Overton Elementary

10A NCAC 09 .0302 · Violation

Name of Operation: OVERTON ELEMENTARY Facility ID: 80000420 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/17/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 12/17/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 115 Time In: 10:50 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second Temporary Time Period (TTP#2) visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by you, Grace Fullbright, Lead Teacher, and Jessica Moscardini, Teacher, and I stated the reason for my visit. Currently, this facility operates with a temporary license issued from August 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026. Day time care only is the restriction listed on the license. The facility’s temporary license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in the classroom. The students were observed eating their lunch, writing and drawing pictures to Santa Clause, playdoh activities, hand-washing procedures, story time and departure procedures. Positive interactions were observed throughout today’s visit. There are no new staff since my last visit. A portion of the children’s files were monitored today. Supervision, adequate approved space use, capacity, group size, staff/child ratios and permit restrictions were monitored. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on November 19, 2025 with no demerits and a superior rating, and the last fire inspection was conducted on July 29, 2025. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on December 16, 2025, and the last emergency drill was conducted on October 16, 2025. The last outdoor inspection was conducted on August 18, 2025. You stated that you were unaware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. The outdoor play area was monitored. I monitored NC PreK requirements during today’s visit. This program uses DIAL-4 as the developmental screening tool, Teaching Strategies Gold as the formative assessment tool, and Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fourth Edition, as the approved curriculum. The health assessment including the physical examination, immunizations, vision screening, hearing screening, and dental screening are used to refer children for additional services as needed. The Parent Involvement Log was monitored during today’s visit. Rated License Discussion – I received the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” on November 5, 2025. This program is choosing Classroom and Instructional Quality Assessment (Pathway 2). On the application, it was checked that this program would meet enhanced reduced staff/child ratio and enhanced space. During today’s visit you showed me a ring binder in which you have all the QRIS documents and notes in which I monitored and you had an opportunity to ask questions. Ms. Kelly Street, Director of Early Childhood, is in the process of completing the following: 1) Staff Education Standards: Please make sure to have the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. I monitored DCDEE WORKS and the Lead Teacher and Teacher have current status letters. The principal/administrator is showing that her account is in process. The WORKS evaluations is how we determine the stars that will be awarded for education. 2) Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please make sure to have the Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers / Centers Located in a Residence document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 3) Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please make sure to have the facility CQI Plan document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 4) Please make sure to have the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan for staff and administration in their files for review no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 5) Approved Curriculum* You stated that the approved curriculum used in the classroom is Creative Curriculum. I verified use today. 6) Approved Formative Assessment* The approved formative assessment used is Teaching Strategies Gold. I verified use today. 7) Coaching/training options for administrators and lead teachers *Documentation that the administrator and lead teachers received training related to the curriculum and formative assessment or the plan that has been put in place to ensure that the administrator and lead teachers receive training related to the curriculum and formative assessment will need to be submitted to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. Per child care rule .3205(f)(10) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the administrator, the administrator should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in additional to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Per child care rule .3205(f)(11) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the lead teacher, all lead teachers should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by the administrator, another lead teacher in the center, a lead teacher in another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Please choose the option in which the administrator and the lead teacher plan to participate and begin working to complete these requirements by August 22, 2026. The star rating of this facility will be determined after January 9, 2026, when I receive the required documentation. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. After today's visit the facility's compliance history is at 95%. In addition to the star rated license assessment, the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) 3 assessment will need to be completed. I received the “Rated License Assessment Request Review” form on November 5, 2025, and the request for the assessment has been submitted. The ERS window has been scheduled between January 12, 2026, to February 6, 2026. The following violations were observed during today. Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times for the children present on 12/15 and 12/16 was not documented. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. There was one child's water bottle that did not have his name on it. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection completed was on 8/18/25. .0605(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -We discussed keeping masking tape and a marker close to the door so that you and staff can label water bottles as children arrive if families did not label them. -You stated that were not aware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. You will want to make sure to complete the DCDEE outdoor inspection form monthly. It may be helpful to place a reminder on your calendar as a reminder. -You stated that you were unable to make copies of the arrival/departure forms this week and were writing the children present on a piece of paper but due to a crazy week with the holidays coming the times were not documented. It is important that this is completed daily and it may be helpful to have an abundance forms available. It also may be helpful to take with you when you when you greet the children in the morning and when you take the children to the car rider line in the afternoon. CONSULTATION for the ECERS-3 ASSESSMENT: 1. Remember that the ECERS-3 assessment will be completed in three hours with no interview process. If the assessors do not observe an indicator in action or posted as required, there will be no opportunity to explain the omission. 