10A NCAC 09 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/23/2025 Number Present: 27 Completed Date: 4/23/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:30 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 child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Olga Zyakun, Owner/Operator, assisted me with the walk through. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 21, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 15, 2024. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 93% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate and in good repair. No medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were available or monitored during today’s visit. All staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 had a medical report completed older than 12 months prior to their hire date. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 did not complete their TB screening until after their hire date. .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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a First Aid certificate on file and available for review. .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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a CPR certificate on file and available for review. .1102(d) 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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: It is highly recommended that staff and training worksheets are reviewed monthly to ensure that training and other required documents are completed and/or not expired. It is recommended that administrators thoroughly review all documents for new employees prior to their hire date to ensure all documents are not expired, filled out in their entirety and in compliance. This includes but is not limited to TB test results and staff medical reports. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed administrators continuing to do a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that classroom teachers are engaging in appropriate staff/child interactions and using nurturing tones, also to ensure materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility are of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. It is recommended that infant teachers inspect crib sheets throughout the day to determine if they need to be changed due to children’s bodily fluids coming into contact with the sheets. We discussed no items being placed in cribs with sleeping children such as blankets, bibs around children’s necks, and pacifiers with strings of any kind attached. It is recommended that administrators and teachers continue thoroughly reviewing permission to administer forms for ointments to ensure that all items on the form are completed prior to using the ointment in the classroom. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days 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 as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. 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 May 7, 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 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. Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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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G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/23/2025 Number Present: 27 Completed Date: 4/23/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:30 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 child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Olga Zyakun, Owner/Operator, assisted me with the walk through. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 21, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 15, 2024. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 93% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate and in good repair. No medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were available or monitored during today’s visit. All staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 had a medical report completed older than 12 months prior to their hire date. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 did not complete their TB screening until after their hire date. .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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a First Aid certificate on file and available for review. .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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a CPR certificate on file and available for review. .1102(d) 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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: It is highly recommended that staff and training worksheets are reviewed monthly to ensure that training and other required documents are completed and/or not expired. It is recommended that administrators thoroughly review all documents for new employees prior to their hire date to ensure all documents are not expired, filled out in their entirety and in compliance. This includes but is not limited to TB test results and staff medical reports. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed administrators continuing to do a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that classroom teachers are engaging in appropriate staff/child interactions and using nurturing tones, also to ensure materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility are of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. It is recommended that infant teachers inspect crib sheets throughout the day to determine if they need to be changed due to children’s bodily fluids coming into contact with the sheets. We discussed no items being placed in cribs with sleeping children such as blankets, bibs around children’s necks, and pacifiers with strings of any kind attached. It is recommended that administrators and teachers continue thoroughly reviewing permission to administer forms for ointments to ensure that all items on the form are completed prior to using the ointment in the classroom. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days 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 as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. 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 May 7, 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 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. Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/23/2025 Number Present: 27 Completed Date: 4/23/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:30 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 child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Olga Zyakun, Owner/Operator, assisted me with the walk through. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 21, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted August 15, 2024. Your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 93% prior to today’s visit. The center's five star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, caretaking routines, staff/child interaction, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were developmentally appropriate and in good repair. No medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were available or monitored during today’s visit. All staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 had a medical report completed older than 12 months prior to their hire date. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 10/28/24 did not complete their TB screening until after their hire date. .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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review. .0701(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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a First Aid certificate on file and available for review. .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. Staff members hired on 10/24/23 and 9/18/24 did not have a CPR certificate on file and available for review. .1102(d) 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. A staff member hired on 9/18/24 did not have a current Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training certificate on file and available for review. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: It is highly recommended that staff and training worksheets are reviewed monthly to ensure that training and other required documents are completed and/or not expired. It is recommended that administrators thoroughly review all documents for new employees prior to their hire date to ensure all documents are not expired, filled out in their entirety and in compliance. This includes but is not limited to TB test results and staff medical reports. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed administrators continuing to do a walk through of the facility throughout the day to ensure that classroom teachers are engaging in appropriate staff/child interactions and using nurturing tones, also to ensure materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility are of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. It is recommended that infant teachers inspect crib sheets throughout the day to determine if they need to be changed due to children’s bodily fluids coming into contact with the sheets. We discussed no items being placed in cribs with sleeping children such as blankets, bibs around children’s necks, and pacifiers with strings of any kind attached. It is recommended that administrators and teachers continue thoroughly reviewing permission to administer forms for ointments to ensure that all items on the form are completed prior to using the ointment in the classroom. NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days 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 as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. 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 May 7, 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 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. Email the information to: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/12/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/12/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 202 Time In: 10:08 AM Time Out: 01:30 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. You, Toniya Taylor, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The first annual compliance visit was conducted today, September 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 26, 2024, with a “Approved” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 1, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 91% prior to today’s visit. The center's four star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free play indoors and outdoors, staff/child interactions, care taking routines, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications and medical action plans were monitored today. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. The program does not provide transportation. The following violation was documented 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. A fire inspection was not on file or available for review. The last fire inspection on file was conducted on 8/1/23. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed ensuring that fire inspections are completed on time by reaching out at least 30 days prior to the inspection being due, to ensure it is completed and the inspection report is received on time. We also discussed ensuring that the fire inspection is submitted to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of the facility receiving the inspection. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed putting together a basket of items that teachers can carry to the area near the restroom in the hallway to give children something to do while they are waiting for their turn to use the restroom. This will ensure each child uses the restroom one by one, and allows the teacher not to have all the children from one classroom in the individual bathroom at one time. We discussed administrators continuing to do a walkthrough of the facility to ensure proper classroom management is being conducted and appropriate tones are being used with children daily throughout the facility. 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. A three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 26, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: BRITTANY ADAMS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/12/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/12/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 202 Time In: 10:08 AM Time Out: 01:30 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. You, Toniya Taylor, Director, assisted me with today’s visit. The first annual compliance visit was conducted today, September 12, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on March 26, 2024, with a “Approved” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted August 1, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 91% prior to today’s visit. The center's four star rated license, NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free play indoors and outdoors, staff/child interactions, care taking routines, meal time and rest time. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications and medical action plans were monitored today. A selection of staff files and children’s files were monitored during today’s visit. The program does not provide transportation. The following violation was documented 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. A fire inspection was not on file or available for review. The last fire inspection on file was conducted on 8/1/23. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed ensuring that fire inspections are completed on time by reaching out at least 30 days prior to the inspection being due, to ensure it is completed and the inspection report is received on time. We also discussed ensuring that the fire inspection is submitted to the Child Care Consultant within seven days of the facility receiving the inspection. