The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy

10A NCAC 09 .1721 · Violation

Name of Operation: The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy Facility ID: 25000639 Consultant: BRITTANY JONES Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2026 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 4/15/2026 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 320 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 02:10 PM 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 visit. T. Whitehead, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued 11/10/25, with Pathway 1: Program Assessment education and program standards. You use Experience Early Learning curriculum. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 5/9/25. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety four percent as of 4/7/26. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 4/7/26 and The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy, LLC was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. All indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored. Upon arrival, children were eating a breakfast that consisted of scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, peaches, and milk at the table located outside on the deck. After breakfast, the children washed their hands and transitioned to the outdoor space. Children were engaged in throwing a ball with the operator and playing in the sand with toys. The outdoor space was observed to have a large shade structure, portable houses, music wall, sand and water tables, riding toys, and balls for the children to engage in gross motor activities. Lunch was observed and consisted of turkey, whole wheat bread, peas, pears, and milk. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 701 All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The bottom of the ramp leading to the storage shed had rotted wooden boards with exposed nails. .1719(a)(1)&(17) 2047 Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. An incident report log was not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .1721(e)(4) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/29/26, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3272 New Bern, NC 28564 Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance with Documented Violations: Incident Report Log: When an injury occurs in the facility that results in first aid or medical attention for a child or adult, the facility should complete an incident report. An incident log must be completed any time an incident report is completed. It must include the child’s name, date of the incident, the date the incident report was submitted to the Division (if applicable), the name of the staff member who completed the incident report, be cumulative and maintained in a separate file and available for review by a representative of the Division. An incident report log was not available for review. You stated that you were unaware about the incident log. We reviewed where to find the incident log on the Division’s website and you stated that you will print and begin using. We discussed placing the incident report log on the clipboard with the blank incident reports. Complete the incident log each time an incident report is completed and review the log to ensure that it is completed before filing the incident report in the child’s file. Outdoor Environment: The outdoor learning environment offers a sense of freedom for children. Children are able to play freely with peers, expand their imagination beyond restraints of indoor activities, release energy and explore their sense of touch, smell, taste and their sense of motion. It is important that the outdoor area is checked daily and proper upkeep is conducted to ensure the environment is safe for use. The bottom of the ramp leading to the storage shed had rotted wooden boards with exposed nails. During the visit, you removed the rotted wooden boards with nails to correct the violation. Check the outdoor environment each morning for hazards before the children arrive to the home. 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. NC Health & Safety Resource Center publishes a quarterly newsletter which provides topical information on a variety of health and safety topics. If you are not receiving these emails and newsletters, then please go to https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/resources/nc-child-care-health-and-safety-e-news/ and click on ‘Newsletter Signup’ to join their mailing list. Southwestern Child Development Commission, www.swcdcinc.org, Child Care Resources Inc., https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/ and Early Years, https://www.earlyyearsnc.org/ offer DCDEE approved, on-line, self-paced and virtual real-time training and CEUs. SWCDC also offers affordable annual packages allowing you to take as many courses as you need or want for one price. Additional Comments: ABCMS: You have completed the ABCMS provider portal training. Connect your application as well as the additional caregivers to your facility. verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Emergency Preparedness and Response: Within one year of the effective date of a new license, must have completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. Upon completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, you must develop the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. You are scheduled to take the EPR training on April 17, 2026. This Plan must be on a template provided by the Division available at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/# completed within four months of completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, and available for review. Health & Safety Training: All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training (s) and have documentation on file for review within 1 year of employment and every five years thereafter. We discussed that your health and safety trainings need to be completed by May 9, 2026. 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. NCID: Did you know that if you do not login on any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Outdoor Learning Environments Work Plan: Bring nature to children by naturalizing childcare centers and family child care homes, schools, residential neighborhoods, parks and greenways, community centers, cultural facilities, botanical gardens, museums and other nonformal education institutions. Today, we discussed the garden that you are going to plant in the raised garden bed to add to the science center. Craven Smart Start is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 636- 3198 or check out their website at www.cravensmartstart.