NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/9/2025 Number Present: 48 Completed Date: 12/9/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 420 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit and provide technical assistance on the QRIS rules in Section .3200. Jennifer Bradshaw-Garrett, Child Care Consultant, was present during the visit. C. Wissman, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued 1/19/25 (capacity change), earning 1 point in the education component, 5 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced ratios and space) and 1 quality point for Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The last annual compliance visit was conducted 1/27/25. The sanitation inspection was completed 7/3/25 with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted 6/4/25 and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-seven percent as of 12/5/25. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 12/5/25 and was listed as current- active. License and contact information were current. Contact me to request any changes to your license or contact information. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care and outdoor play areas for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 7/1/2025 and Item Numbers Listing, effective 4/2025. I monitored fourteen staff records, six children’s records and all program records. Infants were cared for on their own schedules and when not sleeping or eating were on the floor with toys and materials. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available; feeding plans were updated as needed and posted over cribs. Toddlers were gathered for a story before washing hands and getting ready for lunch. The children, two and three years of age, were using glue to make railroad tracks as a small group during free play. Lunch was observed and consisted of chicken pasta, peas, blueberries and milk. I observed the following violation during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1065 Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. A staff person due to complete ITS/SIDS by October 22, 2025 had not completed it. .1102(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. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 12/23/2025, 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: Marjorie White, Child Care Consultant PO Box 116 Aydlett, NC 27916 Email – marjorie.white@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE which serves as your signature, foundationscdc1@gmail.com, 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 with Documented Violations: ITS/SIDS Training – Completing ITS/SIDS training at hire and every three years provides staff with the most current information and required practices to protect infants from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other accidents that may occur while sleeping. C. Wissman completed ITS/SIDS training on 10/22/23 was due to renew it by 10/22/25 but has not completed it. You stated that you had signed up for several trainings that were cancelled and are currently registered for one on 12/17/25. Administrators and all staff working in the infant room (Lead Teachers, Teachers, Floaters, Substitutes and uncompensated employees counting in staff/child ratio) are required to complete Infant Toddler Safe Sleep/ SIDS Reduction Training within two months of employment and recertify every three years; however, if an infant is present, there must always be a staff member with safe sleep training in the room. For your compliance letter, state the date you completed the ITS/SIDS training and attach a copy of your certificate. Resources: As a licensed child care facility, it is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and to teach your staff the rules to ensure your center remains in compliance. The following resources are available to you: 1. DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov – current laws and rules regarding child care facilities in North Carolina, “What’s New” tab, Items Number Listing which you can use as a checklist for your program. 2. Raise NC Newsletter – weekly newsletter emailed to facility email including relevant information from the Division, training opportunities, grants, and more. You can sign up to receive Raise NC on the What’s New tab. 3. Your local Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies and Child Care Health Consultants. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone – (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant – C. Smith - (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org *Healthy Behaviors Specialist: P. White – Phone (252) 333-1233; pam@aacfnc.org The Natural Learning Initiative (https://naturalearning.org/) offers a variety of resources such as training, YouTube videos, handouts, etc. to help you add natural elements to your outdoor play spaces to promote time outdoors. Check out the NLI Resource Hub including Design Sites, Infosheets, The Green Desk, Interactive Apps and more! Your children and your teachers will want to go outdoors again! Reminders: Required Water, Lead Paint, and Asbestos Testing - The Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website reflects the following information about your center’s required three-year water testing and one-time lead paint testing, and asbestos testing: Three-year Water Testing – 12/19/24; due again 12/19/27 Lead Paint Testing – Survey Review by RTI pending Asbestos Testing – Survey Review by RTI pending Maintain any paperwork received by mail or email in your Program Records file. *For more information check out the FAQ page at https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. Go to the Contact Us tab if you need assistance or have questions. ABCMS Portal - You have completed the ABCMS Provider Portal Training and are now authorized to log in the ABCMS Provider Portal https://ncabcms.nc.gov/DCDEE/ using your Business NCID. You have not connected your staff and created your roster. I am emailing the ABCMS Provider Portal Access Guide which will assist with the step-by-step process of working in the ABCMS Portal, accessing your Pay Codes, helping your staff complete their Connecting Applications, and eventually “hiring” staff to your roster. The Provider Portal Access Guide also includes contact information for additional assistance. If you are still having difficulties working through this process, consider completing the ABCMS Provider Portal Training on Moodle again and ensure that you are using the correct Business NCID to access the ABCMS Provider Portal and Individual NCID to access your own ABCMS Applicant Portal. Staff will use their Individual NCID to log into the Applicant Portal and enter the Pay Code to connect to your center. You will then log into the ABCMS Provider Portal to add them to your roster. Complete your roster and maintain it by updating it as staff are hired or terminated. Staff Worksheets – We reviewed your staff worksheet. I highlighted items that were delinquent and items that are coming due in the next year. *Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements – Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for initial and five-year H&S Training renewal dates. New staff need to complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment and CPR/First Aid within three months of hire and the rest of the training modules within twelve months. * On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 1/27/26 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit) or by 12/9/26, anniversary of today’s Annual Compliance visit). If they have not completed the required number of on-going training hours, they have until 1/27/26 to complete them and I will check at the next monitoring visit. Emergency Preparedness – Your Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plan along with your Ready-to-Go File, Emergency Medical Care Plan (EMCP) and consistent practice of Fire and Emergency Drills are your center’s foundation for emergency preparedness. *Review your EPR Plan at least annually in the NC Risk Management Portal and update, if needed. Print updated plan or updated cover sheet and page 28. (Per your request I will email instructions on how to update your EPR Plan. *At the same time, review and update your Emergency Medical Care Plan, if needed. *Ensure your Ready-to-Go File is current and includes the following: a copy of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, child's Application for Child Care (includes health & emergency information, contacts, authorization to seek emergency medical care), medication authorizations and instructions, any action plans for children with special health care needs, a list of any known food allergies of children and staff, staff contact information, Incident Report forms, an area map, and emergency telephone numbers. *EPR Plan – last updated in Portal – December 2025 *Ready-to-Go File – current, available in each classroom *Emergency Medical Care Plan – current *Fire and Emergency Drills - current Additional Comments: Annual Licensing Fee - Annual Licensing Fee - Annual License Fee invoices were emailed to the facility email address on November 3, 2025. Online payments were due by December 3, 2025. License fees are paid online only, and paper checks are not accepted for payment. Licensed child care facilities are assessed an annual license fee. The amount of your annual license fee is based on the licensed capacity printed on your license as of October 1, 2025, not the number of children enrolled at your facility. For questions regarding license fees, email DCDEE_LF@dhhs.nc.gov for further assistance Keep Your NCID Active - Did you know that if you do not login on 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, your staff and your household members (CLIAR only) every 6 months to log in and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. *For assistance with NCID, contact ncid.nc.gov or 919.754.6000. Sex Offender Registry and Notification Email - North Carolina General Statute 14-208 requires sex offenders to register with the North Carolina Department of Justice. The law states that a sex offender shall not knowingly reside within 1,000 feet of the property on which any public or nonpublic school or child care center is located. This does not apply to child care centers that are located on or within 1,000 feet of property of an institution of higher education where the registrant is a student or is employed. All licensed child care centers must register to receive e-mail notification when a registered sex offender moves within a one-mile radius of the center. (§14-208.19) To register for the e-mail notification, go to http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov. If you have any questions, please contact your local sheriff's department. QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement System) Technical Assistance: C. Wissman, Owner/Administrator, and I discussed the facility’s plan for completing a rated license assessment using the new QRIS rules found in Section .3200 of the NC Child Care Rules. All information on the QRIS rated license assessments and documents will be posted at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization and will also be provided through emails and Raise NC newsletters. During the visit we completed the QRIS Conversation Template with a focus on the selected pathway. Pathway 2: Classroom and Instructional Quality Since you are electing to complete Pathway 2, we focused on those components. *We reviewed current staff education (50% of Lead Teaches and 50% of Other Educators) to determine the facility’s expected star level based on education currently available in Works is 3 Stars but will likely be 4 or 5 Stars once education is processed. Any staff person who will be evaluated as part of the Lead Teachers or Other Educators needs to register for a Works account and submit original, official transcripts or update their current Works account and submit new education. *We reviewed the Family and Community Engagement Plan, including the Foundational Practices and Optional Practices. This will be completed annually. The operator will create a QRIS notebook to collect documentation of the practices including pictures, flyers, newsletters, emails, etc. *We walked through the Individual and Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) forms (individual and center). Each staff member will complete an Individual CQI annually. (This will also count as their Professional Development Plan!) The administrator will also complete the Facility CQI Plan to create an overall goal for the center. Maintain these in your staff files and include a copy in the QRIS notebook. We reviewed the list of approved curriculums and formative assessments that are required for each age group. You are using Lilio for all ages, but the formative assessment is not yet approved. I will send information for you to send to the publisher so they can submit for approval. We discussed options for five hours of additional training (on-going training or CEUs) or coaching/mentoring for the administrator and lead teacher. Your rated license assessment is currently due by 12/31/2026 but your requested timeline is to complete this by the end of Spring 2026. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me, Marjorie White, by phone at (252) 373-9385 or by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov, or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

