10A NCAC 09. 601 · Violation

Name of Operation: NORTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY KID CONNECTION Facility ID: 18000531 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/28/2024 Number Present: 51 Completed Date: 8/28/2024 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 02:55 PM Time Out: 06:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during a routine unannounced visit. You, Aleta Easterling, Regional Program Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. Arielle Chambers, Program Coordinator, signed the visit summary due to you leaving before the visit summary was completed. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today including the restrictions, capacity, and age range on your permit and observed these being maintained. Your center's compliance history was 96% as viewed on August 26, 2024 prior to your visit and was reviewed with you today. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued on May 10, 2018, earning five points in staff education, four points in program standards, and one quality point for meeting staff benefits package and infrastructure for parent involvement. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 25, 2023 and was received in my office on October 25, 2023. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 21, 2024 with a Superior classification and four demerits. I verified that you have started the lead water testing required to be completed every three years. Today, I verified that those test results indicated that your facilities drinking water source was within the required limits. I verified that you have registered for the lead paint/asbestos testing. You stated you had seventy children enrolled in your program ranging in age from five to fourteen years of age. Today you had fifty-one children present ranging in age from five to fourteen years of age. I completed a walk-through of the facility today. I monitored licensed indoor and outdoor areas and bathrooms used by the students. Licensed Space 1 (Room A184), Space 3 (Room A176), Space 4 (Room A183), Space 6 (stage), and Space 7 (cafeteria-back) were not currently being used by the Kid Connection program. I observed children participate in arrival, eat snack, engage in free play in activity areas and outdoors, engage in homework, and participate in transitions and personal care routines. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Snack was prepared by staff and served in the cafeteria. Cold food and milk were stored at a temperature of 39 degrees Fahrenheit in a residential refrigerator in a room adjacent to the cafeteria. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline. I monitored program records including emergency medical care plan, safe arrival and departure procedures, incident log, outdoor safety inspections, fire drills, emergency drills, and your Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan. I reviewed two staff record files for new staff members hired since your last annual compliance visit on March 13, 2024. I reviewed staff record files for four returning staff members. I verified current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters, valid CPR and First Aid training, valid BSAC training, and completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. I monitored health and safety requirements. On November 9, 2022 during a routine unannounced visit, I monitored your written administrative and personnel policies documented in your Kid Connection Operations Manual dated March 2020. You stated no changes had been made to these written policies. On November 28, 2023, I monitored your written operational policies and your parent participation plan documented in your Parent Handbook date July 2023. I observed no changes had been made to these written policies. I monitored supervision of children, staff-child ratios and group sizes, approved space use, space capacities, and permit restrictions. The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 620 All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. The paint was peeling and chipping on all four cinderblock walls in Space 2 (small gym), on the cinderblock wall under the mural by the gym door in Space 5 (cafeteria-front), and on three of the four cinderblock walls in Space 8 (large gym). 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 1. Per sanitation rule 15A NCAC 18A .2825(a), walls should be kept in good repair and clean. To maintain compliance with this sanitation rule, I suggest you request the peeling and chipping paint on the cinderblock walls in the small gym, large gym, and cafeteria be touched up or repainted. CONSULTATION: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09. 601(b), all equipment and materials both indoors and outdoors should be kept in good repair. Your facility has a restriction on your license, “Playground Does Not Meet Child Care Safety Standards”. The playground used by children was monitored, and two slides were observed broken on the two composite pieces. I would recommend the two slides be replaced or removed or made inaccessible to the children by placing a visual and/or physical barrier/reminder on the broken slides or choose to use another area to play outdoors. 2. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 3. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 4. On Friday, July 12, 2024, DCDEE sent a “Raise North Carolina” email blast announcing the signing of Senate Bill 425. The email contained a section entitled, “Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization” which provided updated information regarding the Rated License Reassessment process and approved extended stabilization grant funding. What does all this mean for child care in general? 1. The new QRIS Modifications and additional pathways will be added to law which included moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for ECCERS. ITERS and FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission have already begun the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. 2. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Providers in any Cohort may voluntarily request a star rated license reassessment if they wish. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. 3. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers will need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. What does all this mean for facilities in Cohort 1? A facility may voluntarily request to complete the star rated license reassessment at any time but will not be required to complete the star rated license reassessment process this year. What does this mean for the Environmental Rating Scales? Please be reminded that if a facility voluntarily chooses to complete the star rated license reassessment AND chooses to complete one or more Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments, the ERS-revised editions will continue to be used until January 31, 2025. Any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. If you wish to VOLUNTARILY move forward with a rated license reassessment, please reach out to me as soon as possible so plans can be made on both our calendars to ensure ease and success with completing the star rated license reassessment process in a timely manner that benefits us both. COMPLIANCE PLAN: All violations cited and not corrected today must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. 