NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: CARING CUDDLES CHILD CARE Facility ID: 63000485 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 5/19/2026 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 5/19/2026 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 105 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued June 27, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component and 1 quality point for meeting the programmatic option. Willa Hammond, owner/operator, assisted me with the visit. The annual compliance visit was May 29, 2025. The program’s compliance history was eighty six (86) percent as of 5/19/2026 and was reviewed with Mrs. Hammond. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. No children were present at the time of the visit The following violation was cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1847 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The facility has not been entered into the ABCMS portal as of today's visit. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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 June 4, 2026 (an extra day was given due to the upcoming Holiday), 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: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201. 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 was offered on completing the ABCMS portal training and entering the facility’s roster in the portal. All current staff should be entered and new staff or staff who terminate their employment should all be entered with five business days of the additions or changes. You must complete the ABCMS portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ prior to being allowed access to the portal to enter your current staff. If you have any questions or issues with the portal, contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 for further assistance. During this visit we again discussed the QRIS Modernization Pathways to the Stars. Mrs. Hammond has decided to follow the option #2 Classroom and Instructional Quality for FCCH. This pathway includes the following: • No more than 4 children under the age of 24 months of the children who are birth to 5 years of age when meeting NCGS 110-91(7)(b)(1) • Operator meets 5 Star Education Standards • Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices AND 3 additional choices • CQI Plan for Operator and Additional Caregivers (if applicable) • Approved curriculum AND formative assessment tools for all ages served Child assessments are shared with families twice annually Coaching/training options for operator • NCRLAP Self Study I also left copies of the Continuous Quality Improvement and Professional Development Plan, work experience form, Pathway #2 -Classroom and Instructional Quality for FCCH (keep those copies and continue working on completing them prior to your next visit). You stated that you will review the approved curricula and assessment tools at a later date and decide if you are going to continue using your current curriculum or go with another option. Also begin working on your self-study by visiting the NCRLAP website. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Mrs. Hammond. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor at 910-709-4160 janet.edwards@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NCGS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: CARING CUDDLES CHILD CARE Facility ID: 63000485 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 5/19/2026 Number Present: 0 Completed Date: 5/19/2026 Age: From 0 To 0 Total Minutes: 105 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued June 27, 2022, earning 6 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component and 1 quality point for meeting the programmatic option. Willa Hammond, owner/operator, assisted me with the visit. The annual compliance visit was May 29, 2025. The program’s compliance history was eighty six (86) percent as of 5/19/2026 and was reviewed with Mrs. Hammond. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. No children were present at the time of the visit The following violation was cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1847 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The facility has not been entered into the ABCMS portal as of today's visit. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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 June 4, 2026 (an extra day was given due to the upcoming Holiday), 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: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201. 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 was offered on completing the ABCMS portal training and entering the facility’s roster in the portal. All current staff should be entered and new staff or staff who terminate their employment should all be entered with five business days of the additions or changes. You must complete the ABCMS portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/ prior to being allowed access to the portal to enter your current staff. If you have any questions or issues with the portal, contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 for further assistance. During this visit we again discussed the QRIS Modernization Pathways to the Stars. Mrs. Hammond has decided to follow the option #2 Classroom and Instructional Quality for FCCH. This pathway includes the following: • No more than 4 children under the age of 24 months of the children who are birth to 5 years of age when meeting NCGS 110-91(7)(b)(1) • Operator meets 5 Star Education Standards • Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices AND 3 additional choices • CQI Plan for Operator and Additional Caregivers (if applicable) • Approved curriculum AND formative assessment tools for all ages served Child assessments are shared with families twice annually Coaching/training options for operator • NCRLAP Self Study I also left copies of the Continuous Quality Improvement and Professional Development Plan, work experience form, Pathway #2 -Classroom and Instructional Quality for FCCH (keep those copies and continue working on completing them prior to your next visit). You stated that you will review the approved curricula and assessment tools at a later date and decide if you are going to continue using your current curriculum or go with another option. Also begin working on your self-study by visiting the NCRLAP website. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Mrs. Hammond. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor at 910-709-4160 janet.edwards@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.