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10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/29/2024 Number Present: 40 Completed Date: 7/29/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 420 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 04:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s Routine Unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. Last Annual Compliance visit – 2/26/24 18-month compliance history from 1/27/23 – 7/26/24 = 92% Last Sanitation Inspection – 9/15/23 - Superior Last Fire Inspection – 2/12/24 – Satisfactory; approved for daytime only *Sanitation and fire inspections are required at least annually by the date of the previous inspection. Send fire inspections to me within seven (7) days of the inspection. The Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website reflects the following information about your center’s required three-year water testing, lead paint testing, and asbestos testing: Three-year Water Testing – not completed; complete by 12/31/24 Lead Paint Testing – not completed; complete by 12/31/24 Asbestos Testing – not completed; due 12/31/24; pending on-site testing Maintain any paperwork received by mail or email in your Program Records file. See below for more information. C. Wissman, Administrator, was present and assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a Three-Star Center License, issued 12/2/2021, earning points in the following components: Program (5 PTS) + Education (1 PT) + Quality Point (1 PT) = 7 Points = 3 Stars *Quality Point met and remains in effect: Meets the following: 1. Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The next rated license assessment is due by 12/2/2024, but new legislation (Senate Bill 425) has extended the “hold harmless” period until the new Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) is implemented. At this time, you may choose to complete a rated license assessment using the current rated license process or you may wait until the new QRIS is implemented. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. According to the NC Secretary of State's website, this limited liability company is current and active as of 7/25/24. Please contact me prior to any information change regarding the ownership of this facility. License information was current. Contact me to make any changes to address, phone, or email or to request changes to the license. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care, kitchen, and outdoor play area for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 1/1/2024 and Item Numbers Listing, effective 3/2024. I monitored ten staff records and all program records. The facility does not offer transportation. Center Observations: Parent information was posted at the entrance in the lobby and on the first bulletin board in the hall. Parents sign in and out on ProCare, but teachers keep classroom arrival and departure documentation. The posted menu reflected chicken and rice, green beans, applesauce, and milk. Children participated in morning circle time activities that included music and movement and story time. They engaged in indoor and outdoor free play. They rested on linen-covered mats at naptime. Infants slept on their own schedule. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available. I observed and documented the following violations during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 842 A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In Space 3, a medication permission form was not available for a tube of Aquaphor diaper cream. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Spaces 1b and 2b, four permission forms for sunscreens did not include the brand name of the sunscreen. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) * Child care programs are expected to achieve and always maintain compliance and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an 18-month compliance history score of at least 75%. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. I completed an electronic copy of the visit summary and provided a printed copy of it to C. Wissman, Administrator. We reviewed the visit summary and violation(s) documented during today’s visit. Correct these immediately. Send evidence of correction to me so that I receive it no later than 8/12/2024. The compliance verification letter needs to state the facility name and license number and list each violation by Item # and describe in detail when and how each violation has been corrected. If referring to staff or children in your compliance letter, refer to them by initials or position. Send compliance verification letter in an email from the center’s official email address, foundationscdc1@gmail.com to my email address, Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. If sent from another email address, the center’s official address must be Cc’d in the compliance email. You may include the compliance verification as an attachment or in the body of the email. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. *I will email a sample compliance verification letter to you. *Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the compliance letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me by phone at (252) 373-9385, by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also call Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical Assistance With Documented Violations: #842; #847: Medication Permission Forms - All medications for children present at the center must have a current, completed medication permission form. The medication permission forms provide additional information that could be critical to the administration of the medication and the care of the child. In Space 3, a medication permission form was not available for a tube of Aquaphor CC. Space 1b, the parents of JD and GK only wrote “sunscreen” and not the brand name of the sunscreens on the medication permission form. In Space 2b, the parents of DK and CD did not name the specific brand of sunscreen on the medication permission form. You stated that this was overlooked by staff when checking medication boxes. The medication permission forms must include the specific name of the medication. (Coppertone Baby vs. Sunscreen. Cutter Bug Repellant vs. Bug Spray. Albuterol vs. Inhaler). You are going to have staff check all medication and ensure that forms are complete and current. Also have staff write the names or initials of the child on each topical medication, e.g. diaper cream, sunscreen, etc. For your compliance letter, state the date when medications and permission forms have been reviewed and updated. General Visit Information: As a licensed child care facility, it is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and to teach your staff the rules to ensure your center remains in compliance. The most recent versions of laws and rules regarding child care facilities in North Carolina are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. You can also review the “What’s New” section and download a copy of the Items Number Listing which you can use as a checklist for your program. Check the designated facility email at least weekly to stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. If your email is not the facility email, sign up for email blasts on the What’s New page for general information and communication from DCDEE. Your local and regional Smart Start Partnerships and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and Child Care Health Consultants provide general training to meet on-going training hours, health and safety training requirements, Environment Rating Scale training and training specific to your center’s needs. They can also work with you to provide on-site technical assistance. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant: C. Smith – Phone (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org Reminders: Staff Worksheets – *We reviewed your staff worksheet. I highlighted items that were delinquent and items that are coming due in the next year. *You are going to do staff document updates on the following time frames: February – Update Annual Health Questionnaires and Staff Emergency Forms March/April – Update EPR Plan and Emergency Medical Care Plan; review with staff September/October – Complete Annual Evaluations and Professional Development Plans *Move new employees into these cycles even if their updates are not due *If your husband performs maintenance during operating hours, he will need to have a criminal background check. *Complete Orientation for A. Bedard, A. Curling, B. Davenport Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements –New staff are required to complete Health & Safety Training (H&S Training) within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. *Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment due for E. Davenport - due 9/3/24; A. Curling – due 9/6/24; A. Bedard – due 10/2/24 *The rest of H&S Training and completed H&S Training Log are due for G. Lego – H&S Training due 9/25/24; B. Schwartz – due 10/4/24; K. Wissman – due 11/9/24; E. Petersen – due 1/22/25 Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for due dates for recently hired staff members needing initial H&S Training On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 2/26/25 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit). *Use the On-going Training Log to document training annually. Attach copies of certificates. Required Water, Lead Paint, and Asbestos Testing - New child care rules require child care facilities to test for lead in drinking water, lead paint, and asbestos. Testing is required by 12/31/24 but enrollment should have been completed already. Check out the FAQ in the updated Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids. Currently there is funding to pay for the testing and to mitigate lead paint or asbestos hazards. Depending on the age of your building and the information you provide in the enrollment process, testing for lead paint and asbestos may not be required and you will receive an exemption letter. (Lead paint was not used in buildings built after 1978. Asbestos was not used in buildings after 1988.) Water testing will only be required once for family child care homes. For more information go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plan – Review and update your EPR Plan. Scheule a staff meeting to review it and the Emergency Medical Care Plan with staff. Document with a roster and/or signed statement for each staff member. Diapering – After taking off the dirty diaper and cleaning the bottom, the adult uses a wipe to wipe the child’s hands and another wipe to wipe her/his hands before putting on the clean diaper and reclothing the child. When cleaning the diaper mat, the detergent solution does not have to stay on the mat for two minutes. It can be sprayed and wiped clean. Then spray the disinfectant and let that remain on the mat for two minutes before wiping it dry or allow to air dry. Playground – You have playground maintenance and updates scheduled for September. *Paint on sandbox/shade structures is starting to peel and needs to be stripped and repainted. *Add sand to the sandbox. *Mulch in fall zones measures six inches as required but is starting to deteriorate and needs additional mulch. *Have the company that mows the playground trim around the fence line to discourage animals taking up residence. *After rain, dump any containers with standing water. Naptime – Discard mats with torn vinyl and exposed foam. They cannot be adequately cleaned and sanitized. You stated that you have ordered new mats and they have started arriving. You are replacing them as they come. Additional Comments: I shared information on the following topics and emailed the information to you after the visit: 1. Summer Tips 2. Criminal Background Check Reminders 3. Moodle Back Up and Running! 