Haley'S Future Leaders

10A NCAC 09 .0801 · Violation

Name of Operation: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: ASHLYNN VAUGHAN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/2/2026 Number Present: 29 Completed Date: 3/2/2026 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 237 Time In: 09:08 AM Time Out: 01:05 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements. Your last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on March 11, 2026, Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 97%. You, Tanya Haley, Owner and Administrator, assisted me with the visit. I reviewed with you today the information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, administrator, or owner. I reviewed the facilities permit with you today. This facility operates with a four-star license and is licensed for 74 children on first and second shift, ages 0-12 with an effective date of November 26, 2018. The following restrictions are listed: first and second shift, meets enhanced ratios, and children under two in rooms with leveled or ramped direct exit. I completed the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. I monitored the following required postings: License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, menu, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Sanitation placard, daily schedules, activity plans, staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans. Child to staff ratios, group size, supervision, permit restrictions, and adequate and approved space were monitored. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor spaces was completed. I observed the children participating in circle time, small group activities, and free choice activities indoors. There were a variety of materials available to children. Materials and furnishings were found to be developmentally appropriate. You stated that no children currently enrolled require medications or Medical Action Plans. You stated that this program provides transportation. I monitored the vehicle and required documentation today. The written administrative and personnel policies in the Employee Handbook dated December 14, 2021 were reviewed during today’s visit, along with the written operational policies and parent participation plan in the Parent Handbook. Program records were monitored, including emergency drills, fire drills, monthly outdoor inspections, and incident logs. A sanitation inspection was conducted on December 10, 2025, with two (2) demerits and a superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on March 5, 2025. You stated that a fire inspection is scheduled for March 6, 2026. Please send me a copy of the fire inspection once it is complete. I verified that you completed the lead water testing required to be completed every three years. Today, I verified that those test results dated November 20, 2023, indicate that the facility’s water is within acceptable limits. I verified that the lead-based paint test results and the asbestos test results both dated June 22, 2024, indicated that this facility has no asbestos hazards present and lead-based paint risks identified have gone through mitigation. You stated and I verified that your facility uses Lillio Learning for Preschool Classrooms. There has been one new staff member hired since the last visit. I monitored their file and a portion of existing staff files during today’s visit. I monitored health and safety requirements. There are 89 children enrolled. I monitored a portion of the children’s records. The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1035 Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member (DOH: 2/11/2026) did not have their choice of health care professional listed on the Emergency Information Form. .0701(a) 1302 Individual applications were not on file for each child. An application was not on filed for a child enrolled on 7/29/2024. 10A NCAC 09 .0801(a) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file There was not a signed and dated discipline policy on a file for a child enrolled on 3/6/2023. .1804(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: • Today we discussed the importance of using the Children’s File Checklist to ensure that you have all the required paperwork on file prior to children’s enrollment. I recommend that you or another designated staff member complete periodic file reviews using a new Children’s File Checklist to ensure all documentation is still accounted for in the file. • When hiring new employees, thoroughly review all forms to ensure required information is documented. If an employee does not have a preferred doctor, please have them list their preference in hospital under the “choice of health care professional” section of the Emergency Information Form. Today the violation was corrected as the employee listed their choice of health care professional on the form. CONSULTATION: • We discussed the QRIS Pathways during your Routine Unannounced Visit on October 10, 2025. You stated that you have decided to pursue Pathway 1: Program Assessment. The facility is currently completing the three-month self-study and would like to have a mock assessment completed prior to submitting the Application for Assessment for a Rated License. I reviewed the NCRLAP website with you today. • To prepare for the Rated License Process: o Complete the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant by July 1, 2026. o Complete the “Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) Assessment Request” form electronically and submit to your child care consultant with the application. o Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. o Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. o Complete your three-month self-study using the applicable ITERS-3, ECERS-3, and SACERS-U books. Prepare for Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. -Access resources, trainings, and outreach via ncrlap.org. -Work with Smart Start for support in preparation. -You may contact Betty Trujillo, Early Education Program Manager at Smart Start Rowan by email: btrujillo@smartstartrowan.org or by phone: (704) 603-3351. Kimberly Cruz, Smart Start Child Care Health Consultant, can be reached by email: kimberly.cruz@rowancountync.gov or by phone: (704) 216-8806. o Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. o Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. o If four-year-olds are enrolled, select and implement an approved curriculum. • As a reminder, your lead water testing is required to be completed every three years. Your last testing was completed on November 20, 2023. Please place a reminder on your calendar to complete your lead water testing by November 2026. • Per NC General Statute 110-102, the current version of Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law should be posted in a prominent place in the facility and included in the enrollment packet to be given to parents prior to the child’s first day of attendance. The most current Summary of North Carolina Child Care Law was published in November 2025. I suggest you regularly check the DCDEE website for updated versions and especially when you receive notification of child care or sanitation rule updates. • When and if you update your fire evacuation