1) Your compliance letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Your signature 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than September 11, 2024. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. An administrative action may be issued based on child care requirements outlined in Child Care Rule .2200 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Kimberly Crane Post Office Box 6217 Hickory, NC 28603 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: kimberly.crane@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: NORTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY KID CONNECTION Facility ID: 18000531 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/28/2023 Number Present: 54 Completed Date: 11/28/2023 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 02:40 PM Time Out: 05:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during a routine unannounced visit. You, Aleta Easterling, Regional Program Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 10, 2018 earning 5 points in education standards, 4 points in program standards and 1 quality point for having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your center's compliance history was 91% as of November 27, 2023 and was reviewed with you today. I observed your license posted as required. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 25, 2023 and received in my office on October 27, 2023. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 5, 2023 with a Superior classification and 8 demerits. You had 54 students present today ranging in age from 5 to 19 years. I completed a walk-through of the facility today. I monitored indoor licensed spaces 2 (small gym), 5 (cafeteria front), and 8 (large gym). You stated Spaces 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were not currently being used. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored your outdoor spaces. Your permit includes a restriction including, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, therefore, the playground was monitored for safety but violations were not cited due to this restriction. On the fenced in playground, I observed a red slide with a broken slide seat and several areas of exposed landscaping fabric. I advised you to speak with school officials about the safety concerns posed with these two issues. I observed children participating in arrival, eating snack, engaged in free play in activity areas and outdoors, transitions, and personal care routines. I observed afternoon snack listed on the current and posted menu, prepared by cafeteria staff, and served to the students in the cafeteria. I observed afternoon snack included pretzels, peanut butter, cold baked beans, pears, and milk. I observed children adequately supervised, adequate approved minimal space used, enhanced staff-child ratios, and permit restrictions including “Daytime care only”, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, “Age range extended to 22 years”, and “Meets enhanced ratios” maintained during today’s visit. I monitored program records including fire drills, emergency drills, incident log, and Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan during today's visit. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored medication storage and administration during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored general safety both indoors and outdoors during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I reviewed three staff record files for new staff members hired since your last annual compliance visit. I reviewed three returning staff record files and verified current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters, valid CPR and First Aid training, completion of BSAC training, and completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored your written operational policies and your parent participation plan documented in your Parent Handbook date July 2023. I observed and cited no violations. I observed and cited the following violations during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 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. One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed First Aid training within the first 90 days of employment. .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 One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed CPR training within the first 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit written, signed, and dated compliance documentation to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your compliance documentation must include the following: 1) A compliance letter including the following: 1. The name of your facility 2. The ID number of your facility 3. The date you write the letter 4. A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than December 12, 2023. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Kimberly Crane Post Office Box 6217 Hickory, NC 28603 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: kimberly.crane@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c)(d), each employee should complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of employment and maintain documentation in their staff record file as verification that the employee has completed First Aid and CPR training and maintains a current and valid First Aid and CPR certificate. 2. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(t), fire drills should be completed monthly and should be documented on a fire drill log including the date and time of each drill, the length of time taken to evacuate the building, and the signature of the person who conducted the drill. 3. Per child care rules 10A NCAC 09.0604(u) and .0302(d)(8), shelter-in-place or lockdown drills should be practiced every three months and recorded on the drill log. Consultation: 1. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2. The Change of Information form for CBC is listed in law. When a new staff member starts working at a facility and gives the administrator a CBC qualification letter that was previously completed while working at another facility, but is still current, the administrator must send a Change of Information form for that new staff member to the CBC unit. The Change of Information form can be found on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. 3. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 4. The Staff Health Assessment/Medical Report form should include the date of the assessment as the date the health exam was completed as well as the health care professional’s signature and date of signature. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you highlight the “date of the assessment” on the document so remind health care professionals that information is required in addition to their signature and date of signature. During the annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023, I observed the playground had been fenced in. Today, I measured the fenced area. I will prepare an updated outdoor space diagram and space calculation sheet for the new fenced area and send it to you by email once it is approved by my supervisor. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .1102 · Violation