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant, (252) 947-1036, Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy Facility ID: 25000639 Consultant: BRITTANY JONES Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 4/15/2026 Number Present: 5 Completed Date: 4/15/2026 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 320 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 02:10 PM 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 visit. T. Whitehead, Operator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued 11/10/25, with Pathway 1: Program Assessment education and program standards. You use Experience Early Learning curriculum. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 5/9/25. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety four percent as of 4/7/26. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on 4/7/26 and The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy, LLC was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website and all information is current. Contact me if you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. All indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored. Upon arrival, children were eating a breakfast that consisted of scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, peaches, and milk at the table located outside on the deck. After breakfast, the children washed their hands and transitioned to the outdoor space. Children were engaged in throwing a ball with the operator and playing in the sand with toys. The outdoor space was observed to have a large shade structure, portable houses, music wall, sand and water tables, riding toys, and balls for the children to engage in gross motor activities. Lunch was observed and consisted of turkey, whole wheat bread, peas, pears, and milk. The following violations were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 701 All indoor and outdoor areas used by the children were not kept clean, orderly, and free of items which are potentially hazardous to children including removal of items a child can swallow; the removal of loose nails or screws and splinters on inside; and use of outdoor equipment that is too hot to touch. The bottom of the ramp leading to the storage shed had rotted wooden boards with exposed nails. .1719(a)(1)&(17) 2047 Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. An incident report log was not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .1721(e)(4) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 4/29/26, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant PO Box 3272 New Bern, NC 28564 Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance with Documented Violations: Incident Report Log: When an injury occurs in the facility that results in first aid or medical attention for a child or adult, the facility should complete an incident report. An incident log must be completed any time an incident report is completed. It must include the child’s name, date of the incident, the date the incident report was submitted to the Division (if applicable), the name of the staff member who completed the incident report, be cumulative and maintained in a separate file and available for review by a representative of the Division. An incident report log was not available for review. You stated that you were unaware about the incident log. We reviewed where to find the incident log on the Division’s website and you stated that you will print and begin using. We discussed placing the incident report log on the clipboard with the blank incident reports. Complete the incident log each time an incident report is completed and review the log to ensure that it is completed before filing the incident report in the child’s file. Outdoor Environment: The outdoor learning environment offers a sense of freedom for children. Children are able to play freely with peers, expand their imagination beyond restraints of indoor activities, release energy and explore their sense of touch, smell, taste and their sense of motion. It is important that the outdoor area is checked daily and proper upkeep is conducted to ensure the environment is safe for use. The bottom of the ramp leading to the storage shed had rotted wooden boards with exposed nails. During the visit, you removed the rotted wooden boards with nails to correct the violation. Check the outdoor environment each morning for hazards before the children arrive to the home. 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. NC Health & Safety Resource Center publishes a quarterly newsletter which provides topical information on a variety of health and safety topics. If you are not receiving these emails and newsletters, then please go to https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/resources/nc-child-care-health-and-safety-e-news/ and click on ‘Newsletter Signup’ to join their mailing list. Southwestern Child Development Commission, www.swcdcinc.org, Child Care Resources Inc., https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/ and Early Years, https://www.earlyyearsnc.org/ offer DCDEE approved, on-line, self-paced and virtual real-time training and CEUs. SWCDC also offers affordable annual packages allowing you to take as many courses as you need or want for one price. Additional Comments: ABCMS: You have completed the ABCMS provider portal training. Connect your application as well as the additional caregivers to your facility. verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Emergency Preparedness and Response: Within one year of the effective date of a new license, must have completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. Upon completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, you must develop the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. You are scheduled to take the EPR training on April 17, 2026. This Plan must be on a template provided by the Division available at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/# completed within four months of completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, and available for review. Health & Safety Training: All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training (s) and have documentation on file for review within 1 year of employment and every five years thereafter. We discussed that your health and safety trainings need to be completed by May 9, 2026. 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. NCID: Did you know that if you do not login on any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Outdoor Learning Environments Work Plan: Bring nature to children by naturalizing childcare centers and family child care homes, schools, residential neighborhoods, parks and greenways, community centers, cultural facilities, botanical gardens, museums and other nonformal education institutions. Today, we discussed the garden that you are going to plant in the raised garden bed to add to the science center. Craven Smart Start is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 636- 3198 or check out their website at www.cravensmartstart.org. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brittany Jones, Child Care Consultant, (252) 947-1036, Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, 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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy Facility ID: 25000639 Consultant: LAKISHA SKINNER Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 10/2/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 10/2/2025 Age: From 0 To 2 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 01:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today's visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, T. Whitehead, operator, were not present when I arrived. You arrived within the hour. V. McDuffie, additional caregiver, assisted me with the visit until you arrived. The family child care home was issued a temporary license on May 9, 2025. I walked through the entire facility and observed the indoor and outdoor environment. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on October 1, 2025, and The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy, LLC was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website. The information was current. Contact your consultant anytime you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. Two preschool-aged children were present with one of your additional caregivers. The older preschool-aged child finished breakfast that included cereal, peaches, and milk. After breakfast handwashing routines were completed and the child transitioned to indoor free play. The fenced outdoor space located on the side of the facility included portable toys and materials. You provided hugs and positive redirection when inappropriate behaviors were displayed. Lunch included a ham and cheese sandwich, corn, pineapple and milk. The following violation(s) were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 716 Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. Two uncovered outlets were observed under the window at the entry of the facility. 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The arrival time was not documented on the attendance record for one child out of three present today. .1721(e)(6) 1922 Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. A plastic grocery bag containing a change of clothing was observed on top of a shelf within reach of the two-year-old present. .1719(a)(18) 2019 Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame. The operator does not have a record of completion of the training on file. .1703(a)(5) 2031 Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A copy of a shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy was not available in a file for a two-year-old children enrolled on September 8, 2025. .1726(b)&(c) * The compliance history for your facility prior to today’s visit was 97%. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. 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. On or before October 16, 2025, you must provide written documentation indicating how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Lakisha Skinner, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 431 Grimesland, NC 27837 Lakisha.Skinner@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance w/ Documented Violation (s): Electrical Outlets- Approximately 2,400 children are injured annually by inserting objects into the slots of electrical outlets. Two open outlets were observed underneath the window at the entrance of the facility. Tamper-resistant electrical outlets or securely attached safety covers prevent children from placing fingers or sticking objects into exposed electrical outlets and reduce the risk of electrical shock, electrical burns, and potential fires. Plastic Bags – Plastic bags have been recognized for many years as a suffocation hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received average annual reports of twenty-five deaths per year to children due to suffocation from plastic bags. In child care facilities, plastic bags must be made inaccessible to children less than three years of age. A plastic grocery bag used to store a child’s change of clothing was stored on a cabinet. If you are going to use the plastic bags, then these bags must be stored out of reach of the children, which is defined as five feet or higher from the finished floor. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also called Abusive Head Trauma, is a preventable, severe form of child abuse. It can result in serious and permanent injury to the brain. One out of nine children’s records monitored did not have an acknowledgement of the policy on file. While all children must be handled with care, children ages birth to five years old are especially vulnerable as their bodies are still forming and growing. Early educators play an important role in preventing SBS. Utilizing your Children’s File Checklist can assist you in ensuring all documents are received and acknowledged by parents. Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment – Early educators are mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Education is important in identifying manifestations of child maltreatment that can increase the likelihood of appropriate reports to child protection and law enforcement agencies. The certificate of completion of the training was not available for T. Whitehead, Operator. You indicated you completed the training along with your additional caregivers but are unaware of where the certificate is. Preventing, recognizing, responding to, and reporting shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT) is an important function of keeping children safe, protecting their healthy development, providing quality child care, and education families. Attendance Records - A good record keeping system will help save you time. Accurate attendance daily records must be maintained. Your attendance records should always accurately reflect the number of children in care. Attendance records were available when I arrived and indicated two children were present. When you returned to the facility, you stated, you took one child with you that arrived at 8:30am. The arrival time for that child was not documented on the attendance record. Documentation of arrival and departure times must be completed when they arrive and depart. Rated License – You signed the original Initial Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License on June 11, 2025. You indicated you wanted