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed putting together a basket of items that teachers can carry to the area near the restroom in the hallway to give children something to do while they are waiting for their turn to use the restroom. This will ensure each child uses the restroom one by one, and allows the teacher not to have all the children from one classroom in the individual bathroom at one time. We discussed administrators continuing to do a walkthrough of the facility to ensure proper classroom management is being conducted and appropriate tones are being used with children daily throughout the facility. 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. A three star licensed is required to be eligible to receive DSS subsidy. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 26, 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 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: Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 470753 Charlotte, NC 28247 Email: brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 594-0049 or by email at brittany.j.adams@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0713 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/1/2024 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 2/1/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 110 Time In: 12:40 PM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your program for compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, Jane Ledbetter, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your facility currently operates with a temporary license issued on October 20, 2023, and expires on April 20, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to today’s visit, and your business Beautiful Minds Childcare LLC was listed as current/active. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or your decide to sell your business, you must first notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. The last sanitation inspection was completed on August 17, 2023, and you received a superior rating and three demerits. The last fire inspection was completed on January 5, 2023. I observed adequate supervision, licensed capacity maintained, and approved space used during today’s visit. I observed sign-in and out sheets in each classroom documenting children’s arrival and departure times. I observed attendance records to be current as required. I observed your Temporary License, Safe Procedures for Arrival and Departure, current menu, sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, First Aid information sheet, tobacco free policy signage, Summary of NC Child Care Law dated September 2023, evacuation plans, current daily schedules, current activity plans, staff-child ratio sheets, and allergies posted as required. I observed children during rest time and engaged in quiet activities on their cot. I observed positive interactions with children during today’s visit. I observed children under 24 months napping with children three years of age and older. I observed monthly outdoor inspections documented on the outdoor inspection log. I observed your most recent outdoor inspection was completed on January 22, 2024. I observed monthly fire drills documented on the Emergency Drill Log and Report form. I observed the most recent fire drill was conducted on January 31, 2024, at 10:50am. I observed the most recent emergency drill in the form of a lockdown was conducted on January 4, 2024, at 10:50am. You stated that no incidents have occurred at the facility. I reminded you that incident reports should be filed in children’s individual files. I monitored a selection of children’s files during today’s visit. Rated License Summary: Program Standards: The Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form was reviewed and signed by the director on January 31, 2024. The program points will be determined by your score earned on the Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessment as well as enhanced ratios and space. Education Standards: Staff members will need to submit official transcripts to the workforce unit for evaluation. Education points will be determined upon receipt of evaluation results from the workforce unit. Quality Option: The facility has chosen to earn a quality point by The child care administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the division. l The facility uses Creative Curriculum as the approved curriculum. Total points will be determined upon the receipt of ERS scores and education evaluation. The facility will be issued a star rated license after the temporary license expires on April 20, 2024. Please remember that programs with less than a three-star rated license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) will be requested once a compliance letter is received and a representative from NCRLAP will be in touch with you soon. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Children between the ages 12 and 24 months were grouped with children 3 years of age or older during rest time. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Mulch surfacing was not sufficient depth on the outdoor play area. .0605(j) 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 the unlocked bathroom used by staff, I observed a aerosol bottle of Febreze. The Febreze was placed in locked storage during the visit. .2820(b) The following Technical Assistance (TA) was provided: 1. We discussed that children may only be grouped together for the first and last hour of the operating day. 2. We discussed that items under aerosol pressure are required to be locked at all times. I suggested that you may install a cabinet with a lock in the bathroom used by staff if you would like to have air fresher available for staff to use. 3. We discussed ensuring that mulch is of sufficient depth for stationary equipment. Mulch should be at least 6 inches deep. The following Consultation was provided during today’s visit: Please visit the DCDEE WORKS tab https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS on the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov for more information about DCDEE WORKS. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment. ECERS-R A variety of different types of blocks such as wooden unit blocks, soft unit blocks, cardboard blocks, and homemade blocks with enough blocks in each set for at least three children to build a structure should be provided. The block center should be large enough for three children to build a substantial structure without interfering with one each other’s play. Art projects should allow individual expression by children. Copied, cookie cutter type art projects do not offer children an opportunity for individual expression. Allow children to choose the art media of their choice and provide a variety of materials. The following are suggestions for art materials: markers, chalk, colored pencils, paper, crayons, dry erase markers, finger paint, tape, glue, stickers, small pieces of paper, play dough, clay, hole punchers, stencils, stamps, and scissors. Display in the classroom should be primarily children’s work and not teacher or store-bought display. Children’s art should be posted on their eye level. Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Items such as puzzles and games that are missing pieces should be removed from the classroom and replaced. The classroom should have at least two books per child that are age appropriate for the children in the group. I suggested that books that portray violence be removed. A variety of books that portray real animal pictures, families, disabilities, and different cultures should be added to each classroom. Remove any books that are worn, torn or missing pages. I suggested that you have or purchase hats; boys dress shirts, ties, jerseys and dress coats from a consignment shop, yard sale or dollar store to enhance the dramatic play center. Other items that enhance dramatic play are telephone books, cooking aprons, restaurant menus, calculators, cash registers, cookbooks, and baby doll accessories. Add pictures, books, puzzles, block play people, baby dolls, music, play food and dress-up clothes that represent different cultures. Add pictures, puzzles and block play people that represent people of all ages and disabilities. Review your daily schedule and free play allotted times. Free play times need to be listed separate from all other activities such as hand washing, preparing to go home etc. All centers/materials should be accessible to children during free play. Water must be available to children throughout the day. Always have a pitcher of water and cups for children available. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray table with the sanitizing solution and let it sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying the sanitizing solution. Children must wash their hands upon arrival, before and after eating, before and after sand and water play, after toileting, after outdoor play, after handling messy art materials such as paint, glue, and playdough and after touching nose, mouth, floor, trashcan, and anything else that re-contaminates the hands. Staff should follow proper handwashing procedures and wash hands as required. You must interact with children in relation to their play with materials. At least two instances must be observed. Math/number - One instance must be observed during routine care as well as during free play of using math/number. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot not go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Revised Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. 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. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 14, 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 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (828) 405-8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: REBBECCA HAYES Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/1/2024 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 2/1/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 110 Time In: 12:40 PM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your program for compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, Jane Ledbetter, Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. Your facility currently operates with a temporary license issued on October 20, 2023, and expires on April 20, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The Secretary of State website was checked prior to today’s visit, and your business Beautiful Minds Childcare LLC was listed as current/active. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or your decide to sell your business, you must first notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. The last sanitation inspection was completed on August 17, 2023, and you received a superior rating and three demerits. The last fire inspection was completed on January 5, 2023. I observed adequate supervision, licensed capacity maintained, and approved space used during today’s visit. I observed sign-in and out sheets in each classroom documenting children’s arrival and departure times. I observed attendance records to be current as required. I observed your Temporary License, Safe Procedures for Arrival and Departure, current menu, sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, First Aid information sheet, tobacco free policy signage, Summary of NC Child Care Law dated September 2023, evacuation plans, current daily schedules, current activity plans, staff-child ratio sheets, and allergies posted as required. I observed children during rest time and engaged in quiet activities on their cot. I observed positive interactions with children during today’s visit. I observed children under 24 months napping with children three years of age and older. I observed monthly outdoor inspections documented on the outdoor inspection log. I observed your most recent outdoor inspection was completed on January 22, 2024. I observed monthly fire drills documented on the Emergency Drill Log and Report form. I observed the most recent fire drill was conducted on January 31, 2024, at 10:50am. I observed the most recent emergency drill in the form of a lockdown was conducted on January 4, 2024, at 10:50am. You stated that no incidents have occurred at the facility. I reminded you that incident reports should be filed in children’s individual files. I monitored a selection of children’s files during today’s visit. Rated License Summary: Program Standards: The Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form was reviewed and signed by the director on January 31, 2024. The program points will be determined by your score earned on the Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessment as well as enhanced ratios and space. Education Standards: Staff members will need to submit official transcripts to the workforce unit for evaluation. Education points will be determined upon receipt of evaluation results from the workforce unit. Quality Option: The facility has chosen to earn a quality point by The child care administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the division. l The facility uses Creative Curriculum as the approved curriculum. Total points will be determined upon the receipt of ERS scores and education evaluation. The facility will be issued a star rated license after the temporary license expires on April 20, 2024. Please remember that programs with less than a three-star rated license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. The Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) will be requested once a compliance letter is received and a representative from NCRLAP will be in touch with you soon. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Children between the ages 12 and 24 months were grouped with children 3 years of age or older during rest time. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. Mulch surfacing was not sufficient depth on the outdoor play area. .0605(j) 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 the unlocked bathroom used by staff, I observed a aerosol bottle of Febreze. The Febreze was placed in locked storage during the visit. .2820(b) The following Technical Assistance (TA) was provided: 1. We discussed that children may only be grouped together for the first and last hour of the operating day. 2. We discussed that items under aerosol pressure are required to be locked at all times. I suggested that you may install a cabinet with a lock in the bathroom used by staff if you would like to have air fresher available for staff to use. 3. We discussed ensuring that mulch is of sufficient depth for stationary equipment. Mulch should be at least 6 inches deep. The following Consultation was provided during today’s visit: Please visit the DCDEE WORKS tab https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/DCDEE-WORKS on the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov for more information about DCDEE WORKS. The following is general information for you to review with staff to prepare for the Environment Rating Scale Assessment. ECERS-R A variety of different types of blocks such as wooden unit blocks, soft unit blocks, cardboard blocks, and homemade blocks with enough blocks in each set for at least three children to build a structure should be provided. The block center should be large enough for three children to build a substantial structure without interfering with one each other’s play. Art projects should allow individual expression by children. Copied, cookie cutter type art projects do not offer children an opportunity for individual expression. Allow children to choose the art media of their choice and provide a variety of materials. The following are suggestions for art materials: markers, chalk, colored pencils, paper, crayons, dry erase markers, finger paint, tape, glue, stickers, small pieces of paper, play dough, clay, hole punchers, stencils, stamps, and scissors. Display in the classroom should be primarily children’s work and not teacher or store-bought display. Children’s art should be posted on their eye level. Avoid long periods of waiting during transitions such as bathroom time or from one activity to another. Develop ideas and strategies to reduce waiting time for children. Teachers can sing songs and do finger plays with the children who are waiting. If children wait more than three minutes without activity, then you will be marked down on the Environment Rating Scale Assessment score. Items such as puzzles and games that are missing pieces should be removed from the classroom and replaced. The classroom should have at least two books per child that are age appropriate for the children in the group. I suggested that books that portray violence be removed. A variety of books that portray real animal pictures, families, disabilities, and different cultures should be added to each classroom. Remove any books that are worn, torn or missing pages. I suggested that you have or purchase hats; boys dress shirts, ties, jerseys and dress coats from a consignment shop, yard sale or dollar store to enhance the dramatic play center. Other items that enhance dramatic play are telephone books, cooking aprons, restaurant menus, calculators, cash registers, cookbooks, and baby doll accessories. Add pictures, books, puzzles, block play people, baby dolls, music, play food and dress-up clothes that represent different cultures. Add pictures, puzzles and block play people that represent people of all ages and disabilities. Review your daily schedule and free play allotted times. Free play times need to be listed separate from all other activities such as hand washing, preparing to go home etc. All centers/materials should be accessible to children during free play. Water must be available to children throughout the day. Always have a pitcher of water and cups for children available. Tables must be cleaned with soapy water then wiped dry. Then spray table with the sanitizing solution and let it sit for at least two minutes before wiping dry. Follow this procedure before and after eating. Make sure no children are near the table when spraying the sanitizing solution. Children must wash their hands upon arrival, before and after eating, before and after sand and water play, after toileting, after outdoor play, after handling messy art materials such as paint, glue, and playdough and after touching nose, mouth, floor, trashcan, and anything else that re-contaminates the hands. Staff should follow proper handwashing procedures and wash hands as required. You must interact with children in relation to their play with materials. At least two instances must be observed. Math/number - One instance must be observed during routine care as well as during free play of using math/number. Handwashing is required when: After children use the toilet or after assisting individual children with toileting routines. Immediately before meal or snack preparation and eating as well as after eating. (Remember to avoid recontamination of hands that can occur when unclean surfaces such as floors or toys are touched before eating.) Upon arrival and after outdoor play After messy activities (e.g., sand play, play dough). Before/after group water play After dealing with bodily fluids (e.g., wiping noses, coughing into hands, bandaging a scraped knee), even if gloves are used. Child sized tables and chairs must be correctly sized for at least 75% of children to receive credit Gross motor equipment must be sturdy, age appropriate and stimulate many skills such as climbing, balancing, hanging by arms, sliding, riding tricycles and bicycles. You must have a variety of portable materials in good repair accessible to play individual and group gross motor games that stimulate many skills. Active play must occur indoors when they cannot not go outdoors due to precipitating weather. Make sure to always follow the weather watch chart to determine if weather is permitting for outdoor activities. Dramatic Play - Staff must extend dramatic play by offering suggestions, finding appropriate space, and assisting development of dramatic play roles. Language and reading activities - Children should be encouraged to use reading/writing in practical situations such as reading instructions for games, write letters to friends, and retrieve information online. Math and reasoning - Staff must encourage children to practice math/reasoning skills in daily activities such as recording scores for games, younger children set table with correct number of plates/napkins, measure and cut craft material accurately. Science and nature activities - Some science/nature books must be used to extend children’s information. Such as a book open on table near collection of pinecones and acorns, book about insect specimens and staff use the books to answer children’s questions about materials. Greeting and departing - Staff must acknowledge and personally greet children during arrival and departure. Staff and child communication - Staff and children’s conversations must be frequent. Language should be generally used by staff to exchange information with children and for social interaction. Most of the language observed during the assessment should be personal conversation and talking about topics of mutual interest rather than all directive language. Children should be asked why, how, what if questions that require longer and more complex answers. Children must be free to decide not to participate in any activity they choose. For example, if the teacher does a group time activity, the teacher cannot require all children to participate. Children should be given alternate activities. Schedule - At least one fine motor/language activity must be scheduled daily. Staff need to read with children each day. This would be a free choice activity for children to choose to listen to the book. Since you want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Revised Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. 