4. Rules Changes, effective 1/1/2024 – Review on Moodle! 5. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System 6. Free On-line Teacher Professional Development Memberships 7. Unpacking ITERS-R: An Overview of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale 8. Environmental Health Rules Update 9. NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) Resources 10. NCID – Keep it active! Thank you for your time and assistance today. Refer to this visit summary for a refresher of our discussions today, and I encourage you to share with staff and use the information as a teaching tool. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or email me at the contact information listed above. 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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NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/29/2024 Number Present: 40 Completed Date: 7/29/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 420 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 04:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s Routine Unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. Last Annual Compliance visit – 2/26/24 18-month compliance history from 1/27/23 – 7/26/24 = 92% Last Sanitation Inspection – 9/15/23 - Superior Last Fire Inspection – 2/12/24 – Satisfactory; approved for daytime only *Sanitation and fire inspections are required at least annually by the date of the previous inspection. Send fire inspections to me within seven (7) days of the inspection. The Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website reflects the following information about your center’s required three-year water testing, lead paint testing, and asbestos testing: Three-year Water Testing – not completed; complete by 12/31/24 Lead Paint Testing – not completed; complete by 12/31/24 Asbestos Testing – not completed; due 12/31/24; pending on-site testing Maintain any paperwork received by mail or email in your Program Records file. See below for more information. C. Wissman, Administrator, was present and assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a Three-Star Center License, issued 12/2/2021, earning points in the following components: Program (5 PTS) + Education (1 PT) + Quality Point (1 PT) = 7 Points = 3 Stars *Quality Point met and remains in effect: Meets the following: 1. Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The next rated license assessment is due by 12/2/2024, but new legislation (Senate Bill 425) has extended the “hold harmless” period until the new Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) is implemented. At this time, you may choose to complete a rated license assessment using the current rated license process or you may wait until the new QRIS is implemented. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. According to the NC Secretary of State's website, this limited liability company is current and active as of 7/25/24. Please contact me prior to any information change regarding the ownership of this facility. License information was current. Contact me to make any changes to address, phone, or email or to request changes to the license. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care, kitchen, and outdoor play area for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 1/1/2024 and Item Numbers Listing, effective 3/2024. I monitored ten staff records and all program records. The facility does not offer transportation. Center Observations: Parent information was posted at the entrance in the lobby and on the first bulletin board in the hall. Parents sign in and out on ProCare, but teachers keep classroom arrival and departure documentation. The posted menu reflected chicken and rice, green beans, applesauce, and milk. Children participated in morning circle time activities that included music and movement and story time. They engaged in indoor and outdoor free play. They rested on linen-covered mats at naptime. Infants slept on their own schedule. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available. I observed and documented the following violations during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 842 A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In Space 3, a medication permission form was not available for a tube of Aquaphor diaper cream. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In Spaces 1b and 2b, four permission forms for sunscreens did not include the brand name of the sunscreen. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) * Child care programs are expected to achieve and always maintain compliance and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an 18-month compliance history score of at least 75%. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. I completed an electronic copy of the visit summary and provided a printed copy of it to C. Wissman, Administrator. We reviewed the visit summary and violation(s) documented during today’s visit. Correct these immediately. Send evidence of correction to me so that I receive it no later than 8/12/2024. The compliance verification letter needs to state the facility name and license number and list each violation by Item # and describe in detail when and how each violation has been corrected. If referring to staff or children in your compliance letter, refer to them by initials or position. Send compliance verification letter in an email from the center’s official email address, foundationscdc1@gmail.com to my email address, Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. If sent from another email address, the center’s official address must be Cc’d in the compliance email. You may include the compliance verification as an attachment or in the body of the email. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. *I will email a sample compliance verification letter to you. *Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the compliance letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me by phone at (252) 373-9385, by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also call Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical Assistance With Documented Violations: #842; #847: Medication Permission Forms - All medications for children present at the center must have a current, completed medication permission form. The medication permission forms provide additional information that could be critical to the administration of the medication and the care of the child. In Space 3, a medication permission form was not available for a tube of Aquaphor CC. Space 1b, the parents of JD and GK only wrote “sunscreen” and not the brand name of the sunscreens on the medication permission form. In Space 2b, the parents of DK and CD did not name the specific brand of sunscreen on the medication permission form. You stated that this was overlooked by staff when checking medication boxes. The medication permission forms must include the specific name of the medication. (Coppertone Baby vs. Sunscreen. Cutter Bug Repellant vs. Bug Spray. Albuterol vs. Inhaler). You are going to have staff check all medication and ensure that forms are complete and current. Also have staff write the names or initials of the child on each topical medication, e.g. diaper cream, sunscreen, etc. For your compliance letter, state the date when medications and permission forms have been reviewed and updated. General Visit Information: As a licensed child care facility, it is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and to teach your staff the rules to ensure your center remains in compliance. The most recent versions of laws and rules regarding child care facilities in North Carolina are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. You can also review the “What’s New” section and download a copy of the Items Number Listing which you can use as a checklist for your program. Check the designated facility email at least weekly to stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. If your email is not the facility email, sign up for email blasts on the What’s New page for general information and communication from DCDEE. Your local and regional Smart Start Partnerships and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and Child Care Health Consultants provide general training to meet on-going training hours, health and safety training requirements, Environment Rating Scale training and training specific to your center’s needs. They can also work with you to provide on-site technical assistance. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant: C. Smith – Phone (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org Reminders: Staff Worksheets – *We reviewed your staff worksheet. I highlighted items that were delinquent and items that are coming due in the next year. *You are going to do staff document updates on the following time frames: February – Update Annual Health Questionnaires and Staff Emergency Forms March/April – Update EPR Plan and Emergency Medical Care Plan; review with staff September/October – Complete Annual Evaluations and Professional Development Plans *Move new employees into these cycles even if their updates are not due *If your husband performs maintenance during operating hours, he will need to have a criminal background check. *Complete Orientation for A. Bedard, A. Curling, B. Davenport Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements –New staff are required to complete Health & Safety Training (H&S Training) within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. *Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment due for E. Davenport - due 9/3/24; A. Curling – due 9/6/24; A. Bedard – due 10/2/24 *The rest of H&S Training and completed H&S Training Log are due for G. Lego – H&S Training due 9/25/24; B. Schwartz – due 10/4/24; K. Wissman – due 11/9/24; E. Petersen – due 1/22/25 Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for due dates for recently hired staff members needing initial H&S Training On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 2/26/25 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit). *Use the On-going Training Log to document training annually. Attach copies of certificates. Required Water, Lead Paint, and Asbestos Testing - New child care rules require child care facilities to test for lead in drinking water, lead paint, and asbestos. Testing is required by 12/31/24 but enrollment should have been completed already. Check out the FAQ in the updated Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids. Currently there is funding to pay for the testing and to mitigate lead paint or asbestos hazards. Depending on the age of your building and the information you provide in the enrollment process, testing for lead paint and asbestos may not be required and you will receive an exemption letter. (Lead paint was not used in buildings built after 1978. Asbestos was not used in buildings after 1988.) Water testing will only be required once for family child care homes. For more information go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plan – Review and update your EPR Plan. Scheule a staff meeting to review it and the Emergency Medical Care Plan with staff. Document with a roster and/or signed statement for each staff member. Diapering – After taking off the dirty diaper and cleaning the bottom, the adult uses a wipe to wipe the child’s hands and another wipe to wipe her/his hands before putting on the clean diaper and reclothing the child. When cleaning the diaper mat, the detergent solution does not have to stay on the mat for two minutes. It can be sprayed and wiped clean. Then spray the disinfectant and let that remain on the mat for two minutes before wiping it dry or allow to air dry. Playground – You have playground maintenance and updates scheduled for September. *Paint on sandbox/shade structures is starting to peel and needs to be stripped and repainted. *Add sand to the sandbox. *Mulch in fall zones measures six inches as required but is starting to deteriorate and needs additional mulch. *Have the company that mows the playground trim around the fence line to discourage animals taking up residence. *After rain, dump any containers with standing water. Naptime – Discard mats with torn vinyl and exposed foam. They cannot be adequately cleaned and sanitized. You stated that you have ordered new mats and they have started arriving. You are replacing them as they come. Additional Comments: I shared information on the following topics and emailed the information to you after the visit: 1. Summer Tips 2. Criminal Background Check Reminders 3. Moodle Back Up and Running! 