Little Sunshines Child Development Center

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/17/2026 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 3/17/2026 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 95 Time In: 09:55 AM Time Out: 11:30 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 for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The administrator/owner, Ariel Sibbett, assisted me with the visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on August 11, 2025. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on December 2, 2025, earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 3, 2025. Please remember to call you local fire Marshall for a new inspection. The program compliance history was eighty-four (84) percent as of 3/16/2026 and was reviewed with the administrator. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today and all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in teacher directed activities, free play in activity areas, personal care routines such as handwashing and toileting, transitions and outdoor play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. One new employee has been employed since my last visit. That file was reviewed and no violations were documented. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. Breakfast consisted of sausage biscuit, sliced peaches and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1876 A child was yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened or bullied. Upon my arrival to the facility entry way, a teacher in the space used toddlers which also serves as the entry point to the center could be heard yelling "No, pick it up" to a child in that space. .1803(a)(9) 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. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before April 1, 2026, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2200. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on discipline and classroom management. When interacting with young children, we should not yell at or frighten them. Stay calm and keep your own emotions in check when handling discipline or behavior issues. Try to explain why the behavior exhibited is not a good choice and model the desired behavior or redirect the child to another activity. There may be instances where you will need to adjust this tactic, or times when it simply does not work. Remember that all children are different and what may work for one child may not necessarily work for another child. Technical assistance was also offered on preparing activity plans at least two weeks in advance. When activity plans are completed at least two weeks in advance, it gives the staff plenty of time to prepare and make changes if necessary. It also gives the administrator time to review the activity plans and make suggestions or purchase additional materials if needed. I emailed you the upcoming training schedules for The Partners for Families and Children of Lee County as well as the March 2026 newsletter for the North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral, which contains training information as well. During the visit today we reviewed the QRIS Pathways. Mrs. Sibbett stated plans to continue operating at the One (1) Star Level and does not plan on applying for a 2–5-star license in the new QRIS system. Mrs. Sibbett understands the facility because the facility has a one-star license and she would not be eligible for subsidy payments. Please keep in mind that you are welcome to apply for a 2–5-star license at any time. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Mrs. Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor at 910-709-4160 janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/11/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 8/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:10 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was eighty-five (85) percent as of 8/10/2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/3/2025 and the last sanitation visit was on 1/6/2025 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities, personal care routines. One infant present was observed during free play and teacher directed activities. Breakfast consisted of pancakes, orange slices and cheese and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in two classrooms. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A current menu was not available throughout the center. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 542 The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report who works with the infants, two children born on 9/3/2024 and 9/13/2024 both eat solid foods but the forms have not been updated. 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 2/4/2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Authorization for C. Rathburn did not have a parent's printed name or signature. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented playground inspection was dated 5/2/2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 25, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was on the importance of keeping required information posted and up to date. The posted menu must be current. This helps keep parents updated and offers them the chance to make or offer substitutions as long as it follows along the required nutritional guidelines. It also keeps you in compliance with not only the division but if you are participating in what is known as the food program, then you stay in compliance with them as well. Technical assistance was also offered on the importance of performing required monthly fire drills and completing monthly inspections. Both of the monthly requirements keep the children safe by preventing accidents as well as help both them and the staff prepare for emergency situations. Fire drills help the children and staff know where to go and what to do in case of a fire or in the event there is a need to lock down. Playground inspections help administration and staff with the maintenance that maybe needed on the playground. Both of these help to keep the children and staff safe and must be completed monthly. Technical assistance was also offered on activity plans. It is very important that each teacher take the time to plan and implement appropriate activity plans for the groups of children that they serve weekly or monthly as required. By preparing and planning ahead of time, you can offer the children the best learning experiences because you have taken the time to draft plans that cater to each of their individual needs. You also make the learning experience more personal not only the children but for the teacher as well. