Little RED Schoolhouse

10A NCAC 09 .0902 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:15 AM Time Out: 01:30 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 for an annual compliance visit. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 25, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-seven percent (97%) on June 2, 2026 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. Children were observed eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, applesauce, salad and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was placed in a crib with his bottle. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A bottle of 409 was by the sink area in the infant room. The director's office and the kitchen had 6 cans of various cleaners and pesticides and spray paint in aerosol dispensers. The office and kitchen were unlocked. .2820(b) 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 18, 2026, 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 Technical Assistance: Staffing can be a challenge. Please be reminded that you must maintain staff: child ratios, group size, room capacity always. If you don’t have enough staff to stay in compliance with all rules, consider sending home or not accepting a child for care. Hazardous Products / Aerosol Storage: During today's visit, aerosol products were observed in an area accessible to children. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1) requires that all medicines, hazardous substances, and potentially dangerous items be stored in a locked room or cabinet and inaccessible to children. Aerosol products, cleaning supplies, disinfectants, and similar materials can present significant health and safety risks if handled by children, including accidental poisoning, inhalation injuries, chemical burns, or eye irritation. To ensure compliance and maintain a safe environment, all hazardous products should be immediately returned to a locked storage area after use, and staff should routinely monitor classrooms and shared spaces to verify that these items remain secured and inaccessible to children at all times. Infant Feeding Practices / Bottles in Cribs: During today's visit, an infant was observed in a crib with a bottle. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0906(d) requires that infants who are unable to hold their own bottles be held while being fed and that infants who are capable of holding their own bottles be placed in an appropriate feeding apparatus or seating arrangement during feeding. Bottles should not be propped, and infants should not be placed in cribs with bottles. Feeding infants while they are lying down increases the risk of choking and aspiration and may contribute to ear infections due to milk pooling in the eustachian tubes. Additionally, allowing infants to remain in a crib with a bottle can interfere with responsive caregiving practices and may create an unsafe sleep environment. Staff should ensure that infants are fed while being held or seated appropriately for feeding and that bottles are removed immediately after feeding is completed to promote both safety and healthy development. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:15 AM Time Out: 01:30 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 for an annual compliance visit. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 25, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-seven percent (97%) on June 2, 2026 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. Children were observed eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, applesauce, salad and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was placed in a crib with his bottle. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A bottle of 409 was by the sink area in the infant room. The director's office and the kitchen had 6 cans of various cleaners and pesticides and spray paint in aerosol dispensers. The office and kitchen were unlocked. .2820(b) 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 18, 2026, 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 Technical Assistance: Staffing can be a challenge. Please be reminded that you must maintain staff: child ratios, group size, room capacity always. If you don’t have enough staff to stay in compliance with all rules, consider sending home or not accepting a child for care. Hazardous Products / Aerosol Storage: During today's visit, aerosol products were observed in an area accessible to children. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1) requires that all medicines, hazardous substances, and potentially dangerous items be stored in a locked room or cabinet and inaccessible to children. Aerosol products, cleaning supplies, disinfectants, and similar materials can present significant health and safety risks if handled by children, including accidental poisoning, inhalation injuries, chemical burns, or eye irritation. To ensure compliance and maintain a safe environment, all hazardous products should be immediately returned to a locked storage area after use, and staff should routinely monitor classrooms and shared spaces to verify that these items remain secured and inaccessible to children at all times. Infant Feeding Practices / Bottles in Cribs: During today's visit, an infant was observed in a crib with a bottle. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0906(d) requires that infants who are unable to hold their own bottles be held while being fed and that infants who are capable of holding their own bottles be placed in an appropriate feeding apparatus or seating arrangement during feeding. Bottles should not be propped, and infants should not be placed in cribs with bottles. Feeding infants while they are lying down increases the risk of choking and aspiration and may contribute to ear infections due to milk pooling in the eustachian tubes. Additionally, allowing infants to remain in a crib with a bottle can interfere with responsive caregiving practices and may create an unsafe sleep environment. Staff should ensure that infants are fed while being held or seated appropriately for feeding and that bottles are removed immediately after feeding is completed to promote both safety and healthy development. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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