4. Rules Changes, effective 1/1/2024 – Review on Moodle! 5. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System 6. Free On-line Teacher Professional Development Memberships 7. Unpacking ITERS-R: An Overview of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale 8. Environmental Health Rules Update 9. NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) Resources 10. NCID – Keep it active! Thank you for your time and assistance today. Refer to this visit summary for a refresher of our discussions today, and I encourage you to share with staff and use the information as a teaching tool. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or email me at the contact information listed above. 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: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/26/2024 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 2/26/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 510 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 05:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s Annual Compliance visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. Last Annual Compliance visit – 3/30/23 Last Sanitation Inspection – 9/15/23 with a Superior Rating Last Fire Inspection – 2/12/2024 with Satisfactory rating; approved for daytime only *Sanitation and fire inspections are required at least annually by the date of the previous inspection. Send fire inspections to me within seven (7) days of the inspection. 18-month compliance history from 8/24/22 – 2/23/24= 94% C. Wissman, Administrator, was present and assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a Three-Star Center License, issued 12/2/2021, earning points in the following components: Program (5 PTS) + Education (1 PT) + Quality Point (1 PT) = 7 Points = 3 Stars *Quality Point met and remains in effect: Meets the following: 1. Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The next rated license assessment is due by 12/2/2024, but DCDEE has developed a two-year cohort system to return all facilities back to rated license reassessments. Your center has been assigned to Cohort 3. The Cohort 3 Rated License Preparation Year is from 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026. You may complete your Environment Rating Scales (ERS) during the Preparation Year and choose to use your scores and complete the rated license reassessment if education is where you want it to be during the Preparation Year. If you would like to complete the ERS again to improve your scores, you may do this during your Assessment Year from 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027 at no cost to you which will also give you additional time to work on education. Consider requesting an Outreach Assessment next year to provide even more feedback to you and your staff. We will discuss more details at next year’s routine unannounced visit. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. According to the NC Secretary of State's website, this limited liability corporation is current and active as of 2/23/24. Please contact me prior to any change regarding the ownership of this facility. License information was current. Contact me to make any changes to address, phone, or email or to request changes to the license. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care, kitchen, and outdoor play area for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 1/1/2024 and Item Number Listing, effective 8/2023. I monitored five children’s records, nine staff records and all program records. The facility does not offer transportation. Center Observations: With the wind, it was very chilly today, but children bundled up and went outdoors to play outside with portable gross motor toys, sandboxes, and dramatic play materials. Indoors, activity plans were posted and reflected classroom activities. Children painted and played with developmentally appropriate toys and materials. Infants and toddlers were on the floor, chasing bubbles. They ate and slept on their own schedules. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available. Feeding plans were posted. Lunch was chicken nuggets, mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges, roll, and milk. After lunch children rested on linen-covered mats or cots. I observed and documented the following violations during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff person hired on June 25, 2023 did not complete first aid until December 9, 2023. A staff member hired on July 10, 2023 did not complete first aid until December 9, 2023. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on July 10, 2023 did not complete CPR until December 9, 2023. .1102(d) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. A staff member hired on September 13, 2022 did not complete all Health and Safety Training modules by September 13, 2023 and needs to complete medication administration. .1102(a) * Child care programs are expected to achieve and always maintain compliance and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an 18-month compliance history score of at least 75%. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. I completed an electronic copy of the visit summary and provided a printed copy of it to C. Wissman, Administrator. We reviewed the visit summary and violation(s) documented during today’s visit. Two of them have been corrected. Correct the third violation. Send evidence of correction to me so that I receive it no later than 3/11/2024. The compliance verification letter needs to state the facility name and license number and list each violation by Item # and describe in detail when and how each violation has been corrected. If referring to staff or children in your compliance letter, refer to them by initials or position. Also include the following documents/pictures to verify compliance: copy of BR’’s medication training and completed training log. Send compliance verification letter in an email from the center’s official email address, foundationscdc1@gmail.com to my email address, Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. If sent from another email address, the center’s official address must be Cc’d in the compliance email. You may include the compliance verification as an attachment or in the body of the email. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. *I will email a sample compliance verification letter to you. *Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the compliance letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me by phone at (252) 373-9385, by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also call Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical Assistance With Documented Violations: Staff Records Organized, up-to-date staff records help you maintain your staff files and update your staff worksheet to ensure required information that affects the health and safety of staff and children is completed, current and available. You have multiple staff records violations as described below. #1048 First Aid and #1049 CPR - Early care and education programs with staff trained in pediatric first aid and CPR can mitigate the consequences of injury and reduce the potential for death from life-threatening conditions and emergencies. Repetitive training, coupled with the confidence to use these skills, are critically important to the outcome of an emergency. (Caring for Our Children, 4th Edition). *S. Meade – First Aid due 9/25/23; completed 12/9/23; M. Peeler – First Aid due 10/10/23; completed 12/9/23 *M. Peeler – CPR due 10/10/23; completed 12/9/23 This has been corrected. No further action or documentation in required except to maintain current First Aid and CPR in the future. Repeated CPR/First Aid violations may result in an Administrative Action. *Reminder - E. Petersen – due 4/22/24; J. Richardson due 5/31/24 #1898; #1899: Health & Safety Training – Health & Safety (H&S) Training includes training in 9 topic areas plus Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment and CPR/First Aid. These topic areas provide a foundation for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children and staff. B. Rabuck was hired on 9/13/22 and required to complete H&S Trainings by 9/13/23 but has completed all modules except for Medication Administration. (Needs to also complete H&S Training Log.) *S. Meade – H&S Training due 6/5/24 *M. Peeler – H&S Training due 7/10/24 *Encourage staff to maintain copies of all initial hire documents, Qualifying Letters, training certificates, etc. in their own professional file maintained at home. *You are going to do staff document updates on the following time frames: February – Update Annual Health Questionnaires and Staff Emergency Forms March/April – Update EPR Plan and Emergency Medical Care Plan; review with staff September/October – Complete Annual Evaluations and Professional Development Plans *Move new employees into these cycles even if their updates are not due *If your husband performs maintenance during operating hours, he will need to have a criminal background check. General Visit Information: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules and environmental health rules; review them with your staff and assist them with understanding and implementing them to maintain compliance and keep children safe and healthy. The most recent versions of child care laws and rules (updated 1/1/24) and environmental health rules (updated 7/1/23) in North Carolina, the Items Number Listing (can be used as a detailed checklist of required items) and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Check the designated facility email at least weekly to stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. Encourage your staff to sign up for email blasts on the What’s New page for information from DCDEE that may be of interest to them. Your local and regional Smart Start Partnerships and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies are available to assist you with technical assistance and training on a multitude of topics including but not limited to: Environment Rating Scales, infant/toddler practices, healthy behaviors and classroom management, developmentally appropriate practice, EPR plans, activity plans, NC Foundations for Early Learning (developmental domains), etc. Child Care Health Consultants can provide training and technical assistance on topics related to health and safety such as sanitation, handwashing, diapering, illness policies, etc. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant: C. Smith – Phone (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org Reminders: Children’s Records – Review Health Care Needs section on Child’s Application for Enrollment to verify that parent provides a response to all questions. Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements – Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for staff members needing initial H&S Training. New staff are required to complete Health & Safety Training (H&S Training) within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. Complete an H&S Training Log and attach all certificates. On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 3/30/24 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit). New staff will complete Health & Safety in their first year and then will complete on-going training annually based upon their level of education posted in DCDEE Works. *If staff have not met the required on-going training hours that are due by 3/30/24, I will review at the next visit. On-going Training S. Ashburn – needs 6 by 3/30/24 C. Stevens – needs 8 by 3/30/24 J. Richardson – needs 10 by 3/30/24 R. Phillips – needs 5 by 3/30/24 *The Health and Safety Training available on Moodle on the DCDEE website and other free trainings can also be used to help staff meet on-going training hours. *Also available on Moodle are training courses on Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness and Preventing Expulsion. *ECE college coursework or coursework leading to an ECE degree counts towards on-going training hours. Each semester credit counts as 16 hours so a 3-credit classes also earns 48 hours of on-going training. *A 14-hour Infant/Toddler Orientation class (7 weeks) is available at no cost on Moodle. *Free training is available on the NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) website, www.ncrlap.org. Staff can learn more about the Environment Rating Scale process and earn on-going training hours. *Check with your local Child Care Resource & Referral for available training. *The following offer on-line training opportunities at reasonable prices and accessible at times for your busy schedules: *ProSolutions courses are still available for a fee – offers individual and group packages also *Southwestern Child Development Commission, www.swcdcinc.org - offers DCDEE approved, on-line, self-paced training with affordable annual packages allowing you to take as many courses as you need or want for one price. *Use the On-going Training Log to document training annually. Attach copies of certificates. Staff Education and Works – Staff need to register for a Works account within six months of hire. *When education is posted, staff need to log back into Works and print a copy of their Education Status Letter for their file. Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Requirements, Emergency Medical Care Plan (EMCP) and Ready-to-Go File – Your Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plan needs to be reviewed and updated annually. 1. Log into the Emergency Management Portal on the DCDEE website -> Provider tab -> Training and Professional Development -> Emergency Preparedness and Response 2. Scroll down to NC Risk Management Portal link. Log in at top right using NCID used to create or update EPR Plan. 3. Click “Get Started” 4. Review EPR Plan (listed by name on cover of most recent plan) and update as needed. 5. Document update/review date on page 28. If changes are needed, print the plan up to page 29. If no changes are needed, print new cover page and page 28 with the update/review date reflected. 6. Review annually with staff and during orientation with new staff. Use this time to review and update Emergency Medical Care Plan and review with staff also. * If you have questions, or need assistance with accessing your EPR Plan contact Amia M. Eaton, Training and Program Development Consultant Amia.Eaton@dhhs.nc.gov *Use this time to also review and update Emergency Medical Care Plan (EMCP) and review with staff also. Ensure that at least one person listed on the EMCP is on-site at all times. *Also update your Ready-to-Go File to include new students, remove former students, and add updated medication information. (Make sure a copy of the Child’s Application for Enrollment is added to the R2G File when a new child starts, or the application is updated.) Medical Action Plans and Medication Permission Forms *Medical Action Plans – must be updated annually and a copy attached to Child’s Application *Medication Permission Forms – diaper creams/sunscreen/topical ointments – valid for 12 months Medications for chronic illness (Epi-pens, inhalers, insulin, diazepam – valid for 6 months *Contact me to schedule a training for staff on medication permission forms. Playground Inspections – Consider having B. Rabuck complete Playground Safety Training so that she can complete outdoor inspections. *Move the “hummers” on the second playground so that they both have a six-foot fall zone between each other and on all sides. The distance from the slides to the border needs to be six feet. *Paint on sandbox/shade structures is starting to peel and needs to be stripped and repainted. *Mulch in fall zones measures six inches as required but is starting to deteriorate and needs additional mulch. Naptime – Discard mats with torn vinyl and exposed foam. They cannot be adequately cleaned and sanitized. At naptime, mats or cots need to be at least 18 inches apart. Additional Comments: I shared information on the following topics and emailed the information to you after the visit: 1. Love Them Through It: Understanding Trauma in Young Children – 6 month training opportunity 2. Rules Changes, effective 1/1/2024 – Review on Moodle! 3. Provider Access to the Background Check Management System 4. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids – required testing for lead in water, lead paint, asbestos 5. Free On-line Teacher Professional Development Memberships 6. How is it Going? We Want to Hear from You! 7. Unpacking ITERS-R: An Overview of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale 8. Resources from Health and Safety Resource Center! 9. Environmental Health Rules Update 10. Moodle Support Email and Phone Contact 11. NCID – Keep it active! Thank you for your time and assistance today. Refer to this visit summary for a refresher of our discussions today, and I encourage you to share with staff and use the information as a teaching tool. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or email me at the contact information listed above. 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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G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/7/2023 Number Present: 46 Completed Date: 8/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 395 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 04:35 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s Routine Unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. Last Annual Compliance visit – 3/30/2023 Last Sanitation Inspection – 8/11/2022 with Superior Rating; expires 8/11/2023 Last Fire Inspection – 10/20/2022 with Satisfactory rating; approved for day and nighttime care; expires 10/20/2023 *Sanitation and fire inspections are required at least annually by the date of the previous inspection. Send fire inspections to me within seven (7) days of the inspection. 18-month compliance history from 2/5/2022 – 8/4/2023 = 98% C. Wissman, Administrator, was present and assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a Three-Star Center License, issued 12/2/2021, earning points in the following components: Program (5 PTS) + Education (1 PT) + Quality Point (1 PT) = 7 Points = 3 Stars *Quality Point met and remains in effect: Meets the following: 1. Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The next rated license assessment is due by 12/2/2024. See below for more information about the Division’s plan to return to rated license assessments. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. According to the NC Secretary of State's website, this limited liability corporation is current and active as of 8/4/2023. Please contact me prior to any information change regarding the ownership of this facility. Facility contact information and license information were current. Contact me to make any changes to address, phone, or email or to request changes to the license. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care, kitchen, and outdoor play area for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 7/1/2023 and Item Number Listing, effective 6/2022. I monitored seven staff records and all program records. The facility does not offer transportation. Center Observations: Parent information was posted at the entrance. Parents sign in on ProCare, but teachers also document arrival and departure on a paper roster in the classroom. Infants were cared for on their schedules. Teachers were playing on the floor with the awake babies, being held for bottle feeding, and sleeping. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available; infant feeding plans were posted. The toddlers were on the playground. Shade from the trees and a breeze made the hot summer morning pleasant. The teachers were singing songs with them. They climbed on the portable climber and played with portable gross motor toys. The children, three years of age, from Space 2b were on the larger playground. The teacher played soccer with a few children. They dug in the sand and chased lady bugs. The preschool class was engaged in indoor free play with developmentally appropriate toys and materials. Lunch was chicken nuggets, French fries, corn, peaches, and milk. Children ate at child-sized tables with close supervision from teachers. Interactions were warm and nurturing. I observed and documented the following violations during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two bottles of bleach were stored on the floor in the unlocked mop closet. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Two staff members needing ten hours of on-going training by May 16, 2023 had documentation of only completing two hours of on-going training. .1103(a) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A full qualification letter was not available for a staff member who was hired on March 15, 2023 with an initial provisional qualification letter. A qualification letter for a staff member hired on July 3, 2023 was not available. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) * Child care programs are expected to achieve and always maintain compliance and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an 18-month compliance history score of at least 75%. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. I completed an electronic copy of the visit summary and provided a printed copy of it to C. Wissman, Administrator. We reviewed the visit summary and violation(s) documented during today’s visit. Correct these immediately. Send evidence of correction to me so that I receive it no later than 8/21/2023. The compliance verification letter needs to state the facility name and license number and list each violation by Item # and describe in detail when and how each violation has been corrected. Also include the following documents/pictures to verify compliance: Send compliance verification letter in an email from the center’s official email address, foundationscdc1@gmail.com to my email address, Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. If sent from another email address, the center’s official address must be Cc’d in the compliance email. You may include the compliance verification as an attachment or in the body of the email. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. *I will email a sample compliance verification letter to you. *Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the compliance letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me by phone at (252) 373-9385, by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also call Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS: Storage of Hazardous Items - There are over two million human poison exposures reported to poison centers every year. Children under six years of age account for over half of those potential poisonings. The substances most involved in poison exposures of children are cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning substances, and medications. Two bottles of bleach were stored on the floor in the unlocked mop closet. You stated that a staff member must have forgotten to relock the door this morning and will remind staff to lock all doors and cabinets used to store cleaning supplies. Thank you for correcting this during the visit. Check doors to storage closets frequently to make sure they are locked. Initial Criminal Background Check (CBC) – Criminal Background Checks ensure that staff have not committed any crimes which could potentially make them unsafe to be around children and other staff. Because Abuse and Neglect registries are also checked, it helps to ensure that children are protected from physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Performing diligent background screenings also protects the child care facility against future legal challenges. Two staff hired on 3/15/2023 and 6/3/2023 did not have full Qualification Letters in their files. You stated that they had emailed them to the Assistant Director, and she had not forgotten to print them. You printed them during the visit. Use the staff file checklist to verify that all required staff files are printed and available in staff files. On-going Training – On-going training and professional development provides early learning staff opportunities to learn new skills and/or refresh previously learned skills. During your Annual Compliance visit on 3/30/2023, I monitored on-going training for staff. C. Stevens and S. Ashburn had completed 2 of 10 hours of on-going training and had until 5/16/2023 to complete the other 8 hours. Today, I monitored their on-going training for an additional 8 hours, but documentation was not available. You stated that they intended to take training but had forgotten to follow through. Planning for on-going training as part of the annual Professional Development Plan helps the administrator and staff person map out completion of on-going training for the upcoming year. On-going training is tracked from Annual Compliance visit to the one year anniversary. Have them complete at least 8 hours of on-going training by August 21, 2023. Send copies of their training certificates and their completed On-going Training Logs with your compliance letter. They will need an additional ten hours by 3/30/2024. *The Health and Safety Training available on Moodle on the DCDEE website and other free trainings can also be used to help staff meet on-going training hours. *Also available on Moodle is a 14-hour Infant/Toddler Orientation that you can complete for on-going training hours and a training on Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness. *Trainings on the environment rating scales that count as on-going training hours are available on the NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP), www.ncrlap.org *ECE college coursework or coursework leading to an ECE degree counts towards on-going training hours. Each semester credit counts as 16 hours so a 3-credit classes also earns 48 hours of on-going training. *Check with your local Child Care Resource & Referral for available training. *The following offer on-line training opportunities at reasonable prices and accessible at times for your busy schedules: Southwestern Child Development Commission, www.swcdcinc.org – offers individual and group packages also ProSolutions courses are still available for a fee – offers individual and group packages also *Use the On-going Training Log to document training annually. Attach copies of certificates. GENERAL VISIT INFORMATION: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules, review them with your center staff, and assist your staff with maintaining compliance with the laws and rules. The most recent versions of laws and rules regarding child care facilities in North Carolina, the Items Number Listing (can be used as a detailed checklist of required items) and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Check the designated facility email at least weekly to stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. If your email is not the facility email, sign up for email blasts on the What’s New page for general information and communication from DCDEE. Your local and regional Smart Start Partnerships and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies are available to assist you with technical assistance and training on a multitude of topics including but not limited to: Environment Rating Scales, infant/toddler practices, healthy behaviors and classroom management, developmentally appropriate practice, EPR plans, activity plans, etc. Child Care Health Consultants can provide training and technical assistance on topics related to health and safety such as sanitation, handwashing, diapering, illness policies, etc. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant: C. Smith – Phone (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org REMINDERS: Staff Worksheets – Your Staff Worksheets along with the staff file checklist are a great tool to help you track when items such as Criminal Background Checks, required trainings and staff forms expire and need to be updated. *We reviewed your staff worksheet. I highlighted items that were delinquent and items that are coming due in the next year. Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements – Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for staff members needing initial H&S Training. New staff are required to complete Health & Safety Training (H&S Training) within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 3/30/2024 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit). New staff will complete Health & Safety in their first year and then will complete on-going training annually based upon their level of education posted in DCDEE Works. Moodle Support - DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle Support. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. Staff Education and Works - Formal education (NCECC, college coursework, Principal and Teaching Licenses, BSAC training certificates, and Early Educator Certificates) are submitted to DCDEE through WORKS, an on-line portal where you can register, request to be approved for various positions, and access your education information once evaluated and posted. You can now request to have your transcripts sent electronically from colleges attended. *When education is posted, staff need to log back into Works and print a copy of their Education Status Letter for their file. Nutrition – Consider having the cook plate food in the kitchen so that when children wash their hands and sit down at the table, their lunch can be served expeditiously to reduce the amount of waiting time. Have enough food to offer seconds upon request. When substitutions are needed to be made for menu items, they must be made on every posted menu in the center. Menus are only required to be posted in a central location where they are visible to parents and in the kitchen. Sunscreen – If you choose to administer sunscreen, consider purchasing one brand for all children to avoid the confusion of getting the right sunscreen on the right child. I monitored medication forms for both sunscreen and diaper cream. They were completed correctly. Playground - This time of year, check the playground equipment daily for wasp nests, vermin, spiders, ant hills and debris before children go out. Anchored climbing equipment with a critical height less than 5 feet is required to have at least 6 inches of wood mulch with no weeds or grass in the six-foot fall zone. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I shared information on the following topics: 1. Annual Licensing Fee 2. New Challenging Behaviors Helpline! 3. Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus (MCCYN-PLUS) 4. Available on Moodle! NC Early Childhood Credential (NCECC) Equivalency Exam 5. NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) Resources 6. NCID 7. Environmental Health Rules Update TRANSITION BACK TO RATED LICENSE ASSESSMENTS AND COHORTS To transition back to rated license assessments, the Division has created a two-year Cohort Model. All facilities are assigned to one of three cohorts based on their current rated license assessment due date. Each cohort will have a year for preparation and a year for assessment. (However, you are encouraged to begin preparations now so that you are ready when your cohort group is due!) Your child care center is due for a three-year rated license reassessment by 12/4/2024 and has been assigned to Cohort 3. The Cohort 3 Rated License Preparation Year is from 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026. During your preparation year, if you are interested in having the Environment Rating Scales completed, review the ITERS-R and ECERS-R by obtaining the manuals for each classroom and looking for assessment related resources at ncrlap.org. Request technical assistance and training for your staff from Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF). You can request and complete an ITERS-R and ECERS-R during your preparation year. If your scores help you meet or exceed your current star rating and you are ready to move forward with your rated license assessment, you may choose to do so during your preparation year. Your preparation year is also the time to work on staff education and ensure that Works accounts are completed and up to date for staff members. Look at options to help staff earn the NC Early Childhood Credential (NCECC) – EDU 119, Early Educator Certification, the new NCECC Equivalency Exam option available on Moodle. Encourage staff to enroll in additional college coursework to meet or increase points in Education. TEACH Scholarships are available to help staff pay for educational expenses. Go to https://www.childcareservices.org/programs/teach-north-carolina/ . The Cohort 3 Rated License Assessment Year is from 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027. During your assessment year you may choose to complete the ITERS-R and ECERS-R again at no cost even if you completed them during your preparation year. Use the feedback from your preparation year scores to create a plan to improve your scores. During this year, all education needs to be posted in Works. At some point during that year, you will have your rated license assessed. Early Educator Certification (EEC) is another option to earn education points for the rated license. To apply for Early Educator Certification, go to the website for the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals https://ncicdp.org/ 1. On the left, click on Certifications and Endorsements 2. Slide to the right to Early Educator Certification (EEC) Forms and Endorsements 3. Read the information and follow the instructions to apply. 4. Mail completed application, original, official transcripts (may be opened), and $50 application fee to NCICDP. 