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. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 14, 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 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: Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 954 Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov 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. You may contact me by phone at (828) 405-8111 or by email at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: ERIN PICKARD Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/21/2023 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 11/21/2023 Age: From 3 To 3 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:25 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on today’s visit. You, Jane Ledbetter, Administrator, assisted us with today’s visit. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on October 20, 2023 with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, Children ages 2 ½ or younger in rooms with a direct exit. The Secretary of State website was checked today, and your business Beautiful Minds Childcare LLC is still current/active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. A walkthrough of the indoor environment was completed. Children were observed participating in free choice play inside, cleaning up their toys together, completing teacher directed gross motor activities, taking a water break, and completing a science experiment. Because it was raining today, the teacher explained that she plans to take the children outside as soon as the rain ends. All teacher interactions with children were positive and interactive. The center's temporary license, NC child care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction poster, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, hazardous product storage. The last monthly fire drill was completed on October 31, 2023 at 11:10am. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on October 31, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on August 17, 2023, earning a superior rating with three demerits. The last fire inspection was completed on August 1, 2023. You stated that the Owner, Olga Zykaun was registered to take the EPR training. I reminded you that the EPR plan should be completed and printed within four months of completing the EPR training. I also suggested that you update the previous EPR plan that was created by Jane Ledbetter, previous owner of a child care facility that operated at this facility, so you don’t have to start over. Three children’s files were monitored. Four staff files were monitored. One staff member who was employed on 10/30/23 has a Provisional Criminal Background check. The Provisional Criminal Background check qualification letter states that she can be employed but not left alone with children. During today’s visit we observed the staff member left alone with children during our visit from 10:00am until 11:30am, when the administrator came into the classroom with her for the rest of the afternoon. In addition, the staff member needs to update her employment at the facility in her CBC portal. The menu posted was dated for this week as required. The menu was missing a vegetable component for lunch each day this week. The menu was updated with a vegetable for lunch prior to lunch being served today. The lunch menu was also fixed for the rest of the week to include all five food components as required. We reviewed the rated license process again today. The Quality Point options list was provided to you today. Please send me what quality point you would like to meet in order for it to be verified and approved. The Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form, and the Rated License Assessment Request Review form was provided to you today. If you would like to request a 2-5 star rated license to be issued at the end of your temporary license, please complete the Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form. If you would like to request to have the Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments completed, please complete the Rated License Assessment Request Review form. We would need to request the ERS assessment by February 1, 2024, in order to have it completed before your temporary license expires. Please ensure that all of your staff have their current college education submitted and evaluated by the workforce unit in Raleigh in order to determine how many education points you will earn on your star rated license. You may request assistance to prepare for the assessments by your local Partnership for Children. You can also access resources for the ERS assessment at www.ncrlap.org. I reminded you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. You must maintain at least a 75% or higher Compliance History to be eligible to apply for a child care license. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 501 Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The menu for this week was missing a vegetable component each day. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Four staff files did not have documentaton of receiving and reviewing the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(d)(1-4) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member did not have a health questionnaire on file. .0701(d) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three children's files did not have a signed receipt from parents stating that they have received the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) 1947 An individual on a provisional criminal background check status was not supervised by a staff person who was determined to be qualified. One staff member who was employed on 10/30/23 had a provisional criminal background check on file and in regulatory, and was left alone during today's visit. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(f) Technical assistance was given in the following areas: Children’s paperwork- Ensure that all paperwork is completed entirely with no blanks, there are parent signatures, and each form documents the child’s enrollment date. You can use the File Checklist for Children’s Files to ensure that you have all the required paperwork on file, and within the required timeframe. Staff paperwork- Ensure that all paperwork is completed and on file within the required timeframes. You can use the File Checklist for Staff Files to ensure that you have all the required paperwork on file, and within the required timeframe. The menu should include the required food components required by the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs for each meal. You can find the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care on DCDEE’s website under Provider, Provider Documents and Forms. I suggest keeping a copy in the kitchen for reference. When a staff member lives out of state, sometimes a provisional criminal background check is issued while DCDEE waits on information from the other state. When a provisional criminal background check is issued, the staff member can be employed, but they may not be alone with children until they receive a valid criminal background check qualification letter stating that they can work with children. Consultation was provided in the following areas: You must maintain at least a 75% or higher Compliance History to be eligible to apply for a child care license. Your Compliance History will continue to build over an 18-month period. The compliance history is based on violations that are cited during visits to your center. If you have an acceptable compliance history at the end of your six month temporary license you will be eligible to apply for a rated license. You must maintain at least a 75% or higher compliance history to maintain your star license. If your center's compliance history drops below 75% you may receive an administrative action. The Administrator and all staff working in the infant classroom must have current ITS-SIDS training. New staff working in the infant classroom have two months to complete ITS-SIDS training. At all times, one child care provider who has current ITS-SIDS training must be present in the infant room while children are in care. The Administrator and all staff working with school-age children must complete BSAC training. Health and Safety Training must be completed by all staff within one year of employment unless the staff member has completed all health and safety training within one year of employment at your facility. Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment training must be completed by all staff within 90 days of employment at www.preventchildabusenc.org. CPR and First Aid training must be completed by all staff within 90 days of employment. Ensure that CPR and First Aid training is taken in-person, by an approved trainer and training agency, as well as the type of training is Pediatric or Infant/Child CPR and First Aid training. New staff must have a current criminal background check, medical exam, and TB test or TB screening completed prior to employment. Federal law requires that an employer keep all medical information confidential and in separate medical files. Any staff medical statements, any proof of tuberculosis test or screening, and any completed health questionnaires must be included in a staff member's medical file, which must be maintained separately from that staff member's individual personnel file. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Compliance letter: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 12/5/23, stating how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Please mail or email me a signed copy of the letter to Erin.Pickard@dhhs.nc.gov or P.O. Box 971, Kannapolis, NC 28082. 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. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A https://www.msn.com/en-us/feedNCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education 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. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Contact Erin Pickard at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov or 704-594-0153 if you have any questions. You may also contact Rebbecca Hayes at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or 828-405-8111 if you have questions. 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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G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS CHILD CARE Facility ID: 13000615 Consultant: ERIN PICKARD Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/21/2023 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 11/21/2023 Age: From 3 To 3 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:25 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. Rebbecca Hayes, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on today’s visit. You, Jane Ledbetter, Administrator, assisted us with today’s visit. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on October 20, 2023 with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, Children ages 2 ½ or younger in rooms with a direct exit. The Secretary of State website was checked today, and your business Beautiful Minds Childcare LLC is still current/active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify your consultant at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. A walkthrough of the indoor environment was completed. Children were observed participating in free choice play inside, cleaning up their toys together, completing teacher directed gross motor activities, taking a water break, and completing a science experiment. Because it was raining today, the teacher explained that she plans to take the children outside as soon as the rain ends. All teacher interactions with children were positive and interactive. The center's temporary license, NC child care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction poster, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, hazardous product storage. The last monthly fire drill was completed on October 31, 2023 at 11:10am. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on October 31, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on August 17, 2023, earning a superior rating with three demerits. The last fire inspection was completed on August 1, 2023. You stated that the Owner, Olga Zykaun was registered to take the EPR training. I reminded you that the EPR plan should be completed and printed within four months of completing the EPR training. I also suggested that you update the previous EPR plan that was created by Jane Ledbetter, previous owner of a child care facility that operated at this facility, so you don’t have to start over. Three children’s files were monitored. Four staff files were monitored. One staff member who was employed on 10/30/23 has a Provisional Criminal Background check. The Provisional Criminal Background check qualification letter states that she can be employed but not left alone with children. During today’s visit we observed the staff member left alone with children during our visit from 10:00am until 11:30am, when the administrator came into the classroom with her for the rest of the afternoon. In addition, the staff member needs to update her employment at the facility in her CBC portal. The menu posted was dated for this week as required. The menu was missing a vegetable component for lunch each day this