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0901 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/11/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 8/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:10 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was eighty-five (85) percent as of 8/10/2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/3/2025 and the last sanitation visit was on 1/6/2025 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities, personal care routines. One infant present was observed during free play and teacher directed activities. Breakfast consisted of pancakes, orange slices and cheese and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in two classrooms. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A current menu was not available throughout the center. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 542 The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report who works with the infants, two children born on 9/3/2024 and 9/13/2024 both eat solid foods but the forms have not been updated. 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 2/4/2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Authorization for C. Rathburn did not have a parent's printed name or signature. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented playground inspection was dated 5/2/2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 25, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was on the importance of keeping required information posted and up to date. The posted menu must be current. This helps keep parents updated and offers them the chance to make or offer substitutions as long as it follows along the required nutritional guidelines. It also keeps you in compliance with not only the division but if you are participating in what is known as the food program, then you stay in compliance with them as well. Technical assistance was also offered on the importance of performing required monthly fire drills and completing monthly inspections. Both of the monthly requirements keep the children safe by preventing accidents as well as help both them and the staff prepare for emergency situations. Fire drills help the children and staff know where to go and what to do in case of a fire or in the event there is a need to lock down. Playground inspections help administration and staff with the maintenance that maybe needed on the playground. Both of these help to keep the children and staff safe and must be completed monthly. Technical assistance was also offered on activity plans. It is very important that each teacher take the time to plan and implement appropriate activity plans for the groups of children that they serve weekly or monthly as required. By preparing and planning ahead of time, you can offer the children the best learning experiences because you have taken the time to draft plans that cater to each of their individual needs. You also make the learning experience more personal not only the children but for the teacher as well. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/11/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 8/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:10 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was eighty-five (85) percent as of 8/10/2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/3/2025 and the last sanitation visit was on 1/6/2025 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities, personal care routines. One infant present was observed during free play and teacher directed activities. Breakfast consisted of pancakes, orange slices and cheese and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in two classrooms. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A current menu was not available throughout the center. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 542 The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report who works with the infants, two children born on 9/3/2024 and 9/13/2024 both eat solid foods but the forms have not been updated. 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 2/4/2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Authorization for C. Rathburn did not have a parent's printed name or signature. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented playground inspection was dated 5/2/2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 25, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was on the importance of keeping required information posted and up to date. The posted menu must be current. This helps keep parents updated and offers them the chance to make or offer substitutions as long as it follows along the required nutritional guidelines. It also keeps you in compliance with not only the division but if you are participating in what is known as the food program, then you stay in compliance with them as well. Technical assistance was also offered on the importance of performing required monthly fire drills and completing monthly inspections. Both of the monthly requirements keep the children safe by preventing accidents as well as help both them and the staff prepare for emergency situations. Fire drills help the children and staff know where to go and what to do in case of a fire or in the event there is a need to lock down. Playground inspections help administration and staff with the maintenance that maybe needed on the playground. Both of these help to keep the children and staff safe and must be completed monthly. Technical assistance was also offered on activity plans. It is very important that each teacher take the time to plan and implement appropriate activity plans for the groups of children that they serve weekly or monthly as required. By preparing and planning ahead of time, you can offer the children the best learning experiences because you have taken the time to draft plans that cater to each of their individual needs. You also make the learning experience more personal not only the children but for the teacher as well. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/11/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 8/11/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 160 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:10 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was eighty-five (85) percent as of 8/10/2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/3/2025 and the last sanitation visit was on 1/6/2025 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities, personal care routines. One infant present was observed during free play and teacher directed activities. Breakfast consisted of pancakes, orange slices and cheese and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. A current activity plan was not posted in two classrooms. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 526 Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. A current menu was not available throughout the center. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 542 The written feeding plan was not modified as the child's needs changed. Per the teacher report who works with the infants, two children born on 9/3/2024 and 9/13/2024 both eat solid foods but the forms have not been updated. 