NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/14/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 10/14/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 220 Time In: 12:00 PM Time Out: 03:40 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 compliance with child care requirements for a routine unannounced assessment. This facility currently operates with a Three (3) Star License issued on 6-12-25. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on 5-8-25. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear, center director. Upon arrival to the facility, I was greeted by staff. A walk-through occurred monitoring the two (2) classrooms where children were in care was completed. Compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, discipline, program requirements, storage of hazardous substances, CPR & First Aid, permit restrictions and various staff records documentation was monitored as a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements. You indicated that no medications are on the premises and no medications were observed today. The children completed handwashing routines and ate lunch at the table. Toileting/diapering procedures, followed by handwashing occurred before the children had rest time where they rested/slept on cots with linens. A caring and nurturing environment was observed as the caregivers met the children’s needs and interacted appropriately with the children. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements was conducted and the following violations were cited. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 614 Bed, cribs, playpens, cots or mats were not placed at least 18" apart or separated by partitions when in use. Cots were not placed less than 18" apart in spaces #1 and #2. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(e) 1823 The EPR Plan did not include the location of the Ready to Go File and or the required information. Staff emergency information was not included in the Ready to Go File. .0607(d)(10) The above violation must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than 10-28-25 stating how the item was corrected and a plan to maintain compliance with the requirements. My mailing address is: PO Box 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 or a correction letter can be emailed to: bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov. The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Ready to Go File: The Ready to Go File requirement is crucial because it acts as a readily accessible collection of critical information needed to quickly respond to an emergency, allowing you to efficiently evacuate children, contact parents and staff members emergency contacts, and address specific needs during a crisis, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals at the facility. Your Ready to Go File notebook should contain a Ready to Go File checklist along with all of the required paperwork. A Ready to Go File checklist was provided today for you to monitor the required paperwork. It was suggested to monitor the Ready to Go File at least monthly to ensure that it is up to date. The file should be updated when new children enroll or disenroll and/or new staff are hired or terminated. It is also suggested to mark your calendar or set an alarm to remind you to update your EPR Plan/Ready to Go File. Cot Placement: Placing cots 18 inches apart is important because the minimum distance of 18 inches apart helps prevent the spread of communicable diseases among children. It ensures that children are not in close proximity to each other, reducing the risk of accidents and injuries. Adequate space also allows children to rest comfortably and sleep peacefully. It was suggested that you find a measuring tool that reflects 18 inches and use this tool daily to ensure that cots remain at the required distant. • The Division of Child Development and Early Education’s QRIS modernization requirements went into effect July 1, 2025. These requirements replace the old point-based system with three flexible "Pathways to the Stars" for earning star ratings in program assessment, classroom and instructional quality, and accreditation/Head Start. This new framework offers clear requirements for each star level within a pathway, expands education options for early childhood professionals, and focuses on continuous quality improvement and family/community engagement. Today it was explained that you can review the QRIS requirements for the new rated license process on the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization to learn more. • Your lead in water, asbestos and lead in paint testing has not been completed. from Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids were completed on 5-7-24. • We discussed organizing your display boards that contain the required information. You have multiple copies of the required paperwork and some of the paperwork has begun to curl on the wall. We organized and discarded some duplicate paperwork on your boards today. The updated summary of the law poster dated February 2025 was also provided for you to post today. • When reviewing your emergency medical care plan, please add more names other than yours and your daughter. You must ensure that there is someone at all times responsible for completing the duties listed on the emergency medical care plan in case of an emergency. • Do not forget to complete a shelter-in-place or lockdown drill when you complete your monthly fire drill. It was suggested that you add the months in three month increments to your emergency drill form to alert you of the months to conduct your emergency shelter-in-place or lockdown drills. • The Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) Project supports teachers to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce the expulsion rate among young children in licensed child care centers across North Carolina. Specialists are available with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments and teaching practices that promote prosocial skills in young children. A flyer with the challenging behaviors hotline information was provided today. • The NC Institute for Child Development Professionals (NCICDP) began offering on-demand online trainings for Early Childhood professionals. Some sessions are developed originally as online trainings and others are live webinar events that were recorded and then adapted to an online on-demand format. Currently the NCICDP is offering these two trainings, Salary Scale Toolkit Level 1 Training and Professional Burnout in ECE: You Can’t Give to Others What You Don’t Have. Visit the online trainings at https://www.ncicdp.org/on-demand-trainings/. If there are any issues or questions about the Institute trainings, please reach out to Ashley Allen at ashleya@ncicdp.org and/or Erin Speer Smith at erins@ncicdp.org. • Did you know that if you do not login on to any of the DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. It is strongly suggested to set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. • The NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center is a valuable resource where you can find skills-based training and technical assistance from your Child Care Health Consultant on specific medications or health conditions, as well as the new poster on Stand-Up Changing Procedures. Sign up for their quarterly newsletter and find updated resources at www.healthychildcare.unc.edu or 800-367-2229, choose option 1, then 2. • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2200 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2025 Number Present: 22 Completed Date: 5/8/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 255 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 04:45 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 compliance with child care requirements for an annual compliance assessment during an administrative action. This facility currently operates with a Probationary License that was issued on 12-11-24 and will be expiring on 6-11-25. The last sanitation inspection was completed on 8-16-24 with an “Superior” classification. The last approved fire inspection was conducted on 12-23-24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today and this facility’s corporation’s name, Learning As We Go LLC was listed as “Current-Active.” Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear, center director. I monitored the two (2) classrooms in use for compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, and staff interaction/discipline. The program was also monitored for health and safety requirements both indoors and outdoors using the annual compliance monitoring checklist. Children completed daily activities with adequate supervision and engagement from the caregivers. The children were observed resting on cots with linens, outside on the playground running about, playing in the sand and playing with balls, interacting in activity centers, in circle time playing instruments, engaged with the caregiver as they were blowing bubbles, and completing toileting and handwashing routines. The program requirements, along with equipment and furnishings were observed. Compliance with staff records will be documented by you. New staff records, along with children’s records were reviewed today. No medications were observed on the premises to be monitored. You stated transportation is still offered by a third party organization. Five (5) schoolagers arrived for afterschool care during today’s visit. The following violation of child care requirements was cited during today’s visit and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 501 Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. For snack, the children were not served two (2) components, only a pack of cheese crackers and water was served to the children. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) The above violation must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than 5-22-25 stating how the item was corrected and a plan to maintain compliance with the requirements. My mailing address is: PO Box 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 or a correction letter can be emailed to: bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov. The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Nutrition: By providing nutritious meals and snacks, your center can contribute to the overall health and well-being of children. Healthy eating habits established during early childhood can have a long-lasting impact on children's future health and can help prevent nutritional deficiencies and chronic diseases later in life. In addition, high-quality nutrition in daycare centers can also positively influence a child's cognitive abilities, concentration, and academic performance. Remember that for snack two (2) components must be served, as water is not a component. For lunch five (5) components must be served, 1- a meat or meat alternate, 2/3- a fruit and a vegetable or two (2) fruits and two (2) vegetables, 4- a bread/grain, and 5- milk. Have a staff meeting and inform staff about the meal and snack requirements. • Please submit your completed staff and training worksheets asap. • We discussed that children are more likely to pay attention and are more open to learning if they are comfortable. You can positively influence the overall learning environment in your rooms by choosing chairs and tables that are the right size for the children in your care. A general rule to remember when you're trying to determine a suitable chair size is that children's feet should be able to touch the floor when they sit back in the chairs. The general rule for tables in early care classrooms is the space between the seat of the chair and the underside of the table should be 7-8 inches. That's just the right amount of space for children to be able to fit their legs under the table, and it also ensures that the table is low enough for children to comfortably rest their elbows. • To remove the dark residue on your tables, a suggestion was made to use Goo Gone. The residue is under the labels covered with contact paper on your tables. When using contact paper always remove the sticky residue before adding new contact paper. • You mentioned a mosquito problem on the playground. A suggestion was made to contact an exterminator to do mosquito treatments to your outdoor areas over the weekends. • Advocacy doesn’t have to be scary. The most influential change happens when passionate people get together to push for progress on a grassroots level. The North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, https://ncaeyc.org/training-events/, Advocacy Circle is a safe space to team up with other early education professionals and discuss localized ways to help our profession thrive. The NCAEYC Advocacy Circle is open to all individuals passionate about early education in North Carolina. Join the webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hQLDZgyzTMGRfM0SaPKP0A#/registration on June 10th at 12 noon to 1:00pm to learn more. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 – COMPLETED: Today a piece of sheetrock was observed over the door leading to the unlicensed space creating a physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - PARTIALLY COMPLETED: It has been was confirmed that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins have completed the required Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Training certificates of completion were observed for both of you for “Getting Ready for the PAS (2nd Edition),” Module 1: “Leading the Way,” and Module 6: “Designing Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” A portion of the final component of Stipulation #3 has been completed. The required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment was conducted on 3-6-25 by Sylvia Paige Murphy, Provider Services Coach at Partnership for Children of Cumberland County. A copy of the results need to be submitted asap. Ms. Murphy was contacted and indicated that she has been on vacation and other responsibilities have come up but, the results from the assessment would be shared via email next week. Stipulation #4 – COMPLETED/APPROVED: An email was received on 3-12-25 containing you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s summaries of your training however, more details were needed. Updated summaries of training that included the required information for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins were received on 5-7-25 and approved as they contained the required information. Stipulation #5 – COMPLETED/APPROVED: An email was received on 3-12-25 containing your written plan for observation and evaluation of each staff member’s performance while the probationary license is in effect. The written plan indicated that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins will complete observations and evaluations, twice a month on the 15th and last weekday of the month. Your submitted plan included a created tool that will be used for documenting observations recording 1- the location of each observation, 2- the date and times of each observation, 3- the name and signature of the person observed, 4- the signature of the observer, 4- a summary of each observation, 5- areas of noncompliance, and 6- any corrective action taken. This plan will be approved once you add to the plan the information below that was provided in Stipulation #5. An email was received on 4-23-25 with an updated written plan that is approved as it contains all of the required information. Stipulation #6 – You submitted your revised written policies on 5-7-25 regarding the steps taken to ensure compliance related to supervision. The written policies did not clearly state all of the required information. Today we discussed how you can write the policies to be clearer of staff member’s expectations regarding supervision. Stipulation #7 – Once the supervision policies are approved, you will conduct a staff meeting with all staff members to discuss the supervision policies. Documentation of the staff meeting shall include an attendance roster with the printed name and signature of each staff member in attendance, the date, time, and length of the meeting, and minutes documenting the information discussed during the meeting. Remember all documentation shall be maintained in facility files for review by representatives of the Division of Child Development and Early Education upon request. • Your lead in water testing through Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids was completed on 5-7-24. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/8/2025 Number Present: 22 Completed Date: 5/8/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 255 Time In: 12:30 PM Time Out: 04:45 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 compliance with child care requirements for an annual compliance assessment during an administrative action. This facility currently operates with a Probationary License that was issued on 12-11-24 and will be expiring on 6-11-25. The last sanitation inspection was completed on 8-16-24 with an “Superior” classification. The last approved fire inspection was conducted on 12-23-24. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today and this facility’s corporation’s name, Learning As We Go LLC was listed as “Current-Active.” Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear, center director. I monitored the two (2) classrooms in use for compliance with staff/child ratios, supervision, and staff interaction/discipline. The program was also monitored for health and safety requirements both indoors and outdoors using the annual compliance monitoring checklist. Children completed daily activities with adequate supervision and engagement from the caregivers. The children were observed resting on cots with linens, outside on the playground running about, playing in the sand and playing with balls, interacting in activity centers, in circle time playing instruments, engaged with the caregiver as they were blowing bubbles, and completing toileting and handwashing routines. The program requirements, along with equipment and furnishings were observed. Compliance with staff records will be documented by you. New staff records, along with children’s records were reviewed today. No medications were observed on the premises to be monitored. You stated transportation is still offered by a third party organization. Five (5) schoolagers arrived for afterschool care during today’s visit. The following violation of child care requirements was cited during today’s visit and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 501 Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. For snack, the children were not served two (2) components, only a pack of cheese crackers and water was served to the children. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) The above violation must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than 5-22-25 stating how the item was corrected and a plan to maintain compliance with the requirements. My mailing address is: PO Box 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 or a correction letter can be emailed to: bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov. The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Nutrition: By providing nutritious meals and snacks, your center can contribute to the overall health and well-being of children. Healthy eating habits established during early childhood can have a long-lasting impact on children's future health and can help prevent nutritional deficiencies and chronic diseases later in life. In addition, high-quality nutrition in daycare centers can also positively influence a child's cognitive abilities, concentration, and academic performance. Remember that for snack two (2) components must be served, as water is not a component. For lunch five (5) components must be served, 1- a meat or meat alternate, 2/3- a fruit and a vegetable or two (2) fruits and two (2) vegetables, 4- a bread/grain, and 5- milk. Have a staff meeting and inform staff about the meal and snack requirements. • Please submit your completed staff and training worksheets asap. • We discussed that children are more likely to pay attention and are more open to learning if they are comfortable. You can positively influence the overall learning environment in your rooms by choosing chairs and tables that are the right size for the children in your care. A general rule to remember when you're trying to determine a suitable chair size is that children's feet should be able to touch the floor when they sit back in the chairs. The general rule for tables in early care classrooms is the space between the seat of the chair and the underside of the table should be 7-8 inches. That's just the right amount of space for children to be able to fit their legs under the table, and it also ensures that the table is low enough for children to comfortably rest their elbows. • To remove the dark residue on your tables, a suggestion was made to use Goo Gone. The residue is under the labels covered with contact paper on your tables. When using contact paper always remove the sticky residue before adding new contact paper. • You mentioned a mosquito problem on the playground. A suggestion was made to contact an exterminator to do mosquito treatments to your outdoor areas over the weekends. • Advocacy doesn’t have to be scary. The most influential change happens when passionate people get together to push for progress on a grassroots level. The North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, https://ncaeyc.org/training-events/, Advocacy Circle is a safe space to team up with other early education professionals and discuss localized ways to help our profession thrive. The NCAEYC Advocacy Circle is open to all individuals passionate about early education in North Carolina. Join the webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hQLDZgyzTMGRfM0SaPKP0A#/registration on June 10th at 12 noon to 1:00pm to learn more. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 – COMPLETED: Today a piece of sheetrock was observed over the door leading to the unlicensed space creating a physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - PARTIALLY COMPLETED: It has been was confirmed that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins have completed the required Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Training certificates of completion were observed for both of you for “Getting Ready for the PAS (2nd Edition),” Module 1: “Leading the Way,” and Module 6: “Designing Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” A portion of the final component of Stipulation #3 has been completed. The required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment was conducted on 3-6-25 by Sylvia Paige Murphy, Provider Services Coach at Partnership for Children of Cumberland County. A copy of the results need to be submitted asap. Ms. Murphy was contacted and indicated that she has been on vacation and other responsibilities have come up but, the results from the assessment would be shared via email next week. Stipulation #4 – COMPLETED/APPROVED: An email was received on 3-12-25 containing you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s summaries of your training however, more details were needed. Updated summaries of training that included the required information for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins were received on 5-7-25 and approved as they contained the required information. Stipulation #5 – COMPLETED/APPROVED: An email was received on 3-12-25 containing your written plan for observation and evaluation of each staff member’s performance while the probationary license is in effect. The written plan indicated that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins will complete observations and evaluations, twice a month on the 15th and last weekday of the month. Your submitted plan included a created tool that will be used for documenting observations recording 1- the location of each observation, 2- the date and times of each observation, 3- the name and signature of the person observed, 4- the signature of the observer, 4- a summary of each observation, 5- areas of noncompliance, and 6- any corrective action taken. This plan will be approved once you add to the plan the information below that was provided in Stipulation #5. An email was received on 4-23-25 with an updated written plan that is approved as it contains all of the required information. Stipulation #6 – You submitted your revised written policies on 5-7-25 regarding the steps taken to ensure compliance related to supervision. The written policies did not clearly state all of the required information. Today we discussed how you can write the policies to be clearer of staff member’s expectations regarding supervision. Stipulation #7 – Once the supervision policies are approved, you will conduct a staff meeting with all staff members to discuss the supervision policies. Documentation of the staff meeting shall include an attendance roster with the printed name and signature of each staff member in attendance, the date, time, and length of the meeting, and minutes documenting the information discussed during the meeting. Remember all documentation shall be maintained in facility files for review by representatives of the Division of Child Development and Early Education upon request. • Your lead in water testing through Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids was completed on 5-7-24. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 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 .0802 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/26/2025 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 3/26/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 11:20 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to conduct an admin action follow-up visit. On 11-8-24 a probationary license administrative action was issued to this facility based on violations related to supervision, unlicensed space, and sanitation. A Probationary License effective for six (6) months was issued due to the repeated violations that were willful, continual, or hazardous to the health and safety of children. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, owner/director. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. I monitored supervision of children, staff/child ratios, adequate/approved space, discipline, permit restrictions, and storage of hazardous substances. The written reprimand administrative action was observed posted on a board at the entrance of the facility visible to parents. The children had free choice play and were engaged with sensory play at the table where there was a bin with colored rice and a bin with pasta noodles. Lunch was served and handwashing and toileting routines were observed. The children rested on cots with linens. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements was conducted. The following violations of child care requirements were cited and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 832 There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. An emergency medical plan was not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR Plan was last updated on 10-25-23. .0607(e) The above violations must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than 4-9-25 stating how the items were corrected and a plan to maintain compliance with the requirements. My mailing address is: PO Box 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 or a correction letter can be emailed to: bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov. The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Emergency Medical Care Plan: The emergency medical care plan is important because it safeguards the well-being of children in times of crisis. The emergency medical care plan sets forth steps to follow in the event of a child medical emergency. Having this plan in place allows staff to be prepared and react in a manner that protects the safety of the children. The emergency medical care plan was emailed to you today. Please complete the form adding at least five (5) staff members that can complete the tasks listed in the plan. It is recommended to post the plan where it is visible and review the plan with staff at the next staff meeting and the rules require that the plan is reviewed annually. If a staff member listed is no longer employed or capable of completing the tasks assigned on the emergency medical care plan, then update the plan removing their name immediately. Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan (EPR): The EPR Plan and Ready to Go File requirement is crucial because it acts as a readily accessible collection of critical information needed to quickly respond to an emergency situation, allowing staff to efficiently evacuate children, contact parents, and address specific needs during a crisis, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals in the facility. Your EPR Plan and Ready to Go File notebook needs to be updated with all of the required paperwork as changes occur and at least annually. It is suggested to at least twice a month monitor your Ready to Go File to ensure that it is up to date. The file should be updated when new staff are hired or staff is no longer employed and when new children enroll or disenroll, and/or when new medication is provided for a child or when the medication is no longer needed, and/or when a child has an allergy, the allergy list needs to be modified. It is suggested to mark your calendar and/or set an alarm to remind you at least every month to update your EPR Plan/Ready to Go File. Today you tried to log into the Risk Management Portal to update your EPR Plan and was unsuccessful. The EPR Help Form was provided for you to fill out and email to receive assistance with accessing your EPR Plan. • An updated summary of the law poster was emailed to you today. Please post this most recent version of the summary of the law. • Your preschool lesson plan listed “Free Choice.” It is understood that children have free choice during activity center time. Please record on your lesson plan specific activities that go along with your weekly theme that would hep foster learning in each activity center. For example, it was stated that this week your letter of the week is “M.” For art, the children could draw the letter “M” on paper with paint or in the sensory area, draw “M’s” in the colored rice. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 - You stated that the gentleman you contacted to place sheetrock over the door leading to the unlicensed space came yesterday to do measurements and that work would begin soon on the physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - Today it was confirmed that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins have completed the required Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Training certificates of completion were observed for both of you for “Getting Ready for the PAS (2nd Edition),” Module 1: “Leading the Way,” and Module 6: “Designing Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” The final component of Stipulation #3 is the completion of the required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment which was conducted on 3-6-25 by Sylvia Paige Murphy, Provider Services Coach at Partnership for Children of Cumberland County. Ms. Murphy indicated that the results from the assessment would be shared via email this week. Stipulation #4 – An email was received on 3-12-25 containing you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s summaries of your training. It was discussed that more details are needed to include 1- how what you learned will be incorporated in your daily roles as administrators, 2 - steps taken to change how you manage and 3 - new procedures that you plan to implement at the facility. Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s documentation only discussed what she learned about afterschool care. Please resubmit your summaries to include detailed information about the three (3) items mentioned above. It may be helpful to list the three (3) items I mentioned individually in your summary and provide your comments to each to ensure you have recorded the requested information. Stipulation #5 – An email was received on 3-12-25 containing your written plan for observation and evaluation of each staff member’s performance while the probationary license is in effect. The written plan indicated that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins will complete observations and evaluations, twice a month on the 15th and last weekday of the month. The plan read that if the 15th or the last day of the month falls on a weekend or a holiday, the observation will occur on the preceding business day. Your submitted plan included a created tool that will be used for documenting observations recording 1- the location of each observation, 2- the date and times of each observation, 3- the name and signature of the person observed, 4- the signature of the observer, 4- a summary of each observation, 5- areas of noncompliance, and 6- any corrective action taken. This plan will be approved once you add to the plan the information below that was provided in Stipulation #5. Please add to the written plan that to ensure continual compliance with child care requirements and the facility’s policies/procedures related to providing care in the licensed space only, supervision, nurture, care and treatment of children, grouping children and maintaining paperwork as required by the Division of Child Development and Early Education you will conduct periodic observations after the conclusion of the probationary license on 6-11-25 for at last another fiscal quarter calendar three (3) month period. Stipulation #6 – Please be aware that you should be revising previously submitted written policies regarding the steps taken to ensure compliance related to supervision. The written policies shall include, but not be limited to, the following: • Only providing care to enrolled children in licensed space • Strategies for when children are exhibiting challenging behaviors or become ill • When children are transitioned from one caregiver to another • When staff members need to complete tasks outside the classroom • Procedures for supervisory staff members to visit each classroom and monitor staff members’ implementation of the supervision plan • Procedures for periodic review of the supervision plan with all staff members, including the review of the plan in the orientation of new staff members before they assume child care responsibilities • Procedures for staff members to notify administrators when a lapse in supervision occurs, and • Consequences of staff members’ non-compliance with policies and procedures. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. Center directors can now access the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS), the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. ABCMS requires the successful completion of a Moodle course consisting of a short video followed by a test. The course is titled ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training - under the Early Childhood Professional Development Tab, then under the Criminal Background (CBC) tab. If you need assistance with your NCID, please reach out to the NCID Help Desk at 919-754-6000 or 800-722-3946, or visit https://it.nc.gov/support/ncid/reset-password-unlock-account. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/26/2025 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 3/26/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 11:20 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to conduct an admin action follow-up visit. On 11-8-24 a probationary license administrative action was issued to this facility based on violations related to supervision, unlicensed space, and sanitation. A Probationary License effective for six (6) months was issued due to the repeated violations that were willful, continual, or hazardous to the health and safety of children. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, owner/director. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. I monitored supervision of children, staff/child ratios, adequate/approved space, discipline, permit restrictions, and storage of hazardous substances. The written reprimand administrative action was observed posted on a board at the entrance of the facility visible to parents. The children had free choice play and were engaged with sensory play at the table where there was a bin with colored rice and a bin with pasta noodles. Lunch was served and handwashing and toileting routines were observed. The children rested on cots with linens. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements was conducted. The following violations of child care requirements were cited and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 832 There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. An emergency medical plan was not available for review. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The EPR Plan was last updated on 10-25-23. .0607(e) The above violations must be corrected immediately and a letter must be sent to me no later than 4-9-25 stating how the items were corrected and a plan to maintain compliance with the requirements. My mailing address is: PO Box 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 or a correction letter can be emailed to: bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov. The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Emergency Medical Care Plan: The emergency medical care plan is important because it safeguards the well-being of children in times of crisis. The emergency medical care plan sets forth steps to follow in the event of a child medical emergency. Having this plan in place allows staff to be prepared and react in a manner that protects the safety of the children. The emergency medical care plan was emailed to you today. Please complete the form adding at least five (5) staff members that can complete the tasks listed in the plan. It is recommended to post the plan where it is visible and review the plan with staff at the next staff meeting and the rules require that the plan is reviewed annually. If a staff member listed is no longer employed or capable of completing the tasks assigned on the emergency medical care plan, then update the plan removing their name immediately. Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan (EPR): The EPR Plan and Ready to Go File requirement is crucial because it acts as a readily accessible collection of critical information needed to quickly respond to an emergency situation, allowing staff to efficiently evacuate children, contact parents, and address specific needs during a crisis, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals in the facility. Your EPR Plan and Ready to Go File notebook needs to be updated with all of the required paperwork as changes occur and at least annually. It is suggested to at least twice a month monitor your Ready to Go File to ensure that it is up to date. The file should be updated when new staff are hired or staff is no longer employed and when new children enroll or disenroll, and/or when new medication is provided for a child or when the medication is no longer needed, and/or when a child has an allergy, the allergy list needs to be modified. It is suggested to mark your calendar and/or set an alarm to remind you at least every month to update your EPR Plan/Ready to Go File. Today you tried to log into the Risk Management Portal to update your EPR Plan and was unsuccessful. The EPR Help Form was provided for you to fill out and email to receive assistance with accessing your EPR Plan. • An updated summary of the law poster was emailed to you today. Please post this most recent version of the summary of the law. • Your preschool lesson plan listed “Free Choice.” It is understood that children have free choice during activity center time. Please record on your lesson plan specific activities that go along with your weekly theme that would hep foster learning in each activity center. For example, it was stated that this week your letter of the week is “M.” For art, the children could draw the letter “M” on paper with paint or in the sensory area, draw “M’s” in the colored rice. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 - You stated that the gentleman you contacted to place sheetrock over the door leading to the unlicensed space came yesterday to do measurements and that work would begin soon on the physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - Today it was confirmed that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins have completed the required Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Training certificates of completion were observed for both of you for “Getting Ready for the PAS (2nd Edition),” Module 1: “Leading the Way,” and Module 6: “Designing Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” The final component of Stipulation #3 is the completion of the required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment which was conducted on 3-6-25 by Sylvia Paige Murphy, Provider Services Coach at Partnership for Children of Cumberland County. Ms. Murphy indicated that the results from the assessment would be shared via email this week. Stipulation #4 – An email was received on 3-12-25 containing you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s summaries of your training. It was discussed that more details are needed to include 1- how what you learned will be incorporated in your daily roles as administrators, 2 - steps taken to change how you manage and 3 - new procedures that you plan to implement at the facility. Ms. Locklear-Jenkins’s documentation only discussed what she learned about afterschool care. Please resubmit your summaries to include detailed information about the three (3) items mentioned above. It may be helpful to list the three (3) items I mentioned individually in your summary and provide your comments to each to ensure you have recorded the requested information. Stipulation #5 – An email was received on 3-12-25 containing your written plan for observation and evaluation of each staff member’s performance while the probationary license is in effect. The written plan indicated that you and your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins will complete observations and evaluations, twice a month on the 15th and last weekday of the month. The plan read that if the 15th or the last day of the month falls on a weekend or a holiday, the observation will occur on the preceding business day. Your submitted plan included a created tool that will be used for documenting observations recording 1- the location of each observation, 2- the date and times of each observation, 3- the name and signature of the person observed, 4- the signature of the observer, 4- a summary of each observation, 5- areas of noncompliance, and 6- any corrective action taken. This plan will be approved once you add to the plan the information below that was provided in Stipulation #5. Please add to the written plan that to ensure continual compliance with child care requirements and the facility’s policies/procedures related to providing care in the licensed space only, supervision, nurture, care and treatment of children, grouping children and maintaining paperwork as required by the Division of Child Development and Early Education you will conduct periodic observations after the conclusion of the probationary license on 6-11-25 for at last another fiscal quarter calendar three (3) month period. Stipulation #6 – Please be aware that you should be revising previously submitted written policies regarding the steps taken to ensure compliance related to supervision. The written policies shall include, but not be limited to, the following: • Only providing care to enrolled children in licensed space • Strategies for when children are exhibiting challenging behaviors or become ill • When children are transitioned from one caregiver to another • When staff members need to complete tasks outside the classroom • Procedures for supervisory staff members to visit each classroom and monitor staff members’ implementation of the supervision plan • Procedures for periodic review of the supervision plan with all staff members, including the review of the plan in the orientation of new staff members before they assume child care responsibilities • Procedures for staff members to notify administrators when a lapse in supervision occurs, and • Consequences of staff members’ non-compliance with policies and procedures. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. Center directors can now access the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS), the DCDEE’s criminal background check system. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. ABCMS requires the successful completion of a Moodle course consisting of a short video followed by a test. The course is titled ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training - under the Early Childhood Professional Development Tab, then under the Criminal Background (CBC) tab. If you need assistance with your NCID, please reach out to the NCID Help Desk at 919-754-6000 or 800-722-3946, or visit https://it.nc.gov/support/ncid/reset-password-unlock-account. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 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 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/18/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 2/18/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 03:20 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to conduct an admin action follow-up visit. On 11-8-24 a probationary license administrative action was issued to this facility based on violations related to supervision, unlicensed space, and sanitation. A Probationary License effective for six (6) months was issued due to the repeated violations that were willful, continual, or hazardous to the health and safety of children. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, owner/director. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. I monitored supervision of children, staff/child ratios, adequate/approved space, discipline, permit restrictions, and storage of hazardous substances. The written reprimand administrative action was observed posted on a board at the entrance of the facility visible to parents. The children had just finished a cupcake party and were observed on the carpet building with various sizes of Legos and Mega Blocks. The toddlers and two year olds were completing toileting/diapering routines in the bathroom assisted by a caregiver. Later the children sat on the carpet for circle time. At approximately 4:04pm the transportation service dropped off two (2) schoolagers in space #1 and another schoolager arrived shortly afterwards. A total of five (5) schoolagers arrived for afterschool care. Parents were observed arriving to pick up preschool-aged children and staff were documenting the arrival and departure times on the attendance roster. Upon entering the facility, liquid soap was poured into the schoolagers hands for them to wash their hands. They completed handwashing routines, then sat at the table to eat snack. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements was conducted. The following violations of child care requirements were cited and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menus posted in the facility were not dated for the current week. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Documentation of a lockdown drill or shelter-in-place drill had not been documented since August 2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Emergency Drills: Safety is every child care provider’s top priority. Conducting shelter-in-place or lockdown drills in a daycare center is important because it ensures the safety of children and staff during emergencies. Regular drills help everyone know exactly what to do and creates a secure environment. These drills provide a calm environment to practice procedures that might occur in real-life stressful situations, helping everyone to respond effectively It was suggested to mark your calendar for the next 12 months and schedule your emergency drills to include your fire drills and quarterly shelter-in-place or lockdown drills. Set an alarm as a reminder so these drills are not missed. Displayed Menu: It is important to know that a well-planned menu ensures that children receive well-balanced meals that meet their nutritional needs, which is essential for their growth and development. Planning a menu saves time and reduces daily stress for staff, as well as helps manage dietary restrictions and food allergies, fostering a safer and more inclusive environment for all children, making mealtime more organized and efficient. Overall, a planned menu enhances communication with parents and contributes to a positive child care experience. It is suggested to plan your menus for four (4) weeks at a time, so you can shop in advance and have your menus readily available for the upcoming week to post each Friday evenings at closing. • To foster independence, please consider letting the older children pump the hand soap when getting ready to wash their hands. You explained that the children pour out the soap, however monitoring them in the bathroom would eliminate them from misusing the soap. • When inquiring about your attendance for the schoolagers, you stated that they attend before and after care and when school is closed, but they don’t all attend everyday. You were reminded that the space capacity in space #1 is nineteen (19) children and that at any given time there should not be more than nineteen children in the space. Schoolagers are not allowed to be combined with your toddlers, therefore they may not be in space #2, where toddlers are in care. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 - You stated that the gentleman you contacted to place sheetrock over the door leading to the unlicensed space is still unavailable, but you are aware that measures have to be taken to ensure physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - Today you provided an update on your progress and the progress of your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins in completing the Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. You both have registered and completed the “Getting Ready for the PAS.” The certificates of completion for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins were observed today. You stated that you have completed Module 1: “Leading the Way” and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins is currently working on Module 1: “Leading the Way.” You added that you are working on the final training requirement, Module 6: Planning Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” I had a phone conversation with you regarding completion of the required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment and how it would be more beneficial for you to have a certified PAS assessor complete the self-assessment to provide unbiased feedback. You were in agreeance and was informed that Julanda Jett, Vice President of Programs at the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County would be in contact to schedule the self-assessments for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins. You stated that there has been contact and that you need to reply to Ms. Jett regarding scheduling. You must respond asap and notify me when the self-assessments have been scheduled. Also remember you must submit a copy of the self-assessment results to me. Stipulations #4 – Is not due until the completion of Stipulation #3, however you stated that you are already documenting information to be submitted for the required summary of what you learned. • The NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center is a valuable resource where you can find skills-based training and technical assistance from your Child Care Health Consultant on specific medications or health conditions, as well as the new poster on Stand-Up Changing Procedures. Sign up for their quarterly newsletter and find updated resources at www.healthychildcare.unc.edu or 800-367-2229, choose option 1, then 2. • Hold harmless has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) (Star Rated License System) rules are implemented. The Governor signed Senate Bill 425 (now Session Law 2024-34), which includes the Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) modifications recommended to the Legislature by the NC Child Care Commission to update QRIS and create additional pathways for licensed child care facilities to earn star rated licenses. The proposed child care rules are proposed to go into effect August 2025. There will be three pathways for the QRIS Modernization: program assessment, classroom and instructional quality, and national accreditation. The QRIS Modernization gives licensed centers and family child care homes more flexibility to demonstrate quality. The new framework aims to provide providers with the opportunity to shine for what they are confident and good at. If you missed the information sessions on the QRIS Modernization, you can now watch recordings of the webinars for parents and providers, including one with live Spanish translation. Check out the QRIS Modernization page for videos, new resources and updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. Center directors can now access the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS), the DCDEE􀂶s criminal background check system. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. ABCMS requires the successful completion of a Moodle course consisting of a short video followed by a test. The course is titled ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training - under the Early Childhood Professional Development Tab, then under the Criminal Background (CBC) tab. If you need assistance with your NCID, please reach out to the NCID Help Desk at 919-754-6000 or 800-722-3946, or visit https://it.nc.gov/support/ncid/reset-password-unlock-account. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Did you know that if you do not login on to any of the DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. It is strongly suggested to set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. • The Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) Project supports teachers to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce the expulsion rate among young children in licensed child care centers across North Carolina. Specialists are available with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments and teaching practices that promote prosocial skills in young children. A flyer with the challenging behaviors hotline information was provided today. • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: BRIDGGETTE CAMPBELL Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/18/2025 Number Present: 19 Completed Date: 2/18/2025 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 03:20 PM Time Out: 05:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to conduct an admin action follow-up visit. On 11-8-24 a probationary license administrative action was issued to this facility based on violations related to supervision, unlicensed space, and sanitation. A Probationary License effective for six (6) months was issued due to the repeated violations that were willful, continual, or hazardous to the health and safety of children. Today’s visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, owner/director. Limited monitoring of child care requirements occurred during today’s visit. I monitored supervision of children, staff/child ratios, adequate/approved space, discipline, permit restrictions, and storage of hazardous substances. The written reprimand administrative action was observed posted on a board at the entrance of the facility visible to parents. The children had just finished a cupcake party and were observed on the carpet building with various sizes of Legos and Mega Blocks. The toddlers and two year olds were completing toileting/diapering routines in the bathroom assisted by a caregiver. Later the children sat on the carpet for circle time. At approximately 4:04pm the transportation service dropped off two (2) schoolagers in space #1 and another schoolager arrived shortly afterwards. A total of five (5) schoolagers arrived for afterschool care. Parents were observed arriving to pick up preschool-aged children and staff were documenting the arrival and departure times on the attendance roster. Upon entering the facility, liquid soap was poured into the schoolagers hands for them to wash their hands. They completed handwashing routines, then sat at the table to eat snack. During today’s visit, a partial assessment of applicable child care requirements was conducted. The following violations of child care requirements were cited and must be corrected immediately. Technical assistance on how to maintain compliance was provided. Violation Number Comment Rule 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. The menus posted in the facility were not dated for the current week. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Documentation of a lockdown drill or shelter-in-place drill had not been documented since August 2024. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) The following were discussed with you during today’s visit: • 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 was provided with the following suggestions that may be beneficial: Emergency Drills: Safety is every child care provider’s top priority. Conducting shelter-in-place or lockdown drills in a daycare center is important because it ensures the safety of children and staff during emergencies. Regular drills help everyone know exactly what to do and creates a secure environment. These drills provide a calm environment to practice procedures that might occur in real-life stressful situations, helping everyone to respond effectively It was suggested to mark your calendar for the next 12 months and schedule your emergency drills to include your fire drills and quarterly shelter-in-place or lockdown drills. Set an alarm as a reminder so these drills are not missed. Displayed Menu: It is important to know that a well-planned menu ensures that children receive well-balanced meals that meet their nutritional needs, which is essential for their growth and development. Planning a menu saves time and reduces daily stress for staff, as well as helps manage dietary restrictions and food allergies, fostering a safer and more inclusive environment for all children, making mealtime more organized and efficient. Overall, a planned menu enhances communication with parents and contributes to a positive child care experience. It is suggested to plan your menus for four (4) weeks at a time, so you can shop in advance and have your menus readily available for the upcoming week to post each Friday evenings at closing. • To foster independence, please consider letting the older children pump the hand soap when getting ready to wash their hands. You explained that the children pour out the soap, however monitoring them in the bathroom would eliminate them from misusing the soap. • When inquiring about your attendance for the schoolagers, you stated that they attend before and after care and when school is closed, but they don’t all attend everyday. You were reminded that the space capacity in space #1 is nineteen (19) children and that at any given time there should not be more than nineteen children in the space. Schoolagers are not allowed to be combined with your toddlers, therefore they may not be in space #2, where toddlers are in care. • Corrective Action Plan Update: Stipulation #2 - You stated that the gentleman you contacted to place sheetrock over the door leading to the unlicensed space is still unavailable, but you are aware that measures have to be taken to ensure physical separation between the licensed space and unlicensed space. Stipulation #3 - Today you provided an update on your progress and the progress of your assistant director, Kyra Locklear-Jenkins in completing the Online Modules offered by The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. You both have registered and completed the “Getting Ready for the PAS.” The certificates of completion for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins were observed today. You stated that you have completed Module 1: “Leading the Way” and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins is currently working on Module 1: “Leading the Way.” You added that you are working on the final training requirement, Module 6: Planning Indoor and Outdoor Environments.” I had a phone conversation with you regarding completion of the required Program Administration Scale (PAS) Self-Assessment and how it would be more beneficial for you to have a certified PAS assessor complete the self-assessment to provide unbiased feedback. You were in agreeance and was informed that Julanda Jett, Vice President of Programs at the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County would be in contact to schedule the self-assessments for you and Ms. Locklear-Jenkins. You stated that there has been contact and that you need to reply to Ms. Jett regarding scheduling. You must respond asap and notify me when the self-assessments have been scheduled. Also remember you must submit a copy of the self-assessment results to me. Stipulations #4 – Is not due until the completion of Stipulation #3, however you stated that you are already documenting information to be submitted for the required summary of what you learned. • The NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center is a valuable resource where you can find skills-based training and technical assistance from your Child Care Health Consultant on specific medications or health conditions, as well as the new poster on Stand-Up Changing Procedures. Sign up for their quarterly newsletter and find updated resources at www.healthychildcare.unc.edu or 800-367-2229, choose option 1, then 2. • Hold harmless has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) (Star Rated License System) rules are implemented. The Governor signed Senate Bill 425 (now Session Law 2024-34), which includes the Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) modifications recommended to the Legislature by the NC Child Care Commission to update QRIS and create additional pathways for licensed child care facilities to earn star rated licenses. The proposed child care rules are proposed to go into effect August 2025. There will be three pathways for the QRIS Modernization: program assessment, classroom and instructional quality, and national accreditation. The QRIS Modernization gives licensed centers and family child care homes more flexibility to demonstrate quality. The new framework aims to provide providers with the opportunity to shine for what they are confident and good at. If you missed the information sessions on the QRIS Modernization, you can now watch recordings of the webinars for parents and providers, including one with live Spanish translation. Check out the QRIS Modernization page for videos, new resources and updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization. • Please connect/link you and your staff in the criminal record check portal asap. Center directors can now access the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS), the DCDEE􀂶s criminal background check system. A handout titled Creating Connecting Applications in the Automated Background Check Management System (ABCMS) was provided today that provides instructions for connecting/linking you and your staff. ABCMS requires the successful completion of a Moodle course consisting of a short video followed by a test. The course is titled ABCMS Child Care Provider Portal Training - under the Early Childhood Professional Development Tab, then under the Criminal Background (CBC) tab. If you need assistance with your NCID, please reach out to the NCID Help Desk at 919-754-6000 or 800-722-3946, or visit https://it.nc.gov/support/ncid/reset-password-unlock-account. If you need assistance, please contact the Child Care Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 or email at DCDEE_ABCMS_Provider@dhhs.nc.gov . • Did you know that if you do not login on to any of the DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. It is strongly suggested to set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. • The Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) Project supports teachers to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce the expulsion rate among young children in licensed child care centers across North Carolina. Specialists are available with early childhood education backgrounds who are passionate about empowering teachers to develop learning environments and teaching practices that promote prosocial skills in young children. A flyer with the challenging behaviors hotline information was provided today. • Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website for child care updates at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me. Bridggette Campbell PO BOX 865, Knightdale, NC 27545-0865 bridggette.campbell@dhhs.nc.gov (919) 819-9357 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 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/17/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 10/17/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 49 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 10:04 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced follow up visit was monitoring compliance with applicable NC childcare requirements. A routine unannounced visit conducted on October 3rd, and an unannounced visit on October 11th, 2024, violations were cited for supervision, providing care in unlicensed space, and grouping 1 yr old's and 3 yrs old's together. This morning, a follow-up visit was conducted at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed program owned/operated by Ms. Locklear-Winslow, who also owns/operates this licensed facility. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. Upon entry into the licensed childcare Learning as We Go Child Care Center at 9:15am I asked and obtained enrollment information for both classrooms. There were 18 children present today, ages one through five. Prior to our arrival we were informed that there were ten school- age children between the hours of 7am and 7:30am present. Based on enrollment information provided today, there are forty-seven children enrolled on the 1st shift. We observed children playing with blocks and manipulatives in space #1 and in housekeeping in the space #2 during the visit today. We monitored posted licenses, indoor environment, enrollment, attendance, sign-in and out, activity schedule and interaction between staff and children. This facility is licensed to provide care during 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift care. Although licensed for three shifts I was previously informed that there are children enrolled on first shift only. Both classrooms were in compliance with ratios, supervision and group size as well as all children were in attendance in the classrooms for their age groups. Compliance history prior to today's visit 91% A violation of childcare requirements was cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Sign in and out sheets were not completed in space #1 for the week of October 14th-18th, 2024. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) A violation of childcare requirements was cited today and require a letter of corrective action by October 29th, 2024. Please indicate how you came into compliance with the violation and how you will keep in compliance going forward. Technical Assistance: 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) daily records of arrival and departure times for children enrolled at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not available for review. Arrival and departure also known as sign in and out sheets must be complete, accurate and available for review. This record allows you to track when children are present during the day, can give you insight on how to staff classrooms to maintain ratios. It is also what you use during emergency drills or real life emergencies to ensure you have accounted for ALL children and staff. You stated that you recently switched food programs and the new one does not give a weekly printout of children. You stated you created your own and did not get one created for Space #1. We shared that DCDEE Provider Documents has a daily sign in/out sample. The sample was emailed to you. When gathering enrollment information we were told by classroom staff that there were ten school children enrolled. When we looked at the sign in/out sheet for the week of 10/07/2024 - 10/11/2024 we counted 18 school age children. You stated the sign in/out sheet was correct although some of the school age children only attend during workdays or track out times. We discussed that staff should give an accurate account of the number of children enrolled in the program and an accurate account of how many are present during the visit. When information shared with DCDEE representatives, subsidy, food programs is not accurate it is considered falsification. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0713 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/11/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 10/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 56 Time In: 08:38 AM Time Out: 09:34 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced follow up visit was monitoring compliance with applicable NC childcare requirements. A routine unannounced visit conducted on October 3, 2024, violations were cited for supervision, providing care in unlicensed space, and grouping 1 yr old's and 3 yrs old's together. This morning, a visit follow up visit was conducted at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed program owned/operated by Ms. Wilson-Locker, who also owns/operates this licensed facility. Again today, a child enrolled in Learn as We Go Child Care, was found in the unlicensed space, Nana’s Fun House. I advised Ms. Tawwab that although we understand the child may be having behavioral concerns and need to be picked up, an enrolled child of Learning as We Go Childcare cannot be cared for in the unlicensed space while waiting for pick-up. The licensed childcare should have a policy/plan in place that allows a staff person to supervise the child while a parent is contacted for pick up. Upon entry into the licensed childcare Learning as We Go Child Care Center I asked and obtained enrollment information for both classrooms. There were 20 children present today, ages one through five. Prior to my arrival there were also nine school- age children present. Based on enrollment information provided today, there are forty children enrolled on 1st shift. I observed children playing with blocks and manipulatives during the visit today. During the visit on October 3, 2024, as well as during today’s visit there were two enrolled children aged 3 years old present in the room for children aged 1-2 yrs old. I was informed that both children had a special needs diagnosis and are still using pull-ups. I was told that both children were in the transition phase of moving up into the preschool class. There were no details of what the transition phase entails, how long until the children move to the next room or if not being potty trained prevents them from moving. Reviews of the children’s files showed one with a screening for autism but no diagnosis or documentation that there was a developmental delay requiring the child to remain in a classroom for younger children. There was no documentation of a developmental delay in the other child’s file. Based on childcare requirements, the 3-year-olds can only be in care with children under age 2 yrs old during the first and last operating hour of the day. I monitored the posted license, indoor environment, a sample of children’s files and enrollment. This facility has a license with 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift care. I asked staff about the care being offered on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift. Staff stated that there are no children in care at the childcare center after it closes at 6pm. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during the visit. Two of the violations today were repeat violations from the visit on October 3, 2024. Violation Number Comment Rule 209 Children used space that was not approved. An enrolled (4) four year old child was observed being cared for due to behavior issues and was being cared for in the unlicensed before and after care program space until parent was able to pick up. GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older Two enrolled children in space #2 had birthday's September 2024 and were not moved up to space #1 where children ages (3)three through school-age are cared for. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 902 Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A child was removed from the preschool classroom for a temper tantrum and brought next door to the unlicensed program instead of taking the child aside and handling the situation appropriately in the classroom. G.S. 110-91(10) Violations of childcare requirements were cited today and require a letter of corrective action by October 23rd, 2024. Please indicate how you came into compliance with the violation and how you will keep in compliance going forward. Please remember that two of the violations are repeat violation from your October 3, 2024, visit and requires a letter for each visit. Technical Assistance: Grouping Children: during the visit on October 3, 2024, and again today there were 3 children aged 1 yr old, 2 children aged 2 yrs old, and 2 children aged 3 yrs old present . Child Care rules do not allow a 1-year-old to be with a 3-yr old during the day. Staff mentioned a transition plan, details of the transition plan were not shared. Suggestions for a transition plan are as follows: 2-4 weeks prior to moving a child to the next room, if staffing and classroom capacity allows send the child/ren to the next room for 30 minutes or more at a time, building up to the full day by the 3rd birthday. Be mindful when enrolling children that you do not over-enroll and not have an allowed space for the children. Both 3 yrs old children enrolled in space #2 will need to move to space #1 to come into compliance with Child Care Rules, unless a physician certifies that the developmental age of the child makes this placement appropriate. Unlicensed Space: As stated during the AA issued in August 2023, you may not care for children enrolled in the licensed child care center in the unlicensed space. During the informal meeting prior to the Provisional License being issued this was thoroughly discussed. Behavior Management: Children learn best when the following are provided: age-appropriate materials and activities, appropriate guidance and expectations by staff, appropriate engagement and interactions – to include how staff discipline/guide children’s behavior. The following are options for services to help you and your staff with behavior management. Challenging behaviors helpline Speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in your classroom. 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 Submit your questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. Post your questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on our online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There will also be opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/ Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 919-819-9364 If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/11/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 10/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 56 Time In: 08:38 AM Time Out: 09:34 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced follow up visit was monitoring compliance with applicable NC childcare requirements. A routine unannounced visit conducted on October 3, 2024, violations were cited for supervision, providing care in unlicensed space, and grouping 1 yr old's and 3 yrs old's together. This morning, a visit follow up visit was conducted at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed program owned/operated by Ms. Wilson-Locker, who also owns/operates this licensed facility. Again today, a child enrolled in Learn as We Go Child Care, was found in the unlicensed space, Nana’s Fun House. I advised Ms. Tawwab that although we understand the child may be having behavioral concerns and need to be picked up, an enrolled child of Learning as We Go Childcare cannot be cared for in the unlicensed space while waiting for pick-up. The licensed childcare should have a policy/plan in place that allows a staff person to supervise the child while a parent is contacted for pick up. Upon entry into the licensed childcare Learning as We Go Child Care Center I asked and obtained enrollment information for both classrooms. There were 20 children present today, ages one through five. Prior to my arrival there were also nine school- age children present. Based on enrollment information provided today, there are forty children enrolled on 1st shift. I observed children playing with blocks and manipulatives during the visit today. During the visit on October 3, 2024, as well as during today’s visit there were two enrolled children aged 3 years old present in the room for children aged 1-2 yrs old. I was informed that both children had a special needs diagnosis and are still using pull-ups. I was told that both children were in the transition phase of moving up into the preschool class. There were no details of what the transition phase entails, how long until the children move to the next room or if not being potty trained prevents them from moving. Reviews of the children’s files showed one with a screening for autism but no diagnosis or documentation that there was a developmental delay requiring the child to remain in a classroom for younger children. There was no documentation of a developmental delay in the other child’s file. Based on childcare requirements, the 3-year-olds can only be in care with children under age 2 yrs old during the first and last operating hour of the day. I monitored the posted license, indoor environment, a sample of children’s files and enrollment. This facility has a license with 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift care. I asked staff about the care being offered on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift. Staff stated that there are no children in care at the childcare center after it closes at 6pm. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during the visit. Two of the violations today were repeat violations from the visit on October 3, 2024. Violation Number Comment Rule 209 Children used space that was not approved. An enrolled (4) four year old child was observed being cared for due to behavior issues and was being cared for in the unlicensed before and after care program space until parent was able to pick up. GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older Two enrolled children in space #2 had birthday's September 2024 and were not moved up to space #1 where children ages (3)three through school-age are cared for. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 902 Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A child was removed from the preschool classroom for a temper tantrum and brought next door to the unlicensed program instead of taking the child aside and handling the situation appropriately in the classroom. G.S. 110-91(10) Violations of childcare requirements were cited today and require a letter of corrective action by October 23rd, 2024. Please indicate how you came into compliance with the violation and how you will keep in compliance going forward. Please remember that two of the violations are repeat violation from your October 3, 2024, visit and requires a letter for each visit. Technical Assistance: Grouping Children: during the visit on October 3, 2024, and again today there were 3 children aged 1 yr old, 2 children aged 2 yrs old, and 2 children aged 3 yrs old present . Child Care rules do not allow a 1-year-old to be with a 3-yr old during the day. Staff mentioned a transition plan, details of the transition plan were not shared. Suggestions for a transition plan are as follows: 2-4 weeks prior to moving a child to the next room, if staffing and classroom capacity allows send the child/ren to the next room for 30 minutes or more at a time, building up to the full day by the 3rd birthday. Be mindful when enrolling children that you do not over-enroll and not have an allowed space for the children. Both 3 yrs old children enrolled in space #2 will need to move to space #1 to come into compliance with Child Care Rules, unless a physician certifies that the developmental age of the child makes this placement appropriate. Unlicensed Space: As stated during the AA issued in August 2023, you may not care for children enrolled in the licensed child care center in the unlicensed space. During the informal meeting prior to the Provisional License being issued this was thoroughly discussed. Behavior Management: Children learn best when the following are provided: age-appropriate materials and activities, appropriate guidance and expectations by staff, appropriate engagement and interactions – to include how staff discipline/guide children’s behavior. The following are options for services to help you and your staff with behavior management. Challenging behaviors helpline Speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in your classroom. 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 Submit your questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. Post your questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on our online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There will also be opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/ Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 919-819-9364 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

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/11/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 10/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 56 Time In: 08:38 AM Time Out: 09:34 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced follow up visit was monitoring compliance with applicable NC childcare requirements. A routine unannounced visit conducted on October 3, 2024, violations were cited for supervision, providing care in unlicensed space, and grouping 1 yr old's and 3 yrs old's together. This morning, a visit follow up visit was conducted at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed program owned/operated by Ms. Wilson-Locker, who also owns/operates this licensed facility. Again today, a child enrolled in Learn as We Go Child Care, was found in the unlicensed space, Nana’s Fun House. I advised Ms. Tawwab that although we understand the child may be having behavioral concerns and need to be picked up, an enrolled child of Learning as We Go Childcare cannot be cared for in the unlicensed space while waiting for pick-up. The licensed childcare should have a policy/plan in place that allows a staff person to supervise the child while a parent is contacted for pick up. Upon entry into the licensed childcare Learning as We Go Child Care Center I asked and obtained enrollment information for both classrooms. There were 20 children present today, ages one through five. Prior to my arrival there were also nine school- age children present. Based on enrollment information provided today, there are forty children enrolled on 1st shift. I observed children playing with blocks and manipulatives during the visit today. During the visit on October 3, 2024, as well as during today’s visit there were two enrolled children aged 3 years old present in the room for children aged 1-2 yrs old. I was informed that both children had a special needs diagnosis and are still using pull-ups. I was told that both children were in the transition phase of moving up into the preschool class. There were no details of what the transition phase entails, how long until the children move to the next room or if not being potty trained prevents them from moving. Reviews of the children’s files showed one with a screening for autism but no diagnosis or documentation that there was a developmental delay requiring the child to remain in a classroom for younger children. There was no documentation of a developmental delay in the other child’s file. Based on childcare requirements, the 3-year-olds can only be in care with children under age 2 yrs old during the first and last operating hour of the day. I monitored the posted license, indoor environment, a sample of children’s files and enrollment. This facility has a license with 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift care. I asked staff about the care being offered on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift. Staff stated that there are no children in care at the childcare center after it closes at 6pm. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during the visit. Two of the violations today were repeat violations from the visit on October 3, 2024. Violation Number Comment Rule 209 Children used space that was not approved. An enrolled (4) four year old child was observed being cared for due to behavior issues and was being cared for in the unlicensed before and after care program space until parent was able to pick up. GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older Two enrolled children in space #2 had birthday's September 2024 and were not moved up to space #1 where children ages (3)three through school-age are cared for. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 902 Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A child was removed from the preschool classroom for a temper tantrum and brought next door to the unlicensed program instead of taking the child aside and handling the situation appropriately in the classroom. G.S. 110-91(10) Violations of childcare requirements were cited today and require a letter of corrective action by October 23rd, 2024. Please indicate how you came into compliance with the violation and how you will keep in compliance going forward. Please remember that two of the violations are repeat violation from your October 3, 2024, visit and requires a letter for each visit. Technical Assistance: Grouping Children: during the visit on October 3, 2024, and again today there were 3 children aged 1 yr old, 2 children aged 2 yrs old, and 2 children aged 3 yrs old present . Child Care rules do not allow a 1-year-old to be with a 3-yr old during the day. Staff mentioned a transition plan, details of the transition plan were not shared. Suggestions for a transition plan are as follows: 2-4 weeks prior to moving a child to the next room, if staffing and classroom capacity allows send the child/ren to the next room for 30 minutes or more at a time, building up to the full day by the 3rd birthday. Be mindful when enrolling children that you do not over-enroll and not have an allowed space for the children. Both 3 yrs old children enrolled in space #2 will need to move to space #1 to come into compliance with Child Care Rules, unless a physician certifies that the developmental age of the child makes this placement appropriate. Unlicensed Space: As stated during the AA issued in August 2023, you may not care for children enrolled in the licensed child care center in the unlicensed space. During the informal meeting prior to the Provisional License being issued this was thoroughly discussed. Behavior Management: Children learn best when the following are provided: age-appropriate materials and activities, appropriate guidance and expectations by staff, appropriate engagement and interactions – to include how staff discipline/guide children’s behavior. The following are options for services to help you and your staff with behavior management. Challenging behaviors helpline Speak to a Behavior Support Advisor for advice and resources specific to the challenging behaviors in your classroom. 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 Submit your questions to a Behavior Support Advisor online and receive a call or email in response. Post your questions in the ‘Talk to the Expert’ Group on our online network, Social Emotional Connections, for early childhood educators. There will also be opportunities to join free webinars on challenging topics or classroom activities. https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/ Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 919-819-9364 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 .0713 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/3/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 10/3/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 20 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 02:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit is to conduct a routine unannounced visit and monitor for applicable NC childcare requirements. Michele Remington Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on this visit. A visit was first conducted at Nana’s Fun House the unlicensed program, located within the same strip mall as this licensed Childcare facility Learning as We Go Childcare owned and operated by Marilyn Locklear-Winslow. Due to an enrolled child being cared for in an unlicensed space we informed Ms. Locklear-Winslow that DCDEE required us to conduct a visit in her licensed childcare Learning as We Go Childcare. As part of the AA- 1-year provisional license that was closed on August 27th, 2024, a Corrective Action plan stated that you were to maintain compliance with North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space. This indicates that you were aware of the requirements that child care for children enrolled in the licensed program may only receive care in the licensed child care space. We monitored the posted license, indoor environment, and enrollment. Children were resting on cots during the visit. While some of the children were sleeping, many others were awake however they were not given quiet activities while on their cots. According to the posted daily schedule children rest from 11:45am – 2:45 pm. Violations of childcare requirements were cited and one marked corrected during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 209 Children used space that was not approved. A four year old child, enrolled in the licensed child care, was observed in a room in the unlicensed before and after care program space. GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. We observed a four-year-old child who was enrolled in the licensed center, in a small, unlit room at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed before and after care program also owned/operated by Ms. Locklear-Winslow. When we looked in the room there were no adults present with the child/ren. .1801(a)(1-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Two enrolled children in space #2 had birthday's recently and were not moved up to space #1 where children ages (3)three through school-age are cared for. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. Two napping children in space #2 were napping on cots without sheets. We asked and sheets were provided and placed on the cots and the children continued napping. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today’s visit and require a letter of corrective action by October 15th, 2024. Indicate how you have corrected the violations and how you will keep in compliance gong forward. Please document your facility name, ID# and item numbers. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 919-819-9364 Technical Assistance: Supervision: is basic to safety and the prevention of injury and maintaining quality child care. Parents/guardians have a contract with caregivers/teachers to supervise their children. To be available for supervision or rescue in an emergency, an adult must be able to hear and see the children. Children who are presumed to be sleeping might be awake and in need of adult attention. A child’s risk-taking behavior must be detected, and illness, fear, or other stressful behaviors must be noticed and managed. Sick Area: Please refer to Environmental Health – 15A NCAC 18A .2827 for additional information on what is required for a “sick area”. You need to remove the child from the classroom (or as far away as possible in the licensed space) to prevent illness from spreading. As discussed today, you can not take child from the licensed space to the unlicensed space as a way to removed them from the classroom when they become ill. Today a 4-yr old child was found unattended in a room, with no lights, the only light was from the television, there was not an adult with her. There was another child present, that you (Ms. Locklear-Winslow) stated was your 5-yr old grandchild. While you did take the child back to the licensed space to wait for the parent to pick up the child a violation was cited, and a compliance letter detailed your plan to remove children from the classroom is required. Grouping Children: during the visit today staff (JP, TL) in space #2 stated there were 3 children ages 1 yr old, 4 children aged 2 yrs old, and 1 child aged 3 yrs old present. Child Care rules do not allow a 1 yr old to be with a 3-yr old during the day. The only time children can be combined is the first and last operating hour of the day. Based on the enrollment information provided there are 2 children aged 3 yr old in this space. Be mindful when enrolling children that you do not over-enroll and not have an allowed space for the children. Both 3 yrs old children enrolled in space #2 will need to move to space #1 to come into compliance with Child Care Rules. Rest Time: Best practice would be to have a shorter rest time for the older children, allowing those that are awake to get up and participate in activities while others are still sleeping. For children who are unable to sleep, the facility should provide time and space for quiet play. A facility that includes preschool-aged and school-aged children should make books, board games, and other forms of quiet play available. Two children did not have sheets on their cots when we arrived. We asked if sheets were available and were told yes. Staff were asked to put sheets on the cots. Please review with all staff that every child must have a sheet on their cot. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/3/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 10/3/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 20 Time In: 02:00 PM Time Out: 02:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit is to conduct a routine unannounced visit and monitor for applicable NC childcare requirements. Michele Remington Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on this visit. A visit was first conducted at Nana’s Fun House the unlicensed program, located within the same strip mall as this licensed Childcare facility Learning as We Go Childcare owned and operated by Marilyn Locklear-Winslow. Due to an enrolled child being cared for in an unlicensed space we informed Ms. Locklear-Winslow that DCDEE required us to conduct a visit in her licensed childcare Learning as We Go Childcare. As part of the AA- 1-year provisional license that was closed on August 27th, 2024, a Corrective Action plan stated that you were to maintain compliance with North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space. This indicates that you were aware of the requirements that child care for children enrolled in the licensed program may only receive care in the licensed child care space. We monitored the posted license, indoor environment, and enrollment. Children were resting on cots during the visit. While some of the children were sleeping, many others were awake however they were not given quiet activities while on their cots. According to the posted daily schedule children rest from 11:45am – 2:45 pm. Violations of childcare requirements were cited and one marked corrected during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 209 Children used space that was not approved. A four year old child, enrolled in the licensed child care, was observed in a room in the unlicensed before and after care program space. GS 110-91(1)&(4-5) 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. We observed a four-year-old child who was enrolled in the licensed center, in a small, unlit room at Nana’s Fun House, the unlicensed before and after care program also owned/operated by Ms. Locklear-Winslow. When we looked in the room there were no adults present with the child/ren. .1801(a)(1-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. Two enrolled children in space #2 had birthday's recently and were not moved up to space #1 where children ages (3)three through school-age are cared for. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 611 All beds,cots, or mats with individual linen were not provided for each child. Two napping children in space #2 were napping on cots without sheets. We asked and sheets were provided and placed on the cots and the children continued napping. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(c) Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today’s visit and require a letter of corrective action by October 15th, 2024. Indicate how you have corrected the violations and how you will keep in compliance gong forward. Please document your facility name, ID# and item numbers. Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 919-819-9364 Technical Assistance: Supervision: is basic to safety and the prevention of injury and maintaining quality child care. Parents/guardians have a contract with caregivers/teachers to supervise their children. To be available for supervision or rescue in an emergency, an adult must be able to hear and see the children. Children who are presumed to be sleeping might be awake and in need of adult attention. A child’s risk-taking behavior must be detected, and illness, fear, or other stressful behaviors must be noticed and managed. Sick Area: Please refer to Environmental Health – 15A NCAC 18A .2827 for additional information on what is required for a “sick area”. You need to remove the child from the classroom (or as far away as possible in the licensed space) to prevent illness from spreading. As discussed today, you can not take child from the licensed space to the unlicensed space as a way to removed them from the classroom when they become ill. Today a 4-yr old child was found unattended in a room, with no lights, the only light was from the television, there was not an adult with her. There was another child present, that you (Ms. Locklear-Winslow) stated was your 5-yr old grandchild. While you did take the child back to the licensed space to wait for the parent to pick up the child a violation was cited, and a compliance letter detailed your plan to remove children from the classroom is required. Grouping Children: during the visit today staff (JP, TL) in space #2 stated there were 3 children ages 1 yr old, 4 children aged 2 yrs old, and 1 child aged 3 yrs old present. Child Care rules do not allow a 1 yr old to be with a 3-yr old during the day. The only time children can be combined is the first and last operating hour of the day. Based on the enrollment information provided there are 2 children aged 3 yr old in this space. Be mindful when enrolling children that you do not over-enroll and not have an allowed space for the children. Both 3 yrs old children enrolled in space #2 will need to move to space #1 to come into compliance with Child Care Rules. Rest Time: Best practice would be to have a shorter rest time for the older children, allowing those that are awake to get up and participate in activities while others are still sleeping. For children who are unable to sleep, the facility should provide time and space for quiet play. A facility that includes preschool-aged and school-aged children should make books, board games, and other forms of quiet play available. Two children did not have sheets on their cots when we arrived. We asked if sheets were available and were told yes. Staff were asked to put sheets on the cots. Please review with all staff that every child must have a sheet on their cot. 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 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: AMBER TELFAIR Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0424-058A Visit Date: 4/8/2024 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 4/8/2024 Age: From 1 To 7 Total Minutes: 180 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:30 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. Michele Hirsch, Licensing Consultant was also present. I completed a walk-through of the facility unaccompanied. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, Owner/Director, and additional staff members. 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 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The facility's safe arrival procedures were not followed. Two children arrived at the facility without being accompanied by responsible person. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1302 Individual applications were not on file for each child. A seven-year-old child from the unlicensed program arrived during my visit and was instructed by staff to join one of the classrooms. I learned this child was not enrolled. 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) Violations must be corrected immediately. Within one week, 4/15/24 , you must submit documentation of the corrections you made and your plan to maintain compliance with the identified child care requirements to me at Amber Telfair, Investigations Consultant, 919-830-7551, amber.telfair@dhhs.nc.gov. You may contact me Amber Telfair, Investigations Consultant, (919) 830-7551, amber.telfair@dhhs.nc.gov or Sheronda Harris, Central Investigations Supervisor, Sheronda.harris@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0801 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: AMBER TELFAIR Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0424-058A Visit Date: 4/8/2024 Number Present: 24 Completed Date: 4/8/2024 Age: From 1 To 7 Total Minutes: 180 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:30 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. Michele Hirsch, Licensing Consultant was also present. I completed a walk-through of the facility unaccompanied. During the visit, I discussed the allegations with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, Owner/Director, and additional staff members. 