2. If your current classroom schedule and routine allows for outside play after 11am, you may want to revise your classroom schedule to include outside play in the first three hours of the school day. If you choose to make a schedule change, I suggest you make those changes as soon as possible and to begin to train the children and staff in the new routine. 3. Allow bleach water to sit on surfaces at least two minutes before wiping off or using the surface. 4. Ensure that children wash hands upon arrival, before and after water play, after messy art/play dough play, after coming in from outside, before eating, after toileting/diapering and after coughing/sneezing, etc. 5. Ensure that learning centers are accessible a substantial portion of the day and that your daily schedule reflects it. Areas that must be made available for a minimum of 2hrs and 10 minutes to meet the “Substantial Portion of the Day” requirement are: Fine Motor, Art, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Nature/Science/Exploration, Math/Numbers, and Books. 6. Ensure that children go outside every day weather permitting. 7. Ensure that your block centers are protected from foot traffic, large enough for three children to build a sizeable structure and enough blocks for three children to build. 8. Ensure that books and materials are in good repair and no books depict violent images (guns, swords, teeth bearing). 9. Ensure that the majority of direction/redirection is positive instead of negative. 10. Ensure that staff member's pocket books are stored in locked storage since they almost always contain medications or lotions that must be inaccessible to children. 11. Ensure that staff are interacting with children, engaging in meaningful conversations, and helping children work through altercations and conflicts as they occur. RATED LICENSE CONSULTATION: 1. All staff must have their current education evaluated by the Education Workforce Unit in Raleigh. Instructions for the DCDEE WORKS system, including establishing a NCID, is located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Remember to track the date information is submitted by staff. If you have questions regarding submitting information in the WORKS system, contact WORKS at 1-800-859-0829. 2. Visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are training and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale-3 (ERS-3) assessments. 3. 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 now. ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION: 1. 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. 2. Helpful resources: • Southwestern Child Development Commission: https://www.swcdcinc.org/ • Child Care Resources Inc.: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/ • North Carolina Child Care Resources and Referral Council: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/ • Smart Start: https://www.smartstart.org/ 3. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators have five business days to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. No action is needed on your part if you have already completed the ABCMS Provider Portal training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires. Be sure this information is updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and terminated. If you are not already using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires, you will need both an Individual NCID and a Business NCID. You will need an email address for your Individual NCID and a different email address for your Business NCID account. Once you have created your Business NCID, complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given to you, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. These actions satisfy the requirement to notify the Division within five business days of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. I will email you a document to assist you in the process. Should you need additional assistance, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at 919.814.6401 or by email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov and someone will assist you. 4. 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 the plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 5. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 6. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: •Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information •Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development •QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization •Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings •Healthy Social Behaviors: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/. •Healthy Social Behaviors Helpline: Call at 1-704-376-6697 or toll free at 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 or email at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org or jbyrd@childcareresources.org. •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 7.Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 8.If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered 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 of December 31, 2025 , a follow-up visit may be completed. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when violations are cited, it is expected you correct all violations immediately. When you are asked to send a compliance letter to me, it is expected and required that your compliance letter be sent to me no later than the date indicated in this documentation. Your letter must include the following: -Name of your program -ID number of your program -Date of Letter -Violation number -Explain how you corrected the violation (send supporting documentation to show compliance) -Describe your plan to make sure you will not have that same violation in the future -Name or signature of the person who wrote the letter. (If emailing the letter, your email address will be considered your digital signature.) At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. 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 Lead 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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: OVERTON ELEMENTARY Facility ID: 80000420 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/17/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 12/17/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 115 Time In: 10:50 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second Temporary Time Period (TTP#2) visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by you, Grace Fullbright, Lead Teacher, and Jessica Moscardini, Teacher, and I stated the reason for my visit. Currently, this facility operates with a temporary license issued from August 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026. Day time care only is the restriction listed on the license. The facility’s temporary license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in the classroom. The students were observed eating their lunch, writing and drawing pictures to Santa Clause, playdoh activities, hand-washing procedures, story time and departure procedures. Positive interactions were observed throughout today’s visit. There are no new staff since my last visit. A portion of the children’s files were monitored today. Supervision, adequate approved space use, capacity, group size, staff/child ratios and permit restrictions were monitored. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on November 19, 2025 with no demerits and a superior rating, and the last fire inspection was conducted on July 29, 2025. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on December 16, 2025, and the last emergency drill was conducted on October 16, 2025. The last outdoor inspection was conducted on August 18, 2025. You stated that you were unaware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. The outdoor play area was monitored. I monitored NC PreK requirements during today’s visit. This program uses DIAL-4 as the developmental screening tool, Teaching Strategies Gold as the formative assessment tool, and Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fourth Edition, as the approved curriculum. The health assessment including the physical examination, immunizations, vision screening, hearing screening, and dental screening are used to refer children for additional services as needed. The Parent Involvement Log was monitored during today’s visit. Rated License Discussion – I received the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” on November 5, 2025. This program is choosing Classroom and Instructional Quality Assessment (Pathway 2). On the application, it was checked that this program would meet enhanced reduced staff/child ratio and enhanced space. During today’s visit you showed me a ring binder in which you have all the QRIS documents and notes in which I monitored and you had an opportunity to ask questions. Ms. Kelly Street, Director of Early Childhood, is in the process of completing the following: 1) Staff Education Standards: Please make sure to have the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. I monitored DCDEE WORKS and the Lead Teacher and Teacher have current status letters. The principal/administrator is showing that her account is in process. The WORKS evaluations is how we determine the stars that will be awarded for education. 2) Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please make sure to have the Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers / Centers Located in a Residence document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 3) Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please make sure to have the facility CQI Plan document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 4) Please make sure to have the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan for staff and administration in their files for review no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 5) Approved Curriculum* You stated that the approved curriculum used in the classroom is Creative Curriculum. I verified use today. 6) Approved Formative Assessment* The approved formative assessment used is Teaching Strategies Gold. I verified use today. 7) Coaching/training options for administrators and lead teachers *Documentation that the administrator and lead teachers received training related to the curriculum and formative assessment or the plan that has been put in place to ensure that the administrator and lead teachers receive training related to the curriculum and formative assessment will need to be submitted to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. Per child care rule .3205(f)(10) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the administrator, the administrator should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in additional to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Per child care rule .3205(f)(11) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the lead teacher, all lead teachers should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by the administrator, another lead teacher in the center, a lead teacher in another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Please choose the option in which the administrator and the lead teacher plan to participate and begin working to complete these requirements by August 22, 2026. The star rating of this facility will be determined after January 9, 2026, when I receive the required documentation. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. After today's visit the facility's compliance history is at 95%. In addition to the star rated license assessment, the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) 3 assessment will need to be completed. I received the “Rated License Assessment Request Review” form on November 5, 2025, and the request for the assessment has been submitted. The ERS window has been scheduled between January 12, 2026, to February 6, 2026. The following violations were observed during today. Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times for the children present on 12/15 and 12/16 was not documented. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. There was one child's water bottle that did not have his name on it. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection completed was on 8/18/25. .0605(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -We discussed keeping masking tape and a marker close to the door so that you and staff can label water bottles as children arrive if families did not label them. -You stated that were not aware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. You will want to make sure to complete the DCDEE outdoor inspection form monthly. It may be helpful to place a reminder on your calendar as a reminder. -You stated that you were unable to make copies of the arrival/departure forms this week and were writing the children present on a piece of paper but due to a crazy week with the holidays coming the times were not documented. It is important that this is completed daily and it may be helpful to have an abundance forms available. It also may be helpful to take with you when you when you greet the children in the morning and when you take the children to the car rider line in the afternoon. CONSULTATION for the ECERS-3 ASSESSMENT: 1. Remember that the ECERS-3 assessment will be completed in three hours with no interview process. If the assessors do not observe an indicator in action or posted as required, there will be no opportunity to explain the omission. 2. If your current classroom schedule and routine allows for outside play after 11am, you may want to revise your classroom schedule to include outside play in the first three hours of the school day. If you choose to make a schedule change, I suggest you make those changes as soon as possible and to begin to train the children and staff in the new routine. 3. Allow bleach water to sit on surfaces at least two minutes before wiping off or using the surface. 4. Ensure that children wash hands upon arrival, before and after water play, after messy art/play dough play, after coming in from outside, before eating, after toileting/diapering and after coughing/sneezing, etc. 5. Ensure that learning centers are accessible a substantial portion of the day and that your daily schedule reflects it. Areas that must be made available for a minimum of 2hrs and 10 minutes to meet the “Substantial Portion of the Day” requirement are: Fine Motor, Art, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Nature/Science/Exploration, Math/Numbers, and Books. 