5. Once a certificate or letter verifying the award of the certificate is received, log into Works account and upload the EEC Certificate or Letter. EEC will expire, but it counts towards rated license points indefinitely if it is current when posted in Works. Technical Assistance to Improve ECERS-R Scores – The website for the NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP), www.ncrlap.org , has a wealth of resources and training opportunities to help you intentionally prepare for your upcoming ECERS-R assessment. From the main webpage, you can access self-assessment tools to review each subscale in detail and determine how you can make improvements in each area. See “Thinking More About Space and Furnishing,” “Thinking More About Personal Care Routines,” “Thinking More About Language and Interactions,” “Thinking More About Activities,” and “Thinking More About Program Structure.” Taking the time to work through these activities with your staff and using that self-reflection to purchase materials, rearrange your classrooms, work on interactions, improve daily routines, etc. will help you improve your environment and your scores. Also check out the training options under the training tab. Trainings are both self-guided and live (virtual). You and your staff can earn training credit for participating in these trainings. In 2021, you scored the lowest on Subscale1 of the ECERS-R: Space and Furnishings. Look at the following and consider ways to improve your scores: Item #3 - Furnishings for relaxation and comfort –You had a soft area that met the required level of softness; however, it was not available for use for a Substantial Portion of the Day (SPOD – 1/3 of operating hours – 3 hours 30 minutes for a center open 10.5 hours from 7am – 5:30pm). According to the staff report, children could use the soft area for 2 hours 45 minutes. Develop a schedule that ensures at least 3 hours and 30 minutes for children to have access to the soft area and other activity centers. Keep group activities short and allow the cozy area to be open during group activities if a child does not want to participate Item #4 – Room arrangement for play – A tent used for quiet play was placed between the music center and the dramatic play center, two active, loud centers. In addition, the reading center was next to the music center. By arranging your centers so that quiet and active centers are not next to each other, children in quiet centers can play undisturbed. Item #5 – Space for privacy – The tent was limited to use by one or two children; however, this area was not available for at least 3 hours and 30 minutes (SPOD required for program operating 10.5 hours per day). Develop a schedule that ensures at least 3 hours and 30 minutes for children to have access to the space for privacy. Consider creating a space for privacy outdoors. Add a trellis and some outdoor cushions where one or two children can read or just relax and enjoy the outdoors. Item #6 – Child-related display – Post more children’s artwork and less teacher-made and commercially produced items. Look at ways to replace the commercial posters with children’s versions. Items required for DCDEE that need to be posted in a central location like the foyer do not have to be posted in the classroom too. Item #7 – Space for gross motor play – Rated License uses CPSC standards for playgrounds and requires surfacing and fall zones for portable gross motor equipment. Item #8 – Gross motor equipment – On days when weather does not permit outdoor play, provide a variety of indoor gross motor materials for children to play with for at least one hour indoors, e.g., parachute, nerf balls, bean bag toss, indoor tunnel for crawling, hopscotch squares, mats for tumbling, etc. Only use these items when you cannot go outside so that rainy days have something special. Thank you for your time and assistance today. Refer to this visit summary for a refresher of our discussions today, and I encourage you to share with staff and use the information as a teaching tool. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or email me at the contact information listed above. 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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NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: FOUNDATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 27000130 Consultant: MARJORIE WHITE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/7/2023 Number Present: 46 Completed Date: 8/7/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 395 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 04:35 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today’s Routine Unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. Last Annual Compliance visit – 3/30/2023 Last Sanitation Inspection – 8/11/2022 with Superior Rating; expires 8/11/2023 Last Fire Inspection – 10/20/2022 with Satisfactory rating; approved for day and nighttime care; expires 10/20/2023 *Sanitation and fire inspections are required at least annually by the date of the previous inspection. Send fire inspections to me within seven (7) days of the inspection. 18-month compliance history from 2/5/2022 – 8/4/2023 = 98% C. Wissman, Administrator, was present and assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a Three-Star Center License, issued 12/2/2021, earning points in the following components: Program (5 PTS) + Education (1 PT) + Quality Point (1 PT) = 7 Points = 3 Stars *Quality Point met and remains in effect: Meets the following: 1. Staff Benefits and Enhanced Parent Involvement The next rated license assessment is due by 12/2/2024. See below for more information about the Division’s plan to return to rated license assessments. This facility is owned by Foundation Child Development Center LLC. According to the NC Secretary of State's website, this limited liability corporation is current and active as of 8/4/2023. Please contact me prior to any information change regarding the ownership of this facility. Facility contact information and license information were current. Contact me to make any changes to address, phone, or email or to request changes to the license. I monitored the classrooms and spaces used for child care, kitchen, and outdoor play area for applicable child care center requirements using the Child Care Center Requirements, effective 7/1/2023 and Item Number Listing, effective 6/2022. I monitored seven staff records and all program records. The facility does not offer transportation. Center Observations: Parent information was posted at the entrance. Parents sign in on ProCare, but teachers also document arrival and departure on a paper roster in the classroom. Infants were cared for on their schedules. Teachers were playing on the floor with the awake babies, being held for bottle feeding, and sleeping. Documentation of safe sleep checks was available; infant feeding plans were posted. The toddlers were on the playground. Shade from the trees and a breeze made the hot summer morning pleasant. The teachers were singing songs with them. They climbed on the portable climber and played with portable gross motor toys. The children, three years of age, from Space 2b were on the larger playground. The teacher played soccer with a few children. They dug in the sand and chased lady bugs. The preschool class was engaged in indoor free play with developmentally appropriate toys and materials. Lunch was chicken nuggets, French fries, corn, peaches, and milk. Children ate at child-sized tables with close supervision from teachers. Interactions were warm and nurturing. I observed and documented the following violations during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two bottles of bleach were stored on the floor in the unlocked mop closet. .2820(b) 1052 Staff required to receive on-going training had not completed the required number of hours according to their education and experience. Two staff members needing ten hours of on-going training by May 16, 2023 had documentation of only completing two hours of on-going training. .1103(a) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A full qualification letter was not available for a staff member who was hired on March 15, 2023 with an initial provisional qualification letter. A qualification letter for a staff member hired on July 3, 2023 was not available. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) * Child care programs are expected to achieve and always maintain compliance and are required by NC GS 110-90(4)(d) to achieve and maintain an 18-month compliance history score of at least 75%. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. I completed an electronic copy of the visit summary and provided a printed copy of it to C. Wissman, Administrator. We reviewed the visit summary and violation(s) documented during today’s visit. Correct these immediately. Send evidence of correction to me so that I receive it no later than 8/21/2023. The compliance verification letter needs to state the facility name and license number and list each violation by Item # and describe in detail when and how each violation has been corrected. Also include the following documents/pictures to verify compliance: Send compliance verification letter in an email from the center’s official email address, foundationscdc1@gmail.com to my email address, Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. If sent from another email address, the center’s official address must be Cc’d in the compliance email. You may include the compliance verification as an attachment or in the body of the email. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be conducted. *I will email a sample compliance verification letter to you. *Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the compliance letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me by phone at (252) 373-9385, by e-mail at Marjorie.White@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also call Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, at (252) 373-4199 or Jennifer.Linhardt@dhhs.nc.gov. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS: Storage of Hazardous Items - There are over two million human poison exposures reported to poison centers every year. Children under six years of age account for over half of those potential poisonings. The substances most involved in poison exposures of children are cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning substances, and medications. Two bottles of bleach were stored on the floor in the unlocked mop closet. You stated that a staff member must have forgotten to relock the door this morning and will remind staff to lock all doors and cabinets used to store cleaning supplies. Thank you for correcting this during the visit. Check doors to storage closets frequently to make sure they are locked. Initial Criminal Background Check (CBC) – Criminal Background Checks ensure that staff have not committed any crimes which could potentially make them unsafe to be around children and other staff. Because Abuse and Neglect registries are also checked, it helps to ensure that children are protected from physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Performing diligent background screenings also protects the child care facility against future legal challenges. Two staff hired on 3/15/2023 and 6/3/2023 did not have full Qualification Letters in their files. You stated that they had emailed them to the Assistant Director, and she had not forgotten to print them. You printed them during the visit. Use the staff file checklist to verify that all required staff files are printed and available in staff files. On-going Training – On-going training and professional development provides early learning staff opportunities to learn new skills and/or refresh previously learned skills. During your Annual Compliance visit on 3/30/2023, I monitored on-going training for staff. C. Stevens and S. Ashburn had completed 2 of 10 hours of on-going training and had until 5/16/2023 to complete the other 8 hours. Today, I monitored their on-going training for an additional 8 hours, but documentation was not available. You stated that they intended to take training but had forgotten to follow through. Planning for on-going training as part of the annual Professional Development Plan helps the administrator and staff person map out completion of on-going training for the upcoming year. On-going training is tracked from Annual Compliance visit to the one year anniversary. Have them complete at least 8 hours of on-going training by August 21, 2023. Send copies of their training certificates and their completed On-going Training Logs with your compliance letter. They will need an additional ten hours by 3/30/2024. *The Health and Safety Training available on Moodle on the DCDEE website and other free trainings can also be used to help staff meet on-going training hours. *Also available on Moodle is a 14-hour Infant/Toddler Orientation that you can complete for on-going training hours and a training on Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness. *Trainings on the environment rating scales that count as on-going training hours are available on the NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP), www.ncrlap.org *ECE college coursework or coursework leading to an ECE degree counts towards on-going training hours. Each semester credit counts as 16 hours so a 3-credit classes also earns 48 hours of on-going training. *Check with your local Child Care Resource & Referral for available training. *The following offer on-line training opportunities at reasonable prices and accessible at times for your busy schedules: Southwestern Child Development Commission, www.swcdcinc.org – offers