10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 5/8/2025 Age: From 2 To 6 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:00 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 during a routine unannounced visit. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Pre K Director, were not present today. Stephanie Koefoed, assisted me with the walk though. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 8, 2024. Prior to today’s visit the compliance history was 96%. The facility operates with a five-star license. This is a certified Developmental Day program. The 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 were 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, story time, transitions, and toileting and handwashing routines. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection-April 4, 2025, with a Superior rating and four demerits. Fire Inspection-April 28, 2025 Playground Inspection-April 30, 2025 Fire Drill-April 2, 2025 Emergency Drill- February 24, 2025 Incident Log-Maintained as required EPR Plan-Revised August 2024 Your program does not provide transportation. Developmental Day requirements were monitored during the visit. All medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Staff files were monitored for current and valid criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, and Recognizing and Responding during today’s visit. Criminal Background Checks were verified in the ABSM system. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1 there was a Medical Action plan which did not included the parent's signature or date. One OTC medication did not have a dosage noted on the permission to administer form. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Three staff with hire dates of August 20, 2024 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required 90 day timeframe. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. We discussed using a whiteboard, or calendar reminder to track due dates of items which are time sensitive, like training/paperwork. This will ensure that documents are not overdue. 2. We discussed reminding staff to monitor all spaces on the permission to administer forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to being dropped off by parents. Consultation was provided on the following: ABCMS As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. QRIS 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. RESOURCES Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -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 Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Provide any documentation that will show compliance with the violation. 7. Your signature Your letter may be mailed to me at: Deborah K. Howell PO Box 629 Granite Quarry, NC 28072 For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: Deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than May 22, 2025. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development 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. 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 798-5220 or by email deborah.k.howell@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.

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 5/8/2025 Age: From 2 To 6 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:00 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 during a routine unannounced visit. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Pre K Director, were not present today. Stephanie Koefoed, assisted me with the walk though. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 8, 2024. Prior to today’s visit the compliance history was 96%. The facility operates with a five-star license. This is a certified Developmental Day program. The 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 were 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, story time, transitions, and toileting and handwashing routines. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection-April 4, 2025, with a Superior rating and four demerits. Fire Inspection-April 28, 2025 Playground Inspection-April 30, 2025 Fire Drill-April 2, 2025 Emergency Drill- February 24, 2025 Incident Log-Maintained as required EPR Plan-Revised August 2024 Your program does not provide transportation. Developmental Day requirements were monitored during the visit. All medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Staff files were monitored for current and valid criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, and Recognizing and Responding during today’s visit. Criminal Background Checks were verified in the ABSM system. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1 there was a Medical Action plan which did not included the parent's signature or date. One OTC medication did not have a dosage noted on the permission to administer form. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Three staff with hire dates of August 20, 2024 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required 90 day timeframe. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. We discussed using a whiteboard, or calendar reminder to track due dates of items which are time sensitive, like training/paperwork. This will ensure that documents are not overdue. 2. We discussed reminding staff to monitor all spaces on the permission to administer forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to being dropped off by parents. Consultation was provided on the following: ABCMS As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. QRIS 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. RESOURCES Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -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 Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Provide any documentation that will show compliance with the violation. 7. Your signature Your letter may be mailed to me at: Deborah K. Howell PO Box 629 Granite Quarry, NC 28072 For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: Deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than May 22, 2025. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development 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. 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 798-5220 or by email deborah.k.howell@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: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2025 Number Present: 88 Completed Date: 5/8/2025 Age: From 2 To 6 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:00 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 during a routine unannounced visit. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Pre K Director, were not present today. Stephanie Koefoed, assisted me with the walk though. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 8, 2024. Prior to today’s visit the compliance history was 96%. The facility operates with a five-star license. This is a certified Developmental Day program. The 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 were 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, story time, transitions, and toileting and handwashing routines. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility were of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Inspections/Drills/Logs Sanitation Inspection-April 4, 2025, with a Superior rating and four demerits. Fire Inspection-April 28, 2025 Playground Inspection-April 30, 2025 Fire Drill-April 2, 2025 Emergency Drill- February 24, 2025 Incident Log-Maintained as required EPR Plan-Revised August 2024 Your program does not provide transportation. Developmental Day requirements were monitored during the visit. All medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Staff files were monitored for current and valid criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, and Recognizing and Responding during today’s visit. Criminal Background Checks were verified in the ABSM system. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Space 1 there was a Medical Action plan which did not included the parent's signature or date. One OTC medication did not have a dosage noted on the permission to administer form. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Three staff with hire dates of August 20, 2024 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required 90 day timeframe. .1102(g) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: 1. We discussed using a whiteboard, or calendar reminder to track due dates of items which are time sensitive, like training/paperwork. This will ensure that documents are not overdue. 2. We discussed reminding staff to monitor all spaces on the permission to administer forms to ensure they are completed in their entirety prior to being dropped off by parents. Consultation was provided on the following: ABCMS As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. QRIS 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. RESOURCES Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -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 Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Provide any documentation that will show compliance with the violation. 7. Your signature Your letter may be mailed to me at: Deborah K. Howell PO Box 629 Granite Quarry, NC 28072 For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: Deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than May 22, 2025. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development 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. 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 798-5220 or by email deborah.k.howell@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 .3009 · Violation

Name of Operation: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/8/2024 Number Present: 77 Completed Date: 11/8/2024 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 compliance with applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit. I used the "Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers" during today's visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7, 2024. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 94%. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Preschool Director, assist me with today’s visit. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, Safe Procedures for Arrival & Departure, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised during today’s visit. I observed adequate approved space use and permit restrictions including Developmental Day requirements maintained during today’s visit. I observed children actively engaged in age and developmentally appropriate activities. I observed children indoors and outdoors, transitions, hand washing, in centers and large group time. I monitored the two outdoor play areas. I observed the equipment and materials to be in good repair. I viewed monthly outdoor inspections document for the past 12 months. Your last playground inspection was dated October 30, 2024. I observed no potentially hazardous items accessible to the children. I monitored a total of two emergency medications. All permission to administer and Medical Action Plans were completed as required. I observed a total of six diaper ointments and found them to be maintained as required. Menus were current and posted for the month of November 2024. Today’s lunch consisted of Corn dogs, crinkle cut fries, mandarin orange cups and milk. Your program does not provide transportation. The NC Pre-K requirement in section .3000 of the child care rule were monitored for compliance. I observed the screening tool used was the Dial 4 assessment. I observed activity plans information from the Teaching Strategies Curriculum. You stated the class uses parent notes, talking with parents, and Ready Rosie to communicate with parents, you completed 2 home visits a year, you have parent volunteers, and encourage parents to come and participate in class activities. Staff-child ratio and maximum group sizes required in child care rules 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. Fire and emergency drills are occurring as required. Your last fire drill was dated November 07, 2024, and your last emergency drill was a lockdown drill dated October 25, 2024. Fire and Sanitation inspections are occurring as required. Your last Fire Inspection was dated August 19, 2024, and your last Sanitation inspection was dated August 21, 2024. I observed that your incident log is current for the school year. I observed that your EPR plan is dated August 2024. I monitored a random sampling of seven children’s files. I monitored one files of staff hired since the last ACV and a random selection of four existing staff files. I observed Off-Site Records Verification Forms for this school year. I observed files to be complete and in compliance. There was one violation observed and cited during this visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Playground equipment needs to be cleaned. Toys need to be cleaned. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature I advise you to be prepared to provide supporting documentation in the form of photos, documents, certificates, etc. should I request them in order to clarify or verify compliance. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than November 22, 2024. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date, you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development 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. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 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. Compliance History: You 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 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. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time today. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 437-2549 or by email at toni.washington@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. or at (704)594-0153. 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.

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/8/2024 Number Present: 77 Completed Date: 11/8/2024 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:15 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 compliance with applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit. I used the "Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers" during today's visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7, 2024. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 94%. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Preschool Director, assist me with today’s visit. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, Safe Procedures for Arrival & Departure, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised during today’s visit. I observed adequate approved space use and permit restrictions including Developmental Day requirements maintained during today’s visit. I observed children actively engaged in age and developmentally appropriate activities. I observed children indoors and outdoors, transitions, hand washing, in centers and large group time. I monitored the two outdoor play areas. I observed the equipment and materials to be in good repair. I viewed monthly outdoor inspections document for the past 12 months. Your last playground inspection was dated October 30, 2024. I observed no potentially hazardous items accessible to the children. I monitored a total of two emergency medications. All permission to administer and Medical Action Plans were completed as required. I observed a total of six diaper ointments and found them to be maintained as required. Menus were current and posted for the month of November 2024. Today’s lunch consisted of Corn dogs, crinkle cut fries, mandarin orange cups and milk. Your program does not provide transportation. The NC Pre-K requirement in section .3000 of the child care rule were monitored for compliance. I observed the screening tool used was the Dial 4 assessment. I observed activity plans information from the Teaching Strategies Curriculum. You stated the class uses parent notes, talking with parents, and Ready Rosie to communicate with parents, you completed 2 home visits a year, you have parent volunteers, and encourage parents to come and participate in class activities. Staff-child ratio and maximum group sizes required in child care rules 10A NCAC 09 .3009 were verified in compliance. Fire and emergency drills are occurring as required. Your last fire drill was dated November 07, 2024, and your last emergency drill was a lockdown drill dated October 25, 2024. Fire and Sanitation inspections are occurring as required. Your last Fire Inspection was dated August 19, 2024, and your last Sanitation inspection was dated August 21, 2024. I observed that your incident log is current for the school year. I observed that your EPR plan is dated August 2024. I monitored a random sampling of seven children’s files. I monitored one files of staff hired since the last ACV and a random selection of four existing staff files. I observed Off-Site Records Verification Forms for this school year. I observed files to be complete and in compliance. There was one violation observed and cited during this visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. Playground equipment needs to be cleaned. Toys need to be cleaned. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Address your plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature I advise you to be prepared to provide supporting documentation in the form of photos, documents, certificates, etc. should I request them in order to clarify or verify compliance. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@dhhs.nc.gov I must receive your compliance letter no later than November 22, 2024. Please Note: If you state in your letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date, you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development 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. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 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. Compliance History: You 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 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. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time today. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 437-2549 or by email at toni.washington@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. or at (704)594-0153. 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: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/23/2024 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 5/23/2024 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 215 Time In: 10:55 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 an routine unannounced. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted today’s visit. You, Mackenzie Ratledge, Pre K Director, assisted me with the walk though. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed on September 7, 2023, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted March 11, 2024. The facility operates with a five star license. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 96% percent prior to today’s visit. The 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, story time, and toileting and handwashing routines. 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. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. Existing staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, and Recognizing and Responding during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 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. A staff member hired on 8/22/22 did not have a signed copy of the Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy in their file. .0608(d)(1-4) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed monitoring staff files quarterly to ensure that all required documentation is signed and up to date. Consultation was provided on the following: We discussed monitoring ointments weekly, to ensure children’s names do not rub off of the containers or bags where ointment is being kept. We discussed staff checking to ensure that expiration dates on permission to administer forms are present when medication is dropped off by parents. We discussed checking the classroom often to make sure outlets are covered, even in spaces in the classroom not typically used by children. 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. You may contact me by phone at (704) 798-5220 or by email deborah.k.howell@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.

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: CENTRAL DAVIE DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 30000051 Consultant: DEBORAH HOWELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 90 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 300 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 03:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Announced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit. I used the "Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers" during today's visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 5, 2023. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 95%. You, Peggy Nuckolls, Preschool Director, were away at a meeting and asked Stephanie Nelson, Preschool Instructional Coach, to assist me with today’s visit. I observed the Five Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, Safe Procedures for Arrival & Departure, current menus, Sanitation placard, Emergency Numbers, Emergency Medical Care Plan, daily schedules, activity plans, and staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. I observed children adequately supervised during today’s visit. I observed adequate approved space use and permit restrictions including Developmental Day requirements maintained during today’s visit. I observed children actively engaged in age and developmentally appropriate activities. I observed children indoors and outdoors, transitions, hand washing, in centers and large group time. I monitored the two outdoor play areas. In all classrooms, I observed bathrooms stocked with necessary supplies and handwashing procedure signs posted at the classroom and handwashing sink areas. I observed no potentially hazardous items accessible to the children. I monitored a total of two emergency medications. All permission to administer and Medical Action Plans were completed as required. I observed a total of nine diaper ointments. I monitored a random sampling of two and found them to be maintained as required. Menus were current and posted. Today’s lunch consisted of PB&J with string cheese, green beans, strawberry apple cup and milk. Your program does not provide transportation. You have two newly licensed classrooms effective November 30, 2023. You received the license on December 6, 2023. The two spaces will transition from unlicensed privately funded classrooms to licensed NC Pre-K funded classrooms. I will monitor for NC Pre-K requirements when I return in the spring for a Routine Unannounced visit. Outdoor inspections are occurring as required. Fire and emergency drills are occurring as required. Fire and Sanitation inspections are occurring as required. I monitored a random sampling of ten children’s files. I monitored three files of staff hired since my last ACV and a random selection of two existing staff files. I observed Off-Site Records Verification Forms for this school year. I observed files to be complete and in compliance. There was one violation observed and cited during this visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In Spaces 1 and 7 there was an outlet and a power strip without safety covers. Both were accessible to children. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) Compliance Plan: None is due currently. Technical Assistance was provided for the following: 1. Remember to cover all outlets, even those in teacher areas and on power strips as those are accessible to children. Compliance History: You 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 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. Thank you for your time today. Feel free to contact me by phone at (704)798-5220 or by email at deborah.k.howell@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have any 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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.