The Kiddie Express Day Care Home

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE KIDDIE EXPRESS DAY CARE HOME Facility ID: 25000610 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 9/16/2025 Number Present: 3 Completed Date: 9/16/2025 Age: From 1 To 2 Total Minutes: 85 Time In: 11:20 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Wendy Hudson, Owner, were present for consultation during the visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license, issued March 13, 2025. The facility’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred (100) percent as of September 16, 2025. Restrictions on the permit include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift care, a maximum of five (5) preschool children cared for at any time, and trampoline not in use during child care hours. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of your facility was completed today; all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. Five (5) children between ages one (1) and six (6) are enrolled and three (3) were present today. The indoor space was a safe environment, and a variety of activities were available for the children. All children were adequately supervised. Appropriate toys and materials were observed in this area. The bathroom is close proximity to the childcare space. Upon arrival at your facility, you and the children were playing in the childcare space. The toddlers were playing with manipulative activity tables. The other child was playing with sea animals. You were actively engaged with the children as they played. The children transitioned from free play activities to lunch. Lunch consisted of cheese pizza, French fries, peaches, and milk. Routine handwashing and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included three (3) small slides, a table with chairs, one (1) small basketball goal, one (1) large basketball goal, a wagon, hula hoops, and one (1) small maze climber. The facility’s Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma and Safe Sleep Policies were reviewed, and requirements were met. Because infants are not enrolled at this time, safe sleep checks were not monitored. Today you reported that you currently do not provide transportation. Violation Number Comment Rule 1876 The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The last date the operator reviewed the EPR Plan is April 3, 2024. .1714(e ) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Tuesday, September 30, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: EPR Review: The trained caregiver shall review the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPR) annually, or when information in the plan changes, to ensure all information is current. Documentation of the review shall be maintained in a file designated for EPR documents. Today I suggested you put a reminder on your calendar to conduct the annual review at the same time every year to help you remember. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired within five business days. Today, I provided you a copy of The ABCMS Provider Portal Access Instructions. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: The new rules related to the star rated license system (QRIS) have been approved. The DCDEE team looks forward to working with child care facilities across the state to transition to the new QRIS system, also known as Pathways to the Stars, located in Section .3200 of the Child Care Rules. The transition will begin soon with the following informational opportunities: • You can review the rule roll out module in the DCDEE e-learning Moodle platform and • If you were unable to attend the recent webinars regarding Choosing a Pathway to the Stars, the sessions were recorded and will be posted on the QRIS Modernization page. • In September, child care consultants will host in-person facility operator/administrator meetings within the counties they serve to provide additional guidance on the changes, the transition plan and timeline. • Beginning In October, child care consultants will begin discussing the new rules in Section .3200; Standards for Two through Five Star Rated Licenses during licensing visits. Consultants will review the pathway options, identify facility needs, answer questions, and work with the facility operator to establish an individualized timeline for transition to a new rated license within 12 months based on the pathway chosen. We understand this is a big change and are committed to ensuring all providers have a good understanding of the new opportunities in order to make informed decisions on which pathway best suits the needs of the facility. We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming informational settings and working with you on your pathway to the stars! AWARD$ Plus Program: The Infant Toddler Educator AWARD$ program has recently gone through some exciting programmatic updates. The original AWARD$ program was only available to teachers working full-time in Birth to Three classrooms that had an AA in ECE or higher degree and were employed by 4- and 5-star programs. The education requirement has been reduced as an incentive to support teachers seeking to increase their education in any star rated licensed program. Visit www.childcareservices.org/award for additional information. July '25 Rule Changes: Summary, Training Available The Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is excited to share information about the July 2025 child care rule changes. The Child Care Commission adopted rules to support QRIS modernization. The new section, .3200, provides the standards for earning a two-though five-star-rated license. There are three pathways: program assessment, classroom and instructional quality, and accreditation and head start. To support the QRIS changes, additional rules were amended within the following sections: definitions, developmental day services, and NC Pre-Kindergarten services. Consultants will assist as you begin to review the changes, but please note some of the rule changes may not impact your facility. DCDEE has provided a summary of the changes, but for specific details regarding these changes, please ensure you are using the updated July 1, 2025 rule book, and view information in the DCDEE Moodle(Enroll if you haven’t yet).You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that you use for the health & safety training, WORKS login, and/or the CBC Portal - to participate in Moodle training. If you do not have an NCID, use this link to get one: https://ncid.nc.gov/ncidsspr/. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the previous Child Care Rule Rollout. If you are unfamiliar with the Child Care Rule Rollout within Moodle and how to navigate, please visit: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Learning-Resources/How-to-Navigate-Moodle. For assistance with Moodle, contact DCDEE_MOODLE_SUPPORT@dhhs.nc.gov. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-March 28, 2025- Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Exempt- N/A • Asbestos-Exempt- N/A Reminders: For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: THE KIDDIE EXPRESS DAY CARE HOME Facility ID: 25000610 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 9/16/2025 Number Present: 3 Completed Date: 9/16/2025 Age: From 1 To 2 Total Minutes: 85 Time In: 11:20 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Wendy Hudson, Owner, were present for consultation during the visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license, issued March 13, 2025. The facility’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred (100) percent as of September 16, 2025. Restrictions on the permit include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift care, a maximum of five (5) preschool children cared for at any time, and trampoline not in use during child care hours. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of your facility was completed today; all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. Five (5) children between ages one (1) and six (6) are enrolled and three (3) were present today. The indoor space was a safe environment, and a variety of activities were available for the children. All children were adequately supervised. Appropriate toys and materials were observed in this area. The bathroom is close proximity to the childcare space. Upon arrival at your facility, you and the children were playing in the childcare space. The toddlers were playing with manipulative activity tables. The other child was playing with sea animals. You were actively engaged with the children as they played. The children transitioned from free play activities to lunch. Lunch consisted of cheese pizza, French fries, peaches, and milk. Routine handwashing and food service procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included three (3) small slides, a table with chairs, one (1) small basketball goal, one (1) large basketball goal, a wagon, hula hoops, and one (1) small maze climber. The facility’s Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma and Safe Sleep Policies were reviewed, and requirements were met. Because infants are not enrolled at this time, safe sleep checks were not monitored. Today you reported that you currently do not provide transportation. Violation Number Comment Rule 1876 The operator did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information is current. The last date the operator reviewed the EPR Plan is April 3, 2024. .1714(e ) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Tuesday, September 30, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: EPR Review: The trained caregiver shall review the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPR) annually, or when information in the plan changes, to ensure all information is current. Documentation of the review shall be maintained in a file designated for EPR documents. Today I suggested you put a reminder on your calendar to conduct the annual review at the same time every year to help you remember. Provider Portal for ABCMS (the criminal records check database): As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired within five business days. Today, I provided you a copy of The ABCMS Provider Portal Access Instructions. Choosing a Pathway to the Stars: The new rules related to the star rated license system (QRIS) have been approved. The DCDEE team looks forward to working with child care facilities across the state to transition to the new QRIS system, also known as Pathways to the Stars, located in Section .3200 of the Child Care Rules. The transition will begin soon with the following informational opportunities: • You can review the rule roll out module in the DCDEE e-learning Moodle platform and • If you were unable to attend the recent webinars regarding Choosing a Pathway to the Stars, the sessions were recorded and will be posted on the QRIS Modernization page. • In September, child care consultants will host in-person facility operator/administrator meetings within the counties they serve to provide additional guidance on the changes, the transition plan and timeline. • Beginning In October, child care consultants will begin discussing the new rules in Section .3200; Standards for Two through Five Star Rated Licenses during licensing visits. Consultants will review the pathway options, identify facility needs, answer questions, and work with the facility operator to establish an individualized timeline for transition to a new rated license within 12 months based on the pathway chosen. We understand this is a big change and are committed to ensuring all providers have a good understanding of the new opportunities in order to make informed decisions on which pathway best suits the needs of the facility. We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming informational settings and working with you on your pathway to the stars! AWARD$ Plus Program: The Infant Toddler Educator AWARD$ program has recently gone through some exciting programmatic updates. The original AWARD$ program was only available to teachers working full-time in Birth to Three classrooms that had an AA in ECE or higher degree and were employed by 4- and 5-star programs. The education requirement has been reduced as an incentive to support teachers seeking to increase their education in any star rated licensed program. Visit www.childcareservices.org/award for additional information. July '25 Rule Changes: Summary, Training Available The Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is excited to share information about the July 2025 child care rule changes. The Child Care Commission adopted rules to support QRIS modernization. The