10 NCAC 09 .0902(a) 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last recorded fire drill was on 2/4/2025. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Authorization for C. Rathburn did not have a parent's printed name or signature. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. The last documented playground inspection was dated 5/2/2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before August 25, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was on the importance of keeping required information posted and up to date. The posted menu must be current. This helps keep parents updated and offers them the chance to make or offer substitutions as long as it follows along the required nutritional guidelines. It also keeps you in compliance with not only the division but if you are participating in what is known as the food program, then you stay in compliance with them as well. Technical assistance was also offered on the importance of performing required monthly fire drills and completing monthly inspections. Both of the monthly requirements keep the children safe by preventing accidents as well as help both them and the staff prepare for emergency situations. Fire drills help the children and staff know where to go and what to do in case of a fire or in the event there is a need to lock down. Playground inspections help administration and staff with the maintenance that maybe needed on the playground. Both of these help to keep the children and staff safe and must be completed monthly. Technical assistance was also offered on activity plans. It is very important that each teacher take the time to plan and implement appropriate activity plans for the groups of children that they serve weekly or monthly as required. By preparing and planning ahead of time, you can offer the children the best learning experiences because you have taken the time to draft plans that cater to each of their individual needs. You also make the learning experience more personal not only the children but for the teacher as well. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0713 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/14/2025 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 4/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 11:30 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 11, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on January 6, 2025, earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 3, 2025 and the form was submitted to me during today’s visit. The program compliance history was ninety-four (94) percent as of 4/14/2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on April 14, 2025 and Little Sunshine’s Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as active-not current. You will need to contact the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office at (919) 814-5400 as soon as possible to complete filing your annual report. Keep me updated on the progress of this issue. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions and personal care routines. Infants were observed during personal care routines and tummy time and free play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. No new staff have been hired since my last visit. Lunch consisted of pizza, corn, carrots and milk. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival to the facility, the teacher in the space used by the infants left two children under the age of one unattended to return a bottle to the kitchen. .1801(a)(1-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. During the morning outdoor time, the toddler classroom that had a one one-year old and three two-year olds present was outside on the playground with the three and four year old class. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 415 A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The space used by the infants did not have a posted schedule. GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The spaces used the toddlers and preschoolers did not have current activity plans posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 618 Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. An Even Flo portable highchair was stored on top of the changing table. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 1, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please not that an extra three (3) days were given because the facility with be closed April 17th-21st due to the upcoming Holiday. Because violations regarding supervision and staff/child ratio were cited, I will return for a follow-up visit within two (2) weeks. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on the following: Supervision - A violation was cited during today’s visit for children not being adequately supervised at all times. It is imperative that caregivers supervise children at all times, not just for the safety of children, but to ensure children get the attention they need for optimal growth and development. Staff/Child Ratios and Group Sizes - The violation for staff/child ratios and grouping of children was cited today in space used by the toddlers. Even when there is a small amount of children in attendance, staff/child ratios must always be maintained both indoors and outdoors. This includes not only the ages of the children present but the group size as well. Also, all staff should become familiar with staff/child ratios and grouping of children for each age group and classroom space. It is required that programs maintain required staff/child ratios and group sizes for centers as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0713. Activity Plan - Activity plans must be current and posted each day/week. As part of your early morning classroom checks, take time to observe the posted activity plan in each space to ensure it’s current. It is recommended you devise a plan and/or policy to ensure staff post the current activity plan by the first date the activity plan is effective. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov. if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/14/2025 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 4/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 11:30 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 11, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on January 6, 2025, earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 3, 2025 and the form was submitted to me during today’s visit. The program compliance history was ninety-four (94) percent as of 4/14/2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on April 14, 2025 and Little Sunshine’s Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as active-not current. You will need to contact the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office at (919) 814-5400 as soon as possible to complete filing your annual report. Keep me updated on the progress of this issue. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions and personal care routines. Infants were observed during personal care routines and tummy time and free play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. No new staff have been hired since my last visit. Lunch consisted of pizza, corn, carrots and milk. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival to the facility, the teacher in the space used by the infants left two children under the age of one unattended to return a bottle to the kitchen. .1801(a)(1-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. During the morning outdoor time, the toddler classroom that had a one one-year old and three two-year olds present was outside on the playground with the three and four year old class. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 415 A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The space used by the infants did not have a posted schedule. GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The spaces used the toddlers and preschoolers did not have current activity plans posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 618 Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. An Even Flo portable highchair was stored on top of the changing table. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 1, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please not that an extra three (3) days were given because the facility with be closed April 17th-21st due to the upcoming Holiday. Because violations regarding supervision and staff/child ratio were cited, I will return for a follow-up visit within two (2) weeks. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on the following: Supervision - A violation was cited during today’s visit for children not being adequately supervised at all times. It is imperative that caregivers supervise children at all times, not just for the safety of children, but to ensure children get the attention they need for optimal growth and development. Staff/Child Ratios and Group Sizes - The violation for staff/child ratios and grouping of children was cited today in space used by the toddlers. Even when there is a small amount of children in attendance, staff/child ratios must always be maintained both indoors and outdoors. This includes not only the ages of the children present but the group size as well. Also, all staff should become familiar with staff/child ratios and grouping of children for each age group and classroom space. It is required that programs maintain required staff/child ratios and group sizes for centers as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0713. Activity Plan - Activity plans must be current and posted each day/week. As part of your early morning classroom checks, take time to observe the posted activity plan in each space to ensure it’s current. It is recommended you devise a plan and/or policy to ensure staff post the current activity plan by the first date the activity plan is effective. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov. if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/14/2025 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 4/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 11:30 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 11, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on January 6, 2025, earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 3, 2025 and the form was submitted to me during today’s visit. The program compliance history was ninety-four (94) percent as of 4/14/2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on April 14, 2025 and Little Sunshine’s Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as active-not current. You will need to contact the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office at (919) 814-5400 as soon as possible to complete filing your annual report. Keep me updated on the progress of this issue. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions and personal care routines. Infants were observed during personal care routines and tummy time and free play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. No new staff have been hired since my last visit. Lunch consisted of pizza, corn, carrots and milk. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival to the facility, the teacher in the space used by the infants left two children under the age of one unattended to return a bottle to the kitchen. .1801(a)(1-5) 318 Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. During the morning outdoor time, the toddler classroom that had a one one-year old and three two-year olds present was outside on the playground with the three and four year old class. 10A NCAC 09 .0713(a)(6) 415 A current schedule was not posted for each group of children for reference. The space used by the infants did not have a posted schedule. GS 110-91(12);.0508(a) 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The spaces used the toddlers and preschoolers did not have current activity plans posted. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 618 Diaper changing surfaces were not kept free of storage. An Even Flo portable highchair was stored on top of the changing table. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(b) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 1, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please not that an extra three (3) days were given because the facility with be closed April 17th-21st due to the upcoming Holiday. Because violations regarding supervision and staff/child ratio were cited, I will return for a follow-up visit within two (2) weeks. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on the following: Supervision - A violation was cited during today’s visit for children not being adequately supervised at all times. It is imperative that caregivers supervise children at all times, not just for the safety of children, but to ensure children get the attention they need for optimal growth and development. Staff/Child Ratios and Group Sizes - The violation for staff/child ratios and grouping of children was cited today in space used by the toddlers. Even when there is a small amount of children in attendance, staff/child ratios must always be maintained both indoors and outdoors. This includes not only the ages of the children present but the group size as well. Also, all staff should become familiar with staff/child ratios and grouping of children for each age group and classroom space. It is required that programs maintain required staff/child ratios and group sizes for centers as defined in 10A NCAC 09 .0713. Activity Plan - Activity plans must be current and posted each day/week. As part of your early morning classroom checks, take time to observe the posted activity plan in each space to ensure it’s current. It is recommended you devise a plan and/or policy to ensure staff post the current activity plan by the first date the activity plan is effective. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov. if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: 0125-267L Visit Date: 1/28/2025 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 1/28/2025 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 80 Time In: 01:00 PM Time Out: 02:20 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Complaint Visit Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to obtain information regarding alleged violations of child care requirements. I reviewed the allegation with the administrator/owner, Ariel Sibbett and she was given the opportunity to respond. The allegations are as follows: There is a concern that the children are not being adequately supervised. Staff/child ratio, group size, supervision, use of licensed space, space capacity, license restrictions, the license and emergency care plan were posted. Fire drills, medication administration, and storage of hazardous products were also monitored. No new staff have been employed since my last visit. I observed the indoor and outdoor spaces used by the children, A total of thirteen (13) children were present. I observed the educators and children in the classrooms used by the preschoolers and toddlers during nap/rest time. Based on information provided, January 24, 2025, I interviewed the administrator. During my interview with the administrator, Ariel Sibbett, she stated that she is currently working in the space used by the preschoolers while she is actively conducting interviews for potential new staff. She stated that depending on the situation, if a teacher needs a brief break, then the teachers will wait until nap/rest time. She stated that she will rotate children between the classrooms if it is needed in order to maintain the required ratios for the facility. She stated that on today she was working with the preschool class and when they went down for nap, she stepped into the office in order complete a task. The infants were not present on today so that teacher, Teacher A, was working in the toddler class during nap. The regular teacher for the toddler class, Teacher B, was in the kitchen fixing her lunch and once she finished, she was supposed to have returned to the toddler class and Teacher A was supposed to go with the preschoolers during nap. Upon my arrival to the facility, the administrator was in the office and nine (9) children in the space used by the preschoolers were asleep unsupervised. Based on the above information, these allegations were substantiated. The following violation was observed during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 303 Children were not adequately supervised at all times. Upon my arrival to the facility, nine (9) children in the class used by the preschoolers were alone during nap time. .1801(a)(1-5) 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. Your compliance history was ninety-one percent (91%) prior to today’s visit. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before February 11, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Please note that because the allegation was substantiated, an Administrative Action may be issued and a follow-up visit will be conducted within two weeks from today’s visit. Technical assistance was offered on providing adequate supervision during nap/rest time. Remember that Children should be seen or heard by an adult at all times. The room should be well-lit enough to see children's faces and breathing. The number of staff members should be appropriate for the number of children. Staff members should be awake and alert, not engrossed in other activities. Staff should be able to quickly respond to children's needs. Dim lights, quiet music, or white noise can help children relax. To ensure safety during nap/rest time, the children’s faces should not be covered by bedding or other objects. Children who are not sleeping can rest quietly on their cots or complete quiet activities. Also remember to wake the children up slowly in order to ease the transition. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with the administrator/owner, Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, @ (910) 308-0895 or Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards at, Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/11/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent as of 9/10/2024. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/11/2024 and the last sanitation visit was on 6/12/2024 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and eating lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets, green beans, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese and milk. No infants were enrolled at the time of the visit. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 862 The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual health questionnaires on file. .0701(a) 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. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual emergency information forms on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The administrator had a qualification letter on file that expired on 9/3/2024. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a first aid training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a CPR training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Four employees had staff development plans on file that were more than a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. .0607(e) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 25, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was also offered on reviewing both staff and children’s records to ensure that all required documentation is on complete and on file. Try reviewing these files periodically to keep up with deadlines for trainings and any other pertinent information. Technical assistance was also offered on developing a system to track required items such as criminal background checks and cpr/first aid trainings. A. Sibbett will need a criminal background check immediately. If one is not received within two weeks then they will not be allowed back at the facility until one has been received and is on file. H. Jordan needs CPR/First Aid training immediately as well. A follow-up visit may be conducted within the next two weeks due to the facility receiving a violation on criminal background checks. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0802 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/11/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent as of 9/10/2024. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/11/2024 and the last sanitation visit was on 6/12/2024 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and eating lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets, green beans, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese and milk. No infants were enrolled at the time of the visit. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 862 The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual health questionnaires on file. .0701(a) 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. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual emergency information forms on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The administrator had a qualification letter on file that expired on 9/3/2024. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a first aid training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a CPR training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Four employees had staff development plans on file that were more than a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. .0607(e) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 25, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was also offered on reviewing both staff and children’s records to ensure that all required documentation is on complete and on file. Try reviewing these files periodically to keep up with deadlines for trainings and any other pertinent information. Technical assistance was also offered on developing a system to track required items such as criminal background checks and cpr/first aid trainings. A. Sibbett will need a criminal background check immediately. If one is not received within two weeks then they will not be allowed back at the facility until one has been received and is on file. H. Jordan needs CPR/First Aid training immediately as well. A follow-up visit may be conducted within the next two weeks due to the facility receiving a violation on criminal background checks. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/11/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent as of 9/10/2024. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/11/2024 and the last sanitation visit was on 6/12/2024 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and eating lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets, green beans, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese and milk. No infants were enrolled at the time of the visit. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 862 The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual health questionnaires on file. .0701(a) 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. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual emergency information forms on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The administrator had a qualification letter on file that expired on 9/3/2024. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a first aid training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a CPR training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Four employees had staff development plans on file that were more than a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. .0607(e) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 25, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was also offered on reviewing both staff and children’s records to ensure that all required documentation is on complete and on file. Try reviewing these files periodically to keep up with deadlines for trainings and any other pertinent information. Technical assistance was also offered on developing a system to track required items such as criminal background checks and cpr/first aid trainings. A. Sibbett will need a criminal background check immediately. If one is not received within two weeks then they will not be allowed back at the facility until one has been received and is on file. H. Jordan needs CPR/First Aid training immediately as well. A follow-up visit may be conducted within the next two weeks due to the facility receiving a violation on criminal background checks. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 9/11/2024 Number Present: 13 Completed Date: 9/11/2024 Age: From 1 To 4 Total Minutes: 155 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:45 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The program compliance history was ninety-five (95) percent as of 9/10/2024. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/11/2024 and the last sanitation visit was on 6/12/2024 and received a superior rating. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and eating lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets, green beans, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese and milk. No infants were enrolled at the time of the visit. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 862 The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) 1034 All staff, including the director, did not have an annual health questionnaire on file following the initial medical statement. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual health questionnaires on file. .0701(a) 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. Four employees including the administrator did not have current annual emergency information forms on file. .0701(a) 1044 Prior to the expiration date of the qualification letter, the child care provider did not complete and submit required forms to complete a criminal background check (a qualification letter is valid for a maximum of five years for the date of issuance). The administrator had a qualification letter on file that expired on 9/3/2024. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & .2703(n)&(o) 1048 All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a first aid training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(c) 1049 All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One employee had a CPR training on file that expired 6/2024. .1102(d) 1232 Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Four employees had staff development plans on file that were more than a year old. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(f) 1824 The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current. The last documented date that the plan was reviewed with four employees was 9/3/2023. .0607(e) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 25, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was also offered on reviewing both staff and children’s records to ensure that all required documentation is on complete and on file. Try reviewing these files periodically to keep up with deadlines for trainings and any other pertinent information. Technical assistance was also offered on developing a system to track required items such as criminal background checks and cpr/first aid trainings. A. Sibbett will need a criminal background check immediately. If one is not received within two weeks then they will not be allowed back at the facility until one has been received and is on file. H. Jordan needs CPR/First Aid training immediately as well. A follow-up visit may be conducted within the next two weeks due to the facility receiving a violation on criminal background checks. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/24/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 4/24/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:10 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 4, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on July 24, 2023 earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 11, 2024. The program compliance history was ninety-one (91) percent as of 4/23/2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on February 23, 2024 and Little Sunshines Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as current- active. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions and personal care routines. Infants were observed during personal care routines and tummy time and free play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. A staff file for one new employee was reviewed. Morning snack today consisted of berry muffins, cheese slices, peaches and milk. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plans in the spaces used by the young preschoolers (space #3) and older preschoolers (space #4) were dated for the weeks of 2/22/2024 and 3/4/2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. An employee hired on 1/2/2024 had not received orientation. .1101(a) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately on or before May 8, 2024. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on providing alternate activities for children during planned group activities. Children have different attention spans and learn differently. By allowing children the opportunity to continue free play or other free choice activities you lessen the likelihood of possible disruptive behaviors during planned group activities. When you have to continually stop to redirect a child’s attention to the activity, you should take that opportunity to allow them to leave the group if they choose to. Technical assistance was also provided on incorporating themes for activity plans through-out the centers in the space. For instance, if the weekly/monthly theme is winter, you could add materials in dramatic play to turn it into a coffee shop. You could also add camping items into the other centers. By incorporating the themes and adding materials throughout the space and into the centers, the children can experience what you want them to learn and are teaching on a deeper and more personal level. Pinterest is a great source for ideas on how to add themes. Just search topics such as winter themes in dramatic play, winter themes in the science or block areas. You can also get input from the children on what they would like to see in the space that is related to the themes. Technical assistance was also offered on completing activity plans at least a week or two prior and putting them up for display on Friday afternoons during closing to ensure that they are in place for the upcoming week. This also gives staff the chance to prep needed materials for upcoming activities. As a reminder H. Williams must complete orientation, Emergency Preparedness Readiness and Emergency Medical Care Plan review as soon as possible as well as complete a staff development plan. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to maintain the program's star rating. Resources such as Child Care Resource and Referral and Smart Start can be valuable when preparing for the ERS. “All about ECERS-R” and the NCRLAP website (www.ncrlap.org) can also be helpful as staff prepare for the ERS. On the NCRLAP website, there are training videos, sample questions and clarifying information regarding the assessments you may find helpful. Your facility is in Cohort 3 of the rated license process. Your prep year will begin 7/1/2025 and will continue until 6/30/2026. Please consider contacting the Partners for Families and Children of Lee County for help with technical assistance, room arrangements, mock observations, self observations and in any other areas that will help prepare you for the assessments as well as increase/maintain the quality level of care that your staff provide. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbet. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/24/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 4/24/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:10 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 for a routine unannounced visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on October 4, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on July 24, 2023 earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 11, 2024. The program compliance history was ninety-one (91) percent as of 4/23/2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on February 23, 2024 and Little Sunshines Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as current- active. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions and personal care routines. Infants were observed during personal care routines and tummy time and free play. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. A staff file for one new employee was reviewed. Morning snack today consisted of berry muffins, cheese slices, peaches and milk. The following violations were observed today: Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. Activity plans in the spaces used by the young preschoolers (space #3) and older preschoolers (space #4) were dated for the weeks of 2/22/2024 and 3/4/2024. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. An employee hired on 1/2/2024 had not received orientation. .1101(a) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately on or before May 8, 2024. I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, PO Box 411, Lillington NC 27546. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was offered on providing alternate activities for children during planned group activities. Children have different attention spans and learn differently. By allowing children the opportunity to continue free play or other free choice activities you lessen the likelihood of possible disruptive behaviors during planned group activities. When you have to continually stop to redirect a child’s attention to the activity, you should take that opportunity to allow them to leave the group if they choose to. Technical assistance was also provided on incorporating themes for activity plans through-out the centers in the space. For instance, if the weekly/monthly theme is winter, you could add materials in dramatic play to turn it into a coffee shop. You could also add camping items into the other centers. By incorporating the themes and adding materials throughout the space and into the centers, the children can experience what you want them to learn and are teaching on a deeper and more personal level. Pinterest is a great source for ideas on how to add themes. Just search topics such as winter themes in dramatic play, winter themes in the science or block areas. You can also get input from the children on what they would like to see in the space that is related to the themes. Technical assistance was also offered on completing activity plans at least a week or two prior and putting them up for display on Friday afternoons during closing to ensure that they are in place for the upcoming week. This also gives staff the chance to prep needed materials for upcoming activities. As a reminder H. Williams must complete orientation, Emergency Preparedness Readiness and Emergency Medical Care Plan review as soon as possible as well as complete a staff development plan. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to maintain the program's star rating. Resources such as Child Care Resource and Referral and Smart Start can be valuable when preparing for the ERS. “All about ECERS-R” and the NCRLAP website (www.ncrlap.org) can also be helpful as staff prepare for the ERS. On the NCRLAP website, there are training videos, sample questions and clarifying information regarding the assessments you may find helpful. Your facility is in Cohort 3 of the rated license process. Your prep year will begin 7/1/2025 and will continue until 6/30/2026. Please consider contacting the Partners for Families and Children of Lee County for help with technical assistance, room arrangements, mock observations, self observations and in any other areas that will help prepare you for the assessments as well as increase/maintain the quality level of care that your staff provide. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbet. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/4/2023 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 10/4/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 140 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 7/24/2023 earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/18/2023. The program compliance history was eighty-seven (87) percent as of 10/3/2023. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on October 4, 2023 and Little Sunshines Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as current- active. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and routines such as diapering, toileting and handwashing and eating lunch. Lunch was observed and consisted of noodles with tomato sauce and meatballs, peas and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. An employee whose date of hire was 8/7/2023 had a medical report of file dated 9/7/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) Because the violation was corrected during the visit, a compliance letter is not required at this time. 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. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to maintain the program's star rating. Resources such as Child Care Resource and Referral and Smart Start can be valuable when preparing for the ERS. “All about ECERS-R”and the NCRLAP website (www.ncrlap.org) can also be helpful as staff prepare for the ERS. On the NCRLAP website, there are training videos, sample questions and clarifying information regarding the assessments you may find helpful. Your facility is in Cohort 3 of the rated license process. Your prep year will begin 7/1/2025-6/30/2026. Please consider contacting the Partners for Families and Children of Lee County for help with technical assistance, room arrangements, mock observations, self observations and in any other areas that will help prepare you for the assessments as well as increase/maintain the quality level of care that your staff provide. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE SUNSHINES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 53000352 Consultant: TURKESHIA MCCORMICK Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/4/2023 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 10/4/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 140 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Ariel Sibbett, owner/administrator, assisted me with the visit. The facility currently operates with a One-Star License, issued May 23, 2023. License restrictions include daytime care only and due to septic tank size capacity is limited to 28 including teachers and children; Food prep only in kitchen. The last sanitation inspection was conducted on 7/24/2023 earning a superior rating. The last fire inspection was conducted on 4/18/2023. The program compliance history was eighty-seven (87) percent as of 10/3/2023. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on October 4, 2023 and Little Sunshines Child Development Center, LLC. was listed as current- active. I visited each indoor and outdoor space. Children enrolled were observed in free play in the centers, outdoor play, participating in teacher directed activities and routines such as diapering, toileting and handwashing and eating lunch. Lunch was observed and consisted of noodles with tomato sauce and meatballs, peas and milk. The following violations were observed during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. An employee whose date of hire was 8/7/2023 had a medical report of file dated 9/7/2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) Because the violation was corrected during the visit, a compliance letter is not required at this time. 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. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to maintain the program's star rating. Resources such as Child Care Resource and Referral and Smart Start can be valuable when preparing for the ERS. “All about ECERS-R”and the NCRLAP website (www.ncrlap.org) can also be helpful as staff prepare for the ERS. On the NCRLAP website, there are training videos, sample questions and clarifying information regarding the assessments you may find helpful. Your facility is in Cohort 3 of the rated license process. Your prep year will begin 7/1/2025-6/30/2026. Please consider contacting the Partners for Families and Children of Lee County for help with technical assistance, room arrangements, mock observations, self observations and in any other areas that will help prepare you for the assessments as well as increase/maintain the quality level of care that your staff provide. For the latest information on child care rules and regulations, please visit the Division of Child Development and Early Education's website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with Ariel Sibbett. Contact me at Turkeshia McCormick, Child Care Consultant, 910-308-0895, Turkeshia.mccormick@dhhs.nc.gov or Janet Edwards, Licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, janet.edwards@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times