to meet Pathway 1: Program Assessment. You signed the applicable Rated License Request Review form for this pathway today. I emailed the Application for Assessment for a Rated License for a FCCH today. Complete the application and complete the applicable documents by clicking on the links within the application. Please submit the required documents by October 9, 2025. T. Whitehead, Operator, is meeting the 5 Star Education Standards with an AAS in General Education: 30 semester hours of ECE/CD and more than 2 years of early childhood work experience. We reviewed the Facility Summary Report for your FCCERS-3 Assessment that occurred on September 3, 2025. The total score was 4.09. A new license effective November 9, 2025 will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Reminders: Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Craven Smart Start is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 636- 3198 or check out their website at www.cravensmartstart.org. NCID - 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 every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Health & Safety Training - All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training (s) and have documentation on file for review within 1 year of employment and every five years thereafter. On-Going Training requirements must be completed and documentation of each training in file for review after the first year of employment and annually thereafter. Annual Licensing Fees - The Division of Child Development and Early Education assesses an Annual License Fee to active child care providers in accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 110-90(1a). This fee applies to the current calendar year (January - December 2025). Once you receive the invoice, payments must be submitted online within the required timeframe. The current Annual License Fee Invoice Amount for family child care homes is $52.00. ABCMS – 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. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Emergency Preparedness and Response - Within one year of the effective date of a new license, must have completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. Upon completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, you must develop the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan means a written plan that addresses how a child care facility will respond to both natural and man-made disasters, such as fire, tornado, flood, power failures, chemical spills, bomb threats, earthquakes, blizzards, nuclear disaster, or a dangerous person in the vicinity, to ensure the safety and protection of the children and additional caregivers. This Plan must be on a template provided by the Division available at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/# completed within four months of completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, and available for review. Your file will be transferred to Brittany Jones, child care consultant, after the temporary license time period has ended. You can contact Brittany at 252-947-1036 or at: Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at (252) 820-5976, Lakisha.Skinner@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy Facility ID: 25000639 Consultant: LAKISHA SKINNER Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 10/2/2025 Number Present: 2 Completed Date: 10/2/2025 Age: From 0 To 2 Total Minutes: 270 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 01:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced * The purpose of today's visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, T. Whitehead, operator, were not present when I arrived. You arrived within the hour. V. McDuffie, additional caregiver, assisted me with the visit until you arrived. The family child care home was issued a temporary license on May 9, 2025. I walked through the entire facility and observed the indoor and outdoor environment. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on October 1, 2025, and The Peculiar Patch Learning Academy, LLC was listed as current- active. We reviewed your facility contact information listed on the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) website. The information was current. Contact your consultant anytime you need to make any changes to your contact information, e.g., phone numbers, mailing address. Two preschool-aged children were present with one of your additional caregivers. The older preschool-aged child finished breakfast that included cereal, peaches, and milk. After breakfast handwashing routines were completed and the child transitioned to indoor free play. The fenced outdoor space located on the side of the facility included portable toys and materials. You provided hugs and positive redirection when inappropriate behaviors were displayed. Lunch included a ham and cheese sandwich, corn, pineapple and milk. The following violation(s) were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 716 Electrical outlets not in use were not covered. Two uncovered outlets were observed under the window at the entry of the facility. 10A NCAC .1719(a)(27) 921 Operator did not maintain accurate daily attendance records including documentation of arrival and departure for all children in care, including the operator's own preschool children. The arrival time was not documented on the attendance record for one child out of three present today. .1721(e)(6) 1922 Plastic bags, toys, and toy parts small enough to be swallowed, including but not limited to materials that can be easily torn apart such as foam rubber and styrofoam, were accessible to children under the age of three. A plastic grocery bag containing a change of clothing was observed on top of a shelf within reach of the two-year-old present. .1719(a)(18) 2019 Operator did not complete Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within the required time frame. The operator does not have a record of completion of the training on file. .1703(a)(5) 2031 Operator did not provide a copy of the shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma policy to parents at time of enrollment, and / or within fourteen days of a changes to the policy. A copy of a shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy was not available in a file for a two-year-old children enrolled on September 8, 2025. .1726(b)&(c) * The compliance history for your facility prior to today’s visit was 97%. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. 