6. Ensure that children go outside every day weather permitting. 7. Ensure that your block centers are protected from foot traffic, large enough for three children to build a sizeable structure and enough blocks for three children to build. 8. Ensure that books and materials are in good repair and no books depict violent images (guns, swords, teeth bearing). 9. Ensure that the majority of direction/redirection is positive instead of negative. 10. Ensure that staff member's pocket books are stored in locked storage since they almost always contain medications or lotions that must be inaccessible to children. 11. Ensure that staff are interacting with children, engaging in meaningful conversations, and helping children work through altercations and conflicts as they occur. RATED LICENSE CONSULTATION: 1. All staff must have their current education evaluated by the Education Workforce Unit in Raleigh. Instructions for the DCDEE WORKS system, including establishing a NCID, is located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Remember to track the date information is submitted by staff. If you have questions regarding submitting information in the WORKS system, contact WORKS at 1-800-859-0829. 2. Visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are training and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale-3 (ERS-3) assessments. 3. 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 now. ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION: 1. 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. 2. Helpful resources: • Southwestern Child Development Commission: https://www.swcdcinc.org/ • Child Care Resources Inc.: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/ • North Carolina Child Care Resources and Referral Council: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/ • Smart Start: https://www.smartstart.org/ 3. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators have five business days to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. No action is needed on your part if you have already completed the ABCMS Provider Portal training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires. Be sure this information is updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and terminated. If you are not already using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires, you will need both an Individual NCID and a Business NCID. You will need an email address for your Individual NCID and a different email address for your Business NCID account. Once you have created your Business NCID, complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given to you, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. These actions satisfy the requirement to notify the Division within five business days of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. I will email you a document to assist you in the process. Should you need additional assistance, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at 919.814.6401 or by email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov and someone will assist you. 4. 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 the plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 5. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 6. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: •Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information •Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development •QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization •Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings •Healthy Social Behaviors: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/. •Healthy Social Behaviors Helpline: Call at 1-704-376-6697 or toll free at 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 or email at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org or jbyrd@childcareresources.org. •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 7.Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 8.If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered 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 of December 31, 2025 , a follow-up visit may be completed. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when violations are cited, it is expected you correct all violations immediately. When you are asked to send a compliance letter to me, it is expected and required that your compliance letter be sent to me no later than the date indicated in this documentation. Your letter must include the following: -Name of your program -ID number of your program -Date of Letter -Violation number -Explain how you corrected the violation (send supporting documentation to show compliance) -Describe your plan to make sure you will not have that same violation in the future -Name or signature of the person who wrote the letter. (If emailing the letter, your email address will be considered your digital signature.) At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. 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 Lead 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

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: OVERTON ELEMENTARY Facility ID: 80000420 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/17/2025 Number Present: 4 Completed Date: 12/17/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 115 Time In: 10:50 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second Temporary Time Period (TTP#2) visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by you, Grace Fullbright, Lead Teacher, and Jessica Moscardini, Teacher, and I stated the reason for my visit. Currently, this facility operates with a temporary license issued from August 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026. Day time care only is the restriction listed on the license. The facility’s temporary license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in the classroom. The students were observed eating their lunch, writing and drawing pictures to Santa Clause, playdoh activities, hand-washing procedures, story time and departure procedures. Positive interactions were observed throughout today’s visit. There are no new staff since my last visit. A portion of the children’s files were monitored today. Supervision, adequate approved space use, capacity, group size, staff/child ratios and permit restrictions were monitored. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on November 19, 2025 with no demerits and a superior rating, and the last fire inspection was conducted on July 29, 2025. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on December 16, 2025, and the last emergency drill was conducted on October 16, 2025. The last outdoor inspection was conducted on August 18, 2025. You stated that you were unaware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. The outdoor play area was monitored. I monitored NC PreK requirements during today’s visit. This program uses DIAL-4 as the developmental screening tool, Teaching Strategies Gold as the formative assessment tool, and Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fourth Edition, as the approved curriculum. The health assessment including the physical examination, immunizations, vision screening, hearing screening, and dental screening are used to refer children for additional services as needed. The Parent Involvement Log was monitored during today’s visit. Rated License Discussion – I received the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” on November 5, 2025. This program is choosing Classroom and Instructional Quality Assessment (Pathway 2). On the application, it was checked that this program would meet enhanced reduced staff/child ratio and enhanced space. During today’s visit you showed me a ring binder in which you have all the QRIS documents and notes in which I monitored and you had an opportunity to ask questions. Ms. Kelly Street, Director of Early Childhood, is in the process of completing the following: 1) Staff Education Standards: Please make sure to have the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. I monitored DCDEE WORKS and the Lead Teacher and Teacher have current status letters. The principal/administrator is showing that her account is in process. The WORKS evaluations is how we determine the stars that will be awarded for education. 2) Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers Please make sure to have the Family and Community Engagement Standards Child Care Centers / Centers Located in a Residence document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 3) Facility Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan Please make sure to have the facility CQI Plan document to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 4) Please make sure to have the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Professional Development (PD) Plan for staff and administration in their files for review no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. 5) Approved Curriculum* You stated that the approved curriculum used in the classroom is Creative Curriculum. I verified use today. 6) Approved Formative Assessment* The approved formative assessment used is Teaching Strategies Gold. I verified use today. 7) Coaching/training options for administrators and lead teachers *Documentation that the administrator and lead teachers received training related to the curriculum and formative assessment or the plan that has been put in place to ensure that the administrator and lead teachers receive training related to the curriculum and formative assessment will need to be submitted to me no later than the end of the business day on Friday, January 9, 2026. Per child care rule .3205(f)(10) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the administrator, the administrator should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in additional to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Per child care rule .3205(f)(11) pertaining to coaching, mentoring, and training options for the lead teacher, all lead teachers should plan to participate in one of the following activities regarding classroom and instructional quality practices: (A) annual completion of five hours of coaching or mentoring by the administrator, another lead teacher in the center, a lead teacher in another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, an administrator of another licensed child care center with a star-rating of five stars, or a community resource partner; (B) annual completion of five on-going training hours, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218; or (C) annual completion of 0.5 continuing education unit, in addition to applicable requirements in child care rule .1103 and child care rules .3211, .3212, .3213, .3214, .3215, .3216 and .3218. Please choose the option in which the administrator and the lead teacher plan to participate and begin working to complete these requirements by August 22, 2026. The star rating of this facility will be determined after January 9, 2026, when I receive the required documentation. Star Rated License Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent at all times [NC GS 110-90(4)(d)]. After today's visit the facility's compliance history is at 95%. In addition to the star rated license assessment, the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) 3 assessment will need to be completed. I received the “Rated License Assessment Request Review” form on November 5, 2025, and the request for the assessment has been submitted. The ERS window has been scheduled between January 12, 2026, to February 6, 2026. The following violations were observed during today. Violation Number Comment Rule 125 Daily records of arrival and departure times for children at the center were not maintained as children arrive and depart and/or were not made available for review. Arrival and departure times for the children present on 12/15 and 12/16 was not documented. 10A NCAC 09 .0302(d)(4) 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. There was one child's water bottle that did not have his name on it. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last playground inspection completed was on 8/18/25. .0605(q) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -We discussed keeping masking tape and a marker close to the door so that you and staff can label water bottles as children arrive if families did not label them. -You stated that were not aware that outdoor inspections needed to be documented monthly. You will want to make sure to complete the DCDEE outdoor inspection form monthly. It may be helpful to place a reminder on your calendar as a reminder. -You stated that you were unable to make copies of the arrival/departure forms this week and were writing the children present on a piece of paper but due to a crazy week with the holidays coming the times were not documented. It is important that this is completed daily and it may be helpful to have an abundance forms available. It also may be helpful to take with you when you when you greet the children in the morning and when you take the children to the car rider line in the afternoon. CONSULTATION for the ECERS-3 ASSESSMENT: 1. Remember that the ECERS-3 assessment will be completed in three hours with no interview process. If the assessors do not observe an indicator in action or posted as required, there will be no opportunity to explain the omission. 2. If your current classroom schedule and routine allows for outside play after 11am, you may want to revise your classroom schedule to include outside play in the first three hours of the school day. If you choose to make a schedule change, I suggest you make those changes as soon as possible and to begin to train the children and staff in the new routine. 3. Allow bleach water to sit on surfaces at least two minutes before wiping off or using the surface. 4. Ensure that children wash hands upon arrival, before and after water play, after messy art/play dough play, after coming in from outside, before eating, after toileting/diapering and after coughing/sneezing, etc. 5. Ensure that learning centers are accessible a substantial portion of the day and that your daily schedule reflects it. Areas that must be made available for a minimum of 2hrs and 10 minutes to meet the “Substantial Portion of the Day” requirement are: Fine Motor, Art, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Nature/Science/Exploration, Math/Numbers, and Books. 