NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: MAYSVILLE ELEMENTARY PRE-K Facility ID: 52000024 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2024 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 4/15/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 200 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:20 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 compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued January 3, 2018. The last annual compliance was conducted on April 24, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed March 21, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on October 17, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, minus 1 child in each group, and outdoor play is limited to fenced Pre-K playground and field area. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The facility is owned by Jones County Schools. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. Twelve (12) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and eleven (11) were present today At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Preschool children and staff members were engaged in a group time activity. A staff member reviewed word endings, the children sang the alphabet song, and the staff member read the book, “Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type”. After the group activities, the children transitioned to free play activities which included sand and water play, bristle blocks, cardboard brick blocks, hollow wooden blocks, cooking, and individual lap top games. Toileting, handwashing, and screen time procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including a large climber with two (2) slides and a rock-climbing wall, a medium rock-climbing wall, tricycles, hula hoops, a variety of balls, and a small basketball goal. Other outdoor activities included two (2) play houses, picnic tables, a covered sand area with sand toys, picnic tables, and a musical structure. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 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. Scentsy Cinnamon Bear aerosol room freshener was stored in the girls bathroom on top of shelf. The aerosol spray was not in a locked room or cabinet. .2820(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the sand in the outdoor space under the medium rock-climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday April 26, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. You may submit pictures of the outdoor space with your compliance letter for verification that sand has been added and tilled. Please be aware any information submitted by you is 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 will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2022-2023 school year, dated November 1, 2023, has been completed and was reviewed today. The program follows the Jones County school calendar. The length of the day, 7:45am until 3:15pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained in both indoor spaces and electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, DIAL-3, for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and DIAL-3 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 4th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2002 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, field trips, and parent teacher conferences at least twice a year. Staff Requirements: All staff members met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, the sand around the climbing structure is compacted, has weeds, and grass growing up through it. Sand needs to be added and tilled to meet resilient surfacing requirements. Fall Zones with Weeds As discussed, fall zones should be weeded regularly and loose parts including pine cones, gumballs and sticks should be collected daily to ensure fall zones are kept free of hazards. For the safety of the children, you must ensure weeds and debris are removed and sand is tilled or added to the appropriate depth to avoid potential injuries to children. I also urged you again to create a regular weeding and tilling schedule for the sand. To verify compliance, please submit a copy of your May Playground Inspection showing these hazards have been addressed. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in November 2020 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 1.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Jones County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Also, be reminded that you may voluntarily request a reassessment at any time by contacting me, and that NCRLAP outreach assessments are still being offered if you wish to “practice.” You may also wish to contact technical assistance specialists with Jones County Partnership for Children to help you with mock assessments. Today you reported that you are not going to proceed with an assessment during your preparatory year; however, you plan on requesting an assessment in October 2024. Today, I provided you with a copy of an Application for Assessment for a Two through Five Star Rated License, a Rated License Assessment Request Review form, and a Center Quality Point Form for the Two Component Rated License. Reminders: For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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