South Main Children'S Center

GS 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH MAIN CHILDREN'S CENTER Facility ID: 86000337 Consultant: KELLY HEALY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2025 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 8/20/2025 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced visit was conducted at this child care today to monitor compliance with all applicable childcare requirements. This visit was conducted with Ms. Marjorie Draughn, Director. This program currently operates with a Three Star license. Restrictions include 1st and 2nd shift, no cooking allowed, reduce staff-child ratios by one from the 7 point level, meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. The license was posted and the restrictions were being followed. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 08-20-2025. The report is showing Active, but not current. The program’s compliance history was 100% prior to today’s visit. Programs are required to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. I have observed indoor and outdoor areas today. I monitored staff/child ratios and space capacity today, as is indicated on the attached worksheet. The center currently has only school age children enrolled. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 03-27-2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on 10-04-2024. A fire drill was documented on 07-25-2025. A shelter in place drill was documented on 06-16-2025. An outdoor inspection was documented on 07-24-2025. I observed program records and posted items today. I observed staff and children’s records today according to DCDEE procedures. I observed the storage of hazardous items and cleaning supplies. Ms. Draughn stated that there is no medication on site today. This program provides transportation. During today’s visit, I monitored one vehicle(s) for the following: • Emergency information • Permission to transport • Transportation logs • First aid kits and fire extinguishers • Condition of the vehicle(s) • Paperwork concerning vehicle compliance with NC Law I documented the following violation during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. One child's file did not contain the summary of the law signed by the parent. GS 110-102 Additional monitoring visits may be conducted during the year to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. Consultation: Ms. Draughn called the owner of the center during the visit to ask about the status of the Secretary of State. Ms. Mildred Dickerson, Owner, called her accountant and the accountant stated that she would pay the bill immediately. Ms. Draughn showed me the SOS paperwork during the visit, and I will check again to make sure the site shows “Current-Active”. I have reviewed this visit summary with Ms. Draughn at the conclusion of the visit and a copy was given to her. I have appreciated Ms. Draughn’s time and assistance with this visit and have encouraged her to contact me if she has any questions at 336-317-5601. Kelly Healy PO Box 20423 Winston – Salem, NC 27120 kelly.healy@dhhs.nc.gov My supervisor, Ms. Pamela Hauser, can be reached at Pamela.Hauser@dhhs.nc.gov. 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/ 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 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: SOUTH MAIN CHILDREN'S CENTER Facility ID: 86000337 Consultant: AUDREY DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/21/2023 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 9/21/2023 Age: From 3 To 4 Total Minutes: 200 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 02:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. This visit was conducted by Audrey Davis, childcare consultant with Marjorie Draughn and Jennifer Dickerson-Tennyson. Your program currently operates with a three-star license. Restrictions include daytime care only; no cooking allowed in building; meets enhanced ratios; meets enhanced space. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 9/18/23 and South Main Children’s Center, Inc. was listed as current and active. The program’s compliance history was 89% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children having indoor free play, lunch, and rest. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/3/22. A sanitation inspection was completed 6/29/23 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 10/18/22. You provided me with a copy of the fire inspection during today’s visit. You must call and schedule your 2023 inspection before this inspection expires. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 8/15/23 and a lockdown drill was documented on 6/19/23. You are due for another emergency drill this month. An outdoor inspection was documented on 8/14/23. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today and are stored in a locked cabinet in the food preparation area which is also kept locked. Storage and administration of medication were monitored. Medication authorization was monitored. Emergency medications were observed out of children’s reach. The program provides transportation using your 2009 nine-passenger Chevrolet bus, tag #KAS-8486. The next inspection is due 6/30/24. Insurance is current through Farm Bureau. I observed first aid supplies and a mounted fire extinguisher on the bus. Seat belts were in working condition. Tire tread was adequate. I observed emergency information for each child transported along with photo ID. Parent’s permission to transport forms were completed. The bus was clean and in good repair. The following violation was observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Times of departure were not documented for school age children in care this morning when they left the center for school. Staff did not document the time children boarded the bus in the mornings and departed the bus in the afternoons. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) Child Care programs are expected to be in compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. You must correct the violation cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 10/4/23. The following information must be included in your signed and dated compliance letter: • the name of your center • facility ID number • date • title of the person who signs the letter • each violation number(s) • describes accurately and in detail how and when you corrected each violation You may email the letter to Audrey.Davis@dhhs.nc.gov or mail two copies of the letter to: Audrey Davis P.O. Box 17273 Winston-Salem, NC 27116 If you state in your letter that corrections or changes have been made when they have not yet been made, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter by the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Additional monitoring visits may be conducted during the year to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: • Facilities are required to notify DCDEE 30 days prior to an ownership change including becoming incorporated or the decision to dissolve a corporation. • Playground equipment needs to be pressure washed. During today's visit, you swept cobwebs out from beneath the bench on the shaded area of the playground. • You are in Cohort 1 to Resume the Star Rated License. This means you are currently in your preparation year through June 30, 2024. Beginning July 1, 2024, the DCDEE will begin assessing programs that are in Cohort 1 The DCDEE recommends that you use your preparation months to determine steps you need to take to maintain or increase your current star rating. Make sure all staff have updated WORKS accounts. This is a great time to encourage staff to take additional college coursework. To increase your points in the program component, you may wish to consider the Environment Rating Scale. Visit the ncrlap.org website for information about the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project. I am here to help you find answers to your questions regarding your upcoming assessment. At the completion of today’s visit, this visit summary was reviewed with Marjorie Draughn from my computer screen and emailed to you. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Audrey Davis, Child Care Consultant (336)317-6514 Audrey.Davis@dhh.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov 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/ Thank you for your time and assistance. 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: SOUTH MAIN CHILDREN'S CENTER Facility ID: 86000337 Consultant: AUDREY DAVIS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/21/2023 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 9/21/2023 Age: From 3 To 4 Total Minutes: 200 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 02:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced An unannounced annual compliance visit was conducted at this childcare center to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. This visit was conducted by Audrey Davis, childcare consultant with Marjorie Draughn and Jennifer Dickerson-Tennyson. Your program currently operates with a three-star license. Restrictions include daytime care only; no cooking allowed in building; meets enhanced ratios; meets enhanced space. The license was observed, and the restrictions were found in compliance. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 9/18/23 and South Main Children’s Center, Inc. was listed as current and active. The program’s compliance history was 89% prior to today’s visit. All programs are required to maintain at least 75% compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. Indoor and outdoor areas were observed. Upon arrival, staff/child ratio and space capacity were monitored as indicated on the attached worksheet. Supervision was adequate during the visit. I observed positive interactions today. I observed children having indoor free play, lunch, and rest. I observed developmentally appropriate materials and activities were available to the children in the classrooms. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 10/3/22. A sanitation inspection was completed 6/29/23 with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 10/18/22. You provided me with a copy of the fire inspection during today’s visit. You must call and schedule your 2023 inspection before this inspection expires. Program records and required postings were monitored. A fire drill was conducted on 8/15/23 and a lockdown drill was documented on 6/19/23. You are due for another emergency drill this month. An outdoor inspection was documented on 8/14/23. Staff files and children’s records were monitored per DCDEE procedures. Storage of hazardous items was monitored today and are stored in a locked cabinet in the food preparation area which is also kept locked. Storage and administration of medication were monitored. Medication authorization was monitored. Emergency medications were observed out of children’s reach. The program provides transportation using your 2009 nine-passenger Chevrolet bus, tag #KAS-8486. The next inspection is due 6/30/24. Insurance is current through Farm Bureau. I observed first aid supplies and a mounted fire extinguisher on the bus. Seat belts were in working condition. Tire tread was adequate. I observed emergency information for each child transported along with photo ID. Parent’s permission to transport forms were completed. The bus was clean and in good repair. The following violation was observed and documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Times of departure were not documented for school age children in care this morning when they left the center for school. Staff did not document the time children boarded the bus in the mornings and departed the bus in the afternoons. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) Child Care programs are expected to be in compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. You must correct the violation cited during today's visit immediately and send me documentation verifying compliance on or before 10/4/23. The following information must be included in your signed and dated compliance letter: • the name of your center • facility ID number • date • title of the person who signs the letter • each violation number(s) • describes accurately and in detail how and when you corrected each violation You may email the letter to Audrey.Davis@dhhs.nc.gov or mail two copies of the letter to: Audrey Davis P.O. Box 17273 Winston-Salem, NC 27116 If you state in your letter that corrections or changes have been made when they have not yet been made, it will be considered falsification of information and could lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Repeated violations, continued non-compliance, or failure to submit the compliance letter by the date given in this visit summary can also lead to administrative action taken by the DCDEE. Additional monitoring visits may be conducted during the year to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements. Technical assistance provided during today’s visit: • Facilities are required to notify DCDEE 30 days prior to an ownership change including becoming incorporated or the decision to dissolve a corporation. • Playground equipment needs to be pressure washed. During today's visit, you swept cobwebs out from beneath the bench on the shaded area of the playground. • You are in Cohort 1 to Resume the Star Rated License. This means you are currently in your preparation year through June 30, 2024. Beginning July 1, 2024, the DCDEE will begin assessing programs that are in Cohort 1 The DCDEE recommends that you use your preparation months to determine steps you need to take to maintain or increase your current star rating. Make sure all staff have updated WORKS accounts. This is a great time to encourage staff to take additional college coursework. To increase your points in the program component, you may wish to consider the Environment Rating Scale. Visit the ncrlap.org website for information about the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project. I am here to help you find answers to your questions regarding your upcoming assessment. At the completion of today’s visit, this visit summary was reviewed with Marjorie Draughn from my computer screen and emailed to you. If you have any questions about the visit, please contact me or my supervisor using the information below. Audrey Davis, Child Care Consultant (336)317-6514 Audrey.Davis@dhh.nc.gov Pamela Hauser, Supervisor pamela.hauser@dhhs.nc.gov 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/ Thank you for your time and assistance. 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