10A NCAC 09 .0906 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:15 AM Time Out: 01:30 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 for an annual compliance visit. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 25, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-seven percent (97%) on June 2, 2026 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. Children were observed eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, applesauce, salad and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was placed in a crib with his bottle. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A bottle of 409 was by the sink area in the infant room. The director's office and the kitchen had 6 cans of various cleaners and pesticides and spray paint in aerosol dispensers. The office and kitchen were unlocked. .2820(b) 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 18, 2026, 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 Technical Assistance: Staffing can be a challenge. Please be reminded that you must maintain staff: child ratios, group size, room capacity always. If you don’t have enough staff to stay in compliance with all rules, consider sending home or not accepting a child for care. Hazardous Products / Aerosol Storage: During today's visit, aerosol products were observed in an area accessible to children. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1) requires that all medicines, hazardous substances, and potentially dangerous items be stored in a locked room or cabinet and inaccessible to children. Aerosol products, cleaning supplies, disinfectants, and similar materials can present significant health and safety risks if handled by children, including accidental poisoning, inhalation injuries, chemical burns, or eye irritation. To ensure compliance and maintain a safe environment, all hazardous products should be immediately returned to a locked storage area after use, and staff should routinely monitor classrooms and shared spaces to verify that these items remain secured and inaccessible to children at all times. Infant Feeding Practices / Bottles in Cribs: During today's visit, an infant was observed in a crib with a bottle. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0906(d) requires that infants who are unable to hold their own bottles be held while being fed and that infants who are capable of holding their own bottles be placed in an appropriate feeding apparatus or seating arrangement during feeding. Bottles should not be propped, and infants should not be placed in cribs with bottles. Feeding infants while they are lying down increases the risk of choking and aspiration and may contribute to ear infections due to milk pooling in the eustachian tubes. Additionally, allowing infants to remain in a crib with a bottle can interfere with responsive caregiving practices and may create an unsafe sleep environment. Staff should ensure that infants are fed while being held or seated appropriately for feeding and that bottles are removed immediately after feeding is completed to promote both safety and healthy development. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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 RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/4/2026 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 6/4/2026 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:15 AM Time Out: 01:30 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 for an annual compliance visit. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on November 25, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-seven percent (97%) on June 2, 2026 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. Children were observed eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, applesauce, salad and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. An infant was placed in a crib with his bottle. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. A bottle of 409 was by the sink area in the infant room. The director's office and the kitchen had 6 cans of various cleaners and pesticides and spray paint in aerosol dispensers. The office and kitchen were unlocked. .2820(b) 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 18, 2026, 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 Technical Assistance: Staffing can be a challenge. Please be reminded that you must maintain staff: child ratios, group size, room capacity always. If you don’t have enough staff to stay in compliance with all rules, consider sending home or not accepting a child for care. Hazardous Products / Aerosol Storage: During today's visit, aerosol products were observed in an area accessible to children. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1) requires that all medicines, hazardous substances, and potentially dangerous items be stored in a locked room or cabinet and inaccessible to children. Aerosol products, cleaning supplies, disinfectants, and similar materials can present significant health and safety risks if handled by children, including accidental poisoning, inhalation injuries, chemical burns, or eye irritation. To ensure compliance and maintain a safe environment, all hazardous products should be immediately returned to a locked storage area after use, and staff should routinely monitor classrooms and shared spaces to verify that these items remain secured and inaccessible to children at all times. Infant Feeding Practices / Bottles in Cribs: During today's visit, an infant was observed in a crib with a bottle. Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0906(d) requires that infants who are unable to hold their own bottles be held while being fed and that infants who are capable of holding their own bottles be placed in an appropriate feeding apparatus or seating arrangement during feeding. Bottles should not be propped, and infants should not be placed in cribs with bottles. Feeding infants while they are lying down increases the risk of choking and aspiration and may contribute to ear infections due to milk pooling in the eustachian tubes. Additionally, allowing infants to remain in a crib with a bottle can interfere with responsive caregiving practices and may create an unsafe sleep environment. Staff should ensure that infants are fed while being held or seated appropriately for feeding and that bottles are removed immediately after feeding is completed to promote both safety and healthy development. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/25/2025 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 11/25/2025 Age: From 2 To 6 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 4, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-eight percent (98%) on November 25, 2025 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. 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 eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of ground beef, broccoli, mixed fruit, pasta and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The prior fire inspection was on November 21, 2024. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 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 December 11, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. You were extended two additional days due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. 