South Elementary Basp

10A NCAC 09.0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH ELEMENTARY BASP Facility ID: 49000315 Consultant: TONI WASHINGTON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/23/2025 Number Present: 23 Completed Date: 10/23/2025 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 180 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Celeste Kunneke, Site Director, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on November 18, 2024. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility, Mooresville Graded Schools. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today. I reviewed with you today the restrictions on your license, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained. Your program’s compliance history was 98% as of October 22, 2025, and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on April 14, 2020, earning seven points in staff education, two points in program standards, and one quality point. During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. We discussed that your program will go under Pathway 1 at this time. I visited each licensed indoor and outdoor space with you today. I observed students playing in activity areas and eating snack, and children on the playground. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Lunch was prepared and served in the kitchen. Today’s snack included Blueberry muffin, and milk. Cold food and milk were stored in a commercial refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored four emergency medication and action plans. I monitored that your last fire drill was dated October 20, 2025. I observed that your last emergency drill was dated March 24, 2025, and it was a Shelter-in-Place drill. It was discussed with the Site Director that an emergency drill needs to be conducted. I monitored program records, child record files, staff record files. I observed that one employee did not have a file on view for monitoring. I monitored health and safety requirements. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff with the hire date of 9/1/90 did not have a file on site. File was sent to facility for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Last Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were completed on 3/24/25. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Technical Assistance: 1.Per child care rules 10A NCAC 09.0604(u) and .0302(d)(8), shelter-in-place or lockdown drills should be practiced every three months and recorded on the drill log. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you set a reminder on your phone to conduct a shelter-in-place or lockdown drill every three months. 2.Licensed child care programs operating in a Department of Instruction (DPI) building are allowed to keep certain staff records off-site as long as the staff member is listed on the roster attached to the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff form. The best practice is to update the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff document anytime a new staff member is hired. While licensed child care programs operating in a Department of Instruction (DPI) building are allowed to keep Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letters off-site as long as the staff member is listed on the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff form, best practice is to keep a copy of the CBC qualification letter in the staff member's records on-site. As off-site administrator, you should have a print copy of your staff file on file at each preschool site. The on-site print file for the off-site administrator should have the following documentation available and ready for review at each preschool site as needed: a. Emergency Information Form b. Documentation of On-Going Training certificates for 5 hours annually due to your education level c. Documentation of Playground Safety Training (if you have this training) d. Documentation of Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Plan review for each school site e. Documentation of Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan or School Risk Management Plan review for each school site f. Documentation of EPR in Child Care Training (if you have this training) NOTE: DPI is not required to complete EPR training or the online EPR plan through DCDEE but should have a School Risk Management Plan on site for review. It is ok if you have chosen to complete the training and online plan. g. Documentation of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training (all staff are required to complete this training no matter what their position at the facility) h. Documentation of receipt of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy (all staff working at facilities that have five-year-old children enrolled should have this policy signed and on file) i. WORKS Qualification Information (WORKS Status letter) j. Documentation of receipt of Aquatic Activities Policy, guidelines provided by the pool operator or off-site facility/aquatic rules (if applicable) As a Department of Public Instruction (DPI) employee, your facility is allowed to complete the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff Records form with all staff listed, including yourself as the off-site administrator, which allows you the option to keep the following printed documentation on file at the school system’s central office: a. Employment Application b. Medical Report c. TB Test or Screening d. Health Questionnaire e. CBC Qualification Letter f. Documentation of Orientation g. Credential or Equivalency Verification h. Documentation of Job Description Receipt i. Documentation of Operational and Personnel Policy Receipt j. Professional Development Plan k. Documentation of Staff Evaluation As an administrator, you are required to have verification of the following training on file if you provide direct care of children at any time: Documentation of Health and Safety Training Documentation of CPR & First Aid Certification As discussed today, DCDEE monitoring procedures require child care consultants to use the Staff and Training Worksheet to record and report staff information when reviewed. While it is not a child care rule requirement for you to complete the Staff and Training Worksheet and keep it up to date, I do ask that you do so as much as possible throughout the compliance year, so the worksheets are ready for DCDEE representatives upon request. As discussed today, the practice of keeping the Staff and Training Worksheet up to date as an on-going document allows for monitoring visits to go much quicker. Due to the short amount of time your before and after school program is open during the day, time efficiency is essential to my having time to complete the entire monitoring process and documentation requirements in the facility during the short amount of time provided by your operating hours. Consultation was provided on the following: •We discussed that all staff will need to create a WORKS account within six months of hire. Staff will need to request official transcripts from their schools to mail in to the Workforce Unit for evaluation. Administrators and lead teachers are required to have a copy of their status letter in their personnel file for review. •DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -QRIS Modernization: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization -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-ProfessionalDevelopment/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-ChildCare/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New •QRIS Information: During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. Please visit the following link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/StarRated-License/QRIS-Modernization . You will find more information and details about the three different pathways so that your program can begin working towards the star rated license. The following steps are how you can begin preparing for the Rated License process: If you choose Pathway 1: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Complete the “Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) Assessment Request” form electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. •Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. •Begin planning for your three-month self-study using the applicable ITERS-3, ECERS-3, SACERS-U, OR FCCERS-3 books. •Prepare for Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. o Access resources, trainings, and outreach via ncrlap.org. o Work with CCR&R or Smart Start for support in preparation. •Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. •Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. If you choose Pathway 2: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. •Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. •Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. •Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. •Select and implement a curriculum. (4- and 5-star centers must use an approved curriculum and formative assessment tool for all ages.) •Arranging coaching or training options for administrators and lead teachers. If you choose Pathway 3: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Ensure all staff have active WORKS accounts. •If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC, you may earn a three star rated license with NO Education standards evaluation. •If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC and would like to earn a four or five star rated license, the Education standard evaluation will determine the star rating earned. •If you are accredited through NAEYC, NAC, COGNIA, or your facility is Head Start and/or Early Head Start Education, NO Education standards evaluation is needed. •Documentation of accreditation status and Head Start designation must be submitted to process your star rated license. COMPLIANCE PLAN: No compliance documentation is needed for those violations corrected during today’s visit. In the visit summary, I documented the corrective actions taken today to correct those violations. All violations cited and not corrected today 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 compliance 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 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than November 06, 2025. Please be aware 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. 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 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. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. 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. 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

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH ELEMENTARY BASP Facility ID: 49000315 Consultant: TONI WASHINGTON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/23/2025 Number Present: 23 Completed Date: 10/23/2025 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 180 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. You, Celeste Kunneke, Site Director, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on November 18, 2024. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility, Mooresville Graded Schools. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today. I reviewed with you today the restrictions on your license, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained. Your program’s compliance history was 98% as of October 22, 2025, and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on April 14, 2020, earning seven points in staff education, two points in program standards, and one quality point. During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. We discussed that your program will go under Pathway 1 at this time. I visited each licensed indoor and outdoor space with you today. I observed students playing in activity areas and eating snack, and children on the playground. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Lunch was prepared and served in the kitchen. Today’s snack included Blueberry muffin, and milk. Cold food and milk were stored in a commercial refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. I monitored four emergency medication and action plans. I monitored that your last fire drill was dated October 20, 2025. I observed that your last emergency drill was dated March 24, 2025, and it was a Shelter-in-Place drill. It was discussed with the Site Director that an emergency drill needs to be conducted. I monitored program records, child record files, staff record files. I observed that one employee did not have a file on view for monitoring. I monitored health and safety requirements. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and cited during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. Staff with the hire date of 9/1/90 did not have a file on site. File was sent to facility for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Last Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were completed on 3/24/25. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Technical Assistance: 1.Per child care rules 10A NCAC 09.0604(u) and .0302(d)(8), shelter-in-place or lockdown drills should be practiced every three months and recorded on the drill log. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you set a reminder on your phone to conduct a shelter-in-place or lockdown drill every three months. 2.Licensed child care programs operating in a Department of Instruction (DPI) building are allowed to keep certain staff records off-site as long as the staff member is listed on the roster attached to the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff form. The best practice is to update the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff document anytime a new staff member is hired. While licensed child care programs operating in a Department of Instruction (DPI) building are allowed to keep Criminal Background Check (CBC) qualification letters off-site as long as the staff member is listed on the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff form, best practice is to keep a copy of the CBC qualification letter in the staff member's records on-site. As off-site administrator, you should have a print copy of your staff file on file at each preschool site. The on-site print file for the off-site administrator should have the following documentation available and ready for review at each preschool site as needed: a. Emergency Information Form b. Documentation of On-Going Training certificates for 5 hours annually due to your education level c. Documentation of Playground Safety Training (if you have this training) d. Documentation of Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Plan review for each school site e. Documentation of Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan or School Risk Management Plan review for each school site f. Documentation of EPR in Child Care Training (if you have this training) NOTE: DPI is not required to complete EPR training or the online EPR plan through DCDEE but should have a School Risk Management Plan on site for review. It is ok if you have chosen to complete the training and online plan. g. Documentation of Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training (all staff are required to complete this training no matter what their position at the facility) h. Documentation of receipt of Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy (all staff working at facilities that have five-year-old children enrolled should have this policy signed and on file) i. WORKS Qualification Information (WORKS Status letter) j. Documentation of receipt of Aquatic Activities Policy, guidelines provided by the pool operator or off-site facility/aquatic rules (if applicable) As a Department of Public Instruction (DPI) employee, your facility is allowed to complete the Public-School Off-Site Records Verification Staff Records form with all staff listed, including yourself as the off-site administrator, which allows you the option to keep the following printed documentation on file at the school system’s central office: a. Employment Application b. Medical Report c. TB Test or Screening d. Health Questionnaire e. CBC Qualification Letter f. Documentation of Orientation g. Credential or Equivalency Verification h. Documentation of Job Description Receipt i. Documentation of Operational and Personnel Policy Receipt j. Professional Development Plan k. Documentation of Staff Evaluation As an administrator, you are required to have verification of the following training on file if you provide direct care of children at any time: Documentation of Health and Safety Training Documentation of CPR & First Aid Certification As discussed today, DCDEE monitoring procedures require child care consultants to use the Staff and Training Worksheet to record and report staff information when reviewed. While it is not a child care rule requirement for you to complete the Staff and Training Worksheet and keep it up to date, I do ask that you do so as much as possible throughout the compliance year, so the worksheets are ready for DCDEE representatives upon request. As discussed today, the practice of keeping the Staff and Training Worksheet up to date as an on-going document allows for monitoring visits to go much quicker. Due to the short amount of time your before and after school program is open during the day, time efficiency is essential to my having time to complete the entire monitoring process and documentation requirements in the facility during the short amount of time provided by your operating hours. Consultation was provided on the following: •We discussed that all staff will need to create a WORKS account within six months of hire. Staff will need to request official transcripts from their schools to mail in to the Workforce Unit for evaluation. Administrators and lead teachers are required to have a copy of their status letter in their personnel file for review. •DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -QRIS Modernization: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization -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-ProfessionalDevelopment/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-ChildCare/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New •QRIS Information: During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. Please visit the following link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/StarRated-License/QRIS-Modernization . You will find more information and details about the three different pathways so that your program can begin working towards the star rated license. The following steps are how you can begin preparing for the Rated License process: If you choose Pathway 1: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Complete the “Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) Assessment Request” form electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. •Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. •Begin planning for your three-month self-study using the applicable ITERS-3, ECERS-3, SACERS-U, OR FCCERS-3 books. •Prepare for Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. o Access resources, trainings, and outreach via ncrlap.org. o Work with CCR&R or Smart Start for support in preparation. •Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. •Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. If you choose Pathway 2: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. •Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. •Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. •Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. •Select and implement a curriculum. (4- and 5-star centers must use an approved curriculum and formative assessment tool for all ages.) •Arranging coaching or training options for administrators and lead teachers. If you choose Pathway 3: •Complete the “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. •Ensure all staff have active WORKS accounts. •If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC, you may earn a three star rated license with NO Education standards evaluation. •If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC and would like to earn a four or five star rated license, the Education standard evaluation will determine the star rating earned. •If you are accredited through NAEYC, NAC, COGNIA, or your facility is Head Start and/or Early Head Start Education, NO Education standards evaluation is needed. •Documentation of accreditation status and Head Start designation must be submitted to process your star rated license. COMPLIANCE PLAN: No compliance documentation is needed for those violations corrected during today’s visit. In the visit summary, I documented the corrective actions taken today to correct those violations. All violations cited and not corrected today 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 compliance 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 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than November 06, 2025. Please be aware 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. 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 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. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. 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. 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 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH ELEMENTARY BASP Facility ID: 49000315 Consultant: TONI WASHINGTON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/23/2025 Number Present: 23 Completed Date: 4/23/2025 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 04:00 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 for a routine unannounced visit. You, Celeste Kunneke, Site Director, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on November 18, 2024. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. You stated there has been no change with the corporate owner, Mooresville Graded Schools, that owns your facility. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today including the restrictions, capacity, and age range and observed these being maintained today. Your center's compliance history was 100% as of April 22, 2025, and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a Four-star license, issued on August 14, 2020, earning seven points in staff education, two points in program standards, and one quality point. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 02, 2024. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated December 12, 2024, with a Superior classification and zero demerits. You and I completed a walk-through of the indoor licensed spaces today. I observed children throughout the facility participating in free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines. You and I completed a walk-through of the outdoor licensed spaces today. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Snacks were prepared in the cafeteria and served in the cafeteria. Cold food and milk were stored in a commercial refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 44 degrees Fahrenheit. I observed that today’s snack consisted of cheddar Cheese-It crackers ,fresh apples and water. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline. I monitored program records including emergency medical care plan, safe arrival and departure procedures, incident log, outdoor safety inspections, fire drills, emergency drills, and your Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan. I reviewed staff record files for three returning staff members to verify current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters ( all Criminal Background Check qualification letters were checked in the ABCMS System) , valid CPR and First Aid training, completion of Basic School Age Care training, completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training, completion of Playground Safety training by at least one staff member, and completion of Emergency Preparedness and Response training by at least one staff member. I monitored health and safety requirements. I reviewed your written operational, administrative, and personnel policies and your parent participation plan at a routine unannounced visit on May 06, 2024. You stated your written policies and procedures had not changed. I monitored supervision, staff-child ratios, group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. One violation was observed and cited today. Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One medication form did not have all the required information. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. It was discussed that staff will check all medicine authorization form when completed by parents. All forms will be checked by the Site Coordinator before medication is put in staff backpacks. CONSULTATION: 1 Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2 Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 3. Technical Assistance Guidance 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. COMPLIANCE PLAN: No compliance documentation is needed for those violations corrected during today’s visit. In the visit summary, I documented the corrective actions taken today to correct those violations. All violations cited and not corrected today 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 compliance 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 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than May 7, 2025. Please be aware 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. 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 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. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. 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. 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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH ELEMENTARY BASP Facility ID: 49000315 Consultant: TONI WASHINGTON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/23/2025 Number Present: 23 Completed Date: 4/23/2025 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 04:00 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 for a routine unannounced visit. You, Celeste Kunneke, Site Director, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on November 18, 2024. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. You stated there has been no change with the corporate owner, Mooresville Graded Schools, that owns your facility. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today including the restrictions, capacity, and age range and observed these being maintained today. Your center's compliance history was 100% as of April 22, 2025, and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a Four-star license, issued on August 14, 2020, earning seven points in staff education, two points in program standards, and one quality point. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 02, 2024. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated December 12, 2024, with a Superior classification and zero demerits. You and I completed a walk-through of the indoor licensed spaces today. I observed children throughout the facility participating in free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines. You and I completed a walk-through of the outdoor licensed spaces today. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Snacks were prepared in the cafeteria and served in the cafeteria. Cold food and milk were stored in a commercial refrigerator in the kitchen at a temperature of 44 degrees Fahrenheit. I observed that today’s snack consisted of cheddar Cheese-It crackers ,fresh apples and water. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline. I monitored program records including emergency medical care plan, safe arrival and departure procedures, incident log, outdoor safety inspections, fire drills, emergency drills, and your Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan. I reviewed staff record files for three returning staff members to verify current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters ( all Criminal Background Check qualification letters were checked in the ABCMS System) , valid CPR and First Aid training, completion of Basic School Age Care training, completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training, completion of Playground Safety training by at least one staff member, and completion of Emergency Preparedness and Response training by at least one staff member. I monitored health and safety requirements. I reviewed your written operational, administrative, and personnel policies and your parent participation plan at a routine unannounced visit on May 06, 2024. You stated your written policies and procedures had not changed. I monitored supervision, staff-child ratios, group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. One violation was observed and cited today. Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. One medication form did not have all the required information. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. It was discussed that staff will check all medicine authorization form when completed by parents. All forms will be checked by the Site Coordinator before medication is put in staff backpacks. CONSULTATION: 1 Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2 Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 3. Technical Assistance Guidance 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. COMPLIANCE PLAN: No compliance documentation is needed for those violations corrected during today’s visit. In the visit summary, I documented the corrective actions taken today to correct those violations. All violations cited and not corrected today 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 compliance 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 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than May 7, 2025. Please be aware 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. 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 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. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Toni Washington Post Office Box 5347 Mooresville, NC 28117 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: toni.washington@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. 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. 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