individual and group packages also ProSolutions courses are still available for a fee – offers individual and group packages also *Use the On-going Training Log to document training annually. Attach copies of certificates. GENERAL VISIT INFORMATION: Be knowledgeable of the child care laws and rules, review them with your center staff, and assist your staff with maintaining compliance with the laws and rules. The most recent versions of laws and rules regarding child care facilities in North Carolina, the Items Number Listing (can be used as a detailed checklist of required items) and What’s New information are available on the DCDEE website, www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Check the designated facility email at least weekly to stay current with communication and email blasts from DCDEE. If your email is not the facility email, sign up for email blasts on the What’s New page for general information and communication from DCDEE. Your local and regional Smart Start Partnerships and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies are available to assist you with technical assistance and training on a multitude of topics including but not limited to: Environment Rating Scales, infant/toddler practices, healthy behaviors and classroom management, developmentally appropriate practice, EPR plans, activity plans, etc. Child Care Health Consultants can provide training and technical assistance on topics related to health and safety such as sanitation, handwashing, diapering, illness policies, etc. *Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF) and Region 1 Child Care Resource and Referral: Phone (252) 333-1233; website - www.aacfnc.org . *Child Care Health Consultant: C. Smith – Phone (252) 340-0212 or cindy@aacfnc.org REMINDERS: Staff Worksheets – Your Staff Worksheets along with the staff file checklist are a great tool to help you track when items such as Criminal Background Checks, required trainings and staff forms expire and need to be updated. *We reviewed your staff worksheet. I highlighted items that were delinquent and items that are coming due in the next year. Health and Safety Training and Five (5) Year Cycle Tracking Requirements – Review Row 17 on Staff Worksheet for staff members needing initial H&S Training. New staff are required to complete Health & Safety Training (H&S Training) within one year of hire (CPR/First Aid and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment within 3 months of hire) and then complete training in all topic areas every five years. On-going Training Hours – Review Row 18 (# hours to carry over) on the Staff Worksheets to determine how many on-going training hours returning staff will need by 3/30/2024 (anniversary of last Annual Compliance visit). New staff will complete Health & Safety in their first year and then will complete on-going training annually based upon their level of education posted in DCDEE Works. Moodle Support - DCDEE has established a new email address and phone number for Moodle Support. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. Staff Education and Works - Formal education (NCECC, college coursework, Principal and Teaching Licenses, BSAC training certificates, and Early Educator Certificates) are submitted to DCDEE through WORKS, an on-line portal where you can register, request to be approved for various positions, and access your education information once evaluated and posted. You can now request to have your transcripts sent electronically from colleges attended. *When education is posted, staff need to log back into Works and print a copy of their Education Status Letter for their file. Nutrition – Consider having the cook plate food in the kitchen so that when children wash their hands and sit down at the table, their lunch can be served expeditiously to reduce the amount of waiting time. Have enough food to offer seconds upon request. When substitutions are needed to be made for menu items, they must be made on every posted menu in the center. Menus are only required to be posted in a central location where they are visible to parents and in the kitchen. Sunscreen – If you choose to administer sunscreen, consider purchasing one brand for all children to avoid the confusion of getting the right sunscreen on the right child. I monitored medication forms for both sunscreen and diaper cream. They were completed correctly. Playground - This time of year, check the playground equipment daily for wasp nests, vermin, spiders, ant hills and debris before children go out. Anchored climbing equipment with a critical height less than 5 feet is required to have at least 6 inches of wood mulch with no weeds or grass in the six-foot fall zone. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I shared information on the following topics: 1. Annual Licensing Fee 2. New Challenging Behaviors Helpline! 3. Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-Plus (MCCYN-PLUS) 4. Available on Moodle! NC Early Childhood Credential (NCECC) Equivalency Exam 5. NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) Resources 6. NCID 7. Environmental Health Rules Update TRANSITION BACK TO RATED LICENSE ASSESSMENTS AND COHORTS To transition back to rated license assessments, the Division has created a two-year Cohort Model. All facilities are assigned to one of three cohorts based on their current rated license assessment due date. Each cohort will have a year for preparation and a year for assessment. (However, you are encouraged to begin preparations now so that you are ready when your cohort group is due!) Your child care center is due for a three-year rated license reassessment by 12/4/2024 and has been assigned to Cohort 3. The Cohort 3 Rated License Preparation Year is from 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026. During your preparation year, if you are interested in having the Environment Rating Scales completed, review the ITERS-R and ECERS-R by obtaining the manuals for each classroom and looking for assessment related resources at ncrlap.org. Request technical assistance and training for your staff from Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families (AACF). You can request and complete an ITERS-R and ECERS-R during your preparation year. If your scores help you meet or exceed your current star rating and you are ready to move forward with your rated license assessment, you may choose to do so during your preparation year. Your preparation year is also the time to work on staff education and ensure that Works accounts are completed and up to date for staff members. Look at options to help staff earn the NC Early Childhood Credential (NCECC) – EDU 119, Early Educator Certification, the new NCECC Equivalency Exam option available on Moodle. Encourage staff to enroll in additional college coursework to meet or increase points in Education. TEACH Scholarships are available to help staff pay for educational expenses. Go to https://www.childcareservices.org/programs/teach-north-carolina/ . The Cohort 3 Rated License Assessment Year is from 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027. During your assessment year you may choose to complete the ITERS-R and ECERS-R again at no cost even if you completed them during your preparation year. Use the feedback from your preparation year scores to create a plan to improve your scores. During this year, all education needs to be posted in Works. At some point during that year, you will have your rated license assessed. Early Educator Certification (EEC) is another option to earn education points for the rated license. To apply for Early Educator Certification, go to the website for the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals https://ncicdp.org/ 1. On the left, click on Certifications and Endorsements 2. Slide to the right to Early Educator Certification (EEC) Forms and Endorsements 3. Read the information and follow the instructions to apply. 4. Mail completed application, original, official transcripts (may be opened), and $50 application fee to NCICDP. 5. Once a certificate or letter verifying the award of the certificate is received, log into Works account and upload the EEC Certificate or Letter. EEC will expire, but it counts towards rated license points indefinitely if it is current when posted in Works. Technical Assistance to Improve ECERS-R Scores – The website for the NC Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP), www.ncrlap.org , has a wealth of resources and training opportunities to help you intentionally prepare for your upcoming ECERS-R assessment. From the main webpage, you can access self-assessment tools to review each subscale in detail and determine how you can make improvements in each area. See “Thinking More About Space and Furnishing,” “Thinking More About Personal Care Routines,” “Thinking More About Language and Interactions,” “Thinking More About Activities,” and “Thinking More About Program Structure.” Taking the time to work through these activities with your staff and using that self-reflection to purchase materials, rearrange your classrooms, work on interactions, improve daily routines, etc. will help you improve your environment and your scores. Also check out the training options under the training tab. Trainings are both self-guided and live (virtual). You and your staff can earn training credit for participating in these trainings. In 2021, you scored the lowest on Subscale1 of the ECERS-R: Space and Furnishings. Look at the following and consider ways to improve your scores: Item #3 - Furnishings for relaxation and comfort –You had a soft area that met the required level of softness; however, it was not available for use for a Substantial Portion of the Day (SPOD – 1/3 of operating hours – 3 hours 30 minutes for a center open 10.5 hours from 7am – 5:30pm). According to the staff report, children could use the soft area for 2 hours 45 minutes. Develop a schedule that ensures at least 3 hours and 30 minutes for children to have access to the soft area and other activity centers. Keep group activities short and allow the cozy area to be open during group activities if a child does not want to participate Item #4 – Room arrangement for play – A tent used for quiet play was placed between the music center and the dramatic play center, two active, loud centers. In addition, the reading center was next to the music center. By arranging your centers so that quiet and active centers are not next to each other, children in quiet centers can play undisturbed. Item #5 – Space for privacy – The tent was limited to use by one or two children; however, this area was not available for at least 3 hours and 30 minutes (SPOD required for program operating 10.5 hours per day). Develop a schedule that ensures at least 3 hours and 30 minutes for children to have access to the space for privacy. Consider creating a space for privacy outdoors. Add a trellis and some outdoor cushions where one or two children can read or just relax and enjoy the outdoors. Item #6 – Child-related display – Post more children’s artwork and less teacher-made and commercially produced items. Look at ways to replace the commercial posters with children’s versions. Items required for DCDEE that need to be posted in a central location like the foyer do not have to be posted in the classroom too. Item #7 – Space for gross motor play – Rated License uses CPSC standards for playgrounds and requires surfacing and fall zones for portable gross motor equipment. Item #8 – Gross motor equipment – On days when weather does not permit outdoor play, provide a variety of indoor gross motor materials for children to play with for at least one hour indoors, e.g., parachute, nerf balls, bean bag toss, indoor tunnel for crawling, hopscotch squares, mats for tumbling, etc. Only use these items when you cannot go outside so that rainy days have something special. Thank you for your time and assistance today. Refer to this visit summary for a refresher of our discussions today, and I encourage you to share with staff and use the information as a teaching tool. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or email me at the contact information listed above. 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