10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: THE GODDARD SCHOOL IN BRIER CREEK Facility ID: 92003582 Consultant: WANDA FOWLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/27/2023 Number Present: 105 Completed Date: 9/27/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 210 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to assess applicable child-care requirements during an annual compliance visit. The director, Shannon, assisted us with today’s visit. Antoinette Williams, Child Care Consultant, assisted me with today’s visit. We conducted a walk-through of the indoor and outdoor learning environments I observed diapering and handwashing, infant rest times and groups of children engaged in free play in their classrooms and outdoors. RATED LICENSE STATUS The program operates with a 5-star rated license issued on 3/26/20. They received 6 points in program standards, 7 points in staff education and one quality point through the programmatic option of having a staff benefit package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Full rated license assessments will occur based on the program’s Cohort assignment; your program is in Cohort 2, therefore your assessment period would begin on or around July 1, 2025. You should begin preparing and planning for your assessment on or around July 1, 2024, if you wish to complete the Environment Rating Scales. You should also ensure that all staff have registered and have their education assessed in WORKS. It is recommended that you complete this process as part of your on boarding process with new hires or as existing staff members complete additional coursework. INSPECTIONS The last sanitation inspection was conducted 8/16/23. The last fire inspection was conducted 8/31/23. The last documented fire drill was conducted 8/11/23. The last documented shelter-in-place or lockdown drill was conducted 8/11/23. The last documented playground inspection was conducted 9/18/23 The status of the owner, Surya Learning, LLC., is listed as current and active on the NC Secretary of State website. All applicable child care requirements were assessed during today’s visit. The program does not provide transportation, therefore, these requirements were not assessed. The following violations were observed and recorded during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 615 Beds, cots and mats were not in good repair, properly handled, stored, or clean and sanitized between users. Many mats, throughout the center, had small tears in the corners. 15A NCAC 18A .2821(a) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diapering changing pad in Tiny Turtles had small tears along the edges. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. A staff member's purse was stored on the top of a cubby approximately 4 feet from the ground. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member's tb test was dated over 1 year of their hire date. .0701(a) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. 7 staff members did not have documentation that required orientation topics were completed. .1101(a) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. 2 staff members had not completed training in these topics after 5 years. .1103(b) The above violations must be corrected immediately. By 10/11/23 please email me a signed letter of compliance. Before the letter is sent, all violations should be corrected; please contact me if additional time is needed to correct a specific violation. Include the following in your letter: facility ID number, list the item number describing how and when the violations were corrected and tell me how you plan to maintain compliance in the future with each item. If you prefer to mail your letter, you may send it to 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2201 If the compliance action letter is not received by the due date another visit to the center may be made and additional violations may be added. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit, the program’s compliance history was 94%. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE In one of the classrooms, a staff member’s purse was stored on top of a cubby, that was approximately 4 feet above the ground. All staff personal belongings, that may contain potentially hazardous items, must be inaccessible to the children, meaning that it should be stored at least 5 feet above the ground or in locked storage. This violation was corrected during today’s visit. The diaper changing mat in the Tiny Turtles has small tears along the edge, with foam exposed. Diaper changing mats must be in good repair and easily cleanable. This mat should be repaired or replaced. Some of the rest mats in most of the rooms have small tears in the corners and along the edge of the folds. Rest mats should be in good repair and easily cleanable. The damaged mats should be repaired or replaced. Two staff members had completed training in the required health and safety topics in 2017, but they had not been completed every 5 years. All staff should complete the required training within their first year of hire and every 5 years, thereafter. Seven staff did not have orientation documented on the state form. Orientation should be documented on the state form to ensure that all orientation topics are completed. One staff member’s tb test was over 1 year old when the employee began employment. TB tests should be no more than 1 year old upon hire. CONSULTATION Several staff member’s tb test and medical exams were completed after their hire date. During the pandemic, there was a flexibility in place that permitted tb test and medical exams to be completed within 30 days of hire. This flexibility has now expired, so all new staff, moving forward should have these documents completed upon hire. CPR and First Aid certificates, reviewed today, did not include an expiration date and no cards were provided. If there is no expiration date on the certificate, then a card is required. When reviewing staff files, we need confirmation of the expiration date for CPR and First Aid. There are new sanitation requirements effective 7/1/23. I recommend you contact your Environmental Health Specialist or review their website for more information. Training in all the required health and safety topics must be completed at least every 5 years. It may be time for your staff to complete this training again. Health and Safety training is available, at no charge, on the DCDEE website, in Moodle. Staff should use their individual NCID user name and password to access this training. Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment is a part of the health and safety training and should be done at least every 5 years. There is a link to this training on Moodle. Medication Administration is also a required health and safety training. This training is available as a separate training in Moodle. AGENCY UPDATES Please remember to check the Division of Child Development and Early Education website: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov frequently to stay updated on rule requirements. Please be safe and continue to follow the guidelines in the Childcare Strong NC Public Health Toolkit, which was last updated on 8/31/22. Also, remember that COVID is still a reportable disease. You should contact the Health Department or a child care health consultant for information about reporting. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me at wanda.fowler@dhhs.nc.gov or by phone at 919 218-0988. 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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