, capacity, adequate/approved space and general license requirements were monitored during today’s visit. Upon arrival I was greeted by Ms. Dawnye` Coleman, Assistant Director and Ms. Rhonda Goodwin, Director. I explained the purpose of my visit. Ms. Goodwin and I went to her office to discuss the allegations. Allegations: Children are not adequately supervised. Appropriate ratios are not maintained. A teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care. A teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time. A teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb. This is not sanitary. A crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner. I requested a copy of the staff policies to review, and Ms. Goodwin asked Ms. Coleman to get them for me. Ms. Goodwin shared with me that she began as the Director at this facility November 4, 2024. Ms. Coleman printed a copy of the employee handbook for me and Ms. Goodwin accompanied me as I conducted a walkthrough of the facility. After reviewing the policies, I determined that cell phone usage is prohibited according to employee policies in the facility. Employees must keep personal cell phones in their bags and may only access them during break time. I reviewed the timeclock management policies and determined clocking in and out procedures are not described. I reviewed the meal break, rest periods and meals policies and determined that modeling healthy eating habits is clearly outlined in the policies for employees. During today’s visit I walked through the center and monitored each classroom. Supervision and ratio were observed in compliance. Nurturing and caring tones were heard with the children throughout the facility. Children were engaged in circle time, center play, teacher directed activities, read aloud time, personal care routines and transitioning to lunch. I monitored each space for storage of teacher’s belongings, cell phone usage and teacher’s modeling healthy eating habits. In Space 8 I observed a teacher’s backpack located in a cubby accessible to children. I asked the teacher to allow me to look in the bag. Zicam was observed in a side zippered pocket. In Space 9 I observed two teachers seated at a table using their computer and observed personal cell phones on the table. I interviewed two (2) administrators, four (5) teachers and two (2) assistant teachers regarding the allegations. I reviewed personnel polices and attendance records for the two year room. Findings: Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns children are not adequately supervised is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that appropriate ratios are not maintained is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher’s purse is stored accessible to children in care is substantiated. I observed a backpack containing Zicam accessible to children in Space 8. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that teacher eats in the classroom during instructional time is unsubstantiated. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a teacher combs the children’s hair, using the same comb is substantiated. A teacher shared with me that she was braiding hair for children however she cleaned the comb after each use with bleach water and allowed it to air dry. She stated that she no longer uses combs or braids hair. Based on interviews and observations it was determined that the concerns that a crying child was not treated in a nurturing and caring manner is unsubstantiated. A teacher shared with me that a child was crying due to language barrier recently. She tried to communicate with the child using a language App on her phone. She was able to communicate with him and calm him down. I asked her if she understood the center employee policy regarding cell phone usage and she stated she did. The following violations were cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 841 Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A teacher's backpack containing Zicam was accessible to children in Space 8. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) 9995 Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. The same comb was used for multiple children. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE. Compliance Statement: 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. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. A follow up visit will be conducted to verify compliance. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed and encourage you to review the following rules with your staff: 10A NCAC 09 .1801 SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE CENTERS (a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in child care centers. Adequate supervision shall mean that: (1) staff must be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance; (2) staff must interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area; (3) staff must know where each child is located and be aware of the children's activities at all times; (4) staff must provide supervision appropriate to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child; and (5) staff must be able to see and hear children aged birth to five years old while the children are eating. All of the conditions in this Paragraph shall apply except when emergencies necessitate that adequate supervision is impossible. Documentation of emergencies shall be maintained and available for review by Division representatives upon request. (b) For groups of children aged two years or older, the staff/child ratio during nap time shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter if at least one person remains in the room, all children are visible to that person, and the total number of required staff are on the premises and within calling distance of the rooms occupied by children. 10A NCAC 09 .1719 REQUIREMENTS FOR A SAFE INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT 7) keep all corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product that is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled shall be kept in its original container or in another labeled container, used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stored in a locked area when not in use. Locked areas shall include those that are unlocked with a combination, electronic, or magnetic device, key, or equivalent locking device. These unlocking devices shall be kept out of the reach of a child and shall not be stored in the lock. Toxic substances shall be stored below or separate from medications and food. Any product not listed in this Paragraph that is labeled "keep out of reach of children" without any other warnings shall be kept inaccessible to children when not in use but is not required to be kept in locked storage. The product shall be considered inaccessible to children when stored on a shelf or in an unlocked cabinet that is mounted a minimum vertical distance of five feet above the finished floor; 15A NCAC 18A .2820 STORAGE (f) Individual cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall be provided for storage of coats, hats, bags, or other items and accessories. Coat hooks not in individual cubicles or lockers, shall be spaced at least 12 horizontal inches apart. A child's coats, hats, bags, and other items or accessories belonging to a child that are stored using cubicles, lockers, or coat hooks shall not come into contact with stored items belonging to other children. Combs shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the comb belongs and stored separately from combs or other items that belong to a different child. Toothbrushes shall be labeled with the name of the child to whom the toothbrush belongs, allowed to air dry after use, protected from contamination, and stored in a designated area. When a container of toothpaste is used for multiple children, the toothpaste shall be dispensed onto an intermediate surface such as waxed paper and shall not be dispensed directly onto each child's toothbrush. (g) Purses and other personal effects belonging to child care center employees shall be kept inaccessible to children and shall be stored in accordance with this Rule, as applicable. We discussed reviewing the center’s cell phone policy with your staff from the employee handbook. Reminders: Continue to review emails from the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) and from your assigned child care consultant. DCDEE Website: I encourage you to utilize the DCDEE website, https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/, on a regular basis. All the laws, rules and regulations, item number listing, sanitation requirements, and provider documents can be found on the website. Additionally, there are many resources such as DCDEE Moodle where you can complete health and safety trainings free of charge. The What’s New tab provides current information that is sent out through blast emails. Get Ready for the 3’s / QRIS: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website, https://www.ncrlap.org/ for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Until February 1, 2025, NCRLAP will use the Revised editions for official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License (for new licensees or upon request.) ABCMS (Criminal Background System): North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns regarding today’s visit, please contact me at Lisa.Eddins-Smith@dhhs.nc.gov or 980-748-6270. 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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/28/2024 Number Present: 32 Completed Date: 8/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 140 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 11:40 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 child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license with an effective date of January 4, 2022. The program’s 18-month compliance history before today’s visit was 81%. Assistant Director, D. Coleman, accompanied me on today’s visit. Compliance Supervisor, P. Simmons was also present during the visit. A walk-through of the facility was conducted with the Assistant Director. During the walk-through, I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in personal care routines, free choice of indoor and outdoor play activities. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines and supervising activities. There have been three new staff members hired since the Annual Compliance visit conducted on January 30, 2024. Files for the new staff members were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were reviewed to verify existing staff were current with criminal background checks, First Aid and CPR certification, BSAC and ITS-SIDS. The last fire inspection was conducted on August 29, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on June 25, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire drill was conducted on July 27, 2024 and a shelter-in-place drill on August 15, 2024. Outdoor safety checks were also monitored today and occurring monthly as required. There were two violations cited and one corrected today. Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. In each classroom, chipping paint was observed on baseboards, walls and doorways. 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 1914 The person identified as the person or alternate person responsible for carrying out the emergency medical care plan was not on the premises at all times and/or did not accompany children for off premise activities. The emergency medical care plan had not been updated to reflect current staff that was on the premises at all times. .0802(b)(1-2) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: -All walls and ceiling must be free of peeling/chipping paint. Throughout the building chipping paint on baseboards, walls and doors was observed. The Assistant Director stated that L. Scott, Head of US Operations had visited the facility and took pictures of each area that needed repair. During today’s visit, Assistant Director, Compliance Supervisor and myself spoke with D. Cornelius, Facility Maintenance Manager by phone. Ms. Cornelius stated a company was schedule on September 3, 2024 for a quote on painting the building. -The Assistant Director was reminded that the fire Inspection is due by August 29, 2024. The facility’s last approved fire inspection was August 29, 2023. The Assistant Director stated the Fire Inspector had conducted a visit however, repairs are needed. The Facility Maintenance Manager stated they were in process of finding a company that would access the facility’s attic and roof. -A conversation was held with the Assistant Director regarding the Emergency Medical Care Plan. The facility is in the process of hiring a new Director and the plan was no longer current. The plan was updated during the visit today by the Assistant Director to reflect staff that are on the premises at all times and accompany children for off-premises activities. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0724-168L Visit Date: 7/29/2024 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 7/29/2024 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 245 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:35 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. The allegation is as follows: There is a concern that: Potentially hazardous items are not properly stored, (Examples: cleaning chemicals, medications, items labeled keep out of reach of children empty chemical containers) Unsafe areas/items are accessible to children. (Examples: The kitchen door is left open. Children have access to the parking lot due to improper fencing. Thumb tacks are in the walls.) Children are not adequately supervised. (Examples: Teachers are allowed to lay down during naptime. A couple of children left the playground unnoticed and made it to the parking lot.) Hair restraints are not used as required in food preparation. Gloves are not used as required in food preparation. The dumpster is open. Upon arrival I was greeted by the Assistant Director, D. Coleman. I stated the reason for the visit. Ms. Coleman stated that the Director, G. Moses had taken a new position as administrative support until the facility hires a new Director and would not be present today. The Assistant Director phoned Ms. Moses to let her know I was present and the reason. I read the allegations to both and allowed for a response. A walk-through of the facility was also conducted with the Assistant Director. During the visit, I also interviewed a total of seven teachers and the cook. Allegation #1 regarding potentially hazardous items are not properly stored. During the walk through, the facility was monitored for storage of hazardous products. I observed a bottle of Benadryl located on a desk in the front lobby of the facility. Ms. Coleman stated that she was given the medication at drop off this morning and