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 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. The facility's safe arrival procedures were not followed. Two children arrived at the facility without being accompanied by responsible person. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1302 Individual applications were not on file for each child. A seven-year-old child from the unlicensed program arrived during my visit and was instructed by staff to join one of the classrooms. I learned this child was not enrolled. 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) Violations must be corrected immediately. Within one week, 4/15/24 , you must submit documentation of the corrections you made and your plan to maintain compliance with the identified child care requirements to me at Amber Telfair, Investigations Consultant, 919-830-7551, amber.telfair@dhhs.nc.gov. You may contact me Amber Telfair, Investigations Consultant, (919) 830-7551, amber.telfair@dhhs.nc.gov or Sheronda Harris, Central Investigations Supervisor, Sheronda.harris@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/14/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 2/14/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 55 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 10:05 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor for compliance with NC Childcare Law of the facilities follow-up visit for the provisional administrative action. The Provisional License and AA were posted – on the bulletin board in space #1. Upon arrival I was greeted by the center staff persons, Ms. Shiddequah and Ms. Kyra, who assisted me during the visit . Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, facility owner/director was not present for today’s visit. I monitored the indoor and outdoor environments for compliance with child care requirements. I monitored for compliance with supervision, discipline, ratios, group size, capacity, permit restrictions, CPR/FA, ITS-SIDS, and CBC, transportation, children’s files, program records (fire drills, playground inspections, and lockdown/shelter in place drills) during today's visit. In space #1 there were thirteen children aged three through five years old and two center staff present (2:13). In space #2 there were two staff with seven children ages one through two years old present (2:7). The staff person in charge (Kyra L) informed me there are eighteen school-age children enrolled and thirteen were present during the hours of 7:30am-8:15am. On arrival, there were four staff present, both classrooms in compliance with staff/child ratio. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. I observed children in space #1 playing with pretend food, legos, and stringing beads. In space #2 children were having a story read to them, singing songs, and playing with manipulatives. While checking the outdoor play environment, I observed the following: a tree root connected to the ground at both ends that was a tripping hazard, fast food trash that appeared to have blown in the fenced in area. In addition, pool noodles were broken off the fence and the zip ties in the play area, the chain link fencing separated from the pole for the gate creating a hole big enough for a child to get through and exit the play area, the chain link was untwisted, and a section was sticking out into the playground at a child’s level that could cause injury. Last fire drill – 11/30/2023 Playground inspection – 11/30/2023 Lockdown/ shelter in place drill – 11/2023 due in February 2024 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION: During the visit, I monitored your progress on completion of the stipulations in the Correction Action Plan. 1. I monitored for compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including but not limited to, the following: • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(10) regarding nurture and care • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(9) regarding attendance • Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1801(a0(1-5) regarding supervision 2. A rules review with all staff was completed on 10/11/2023 3. A monthly staff schedule has been submitted via email – 10/11/2023,11/1/2023,12/1/2023, 1/5/2024, 2/5/2024. 4. A staffing pattern plan was submitted and approved on 10/20/2023. I verified that policies were being implemented on 11/1/2023. * Your staffing schedule lists Raquel as a floater , but she works full time in the classroom for preschool children. She has been in this classroom during each visit conducted since the AA was issued. If you are in fact the “floater” and you will not be on site, then you will need to modify someone’s schedule to make sure there is a floater available for coverage. 6. A staff meeting to review all approved policies was conducted on – 11/8/2023, 12/7/2023, 1/5/2024, Following today’s visit the facilities compliance history is 85% The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A newly enrolled preschool child's file did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the summary of the law, safe arrival and departure, parent handbook/operational policies. GS 110-102 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Inspection of the outdoor playground found the following hazards: pool noodles torn off the top of the fence and zip ties on the playground, broken toddler basketball hoop, thin root attached to the ground at both ends that was loose that was a tripping hazard, chain link fence at gate separated from pole creating a hole that children can get out as well as the chain link untwisted sticking out into the playground that can cause injury, and trash (fast food bags and cups) in the fenced in area. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023. This required to be completed every month .0605(q) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. A preschool age child transported by Wake County did not have the correct transportation paperwork on file giving them permission to transport the child from the daycare. .1003(i)(j) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Facility files (staff, children, program) were not readily available when asked. Staff was unable to obtain the files because leaving their classroom would have left the space out of ratio. Someone from the unlicensed space was contacted during the visit and passed them over to the childcare during the visit. .2318(1-8) Corrective action response: Childcare programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 2/24/2024, I must receive a 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. 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: On 12/1/2023, I was informed that the playground fence was going to be replaced but to date the company hired has delayed installation. I discussed with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow that you need to obtain someone else to repair/install the fencing. Violations were cited due to safety hazards and corrections are due within two weeks. I will need documentation (including photos) that repairs were made to the fence/gate. During the visit, I requested files, and they were not accessible, all files were in the office in the unlicensed drop in space. There were no staff in the licensed space available to get the files. You previously stated that the crate of all staff, children and program files would be in the childcare space when the facility is open. Today, staff forgot to get the crate when the center opened. A violation was cited, it was marked as corrected when a staff member from your unlicensed drop-in center brought the files to the licensed child care area. Today, there were only enough staff present to maintain ratios. No floater was on site so staff could not leave the classroom to obtain files, take children outside for transportation, or cover staff bathroom breaks. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. Your staff schedule (submitted on 2/5/2024) showed that 4 staff would be present. You notified me on 2/5/2024 that you would be out 2/1-2/15/2024, however Kyra L was supposed to be covering for you. We discussed on previous visits the need to have enough staff when absences occur, etc. The policies you submitted for a staff pattern plan that ensures both supervision and care in licensed space are met throughout the day included the following, “The following steps are put in place to ensure ratios and supervision are met, taking children to the restroom – the additional staff, floater will assist, to the playground – the additional staff and floater will assist as well as walkie talkies had been purchased to help assist as well, when staff go on break – staff are relieved by floater for lunch, when staff are late and or when staff are absent are relieved by floater.” “The following procedures were added to ensure ratio is maintained when staff need a bathroom, lunch break assistance by the floaters. And taking children to and from PAR transportation by staff MS Shiddeeqah and myself. The drop off time is between 7 am- 9am. If Ms. Shiddeeqah or I are not outside waiting, then the parents will call the center to make aware of arrival. And if no one is available then the parent will walk the child to door and classroom 2 teacher will receive the child”. You did not meet the procedures you put in your policies as there was not a floater on site during the visit today. You notified me that you would be absent, however you did not schedule someone to cover you, so staff did not have support on site as all staff were required to be in the classrooms to maintain ratios. Fire drills and playground inspections must be conducted and documented every month per licensing requirements. Children’s files: the enrollment packet should be reviewed before the child receives care. I recommend you review the packet with the parents to ensure that all paperwork is returned and complete. If you review with the parent, you can get them to complete any missing information immediately rather than sending paperwork back home for corrections. This puts you at risk of violations due to missing information. Transportation: Learning as we go Childcare does not provide transportation to the enrolled children. Other entities (Wake County, PAR transportation, etc.) are providing transportation to preschool and school age children. All transportation documentation should include: the parent, child, transportation company names, emergency contact information, departure and return times, destinations (from the facility to the school or program) and the purpose of transport. Parent signatures are also required on the transportation forms. The violation cited was because the child’s file reviewed did not have a transportation form for the company used to transport them. Contact Information: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 If you have questions or concerns, please contact me if you have any questions, Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov, You may also contact my supervisor, Michele Remington at michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .1801 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/14/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 2/14/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 55 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 10:05 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor for compliance with NC Childcare Law of the facilities follow-up visit for the provisional administrative action. The Provisional License and AA were posted – on the bulletin board in space #1. Upon arrival I was greeted by the center staff persons, Ms. Shiddequah and Ms. Kyra, who assisted me during the visit . Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, facility owner/director was not present for today’s visit. I monitored the indoor and outdoor environments for compliance with child care requirements. I monitored for compliance with supervision, discipline, ratios, group size, capacity, permit restrictions, CPR/FA, ITS-SIDS, and CBC, transportation, children’s files, program records (fire drills, playground inspections, and lockdown/shelter in place drills) during today's visit. In space #1 there were thirteen children aged three through five years old and two center staff present (2:13). In space #2 there were two staff with seven children ages one through two years old present (2:7). The staff person in charge (Kyra L) informed me there are eighteen school-age children enrolled and thirteen were present during the hours of 7:30am-8:15am. On arrival, there were four staff present, both classrooms in compliance with staff/child ratio. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. I observed children in space #1 playing with pretend food, legos, and stringing beads. In space #2 children were having a story read to them, singing songs, and playing with manipulatives. While checking the outdoor play environment, I observed the following: a tree root connected to the ground at both ends that was a tripping hazard, fast food trash that appeared to have blown in the fenced in area. In addition, pool noodles were broken off the fence and the zip ties in the play area, the chain link fencing separated from the pole for the gate creating a hole big enough for a child to get through and exit the play area, the chain link was untwisted, and a section was sticking out into the playground at a child’s level that could cause injury. Last fire drill – 11/30/2023 Playground inspection – 11/30/2023 Lockdown/ shelter in place drill – 11/2023 due in February 2024 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION: During the visit, I monitored your progress on completion of the stipulations in the Correction Action Plan. 1. I monitored for compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including but not limited to, the following: • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(10) regarding nurture and care • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(9) regarding attendance • Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1801(a0(1-5) regarding supervision 2. A rules review with all staff was completed on 10/11/2023 3. A monthly staff schedule has been submitted via email – 10/11/2023,11/1/2023,12/1/2023, 1/5/2024, 2/5/2024. 4. A staffing pattern plan was submitted and approved on 10/20/2023. I verified that policies were being implemented on 11/1/2023. * Your staffing schedule lists Raquel as a floater , but she works full time in the classroom for preschool children. She has been in this classroom during each visit conducted since the AA was issued. If you are in fact the “floater” and you will not be on site, then you will need to modify someone’s schedule to make sure there is a floater available for coverage. 6. A staff meeting to review all approved policies was conducted on – 11/8/2023, 12/7/2023, 1/5/2024, Following today’s visit the facilities compliance history is 85% The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A newly enrolled preschool child's file did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the summary of the law, safe arrival and departure, parent handbook/operational policies. GS 110-102 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Inspection of the outdoor playground found the following hazards: pool noodles torn off the top of the fence and zip ties on the playground, broken toddler basketball hoop, thin root attached to the ground at both ends that was loose that was a tripping hazard, chain link fence at gate separated from pole creating a hole that children can get out as well as the chain link untwisted sticking out into the playground that can cause injury, and trash (fast food bags and cups) in the fenced in area. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023. This required to be completed every month .0605(q) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. A preschool age child transported by Wake County did not have the correct transportation paperwork on file giving them permission to transport the child from the daycare. .1003(i)(j) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Facility files (staff, children, program) were not readily available when asked. Staff was unable to obtain the files because leaving their classroom would have left the space out of ratio. Someone from the unlicensed space was contacted during the visit and passed them over to the childcare during the visit. .2318(1-8) Corrective action response: Childcare programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 2/24/2024, I must receive a 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. 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: On 12/1/2023, I was informed that the playground fence was going to be replaced but to date the company hired has delayed installation. I discussed with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow that you need to obtain someone else to repair/install the fencing. Violations were cited due to safety hazards and corrections are due within two weeks. I will need documentation (including photos) that repairs were made to the fence/gate. During the visit, I requested files, and they were not accessible, all files were in the office in the unlicensed drop in space. There were no staff in the licensed space available to get the files. You previously stated that the crate of all staff, children and program files would be in the childcare space when the facility is open. Today, staff forgot to get the crate when the center opened. A violation was cited, it was marked as corrected when a staff member from your unlicensed drop-in center brought the files to the licensed child care area. Today, there were only enough staff present to maintain ratios. No floater was on site so staff could not leave the classroom to obtain files, take children outside for transportation, or cover staff bathroom breaks. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. Your staff schedule (submitted on 2/5/2024) showed that 4 staff would be present. You notified me on 2/5/2024 that you would be out 2/1-2/15/2024, however Kyra L was supposed to be covering for you. We discussed on previous visits the need to have enough staff when absences occur, etc. The policies you submitted for a staff pattern plan that ensures both supervision and care in licensed space are met throughout the day included the following, “The following steps are put in place to ensure ratios and supervision are met, taking children to the restroom – the additional staff, floater will assist, to the playground – the additional staff and floater will assist as well as walkie talkies had been purchased to help assist as well, when staff go on break – staff are relieved by floater for lunch, when staff are late and or when staff are absent are relieved by floater.” “The following procedures were added to ensure ratio is maintained when staff need a bathroom, lunch break assistance by the floaters. And taking children to and from PAR transportation by staff MS Shiddeeqah and myself. The drop off time is between 7 am- 9am. If Ms. Shiddeeqah or I are not outside waiting, then the parents will call the center to make aware of arrival. And if no one is available then the parent will walk the child to door and classroom 2 teacher will receive the child”. You did not meet the procedures you put in your policies as there was not a floater on site during the visit today. You notified me that you would be absent, however you did not schedule someone to cover you, so staff did not have support on site as all staff were required to be in the classrooms to maintain ratios. Fire drills and playground inspections must be conducted and documented every month per licensing requirements. Children’s files: the enrollment packet should be reviewed before the child receives care. I recommend you review the packet with the parents to ensure that all paperwork is returned and complete. If you review with the parent, you can get them to complete any missing information immediately rather than sending paperwork back home for corrections. This puts you at risk of violations due to missing information. Transportation: Learning as we go Childcare does not provide transportation to the enrolled children. Other entities (Wake County, PAR transportation, etc.) are providing transportation to preschool and school age children. All transportation documentation should include: the parent, child, transportation company names, emergency contact information, departure and return times, destinations (from the facility to the school or program) and the purpose of transport. Parent signatures are also required on the transportation forms. The violation cited was because the child’s file reviewed did not have a transportation form for the company used to transport them. Contact Information: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 If you have questions or concerns, please contact me if you have any questions, Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov, You may also contact my supervisor, Michele Remington at michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. 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

GS 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/14/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 2/14/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 55 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 10:05 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor for compliance with NC Childcare Law of the facilities follow-up visit for the provisional administrative action. The Provisional License and AA were posted – on the bulletin board in space #1. Upon arrival I was greeted by the center staff persons, Ms. Shiddequah and Ms. Kyra, who assisted me during the visit . Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, facility owner/director was not present for today’s visit. I monitored the indoor and outdoor environments for compliance with child care requirements. I monitored for compliance with supervision, discipline, ratios, group size, capacity, permit restrictions, CPR/FA, ITS-SIDS, and CBC, transportation, children’s files, program records (fire drills, playground inspections, and lockdown/shelter in place drills) during today's visit. In space #1 there were thirteen children aged three through five years old and two center staff present (2:13). In space #2 there were two staff with seven children ages one through two years old present (2:7). The staff person in charge (Kyra L) informed me there are eighteen school-age children enrolled and thirteen were present during the hours of 7:30am-8:15am. On arrival, there were four staff present, both classrooms in compliance with staff/child ratio. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. I observed children in space #1 playing with pretend food, legos, and stringing beads. In space #2 children were having a story read to them, singing songs, and playing with manipulatives. While checking the outdoor play environment, I observed the following: a tree root connected to the ground at both ends that was a tripping hazard, fast food trash that appeared to have blown in the fenced in area. In addition, pool noodles were broken off the fence and the zip ties in the play area, the chain link fencing separated from the pole for the gate creating a hole big enough for a child to get through and exit the play area, the chain link was untwisted, and a section was sticking out into the playground at a child’s level that could cause injury. Last fire drill – 11/30/2023 Playground inspection – 11/30/2023 Lockdown/ shelter in place drill – 11/2023 due in February 2024 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION: During the visit, I monitored your progress on completion of the stipulations in the Correction Action Plan. 1. I monitored for compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including but not limited to, the following: • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(10) regarding nurture and care • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(9) regarding attendance • Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1801(a0(1-5) regarding supervision 2. A rules review with all staff was completed on 10/11/2023 3. A monthly staff schedule has been submitted via email – 10/11/2023,11/1/2023,12/1/2023, 1/5/2024, 2/5/2024. 4. A staffing pattern plan was submitted and approved on 10/20/2023. I verified that policies were being implemented on 11/1/2023. * Your staffing schedule lists Raquel as a floater , but she works full time in the classroom for preschool children. She has been in this classroom during each visit conducted since the AA was issued. If you are in fact the “floater” and you will not be on site, then you will need to modify someone’s schedule to make sure there is a floater available for coverage. 6. A staff meeting to review all approved policies was conducted on – 11/8/2023, 12/7/2023, 1/5/2024, Following today’s visit the facilities compliance history is 85% The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A newly enrolled preschool child's file did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the summary of the law, safe arrival and departure, parent handbook/operational policies. GS 110-102 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Inspection of the outdoor playground found the following hazards: pool noodles torn off the top of the fence and zip ties on the playground, broken toddler basketball hoop, thin root attached to the ground at both ends that was loose that was a tripping hazard, chain link fence at gate separated from pole creating a hole that children can get out as well as the chain link untwisted sticking out into the playground that can cause injury, and trash (fast food bags and cups) in the fenced in area. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023. This required to be completed every month .0605(q) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. A preschool age child transported by Wake County did not have the correct transportation paperwork on file giving them permission to transport the child from the daycare. .1003(i)(j) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Facility files (staff, children, program) were not readily available when asked. Staff was unable to obtain the files because leaving their classroom would have left the space out of ratio. Someone from the unlicensed space was contacted during the visit and passed them over to the childcare during the visit. .2318(1-8) Corrective action response: Childcare programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 2/24/2024, I must receive a 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. 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: On 12/1/2023, I was informed that the playground fence was going to be replaced but to date the company hired has delayed installation. I discussed with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow that you need to obtain someone else to repair/install the fencing. Violations were cited due to safety hazards and corrections are due within two weeks. I will need documentation (including photos) that repairs were made to the fence/gate. During the visit, I requested files, and they were not accessible, all files were in the office in the unlicensed drop in space. There were no staff in the licensed space available to get the files. You previously stated that the crate of all staff, children and program files would be in the childcare space when the facility is open. Today, staff forgot to get the crate when the center opened. A violation was cited, it was marked as corrected when a staff member from your unlicensed drop-in center brought the files to the licensed child care area. Today, there were only enough staff present to maintain ratios. No floater was on site so staff could not leave the classroom to obtain files, take children outside for transportation, or cover staff bathroom breaks. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. Your staff schedule (submitted on 2/5/2024) showed that 4 staff would be present. You notified me on 2/5/2024 that you would be out 2/1-2/15/2024, however Kyra L was supposed to be covering for you. We discussed on previous visits the need to have enough staff when absences occur, etc. The policies you submitted for a staff pattern plan that ensures both supervision and care in licensed space are met throughout the day included the following, “The following steps are put in place to ensure ratios and supervision are met, taking children to the restroom – the additional staff, floater will assist, to the playground – the additional staff and floater will assist as well as walkie talkies had been purchased to help assist as well, when staff go on break – staff are relieved by floater for lunch, when staff are late and or when staff are absent are relieved by floater.” “The following procedures were added to ensure ratio is maintained when staff need a bathroom, lunch break assistance by the floaters. And taking children to and from PAR transportation by staff MS Shiddeeqah and myself. The drop off time is between 7 am- 9am. If Ms. Shiddeeqah or I are not outside waiting, then the parents will call the center to make aware of arrival. And if no one is available then the parent will walk the child to door and classroom 2 teacher will receive the child”. You did not meet the procedures you put in your policies as there was not a floater on site during the visit today. You notified me that you would be absent, however you did not schedule someone to cover you, so staff did not have support on site as all staff were required to be in the classrooms to maintain ratios. Fire drills and playground inspections must be conducted and documented every month per licensing requirements. Children’s files: the enrollment packet should be reviewed before the child receives care. I recommend you review the packet with the parents to ensure that all paperwork is returned and complete. If you review with the parent, you can get them to complete any missing information immediately rather than sending paperwork back home for corrections. This puts you at risk of violations due to missing information. Transportation: Learning as we go Childcare does not provide transportation to the enrolled children. Other entities (Wake County, PAR transportation, etc.) are providing transportation to preschool and school age children. All transportation documentation should include: the parent, child, transportation company names, emergency contact information, departure and return times, destinations (from the facility to the school or program) and the purpose of transport. Parent signatures are also required on the transportation forms. The violation cited was because the child’s file reviewed did not have a transportation form for the company used to transport them. Contact Information: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 If you have questions or concerns, please contact me if you have any questions, Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov, You may also contact my supervisor, Michele Remington at michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. 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: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/14/2024 Number Present: 20 Completed Date: 2/14/2024 Age: From 1 To 5 Total Minutes: 55 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 10:05 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Admin Action Follow-Up Lic Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor for compliance with NC Childcare Law of the facilities follow-up visit for the provisional administrative action. The Provisional License and AA were posted – on the bulletin board in space #1. Upon arrival I was greeted by the center staff persons, Ms. Shiddequah and Ms. Kyra, who assisted me during the visit . Marilyn Locklear-Winslow, facility owner/director was not present for today’s visit. I monitored the indoor and outdoor environments for compliance with child care requirements. I monitored for compliance with supervision, discipline, ratios, group size, capacity, permit restrictions, CPR/FA, ITS-SIDS, and CBC, transportation, children’s files, program records (fire drills, playground inspections, and lockdown/shelter in place drills) during today's visit. In space #1 there were thirteen children aged three through five years old and two center staff present (2:13). In space #2 there were two staff with seven children ages one through two years old present (2:7). The staff person in charge (Kyra L) informed me there are eighteen school-age children enrolled and thirteen were present during the hours of 7:30am-8:15am. On arrival, there were four staff present, both classrooms in compliance with staff/child ratio. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. I observed children in space #1 playing with pretend food, legos, and stringing beads. In space #2 children were having a story read to them, singing songs, and playing with manipulatives. While checking the outdoor play environment, I observed the following: a tree root connected to the ground at both ends that was a tripping hazard, fast food trash that appeared to have blown in the fenced in area. In addition, pool noodles were broken off the fence and the zip ties in the play area, the chain link fencing separated from the pole for the gate creating a hole big enough for a child to get through and exit the play area, the chain link was untwisted, and a section was sticking out into the playground at a child’s level that could cause injury. Last fire drill – 11/30/2023 Playground inspection – 11/30/2023 Lockdown/ shelter in place drill – 11/2023 due in February 2024 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION: During the visit, I monitored your progress on completion of the stipulations in the Correction Action Plan. 1. I monitored for compliance with all applicable child care requirements, including but not limited to, the following: • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(1) & (4-5) regarding unlicensed space • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(10) regarding nurture and care • North Carolina General Statute § 110-91(9) regarding attendance • Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .1801(a0(1-5) regarding supervision 2. A rules review with all staff was completed on 10/11/2023 3. A monthly staff schedule has been submitted via email – 10/11/2023,11/1/2023,12/1/2023, 1/5/2024, 2/5/2024. 4. A staffing pattern plan was submitted and approved on 10/20/2023. I verified that policies were being implemented on 11/1/2023. * Your staffing schedule lists Raquel as a floater , but she works full time in the classroom for preschool children. She has been in this classroom during each visit conducted since the AA was issued. If you are in fact the “floater” and you will not be on site, then you will need to modify someone’s schedule to make sure there is a floater available for coverage. 6. A staff meeting to review all approved policies was conducted on – 11/8/2023, 12/7/2023, 1/5/2024, Following today’s visit the facilities compliance history is 85% The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A newly enrolled preschool child's file did not have a signed statement acknowledging receipt of the summary of the law, safe arrival and departure, parent handbook/operational policies. GS 110-102 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023 .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. Inspection of the outdoor playground found the following hazards: pool noodles torn off the top of the fence and zip ties on the playground, broken toddler basketball hoop, thin root attached to the ground at both ends that was loose that was a tripping hazard, chain link fence at gate separated from pole creating a hole that children can get out as well as the chain link untwisted sticking out into the playground that can cause injury, and trash (fast food bags and cups) in the fenced in area. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not documented as completed since November 30th, 2023. This required to be completed every month .0605(q) 1125 Before children were transported, written permission from a parent was not obtained that included when and where the child was to be transported, expected time of departure and arrival, and the transportation provider. A preschool age child transported by Wake County did not have the correct transportation paperwork on file giving them permission to transport the child from the daycare. .1003(i)(j) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. Facility files (staff, children, program) were not readily available when asked. Staff was unable to obtain the files because leaving their classroom would have left the space out of ratio. Someone from the unlicensed space was contacted during the visit and passed them over to the childcare during the visit. .2318(1-8) Corrective action response: Childcare programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 2/24/2024, I must receive a 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. 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: On 12/1/2023, I was informed that the playground fence was going to be replaced but to date the company hired has delayed installation. I discussed with Marilyn Locklear-Winslow that you need to obtain someone else to repair/install the fencing. Violations were cited due to safety hazards and corrections are due within two weeks. I will need documentation (including photos) that repairs were made to the fence/gate. During the visit, I requested files, and they were not accessible, all files were in the office in the unlicensed drop in space. There were no staff in the licensed space available to get the files. You previously stated that the crate of all staff, children and program files would be in the childcare space when the facility is open. Today, staff forgot to get the crate when the center opened. A violation was cited, it was marked as corrected when a staff member from your unlicensed drop-in center brought the files to the licensed child care area. Today, there were only enough staff present to maintain ratios. No floater was on site so staff could not leave the classroom to obtain files, take children outside for transportation, or cover staff bathroom breaks. When asked I was told the next staff person would be in by 11:30 am so lunch could be prepared. Your staff schedule (submitted on 2/5/2024) showed that 4 staff would be present. You notified me on 2/5/2024 that you would be out 2/1-2/15/2024, however Kyra L was supposed to be covering for you. We discussed on previous visits the need to have enough staff when absences occur, etc. The policies you submitted for a staff pattern plan that ensures both supervision and care in licensed space are met throughout the day included the following, “The following steps are put in place to ensure ratios and supervision are met, taking children to the restroom – the additional staff, floater will assist, to the playground – the additional staff and floater will assist as well as walkie talkies had been purchased to help assist as well, when staff go on break – staff are relieved by floater for lunch, when staff are late and or when staff are absent are relieved by floater.” “The following procedures were added to ensure ratio is maintained when staff need a bathroom, lunch break assistance by the floaters. And taking children to and from PAR transportation by staff MS Shiddeeqah and myself. The drop off time is between 7 am- 9am. If Ms. Shiddeeqah or I are not outside waiting, then the parents will call the center to make aware of arrival. And if no one is available then the parent will walk the child to door and classroom 2 teacher will receive the child”. You did not meet the procedures you put in your policies as there was not a floater on site during the visit today. You notified me that you would be absent, however you did not schedule someone to cover you, so staff did not have support on site as all staff were required to be in the classrooms to maintain ratios. Fire drills and playground inspections must be conducted and documented every month per licensing requirements. Children’s files: the enrollment packet should be reviewed before the child receives care. I recommend you review the packet with the parents to ensure that all paperwork is returned and complete. If you review with the parent, you can get them to complete any missing information immediately rather than sending paperwork back home for corrections. This puts you at risk of violations due to missing information. Transportation: Learning as we go Childcare does not provide transportation to the enrolled children. Other entities (Wake County, PAR transportation, etc.) are providing transportation to preschool and school age children. All transportation documentation should include: the parent, child, transportation company names, emergency contact information, departure and return times, destinations (from the facility to the school or program) and the purpose of transport. Parent signatures are also required on the transportation forms. The violation cited was because the child’s file reviewed did not have a transportation form for the company used to transport them. Contact Information: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 If you have questions or concerns, please contact me if you have any questions, Michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov, You may also contact my supervisor, Michele Remington at michele.remington@dhhs.nc.gov. 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 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 10/2/2023 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 compliance with NC childcare requirements during your annual compliance visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on July 14th, 2022. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. The center was operating with a 3- star rated license and is now operating with a provisional license the facility is to continue to operate with the restrictions that were noted on the star rated license (enhanced ratios, no cooking allowed in building) Our visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow Director, and center staff. During today’s visit we discussed/reviewed the administrative action that was issued on August 29th, 2023. A rated license will not be issued to this facility until it comes into compliance with this administrative action. The rated license was given to us during today’s visit and the provisional license was posted. Upon arrival at the facility, we met with Ms. Locklear-Winslow and asked to sit in the break room which connects the licensed and unlicensed spaces. As the conversation began a young lady who was identified as an employee walked from the unlicensed space with a preschool age child that she appeared to have been bringing to the licensed space. Ms. Locklear-Winslow immediately stopped the young lady, questioned why the child was dropped off there and informed us that letters, texts, emails, etc. had been sent to all parents instructing them to drop off at the daycare door. Based on the incident today, parents are not complying. We recommended that you keep the drop in center entrance door locked and post a sign that states children attending Learning as we Go must be dropped off and picked up from the licensed child care space. Instruct staff from the drop-in center NOT to accept children that are enrolled in licensed child care. Children were observed participating in teacher directed & free play activities today inside. We were told the children were not going outside to the playground today due to muddy conditions. We completed an inspection of the playground, and it was not muddy. However, we did observe a broken fence, with some sections lower than four feet, high grass that needed mowing, unknown vines growing through the back side of the fence, most toys/materials were broken and thrown over the back side of the fence. The only accessible items were the hippo, basketball hoop and dome climber. The basketball hoop was lying on the ground, the dome climber had no fall zone ground cover and two of the hand grips were missing. Violations for the fence and the condition of the playground were cited. We monitored for required posted documents, interactions between staff and children, discipline, supervision, group sizes, space capacity, ratios, program requirements, equipment, and furnishing, transportation, medication, staff files and children’s file requirements. VERIFICATION OF RECORDS: *Last fire inspection= 9/14/2022 – Not completed for 2023 – a violation of childcare requirements was cited. *Sanitation inspection=3/29/2023- with 8 demerits and a superior rating. *On September 28th, 2023, I reviewed the NC Secretary of State’s website and observed (Learning as We Go LLC) owner of (Learning as We Go Child Care Center) listed as current/active. * Compliance History as of 9/27/2023- 81% * Fire drill- 8/30/2023 @ 9:57 am and took 39 seconds to evacuate *Lockdown- 8/30/2023 @ 11:07 am and took 17 seconds *Playground inspection- 8/30/2023 *The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. 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 facilities last fire inspection was conducted on September 14th, 2022. The facility is overdue for the 2023 fire inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 325 Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. The fire alarm company was on site and testing the system. The staff and children had to leave due to the loud alarm. Staff and children were standing in front of the building waiting to return and not engaging the children in an activity like dancing or singing before returning to their classroom inside. .1802 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The dome climber did not have any protective surfacing under or around the structure. .0605(j) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the facility the laminate floor in the toddler classroom was lifted/buckled and created a tripping hazard. In the playground the grass was very high, there were three ant hills observed, unknown vines growing in through the fence and the dome climber was missing two rubber grips, and screws were exposed, large rocks used to hold down a basketball goal were in the middle of the playground, two tables on the playground were damaged, one had a hole in it and the other was missing a leg. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, was not free from protrusions. Part of the fence was broken and held together by bungy cords, other parts were lower than four feet and the pool noodles that cover the protrusions on top were missing. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 1042 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff. Review of staff files provided were missing orientation record/training, health and emergency questionnaire, annual in-service training, health and safety training, recognizing and responding to child abuse maltreatment training, EMC training, signed shaken baby policy, CPR/first aid training. G.S. 110-91(9) 1327 Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Review of children's files found eight files reviewed were missing required paperwork including but not limited to complete application, permission to play outside the fenced area, signed prevention of shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy, signed discipline policy, G.S. 110-91(9) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A review of the CBC system found that Mr. Winslow has a current qualifying letter but was not available for review in his file. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1864 Outdoor play equipment was not age and developmentally appropriate. Aside from a dome climber, a hippopotamus and a basketball hoop that was laying down there was no additional play equipment available outside for the age range of children the facility is licensed to care for. .0605(a) 9999 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Enrolled children whose parents gave permission for PAR transportation to transport their child were not listed on the child's application to release them for transport. *****TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/REMINDERS: ******* • Menu updates should not only be posted but communicated to the parents when changes are made. • Paperwork in both the staff and children’s files that do not apply at this time should be purged (not thrown away) but removed. For example, a child had emergency medication documentation on file with the need for albuterol (inhaler) you stated you do not administer that to the child and the medication is not on site. This should be removed so it will not be questioned again. • Due to the violations cited for staff and children’s files and the disorganization of files you requested a technical assistance visit to organize your files. To prepare for this assistance we asked that you purchase binders, manilla folders and colored folders as well as print off children’s files, staff file, and program file checklists. Due to the violations regarding paperwork please visit www.ncchildcare.nc.gov and print off the paperwork that was missing from the staff and children’s files and have it completed. When navigating the website hover over provider, scroll and click on forms and in the child day care section click on and print the forms that are needing completion. (i.e., orientation form, health questionnaire and emergency information, training checklists for annual and health and safety training) Please make sure staff are logging into Moodle on the divisions website and taking the free trainings to meet their annual in-service training hour requirements for today’s visit. • Based on the violations cited and the condition of the outdoor play area a suggestion was made when the fence company comes out to replace the fence to remove the dome climber, it is considered stationary equipment and requires a 6-ft fall zone all the way around with at least 6 inches of approved surfacing material. Remove all broken equipment. Keep the grass mowed, remove vines from the fence. Have a cart of toys and materials that can be brought to the playground or have a storage box on the playground that can be locked at the end of each day. Portable materials such as: balls, trucks, buckets, hula hoops, wagons, etc. You can get creative by making a mud kitchen where sand and water can be utilized along with buckets and shovels, you can paint a sheet of plastic-coated wood with magnetic paint and or chalkboard paint and make easels or hang it on the fence and have magnetic items and chalk available for use. • Review of your playground inspection forms found that you have never documented any issues (broken equipment, fall zone issues. The purpose of the monthly inspection is so you can document concerns and solutions. • Be creative with the space you have; I can assist you during my technical assistance visit with more ideas. • During the visit when the fire alarm company asked you and your staff to leave the building to set off and test the alarms. On occasions such as this or a fire drill the staff should be prepared to engage the children like singing songs or playing games, etc. Today we exited the building to find staff and children standing there while no activity was taking place. Upon our request staff began to sing and play with the children. • Transportation was discussed today. The facility does not have permission to provide transportation to the enrolled children and you informed us of the transportation companies that are used to provide transportation for school age children. You stated several preschool age children attend NCPreK and Wake Counties Schools provide transportation for those children. For the school age children parents are contacting with PAR Transportation. We requested you revise the transportation agreement with parents to only list the companies and not your facility as transportation providers. Add statements from parents as to who can pick up children, for example the names of the drivers for PAR transportation should be listed as people children can be released to, for transportation purposes only. When we exited the building to inspect the playground, the staff from the unlicensed center was walking on the sidewalk with a preschool age child, she put the child in the backseat of an SUV, a staff member from the licensed facility carried a sleeping child (also appeared to preschool age) to the vehicle, she then returned with an infant in a car seat. All three children and the staff from the unlicensed space left. We asked what ages are cared for in the unlicensed space, you stated ages 4 and above. None of the children we witnessed leaving were of age to be cared for in the unlicensed space. We asked if they were enrolled in the licensed space. You and another staff member said no that the three children were nieces of the staff member. You both stated you did not know why she was at work or why she had her nieces with her. We asked about getting the unlicensed space licensed. You stated you would like to do so in the future, but that your focus now was to get the licensed space in compliance. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today's visit. A letter of corrective action is required following review of this visit summary by October 7th, 2023. Please review each violation, document the item number and address each part of the violation in your corrective action letter stating how you are now in compliance and how you will stay in compliance with the violation going forward. Please send you letter of correction to the email address listed below: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 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

