Sunny View School PRE K

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNNY VIEW SCHOOL PRE K Facility ID: 75000053 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/9/2025 Number Present: 9 Completed Date: 10/9/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 11:35 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. The visit was conducted with you, Lindsey Burnett, Lead Teacher. You provided me with applicable program, staff, and children’s records for review. This program currently operates with a Five star rated license effective May 30, 2019. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space, and meets enhanced ratios minus one. The program’s compliance history was 98 percent prior to today’s visit. 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 checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environment and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children and staff were participating in rest time and free play activities indoors. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on September 11, 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on September 15, 2025. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on September 23, 2025. A sample of two children’s records were reviewed. One existing staff file was reviewed. NC Pre K requirements were monitored. The most recent approved fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 25, 2025. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on April 22, 2025. A superior sanitation classification was issued with 5 demerits noted on the grade card. The most recent lead water test results were completed on April 23, 2025. Lead testing must be completed every three years. You may review your facilities results by visiting https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. This website also indicated “exempt” for required asbestos and lead paint testing. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). Preston Allen, employed on 7/1/21, had a criminal background check that expired 8/21/25. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Preston Allen, employed on 7/1/21, had a qualifying letter on file that expired 8/21/25. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The program administrator was not listed on the ABCMS provider portal facility roster. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 1865 The operator did not maintain the manufacturer's instructions on file electronically or in paper format for any outdoor play structures purchased or installed on or after September 1, 2017. No manufacturer’s instructions on the new outdoor play equipment were available for review. .0605(b) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the violation item number, statement of compliance, date of the visit and license ID number in the letter. I must receive your compliance statement by October 23, 2025. Please send your letter to Beth.Archer@dhhs.nc.gov. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your violation correction letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Prior to the expiration date of the current qualifying letter, all staff members must complete and submit the required forms and information to complete a criminal background check. I suggested you set calendar reminders, or create a working document to track the expiration dates of the qualifying letters for all staff members to ensure all staff members maintain a current and valid qualifying letter. I suggested you use the ABCMS Provider Portal to keep track of expiration dates of qualifying letters for all staff members. I also suggested you remind staff two (2) months prior to the expiration date of their qualifying letter to complete an application for an updated qualifying letter to begin the process. Additionally, I suggested that you review staff files regularly to ensure no qualifying letters have expired. Per ABCMS, Mr. Allen applied for a criminal background five year recheck on 9/24/25 and the application status is in process. We reviewed your ABCMS provider portal and the administrator is not listed on the facility roster. The facility roster must include all current employees. This information must be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Manufacturer’s instructions must be maintained on file electronically or in paper format. I suggested that you contact the company the equipment was purchased from and request instructions that include age group to use equipment, installation instructions, and surfacing requirements. Consultation: The QRIS conversation template was completed today. I encouraged you to review this information more thoroughly by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant PO Box 64, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Beth.Archer@dhhs.nc.gov 828-748-7893 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: SUNNY VIEW SCHOOL PRE K Facility ID: 75000053 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/9/2025 Number Present: 9 Completed Date: 10/9/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 145 Time In: 11:35 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements, including health and safety. The visit was conducted with you, Lindsey Burnett, Lead Teacher. You provided me with applicable program, staff, and children’s records for review. This program currently operates with a Five star rated license effective May 30, 2019. The permit restrictions were in compliance including 1st shift, meets enhanced ratios, meets enhanced space, and meets enhanced ratios minus one. The program’s compliance history was 98 percent prior to today’s visit. 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 checklist was used to note the requirements I monitored today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environment and found supervision and staff/child ratios in compliance. Children and staff were participating in rest time and free play activities indoors. The last monthly fire drill was practiced on September 11, 2025. The last lockdown drill was practiced on September 15, 2025. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on September 23, 2025. A sample of two children’s records were reviewed. One existing staff file was reviewed. NC Pre K requirements were monitored. The most recent approved fire inspection for your facility was conducted on August 25, 2025. The most recent sanitation inspection for your facility was conducted on April 22, 2025. A superior sanitation classification was issued with 5 demerits noted on the grade card. The most recent lead water test results were completed on April 23, 2025. Lead testing must be completed every three years. You may review your facilities results by visiting https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. This website also indicated “exempt” for required asbestos and lead paint testing. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). Preston Allen, employed on 7/1/21, had a criminal background check that expired 8/21/25. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. Preston Allen, employed on 7/1/21, had a qualifying letter on file that expired 8/21/25. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The program administrator was not listed on the ABCMS provider portal facility roster. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 1865 The operator did not maintain the manufacturer's instructions on file electronically or in paper format for any outdoor play structures purchased or installed on or after September 1, 2017. No manufacturer’s instructions on the new outdoor play equipment were available for review. .0605(b) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. Send me a letter of compliance describing in detail specifically how each violation was corrected and how compliance will be maintained in the future. Include the violation item number, statement of compliance, date of the visit and license ID number in the letter. I must receive your compliance statement by October 23, 2025. Please send your letter to Beth.Archer@dhhs.nc.gov. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your violation correction letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Prior to the expiration date of the current qualifying letter, all staff members must complete and submit the required forms and information to complete a criminal background check. I suggested you set calendar reminders, or create a working document to track the expiration dates of the qualifying letters for all staff members to ensure all staff members maintain a current and valid qualifying letter. I suggested you use the ABCMS Provider Portal to keep track of expiration dates of qualifying letters for all staff members. I also suggested you remind staff two (2) months prior to the expiration date of their qualifying letter to complete an application for an updated qualifying letter to begin the process. Additionally, I suggested that you review staff files regularly to ensure no qualifying letters have expired. Per ABCMS, Mr. Allen applied for a criminal background five year recheck on 9/24/25 and the application status is in process. We reviewed your ABCMS provider portal and the administrator is not listed on the facility roster. The facility roster must include all current employees. This information must be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Manufacturer’s instructions must be maintained on file electronically or in paper format. I suggested that you contact the company the equipment was purchased from and request instructions that include age group to use equipment, installation instructions, and surfacing requirements. Consultation: The QRIS conversation template was completed today. I encouraged you to review this information more thoroughly by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed and a copy was given to you for your records. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant PO Box 64, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Beth.Archer@dhhs.nc.gov 828-748-7893 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .1801 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNNY VIEW SCHOOL PRE K Facility ID: 75000053 Consultant: BETH ARCHER Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0824-459L Visit Date: 9/5/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/5/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 75 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 10:35 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to investigate a report alleging violations of child care requirements. You, Shelley Upton, Lead Teacher, assisted with the visit. On September 3, 2024, the following allegation was received. There is a concern regarding supervision. A walk through was completed and supervision and staff child ratios were found in compliance. The children were observed participating in free play in activity areas. The allegations were discussed with you and the teacher’s assistant. You both had an opportunity to ask questions, state perceptions of the situation and provide pertinent information in response to the allegation. Staff reported that on 8/21/24, there was a group of four children and one staff member in the bathroom. One child, four years of age, left the group and was unsupervised for a period of less than two minutes, between 11:47am-11:49am. The staff member called for the child, looked in the hallway, and called to inform the staff member on the playground that the child had left the group. The child was found by a staff member in the hallway near the door leading out to the playground area. Staff reported that a phone meeting was held virtually on 8/21/24 with Kathy Harding, Preschool Director for Polk County Schools, Laura Jane Howald, Preschool Education Specialist and classroom staff to review supervision requirements and discuss plans to prevent reoccurrence. You reported and I observed that alarms have been added on the classroom and bathroom doors to alert staff if someone enters or exits the room. . Based on staff interviews, there was evidence that a child was not adequately supervised on 8/21/24, therefore the allegation for “There are concerns regarding supervision” was confirmed, therefore substantiated. The following violation was observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. One child, four years of age, left the bathroom and was without supervision between 11:47am-11:49am. .1801(a)(1-5) The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 19, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. The Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please send the information to beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov Technical Assistance was provided on the following: Per 10A NCAC 09 .1801 SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE CENTERS (a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in child care centers. Adequate supervision shall mean that: (1) staff must be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize their ability to hear or see the children at all times and render assistance; (2) staff must interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area; (3) staff must know where each child is located and be aware of the children's activities at all times; (4) staff must provide supervision appropriate to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each child; (5) staff must be able to see and hear children aged birth to five years old while the children are eating. We reviewed supervision requirements and discussed transitions to/from outdoor space and bathroom breaks. You shared that early in the school year, some children were still adjusting to the classroom rules. You discussed with the children that each child must be with you or the teacher assistant at all times. Reminders: An unannounced follow-up visit will be made to monitor your compliance with applicable child care requirements. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ . This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. I encourage you to click on the "What's New" tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. Due to connectivity at the completion of the visit, a handwritten visit summary was prepared, reviewed, and given to you for your records. A computer-generated visit summary was emailed to you for your records on September 5, 2024. Thank you for your time today. If you have any questions about today’s visit, please contact me or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard, Tammy.McGalliard@dhhs.nc.gov . If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at: Beth Archer Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 64 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)748-7893 beth.archer@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times