Name of Operation: NORTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY KID CONNECTION Facility ID: 18000531 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/28/2023 Number Present: 54 Completed Date: 11/28/2023 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 02:40 PM Time Out: 05:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during a routine unannounced visit. You, Aleta Easterling, Regional Program Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 10, 2018 earning 5 points in education standards, 4 points in program standards and 1 quality point for having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your center's compliance history was 91% as of November 27, 2023 and was reviewed with you today. I observed your license posted as required. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 25, 2023 and received in my office on October 27, 2023. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 5, 2023 with a Superior classification and 8 demerits. You had 54 students present today ranging in age from 5 to 19 years. I completed a walk-through of the facility today. I monitored indoor licensed spaces 2 (small gym), 5 (cafeteria front), and 8 (large gym). You stated Spaces 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were not currently being used. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored your outdoor spaces. Your permit includes a restriction including, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, therefore, the playground was monitored for safety but violations were not cited due to this restriction. On the fenced in playground, I observed a red slide with a broken slide seat and several areas of exposed landscaping fabric. I advised you to speak with school officials about the safety concerns posed with these two issues. I observed children participating in arrival, eating snack, engaged in free play in activity areas and outdoors, transitions, and personal care routines. I observed afternoon snack listed on the current and posted menu, prepared by cafeteria staff, and served to the students in the cafeteria. I observed afternoon snack included pretzels, peanut butter, cold baked beans, pears, and milk. I observed children adequately supervised, adequate approved minimal space used, enhanced staff-child ratios, and permit restrictions including “Daytime care only”, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, “Age range extended to 22 years”, and “Meets enhanced ratios” maintained during today’s visit. I monitored program records including fire drills, emergency drills, incident log, and Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan during today's visit. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored medication storage and administration during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored general safety both indoors and outdoors during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I reviewed three staff record files for new staff members hired since your last annual compliance visit. I reviewed three returning staff record files and verified current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters, valid CPR and First Aid training, completion of BSAC training, and completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored your written operational policies and your parent participation plan documented in your Parent Handbook date July 2023. I observed and cited no violations. I observed and cited the following violations during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 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. One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed First Aid training within the first 90 days of employment. .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 One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed CPR training within the first 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit written, signed, and dated compliance documentation to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your compliance documentation must include the following: 1) A compliance letter including the following: 1. The name of your facility 2. The ID number of your facility 3. The date you write the letter 4. A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than December 12, 2023. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Kimberly Crane Post Office Box 6217 Hickory, NC 28603 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: kimberly.crane@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c)(d), each employee should complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of employment and maintain documentation in their staff record file as verification that the employee has completed First Aid and CPR training and maintains a current and valid First Aid and CPR certificate. 2. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(t), fire drills should be completed monthly and should be documented on a fire drill log including the date and time of each drill, the length of time taken to evacuate the building, and the signature of the person who conducted the drill. 3. Per child care rules 10A NCAC 09.0604(u) and .0302(d)(8), shelter-in-place or lockdown drills should be practiced every three months and recorded on the drill log. Consultation: 1. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2. The Change of Information form for CBC is listed in law. When a new staff member starts working at a facility and gives the administrator a CBC qualification letter that was previously completed while working at another facility, but is still current, the administrator must send a Change of Information form for that new staff member to the CBC unit. The Change of Information form can be found on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. 3. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 4. The Staff Health Assessment/Medical Report form should include the date of the assessment as the date the health exam was completed as well as the health care professional’s signature and date of signature. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you highlight the “date of the assessment” on the document so remind health care professionals that information is required in addition to their signature and date of signature. During the annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023, I observed the playground had been fenced in. Today, I measured the fenced area. I will prepare an updated outdoor space diagram and space calculation sheet for the new fenced area and send it to you by email once it is approved by my supervisor. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09.0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: NORTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY KID CONNECTION Facility ID: 18000531 Consultant: KIMBERLY CRANE Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/28/2023 Number Present: 54 Completed Date: 11/28/2023 Age: From 5 To 12 Total Minutes: 185 Time In: 02:40 PM Time Out: 05:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during a routine unannounced visit. You, Aleta Easterling, Regional Program Coordinator, assisted me with today’s visit. I conducted your last annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued May 10, 2018 earning 5 points in education standards, 4 points in program standards and 1 quality point for having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your center's compliance history was 91% as of November 27, 2023 and was reviewed with you today. I observed your license posted as required. Your most recent fire inspection was dated October 25, 2023 and received in my office on October 27, 2023. Your most recent sanitation inspection was dated May 5, 2023 with a Superior classification and 8 demerits. You had 54 students present today ranging in age from 5 to 19 years. I completed a walk-through of the facility today. I monitored indoor licensed spaces 2 (small gym), 5 (cafeteria front), and 8 (large gym). You stated Spaces 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were not currently being used. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored your outdoor spaces. Your permit includes a restriction including, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, therefore, the playground was monitored for safety but violations were not cited due to this restriction. On the fenced in playground, I observed a red slide with a broken slide seat and several areas of exposed landscaping fabric. I advised you to speak with school officials about the safety concerns posed with these two issues. I observed children participating in arrival, eating snack, engaged in free play in activity areas and outdoors, transitions, and personal care routines. I observed afternoon snack listed on the current and posted menu, prepared by cafeteria staff, and served to the students in the cafeteria. I observed afternoon snack included pretzels, peanut butter, cold baked beans, pears, and milk. I observed children adequately supervised, adequate approved minimal space used, enhanced staff-child ratios, and permit restrictions including “Daytime care only”, “Playground area does not meet child care safety standards”, “Age range extended to 22 years”, and “Meets enhanced ratios” maintained during today’s visit. I monitored program records including fire drills, emergency drills, incident log, and Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan during today's visit. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored medication storage and administration during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I monitored general safety both indoors and outdoors during today’s visit. I observed and cited no violations. I reviewed three staff record files for new staff members hired since your last annual compliance visit. I reviewed three returning staff record files and verified current and valid Criminal Background Check qualification letters, valid CPR and First Aid training, completion of BSAC training, and completion of the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training. I observed and cited two violations. I monitored your written operational policies and your parent participation plan documented in your Parent Handbook date July 2023. I observed and cited no violations. I observed and cited the following violations during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 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. One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed First Aid training within the first 90 days of employment. .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 One staff member with a date of employment of 07/17/2023 had not completed CPR training within the first 90 days of employment. .1102(d) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. A shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was not conducted in May 2023. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Compliance Plan: All violations cited must be corrected immediately. Please submit written, signed, and dated compliance documentation to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your compliance documentation must include the following: 1) A compliance letter including the following: 1. The name of your facility 2. The ID number of your facility 3. The date you write the letter 4. A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. 6. Your signature 2) Supporting documentation including the following: Please send supporting documentation such as training certificates, CBC letters, acknowledgement statements, and photographs for me to use to verify compliance. Please DO NOT send staff or child medical documents or documentation for verification as this is a violation of HIPPA protocol. If needed I will verify these documents at the next monitoring visit. I must receive your compliance letter no later than December 12, 2023. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. If you cannot meet the requirements by this date you shall contact me with a timeline of the corrections. In some cases, this timeline may be extended. Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. Your letter may be mailed to me at: Kimberly Crane Post Office Box 6217 Hickory, NC 28603 For your convenience, your compliance letter may be sent by email to: kimberly.crane@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 in the body of the email: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: 1. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .1102(c)(d), each employee should complete First Aid and CPR training within 90 days of employment and maintain documentation in their staff record file as verification that the employee has completed First Aid and CPR training and maintains a current and valid First Aid and CPR certificate. 2. Per child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(t), fire drills should be completed monthly and should be documented on a fire drill log including the date and time of each drill, the length of time taken to evacuate the building, and the signature of the person who conducted the drill. 3. Per child care rules 10A NCAC 09.0604(u) and .0302(d)(8), shelter-in-place or lockdown drills should be practiced every three months and recorded on the drill log. Consultation: 1. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ to get the latest information for child care settings and child care updates including the most up to date documents and forms. 2. The Change of Information form for CBC is listed in law. When a new staff member starts working at a facility and gives the administrator a CBC qualification letter that was previously completed while working at another facility, but is still current, the administrator must send a Change of Information form for that new staff member to the CBC unit. The Change of Information form can be found on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. 3. Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to, ITS-SIDS training and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. 4. The Staff Health Assessment/Medical Report form should include the date of the assessment as the date the health exam was completed as well as the health care professional’s signature and date of signature. To maintain compliance with this child care requirement, I suggest you highlight the “date of the assessment” on the document so remind health care professionals that information is required in addition to their signature and date of signature. During the annual compliance visit on April 19, 2023, I observed the playground had been fenced in. Today, I measured the fenced area. I will prepare an updated outdoor space diagram and space calculation sheet for the new fenced area and send it to you by email once it is approved by my supervisor. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (828) 493-6390 or by email at kimberly.crane@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. 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