route, shelter-in-place, and/or lock-down drill plan, you need to have the fire department approve your plan first BEFORE you put it in your Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Plan as an update. • We encourage you to visit the QRIS Modernization page on the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization to learn more. • Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. • Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License • Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development • Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings • Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy • DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New COMPLIANCE PLAN: All violations cited during today’s visit must be corrected immediately. Please submit a written, signed, and dated statement to me at the email/address below detailing the steps taken to correct each violation. Your compliance letter must include the following: 1. The name of your center 2. The center’s ID number 3. The date you write the letter 4. Address each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. 5. Your signature I must receive your compliance letter no later than March 16, 2026. Please mail or email a signed copy of the letter to: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1078 Faith, NC 28041 Email: ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 330-3722 or by email at ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. 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: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: ASHLYNN VAUGHAN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/10/2025 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/10/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements. Your last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on March 11, 2025. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 99%. You, Tanya Haley, Director and Owner, assisted me with the visit. I observed your Four-Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, menu, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Sanitation placard, staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Child to staff ratios, group size, supervision, permit restrictions, and adequate and approved space were monitored. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor spaces was completed. I observed the children participating in free choice activities indoors and outdoors. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medications or Medical Action Plans. Program records were monitored, including emergency drills, fire drills, monthly outdoor inspections, and incident logs. A sanitation inspection was conducted on May 6, 2025, with three (3) demerits and a superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on March 5, 2025. There has been one new staff member hired since the last visit. I monitored their file today. Criminal Background Checks, CPR/First Aid, Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment, ITS SIDS, and BSAC trainings were monitored in all staff files. Your signature on all forms served and will serve as verification that the information provided was accurate and complete. The following violations were observed and cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 541 The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. The written feeding plan for a child in Space 3 did not include a parent's signature. .0902(a) 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The child care operator did not notify the Division of new child care providers within five business days of being hired utilizing the ABCMS system. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 5/12/2025 completed the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training after 90 days of employment. The staff member completed the training on 9/9/2025. .1102(g) Technical Assistance: • The Division must be notified within five days when new employees have been hired by your facility. The process of notifying the Division changed in February 2024 and is now captured in ABCMS. You stated that you and your staff members are working with the Criminal Background Check Unit to gain access to each individual’s account so that they can be linked to the ABCMS Provider Portal. If you have any issues or questions regarding the ABCMS Provider Portal, please email DCDEE_ABCMS_PROVIDER@dhhs.nc.gov or you may call (919) 814-8401. • Today we discussed that when administrators or staff receive the Infant Feeding Schedule, they need to monitor the form for accuracy with the parent/guardian to ensure that all the required information, including their signature, is included on the document. Today the violation was corrected by having the parent sign the Infant Feeding Schedule. • The Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training must be completed by all staff within 90 days of hire. You are currently using the Staff File Checklist to monitor staff members’ files. Today I suggested that you document the due date of trainings on the checklist to serve as a reminder to yourself and staff of when deadlines are. The violation was corrected during the visit. The staff member completed the training on September 9, 2025. Consultation: • During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. The following steps are how you can begin preparing for the Rated License process: Next Steps by Pathway- If you choose Pathway 1: -Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. -Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. -Begin planning for your three-month self-study using the applicable ITERS-3, ECERS-3, SACERS-U, OR FCCERS-3 books. -Prepare for Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. -Access resources, trainings, and outreach via ncrlap.org. -Work with CCR&R or Smart Start for support in preparation. -Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. -Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. -If four-year-olds are enrolled, select and implement an approved curriculum. If you choose Pathway 2: -Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. -Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. -Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. -Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. -Select and implement a curriculum. (4- and 5-star centers must use an approved curriculum and formative assessment tool for all ages.) -Arranging coaching or training options for administrators and lead teachers. If you choose Pathway 3: -Ensure all staff have active WORKS accounts. -If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC, you may earn a three star rated license with NO Education standards evaluation. -If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC and would like to earn a four or five star rated license, the Education standard evaluation will determine the star rating earned. -If you are accredited through NAEYC, NAC, COGNIA, or your facility is Head Start and/or Early Head Start Education, NO Education standards evaluation is needed. -Documentation of accreditation status and Head Start designation must be submitted to process your star rated license. • DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 10/24/2025. Your compliance documentation must include the following: • The name of your facility • The ID number of your facility • The date you write the letter • A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. • Your signature Please mail or email a signed copy of the letter to: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1078 Faith, NC 28041 Email: ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 330-3722 or by email at ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: ASHLYNN VAUGHAN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/11/2025 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 3/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 202 Time In: 09:38 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 visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during an Annual Compliance visit. Your last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on April 8, 2024. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 99%. You, Tanya Haley, Director and Ownder, assisted me with the visit. I reviewed with you today the information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, administrator, or owner. I reviewed the facilities permit with you today. This facility operates with a four-star license and is licensed for 74 children on first and second shift, ages 0-12 with an effective date of November 26, 2018. The following restrictions are listed: first and second shift, meets enhanced ratios, and children under two in rooms with leveled or ramped direct exit. I used the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. I observed your Four-Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, menu, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Sanitation placard, daily schedules, activity plans, staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Child to staff ratios, group size, supervision, permit restrictions, and adequate and approved space were monitored. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor spaces was completed. I observed the children completing a fire drill, engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, and during teacher-directed activities. There were a variety of materials available to children. Materials and furnishings were found to be developmentally appropriate. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medication or Medical Action Plans. You provide transportation and the vehicles and documents were monitored today. Program records were monitored, including emergency drills, fire drills, monthly outdoor inspections, and incident logs. A sanitation inspection was conducted on November 14, 2024 with two (2) demerits and a superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on March 5, 2025. There have been no new staff members hired since the last visit. I monitored a portion of existing staff files during today’s visit. There are 90 children enrolled. I monitored a portion of the children’s records. The following violations were observed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 893 A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One infant child (enrolled 12/2/2024) did not have a safe sleep policy signed by the parent. 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Six of the nine children's files monitored did not have a signed and dated statement that the parent received and reviewed the discipline policy. .1804(c) Technical Assistance: • To ensure all required documents are included in the children’s files, we discussed using the Children’s File Checklist to track completed paperwork. You stated that families are allowed to take home the necessary forms to complete before returning them on the first day. To help ensure all documents are returned, we discussed stapling the required forms together in a packet. Consultation: • NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which includes moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for ITERS, ECERS, and FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. • DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New • ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. • Child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 which requires a child care center operator to: schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection, to notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection, and to submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 3/25/2025. Your compliance documentation must include the following: • The name of your facility • The ID number of your facility • The date you write the letter • A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. • A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. • Your signature Please mail or email a signed copy of the letter to: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1078 Faith, NC 28041 Email: ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 330-3722 or by email at ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. 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 .0606 · Violation

Name of Operation: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: ASHLYNN VAUGHAN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/11/2025 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 3/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 202 Time In: 09:38 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 visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during an Annual Compliance visit. Your last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on April 8, 2024. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 99%. You, Tanya Haley, Director and Ownder, assisted me with the visit. I reviewed with you today the information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, administrator, or owner. I reviewed the facilities permit with you today. This facility operates with a four-star license and is licensed for 74 children on first and second shift, ages 0-12 with an effective date of November 26, 2018. The following restrictions are listed: first and second shift, meets enhanced ratios, and children under two in rooms with leveled or ramped direct exit. I used the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. I observed your Four-Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, menu, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Sanitation placard, daily schedules, activity plans, staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Child to staff ratios, group size, supervision, permit restrictions, and adequate and approved space were monitored. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor spaces was completed. I observed the children completing a fire drill, engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, and during teacher-directed activities. There were a variety of materials available to children. Materials and furnishings were found to be developmentally appropriate. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medication or Medical Action Plans. You provide transportation and the vehicles and documents were monitored today. Program records were monitored, including emergency drills, fire drills, monthly outdoor inspections, and incident logs. A sanitation inspection was conducted on November 14, 2024 with two (2) demerits and a superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on March 5, 2025. There have been no new staff members hired since the last visit. I monitored a portion of existing staff files during today’s visit. There are 90 children enrolled. I monitored a portion of the children’s records. The following violations were observed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 893 A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One infant child (enrolled 12/2/2024) did not have a safe sleep policy signed by the parent. 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Six of the nine children's files monitored did not have a signed and dated statement that the parent received and reviewed the discipline policy. .1804(c) Technical Assistance: • To ensure all required documents are included in the children’s files, we discussed using the Children’s File Checklist to track completed paperwork. You stated that families are allowed to take home the necessary forms to complete before returning them on the first day. To help ensure all documents are returned, we discussed stapling the required forms together in a packet. Consultation: • NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which includes moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for ITERS, ECERS, and FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. • DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New • ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. • Child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 which requires a child care center operator to: schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection, to notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection, and to submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 3/25/2025. Your compliance documentation must include the following: • The name of your facility • The ID number of your facility • The date you write the letter • A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. • A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. • Your signature Please mail or email a signed copy of the letter to: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1078 Faith, NC 28041 Email: ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 330-3722 or by email at ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. 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: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: ASHLYNN VAUGHAN Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/11/2025 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 3/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 10 Total Minutes: 202 Time In: 09:38 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 visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during an Annual Compliance visit. Your last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on April 8, 2024. Your facility’s compliance history score prior to today’s visit was 99%. You, Tanya Haley, Director and Ownder, assisted me with the visit. I reviewed with you today the information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, administrator, or owner. I reviewed the facilities permit with you today. This facility operates with a four-star license and is licensed for 74 children on first and second shift, ages 0-12 with an effective date of November 26, 2018. The following restrictions are listed: first and second shift, meets enhanced ratios, and children under two in rooms with leveled or ramped direct exit. I used the “Annual Compliance Monitoring Visit Checklist for Child Care Centers” during today’s visit. I observed your Four-Star License, NC Child Care Summary of the Law, menu, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Sanitation placard, daily schedules, activity plans, staff-child ratio worksheets, First Aid poster, tobacco free policy signage and evacuation plans posted as required. Child to staff ratios, group size, supervision, permit restrictions, and adequate and approved space were monitored. A walk-through of the indoor and outdoor spaces was completed. I observed the children completing a fire drill, engaged in free choice activities indoors and outdoors, and during teacher-directed activities. There were a variety of materials available to children. Materials and furnishings were found to be developmentally appropriate. You stated that no children currently enrolled have medication or Medical Action Plans. You provide transportation and the vehicles and documents were monitored today. Program records were monitored, including emergency drills, fire drills, monthly outdoor inspections, and incident logs. A sanitation inspection was conducted on November 14, 2024 with two (2) demerits and a superior classification. A fire inspection was conducted on March 5, 2025. There have been no new staff members hired since the last visit. I monitored a portion of existing staff files during today’s visit. There are 90 children enrolled. I monitored a portion of the children’s records. The following violations were observed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 893 A copy of the safe sleep policy was not given to and/or explained to the parent of each child on or before the first day the infant attended the center. One infant child (enrolled 12/2/2024) did not have a safe sleep policy signed by the parent. 10A NCAC 09 .0606(c) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. Six of the nine children's files monitored did not have a signed and dated statement that the parent received and reviewed the discipline policy. .1804(c) Technical Assistance: • To ensure all required documents are included in the children’s files, we discussed using the Children’s File Checklist to track completed paperwork. You stated that families are allowed to take home the necessary forms to complete before returning them on the first day. To help ensure all documents are returned, we discussed stapling the required forms together in a packet. Consultation: • NEW QRIS MODERNIZATION PLAN: The new QRIS Modernization Plan known as “Pathways to Success” is being added to law which includes moving to the use of the updated Environmental Rating Scale (ERS-3 versions) for ITERS, ECERS, and FCCERS, effective February 1, 2025. DCDEE and the NC Child Care Commission will continue the rulemaking process to add the rule language to child care requirements. This process with take several months. Hold Harmless provisions have been extended. Star rated license reassessments are postponed until the QRIS rulemaking process has been completed. Star rated license assessments are still required for new child care programs. A pathway for child care programs currently accredited through the approved accrediting bodies may now move to a 3- or 5-star license if they are not already at this star level. Providers need to submit a request to their licensing consultant and provide a copy of their accreditation award/certificate for processing: Accreditation Licensure Request Form. Please be reminded any ERS assessment completed on February 1, 2025 and after will be assessed using the ERS-3 versions. • DCDEE WEBSITE RESOURCES: -Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development -Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings -Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy -DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New • ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. • Child care rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 which requires a child care center operator to: schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection, to notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection, and to submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Violations must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance must be received by me no later than 3/25/2025. Your compliance documentation must include the following: • The name of your facility • The ID number of your facility • The date you write the letter • A corrective action statement for each violation stating how you corrected the violation and are now in compliance. • A compliance plan statement for each violation stating how you plan to ensure that you will not have that violation again. • Your signature Please mail or email a signed copy of the letter to: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1078 Faith, NC 28041 Email: ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. If a letter is not received by the required date an unannounced follow-up visit may be conducted to confirm the violations were corrected or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. Please Note: Please be aware that any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If you state in your compliance letter that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. We appreciate all you and your staff do to serve the children and families in your community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (704) 330-3722 or by email at ashlynn.vaughan@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time today. 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 .2200 · Violation

Name of Operation: HALEY'S FUTURE LEADERS Facility ID: 80000325 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/8/2024 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 4/8/2024 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:00 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of this visit is to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements. The last Annual Compliance visit was conducted on April 18, 2023. This facility has a four-star license issued on November 26, 2018, with the following restrictions listed: first and second shift care; children under two in rooms with level or ramped direct exit; meets enhanced space. This facility is part of cohort one and will be going through the rated licensing process between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 Upon arrival, I was greeted by you, Tanya Haley, Director and Owner of the facility, and I stated the reason for my visit. I completed the "Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Centers" during today's visit. The children were observed during arrival procedures, free choice activities indoors and outdoors, hand washing routines, lunch and nap. Staff/child ratios, group size and supervision were monitored. The outdoor play area, outdoor play inspections and emergency drills were monitored. The fire inspection was conducted on April 17, 2023. A sanitation inspection was conducted on October 30, 2023, with two demerits. You provide transportation and the vehicles and documents were monitored. There have been three new staff members hired since the last visit. I monitored their files and a portion of the existing staff files. Health and Safety requirements were monitored. There are 70 children enrolled and I monitored a portion of the children’s records. The following violations were observed during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1311 Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Two of the ten children's files monitored did not have the health care professional or the hospital preference listed. .0802(c) 1832 Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. One of the eight children files did not completed the Health Care Needs section. .0801 (a)(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -Monitor the children’s applications when families give them to you to ensure that all the information required is on the application. This includes the children’s emergency medical care information which needs to be listed on the child's first day of attendance. This information also needs be updated at least annually. [CC .0802(c)]. This also incudes the Health Care Needs section of the application. If the statements listed do not pertain to their child then they can write “NA”. CONSULTATION: -Transition time between outside time, hand-washing routines and lunch in the rooms that care for toddler aged children can be challenging. It may be helpful if one staff member is helping children wash their hands and the other staff member could be engaging the children in story time or singing songs while sitting at table waiting for lunch. -A daily gross motor activity is required to be planned and listed on the lesson plan. It can be indoors or outdoors. Free choice is not an option because children always have free choice available to them. -The CC summary of the law was updated in September 2023. Please make sure that all new families receive the current copy. -You will need to complete the Change of Information form when you have new staff that bring you a CBC qualification letter that has not been completed recently. This form needs to be completed within five days of hire and submitted to the CBC Unit. The form can be found under “Provider Documents” on the DCDEE website. -Contact the Early Education Program Lead at Smart Start Rowan, at (704) 603-3351 for technical assistance as you prepare for the rated license process. -Visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are trainings and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. REQUIRED RESPONSE: Violations must be corrected immediately. You shall submit a written/typed, signed and dated statement to me at the address noted below or email me detailing how the violations were corrected with exact dates and details including how you plan to prevent reoccurrence of such violations which must be received by April 22, 2024. Failure to correct the violation(s) and send the written statement by the established deadline listed above may result in an unannounced follow-up visit or an administrative action may be recommended based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2200. The documentation reviewed with you during the visit. Please continue to visit DCDEE’s website to get the latest information for child care at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. We appreciate all you are doing to serve the children and families of NC. If you have any questions, please contact me at: 704-594-0149 or carolyn.conley@dhhs.nc.gov. or my supervisor Erin Pickard at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Carolyn Conley Leas Child Care Consultant Regulatory Services Section/DHHS Division of Child Development and Early Education Post Office Box 835 Kannapolis, NC 28082-0835 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