week. The menu was updated with a vegetable for lunch prior to lunch being served today. The lunch menu was also fixed for the rest of the week to include all five food components as required. We reviewed the rated license process again today. The Quality Point options list was provided to you today. Please send me what quality point you would like to meet in order for it to be verified and approved. The Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form, and the Rated License Assessment Request Review form was provided to you today. If you would like to request a 2-5 star rated license to be issued at the end of your temporary license, please complete the Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License form. If you would like to request to have the Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments completed, please complete the Rated License Assessment Request Review form. We would need to request the ERS assessment by February 1, 2024, in order to have it completed before your temporary license expires. Please ensure that all of your staff have their current college education submitted and evaluated by the workforce unit in Raleigh in order to determine how many education points you will earn on your star rated license. You may request assistance to prepare for the assessments by your local Partnership for Children. You can also access resources for the ERS assessment at www.ncrlap.org. I reminded you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. You must maintain at least a 75% or higher Compliance History to be eligible to apply for a child care license. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 501 Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. The menu for this week was missing a vegetable component each day. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Four staff files did not have documentaton of receiving and reviewing the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(d)(1-4) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member did not have a health questionnaire on file. .0701(d) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. Three children's files did not have a signed receipt from parents stating that they have received the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy. .0608(b)(1-6) 1947 An individual on a provisional criminal background check status was not supervised by a staff person who was determined to be qualified. One staff member who was employed on 10/30/23 had a provisional criminal background check on file and in regulatory, and was left alone during today's visit. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(f) Technical assistance was given in the following areas: Children’s paperwork- Ensure that all paperwork is completed entirely with no blanks, there are parent signatures, and each form documents the child’s enrollment date. You can use the File Checklist for Children’s Files to ensure that you have all the required paperwork on file, and within the required timeframe. Staff paperwork- Ensure that all paperwork is completed and on file within the required timeframes. You can use the File Checklist for Staff Files to ensure that you have all the required paperwork on file, and within the required timeframe. The menu should include the required food components required by the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs for each meal. You can find the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care on DCDEE’s website under Provider, Provider Documents and Forms. I suggest keeping a copy in the kitchen for reference. When a staff member lives out of state, sometimes a provisional criminal background check is issued while DCDEE waits on information from the other state. When a provisional criminal background check is issued, the staff member can be employed, but they may not be alone with children until they receive a valid criminal background check qualification letter stating that they can work with children. Consultation was provided in the following areas: You must maintain at least a 75% or higher Compliance History to be eligible to apply for a child care license. Your Compliance History will continue to build over an 18-month period. The compliance history is based on violations that are cited during visits to your center. If you have an acceptable compliance history at the end of your six month temporary license you will be eligible to apply for a rated license. You must maintain at least a 75% or higher compliance history to maintain your star license. If your center's compliance history drops below 75% you may receive an administrative action. The Administrator and all staff working in the infant classroom must have current ITS-SIDS training. New staff working in the infant classroom have two months to complete ITS-SIDS training. At all times, one child care provider who has current ITS-SIDS training must be present in the infant room while children are in care. The Administrator and all staff working with school-age children must complete BSAC training. Health and Safety Training must be completed by all staff within one year of employment unless the staff member has completed all health and safety training within one year of employment at your facility. Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment training must be completed by all staff within 90 days of employment at www.preventchildabusenc.org. CPR and First Aid training must be completed by all staff within 90 days of employment. Ensure that CPR and First Aid training is taken in-person, by an approved trainer and training agency, as well as the type of training is Pediatric or Infant/Child CPR and First Aid training. New staff must have a current criminal background check, medical exam, and TB test or TB screening completed prior to employment. Federal law requires that an employer keep all medical information confidential and in separate medical files. Any staff medical statements, any proof of tuberculosis test or screening, and any completed health questionnaires must be included in a staff member's medical file, which must be maintained separately from that staff member's individual personnel file. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Compliance letter: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 12/5/23, stating how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Please mail or email me a signed copy of the letter to Erin.Pickard@dhhs.nc.gov or P.O. Box 971, Kannapolis, NC 28082. 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. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A https://www.msn.com/en-us/feedNCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education 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. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Contact Erin Pickard at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov or 704-594-0153 if you have any questions. You may also contact Rebbecca Hayes at rebbecca.hayes@dhhs.nc.gov or 828-405-8111 if you have questions. 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