G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/25/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 11/25/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 3, 2024, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed May 27,2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 25, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus 1. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety (90) percent as of November 25, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on November 25, 2025, and Sunshine Bright Academy LLC. was listed as current-active. Ashley Perkins, Growth and Development Direct, and Nancy Stainback, Administrator, were present and available for consultation. Forty-nine (49) children, between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) years old are enrolled and forty-three (43) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants and toddlers assigned to indoor spaces #1 and #2 were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor space #3 were engaged in a group activity which included months, days, letters, numbers, and shapes. A staff member and the children sang finger-play songs during the group activities. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space #4 were observed in the outdoor space riding tricycles, running, and singing. Indoor spaces #5 and #6 are currently closed. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor spaces #7 and #8 were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, books, stuffed animals, magnetic tiles, bristle blocks, and musical bells. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Today, you reported that your facility currently is not transporting children. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Formula sent from a child’s home was dated November 24, 2025. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 601 Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. . A thermometer was not in the refrigerator in the infant room (Indoor Space #2); therefore, a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below could not be verified. 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) 811 Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. Dial Antibacterial Defense Soap that was labeled keep out of the reach of children was accessible to children and were not stored in locked storage. .0604(a) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations cited today were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required. Remember it is your responsibility to ensure you comply with all applicable requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact me. My contact information is as follows: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 Technical Assistance: Specific Hazardous Items Found in Specific Spaces: Dial Antibacterial Defense Soap found in Space #1 on the shelf with a warning “Keep out of reach of children” was not 5 feet above the floor and was within reach of children. Please review child care rules regarding storage and accessibility of potentially hazardous items. Items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” with no other warnings must be stored at a minimum of five feet off the floor. Hazardous cleaning supplies, including those kept under pressure in an aerosol can, as well as medications, must be kept in locked storage. The definition of locked storage requires that the lock be unlocked with some type of device such as a key or combination. Regular childproofing locks do not meet this requirement. Ensure that all cleaning supplies and other items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” are kept inaccessible while children are in care. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): 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 within five business days. Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of linking your staff to your ABCMS Provider Portal. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: Today, I completed a QRIS Conversation Template for your facility. You reported that your facility is choosing Pathway #2, and you are unsure when you plan to apply for a rated license. A copy of this template is attached to this visit summary. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Section Complete-Exempt • Asbestos- Section Complete-Exempt 2025 Annual License Fee Invoices: Invoices for the annual license fees were emailed to facilities subject to license fees on November 3, 2025. Please note that annual license fees do not apply to state or public school-operated child care facilities, or to religious-sponsored facilities operating under a Notice of Compliance. Payment Information: Payments are due by December 3, 2025. All payments must be submitted through our website using a Mastercard or Visa debit/credit card or via e-check. Payments may not be dropped off or mailed to the Division or the Department of Health & Human Services. The Division cannot guarantee timely receipt or deposit of paper checks. Compliance Reminder: Please be aware that failure to pay the license may result in the revocation of your child care license. Unpaid license fees will also incur a 10% late fee and interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. For questions regarding license fees, visit the License Fee Frequently Asked Questions (Preguntas frecuentes en español) or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov for further assistance. Reminders: You must complete a fire drill on or before November 30, 2025. You must conduct a playground inspection on or before November 30, 2025. Staff Member, M. Rios, must complete Health and Safety Trainings on or before March 3, 2026. Staff Member, A. Graham, must complete Administration of Medication on or before June 23, 2026. Staff Member, W. Somerville, must complete CPR & First Aid on or before December 30, 2025. For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/25/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 11/25/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 01:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 3, 2024, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed May 27,2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 25, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus 1. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety (90) percent as of November 25, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on November 25, 2025, and Sunshine Bright Academy LLC. was listed as current-active. Ashley Perkins, Growth and Development Direct, and Nancy Stainback, Administrator, were present and available for consultation. Forty-nine (49) children, between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) years old are enrolled and forty-three (43) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants and toddlers assigned to indoor spaces #1 and #2 were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor space #3 were engaged in a group activity which included months, days, letters, numbers, and shapes. A staff member and the children sang finger-play songs during the group activities. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space #4 were observed in the outdoor space riding tricycles, running, and singing. Indoor spaces #5 and #6 are currently closed. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor spaces #7 and #8 were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, books, stuffed animals, magnetic tiles, bristle blocks, and musical bells. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Today, you reported that your facility currently is not transporting children. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Formula sent from a child’s home was dated November 24, 2025. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 601 Refrigerator(s) did not maintain a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below. . A thermometer was not in the refrigerator in the infant room (Indoor Space #2); therefore, a temperature of 45 degrees F. or below could not be verified. 15A NCAC 18A .2806(j)(2) 811 Potentially hazardous items including but not limited to power tools, nails, chemicals, propane stoves, lawn mowers, gasoline, or kerosene were not stored in locked areas, removed from the premises, or made inaccessible to children. Dial Antibacterial Defense Soap that was labeled keep out of the reach of children was accessible to children and were not stored in locked storage. .0604(a) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations cited today were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required. Remember it is your responsibility to ensure you comply with all applicable requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact me. My contact information is as follows: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 Technical Assistance: Specific Hazardous Items Found in Specific Spaces: Dial Antibacterial Defense Soap found in Space #1 on the shelf with a warning “Keep out of reach of children” was not 5 feet above the floor and was within reach of children. Please review child care rules regarding storage and accessibility of potentially hazardous items. Items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” with no other warnings must be stored at a minimum of five feet off the floor. Hazardous cleaning supplies, including those kept under pressure in an aerosol can, as well as medications, must be kept in locked storage. The definition of locked storage requires that the lock be unlocked with some type of device such as a key or combination. Regular childproofing locks do not meet this requirement. Ensure that all cleaning supplies and other items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” are kept inaccessible while children are in care. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): 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 within five business days. Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of linking your staff to your ABCMS Provider Portal. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: Today, I completed a QRIS Conversation Template for your facility. You reported that your facility is choosing Pathway #2, and you are unsure when you plan to apply for a rated license. A copy of this template is attached to this visit summary. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Section Complete-Exempt • Asbestos- Section Complete-Exempt 2025 Annual License Fee Invoices: Invoices for the annual license fees were emailed to facilities subject to license fees on November 3, 2025. Please note that annual license fees do not apply to state or public school-operated child care facilities, or to religious-sponsored facilities operating under a Notice of Compliance. Payment Information: Payments are due by December 3, 2025. All payments must be submitted through our website using a Mastercard or Visa debit/credit card or via e-check. Payments may not be dropped off or mailed to the Division or the Department of Health & Human Services. The Division cannot guarantee timely receipt or deposit of paper checks. Compliance Reminder: Please be aware that failure to pay the license may result in the revocation of your child care license. Unpaid license fees will also incur a 10% late fee and interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. For questions regarding license fees, visit the License Fee Frequently Asked Questions (Preguntas frecuentes en español) or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov for further assistance. Reminders: You must complete a fire drill on or before November 30, 2025. You must conduct a playground inspection on or before November 30, 2025. Staff Member, M. Rios, must complete Health and Safety Trainings on or before March 3, 2026. Staff Member, A. Graham, must complete Administration of Medication on or before June 23, 2026. Staff Member, W. Somerville, must complete CPR & First Aid on or before December 30, 2025. For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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 09.0802 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0725-106L Visit Date: 7/14/2025 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 7/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 174 Time In: 11:51 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information about allegations of violations of completing incident reports. The program currently operates with a Five-Star License issued June 16, 2023, earning five (5) points in Staff Education, seven (7) points in Program Standards, and one (1) Quality Point for a Programmatic Option. Restrictions on the permit include 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios and enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus 1. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 3, 2024. According to the NC Secretary of State website, Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC. was current and active. Administrator, Courtney Betsinger, was present and available for consultation. The allegations are as follows: There is a concern that staff did not complete and submit an incident report form following an injury. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. I requested camera footage from June 25, 2025; however, the administrator reported that camera footage is not available to review at the facility. Additionally, I observed all the indoor spaces used by the children. Infants were receiving care base on their individual needs. Toddlers and preschool children were observed during rest time. Soft music and appropriate lighting were provided. Children enrolled in the summer camp program were transitioning from lunch which consisted of cheeseburgers, broccoli, peaches, and milk. An incident report regarding an incident that occurred on June 25, 2025, was completed on June 25, 2025; however, it was not signed by the parent nor submitted to the childcare consultant within the required seven (7) days after the incident. The administrator reported the following concerning an incident with an infant on June 25, 2025. The infant would have breath holding spells, and over a period of time these spells got worse. The administrator reported to the parents the infant was having these breathing spells while in care at the facility. On June 25, 2025, the child had been at the facility for approximately ten (10) minutes, and a staff member put the infant down to warm another child’s bottle. The infant started crying when the staff member placed the child on the carpet. Approximately ten (10) seconds later, the child started holding their breath. As soon as the staff member realized the child was holding their breath, the staff member picked the infant up. The staff member walked the infant to the outdoor space and came back into the indoor space in an effort to get the child to breathe. The parents had previously instructed the staff members to walk the child outside to help the infant calm down. A staff member called 911 and the child’s parents. The child was transported to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services. The parent rode in the ambulance with the infant to the hospital. After the incident occurred, the administrator completed an incident report; however, the parents did not return to sign the report, and the report was not submitted to the Division. All staff members assigned to the infant classroom were interviewed privately and separately. Staff members reported, during morning drop off a parent bought their child into the infant classroom and placed the child on the carpet. When the parent placed the child on the carpet the child was crying. The child stopped crying and started to play with toys on the carpet. The infant crawled towards a staff member and started to cry. The staff member was holding another child. The staff member put the other child down and immediately picked the infant up. The staff member placed the infant back on the carpet to warm a child’s bottle. Approximately ten (10) seconds later he fell face forward and started having a breathing spell. The staff member immediately picked the infant up, took the infant to the other staff member in the classroom and both staff members tried to get the child to respond. The infant continued to hold his breath, so one staff member took the child outside and the other staff member called 911. Prior to this incident parents had instructed staff members to take the child outside to get fresh air for breathing spells. The breathing spell stopped prior to EMS arriving. EMS transported the child to the hospital and the parent rode in the ambulance with the child. Based on this information, observations, and information received, the finding regarding an incident report not being completed after an injury was confirmed. Violation Number Comment Rule 1911 An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report was completed on June 25, 2025, but it was never mailed to a Division representative. .0802(f) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, July 28, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: A violation was documented related to incident reports in childcare rule .0802 (f). Incident Reports As we discussed, an incident report should be completed and logged each time a child is injured, regardless of whether medical care is needed. It is helpful to remember the “three B’s”: bumps, bruises and blood, as a reminder of when to complete incident reports. You may access and use the incident report form by visiting the DCDEE website ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, looking under the Provider tab for Provider Documents and Forms, and then selecting Incident Report. Providers are required to submit an incident report to their assigned child care consultant within 7 calendar days of the incident if medical attention is obtained or received. Submission is required by Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09.0802(f). NOTE: Medical attention refers to treatment by a health care professional (i.e. doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner, etc.), community clinic, or local health department, and does not refer to first aid provided by facility staff members. NOTE: If a parent decides to take a child to a medical provider for examination or treatment related to the injury, and makes the facility aware of the medical treatment, providers must submit the incident report to their child care consultant within the 7-day period. NOTE: Medical attention would also include a situation where a child attends a previously scheduled health care appointment, and the injury is discussed and/or treated. In the future, if parents have special requests for caring for their child, for example taking a child outside for fresh air, this information should be discussed with the administrator and documented in writing. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, signed, and a copy was left with you. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0725-106L Visit Date: 7/14/2025 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 7/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 174 Time In: 11:51 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information about allegations of violations of completing incident reports. The program currently operates with a Five-Star License issued June 16, 2023, earning five (5) points in Staff Education, seven (7) points in Program Standards, and one (1) Quality Point for a Programmatic Option. Restrictions on the permit include 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios and enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus 1. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 3, 2024. According to the NC Secretary of State website, Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC. was current and active. Administrator, Courtney Betsinger, was present and available for consultation. The allegations are as follows: There is a concern that staff did not complete and submit an incident report form following an injury. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. I requested camera footage from June 25, 2025; however, the administrator reported that camera footage is not available to review at the facility. Additionally, I observed all the indoor spaces used by the children. Infants were receiving care base on their individual needs. Toddlers and preschool children were observed during rest time. Soft music and appropriate lighting were provided. Children enrolled in the summer camp program were transitioning from lunch which consisted of cheeseburgers, broccoli, peaches, and milk. An incident report regarding an incident that occurred on June 25, 2025, was completed on June 25, 2025; however, it was not signed by the parent nor submitted to the childcare consultant within the required seven (7) days after the incident. The administrator reported the following concerning an incident with an infant on June 25, 2025. The infant would have breath holding spells, and over a period of time these spells got worse. The administrator reported to the parents the infant was having these breathing spells while in care at the facility. On June 25, 2025, the child had been at the facility for approximately ten (10) minutes, and a staff member put the infant down to warm another child’s bottle. The infant started crying when the staff member placed the child on the carpet. Approximately ten (10) seconds later, the child started holding their breath. As soon as the staff member realized the child was holding their breath, the staff member picked the infant up. The staff member walked the infant to the outdoor space and came back into the indoor space in an effort to get the child to breathe. The parents had previously instructed the staff members to walk the child outside to help the infant calm down. A staff member called 911 and the child’s parents. The child was transported to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services. The parent rode in the ambulance with the infant to the hospital. After the incident occurred, the administrator completed an incident report; however, the parents did not return to sign the report, and the report was not submitted to the Division. All staff members assigned to the infant classroom were interviewed privately and separately. Staff members reported, during morning drop off a parent bought their child into the infant classroom and placed the child on the carpet. When the parent placed the child on the carpet the child was crying. The child stopped crying and started to play with toys on the carpet. The infant crawled towards a staff member and started to cry. The staff member was holding another child. The staff member put the other child down and immediately picked the infant up. The staff member placed the infant back on the carpet to warm a child’s bottle. Approximately ten (10) seconds later he fell face forward and started having a breathing spell. The staff member immediately picked the infant up, took the infant to the other staff member in the classroom and both staff members tried to get the child to respond. The infant continued to hold his breath, so one staff member took the child outside and the other staff member called 911. Prior to this incident parents had instructed staff members to take the child outside to get fresh air for breathing spells. The breathing spell stopped prior to EMS arriving. EMS transported the child to the hospital and the parent rode in the ambulance with the child. Based on this information, observations, and information received, the finding regarding an incident report not being completed after an injury was confirmed. Violation Number Comment Rule 1911 An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. An incident report was completed on June 25, 2025, but it was never mailed to a Division representative. .0802(f) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, July 28, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: A violation was documented related to incident reports in childcare rule .0802 (f). Incident Reports As we discussed, an incident report should be completed and logged each time a child is injured, regardless of whether medical care is needed. It is helpful to remember the “three B’s”: bumps, bruises and blood, as a reminder of when to complete incident reports. You may access and use the incident report form by visiting the DCDEE website ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov, looking under the Provider tab for Provider Documents and Forms, and then selecting Incident Report. Providers are required to submit an incident report to their assigned child care consultant within 7 calendar days of the incident if medical attention is obtained or received. Submission is required by Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09.0802(f). NOTE: Medical attention refers to treatment by a health care professional (i.e. doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner, etc.), community clinic, or local health department, and does not refer to first aid provided by facility staff members. NOTE: If a parent decides to take a child to a medical provider for examination or treatment related to the injury, and makes the facility aware of the medical treatment, providers must submit the incident report to their child care consultant within the 7-day period. NOTE: Medical attention would also include a situation where a child attends a previously scheduled health care appointment, and the injury is discussed and/or treated. In the future, if parents have special requests for caring for their child, for example taking a child outside for fresh air, this information should be discussed with the administrator and documented in writing. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, signed, and a copy was left with you. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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 .0605 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 4/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 257 Time In: 09:58 AM Time Out: 02:15 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. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine (89%) percent as of April 15, 2025. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on September 6, 2024, with a superior rating. The most recent fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-three (43) children between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) are enrolled and thirty-eight (38) children were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces being used by the children were observed. Indoor spaces are arranged into activity areas that include but are not limited to language, blocks, art, math, science, sensory, dramatic play, and manipulatives. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in each classroom. The attendance for each classroom was accurately completed. Daily schedules and activity plans were available for each group of children. Staff/Child ratios were in compliance and all children were adequately supervised. Good interactions were observed between caregivers and children. Infants and toddlers received routine care based on their individual needs. Staff members were observed playing with the children on the floor with soft toys. Younger preschool children were observed transitioning from the outdoor space to free play activities which included books, animals, dolls, and dramatic play food. Older preschool children were engaged in free play activities which included legos, magnetic blocks, construction gears, tiles, and cubes. Lunch consisted of chicken tacos, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, and milk. Toileting, diapering, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles in indoor space #2 were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Safe sleep checks had not been documented on April 14, 2025. .0606(g) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) Aquaphor Healing Ointment diaper cream did not have medication permission slip with a parent signature and the length of time the authorization was valid. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violation 533 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for it. On or before Friday, April 24, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Safe Sleep Checks: Childcare Rule 10A NCAC 09.1724(a) (6- 8) requires all providers to visually check sleeping infants. The more often an infant is visually checked, the more likely it is that the caregiver will identify a problem before it becomes life threatening. The goal of creating a safe sleep environment for infants is to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths such as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Signs to monitor include: · Watching the chest rise and fall · Note color of skin · Look for flushing, restlessness and increased body temperature · Note the child’s position and whether he or she is awake or asleep. The frequency of visual checks should be included in your Safe Sleep Policy and followed. Best practice is to check on sleeping infants every 15 minutes. Visual checks must be documented. Safe sleep checks must be kept for each child and kept on file for a minimum of one month. As we discussed today, safe sleep checks must be documented and available for review. Medication Administration Child care programs are not required to administer medication, but there are many situations in which providing that service to families might be the better choice. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that programs make reasonable accommodations for children with special needs, including special health care needs. Children with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes, allergies, sickle cell anemia, or seizure disorders may only be able to attend child care if medication can be given on site. If your program chooses to administer medication, it is imperative that staff receive training in medication administration procedures and that policies are established to reassure parents and staff that the program strives to administer medications safely. All medications must be accompanied by written authorizations from parents with complete instructions for administration. Prescription medications must also be in the original container with the pharmacy label attached. As we discussed today, for licensing, it is required to obtain written parental permission to give prescription and over-the-counter medication. Today I suggested that you review the medication requirements with staff and periodically check behind them to ensure all requirements are met. Infant feeding Schedules: Today we discussed ensuring parents or guardians can discuss any changes within the feeding schedule with caregivers before they occur. Once the parents advise a caregiver that there will be changes to the feeding schedule, the feeding schedule will be updated by the parent and an administrator. It is important that the plan is updated as soon as the parent or guardian makes any changes. It is also important that the caregivers follow what the feeding schedule states. We also discussed the required information that must be written on the feeding schedule and the frequency that it must be updated. Today all your feeding schedules were up to date; however, some teacher signatures were missing from infant feeding schedules. Today, you reported that all infant feeding schedules and any changes to the schedules will now be completed and reviewed by administration. Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). Today, I suggested you have the mulch under the swings and climbing equipment tilled. These areas are frequent landing zones. Keeping these landing zones tilled will help prevent possible landing injuries. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! Due to the recent impacts of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters, the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ enrollment deadline has been revised statewide, and schools and child care facilities that have not yet enrolled should complete the online process by May 31, 2025. The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Enrollment started but no results available • Asbestos-Enrollment started but no results available As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet the rules requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. 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 The DCDEE Natural Outdoor Learning Initiative: Through this initiative, we hope to increase knowledge and confidence for everyone in developing and implementing best practices to support the creation, programming, and safe use of naturalized outdoor spaces in child care facilities. You can learn more by visiting the NLI website, where you will also find many resources, including an updated Toolkit designed to help you enhance your outdoor learning environment. The downloadable NLI Toolkit is available at: https://naturalearning.org/preschool-outdoor-toolkit. Program Assessment (ERS-3) Update The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) is scheduling requested program assessments using: • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ITERS-3) • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3) • Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (FCCERS-3) • School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale, Updated Edition (SACERS-U) If you are interested in continuing to earn your Star Rated License using program assessment, you can begin preparing by reviewing NCRLAP’s many resources. “Hold Harmless” remains in place until all new QRIS rules are effective. However, you may choose to go ahead with program assessment now, knowing that if you are satisfied with your scores and star rating, it will be valid for three years. If you have participated in an outreach assessment, thank you! Be sure to schedule your follow-up call with NCRLAP staff to discuss the results and receive valuable feedback and actionable insights. Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Fire Inspection Report: Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of completing your facility’s annual fire inspection. Please attach this annual fire inspection to your compliance letter. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, printed, and signed. You were given a copy of this visit summary for your files. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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 09.1724 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 4/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 257 Time In: 09:58 AM Time Out: 02:15 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. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine (89%) percent as of April 15, 2025. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on September 6, 2024, with a superior rating. The most recent fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-three (43) children between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) are enrolled and thirty-eight (38) children were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces being used by the children were observed. Indoor spaces are arranged into activity areas that include but are not limited to language, blocks, art, math, science, sensory, dramatic play, and manipulatives. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in each classroom. The attendance for each classroom was accurately completed. Daily schedules and activity plans were available for each group of children. Staff/Child ratios were in compliance and all children were adequately supervised. Good interactions were observed between caregivers and children. Infants and toddlers received routine care based on their individual needs. Staff members were observed playing with the children on the floor with soft toys. Younger preschool children were observed transitioning from the outdoor space to free play activities which included books, animals, dolls, and dramatic play food. Older preschool children were engaged in free play activities which included legos, magnetic blocks, construction gears, tiles, and cubes. Lunch consisted of chicken tacos, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, and milk. Toileting, diapering, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles in indoor space #2 were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Safe sleep checks had not been documented on April 14, 2025. .0606(g) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) Aquaphor Healing Ointment diaper cream did not have medication permission slip with a parent signature and the length of time the authorization was valid. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violation 533 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for it. On or before Friday, April 24, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Safe Sleep Checks: Childcare Rule 10A NCAC 09.1724(a) (6- 8) requires all providers to visually check sleeping infants. The more often an infant is visually checked, the more likely it is that the caregiver will identify a problem before it becomes life threatening. The goal of creating a safe sleep environment for infants is to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths such as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Signs to monitor include: · Watching the chest rise and fall · Note color of skin · Look for flushing, restlessness and increased body temperature · Note the child’s position and whether he or she is awake or asleep. The frequency of visual checks should be included in your Safe Sleep Policy and followed. Best practice is to check on sleeping infants every 15 minutes. Visual checks must be documented. Safe sleep checks must be kept for each child and kept on file for a minimum of one month. As we discussed today, safe sleep checks must be documented and available for review. Medication Administration Child care programs are not required to administer medication, but there are many situations in which providing that service to families might be the better choice. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that programs make reasonable accommodations for children with special needs, including special health care needs. Children with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes, allergies, sickle cell anemia, or seizure disorders may only be able to attend child care if medication can be given on site. If your program chooses to administer medication, it is imperative that staff receive training in medication administration procedures and that policies are established to reassure parents and staff that the program strives to administer medications safely. All medications must be accompanied by written authorizations from parents with complete instructions for administration. Prescription medications must also be in the original container with the pharmacy label attached. As we discussed today, for licensing, it is required to obtain written parental permission to give prescription and over-the-counter medication. Today I suggested that you review the medication requirements with staff and periodically check behind them to ensure all requirements are met. Infant feeding Schedules: Today we discussed ensuring parents or guardians can discuss any changes within the feeding schedule with caregivers before they occur. Once the parents advise a caregiver that there will be changes to the feeding schedule, the feeding schedule will be updated by the parent and an administrator. It is important that the plan is updated as soon as the parent or guardian makes any changes. It is also important that the caregivers follow what the feeding schedule states. We also discussed the required information that must be written on the feeding schedule and the frequency that it must be updated. Today all your feeding schedules were up to date; however, some teacher signatures were missing from infant feeding schedules. Today, you reported that all infant feeding schedules and any changes to the schedules will now be completed and reviewed by administration. Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). Today, I suggested you have the mulch under the swings and climbing equipment tilled. These areas are frequent landing zones. Keeping these landing zones tilled will help prevent possible landing injuries. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! Due to the recent impacts of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters, the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ enrollment deadline has been revised statewide, and schools and child care facilities that have not yet enrolled should complete the online process by May 31, 2025. The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Enrollment started but no results available • Asbestos-Enrollment started but no results available As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet the rules requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. 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 The DCDEE Natural Outdoor Learning Initiative: Through this initiative, we hope to increase knowledge and confidence for everyone in developing and implementing best practices to support the creation, programming, and safe use of naturalized outdoor spaces in child care facilities. You can learn more by visiting the NLI website, where you will also find many resources, including an updated Toolkit designed to help you enhance your outdoor learning environment. The downloadable NLI Toolkit is available at: https://naturalearning.org/preschool-outdoor-toolkit. Program Assessment (ERS-3) Update The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) is scheduling requested program assessments using: • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ITERS-3) • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3) • Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (FCCERS-3) • School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale, Updated Edition (SACERS-U) If you are interested in continuing to earn your Star Rated License using program assessment, you can begin preparing by reviewing NCRLAP’s many resources. “Hold Harmless” remains in place until all new QRIS rules are effective. However, you may choose to go ahead with program assessment now, knowing that if you are satisfied with your scores and star rating, it will be valid for three years. If you have participated in an outreach assessment, thank you! Be sure to schedule your follow-up call with NCRLAP staff to discuss the results and receive valuable feedback and actionable insights. Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Fire Inspection Report: Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of completing your facility’s annual fire inspection. Please attach this annual fire inspection to your compliance letter. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, printed, and signed. You were given a copy of this visit summary for your files. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 4/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 257 Time In: 09:58 AM Time Out: 02:15 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. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine (89%) percent as of April 15, 2025. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on September 6, 2024, with a superior rating. The most recent fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-three (43) children between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) are enrolled and thirty-eight (38) children were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces being used by the children were observed. Indoor spaces are arranged into activity areas that include but are not limited to language, blocks, art, math, science, sensory, dramatic play, and manipulatives. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in each classroom. The attendance for each classroom was accurately completed. Daily schedules and activity plans were available for each group of children. Staff/Child ratios were in compliance and all children were adequately supervised. Good interactions were observed between caregivers and children. Infants and toddlers received routine care based on their individual needs. Staff members were observed playing with the children on the floor with soft toys. Younger preschool children were observed transitioning from the outdoor space to free play activities which included books, animals, dolls, and dramatic play food. Older preschool children were engaged in free play activities which included legos, magnetic blocks, construction gears, tiles, and cubes. Lunch consisted of chicken tacos, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, and milk. Toileting, diapering, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles in indoor space #2 were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Safe sleep checks had not been documented on April 14, 2025. .0606(g) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) Aquaphor Healing Ointment diaper cream did not have medication permission slip with a parent signature and the length of time the authorization was valid. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violation 533 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for it. On or before Friday, April 24, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Safe Sleep Checks: Childcare Rule 10A NCAC 09.1724(a) (6- 8) requires all providers to visually check sleeping infants. The more often an infant is visually checked, the more likely it is that the caregiver will identify a problem before it becomes life threatening. The goal of creating a safe sleep environment for infants is to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths such as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Signs to monitor include: · Watching the chest rise and fall · Note color of skin · Look for flushing, restlessness and increased body temperature · Note the child’s position and whether he or she is awake or asleep. The frequency of visual checks should be included in your Safe Sleep Policy and followed. Best practice is to check on sleeping infants every 15 minutes. Visual checks must be documented. Safe sleep checks must be kept for each child and kept on file for a minimum of one month. As we discussed today, safe sleep checks must be documented and available for review. Medication Administration Child care programs are not required to administer medication, but there are many situations in which providing that service to families might be the better choice. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that programs make reasonable accommodations for children with special needs, including special health care needs. Children with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes, allergies, sickle cell anemia, or seizure disorders may only be able to attend child care if medication can be given on site. If your program chooses to administer medication, it is imperative that staff receive training in medication administration procedures and that policies are established to reassure parents and staff that the program strives to administer medications safely. All medications must be accompanied by written authorizations from parents with complete instructions for administration. Prescription medications must also be in the original container with the pharmacy label attached. As we discussed today, for licensing, it is required to obtain written parental permission to give prescription and over-the-counter medication. Today I suggested that you review the medication requirements with staff and periodically check behind them to ensure all requirements are met. Infant feeding Schedules: Today we discussed ensuring parents or guardians can discuss any changes within the feeding schedule with caregivers before they occur. Once the parents advise a caregiver that there will be changes to the feeding schedule, the feeding schedule will be updated by the parent and an administrator. It is important that the plan is updated as soon as the parent or guardian makes any changes. It is also important that the caregivers follow what the feeding schedule states. We also discussed the required information that must be written on the feeding schedule and the frequency that it must be updated. Today all your feeding schedules were up to date; however, some teacher signatures were missing from infant feeding schedules. Today, you reported that all infant feeding schedules and any changes to the schedules will now be completed and reviewed by administration. Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). Today, I suggested you have the mulch under the swings and climbing equipment tilled. These areas are frequent landing zones. Keeping these landing zones tilled will help prevent possible landing injuries. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! Due to the recent impacts of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters, the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ enrollment deadline has been revised statewide, and schools and child care facilities that have not yet enrolled should complete the online process by May 31, 2025. The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Enrollment started but no results available • Asbestos-Enrollment started but no results available As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet the rules requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. 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 The DCDEE Natural Outdoor Learning Initiative: Through this initiative, we hope to increase knowledge and confidence for everyone in developing and implementing best practices to support the creation, programming, and safe use of naturalized outdoor spaces in child care facilities. You can learn more by visiting the NLI website, where you will also find many resources, including an updated Toolkit designed to help you enhance your outdoor learning environment. The downloadable NLI Toolkit is available at: https://naturalearning.org/preschool-outdoor-toolkit. Program Assessment (ERS-3) Update The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) is scheduling requested program assessments using: • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ITERS-3) • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3) • Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (FCCERS-3) • School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale, Updated Edition (SACERS-U) If you are interested in continuing to earn your Star Rated License using program assessment, you can begin preparing by reviewing NCRLAP’s many resources. “Hold Harmless” remains in place until all new QRIS rules are effective. However, you may choose to go ahead with program assessment now, knowing that if you are satisfied with your scores and star rating, it will be valid for three years. If you have participated in an outreach assessment, thank you! Be sure to schedule your follow-up call with NCRLAP staff to discuss the results and receive valuable feedback and actionable insights. Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Fire Inspection Report: Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of completing your facility’s annual fire inspection. Please attach this annual fire inspection to your compliance letter. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, printed, and signed. You were given a copy of this visit summary for your files. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 4/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 257 Time In: 09:58 AM Time Out: 02:15 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. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-nine (89%) percent as of April 15, 2025. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on September 6, 2024, with a superior rating. The most recent fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-three (43) children between the ages of zero (0) and five (5) are enrolled and thirty-eight (38) children were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces being used by the children were observed. Indoor spaces are arranged into activity areas that include but are not limited to language, blocks, art, math, science, sensory, dramatic play, and manipulatives. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials were observed in each classroom. The attendance for each classroom was accurately completed. Daily schedules and activity plans were available for each group of children. Staff/Child ratios were in compliance and all children were adequately supervised. Good interactions were observed between caregivers and children. Infants and toddlers received routine care based on their individual needs. Staff members were observed playing with the children on the floor with soft toys. Younger preschool children were observed transitioning from the outdoor space to free play activities which included books, animals, dolls, and dramatic play food. Older preschool children were engaged in free play activities which included legos, magnetic blocks, construction gears, tiles, and cubes. Lunch consisted of chicken tacos, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, and milk. Toileting, diapering, handwashing, and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles in indoor space #2 were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 887 Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Safe sleep checks had not been documented on April 14, 2025. .0606(g) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) Aquaphor Healing Ointment diaper cream did not have medication permission slip with a parent signature and the length of time the authorization was valid. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violation 533 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for it. On or before Friday, April 24, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Safe Sleep Checks: Childcare Rule 10A NCAC 09.1724(a) (6- 8) requires all providers to visually check sleeping infants. The more often an infant is visually checked, the more likely it is that the caregiver will identify a problem before it becomes life threatening. The goal of creating a safe sleep environment for infants is to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths such as accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Signs to monitor include: · Watching the chest rise and fall · Note color of skin · Look for flushing, restlessness and increased body temperature · Note the child’s position and whether he or she is awake or asleep. The frequency of visual checks should be included in your Safe Sleep Policy and followed. Best practice is to check on sleeping infants every 15 minutes. Visual checks must be documented. Safe sleep checks must be kept for each child and kept on file for a minimum of one month. As we discussed today, safe sleep checks must be documented and available for review. Medication Administration Child care programs are not required to administer medication, but there are many situations in which providing that service to families might be the better choice. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that programs make reasonable accommodations for children with special needs, including special health care needs. Children with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes, allergies, sickle cell anemia, or seizure disorders may only be able to attend child care if medication can be given on site. If your program chooses to administer medication, it is imperative that staff receive training in medication administration procedures and that policies are established to reassure parents and staff that the program strives to administer medications safely. All medications must be accompanied by written authorizations from parents with complete instructions for administration. Prescription medications must also be in the original container with the pharmacy label attached. As we discussed today, for licensing, it is required to obtain written parental permission to give prescription and over-the-counter medication. Today I suggested that you review the medication requirements with staff and periodically check behind them to ensure all requirements are met. Infant feeding Schedules: Today we discussed ensuring parents or guardians can discuss any changes within the feeding schedule with caregivers before they occur. Once the parents advise a caregiver that there will be changes to the feeding schedule, the feeding schedule will be updated by the parent and an administrator. It is important that the plan is updated as soon as the parent or guardian makes any changes. It is also important that the caregivers follow what the feeding schedule states. We also discussed the required information that must be written on the feeding schedule and the frequency that it must be updated. Today all your feeding schedules were up to date; however, some teacher signatures were missing from infant feeding schedules. Today, you reported that all infant feeding schedules and any changes to the schedules will now be completed and reviewed by administration. Importance of Resilient Surfacing Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). Today, I suggested you have the mulch under the swings and climbing equipment tilled. These areas are frequent landing zones. Keeping these landing zones tilled will help prevent possible landing injuries. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! Due to the recent impacts of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters, the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ enrollment deadline has been revised statewide, and schools and child care facilities that have not yet enrolled should complete the online process by May 31, 2025. The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on May 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Enrollment started but no results available • Asbestos-Enrollment started but no results available As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet the rules requirements (NC 10A NCAC 41C.1001-1007, NC 154A NCAC 18A.2816). Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ is designed to ensure facilities meet all requirements, receive direct support throughout the participation process, and have access to communication resources. This program is free, covers testing, inspections, and mitigation, and is intended to improve child-occupied facilities across North Carolina. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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 on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. 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 The DCDEE Natural Outdoor Learning Initiative: Through this initiative, we hope to increase knowledge and confidence for everyone in developing and implementing best practices to support the creation, programming, and safe use of naturalized outdoor spaces in child care facilities. You can learn more by visiting the NLI website, where you will also find many resources, including an updated Toolkit designed to help you enhance your outdoor learning environment. The downloadable NLI Toolkit is available at: https://naturalearning.org/preschool-outdoor-toolkit. Program Assessment (ERS-3) Update The North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) is scheduling requested program assessments using: • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ITERS-3) • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3) • Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (FCCERS-3) • School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale, Updated Edition (SACERS-U) If you are interested in continuing to earn your Star Rated License using program assessment, you can begin preparing by reviewing NCRLAP’s many resources. “Hold Harmless” remains in place until all new QRIS rules are effective. However, you may choose to go ahead with program assessment now, knowing that if you are satisfied with your scores and star rating, it will be valid for three years. If you have participated in an outreach assessment, thank you! Be sure to schedule your follow-up call with NCRLAP staff to discuss the results and receive valuable feedback and actionable insights. Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Fire Inspection Report: Today, you reported that you are currently in the process of completing your facility’s annual fire inspection. Please attach this annual fire inspection to your compliance letter. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, printed, and signed. You were given a copy of this visit summary for your files. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 37 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. Due to travel time, I arrived at your facility at 9:30am. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 7, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed September 6, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-eight (88) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 3, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Forty-five (45) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eight (8) years old are enrolled and thirty-seven (37) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Toddlers assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed in the outdoor space pushing cars and climbing. Infants assigned to indoor space two (2) were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space eight (8) were observed in the outdoor space running, climbing, and sliding. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3) and four (4) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sensory slime, connecting links, dramatic play dress up, gears, floor puzzles, playdough, tracks, cars, and cardboard brick building. Lunch today consisted of spaghetti, cucumbers, tropical fruit, garlic bread, and milk. Routine handwashing, toileting, diapering, and food service were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. A copy of the NC Child Care Law was not posted at the facility. G.S. 110-102 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space two (2) was dated November 4, 2024 through November 11, 2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles sent from a child's home were not labeled for the appropriate child. The two (2) bottles were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. One (1) out of seven (7) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signature. .0902(a) 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 space six (6), three (3) electrical outlets did not have covers. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations 115, 533, and 812 were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for them. On or before Friday, December 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Ensuring Correct Bottle for Each Child: Each infant shall be served only formula, breast milk, and bottles labeled with their individual name. Before feeding a bottle to an infant, use name to face recognition to ensure you are giving the correct bottle to the correct child. Each bottle should be labeled with the current date. Prior to placing each bottle in the refrigerator, check each bottle for a label with the child’s name and current date. Activity Plans: For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. As we discussed today, activity plans should be current each week. 2024 Annual License Fees: Keep an eye on your inbox for the 2024 annual license fee invoice. Invoices will be emailed to the facility addresses on file by November 30, 2024. Online payments will be due by December 31, 2024. Annual Immunization Report: The reporting period for child care immunizations is now open. Reporting for 2024-2025 has been extended due to Hurricane Helene. Children have a grace period from requirements until November 30, 2024, and reports will be accepted until January 15, 2025. QRIS Update: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Background Checks: North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. To get started, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle—a video tutorial followed by a few questions. Reminders: Emergency Drills: A fire drill and shelter-in-place or lockdown drill must be conducted on or before December 31, 2024. Staff Qualifications: Staff member, P. Cox, needs to complete CPR and First Aid on or before January 14, 2025. Staff member, T. Davidson, needs to complete Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment on or before January 1, 2025. Staff member, M. Harker, needs to renew her criminal background check qualification letter on or before December 13, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 37 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. Due to travel time, I arrived at your facility at 9:30am. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 7, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed September 6, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-eight (88) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 3, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Forty-five (45) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eight (8) years old are enrolled and thirty-seven (37) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Toddlers assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed in the outdoor space pushing cars and climbing. Infants assigned to indoor space two (2) were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space eight (8) were observed in the outdoor space running, climbing, and sliding. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3) and four (4) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sensory slime, connecting links, dramatic play dress up, gears, floor puzzles, playdough, tracks, cars, and cardboard brick building. Lunch today consisted of spaghetti, cucumbers, tropical fruit, garlic bread, and milk. Routine handwashing, toileting, diapering, and food service were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. A copy of the NC Child Care Law was not posted at the facility. G.S. 110-102 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space two (2) was dated November 4, 2024 through November 11, 2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles sent from a child's home were not labeled for the appropriate child. The two (2) bottles were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. One (1) out of seven (7) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signature. .0902(a) 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 space six (6), three (3) electrical outlets did not have covers. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations 115, 533, and 812 were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for them. On or before Friday, December 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Ensuring Correct Bottle for Each Child: Each infant shall be served only formula, breast milk, and bottles labeled with their individual name. Before feeding a bottle to an infant, use name to face recognition to ensure you are giving the correct bottle to the correct child. Each bottle should be labeled with the current date. Prior to placing each bottle in the refrigerator, check each bottle for a label with the child’s name and current date. Activity Plans: For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. As we discussed today, activity plans should be current each week. 2024 Annual License Fees: Keep an eye on your inbox for the 2024 annual license fee invoice. Invoices will be emailed to the facility addresses on file by November 30, 2024. Online payments will be due by December 31, 2024. Annual Immunization Report: The reporting period for child care immunizations is now open. Reporting for 2024-2025 has been extended due to Hurricane Helene. Children have a grace period from requirements until November 30, 2024, and reports will be accepted until January 15, 2025. QRIS Update: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Background Checks: North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. To get started, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle—a video tutorial followed by a few questions. Reminders: Emergency Drills: A fire drill and shelter-in-place or lockdown drill must be conducted on or before December 31, 2024. Staff Qualifications: Staff member, P. Cox, needs to complete CPR and First Aid on or before January 14, 2025. Staff member, T. Davidson, needs to complete Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment on or before January 1, 2025. Staff member, M. Harker, needs to renew her criminal background check qualification letter on or before December 13, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 37 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. Due to travel time, I arrived at your facility at 9:30am. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 7, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed September 6, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-eight (88) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 3, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Forty-five (45) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eight (8) years old are enrolled and thirty-seven (37) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Toddlers assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed in the outdoor space pushing cars and climbing. Infants assigned to indoor space two (2) were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space eight (8) were observed in the outdoor space running, climbing, and sliding. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3) and four (4) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sensory slime, connecting links, dramatic play dress up, gears, floor puzzles, playdough, tracks, cars, and cardboard brick building. Lunch today consisted of spaghetti, cucumbers, tropical fruit, garlic bread, and milk. Routine handwashing, toileting, diapering, and food service were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. A copy of the NC Child Care Law was not posted at the facility. G.S. 110-102 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space two (2) was dated November 4, 2024 through November 11, 2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles sent from a child's home were not labeled for the appropriate child. The two (2) bottles were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. One (1) out of seven (7) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signature. .0902(a) 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 space six (6), three (3) electrical outlets did not have covers. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations 115, 533, and 812 were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for them. On or before Friday, December 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Ensuring Correct Bottle for Each Child: Each infant shall be served only formula, breast milk, and bottles labeled with their individual name. Before feeding a bottle to an infant, use name to face recognition to ensure you are giving the correct bottle to the correct child. Each bottle should be labeled with the current date. Prior to placing each bottle in the refrigerator, check each bottle for a label with the child’s name and current date. Activity Plans: For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. As we discussed today, activity plans should be current each week. 2024 Annual License Fees: Keep an eye on your inbox for the 2024 annual license fee invoice. Invoices will be emailed to the facility addresses on file by November 30, 2024. Online payments will be due by December 31, 2024. Annual Immunization Report: The reporting period for child care immunizations is now open. Reporting for 2024-2025 has been extended due to Hurricane Helene. Children have a grace period from requirements until November 30, 2024, and reports will be accepted until January 15, 2025. QRIS Update: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Background Checks: North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. To get started, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle—a video tutorial followed by a few questions. Reminders: Emergency Drills: A fire drill and shelter-in-place or lockdown drill must be conducted on or before December 31, 2024. Staff Qualifications: Staff member, P. Cox, needs to complete CPR and First Aid on or before January 14, 2025. Staff member, T. Davidson, needs to complete Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment on or before January 1, 2025. Staff member, M. Harker, needs to renew her criminal background check qualification letter on or before December 13, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 37 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. Due to travel time, I arrived at your facility at 9:30am. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 7, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed September 6, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 12, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was eighty-eight (88) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 3, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Forty-five (45) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eight (8) years old are enrolled and thirty-seven (37) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Toddlers assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed in the outdoor space pushing cars and climbing. Infants assigned to indoor space two (2) were receiving routine care based on their individual needs. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space eight (8) were observed in the outdoor space running, climbing, and sliding. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3) and four (4) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included sensory slime, connecting links, dramatic play dress up, gears, floor puzzles, playdough, tracks, cars, and cardboard brick building. Lunch today consisted of spaghetti, cucumbers, tropical fruit, garlic bread, and milk. Routine handwashing, toileting, diapering, and food service were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment which included tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. A copy of the NC Child Care Law was not posted at the facility. G.S. 110-102 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space two (2) was dated November 4, 2024 through November 11, 2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. Two (2) infant bottles sent from a child's home were not labeled for the appropriate child. The two (2) bottles were not dated. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. One (1) out of seven (7) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signature. .0902(a) 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 space six (6), three (3) electrical outlets did not have covers. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violations 115, 533, and 812 were corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required for them. On or before Friday, December 13, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 Andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Ensuring Correct Bottle for Each Child: Each infant shall be served only formula, breast milk, and bottles labeled with their individual name. Before feeding a bottle to an infant, use name to face recognition to ensure you are giving the correct bottle to the correct child. Each bottle should be labeled with the current date. Prior to placing each bottle in the refrigerator, check each bottle for a label with the child’s name and current date. Activity Plans: For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. As we discussed today, activity plans should be current each week. 2024 Annual License Fees: Keep an eye on your inbox for the 2024 annual license fee invoice. Invoices will be emailed to the facility addresses on file by November 30, 2024. Online payments will be due by December 31, 2024. Annual Immunization Report: The reporting period for child care immunizations is now open. Reporting for 2024-2025 has been extended due to Hurricane Helene. Children have a grace period from requirements until November 30, 2024, and reports will be accepted until January 15, 2025. QRIS Update: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Background Checks: North Carolina child care administrators can now view and edit their facility’s staff roster in ABCMS, the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. Provider Access to ABCMS allows administrators to: • See the real-time background check status of staff members. • Run a printable report of the staff roster to assist with compliance visits. • See new background check applicants and add to staff roster. To get started, complete the ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training in Moodle—a video tutorial followed by a few questions. Reminders: Emergency Drills: A fire drill and shelter-in-place or lockdown drill must be conducted on or before December 31, 2024. Staff Qualifications: Staff member, P. Cox, needs to complete CPR and First Aid on or before January 14, 2025. Staff member, T. Davidson, needs to complete Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment on or before January 1, 2025. Staff member, M. Harker, needs to renew her criminal background check qualification letter on or before December 13, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .2818 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/27/2024 Number Present: 46 Completed Date: 6/27/2024 Age: From 0 To 11 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:15 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023, earning six (6) points in the education component, seven (7) points in the program standards component, and one (1) quality point for a programmatic option. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-two (92) percent as of June 27, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on June 27, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. Administrator, Angela Sutton, was available for consultation during the visit. Regional Administrator Ronald Taylor arrived at the facility at 10:45 am. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-Six (46) children were present today. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in your classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. Activity plans were observed posted in all classrooms. Infants in space two (2) received care based on individual need, including diapering, napping, and feeding routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed either playing on the carpeted area of the classroom, moving about, and exploring freely with manipulative toys and small musical instruments. Infant feeding schedules and safe sleep checks were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers in Space one (1) were engaged outside in the outdoor environment riding on stationary and mobile cars, and inside the play house. Three- and four-year-old children in space three (3) were engaged in group time sitting in chairs and discussing name spellings of the children. School age children in space six (6) were engaged in table toy activities. Two-year-old children in spaces seven (7) and eight (8) were engaged in activity areas drawing with crayons, reading books, and engaged with soft dolls. Lunch served today consisted of chicken and gravy, biscuits, salad, pineapple, and milk. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings, Safe Sleep Policy, and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today. The following violations were observed and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 1756 Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Twenty-three children aged two (2) years to eleven (11) years old were present in Space eight (8) with two staff members. 10A NCAC 09 .2818 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. One staff member hired February 19, 2024 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, July 8, 2024. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Violation number 1756 was corrected during the visit and does not have to be included in your compliance letter. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance for Violations Cited: Staff/Child Ratios: Today a violation was cited concerning enhanced ratio minus one in each classroom. As you selected to operate under voluntary enhanced staff-child ratios, these ratios must be followed at all times. When absent or late staff put you at risk of not maintaining ratios, you must have a plan to provide substitute staff so that ratios may be followed. On days when you are short staffed, you may need to tell parents they cannot drop off their children or ask parents to come pick them up if they are already here, to maintain compliance with these rules. As discussed, you must also have a backup plan for when regular staff members are out. Again, this may include limiting enrollment and/or attendance if you cannot maintain compliance based on staff members present. Due to this violation, a follow up visit will be conducted. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment: One staff member hired on February 19, 2024, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment certificate within ninety (90) days of hire. Staff members are required to complete this training within ninety (90) days of hire and then every five (5) years thereafter. Technical Assistance: Administrator: Today you reported that the staff member listed as administrator for you rated license has resigned, and you are currently making a decision on your next administrator. Please remember in order to maintain your current education points on your rated license, the new administrator will need to earn six (6) or seven (7) points in education. Childcare Rules: North Carolina Child Care Commission adopted child care rule changes in January 2024. Changes relate to definitions; lead and asbestos for centers and family child care homes; building requirements for family child care homes; multi-unit child care centers; and criminal background checks. Some of these rule changes may impact your facility. Please ensure you are using the updated January 2024 rule book, and you view information in the DCDEE Moodle. Water, Lead, and Asbestos Testing: It’s time to enroll your facility in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure. This program is an expansion of Clean Water for Carolina Kids, which previously tested all child care centers in the state for lead in water at drinking and food preparation taps. As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet rule requirements to have tap water tested every three years and to have inspections for lead paint and asbestos if applicable. Steps: 1. Sign Up – Pre-enrollment webinars are available at cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina or paste https://bit.ly/3CK-webinar into your web browser to see available dates and times for the next month. 2. Enroll – At www.cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina using the PIN and complete the enrollment surveys for three program sections: 1) lead in water, 2) lead-based paint, and 3) asbestos. 3. Evaluate Hazards - The program will ship to your facility a water sample kit and may coordinate an on-site visit by a professional to assess for lead-based paint and asbestos hazards, if needed. 4. Receive Results – Receive your results, recommendations, and water mitigation support, if needed. 5. Request Reimbursement - If you choose to conduct lead-based paint or asbestos mitigation, you can request reimbursement from NC DHHS. Visit the web site at: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/asbestos-and-leadbased-paintreimbursementprogram-arpa. Reminders: Staff member L. Simms must complete CPR/First Aid certification by September 3, 2024. Staff member J. Edenfield must complete CPR/First Aid certification and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment by September 10, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/27/2024 Number Present: 46 Completed Date: 6/27/2024 Age: From 0 To 11 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:15 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license effective June 16, 2023, earning six (6) points in the education component, seven (7) points in the program standards component, and one (1) quality point for a programmatic option. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-two (92) percent as of June 27, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on June 27, 2024, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. Administrator, Angela Sutton, was available for consultation during the visit. Regional Administrator Ronald Taylor arrived at the facility at 10:45 am. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. Forty-Six (46) children were present today. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in your classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. Activity plans were observed posted in all classrooms. Infants in space two (2) received care based on individual need, including diapering, napping, and feeding routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed either playing on the carpeted area of the classroom, moving about, and exploring freely with manipulative toys and small musical instruments. Infant feeding schedules and safe sleep checks were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers in Space one (1) were engaged outside in the outdoor environment riding on stationary and mobile cars, and inside the play house. Three- and four-year-old children in space three (3) were engaged in group time sitting in chairs and discussing name spellings of the children. School age children in space six (6) were engaged in table toy activities. Two-year-old children in spaces seven (7) and eight (8) were engaged in activity areas drawing with crayons, reading books, and engaged with soft dolls. Lunch served today consisted of chicken and gravy, biscuits, salad, pineapple, and milk. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, slides, swings, push and pull toys, climbing domes, and sand boxes. Health and Safety trainings, Safe Sleep Policy, and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today. The following violations were observed and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 1756 Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. Twenty-three children aged two (2) years to eleven (11) years old were present in Space eight (8) with two staff members. 10A NCAC 09 .2818 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. One staff member hired February 19, 2024 did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Monday, July 8, 2024. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Violation number 1756 was corrected during the visit and does not have to be included in your compliance letter. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance for Violations Cited: Staff/Child Ratios: Today a violation was cited concerning enhanced ratio minus one in each classroom. As you selected to operate under voluntary enhanced staff-child ratios, these ratios must be followed at all times. When absent or late staff put you at risk of not maintaining ratios, you must have a plan to provide substitute staff so that ratios may be followed. On days when you are short staffed, you may need to tell parents they cannot drop off their children or ask parents to come pick them up if they are already here, to maintain compliance with these rules. As discussed, you must also have a backup plan for when regular staff members are out. Again, this may include limiting enrollment and/or attendance if you cannot maintain compliance based on staff members present. Due to this violation, a follow up visit will be conducted. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment: One staff member hired on February 19, 2024, did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment certificate within ninety (90) days of hire. Staff members are required to complete this training within ninety (90) days of hire and then every five (5) years thereafter. Technical Assistance: Administrator: Today you reported that the staff member listed as administrator for you rated license has resigned, and you are currently making a decision on your next administrator. Please remember in order to maintain your current education points on your rated license, the new administrator will need to earn six (6) or seven (7) points in education. Childcare Rules: North Carolina Child Care Commission adopted child care rule changes in January 2024. Changes relate to definitions; lead and asbestos for centers and family child care homes; building requirements for family child care homes; multi-unit child care centers; and criminal background checks. Some of these rule changes may impact your facility. Please ensure you are using the updated January 2024 rule book, and you view information in the DCDEE Moodle. Water, Lead, and Asbestos Testing: It’s time to enroll your facility in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure. This program is an expansion of Clean Water for Carolina Kids, which previously tested all child care centers in the state for lead in water at drinking and food preparation taps. As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to meet rule requirements to have tap water tested every three years and to have inspections for lead paint and asbestos if applicable. Steps: 1. Sign Up – Pre-enrollment webinars are available at cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina or paste https://bit.ly/3CK-webinar into your web browser to see available dates and times for the next month. 2. Enroll – At www.cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina using the PIN and complete the enrollment surveys for three program sections: 1) lead in water, 2) lead-based paint, and 3) asbestos. 3. Evaluate Hazards - The program will ship to your facility a water sample kit and may coordinate an on-site visit by a professional to assess for lead-based paint and asbestos hazards, if needed. 4. Receive Results – Receive your results, recommendations, and water mitigation support, if needed. 5. Request Reimbursement - If you choose to conduct lead-based paint or asbestos mitigation, you can request reimbursement from NC DHHS. Visit the web site at: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/asbestos-and-leadbased-paintreimbursementprogram-arpa. Reminders: Staff member L. Simms must complete CPR/First Aid certification by September 3, 2024. Staff member J. Edenfield must complete CPR/First Aid certification and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment by September 10, 2024. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0508 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 282 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 15, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed November 7, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on February 27, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 7, 2023, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Sixty (60) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eleven (11) years old are enrolled and forty-seven (47) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed playing with soft toys on the floor. Toddlers assigned to indoor space two (2) were transitioning to the outdoor space. During the transition, handwashing and diaper routines were monitored, and requirements were met. Once outside, the toddlers played with push toys, riding toys, and dinosaurs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3), four (4), and five (5) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, colored pencil drawings, reading books, marker coloring, building with blocks, cooking, and dress up in the dramatic play area. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space seven (7) free play activities included bristle blocks, dramatic play, and reading books. Lunch today consisted of whole grain beef ravioli, green beans, pears, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, riding toys, push toys, a small climber with two (2) slides, climbing domes and rocks, swings, and a large climber with a tube slide. Other outdoor activities included covered sand boxes with sand toys, a playhouse, picnic tables, and a stationary riding car. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in indoor space four (4) was dated November 27, 2023-December 1, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signatures. .0902(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2 and #3 have chipped paint. One (1) wall in indoor space #3 has a dime size hole. Rust was observed on the tricycles in outdoor space #1. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor space #3 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) medication permission slip in space #7 and one (1) medication permission slip in space #8 did not have the amount of medication to administer. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation/s documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, December 20, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Medication/Diaper Cream: Today there were diaper creams in both Space #7 and Space #8 that did not have an amount to administer on the permission slips. When diaper cream forms are filled out by parents, you should check that all required lines are completed. As we discussed today, I suggest an administrator review all medication permission slips for required information. Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined into a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climber in outdoor space #3. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, U. Jones needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. License Fees: There are a few changes to the Annual License Fee process this year: • All invoices will be emailed, and no paper copies will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. • All invoices will be emailed by December 1, 2023, and will include the invoice number and total amount due. • All payments are due no later than December 31, 2023 Payments must be submitted online only through the Division’s website using a Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or by e-check. Providers will need their Facility ID number and their 2023 Invoice number to complete the payment process. Failure to pay the license fee is a violation of NCGS § 110-90(1a) and can result in a revocation of your child care license. In addition, unpaid license fees will be assessed a 10% late fee and accrued interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. If you have any questions, check the short Frequently Asked Questions on our website for answers or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov. Reminders: Vehicle Insurance: As we discussed today, your facility’s vehicle insurance expires December 12, 2023. Please remember to place renewed insurance cards in your vehicles used to transport children. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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 .0605 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 282 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 15, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed November 7, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on February 27, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 7, 2023, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Sixty (60) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eleven (11) years old are enrolled and forty-seven (47) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed playing with soft toys on the floor. Toddlers assigned to indoor space two (2) were transitioning to the outdoor space. During the transition, handwashing and diaper routines were monitored, and requirements were met. Once outside, the toddlers played with push toys, riding toys, and dinosaurs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3), four (4), and five (5) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, colored pencil drawings, reading books, marker coloring, building with blocks, cooking, and dress up in the dramatic play area. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space seven (7) free play activities included bristle blocks, dramatic play, and reading books. Lunch today consisted of whole grain beef ravioli, green beans, pears, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, riding toys, push toys, a small climber with two (2) slides, climbing domes and rocks, swings, and a large climber with a tube slide. Other outdoor activities included covered sand boxes with sand toys, a playhouse, picnic tables, and a stationary riding car. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in indoor space four (4) was dated November 27, 2023-December 1, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signatures. .0902(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2 and #3 have chipped paint. One (1) wall in indoor space #3 has a dime size hole. Rust was observed on the tricycles in outdoor space #1. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor space #3 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) medication permission slip in space #7 and one (1) medication permission slip in space #8 did not have the amount of medication to administer. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation/s documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, December 20, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Medication/Diaper Cream: Today there were diaper creams in both Space #7 and Space #8 that did not have an amount to administer on the permission slips. When diaper cream forms are filled out by parents, you should check that all required lines are completed. As we discussed today, I suggest an administrator review all medication permission slips for required information. Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined into a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climber in outdoor space #3. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, U. Jones needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. License Fees: There are a few changes to the Annual License Fee process this year: • All invoices will be emailed, and no paper copies will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. • All invoices will be emailed by December 1, 2023, and will include the invoice number and total amount due. • All payments are due no later than December 31, 2023 Payments must be submitted online only through the Division’s website using a Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or by e-check. Providers will need their Facility ID number and their 2023 Invoice number to complete the payment process. Failure to pay the license fee is a violation of NCGS § 110-90(1a) and can result in a revocation of your child care license. In addition, unpaid license fees will be assessed a 10% late fee and accrued interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. If you have any questions, check the short Frequently Asked Questions on our website for answers or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov. Reminders: Vehicle Insurance: As we discussed today, your facility’s vehicle insurance expires December 12, 2023. Please remember to place renewed insurance cards in your vehicles used to transport children. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 282 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 15, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed November 7, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on February 27, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 7, 2023, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Sixty (60) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eleven (11) years old are enrolled and forty-seven (47) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed playing with soft toys on the floor. Toddlers assigned to indoor space two (2) were transitioning to the outdoor space. During the transition, handwashing and diaper routines were monitored, and requirements were met. Once outside, the toddlers played with push toys, riding toys, and dinosaurs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3), four (4), and five (5) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, colored pencil drawings, reading books, marker coloring, building with blocks, cooking, and dress up in the dramatic play area. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space seven (7) free play activities included bristle blocks, dramatic play, and reading books. Lunch today consisted of whole grain beef ravioli, green beans, pears, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, riding toys, push toys, a small climber with two (2) slides, climbing domes and rocks, swings, and a large climber with a tube slide. Other outdoor activities included covered sand boxes with sand toys, a playhouse, picnic tables, and a stationary riding car. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in indoor space four (4) was dated November 27, 2023-December 1, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signatures. .0902(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2 and #3 have chipped paint. One (1) wall in indoor space #3 has a dime size hole. Rust was observed on the tricycles in outdoor space #1. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor space #3 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) medication permission slip in space #7 and one (1) medication permission slip in space #8 did not have the amount of medication to administer. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation/s documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, December 20, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Medication/Diaper Cream: Today there were diaper creams in both Space #7 and Space #8 that did not have an amount to administer on the permission slips. When diaper cream forms are filled out by parents, you should check that all required lines are completed. As we discussed today, I suggest an administrator review all medication permission slips for required information. Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined into a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climber in outdoor space #3. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, U. Jones needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. License Fees: There are a few changes to the Annual License Fee process this year: • All invoices will be emailed, and no paper copies will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. • All invoices will be emailed by December 1, 2023, and will include the invoice number and total amount due. • All payments are due no later than December 31, 2023 Payments must be submitted online only through the Division’s website using a Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or by e-check. Providers will need their Facility ID number and their 2023 Invoice number to complete the payment process. Failure to pay the license fee is a violation of NCGS § 110-90(1a) and can result in a revocation of your child care license. In addition, unpaid license fees will be assessed a 10% late fee and accrued interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. If you have any questions, check the short Frequently Asked Questions on our website for answers or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov. Reminders: Vehicle Insurance: As we discussed today, your facility’s vehicle insurance expires December 12, 2023. Please remember to place renewed insurance cards in your vehicles used to transport children. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 282 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 15, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed November 7, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on February 27, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 7, 2023, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Sixty (60) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eleven (11) years old are enrolled and forty-seven (47) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed playing with soft toys on the floor. Toddlers assigned to indoor space two (2) were transitioning to the outdoor space. During the transition, handwashing and diaper routines were monitored, and requirements were met. Once outside, the toddlers played with push toys, riding toys, and dinosaurs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3), four (4), and five (5) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, colored pencil drawings, reading books, marker coloring, building with blocks, cooking, and dress up in the dramatic play area. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space seven (7) free play activities included bristle blocks, dramatic play, and reading books. Lunch today consisted of whole grain beef ravioli, green beans, pears, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, riding toys, push toys, a small climber with two (2) slides, climbing domes and rocks, swings, and a large climber with a tube slide. Other outdoor activities included covered sand boxes with sand toys, a playhouse, picnic tables, and a stationary riding car. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in indoor space four (4) was dated November 27, 2023-December 1, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signatures. .0902(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2 and #3 have chipped paint. One (1) wall in indoor space #3 has a dime size hole. Rust was observed on the tricycles in outdoor space #1. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor space #3 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) medication permission slip in space #7 and one (1) medication permission slip in space #8 did not have the amount of medication to administer. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation/s documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, December 20, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Medication/Diaper Cream: Today there were diaper creams in both Space #7 and Space #8 that did not have an amount to administer on the permission slips. When diaper cream forms are filled out by parents, you should check that all required lines are completed. As we discussed today, I suggest an administrator review all medication permission slips for required information. Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined into a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climber in outdoor space #3. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, U. Jones needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. License Fees: There are a few changes to the Annual License Fee process this year: • All invoices will be emailed, and no paper copies will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. • All invoices will be emailed by December 1, 2023, and will include the invoice number and total amount due. • All payments are due no later than December 31, 2023 Payments must be submitted online only through the Division’s website using a Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or by e-check. Providers will need their Facility ID number and their 2023 Invoice number to complete the payment process. Failure to pay the license fee is a violation of NCGS § 110-90(1a) and can result in a revocation of your child care license. In addition, unpaid license fees will be assessed a 10% late fee and accrued interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. If you have any questions, check the short Frequently Asked Questions on our website for answers or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov. Reminders: Vehicle Insurance: As we discussed today, your facility’s vehicle insurance expires December 12, 2023. Please remember to place renewed insurance cards in your vehicles used to transport children. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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: SUNSHINE BRIGHT ACADEMY Facility ID: 16000219 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 282 Time In: 08:58 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to your annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued June 16, 2023. The last annual compliance was conducted on December 15, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed November 7, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on February 27, 2023. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and enhanced staff/child ratios reduced by 1 in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on December 7, 2023, and Sunshine Bright Academy, LLC was listed as current-active. Sixty (60) children, between the ages of zero (0) and eleven (11) years old are enrolled and forty-seven (47) were present today. There are eight (8) approved indoor spaces and five (5) approved outdoor spaces. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in all classrooms. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Infants assigned to indoor space one (1) were observed playing with soft toys on the floor. Toddlers assigned to indoor space two (2) were transitioning to the outdoor space. During the transition, handwashing and diaper routines were monitored, and requirements were met. Once outside, the toddlers played with push toys, riding toys, and dinosaurs. Older preschool children assigned to indoor spaces three (3), four (4), and five (5) were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included puzzles, colored pencil drawings, reading books, marker coloring, building with blocks, cooking, and dress up in the dramatic play area. Younger preschool children assigned to indoor space seven (7) free play activities included bristle blocks, dramatic play, and reading books. Lunch today consisted of whole grain beef ravioli, green beans, pears, and milk. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, a basketball goal, riding toys, push toys, a small climber with two (2) slides, climbing domes and rocks, swings, and a large climber with a tube slide. Other outdoor activities included covered sand boxes with sand toys, a playhouse, picnic tables, and a stationary riding car. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in indoor space four (4) was dated November 27, 2023-December 1, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two (2) out of five (5) infant feeding plans did not have the required parent signatures. .0902(a) 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. The walls in indoor spaces #2 and #3 have chipped paint. One (1) wall in indoor space #3 has a dime size hole. Rust was observed on the tricycles in outdoor space #1. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in outdoor space #3 under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 1882 Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. One (1) medication permission slip in space #7 and one (1) medication permission slip in space #8 did not have the amount of medication to administer. .0803(6)(a-i); .0803(7)(a-g); .0803(8)(a-d) 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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation/s documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Wednesday, December 20, 2023. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Medication/Diaper Cream: Today there were diaper creams in both Space #7 and Space #8 that did not have an amount to administer on the permission slips. When diaper cream forms are filled out by parents, you should check that all required lines are completed. As we discussed today, I suggest an administrator review all medication permission slips for required information. Activity Plans: Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. Activity plan in rule: Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined into a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climber in outdoor space #3. Workforce Online Reporting and Knowledge System (WORKS): As we discussed today, staff member, U. Jones needs to upload official transcripts to the Workforce Education Unit for evaluation. WORKS official transcript submission process can be accessed at the following link. https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/O/Official_Hard_Copy_Electronic_Transcript_Submission_Process-May_2023.pdf?ver=NubgP6zClMNdJNHCyJjd4Q%3d%3d Improvements to Criminal Background Check Portal Improvements are coming soon to the ABCMS Portal that DCDEE recently launched to manage child care criminal background checks. ABCMS will soon allow individuals to be associated with the child care program that employs them. Directors/Administrators will be able to use their NCID business account to see the criminal background check result for each employee. License Fees: There are a few changes to the Annual License Fee process this year: • All invoices will be emailed, and no paper copies will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. • All invoices will be emailed by December 1, 2023, and will include the invoice number and total amount due. • All payments are due no later than December 31, 2023 Payments must be submitted online only through the Division’s website using a Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card, or by e-check. Providers will need their Facility ID number and their 2023 Invoice number to complete the payment process. Failure to pay the license fee is a violation of NCGS § 110-90(1a) and can result in a revocation of your child care license. In addition, unpaid license fees will be assessed a 10% late fee and accrued interest as established by NCGS § 147-86.23. If you have any questions, check the short Frequently Asked Questions on our website for answers or email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov. Reminders: Vehicle Insurance: As we discussed today, your facility’s vehicle insurance expires December 12, 2023. Please remember to place renewed insurance cards in your vehicles used to transport children. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, emailed to you, and copies were printed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 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