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. On or before October 16, 2025, you must provide written documentation indicating how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Lakisha Skinner, Child Care Consultant PO BOX 431 Grimesland, NC 27837 Lakisha.Skinner@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance w/ Documented Violation (s): Electrical Outlets- Approximately 2,400 children are injured annually by inserting objects into the slots of electrical outlets. Two open outlets were observed underneath the window at the entrance of the facility. Tamper-resistant electrical outlets or securely attached safety covers prevent children from placing fingers or sticking objects into exposed electrical outlets and reduce the risk of electrical shock, electrical burns, and potential fires. Plastic Bags – Plastic bags have been recognized for many years as a suffocation hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received average annual reports of twenty-five deaths per year to children due to suffocation from plastic bags. In child care facilities, plastic bags must be made inaccessible to children less than three years of age. A plastic grocery bag used to store a child’s change of clothing was stored on a cabinet. If you are going to use the plastic bags, then these bags must be stored out of reach of the children, which is defined as five feet or higher from the finished floor. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also called Abusive Head Trauma, is a preventable, severe form of child abuse. It can result in serious and permanent injury to the brain. One out of nine children’s records monitored did not have an acknowledgement of the policy on file. While all children must be handled with care, children ages birth to five years old are especially vulnerable as their bodies are still forming and growing. Early educators play an important role in preventing SBS. Utilizing your Children’s File Checklist can assist you in ensuring all documents are received and acknowledged by parents. Recognizing & Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment – Early educators are mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Education is important in identifying manifestations of child maltreatment that can increase the likelihood of appropriate reports to child protection and law enforcement agencies. The certificate of completion of the training was not available for T. Whitehead, Operator. You indicated you completed the training along with your additional caregivers but are unaware of where the certificate is. Preventing, recognizing, responding to, and reporting shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT) is an important function of keeping children safe, protecting their healthy development, providing quality child care, and education families. Attendance Records - A good record keeping system will help save you time. Accurate attendance daily records must be maintained. Your attendance records should always accurately reflect the number of children in care. Attendance records were available when I arrived and indicated two children were present. When you returned to the facility, you stated, you took one child with you that arrived at 8:30am. The arrival time for that child was not documented on the attendance record. Documentation of arrival and departure times must be completed when they arrive and depart. Rated License – You signed the original Initial Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License on June 11, 2025. You indicated you wanted to meet Pathway 1: Program Assessment. You signed the applicable Rated License Request Review form for this pathway today. I emailed the Application for Assessment for a Rated License for a FCCH today. Complete the application and complete the applicable documents by clicking on the links within the application. Please submit the required documents by October 9, 2025. T. Whitehead, Operator, is meeting the 5 Star Education Standards with an AAS in General Education: 30 semester hours of ECE/CD and more than 2 years of early childhood work experience. We reviewed the Facility Summary Report for your FCCERS-3 Assessment that occurred on September 3, 2025. The total score was 4.09. A new license effective November 9, 2025 will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. Reminders: Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Craven Smart Start is also able to provide you with resources and information, training opportunities, and technical assistance on childcare issues. Their phone number is (252) 636- 3198 or check out their website at www.cravensmartstart.org. NCID - 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 every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Health & Safety Training - All staff must have completed the required applicable Health and Safety Training (s) and have documentation on file for review within 1 year of employment and every five years thereafter. On-Going Training requirements must be completed and documentation of each training in file for review after the first year of employment and annually thereafter. Annual Licensing Fees - The Division of Child Development and Early Education assesses an Annual License Fee to active child care providers in accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 110-90(1a). This fee applies to the current calendar year (January - December 2025). Once you receive the invoice, payments must be submitted online within the required timeframe. The current Annual License Fee Invoice Amount for family child care homes is $52.00. ABCMS – 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. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Emergency Preparedness and Response - Within one year of the effective date of a new license, must have completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. Upon completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, you must develop the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan means a written plan that addresses how a child care facility will respond to both natural and man-made disasters, such as fire, tornado, flood, power failures, chemical spills, bomb threats, earthquakes, blizzards, nuclear disaster, or a dangerous person in the vicinity, to ensure the safety and protection of the children and additional caregivers. This Plan must be on a template provided by the Division available at https://rmp.nc.gov/portal/# completed within four months of completion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training, and available for review. Your file will be transferred to Brittany Jones, child care consultant, after the temporary license time period has ended. You can contact Brittany at 252-947-1036 or at: Brittany.j.jones@dhhs.nc.gov At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at (252) 820-5976, Lakisha.Skinner@dhhs.nc.gov or Jennifer Linhardt, Licensing Supervisor, (252) 373-4199, 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