new section, .3200, provides the standards for earning a two-though five-star-rated license. There are three pathways: program assessment, classroom and instructional quality, and accreditation and head start. To support the QRIS changes, additional rules were amended within the following sections: definitions, developmental day services, and NC Pre-Kindergarten services. Consultants will assist as you begin to review the changes, but please note some of the rule changes may not impact your facility. DCDEE has provided a summary of the changes, but for specific details regarding these changes, please ensure you are using the updated July 1, 2025 rule book, and view information in the DCDEE Moodle(Enroll if you haven’t yet).You will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that you use for the health & safety training, WORKS login, and/or the CBC Portal - to participate in Moodle training. If you do not have an NCID, use this link to get one: https://ncid.nc.gov/ncidsspr/. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the previous Child Care Rule Rollout. If you are unfamiliar with the Child Care Rule Rollout within Moodle and how to navigate, please visit: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Learning-Resources/How-to-Navigate-Moodle. For assistance with Moodle, contact DCDEE_MOODLE_SUPPORT@dhhs.nc.gov. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids: Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-March 28, 2025- Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Exempt- N/A • Asbestos-Exempt- N/A Reminders: For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: THE KIDDIE EXPRESS DAY CARE HOME Facility ID: 25000610 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 4/3/2024 Number Present: 1 Completed Date: 4/3/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 95 Time In: 08:40 AM Time Out: 10:15 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home 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 rated license visit. Your family childcare home currently operates with a 4-star license issued May 2, 2022. The facility’s last annual compliance visit was conducted on April 11, 2023. The family child care home’s compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was one hundred (100) percent as of April 2, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift care, a maximum of five (5) preschool children cared for at any time, and trampoline not in use during child care hours. You, Wendy Hudson, were present and available for consultation during the visit. Three (3) children between the ages of one (1) and five (5) are enrolled and one (1) was present. All spaces used by the children, indoors and outdoors, were monitored. Ms. Hudson has a room set up exclusively for childcare. Upon arrival at your facility, you and one (1) child were engaged in a variety of free play activities. Activities included singing fingerplay songs, alphabet puzzles, and singing the alphabet song. You also counted with the child, and reviewed farm animal sounds. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including a large basketball goal, small basketball goal, small climber maze, wagon, dramatic play sink and stove, hula hoops, balls, tables, chairs, three (3) small climbers with slides, and a sand box. Today all children files were monitored. Health and safety training were monitored, and requirements were met. Currently, no infants were enrolled. You reported that you currently are not providing transportation. Violation Number Comment Rule 1865 The EPR Plan did not include the date of the last revision of the plan. The facility’s EPR Plan was not updated within the last year. Facility insurance and the Child Care Licensing Consultant telephone number were updated. .1714(d)(8) Today, you completed a copy of the FCCH Operator’s Statements of Responsibility and the Verification of Required Information for Operator and Additional Caregivers Form. You are required to complete ten (10) ongoing training hours per year, and you have completed six (6). You have four (4) on-going training hours that must be completed on or before April 11, 2024. Once you have completed these training hours, please email me the certificates to ensure this requirement is met. If you have any questions/concerns, my contact information is below: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 Comments: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. Violation number 1865 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required. Technical Assistance: Emergency Preparedness Response Plan Review: The trained provider shall review the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPR) annually, or when information in the plan changes, to ensure all information is current. Providers shall review the facility’s EPR Plan during orientation and on an annual basis with the caregivers. Documentation of the review shall be maintained at the facility in a file designated for EPR documents. Today I suggested you plan to conduct the review at the same time every year to help you remember. Updated COVID and Flu Vaccines: As seasonal respiratory illnesses surge, NCDHHS is urging people to get tested and seek treatment early to prevent severe illness. The latest data show high numbers of people being seen in hospital emergency departments with respiratory illness symptoms across North Carolina. People with mild symptoms should seek testing and treatment from their regular health care provider, urgent care, or a telehealth provider, rather than going to the emergency department during this spike in COVID-19, flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses. In addition to testing and treatment, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are readily available at pharmacies, private medical offices and some federally qualified health care centers and local health departments. Go to vaccines.gov today to find a vaccine location near you. Reminders: For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary and enrollment was reviewed, signed, and a copy was emailed to you for you to sign. Please print a copy of the signed visit summary and enrollment for your files. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov PMB 361 Office: 910-824-0235 3600 S. College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times