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10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 10/2/2023 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 compliance with NC childcare requirements during your annual compliance visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on July 14th, 2022. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. The center was operating with a 3- star rated license and is now operating with a provisional license the facility is to continue to operate with the restrictions that were noted on the star rated license (enhanced ratios, no cooking allowed in building) Our visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow Director, and center staff. During today’s visit we discussed/reviewed the administrative action that was issued on August 29th, 2023. A rated license will not be issued to this facility until it comes into compliance with this administrative action. The rated license was given to us during today’s visit and the provisional license was posted. Upon arrival at the facility, we met with Ms. Locklear-Winslow and asked to sit in the break room which connects the licensed and unlicensed spaces. As the conversation began a young lady who was identified as an employee walked from the unlicensed space with a preschool age child that she appeared to have been bringing to the licensed space. Ms. Locklear-Winslow immediately stopped the young lady, questioned why the child was dropped off there and informed us that letters, texts, emails, etc. had been sent to all parents instructing them to drop off at the daycare door. Based on the incident today, parents are not complying. We recommended that you keep the drop in center entrance door locked and post a sign that states children attending Learning as we Go must be dropped off and picked up from the licensed child care space. Instruct staff from the drop-in center NOT to accept children that are enrolled in licensed child care. Children were observed participating in teacher directed & free play activities today inside. We were told the children were not going outside to the playground today due to muddy conditions. We completed an inspection of the playground, and it was not muddy. However, we did observe a broken fence, with some sections lower than four feet, high grass that needed mowing, unknown vines growing through the back side of the fence, most toys/materials were broken and thrown over the back side of the fence. The only accessible items were the hippo, basketball hoop and dome climber. The basketball hoop was lying on the ground, the dome climber had no fall zone ground cover and two of the hand grips were missing. Violations for the fence and the condition of the playground were cited. We monitored for required posted documents, interactions between staff and children, discipline, supervision, group sizes, space capacity, ratios, program requirements, equipment, and furnishing, transportation, medication, staff files and children’s file requirements. VERIFICATION OF RECORDS: *Last fire inspection= 9/14/2022 – Not completed for 2023 – a violation of childcare requirements was cited. *Sanitation inspection=3/29/2023- with 8 demerits and a superior rating. *On September 28th, 2023, I reviewed the NC Secretary of State’s website and observed (Learning as We Go LLC) owner of (Learning as We Go Child Care Center) listed as current/active. * Compliance History as of 9/27/2023- 81% * Fire drill- 8/30/2023 @ 9:57 am and took 39 seconds to evacuate *Lockdown- 8/30/2023 @ 11:07 am and took 17 seconds *Playground inspection- 8/30/2023 *The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. 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 facilities last fire inspection was conducted on September 14th, 2022. The facility is overdue for the 2023 fire inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 325 Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. The fire alarm company was on site and testing the system. The staff and children had to leave due to the loud alarm. Staff and children were standing in front of the building waiting to return and not engaging the children in an activity like dancing or singing before returning to their classroom inside. .1802 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The dome climber did not have any protective surfacing under or around the structure. .0605(j) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the facility the laminate floor in the toddler classroom was lifted/buckled and created a tripping hazard. In the playground the grass was very high, there were three ant hills observed, unknown vines growing in through the fence and the dome climber was missing two rubber grips, and screws were exposed, large rocks used to hold down a basketball goal were in the middle of the playground, two tables on the playground were damaged, one had a hole in it and the other was missing a leg. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, was not free from protrusions. Part of the fence was broken and held together by bungy cords, other parts were lower than four feet and the pool noodles that cover the protrusions on top were missing. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 1042 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff. Review of staff files provided were missing orientation record/training, health and emergency questionnaire, annual in-service training, health and safety training, recognizing and responding to child abuse maltreatment training, EMC training, signed shaken baby policy, CPR/first aid training. G.S. 110-91(9) 1327 Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Review of children's files found eight files reviewed were missing required paperwork including but not limited to complete application, permission to play outside the fenced area, signed prevention of shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy, signed discipline policy, G.S. 110-91(9) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A review of the CBC system found that Mr. Winslow has a current qualifying letter but was not available for review in his file. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1864 Outdoor play equipment was not age and developmentally appropriate. Aside from a dome climber, a hippopotamus and a basketball hoop that was laying down there was no additional play equipment available outside for the age range of children the facility is licensed to care for. .0605(a) 9999 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Enrolled children whose parents gave permission for PAR transportation to transport their child were not listed on the child's application to release them for transport. *****TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/REMINDERS: ******* • Menu updates should not only be posted but communicated to the parents when changes are made. • Paperwork in both the staff and children’s files that do not apply at this time should be purged (not thrown away) but removed. For example, a child had emergency medication documentation on file with the need for albuterol (inhaler) you stated you do not administer that to the child and the medication is not on site. This should be removed so it will not be questioned again. • Due to the violations cited for staff and children’s files and the disorganization of files you requested a technical assistance visit to organize your files. To prepare for this assistance we asked that you purchase binders, manilla folders and colored folders as well as print off children’s files, staff file, and program file checklists. Due to the violations regarding paperwork please visit www.ncchildcare.nc.gov and print off the paperwork that was missing from the staff and children’s files and have it completed. When navigating the website hover over provider, scroll and click on forms and in the child day care section click on and print the forms that are needing completion. (i.e., orientation form, health questionnaire and emergency information, training checklists for annual and health and safety training) Please make sure staff are logging into Moodle on the divisions website and taking the free trainings to meet their annual in-service training hour requirements for today’s visit. • Based on the violations cited and the condition of the outdoor play area a suggestion was made when the fence company comes out to replace the fence to remove the dome climber, it is considered stationary equipment and requires a 6-ft fall zone all the way around with at least 6 inches of approved surfacing material. Remove all broken equipment. Keep the grass mowed, remove vines from the fence. Have a cart of toys and materials that can be brought to the playground or have a storage box on the playground that can be locked at the end of each day. Portable materials such as: balls, trucks, buckets, hula hoops, wagons, etc. You can get creative by making a mud kitchen where sand and water can be utilized along with buckets and shovels, you can paint a sheet of plastic-coated wood with magnetic paint and or chalkboard paint and make easels or hang it on the fence and have magnetic items and chalk available for use. • Review of your playground inspection forms found that you have never documented any issues (broken equipment, fall zone issues. The purpose of the monthly inspection is so you can document concerns and solutions. • Be creative with the space you have; I can assist you during my technical assistance visit with more ideas. • During the visit when the fire alarm company asked you and your staff to leave the building to set off and test the alarms. On occasions such as this or a fire drill the staff should be prepared to engage the children like singing songs or playing games, etc. Today we exited the building to find staff and children standing there while no activity was taking place. Upon our request staff began to sing and play with the children. • Transportation was discussed today. The facility does not have permission to provide transportation to the enrolled children and you informed us of the transportation companies that are used to provide transportation for school age children. You stated several preschool age children attend NCPreK and Wake Counties Schools provide transportation for those children. For the school age children parents are contacting with PAR Transportation. We requested you revise the transportation agreement with parents to only list the companies and not your facility as transportation providers. Add statements from parents as to who can pick up children, for example the names of the drivers for PAR transportation should be listed as people children can be released to, for transportation purposes only. When we exited the building to inspect the playground, the staff from the unlicensed center was walking on the sidewalk with a preschool age child, she put the child in the backseat of an SUV, a staff member from the licensed facility carried a sleeping child (also appeared to preschool age) to the vehicle, she then returned with an infant in a car seat. All three children and the staff from the unlicensed space left. We asked what ages are cared for in the unlicensed space, you stated ages 4 and above. None of the children we witnessed leaving were of age to be cared for in the unlicensed space. We asked if they were enrolled in the licensed space. You and another staff member said no that the three children were nieces of the staff member. You both stated you did not know why she was at work or why she had her nieces with her. We asked about getting the unlicensed space licensed. You stated you would like to do so in the future, but that your focus now was to get the licensed space in compliance. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today's visit. A letter of corrective action is required following review of this visit summary by October 7th, 2023. Please review each violation, document the item number and address each part of the violation in your corrective action letter stating how you are now in compliance and how you will stay in compliance with the violation going forward. Please send you letter of correction to the email address listed below: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 10/2/2023 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 compliance with NC childcare requirements during your annual compliance visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on July 14th, 2022. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. The center was operating with a 3- star rated license and is now operating with a provisional license the facility is to continue to operate with the restrictions that were noted on the star rated license (enhanced ratios, no cooking allowed in building) Our visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow Director, and center staff. During today’s visit we discussed/reviewed the administrative action that was issued on August 29th, 2023. A rated license will not be issued to this facility until it comes into compliance with this administrative action. The rated license was given to us during today’s visit and the provisional license was posted. Upon arrival at the facility, we met with Ms. Locklear-Winslow and asked to sit in the break room which connects the licensed and unlicensed spaces. As the conversation began a young lady who was identified as an employee walked from the unlicensed space with a preschool age child that she appeared to have been bringing to the licensed space. Ms. Locklear-Winslow immediately stopped the young lady, questioned why the child was dropped off there and informed us that letters, texts, emails, etc. had been sent to all parents instructing them to drop off at the daycare door. Based on the incident today, parents are not complying. We recommended that you keep the drop in center entrance door locked and post a sign that states children attending Learning as we Go must be dropped off and picked up from the licensed child care space. Instruct staff from the drop-in center NOT to accept children that are enrolled in licensed child care. Children were observed participating in teacher directed & free play activities today inside. We were told the children were not going outside to the playground today due to muddy conditions. We completed an inspection of the playground, and it was not muddy. However, we did observe a broken fence, with some sections lower than four feet, high grass that needed mowing, unknown vines growing through the back side of the fence, most toys/materials were broken and thrown over the back side of the fence. The only accessible items were the hippo, basketball hoop and dome climber. The basketball hoop was lying on the ground, the dome climber had no fall zone ground cover and two of the hand grips were missing. Violations for the fence and the condition of the playground were cited. We monitored for required posted documents, interactions between staff and children, discipline, supervision, group sizes, space capacity, ratios, program requirements, equipment, and furnishing, transportation, medication, staff files and children’s file requirements. VERIFICATION OF RECORDS: *Last fire inspection= 9/14/2022 – Not completed for 2023 – a violation of childcare requirements was cited. *Sanitation inspection=3/29/2023- with 8 demerits and a superior rating. *On September 28th, 2023, I reviewed the NC Secretary of State’s website and observed (Learning as We Go LLC) owner of (Learning as We Go Child Care Center) listed as current/active. * Compliance History as of 9/27/2023- 81% * Fire drill- 8/30/2023 @ 9:57 am and took 39 seconds to evacuate *Lockdown- 8/30/2023 @ 11:07 am and took 17 seconds *Playground inspection- 8/30/2023 *The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. 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 facilities last fire inspection was conducted on September 14th, 2022. The facility is overdue for the 2023 fire inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 325 Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. The fire alarm company was on site and testing the system. The staff and children had to leave due to the loud alarm. Staff and children were standing in front of the building waiting to return and not engaging the children in an activity like dancing or singing before returning to their classroom inside. .1802 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The dome climber did not have any protective surfacing under or around the structure. .0605(j) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the facility the laminate floor in the toddler classroom was lifted/buckled and created a tripping hazard. In the playground the grass was very high, there were three ant hills observed, unknown vines growing in through the fence and the dome climber was missing two rubber grips, and screws were exposed, large rocks used to hold down a basketball goal were in the middle of the playground, two tables on the playground were damaged, one had a hole in it and the other was missing a leg. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, was not free from protrusions. Part of the fence was broken and held together by bungy cords, other parts were lower than four feet and the pool noodles that cover the protrusions on top were missing. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 1042 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff. Review of staff files provided were missing orientation record/training, health and emergency questionnaire, annual in-service training, health and safety training, recognizing and responding to child abuse maltreatment training, EMC training, signed shaken baby policy, CPR/first aid training. G.S. 110-91(9) 1327 Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Review of children's files found eight files reviewed were missing required paperwork including but not limited to complete application, permission to play outside the fenced area, signed prevention of shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy, signed discipline policy, G.S. 110-91(9) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A review of the CBC system found that Mr. Winslow has a current qualifying letter but was not available for review in his file. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1864 Outdoor play equipment was not age and developmentally appropriate. Aside from a dome climber, a hippopotamus and a basketball hoop that was laying down there was no additional play equipment available outside for the age range of children the facility is licensed to care for. .0605(a) 9999 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Enrolled children whose parents gave permission for PAR transportation to transport their child were not listed on the child's application to release them for transport. *****TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/REMINDERS: ******* • Menu updates should not only be posted but communicated to the parents when changes are made. • Paperwork in both the staff and children’s files that do not apply at this time should be purged (not thrown away) but removed. For example, a child had emergency medication documentation on file with the need for albuterol (inhaler) you stated you do not administer that to the child and the medication is not on site. This should be removed so it will not be questioned again. • Due to the violations cited for staff and children’s files and the disorganization of files you requested a technical assistance visit to organize your files. To prepare for this assistance we asked that you purchase binders, manilla folders and colored folders as well as print off children’s files, staff file, and program file checklists. Due to the violations regarding paperwork please visit www.ncchildcare.nc.gov and print off the paperwork that was missing from the staff and children’s files and have it completed. When navigating the website hover over provider, scroll and click on forms and in the child day care section click on and print the forms that are needing completion. (i.e., orientation form, health questionnaire and emergency information, training checklists for annual and health and safety training) Please make sure staff are logging into Moodle on the divisions website and taking the free trainings to meet their annual in-service training hour requirements for today’s visit. • Based on the violations cited and the condition of the outdoor play area a suggestion was made when the fence company comes out to replace the fence to remove the dome climber, it is considered stationary equipment and requires a 6-ft fall zone all the way around with at least 6 inches of approved surfacing material. Remove all broken equipment. Keep the grass mowed, remove vines from the fence. Have a cart of toys and materials that can be brought to the playground or have a storage box on the playground that can be locked at the end of each day. Portable materials such as: balls, trucks, buckets, hula hoops, wagons, etc. You can get creative by making a mud kitchen where sand and water can be utilized along with buckets and shovels, you can paint a sheet of plastic-coated wood with magnetic paint and or chalkboard paint and make easels or hang it on the fence and have magnetic items and chalk available for use. • Review of your playground inspection forms found that you have never documented any issues (broken equipment, fall zone issues. The purpose of the monthly inspection is so you can document concerns and solutions. • Be creative with the space you have; I can assist you during my technical assistance visit with more ideas. • During the visit when the fire alarm company asked you and your staff to leave the building to set off and test the alarms. On occasions such as this or a fire drill the staff should be prepared to engage the children like singing songs or playing games, etc. Today we exited the building to find staff and children standing there while no activity was taking place. Upon our request staff began to sing and play with the children. • Transportation was discussed today. The facility does not have permission to provide transportation to the enrolled children and you informed us of the transportation companies that are used to provide transportation for school age children. You stated several preschool age children attend NCPreK and Wake Counties Schools provide transportation for those children. For the school age children parents are contacting with PAR Transportation. We requested you revise the transportation agreement with parents to only list the companies and not your facility as transportation providers. Add statements from parents as to who can pick up children, for example the names of the drivers for PAR transportation should be listed as people children can be released to, for transportation purposes only. When we exited the building to inspect the playground, the staff from the unlicensed center was walking on the sidewalk with a preschool age child, she put the child in the backseat of an SUV, a staff member from the licensed facility carried a sleeping child (also appeared to preschool age) to the vehicle, she then returned with an infant in a car seat. All three children and the staff from the unlicensed space left. We asked what ages are cared for in the unlicensed space, you stated ages 4 and above. None of the children we witnessed leaving were of age to be cared for in the unlicensed space. We asked if they were enrolled in the licensed space. You and another staff member said no that the three children were nieces of the staff member. You both stated you did not know why she was at work or why she had her nieces with her. We asked about getting the unlicensed space licensed. You stated you would like to do so in the future, but that your focus now was to get the licensed space in compliance. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today's visit. A letter of corrective action is required following review of this visit summary by October 7th, 2023. Please review each violation, document the item number and address each part of the violation in your corrective action letter stating how you are now in compliance and how you will stay in compliance with the violation going forward. Please send you letter of correction to the email address listed below: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 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: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 10/2/2023 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 compliance with NC childcare requirements during your annual compliance visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on July 14th, 2022. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. The center was operating with a 3- star rated license and is now operating with a provisional license the facility is to continue to operate with the restrictions that were noted on the star rated license (enhanced ratios, no cooking allowed in building) Our visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow Director, and center staff. During today’s visit we discussed/reviewed the administrative action that was issued on August 29th, 2023. A rated license will not be issued to this facility until it comes into compliance with this administrative action. The rated license was given to us during today’s visit and the provisional license was posted. Upon arrival at the facility, we met with Ms. Locklear-Winslow and asked to sit in the break room which connects the licensed and unlicensed spaces. As the conversation began a young lady who was identified as an employee walked from the unlicensed space with a preschool age child that she appeared to have been bringing to the licensed space. Ms. Locklear-Winslow immediately stopped the young lady, questioned why the child was dropped off there and informed us that letters, texts, emails, etc. had been sent to all parents instructing them to drop off at the daycare door. Based on the incident today, parents are not complying. We recommended that you keep the drop in center entrance door locked and post a sign that states children attending Learning as we Go must be dropped off and picked up from the licensed child care space. Instruct staff from the drop-in center NOT to accept children that are enrolled in licensed child care. Children were observed participating in teacher directed & free play activities today inside. We were told the children were not going outside to the playground today due to muddy conditions. We completed an inspection of the playground, and it was not muddy. However, we did observe a broken fence, with some sections lower than four feet, high grass that needed mowing, unknown vines growing through the back side of the fence, most toys/materials were broken and thrown over the back side of the fence. The only accessible items were the hippo, basketball hoop and dome climber. The basketball hoop was lying on the ground, the dome climber had no fall zone ground cover and two of the hand grips were missing. Violations for the fence and the condition of the playground were cited. We monitored for required posted documents, interactions between staff and children, discipline, supervision, group sizes, space capacity, ratios, program requirements, equipment, and furnishing, transportation, medication, staff files and children’s file requirements. VERIFICATION OF RECORDS: *Last fire inspection= 9/14/2022 – Not completed for 2023 – a violation of childcare requirements was cited. *Sanitation inspection=3/29/2023- with 8 demerits and a superior rating. *On September 28th, 2023, I reviewed the NC Secretary of State’s website and observed (Learning as We Go LLC) owner of (Learning as We Go Child Care Center) listed as current/active. * Compliance History as of 9/27/2023- 81% * Fire drill- 8/30/2023 @ 9:57 am and took 39 seconds to evacuate *Lockdown- 8/30/2023 @ 11:07 am and took 17 seconds *Playground inspection- 8/30/2023 *The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. 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 facilities last fire inspection was conducted on September 14th, 2022. The facility is overdue for the 2023 fire inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 325 Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. The fire alarm company was on site and testing the system. The staff and children had to leave due to the loud alarm. Staff and children were standing in front of the building waiting to return and not engaging the children in an activity like dancing or singing before returning to their classroom inside. .1802 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The dome climber did not have any protective surfacing under or around the structure. .0605(j) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the facility the laminate floor in the toddler classroom was lifted/buckled and created a tripping hazard. In the playground the grass was very high, there were three ant hills observed, unknown vines growing in through the fence and the dome climber was missing two rubber grips, and screws were exposed, large rocks used to hold down a basketball goal were in the middle of the playground, two tables on the playground were damaged, one had a hole in it and the other was missing a leg. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, was not free from protrusions. Part of the fence was broken and held together by bungy cords, other parts were lower than four feet and the pool noodles that cover the protrusions on top were missing. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 1042 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff. Review of staff files provided were missing orientation record/training, health and emergency questionnaire, annual in-service training, health and safety training, recognizing and responding to child abuse maltreatment training, EMC training, signed shaken baby policy, CPR/first aid training. G.S. 110-91(9) 1327 Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Review of children's files found eight files reviewed were missing required paperwork including but not limited to complete application, permission to play outside the fenced area, signed prevention of shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy, signed discipline policy, G.S. 110-91(9) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A review of the CBC system found that Mr. Winslow has a current qualifying letter but was not available for review in his file. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1864 Outdoor play equipment was not age and developmentally appropriate. Aside from a dome climber, a hippopotamus and a basketball hoop that was laying down there was no additional play equipment available outside for the age range of children the facility is licensed to care for. .0605(a) 9999 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Enrolled children whose parents gave permission for PAR transportation to transport their child were not listed on the child's application to release them for transport. *****TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/REMINDERS: ******* • Menu updates should not only be posted but communicated to the parents when changes are made. • Paperwork in both the staff and children’s files that do not apply at this time should be purged (not thrown away) but removed. For example, a child had emergency medication documentation on file with the need for albuterol (inhaler) you stated you do not administer that to the child and the medication is not on site. This should be removed so it will not be questioned again. • Due to the violations cited for staff and children’s files and the disorganization of files you requested a technical assistance visit to organize your files. To prepare for this assistance we asked that you purchase binders, manilla folders and colored folders as well as print off children’s files, staff file, and program file checklists. Due to the violations regarding paperwork please visit www.ncchildcare.nc.gov and print off the paperwork that was missing from the staff and children’s files and have it completed. When navigating the website hover over provider, scroll and click on forms and in the child day care section click on and print the forms that are needing completion. (i.e., orientation form, health questionnaire and emergency information, training checklists for annual and health and safety training) Please make sure staff are logging into Moodle on the divisions website and taking the free trainings to meet their annual in-service training hour requirements for today’s visit. • Based on the violations cited and the condition of the outdoor play area a suggestion was made when the fence company comes out to replace the fence to remove the dome climber, it is considered stationary equipment and requires a 6-ft fall zone all the way around with at least 6 inches of approved surfacing material. Remove all broken equipment. Keep the grass mowed, remove vines from the fence. Have a cart of toys and materials that can be brought to the playground or have a storage box on the playground that can be locked at the end of each day. Portable materials such as: balls, trucks, buckets, hula hoops, wagons, etc. You can get creative by making a mud kitchen where sand and water can be utilized along with buckets and shovels, you can paint a sheet of plastic-coated wood with magnetic paint and or chalkboard paint and make easels or hang it on the fence and have magnetic items and chalk available for use. • Review of your playground inspection forms found that you have never documented any issues (broken equipment, fall zone issues. The purpose of the monthly inspection is so you can document concerns and solutions. • Be creative with the space you have; I can assist you during my technical assistance visit with more ideas. • During the visit when the fire alarm company asked you and your staff to leave the building to set off and test the alarms. On occasions such as this or a fire drill the staff should be prepared to engage the children like singing songs or playing games, etc. Today we exited the building to find staff and children standing there while no activity was taking place. Upon our request staff began to sing and play with the children. • Transportation was discussed today. The facility does not have permission to provide transportation to the enrolled children and you informed us of the transportation companies that are used to provide transportation for school age children. You stated several preschool age children attend NCPreK and Wake Counties Schools provide transportation for those children. For the school age children parents are contacting with PAR Transportation. We requested you revise the transportation agreement with parents to only list the companies and not your facility as transportation providers. Add statements from parents as to who can pick up children, for example the names of the drivers for PAR transportation should be listed as people children can be released to, for transportation purposes only. When we exited the building to inspect the playground, the staff from the unlicensed center was walking on the sidewalk with a preschool age child, she put the child in the backseat of an SUV, a staff member from the licensed facility carried a sleeping child (also appeared to preschool age) to the vehicle, she then returned with an infant in a car seat. All three children and the staff from the unlicensed space left. We asked what ages are cared for in the unlicensed space, you stated ages 4 and above. None of the children we witnessed leaving were of age to be cared for in the unlicensed space. We asked if they were enrolled in the licensed space. You and another staff member said no that the three children were nieces of the staff member. You both stated you did not know why she was at work or why she had her nieces with her. We asked about getting the unlicensed space licensed. You stated you would like to do so in the future, but that your focus now was to get the licensed space in compliance. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today's visit. A letter of corrective action is required following review of this visit summary by October 7th, 2023. Please review each violation, document the item number and address each part of the violation in your corrective action letter stating how you are now in compliance and how you will stay in compliance with the violation going forward. Please send you letter of correction to the email address listed below: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 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

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LEARNING AS WE GO CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 92002961 Consultant: MICHELE HIRSCH Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 25 Completed Date: 10/2/2023 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 compliance with NC childcare requirements during your annual compliance visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on July 14th, 2022. A checklist was used to note the requirements monitored today. Michele Remington, Licensing Supervisor accompanied me on today’s visit. The center was operating with a 3- star rated license and is now operating with a provisional license the facility is to continue to operate with the restrictions that were noted on the star rated license (enhanced ratios, no cooking allowed in building) Our visit was conducted with you, Marilyn Locklear-Winslow Director, and center staff. During today’s visit we discussed/reviewed the administrative action that was issued on August 29th, 2023. A rated license will not be issued to this facility until it comes into compliance with this administrative action. The rated license was given to us during today’s visit and the provisional license was posted. Upon arrival at the facility, we met with Ms. Locklear-Winslow and asked to sit in the break room which connects the licensed and unlicensed spaces. As the conversation began a young lady who was identified as an employee walked from the unlicensed space with a preschool age child that she appeared to have been bringing to the licensed space. Ms. Locklear-Winslow immediately stopped the young lady, questioned why the child was dropped off there and informed us that letters, texts, emails, etc. had been sent to all parents instructing them to drop off at the daycare door. Based on the incident today, parents are not complying. We recommended that you keep the drop in center entrance door locked and post a sign that states children attending Learning as we Go must be dropped off and picked up from the licensed child care space. Instruct staff from the drop-in center NOT to accept children that are enrolled in licensed child care. Children were observed participating in teacher directed & free play activities today inside. We were told the children were not going outside to the playground today due to muddy conditions. We completed an inspection of the playground, and it was not muddy. However, we did observe a broken fence, with some sections lower than four feet, high grass that needed mowing, unknown vines growing through the back side of the fence, most toys/materials were broken and thrown over the back side of the fence. The only accessible items were the hippo, basketball hoop and dome climber. The basketball hoop was lying on the ground, the dome climber had no fall zone ground cover and two of the hand grips were missing. Violations for the fence and the condition of the playground were cited. We monitored for required posted documents, interactions between staff and children, discipline, supervision, group sizes, space capacity, ratios, program requirements, equipment, and furnishing, transportation, medication, staff files and children’s file requirements. VERIFICATION OF RECORDS: *Last fire inspection= 9/14/2022 – Not completed for 2023 – a violation of childcare requirements was cited. *Sanitation inspection=3/29/2023- with 8 demerits and a superior rating. *On September 28th, 2023, I reviewed the NC Secretary of State’s website and observed (Learning as We Go LLC) owner of (Learning as We Go Child Care Center) listed as current/active. * Compliance History as of 9/27/2023- 81% * Fire drill- 8/30/2023 @ 9:57 am and took 39 seconds to evacuate *Lockdown- 8/30/2023 @ 11:07 am and took 17 seconds *Playground inspection- 8/30/2023 *The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. 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 facilities last fire inspection was conducted on September 14th, 2022. The facility is overdue for the 2023 fire inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 325 Staff did not interact with children in positive ways by helping them feel welcome and comfortable, treating them with respect, listening to what they say, responding to them with acceptance and appreciation, and/or participating in activities with the children. The fire alarm company was on site and testing the system. The staff and children had to leave due to the loud alarm. Staff and children were standing in front of the building waiting to return and not engaging the children in an activity like dancing or singing before returning to their classroom inside. .1802 716 All stationary equipment, more than 18 inches high, was not installed over protective surfacing. The dome climber did not have any protective surfacing under or around the structure. .0605(j) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In the facility the laminate floor in the toddler classroom was lifted/buckled and created a tripping hazard. In the playground the grass was very high, there were three ant hills observed, unknown vines growing in through the fence and the dome climber was missing two rubber grips, and screws were exposed, large rocks used to hold down a basketball goal were in the middle of the playground, two tables on the playground were damaged, one had a hole in it and the other was missing a leg. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 824 Outdoor play area was not enclosed by fence with a minimum height of 4 feet. The top of the fence, was not free from protrusions. Part of the fence was broken and held together by bungy cords, other parts were lower than four feet and the pool noodles that cover the protrusions on top were missing. GS 110-91(6); .0605((i) 1042 Accurate records were not maintained for all staff. Review of staff files provided were missing orientation record/training, health and emergency questionnaire, annual in-service training, health and safety training, recognizing and responding to child abuse maltreatment training, EMC training, signed shaken baby policy, CPR/first aid training. G.S. 110-91(9) 1327 Accurate records were not maintained for all children. Review of children's files found eight files reviewed were missing required paperwork including but not limited to complete application, permission to play outside the fenced area, signed prevention of shaken baby and abusive head trauma policy, signed discipline policy, G.S. 110-91(9) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. A review of the CBC system found that Mr. Winslow has a current qualifying letter but was not available for review in his file. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) 1864 Outdoor play equipment was not age and developmentally appropriate. Aside from a dome climber, a hippopotamus and a basketball hoop that was laying down there was no additional play equipment available outside for the age range of children the facility is licensed to care for. .0605(a) 9999 A violation was found for which there is no item number. Enrolled children whose parents gave permission for PAR transportation to transport their child were not listed on the child's application to release them for transport. *****TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/REMINDERS: ******* • Menu updates should not only be posted but communicated to the parents when changes are made. • Paperwork in both the staff and children’s files that do not apply at this time should be purged (not thrown away) but removed. For example, a child had emergency medication documentation on file with the need for albuterol (inhaler) you stated you do not administer that to the child and the medication is not on site. This should be removed so it will not be questioned again. • Due to the violations cited for staff and children’s files and the disorganization of files you requested a technical assistance visit to organize your files. To prepare for this assistance we asked that you purchase binders, manilla folders and colored folders as well as print off children’s files, staff file, and program file checklists. Due to the violations regarding paperwork please visit www.ncchildcare.nc.gov and print off the paperwork that was missing from the staff and children’s files and have it completed. When navigating the website hover over provider, scroll and click on forms and in the child day care section click on and print the forms that are needing completion. (i.e., orientation form, health questionnaire and emergency information, training checklists for annual and health and safety training) Please make sure staff are logging into Moodle on the divisions website and taking the free trainings to meet their annual in-service training hour requirements for today’s visit. • Based on the violations cited and the condition of the outdoor play area a suggestion was made when the fence company comes out to replace the fence to remove the dome climber, it is considered stationary equipment and requires a 6-ft fall zone all the way around with at least 6 inches of approved surfacing material. Remove all broken equipment. Keep the grass mowed, remove vines from the fence. Have a cart of toys and materials that can be brought to the playground or have a storage box on the playground that can be locked at the end of each day. Portable materials such as: balls, trucks, buckets, hula hoops, wagons, etc. You can get creative by making a mud kitchen where sand and water can be utilized along with buckets and shovels, you can paint a sheet of plastic-coated wood with magnetic paint and or chalkboard paint and make easels or hang it on the fence and have magnetic items and chalk available for use. • Review of your playground inspection forms found that you have never documented any issues (broken equipment, fall zone issues. The purpose of the monthly inspection is so you can document concerns and solutions. • Be creative with the space you have; I can assist you during my technical assistance visit with more ideas. • During the visit when the fire alarm company asked you and your staff to leave the building to set off and test the alarms. On occasions such as this or a fire drill the staff should be prepared to engage the children like singing songs or playing games, etc. Today we exited the building to find staff and children standing there while no activity was taking place. Upon our request staff began to sing and play with the children. • Transportation was discussed today. The facility does not have permission to provide transportation to the enrolled children and you informed us of the transportation companies that are used to provide transportation for school age children. You stated several preschool age children attend NCPreK and Wake Counties Schools provide transportation for those children. For the school age children parents are contacting with PAR Transportation. We requested you revise the transportation agreement with parents to only list the companies and not your facility as transportation providers. Add statements from parents as to who can pick up children, for example the names of the drivers for PAR transportation should be listed as people children can be released to, for transportation purposes only. When we exited the building to inspect the playground, the staff from the unlicensed center was walking on the sidewalk with a preschool age child, she put the child in the backseat of an SUV, a staff member from the licensed facility carried a sleeping child (also appeared to preschool age) to the vehicle, she then returned with an infant in a car seat. All three children and the staff from the unlicensed space left. We asked what ages are cared for in the unlicensed space, you stated ages 4 and above. None of the children we witnessed leaving were of age to be cared for in the unlicensed space. We asked if they were enrolled in the licensed space. You and another staff member said no that the three children were nieces of the staff member. You both stated you did not know why she was at work or why she had her nieces with her. We asked about getting the unlicensed space licensed. You stated you would like to do so in the future, but that your focus now was to get the licensed space in compliance. Violations of childcare requirements were cited during today's visit. A letter of corrective action is required following review of this visit summary by October 7th, 2023. Please review each violation, document the item number and address each part of the violation in your corrective action letter stating how you are now in compliance and how you will stay in compliance with the violation going forward. Please send you letter of correction to the email address listed below: Michele Hirsch 1020 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 919-819-9364 michele.j.hirsch@dhhs.nc.gov 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