forgot to place it in locked storage. The Benadryl was locked during the visit. All other items were stored properly. Allegation #2 regarding unsafe areas/items are accessible to children. Additional information received indicated the kitchen door was left open and children had access to the parking due to improper fencing. It was reported by the cook and Assistant Director that the kitchen is always locked except for when someone is present and due to the temperature of the kitchen being hot. During the visit, I observed the kitchen door locked except for when someone was present. The only time it was left open was during lunch when the Assistant Director was distributing plates to the classrooms and the cook was in the kitchen preparing plates for the next group of children. I also walked the outside premises and observed the fencing of the outdoor learning environment to be adequate and meeting requirements. There is a sidewalk on the side of the building that leads past the fenced toddler playground and into a classroom as well as a fenced sidewalk that leads to the back of the building into another playground. Allegation #3 regarding children are not adequately supervised. The Assistant Director stated that a group of two-year-old children were on the sidewalk that leads from their classroom to their playground. The gate to enter their playground is directly off of the classroom. She reported that two children two years of age walked down the sidewalk towards the parking lot however, the children were never left unsupervised and that she observed what happened from the kitchen window. During the visit, I observed children participating in free choice of indoor and outdoor play activities, teacher directed activities, transitions from the playground to inside, lunch and rest time. Supervision was found to be in compliance. During the visit, I spoke with staff members regarding the additional information received indicating teachers are allowed to lay down during naptime and a couple of children left the playground and made it to the parking lot. Staff reported they were unaware of teachers laying down during naptime or children leaving the playground. Allegation #4 and #5 regarding hair restraints and gloves for food preparation. Today, I observed preparation for lunch. Lunch was prepared by the cook and Assistant Director. Hair nets and gloves were worn by the cook and Assistant Director. Gloves were worn by classroom staff however, they were not preparing the food and therefore not required to wear gloves. It was reported that breakfast and lunch are plated in the kitchen and afternoon snack is prepackage in individual servings. Allegation #6 regarding the dumpster is open. During the visit, I observed the door of the dumpster open. The Assistant Director stated that no one had used the dumpster this morning and she wonder if someone from the community had used the dumpster over the weekend. The dumpster was closed by the Assistant Director during the visit. Based on observations and interviews with staff, the allegation regarding potentially hazardous items are not properly stored is deemed substantiated due to the bottle of Benadryl not being in locked storage, the allegation regarding unsafe areas are accessible to children is deemed unsubstantiated due to observations of the kitchen and outdoor areas, the allegation regarding children are not adequately supervised is deemed unsubstantiated based on observations today and interviews with staff, the allegation regarding air restraints and gloves not being used during food preparation is deemed unsubstantiated based interviews with staff and observations of both being used today, the allegation regarding the dumpster is open is deemed substantiated based on the dumpster being open today. There were three violations cited and two corrected today. Violation Number Comment Rule 402 Each child's diapers were not changed at areas designated exclusively for diapering, on a surface that was smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable and of tight construction. The diaper changing mat in space #2 had a torn place in the cover. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(a) & (b) 841 Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. A bottle of Benadryl was located on the desk in the front lobby of the facility. 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) 9995 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Dumpsters and other containerized systems shall be kept clean and covered. The door to the dumpster was open. This is a violation of 15A NCAC 18A .2830(c). 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 12, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: -Surfacing used for diapering such as mats must be kept clean and in good repair. During the visit, I pointed out to the teachers and Assistant Director that the mat used for diapering had a torn place in the cover. The Assistant Director ordered a new mat during the visit. -All prescription and non-prescription items must be in a locked storage at all times. The Assistant Director stated that she was sitting at the front desk in the lobby when the medication was dropped off. She stated it was a busy time and she forgot to lock it up. I suggested having lock box at the front desk to store any medications until they can be distributed to the classroom. -The dumpster must be closed at all times. Even though, there is a privacy fence around the dumpster, the intent is for the dumpster itself to always be closed. I suggested to the Assistant Director that someone check the dumpster each morning since it was reported that people from the community use the dumpster overnight from time to time. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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

GS110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: KAYE DUNLAP Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/30/2024 Number Present: 84 Completed Date: 1/30/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 385 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 04:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. G. Moses, Director and D. Coleman, Assistant Director assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a five-star license, issued January 4, 2022 earning 6 points in the education component, 6 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced space and enhanced ratios and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and infrastructure of parent involvement. The 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. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 2, 2023. A sanitation inspection was completed December 19, 2023 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 29, 2023 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The last fire drill was conducted on January 12, 2024 and a lockdown drill on October 13, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on January 29, 2024 and LJ Schools (Carolina) Inc. was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the center was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines and breakfast. Staff were observed assisting children with personal care routines, leading group time and supervising free choice activities. Ten percent of children’s records were monitored. The Staff and Training Worksheets were received today. Ten percent of existing staff files were monitored. There have been three new staff hired since a routine unannounced visit was conducted on August 16, 2023. Files for the new staff were also monitored. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 411 Every child was not provided an appropriate time and place to rest. In space #6, space #8, and space #9, there were no cots/mats for children to rest on. GS 110-91(2)(i) 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. The breakfast menu today listed grits with cheese and pears and milk however the children were served biscuits with grape jelly and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. I observed children in space #7 resting on mats without individual linens. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) 612 Each child's bed, cot, or 2" mat was not individually assigned and identified. The cots/mats in space #2, space #4, space #7 were not labeled and individually assigned. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(b) & (c) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space #6, the lower hinges on a cabinet door were missing. On the pre-k playground, two nails were exposed from a wooden board in the fence and the bottom part of a board was broken in half. 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 staff member did not complete First Aid training from an approved training organization. .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 staff member did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 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. Six children being transported did not have a photograph attached to their emergency contact information. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(d) 1128 For routine transport of children to and from the center, staff did not use the list to document attendance as children boarded and departed the vehicle. Attendance for children transported today was not completed. 10A NCAC 09 .1003(l) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. One staff member did not have verification on file that a staff development plan had been completed annually. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child did not have a medical exam on file. GS110-91(1) 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. One child did not have an immunization record on file within 30 days of enrollment. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(2) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last lockdown or shelter-in-place drill was conducted October 13, 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. One staff member did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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: Kaye Dunlap, Child Care Consultant PO Box 627 Matthews, NC 28106 Kaye.Dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov The following technical assistance was provided: Each child must have a medical report and immunization record on file before enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. I recommend using the child’s file checklist found on DCDEE’s website for enrollment documentation and filing the paperwork as soon as it’s received to avoid misplacement of documents. -A Lockdown or a shelter-in-place drill must be conducted every three months and documented on the Emergency Drill Log. I recommend placing a reminder on your calendar to ensure drills are conducted at least every three months. All new staff are required to complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire date from an approved training organization. I emailed the Director a copy of the approved training list of organizations. First Aid and CPR must be renewed before the expiration date of cards or certificate. -Daily classroom and outdoor monitoring must be done daily to ensure equipment/furnishings remain in good repair. -It was explained to the Director that when food substitutions are made, the menus must be updated prior to the food being served to the children. I suggested placing a menu on the parent board for parents to view instead of posting in every classroom to avoid having to revise each menu every time a substitution is made. -Each child being transported must have a photograph attached to the emergency contact information before providing transportation. Attendance for each child must be documented as children board and depart the bus. -All cribs, cots and mats must be assigned and labeled for use by an individual child and equipped with linens. -All staff members must complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicious of Child Maltreatment within 90 days of hire date. If a new staff member has completed the training prior to employment the training date must be within one year of the hire date. The hold harmless legislation was extended and signed into law on Monday June 12th, 2023. This legislation allows facilities to remain at their current star level without a reassessment until June 30, 2024, and when reassessed it reduces the education evaluation requirements for lead teachers from 75% to 50% until June of 2026. To prepare for the reassessment process, DCDEE has developed a cohort system. There are three cohorts, and each includes a preparation year and a reassessment year. The facility is in cohort #3 which means their preparation year began July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with a reassessment year of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The center has a compliance team as well as support from the NC Pre-K program that will provide technical assistance in preparation for the environment rating scales. Thank you for your time today. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at 704-594-0152 or by email at kaye.dunlap@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 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: ANDREA ANDERSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance of applicable child care requirements during the routine unannounced visit. The 18 month compliance history, prior to today's visit, was 86%. I met with Dawnye' Coleman, Assistant Director, during today's visit. You informed me the director was off site at a Meck Pre K meeting. You were getting lunch started in the kitchen when I arrived. I reviewed program records during today's visit. Information required to be posted was observed posted in the front lobby and the hallway bulletin board. The current license was posted and all permit restrictions were observed meeting compliance. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 5-17-23 with an approved rating. The last fire inspection on file is dated 3/20/22, you could not locate the current annual fire inspection, and one has not been submitted to me once it was completed, as required by requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a). The emergency drill log was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Monthly playground inspections were reviewed and found meeting compliance. The current EMC plan and current EPR plan were observed posted today. I reviewed the current incident log, you are not filing the signed incident report in each child's file, I observed them stored behind the log today. All children under 15 months have a current feeding schedule on file. The visual safe sleep documentation was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Current activity plans were posted with each group present today. Each group was observed in approved space, indoors and outdoors today. The facility follows the voluntary enhanced ratios, each group was observed maintaining ratios and supervision today. You reported you currently do not have any medications on site. I did not observe any medications on site today. Outlets were observed covered during today's visit. Cleaning supplies were observed stored properly. During the visit I did observed walls in poor repair, peeling paint and drywall was exposed. You informed me that you have placed a maintenance request for repairs. I reviewed staff files; each staff has a current DCDEE qualifying letter on file. The administrator and all staff working with infants has ITS/SIDS training. The director has playground safety and EPR training, a few others have playground safety training as well. All staff who have been employed more than 90 days has current CPR and First Aid certification. All staff employed more than 90 days have completed recognizing and responding to suspicions of maltreatment and all staff employed one year have completed health and safety training. Currently you do not have school age children in care, they begin in September, the assistant director has BSAC training. You stated the group leader has completed it but is having difficulty getting her certificate printed. If she is unsuccessful in obtaining proof of completion she will need to complete the training again. Nurturing tones were heard when staff engaged with children. Crying children were soothed and children were redirected if needed. The following violations were cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection that could be located today is dated 3/20/22. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 445 For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. While observing in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed many material stored on the art shelf accessible to children in care. The material was observed in the manufacturer's packaging that stated "DO NOT USE WITH CHILDREN UNDER 3" This material included glitter products, small pompoms and other art material intended for older preschool children. .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) 617 All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. Space 8 back door leading to the preschool playground was observed propped open with a small block, while two preschool groups were using the preschool playground. 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. While in Space 4 I observed peeling paint on the wall by the Tee Pee, and drywall exposed in a few areas under the word "Gallery". 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the toddler and two year old children on their playground I observed the basketball goal without a basketball hoop and a dump truck missing the dump container portion of the truck. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Signed incident reports were observed stored behind the current incident log and not filed in each individual child's file once logged. .0802 (e) 861 Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. While Space 2, serving toddlers were outdoors I observed a toddler with a large piece of foam she had bit off from a foam water squirter. While in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed kitchen sponges and other art sponges on the art shelf. .0604(q) Compliance Statement: Child care providers are expected to maintain compliance with all applicable child care requirements at all times. All violations cited today shall be corrected immediately. Gina Moses, administrator, will email a compliance letter explaining how each violation cited today has been corrected. The compliance letter must be received by the consultant, andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov, on or before August 30, 2023. Failure to correct the violations and/or submit the compliance letter to me by the date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted to ensure corrections were made. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Developmentally Appropriate toys: I highly encourage before allowing staff to purchase and bring supplies in the classroom you are aware of what the item is and that it is developmentally appropriate. You must follow the manufacturer guidelines when ages are stated. So if the item says for 3+ then children under 3 should not have access to the item. Also in all room serving children under 3 remember 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q) Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages. Incident Reports/Logs: I reviewed the current rule regarding incident reports and logging the incidents. You want to reference 10A NCAC 09 .0802(e)(f)(g) of the child care requirements. You will use the incident report on the DCDEE website for any incident in the facility, you will complete the document accurately, making sure all line items are address. You will keep a signed copy by logging it on the incident log once signed by the parent and then placing it in the child's file. Reminder: You will need to submit the annual fire inspection to me with 7 days of completion, as outlined in Child Care requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. You will need to ensure an annual inspection is conducted by the anniversary date of last completion. I encourage you to contact the fire inspector a few months prior to get on their calendar. Other: Change in Consultant: My teams territories are changing effective 9-1-23. I will no longer be your child care consultant. I will keep you file until all violations cited today have been corrected. Your new consultant is Kaye Dunlap. Office: 704-594-0152 3109 Wyntree Court Matthews, NC 28104 kaye.dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov It has been a pleasure working with you, I wish you and your staff all the best. If you have any questions please contact me: Andrea Anderson PO Box 49335 Charlotte, NC 28277 andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov (704)594-0039 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: ANDREA ANDERSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance of applicable child care requirements during the routine unannounced visit. The 18 month compliance history, prior to today's visit, was 86%. I met with Dawnye' Coleman, Assistant Director, during today's visit. You informed me the director was off site at a Meck Pre K meeting. You were getting lunch started in the kitchen when I arrived. I reviewed program records during today's visit. Information required to be posted was observed posted in the front lobby and the hallway bulletin board. The current license was posted and all permit restrictions were observed meeting compliance. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 5-17-23 with an approved rating. The last fire inspection on file is dated 3/20/22, you could not locate the current annual fire inspection, and one has not been submitted to me once it was completed, as required by requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a). The emergency drill log was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Monthly playground inspections were reviewed and found meeting compliance. The current EMC plan and current EPR plan were observed posted today. I reviewed the current incident log, you are not filing the signed incident report in each child's file, I observed them stored behind the log today. All children under 15 months have a current feeding schedule on file. The visual safe sleep documentation was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Current activity plans were posted with each group present today. Each group was observed in approved space, indoors and outdoors today. The facility follows the voluntary enhanced ratios, each group was observed maintaining ratios and supervision today. You reported you currently do not have any medications on site. I did not observe any medications on site today. Outlets were observed covered during today's visit. Cleaning supplies were observed stored properly. During the visit I did observed walls in poor repair, peeling paint and drywall was exposed. You informed me that you have placed a maintenance request for repairs. I reviewed staff files; each staff has a current DCDEE qualifying letter on file. The administrator and all staff working with infants has ITS/SIDS training. The director has playground safety and EPR training, a few others have playground safety training as well. All staff who have been employed more than 90 days has current CPR and First Aid certification. All staff employed more than 90 days have completed recognizing and responding to suspicions of maltreatment and all staff employed one year have completed health and safety training. Currently you do not have school age children in care, they begin in September, the assistant director has BSAC training. You stated the group leader has completed it but is having difficulty getting her certificate printed. If she is unsuccessful in obtaining proof of completion she will need to complete the training again. Nurturing tones were heard when staff engaged with children. Crying children were soothed and children were redirected if needed. The following violations were cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection that could be located today is dated 3/20/22. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 445 For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. While observing in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed many material stored on the art shelf accessible to children in care. The material was observed in the manufacturer's packaging that stated "DO NOT USE WITH CHILDREN UNDER 3" This material included glitter products, small pompoms and other art material intended for older preschool children. .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) 617 All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. Space 8 back door leading to the preschool playground was observed propped open with a small block, while two preschool groups were using the preschool playground. 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. While in Space 4 I observed peeling paint on the wall by the Tee Pee, and drywall exposed in a few areas under the word "Gallery". 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the toddler and two year old children on their playground I observed the basketball goal without a basketball hoop and a dump truck missing the dump container portion of the truck. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Signed incident reports were observed stored behind the current incident log and not filed in each individual child's file once logged. .0802 (e) 861 Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. While Space 2, serving toddlers were outdoors I observed a toddler with a large piece of foam she had bit off from a foam water squirter. While in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed kitchen sponges and other art sponges on the art shelf. .0604(q) Compliance Statement: Child care providers are expected to maintain compliance with all applicable child care requirements at all times. All violations cited today shall be corrected immediately. Gina Moses, administrator, will email a compliance letter explaining how each violation cited today has been corrected. The compliance letter must be received by the consultant, andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov, on or before August 30, 2023. Failure to correct the violations and/or submit the compliance letter to me by the date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted to ensure corrections were made. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Developmentally Appropriate toys: I highly encourage before allowing staff to purchase and bring supplies in the classroom you are aware of what the item is and that it is developmentally appropriate. You must follow the manufacturer guidelines when ages are stated. So if the item says for 3+ then children under 3 should not have access to the item. Also in all room serving children under 3 remember 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q) Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages. Incident Reports/Logs: I reviewed the current rule regarding incident reports and logging the incidents. You want to reference 10A NCAC 09 .0802(e)(f)(g) of the child care requirements. You will use the incident report on the DCDEE website for any incident in the facility, you will complete the document accurately, making sure all line items are address. You will keep a signed copy by logging it on the incident log once signed by the parent and then placing it in the child's file. Reminder: You will need to submit the annual fire inspection to me with 7 days of completion, as outlined in Child Care requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. You will need to ensure an annual inspection is conducted by the anniversary date of last completion. I encourage you to contact the fire inspector a few months prior to get on their calendar. Other: Change in Consultant: My teams territories are changing effective 9-1-23. I will no longer be your child care consultant. I will keep you file until all violations cited today have been corrected. Your new consultant is Kaye Dunlap. Office: 704-594-0152 3109 Wyntree Court Matthews, NC 28104 kaye.dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov It has been a pleasure working with you, I wish you and your staff all the best. If you have any questions please contact me: Andrea Anderson PO Box 49335 Charlotte, NC 28277 andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov (704)594-0039 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 .0802 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: ANDREA ANDERSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance of applicable child care requirements during the routine unannounced visit. The 18 month compliance history, prior to today's visit, was 86%. I met with Dawnye' Coleman, Assistant Director, during today's visit. You informed me the director was off site at a Meck Pre K meeting. You were getting lunch started in the kitchen when I arrived. I reviewed program records during today's visit. Information required to be posted was observed posted in the front lobby and the hallway bulletin board. The current license was posted and all permit restrictions were observed meeting compliance. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 5-17-23 with an approved rating. The last fire inspection on file is dated 3/20/22, you could not locate the current annual fire inspection, and one has not been submitted to me once it was completed, as required by requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a). The emergency drill log was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Monthly playground inspections were reviewed and found meeting compliance. The current EMC plan and current EPR plan were observed posted today. I reviewed the current incident log, you are not filing the signed incident report in each child's file, I observed them stored behind the log today. All children under 15 months have a current feeding schedule on file. The visual safe sleep documentation was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Current activity plans were posted with each group present today. Each group was observed in approved space, indoors and outdoors today. The facility follows the voluntary enhanced ratios, each group was observed maintaining ratios and supervision today. You reported you currently do not have any medications on site. I did not observe any medications on site today. Outlets were observed covered during today's visit. Cleaning supplies were observed stored properly. During the visit I did observed walls in poor repair, peeling paint and drywall was exposed. You informed me that you have placed a maintenance request for repairs. I reviewed staff files; each staff has a current DCDEE qualifying letter on file. The administrator and all staff working with infants has ITS/SIDS training. The director has playground safety and EPR training, a few others have playground safety training as well. All staff who have been employed more than 90 days has current CPR and First Aid certification. All staff employed more than 90 days have completed recognizing and responding to suspicions of maltreatment and all staff employed one year have completed health and safety training. Currently you do not have school age children in care, they begin in September, the assistant director has BSAC training. You stated the group leader has completed it but is having difficulty getting her certificate printed. If she is unsuccessful in obtaining proof of completion she will need to complete the training again. Nurturing tones were heard when staff engaged with children. Crying children were soothed and children were redirected if needed. The following violations were cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection that could be located today is dated 3/20/22. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 445 For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. While observing in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed many material stored on the art shelf accessible to children in care. The material was observed in the manufacturer's packaging that stated "DO NOT USE WITH CHILDREN UNDER 3" This material included glitter products, small pompoms and other art material intended for older preschool children. .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) 617 All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. Space 8 back door leading to the preschool playground was observed propped open with a small block, while two preschool groups were using the preschool playground. 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. While in Space 4 I observed peeling paint on the wall by the Tee Pee, and drywall exposed in a few areas under the word "Gallery". 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the toddler and two year old children on their playground I observed the basketball goal without a basketball hoop and a dump truck missing the dump container portion of the truck. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Signed incident reports were observed stored behind the current incident log and not filed in each individual child's file once logged. .0802 (e) 861 Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. While Space 2, serving toddlers were outdoors I observed a toddler with a large piece of foam she had bit off from a foam water squirter. While in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed kitchen sponges and other art sponges on the art shelf. .0604(q) Compliance Statement: Child care providers are expected to maintain compliance with all applicable child care requirements at all times. All violations cited today shall be corrected immediately. Gina Moses, administrator, will email a compliance letter explaining how each violation cited today has been corrected. The compliance letter must be received by the consultant, andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov, on or before August 30, 2023. Failure to correct the violations and/or submit the compliance letter to me by the date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted to ensure corrections were made. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Developmentally Appropriate toys: I highly encourage before allowing staff to purchase and bring supplies in the classroom you are aware of what the item is and that it is developmentally appropriate. You must follow the manufacturer guidelines when ages are stated. So if the item says for 3+ then children under 3 should not have access to the item. Also in all room serving children under 3 remember 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q) Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages. Incident Reports/Logs: I reviewed the current rule regarding incident reports and logging the incidents. You want to reference 10A NCAC 09 .0802(e)(f)(g) of the child care requirements. You will use the incident report on the DCDEE website for any incident in the facility, you will complete the document accurately, making sure all line items are address. You will keep a signed copy by logging it on the incident log once signed by the parent and then placing it in the child's file. Reminder: You will need to submit the annual fire inspection to me with 7 days of completion, as outlined in Child Care requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. You will need to ensure an annual inspection is conducted by the anniversary date of last completion. I encourage you to contact the fire inspector a few months prior to get on their calendar. Other: Change in Consultant: My teams territories are changing effective 9-1-23. I will no longer be your child care consultant. I will keep you file until all violations cited today have been corrected. Your new consultant is Kaye Dunlap. Office: 704-594-0152 3109 Wyntree Court Matthews, NC 28104 kaye.dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov It has been a pleasure working with you, I wish you and your staff all the best. If you have any questions please contact me: Andrea Anderson PO Box 49335 Charlotte, NC 28277 andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov (704)594-0039 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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING JUNGLE SAM NEWELL Facility ID: 60004091 Consultant: ANDREA ANDERSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance of applicable child care requirements during the routine unannounced visit. The 18 month compliance history, prior to today's visit, was 86%. I met with Dawnye' Coleman, Assistant Director, during today's visit. You informed me the director was off site at a Meck Pre K meeting. You were getting lunch started in the kitchen when I arrived. I reviewed program records during today's visit. Information required to be posted was observed posted in the front lobby and the hallway bulletin board. The current license was posted and all permit restrictions were observed meeting compliance. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 5-17-23 with an approved rating. The last fire inspection on file is dated 3/20/22, you could not locate the current annual fire inspection, and one has not been submitted to me once it was completed, as required by requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a). The emergency drill log was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Monthly playground inspections were reviewed and found meeting compliance. The current EMC plan and current EPR plan were observed posted today. I reviewed the current incident log, you are not filing the signed incident report in each child's file, I observed them stored behind the log today. All children under 15 months have a current feeding schedule on file. The visual safe sleep documentation was reviewed and found meeting compliance. Current activity plans were posted with each group present today. Each group was observed in approved space, indoors and outdoors today. The facility follows the voluntary enhanced ratios, each group was observed maintaining ratios and supervision today. You reported you currently do not have any medications on site. I did not observe any medications on site today. Outlets were observed covered during today's visit. Cleaning supplies were observed stored properly. During the visit I did observed walls in poor repair, peeling paint and drywall was exposed. You informed me that you have placed a maintenance request for repairs. I reviewed staff files; each staff has a current DCDEE qualifying letter on file. The administrator and all staff working with infants has ITS/SIDS training. The director has playground safety and EPR training, a few others have playground safety training as well. All staff who have been employed more than 90 days has current CPR and First Aid certification. All staff employed more than 90 days have completed recognizing and responding to suspicions of maltreatment and all staff employed one year have completed health and safety training. Currently you do not have school age children in care, they begin in September, the assistant director has BSAC training. You stated the group leader has completed it but is having difficulty getting her certificate printed. If she is unsuccessful in obtaining proof of completion she will need to complete the training again. Nurturing tones were heard when staff engaged with children. Crying children were soothed and children were redirected if needed. The following violations were cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The fire inspection that could be located today is dated 3/20/22. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 445 For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. While observing in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed many material stored on the art shelf accessible to children in care. The material was observed in the manufacturer's packaging that stated "DO NOT USE WITH CHILDREN UNDER 3" This material included glitter products, small pompoms and other art material intended for older preschool children. .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) 617 All openings to the outer air were not protected against the entrance of flying insects. Space 8 back door leading to the preschool playground was observed propped open with a small block, while two preschool groups were using the preschool playground. 15A NCAC 18A .2831(c) 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean and in good repair. While in Space 4 I observed peeling paint on the wall by the Tee Pee, and drywall exposed in a few areas under the word "Gallery". 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. While monitoring the toddler and two year old children on their playground I observed the basketball goal without a basketball hoop and a dump truck missing the dump container portion of the truck. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. Signed incident reports were observed stored behind the current incident log and not filed in each individual child's file once logged. .0802 (e) 861 Prohibited styrofoam and foam rubber products were accessible to children under 3 years of age and/or approved foam products were used without proper supervision. While Space 2, serving toddlers were outdoors I observed a toddler with a large piece of foam she had bit off from a foam water squirter. While in Space 4, serving two year olds, I observed kitchen sponges and other art sponges on the art shelf. .0604(q) Compliance Statement: Child care providers are expected to maintain compliance with all applicable child care requirements at all times. All violations cited today shall be corrected immediately. Gina Moses, administrator, will email a compliance letter explaining how each violation cited today has been corrected. The compliance letter must be received by the consultant, andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov, on or before August 30, 2023. Failure to correct the violations and/or submit the compliance letter to me by the date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted to ensure corrections were made. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Developmentally Appropriate toys: I highly encourage before allowing staff to purchase and bring supplies in the classroom you are aware of what the item is and that it is developmentally appropriate. You must follow the manufacturer guidelines when ages are stated. So if the item says for 3+ then children under 3 should not have access to the item. Also in all room serving children under 3 remember 10A NCAC 09 .0604(q) Plastic bags, toys, toy parts small enough to be swallowed, and materials that can be torn apart, such as foam rubber and styrofoam, shall not be accessible to children under three years of age. However, styrofoam plates and larger pieces of foam rubber may be used for supervised art activities and styrofoam plates may be used for food service. Jump ropes and rubber bands shall not be accessible to children under five years of age without adult supervision. Balloons shall be prohibited for children of all ages. Incident Reports/Logs: I reviewed the current rule regarding incident reports and logging the incidents. You want to reference 10A NCAC 09 .0802(e)(f)(g) of the child care requirements. You will use the incident report on the DCDEE website for any incident in the facility, you will complete the document accurately, making sure all line items are address. You will keep a signed copy by logging it on the incident log once signed by the parent and then placing it in the child's file. Reminder: You will need to submit the annual fire inspection to me with 7 days of completion, as outlined in Child Care requirement 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. You will need to ensure an annual inspection is conducted by the anniversary date of last completion. I encourage you to contact the fire inspector a few months prior to get on their calendar. Other: Change in Consultant: My teams territories are changing effective 9-1-23. I will no longer be your child care consultant. I will keep you file until all violations cited today have been corrected. Your new consultant is Kaye Dunlap. Office: 704-594-0152 3109 Wyntree Court Matthews, NC 28104 kaye.dunlap@dhhs.nc.gov It has been a pleasure working with you, I wish you and your staff all the best. If you have any questions please contact me: Andrea Anderson PO Box 49335 Charlotte, NC 28277 andrea.anderson@dhhs.nc.gov (704)594-0039 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