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 Rated License Review: Today we reviewed the new QRIS Pathways, and you plan on being assessed through pathway #2: classroom and instructional quality. We reviewed the child care center requirements applicable to this pathway. We reviewed the Family and Community Standards form. Keep documentation on how and when you meet the options. You were provided with a copy of the quality initiatives so you can review it. I provided you with a copy of the Facility CQI Plan, and I provided you with a copy of the Individual CQI and PD Plan. All staff should complete this annually. We discussed curriculum and formative assessments and NCFELD. We reviewed the educational requirements for a center. You plan on updating all staff in WORKS. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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 RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/25/2025 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 11/25/2025 Age: From 2 To 6 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 01:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 4, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed on June 2, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was ninety-eight percent (98%) on November 25, 2025 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. 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 eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of ground beef, broccoli, mixed fruit, pasta and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The prior fire inspection was on November 21, 2024. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 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 December 11, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. You were extended two additional days due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. 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 Rated License Review: Today we reviewed the new QRIS Pathways, and you plan on being assessed through pathway #2: classroom and instructional quality. We reviewed the child care center requirements applicable to this pathway. We reviewed the Family and Community Standards form. Keep documentation on how and when you meet the options. You were provided with a copy of the quality initiatives so you can review it. I provided you with a copy of the Facility CQI Plan, and I provided you with a copy of the Individual CQI and PD Plan. All staff should complete this annually. We discussed curriculum and formative assessments and NCFELD. We reviewed the educational requirements for a center. You plan on updating all staff in WORKS. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 7 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 11:30 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Elanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7. 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed on November 20, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was eighty-nine percent (89%) on December 3. 2024 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. 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 eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of ground beef, mashed potato, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 104 Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The sanitation inspection was over a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Y.S. and E.K. did not have a current annual staff evaluation and a current staff development plan on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. K.M.'s signed acknowledgement was not on file. T.G.'s acknowledgement was not on file prior to her hire date (8/13/24). .0608(d)(1-4) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. K.M.'s proof of negative TB on 1/6/22 or screening and her medical report on 1/14/22, were over a year old. Her date of hire was 6/10/25. .0701(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 December 17, 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. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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 Consultant, 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

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 7 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 11:30 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Elanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7. 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed on November 20, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was eighty-nine percent (89%) on December 3. 2024 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. 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 eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of ground beef, mashed potato, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 104 Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The sanitation inspection was over a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Y.S. and E.K. did not have a current annual staff evaluation and a current staff development plan on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. K.M.'s signed acknowledgement was not on file. T.G.'s acknowledgement was not on file prior to her hire date (8/13/24). .0608(d)(1-4) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. K.M.'s proof of negative TB on 1/6/22 or screening and her medical report on 1/14/22, were over a year old. Her date of hire was 6/10/25. .0701(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 December 17, 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. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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 Consultant, 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 RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 7 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 2 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 11:30 AM Time Out: 03:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Elanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed this visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019, earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 7. 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed on November 20, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on November 21, 2024, and your facility was approved for day time and night care. The center's compliance history was eighty-nine percent (89%) on December 3. 2024 and it was reviewed with the operator. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, and license restrictions were monitored. The license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. 