6. Ensure that children go outside every day weather permitting. 7. Ensure that your block centers are protected from foot traffic, large enough for three children to build a sizeable structure and enough blocks for three children to build. 8. Ensure that books and materials are in good repair and no books depict violent images (guns, swords, teeth bearing). 9. Ensure that the majority of direction/redirection is positive instead of negative. 10. Ensure that staff member's pocket books are stored in locked storage since they almost always contain medications or lotions that must be inaccessible to children. 11. Ensure that staff are interacting with children, engaging in meaningful conversations, and helping children work through altercations and conflicts as they occur. RATED LICENSE CONSULTATION: 1. All staff must have their current education evaluated by the Education Workforce Unit in Raleigh. Instructions for the DCDEE WORKS system, including establishing a NCID, is located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Remember to track the date information is submitted by staff. If you have questions regarding submitting information in the WORKS system, contact WORKS at 1-800-859-0829. 2. Visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are training and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale-3 (ERS-3) assessments. 3. 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 now. ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION: 1. 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. 2. Helpful resources: • Southwestern Child Development Commission: https://www.swcdcinc.org/ • Child Care Resources Inc.: https://www.childcareresourcesinc.org/ • North Carolina Child Care Resources and Referral Council: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/ • Smart Start: https://www.smartstart.org/ 3. As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r), child care operators have five business days to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. No action is needed on your part if you have already completed the ABCMS Provider Portal training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires. Be sure this information is updated in ABCMS on an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and terminated. If you are not already using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding veteran and new hires, you will need both an Individual NCID and a Business NCID. You will need an email address for your Individual NCID and a different email address for your Business NCID account. Once you have created your Business NCID, complete the ABCMS Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. Once the training has been completed and access has been given to you, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. These actions satisfy the requirement to notify the Division within five business days of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility. I will email you a document to assist you in the process. Should you need additional assistance, please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at 919.814.6401 or by email at DHHS.CBC.Unit@dhhs.nc.gov and someone will assist you. 4. 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 the plan first BEFORE you put it in your EPR plan as an update. 5. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. 6. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: •Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information •Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development •QRIS Modernization Plan resources: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization •Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings •Healthy Social Behaviors: https://www.childcarerrnc.org/special-projects/healthy-social-behaviors/. •Healthy Social Behaviors Helpline: Call at 1-704-376-6697 or toll free at 1-888-600-1685 Option 1 or email at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org or jbyrd@childcareresources.org. •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 7.Here is the link to the training calendar from the Children’s Resource Center: https://childrensresourcecenter.org/training-calendar/. 8.If you would like an electronic link to any of the links shared above, please send me an email requesting the links that you wish to receive, and I will be glad to send the hyperlinks to you by email. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Please be aware any information submitted by you is considered 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 of December 31, 2025 , a follow-up visit may be completed. While the Division allows you time to explain how you have corrected violations when violations are cited, it is expected you correct all violations immediately. When you are asked to send a compliance letter to me, it is expected and required that your compliance letter be sent to me no later than the date indicated in this documentation. Your letter must include the following: -Name of your program -ID number of your program -Date of Letter -Violation number -Explain how you corrected the violation (send supporting documentation to show compliance) -Describe your plan to make sure you will not have that same violation in the future -Name or signature of the person who wrote the letter. (If emailing the letter, your email address will be considered your digital signature.) At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. 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 Lead 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

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: OVERTON ELEMENTARY Facility ID: 80000420 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/1/2025 Number Present: 7 Completed Date: 10/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 170 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:50 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first Temporary Time Period (TTP#1) visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by school office staff who directed me to classroom 304 where the NC Pre-K program is located. I was greeted by you, Grace Albright, Lead Teacher, and Jessica Moscardini, Teacher, in the cafeteria as the children were finishing up their lunch. You stated that you would be having an observation at 11:30 by Ms. Marrero, Assistant Principal, and she arrived as we entered the classroom from the cafeteria. A speech therapist also arrived to work with a student. Currently, this facility operates with a temporary license issued from August 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026. Day time care only is the restriction listed on the license. The facility’s temporary license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in the classroom. The students were observed eating their lunch, group time and free choice activities. Positive interactions were observed throughout today’s visit. Supervision, adequate approved enhanced space use, enhanced capacity and group size, enhanced staff/child ratios and permit restrictions were monitored. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on August 1, 2025, and the last fire inspection was conducted on July 29, 2025. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on September 25, 2025, and the last emergency drill was conducted on September 15, 2025. The last outdoor inspection was conducted on September 18, 2025. The outdoor play area was monitored. We discussed that now that we know that there are no lead hazards and the outside wall areas have been repainted to prevent peeling and chipping that this outdoor environment can be used by the children. You stated that this facility does not provide transportation. A portion of the student files and staff files were monitored. You stated that you have been working on the Staff and Training Worksheet and need to finish adding the principal's information. Please submit to me not later than Monday, October 6th. Staff and Training Worksheet current and available for review by DCDEE staff. We discussed the rated license process and the QRIS Pathways during today’s visit. It is very important that you familiarize yourself with the QRIS Pathways to the Stars. There are three options available to demonstrate quality and earn a two through five star rated license. It includes updates to education standards for early childhood educators to expand options; and adds standards for both educators and facilities that support continuous quality improvement and family/community engagement practices that promote communication and collaboration. Please visit the following link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization where you will find more information and details about the three different pathways so that your program can begin working towards a star rated license. I will also reach out to Kelly Street, Director of Early Childhood, to discuss the various options available or the NC Pre-K Program. We reviewed the following documents that are located on the QRIS page: -Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) for Centers and CLIAR -Education Standards – Administrator -Education Standards – Lead Teacher -Education Standards-Teacher -Family & Community Engagement Standards for Centers and CLIAR -Pathway 1 – Program Assessment for Child Care Centers and CLIAR -NCRLAP Self Study: https://ncrlap.org/Resources/SelfStudy/ If you decide to apply for the two through five-star license, please access the fillable document, “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” through the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms. Please indicate which pathway this program chooses to complete. Please submit your application by email to me at carolyn.conley@dhhs.nc.gov, by the end of the business day on October 30, 2025. A compliance history score of seventy-five percent or above must be maintained to receive a rated license. The following violations were observed and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. There were five water bottles on the counter by the sink that were not labeled with the student's names. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 604 Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. There was a cardboard box of cot sheets located in the children's bathroom. 15A NCAC 18A .2818(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was Tylenol and Cepacol medication on the shelf two feet high behind the teacher's desk that was not in locked storage. There was hand sanitizer in a container on a shelf measuring four feet from the floor instead of at least five feet from the floor in the student's bathroom. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -Please make sure that staff lock their purses in locked storage to ensure that all hazardous items are inaccessible to the students. The purse was placed in the locked cabinet during today’s visit. -We discussed that hand sanitizer needs to be at least five feet from the floor or in locked storage. The hand-sanitizer was placed in the locked cabinet during today’s visit. -We discussed that the student’s water bottles will need to have a label with their name on it even though they each have a square on the counter with their name to place their water bottle. You wrote the children's names on masking tape and placed it on their water bottles during today's visit. CONSULTATION: -Make sure to write in the date the children’s application is completed, date of enrollment and that the application is signed and dated by the administrator or the designee. -Make sure to monitor the “Health Care Needs” section on the children’s application to ensure it is fully completed. If there is an item that does not pertain to the child then the parent/guardian can write “NA”. -Add the child’s name to the “NCPK Receipt of Policies” form. -Have children wash their hands once they arrive in the classroom from the cafeteria. Children will also need to wash their hands before and after using the sensory table. -Do not store snacks and drinks under the sink. Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A.2806 -We discussed that the trim will need to be replaced where it is missing around the cubbies and some nails are exposed that may become a hazard. -All staff must have their current education evaluated by the WORKS Unit in Raleigh. Instructions for the DCDEE WORKS system, including establishing a NCID, is located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Remember to track the date information is submitted by staff. If you have questions regarding submitting information in the WORKS system, contact WORKS at 1-800-859-0829. -Have staff visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are training and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale 3 (ERS3) assessments. -As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division 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. 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 in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -DCDEE Documents and Forms: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms -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 and Current Projects: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New 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 Lead 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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: OVERTON ELEMENTARY Facility ID: 80000420 Consultant: CAROLYN CONLEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/1/2025 Number Present: 7 Completed Date: 10/1/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 170 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:50 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first Temporary Time Period (TTP#1) visit. Upon arrival, I was greeted by school office staff who directed me to classroom 304 where the NC Pre-K program is located. I was greeted by you, Grace Albright, Lead Teacher, and Jessica Moscardini, Teacher, in the cafeteria as the children were finishing up their lunch. You stated that you would be having an observation at 11:30 by Ms. Marrero, Assistant Principal, and she arrived as we entered the classroom from the cafeteria. A speech therapist also arrived to work with a student. Currently, this facility operates with a temporary license issued from August 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026. Day time care only is the restriction listed on the license. The facility’s temporary license, NC Summary of Child Care Law poster Classroom Staff to Child Ratio chart, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency medical care plan, evacuation plan, daily schedule, activity plan, and emergency phone numbers were posted in the classroom. The students were observed eating their lunch, group time and free choice activities. Positive interactions were observed throughout today’s visit. Supervision, adequate approved enhanced space use, enhanced capacity and group size, enhanced staff/child ratios and permit restrictions were monitored. I monitored hazardous product storage, medication storage, medication administration, general safety, and discipline practices. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on August 1, 2025, and the last fire inspection was conducted on July 29, 2025. The last monthly fire drill was conducted on September 25, 2025, and the last emergency drill was conducted on September 15, 2025. The last outdoor inspection was conducted on September 18, 2025. The outdoor play area was monitored. We discussed that now that we know that there are no lead hazards and the outside wall areas have been repainted to prevent peeling and chipping that this outdoor environment can be used by the children. You stated that this facility does not provide transportation. A portion of the student files and staff files were monitored. You stated that you have been working on the Staff and Training Worksheet and need to finish adding the principal's information. Please submit to me not later than Monday, October 6th. Staff and Training Worksheet current and available for review by DCDEE staff. We discussed the rated license process and the QRIS Pathways during today’s visit. It is very important that you familiarize yourself with the QRIS Pathways to the Stars. There are three options available to demonstrate quality and earn a two through five star rated license. It includes updates to education standards for early childhood educators to expand options; and adds standards for both educators and facilities that support continuous quality improvement and family/community engagement practices that promote communication and collaboration. Please visit the following link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/QRIS-Modernization where you will find more information and details about the three different pathways so that your program can begin working towards a star rated license. I will also reach out to Kelly Street, Director of Early Childhood, to discuss the various options available or the NC Pre-K Program. We reviewed the following documents that are located on the QRIS page: -Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) for Centers and CLIAR -Education Standards – Administrator -Education Standards – Lead Teacher -Education Standards-Teacher -Family & Community Engagement Standards for Centers and CLIAR -Pathway 1 – Program Assessment for Child Care Centers and CLIAR -NCRLAP Self Study: https://ncrlap.org/Resources/SelfStudy/ If you decide to apply for the two through five-star license, please access the fillable document, “Application For Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” through the DCDEE website at this link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms. Please indicate which pathway this program chooses to complete. Please submit your application by email to me at carolyn.conley@dhhs.nc.gov, by the end of the business day on October 30, 2025. A compliance history score of seventy-five percent or above must be maintained to receive a rated license. The following violations were observed and corrected during today's visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 533 Human milk, formula and other bottled beverages including sippy cups, sent from child's home were not fully prepared, dated, and labeled for the appropriate child. There were five water bottles on the counter by the sink that were not labeled with the student's names. 15A NCAC 18A .2804(d) 604 Lavatories were not kept clean, in good repair and kept free of storage. There was a cardboard box of cot sheets located in the children's bathroom. 15A NCAC 18A .2818(a) 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. There was Tylenol and Cepacol medication on the shelf two feet high behind the teacher's desk that was not in locked storage. There was hand sanitizer in a container on a shelf measuring four feet from the floor instead of at least five feet from the floor in the student's bathroom. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: -Please make sure that staff lock their purses in locked storage to ensure that all hazardous items are inaccessible to the students. The purse was placed in the locked cabinet during today’s visit. -We discussed that hand sanitizer needs to be at least five feet from the floor or in locked storage. The hand-sanitizer was placed in the locked cabinet during today’s visit. -We discussed that the student’s water bottles will need to have a label with their name on it even though they each have a square on the counter with their name to place their water bottle. You wrote the children's names on masking tape and placed it on their water bottles during today's visit. CONSULTATION: -Make sure to write in the date the children’s application is completed, date of enrollment and that the application is signed and dated by the administrator or the designee. -Make sure to monitor the “Health Care Needs” section on the children’s application to ensure it is fully completed. If there is an item that does not pertain to the child then the parent/guardian can write “NA”. -Add the child’s name to the “NCPK Receipt of Policies” form. -Have children wash their hands once they arrive in the classroom from the cafeteria. Children will also need to wash their hands before and after using the sensory table. -Do not store snacks and drinks under the sink. Sanitation Rule 15A NCAC 18A.2806 -We discussed that the trim will need to be replaced where it is missing around the cubbies and some nails are exposed that may become a hazard. -All staff must have their current education evaluated by the WORKS Unit in Raleigh. Instructions for the DCDEE WORKS system, including establishing a NCID, is located on our website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. Remember to track the date information is submitted by staff. If you have questions regarding submitting information in the WORKS system, contact WORKS at 1-800-859-0829. -Have staff visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project’s website: ncrlap.org. There are training and resources available for the Environmental Rating Scale 3 (ERS3) assessments. -As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division 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. 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 in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Here are some important links on the DCEEE website that may be helpful: -Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License -DCDEE Documents and Forms: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Provider-Documents-and-Forms -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 and Current Projects: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New 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 Lead 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