Little Angels Childcare & Developmental CTR INC

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE ANGELS CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENTAL CTR INC Facility ID: 47000144 Consultant: AMY TENILLE LOWERY Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1125-172A Visit Date: 11/20/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 11/20/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this unannounced visit was to investigate allegations of violations of child care requirements at this child care facility. I conducted a walk-through of the facility unaccompanied. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Deborah Evans, Owner, Queen Smith, Administrator, and one additional staff member. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and/or confirmed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The owner did not have a file available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). A staff member's qualification letter expired October 2025, has not received a new qualifying letter. Staff member must have a valid qualifying letter by December 4, 2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A therapist working alone with a child while in care does not have a valid qualifying letter. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) Violations must be corrected immediately. Within one week November 27, 2025, you must submit documentation of the corrections you made and your plan to maintain compliance with the identified child care requirements to me at the information below. You may contact me at Tenille Lowery, Investigations Consultant, (910) 733-1129, tenille.lowery@dhhs.nc.gov, Fax: (919) 715-1013, Mail: 2201 Mail Services Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 or my supervisor, Melissa Loehr, Southeastern Investigations Supervisor, melissa.loehr@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time. 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. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE ANGELS CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENTAL CTR INC Facility ID: 47000144 Consultant: AMY TENILLE LOWERY Operation Type: Center Case Number: 1125-172A Visit Date: 11/20/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 11/20/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this unannounced visit was to investigate allegations of violations of child care requirements at this child care facility. I conducted a walk-through of the facility unaccompanied. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Deborah Evans, Owner, Queen Smith, Administrator, and one additional staff member. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. The following violations were observed and/or confirmed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1043 All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The owner did not have a file available for review. G.S. 110-91( 9) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). A staff member's qualification letter expired October 2025, has not received a new qualifying letter. Staff member must have a valid qualifying letter by December 4, 2025. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A therapist working alone with a child while in care does not have a valid qualifying letter. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) Violations must be corrected immediately. Within one week November 27, 2025, you must submit documentation of the corrections you made and your plan to maintain compliance with the identified child care requirements to me at the information below. You may contact me at Tenille Lowery, Investigations Consultant, (910) 733-1129, tenille.lowery@dhhs.nc.gov, Fax: (919) 715-1013, Mail: 2201 Mail Services Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 or my supervisor, Melissa Loehr, Southeastern Investigations Supervisor, melissa.loehr@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time. 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: LITTLE ANGELS CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENTAL CTR INC Facility ID: 47000144 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/15/2025 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 9/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Queen Smith, administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued March 31st, 2019, earning seven (7) points in the education component, two (2) points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and 1 quality point. Restrictions include daytime and overnight and meets enhanced space. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on September 15, 2025, and Little Angels ChildCare and Developmental Center Incorporated was listed as current- active. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 30, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed on March 26, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on June 27, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime and night care. The center's compliance history is ninety-seven percent (97%) and it was reviewed with the operator. The Staff and Training Worksheet, The Children's Records Worksheet and the Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist were completed during the visit. I visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children were observed in free play activities, singing with their teacher and making a dog shaker in the PreK classroom. Bean and cheese burritos, mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges, and milk. The following violations were observed: Violation Number Comment Rule 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. J. Oxendine began providing breaks in the classrooms on 5/22/25.She did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. .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. J. Oxendine began providing classroom breaks on May 22, 2025 and she did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. .1102(d) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. M. Wright was hired on March 14, 2025 and she did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment .1102(g) 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 September 29, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware 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. Mail or email the information to: Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, 509 Pilot Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28303 or to alecia.paschal@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 For the latest information on childcare rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and signed. The visit summary and Center Space, Capacity, Staff/Child Ratio Worksheet, staff and training worksheet, center compliance monitoring checklist and children’s records worksheet were reviewed and left with you. Contact me at Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, by phone at 910-489-0413, or by email at alecia.paschal@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, by phone at (910) 709-4160, or by email at 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE ANGELS CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENTAL CTR INC Facility ID: 47000144 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/12/2024 Number Present: 8 Completed Date: 6/12/2024 Age: From 0 To 11 Total Minutes: 45 Time In: 11:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Queen Smith assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued March 31st, 2019, earning seven (7) points in the education component, two (2) points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and and 1 quality point. Restrictions include: daytime and overnight and meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 10, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed on December 15, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on July 17th, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime and night care. The center's compliance history is 97% and it was reviewed with the operator. The Staff and Training Worksheet was completed and reflected new staff files. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children were observed in free play activities. The following violation(s) were documented: Violation Number Comment Rule 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. S.W. and J.S. 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. .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. S.W. and J.S. did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care and/or verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. .1102(d) 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 26, 2024, 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: Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, 509 Pilot Ave, NC 28303 or to alecia.paschal@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: Today I reviewed the compliance listing and being a smart consumer of CPR and First Aid training with you on the DCDEE website. I showed you how to refer to rules with the compliance listing and how to look up CPR and First Aid training to verify if the provider is approved. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, by phone at 910-489-0413 or email at alecia.paschal@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, by phone at 910-709-4160 or email at 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE ANGELS CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENTAL CTR INC Facility ID: 47000144 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/10/2023 Number Present: 9 Completed Date: 10/10/2023 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Queen Smith assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license, issued March 31st, 2019, earning seven (7) points in the education component, two (2) points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space and and 1 quality point. Restrictions include: daytime and overnight and meets enhanced space. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 9, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed on January 04, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on July 17th, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime and night care. The center's compliance history is 96% and it was reviewed with the operator. The Staff and Training Worksheet, The Children's Records Worksheet and the Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist were completed during the visit. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children were observed in free play activities. Proper hand washing techniques and diaper changing procedures were observed. Lunch was pork chops, broccoli, brown rice, mandarin oranges, and milk. The following violation(s) were documented: Violation Number Comment Rule 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. One staff did not have an annual health questionnaire on file. .0701(a) 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. One staff member did not have an emergency information form that had been updated annually. .0701(a) 1902 The professional development plan was not reviewed annually. One staff did not have an annual professional development plan. .1104 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 October 24, 2023, 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: Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, 509 Pilot Ave, NC 28303 or to alecia.paschal@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: The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. Applicants who achieve a score of 80% or higher on the NC Early Childhood Equivalency Exam earn the new North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Certificate. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Child Development and Early Education. If you have any questions about the NC Early Childhood Equivalency Quiz, please contact: DCDEE.Equivalency.Exam@dhhs.nc.gov. Ensure all forms are filled out completely to reflect that all requested information is current and accurate. Best practice is to note when information is not applicable. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact Alecia Paschal, Child Care Consultant, by phone at 910-489-0413 or email at alecia.paschal@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, by phone at 910-709-4160 or email at 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