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 eating lunch and napping. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of ground beef, mashed potato, mixed fruit, mixed vegetables and milk. The following violations of applicable child care requirements were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 104 Center has not passed required sanitation inspection and received an approved or superior rating. The sanitation inspection was over a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(b) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Y.S. and E.K. did not have a current annual staff evaluation and a current staff development plan on file. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. K.M.'s signed acknowledgement was not on file. T.G.'s acknowledgement was not on file prior to her hire date (8/13/24). .0608(d)(1-4) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. K.M.'s proof of negative TB on 1/6/22 or screening and her medical report on 1/14/22, were over a year old. Her date of hire was 6/10/25. .0701(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 December 17, 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. 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/ The Visit Summary, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist were printed and signed during today’s visit. 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 Consultant, 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

GS110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 405 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 04:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed the attached visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019.earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 14, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed on November 20, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on December 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You stated that the fire inspector checked this in error, and you will have it reissued to reflect daytime and overnight and submit that to me by December 21, 2023. You currently do not serve any children on third shift and will not serve them until you receive your approval for daytime and overnight fire inspection. The center's compliance history was ninety-eight percent (98%) on December 7. 2023 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 and teacher directed activities. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, corn, green beans, and milk. The following violations were observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Four children were not adequately supervised when they were left alone in space #3 while their teacher answered the front door. .1801(a)(1-5) 714 Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches. The openings on the deck railings were 4" wide in the front and back of the building. .0605(g) 718 Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. The swing set did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment .0605(m)(2) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. The directors' office had a bucket of paint, Windex, white out, and 409 cleaner accessible to children. There was a bucket of paint on the playground near the front of the building. .2820(b) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file for two children before or within 30 days after admission. GS110-91(1) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the loose surfacing was 2" deep. .0605(k)(1-4) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Two staff did not complete all of the health and safety training topics within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. .1103(b) 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 December 21, 2023, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation (s) was/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 Avenue, 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 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed ways to maintain supervision when there is no one available to answer the door. I suggested that the you can take the children with you or provide a locked door with a code so parents can enter and bring their children into the building and sign them into the classroom. I also observed that the children in space #3 were washing their hands in space #2 because there is not a handwashing sink in space #3. You will need to assure that you maintain all supervision requirements when children are washing hands in one classroom and returning to another. One way is to wait until all children are done washing their hands and are in line outside of the classroom. The children can follow the teacher until she is standing at the entrance of the classroom door in order to assure that the children can be seen in the classroom and the hallway at the same time. During today’s visit, I asked your teacher in space #2 if she was familiar with the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University. She said that she was not. The information on Serve and Return is important to know and can be applied in homes and centers to build brain capacity in children from birth. Please share this website with your staff and parents. Here is the reference information: Serve and Return. (n.d.). Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/serveand- return/ Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry. (2011, September 30). YouTube. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://youtu.be/m_5u8-QSh6A I also observed that the children in space #4 were sitting and waiting for the teacher to continue to review sight words while she was talking to me. I suggested that she could provide a teacher-directed activity, like reviewing sight words to smaller groups of children, during center time as an additional center. This will allow for longer periods of interactive learning through exploration and play. There are multiple training videos located on the Head Start Early Childhood Knowledge and Training Center. I recommend that your preschool teacher watch these videos to get ideas on how to expand play in the classroom center. Here is the reference information: Head Start ECLKC. (2023, June 8). Play Promotes Early Development: It's Time for Play! | ECLKC. ECLKC. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/curriculum/article/play-promotes-early-development-itstime- play 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 (DCDEE) via its online Moodle Training Portal at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/. There is no fee to take the Exam. 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. 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, a partial Visit Summary was reviewed with you and signed electronically. The Visit Summary completed in the DCDEE Regulatory System, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist will be emailed to 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 Consultant, 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 RED SCHOOLHOUSE Facility ID: 47000281 Consultant: ALECIA PASCHAL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/7/2023 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 12/7/2023 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 405 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 04:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center 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. Eleanor Kirkland, owner, was on the premises and I reviewed the attached visit summary documentation with her at the end of today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a three-star license, issued April 15, 2019.earning two (2) points in program, five (5) points in education and one (1) quality point in the programmic option. License restrictions include daytime and overnight, meets enhanced ratios and children under 2 ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on December 14, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed on November 20, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on December 4, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You stated that the fire inspector checked this in error, and you will have it reissued to reflect daytime and overnight and submit that to me by December 21, 2023. You currently do not serve any children on third shift and will not serve them until you receive your approval for daytime and overnight fire inspection. The center's compliance history was ninety-eight percent (98%) on December 7. 2023 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 and teacher directed activities. Proper hand washing techniques were observed. Lunch was observed and consisted of pizza, corn, green beans, and milk. The following violations were observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Four children were not adequately supervised when they were left alone in space #3 while their teacher answered the front door. .1801(a)(1-5) 714 Openings in equipment, steps, decks, handrails, and fencing were not less than 3 1/2 inches or greater than 9 inches. The openings on the deck railings were 4" wide in the front and back of the building. .0605(g) 718 Swings did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment. The swing set did not have surfacing that extends two times the length of the pivot point to the surface below beyond the external limits of the equipment .0605(m)(2) 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. The directors' office had a bucket of paint, Windex, white out, and 409 cleaner accessible to children. There was a bucket of paint on the playground near the front of the building. .2820(b) 1321 Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. A medical exam or health assessment record was not on file for two children before or within 30 days after admission. GS110-91(1) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the loose surfacing was 2" deep. .0605(k)(1-4) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Two staff did not complete all of the health and safety training topics within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. .1103(b) 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 December 21, 2023, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation (s) was/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 Avenue, 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 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. Technical Assistance: We discussed ways to maintain supervision when there is no one available to answer the door. I suggested that the you can take the children with you or provide a locked door with a code so parents can enter and bring their children into the building and sign them into the classroom. I also observed that the children in space #3 were washing their hands in space #2 because there is not a handwashing sink in space #3. You will need to assure that you maintain all supervision requirements when children are washing hands in one classroom and returning to another. One way is to wait until all children are done washing their hands and are in line outside of the classroom. The children can follow the teacher until she is standing at the entrance of the classroom door in order to assure that the children can be seen in the classroom and the hallway at the same time. During today’s visit, I asked your teacher in space #2 if she was familiar with the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University. She said that she was not. The information on Serve and Return is important to know and can be applied in homes and centers to build brain capacity in children from birth. Please share this website with your staff and parents. Here is the reference information: Serve and Return. (n.d.). Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/serveand- return/ Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry. (2011, September 30). YouTube. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://youtu.be/m_5u8-QSh6A I also observed that the children in space #4 were sitting and waiting for the teacher to continue to review sight words while she was talking to me. I suggested that she could provide a teacher-directed activity, like reviewing sight words to smaller groups of children, during center time as an additional center. This will allow for longer periods of interactive learning through exploration and play. There are multiple training videos located on the Head Start Early Childhood Knowledge and Training Center. I recommend that your preschool teacher watch these videos to get ideas on how to expand play in the classroom center. Here is the reference information: Head Start ECLKC. (2023, June 8). Play Promotes Early Development: It's Time for Play! | ECLKC. ECLKC. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/curriculum/article/play-promotes-early-development-itstime- play 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 (DCDEE) via its online Moodle Training Portal at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/. There is no fee to take the Exam. 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. 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, a partial Visit Summary was reviewed with you and signed electronically. The Visit Summary completed in the DCDEE Regulatory System, Center Space Capacity and Staff Child Ratio Worksheet, Children’s Records Worksheet and the Annual Monitoring Center Checklist will be emailed to 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 Consultant, 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