10A NCAC 09 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/9/2025 Number Present: 48 Completed Date: 12/9/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:45 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM 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. Joyce Hammonds Jones, assisted me with the visit. Today’s visit was left with Tonya Locklear at the conclusion of today’s visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your last annual compliance visit was completed July 15, 2025. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. 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 throughout the center resting during rest time. Infants were cared for in a nurturing caring manner. Sleep checks were monitored. The teachers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. The file for one new staff was monitored for compliance. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. The last sanitation inspection is dated August 8, 2025. The last fire inspection is dated October 22, 2025. Lunch consisted of bologna, WG bread, pinto beans, peaches, carrots/ranch, and milk. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the outside learning environment, several metal play equipment had chipping paint and/or rusted parts. Play equipment such as the: merry-go-round, trike-go-round, jungle gym, and horses. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 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. One staff member hired 3/31/25, medical report was dated 4/15/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 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. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(c) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 23, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Observance: Children throughout the center were resting. Technical Assistance was given on the following: Just in Time for Holiday Stress - Supporting Adult Relationships & Wellness Every Relationship Matters The holidays can be joyful, but they also bring extra stress for child care professionals. Balancing family obligations, program responsibilities, and seasonal demands can feel overwhelming. The ITTI Care Project’s Every Relationship Matters training is a perfect resource to strengthen the support systems you rely on during this busy season. We now offer a free 1.5-hour online training via DCDEE Moodle. - Focuses on building resilient relationships with co-workers, staff, families, and community partners. - Helps adults cope with stress by making adult-to-adult connections a priority. - Reinforces the idea that strong professional relationships create calmer, more nurturing environments for children — especially important during the holidays. Encourage staff to complete this training now, so they enter the holiday season with stronger connections and strategies to lean on. Directors can promote this workshop as a “holiday gift of wellness” for their teams, reminding staff that caring for themselves is essential to caring for others. License Reassessment Your last rated license assessment was completed on November 2, 2023. You are currently operating with a 4-Star license. During a visit at one of your other centers I showed you on my laptop and discussed with you all the requirements for Pathways 1 and 2. You stated that you are not interested in getting accredited or Pathway 3. During that visit we thoroughly discussed the following forms: - Family and Community Engagement Standards - CQI Facility - CQI Individual - Self-Study and Verification - Staff and Education Worksheet - ERS Assessment Standards You filled out the conversation form for this center during today’s visit and stated the following: You would like to have support from the Robeson County Partnership for Children - To help with coaching - Help putting together the Pathway portfolio for consultant review You stated that you are interested in Pathway 2, for the facility. Please feel free to contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/9/2025 Number Present: 48 Completed Date: 12/9/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:45 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM 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. Joyce Hammonds Jones, assisted me with the visit. Today’s visit was left with Tonya Locklear at the conclusion of today’s visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your last annual compliance visit was completed July 15, 2025. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. 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 throughout the center resting during rest time. Infants were cared for in a nurturing caring manner. Sleep checks were monitored. The teachers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. The file for one new staff was monitored for compliance. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. The last sanitation inspection is dated August 8, 2025. The last fire inspection is dated October 22, 2025. Lunch consisted of bologna, WG bread, pinto beans, peaches, carrots/ranch, and milk. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the outside learning environment, several metal play equipment had chipping paint and/or rusted parts. Play equipment such as the: merry-go-round, trike-go-round, jungle gym, and horses. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 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. One staff member hired 3/31/25, medical report was dated 4/15/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 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. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(c) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 23, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Observance: Children throughout the center were resting. Technical Assistance was given on the following: Just in Time for Holiday Stress - Supporting Adult Relationships & Wellness Every Relationship Matters The holidays can be joyful, but they also bring extra stress for child care professionals. Balancing family obligations, program responsibilities, and seasonal demands can feel overwhelming. The ITTI Care Project’s Every Relationship Matters training is a perfect resource to strengthen the support systems you rely on during this busy season. We now offer a free 1.5-hour online training via DCDEE Moodle. - Focuses on building resilient relationships with co-workers, staff, families, and community partners. - Helps adults cope with stress by making adult-to-adult connections a priority. - Reinforces the idea that strong professional relationships create calmer, more nurturing environments for children — especially important during the holidays. Encourage staff to complete this training now, so they enter the holiday season with stronger connections and strategies to lean on. Directors can promote this workshop as a “holiday gift of wellness” for their teams, reminding staff that caring for themselves is essential to caring for others. License Reassessment Your last rated license assessment was completed on November 2, 2023. You are currently operating with a 4-Star license. During a visit at one of your other centers I showed you on my laptop and discussed with you all the requirements for Pathways 1 and 2. You stated that you are not interested in getting accredited or Pathway 3. During that visit we thoroughly discussed the following forms: - Family and Community Engagement Standards - CQI Facility - CQI Individual - Self-Study and Verification - Staff and Education Worksheet - ERS Assessment Standards You filled out the conversation form for this center during today’s visit and stated the following: You would like to have support from the Robeson County Partnership for Children - To help with coaching - Help putting together the Pathway portfolio for consultant review You stated that you are interested in Pathway 2, for the facility. Please feel free to contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/9/2025 Number Present: 48 Completed Date: 12/9/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:45 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM 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. Joyce Hammonds Jones, assisted me with the visit. Today’s visit was left with Tonya Locklear at the conclusion of today’s visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your last annual compliance visit was completed July 15, 2025. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. 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 throughout the center resting during rest time. Infants were cared for in a nurturing caring manner. Sleep checks were monitored. The teachers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. The file for one new staff was monitored for compliance. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. The last sanitation inspection is dated August 8, 2025. The last fire inspection is dated October 22, 2025. Lunch consisted of bologna, WG bread, pinto beans, peaches, carrots/ranch, and milk. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 721 All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. On the outside learning environment, several metal play equipment had chipping paint and/or rusted parts. Play equipment such as the: merry-go-round, trike-go-round, jungle gym, and horses. G.S. 110-91(6); .0601(b) 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. One staff member hired 3/31/25, medical report was dated 4/15/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 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. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(c) 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Documentation was not on file for one staff member hired 3/31/25. .1102(g) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 23, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Observance: Children throughout the center were resting. Technical Assistance was given on the following: Just in Time for Holiday Stress - Supporting Adult Relationships & Wellness Every Relationship Matters The holidays can be joyful, but they also bring extra stress for child care professionals. Balancing family obligations, program responsibilities, and seasonal demands can feel overwhelming. The ITTI Care Project’s Every Relationship Matters training is a perfect resource to strengthen the support systems you rely on during this busy season. We now offer a free 1.5-hour online training via DCDEE Moodle. - Focuses on building resilient relationships with co-workers, staff, families, and community partners. - Helps adults cope with stress by making adult-to-adult connections a priority. - Reinforces the idea that strong professional relationships create calmer, more nurturing environments for children — especially important during the holidays. Encourage staff to complete this training now, so they enter the holiday season with stronger connections and strategies to lean on. Directors can promote this workshop as a “holiday gift of wellness” for their teams, reminding staff that caring for themselves is essential to caring for others. License Reassessment Your last rated license assessment was completed on November 2, 2023. You are currently operating with a 4-Star license. During a visit at one of your other centers I showed you on my laptop and discussed with you all the requirements for Pathways 1 and 2. You stated that you are not interested in getting accredited or Pathway 3. During that visit we thoroughly discussed the following forms: - Family and Community Engagement Standards - CQI Facility - CQI Individual - Self-Study and Verification - Staff and Education Worksheet - ERS Assessment Standards You filled out the conversation form for this center during today’s visit and stated the following: You would like to have support from the Robeson County Partnership for Children - To help with coaching - Help putting together the Pathway portfolio for consultant review You stated that you are interested in Pathway 2, for the facility. Please feel free to contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 7/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 220 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:40 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. Joyce Hammonds Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on August 28, 2024. Your sanitation inspection remains current. Your last sanitation inspection was completed July 29, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. Your fire inspection remains current. Your last fire inspection was conducted October 17, 2024. The vehicle used to transport children was not on the premises during today’s visit. Therefore, I was unable to monitor your daycare transportation van during today’s visit. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were playing in centers, participating in transitions, teacher directed activities, and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Infants were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Each infant’s needs were attended to in a timely manner. On new teacher has been hired since your last visit. Teachers interacted with the children on their level. Lunch consisted of spaghetti noodles with meat sauce, rolls, peaches, beans and milk. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. None of the staff had been added to the system. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was documented as 2/24/25. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before July 29, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 given on the following: I highly recommend touching up the paint on your playground equipment quarterly. ABCMS Portal As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. The above information is for FCCH and Centers. All providers, administrators, directors, teachers, residents, and anyone else that may come into contact with the children will need to be added to the portal. Make sure to have your ABCMS roster on file and ready for review. Violations are currently being cited if you have not added all personnel and/or family members to the roster. This includes yourself as well. You must add new people to the list within 5 days of hire or moving in. Here are a few tips: • When you complete your ABCMS Moodle training, you will fill out a form with your business NCID and wait for an email to provide you with access to your provider portal. • When you have access, you will provide a code to your employees so they can fill out an application. • They will be required to upload their license or other picture ID. You will see them on your roster and hire them or not. • Hiring them will generate your roster. • Let me know if I may be of further assistance. I will need to confirm that your roster is current when I make a visit. FYI Through collaborative efforts, the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), and the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, a program of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are excited to announce that the CCDF Health and Safety trainings are now available in the DCDEE Moodle learning platform. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/15/2025 Number Present: 38 Completed Date: 7/15/2025 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 220 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:40 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. Joyce Hammonds Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on August 28, 2024. Your sanitation inspection remains current. Your last sanitation inspection was completed July 29, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. Your fire inspection remains current. Your last fire inspection was conducted October 17, 2024. The vehicle used to transport children was not on the premises during today’s visit. Therefore, I was unable to monitor your daycare transportation van during today’s visit. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were playing in centers, participating in transitions, teacher directed activities, and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Infants were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Each infant’s needs were attended to in a timely manner. On new teacher has been hired since your last visit. Teachers interacted with the children on their level. Lunch consisted of spaghetti noodles with meat sauce, rolls, peaches, beans and milk. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. None of the staff had been added to the system. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last drill was documented as 2/24/25. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before July 29, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 given on the following: I highly recommend touching up the paint on your playground equipment quarterly. ABCMS Portal As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. This change has been in effect since February 2024. Effective immediately, you will need to obtain a Business NCID and complete Provider Portal training in Moodle at https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/course/view.php?id=119. No action is needed on your part if you have completed the reference training and are currently using the ABCMS Provider Portal to update information regarding new hires or residents. Once the training has been completed and access has been given, you must verify your facility roster to ensure current staff are noted on the roster. This information should be updated in ABCMS in an ongoing basis as staff members are hired and when their employment is terminated. This satisfies the requirement to notify the Division of new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The compliance of this rule will be monitored during your next visit. Please note, the hard copy of the Change of Information form will no longer be needed or accepted. Should you need assistance please contact the Criminal Background Check Unit at (919) 814-6401 and someone will assist you. The above information is for FCCH and Centers. All providers, administrators, directors, teachers, residents, and anyone else that may come into contact with the children will need to be added to the portal. Make sure to have your ABCMS roster on file and ready for review. Violations are currently being cited if you have not added all personnel and/or family members to the roster. This includes yourself as well. You must add new people to the list within 5 days of hire or moving in. Here are a few tips: • When you complete your ABCMS Moodle training, you will fill out a form with your business NCID and wait for an email to provide you with access to your provider portal. • When you have access, you will provide a code to your employees so they can fill out an application. • They will be required to upload their license or other picture ID. You will see them on your roster and hire them or not. • Hiring them will generate your roster. • Let me know if I may be of further assistance. I will need to confirm that your roster is current when I make a visit. FYI Through collaborative efforts, the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), and the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, a program of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are excited to announce that the CCDF Health and Safety trainings are now available in the DCDEE Moodle learning platform. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/17/2024 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 12/17/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM 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. Tanya Locklear, assistant director and Joyce Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your last annual compliance visit was completed August 28, 2024. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 96% as of today. 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 during free play activities throughout the center. Supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Infants were engaged in free play and carpet time. Sleep checks were monitored. The teachers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. The file for one new staff was reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. The last sanitation inspection is dated July 29, 2024. The last fire inspection is dated October 17, 2024. Lunch consisted of beef, tortilla wraps, pears, corn, shredded cheese, lettuce, and milk. The following violations were documented during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 319 Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space #3a, the youngest age posted was 3 years. The youngest child in the classroom was 2 years of age. This was corrected by changing the chart to 2 years of age. .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) 544 Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. In space #2, screen time was used with children ages 1 and 2 years of age. This was corrected by turning off the screen time. .0510(f) 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. One staff member employed 9/23/24, received their medical report 10/4/24. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member's medical information was not maintained separately from their personnel file. This was corrected by separating the information. .0701(d) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 31, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Children throughout the center were observed playing in free play activities and dancing to Christmas music. Technical assistance was given on the following: From mealtime, to playtime, to story time, children have lots of opportunities each day to learn and practice healthy habits. Go NAPSACC is a trusted online tool that helps child care programs go the extra mile to support children’s healthy eating and physical activity. Learn More! See how others have found success with Go NAPSACC. https://youtu.be/qUiSK5K7Qrs See a sneak peak of Go NAPSACC’s tools and resources. https://youtu.be/OaLpKOVvMe8 I shared with you a Go NAPSACC flyer during today’s visit. 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/ Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213- 6714, deanna.abraham@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/17/2024 Number Present: 42 Completed Date: 12/17/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:45 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM 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. Tanya Locklear, assistant director and Joyce Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. Your last annual compliance visit was completed August 28, 2024. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 96% as of today. 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 during free play activities throughout the center. Supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Infants were engaged in free play and carpet time. Sleep checks were monitored. The teachers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. The file for one new staff was reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. The last sanitation inspection is dated July 29, 2024. The last fire inspection is dated October 17, 2024. Lunch consisted of beef, tortilla wraps, pears, corn, shredded cheese, lettuce, and milk. The following violations were documented during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 319 Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space #3a, the youngest age posted was 3 years. The youngest child in the classroom was 2 years of age. This was corrected by changing the chart to 2 years of age. .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) 544 Screen time was offered to children under three years of age. In space #2, screen time was used with children ages 1 and 2 years of age. This was corrected by turning off the screen time. .0510(f) 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. One staff member employed 9/23/24, received their medical report 10/4/24. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. One staff member's medical information was not maintained separately from their personnel file. This was corrected by separating the information. .0701(d) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before December 31, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Children throughout the center were observed playing in free play activities and dancing to Christmas music. Technical assistance was given on the following: From mealtime, to playtime, to story time, children have lots of opportunities each day to learn and practice healthy habits. Go NAPSACC is a trusted online tool that helps child care programs go the extra mile to support children’s healthy eating and physical activity. Learn More! See how others have found success with Go NAPSACC. https://youtu.be/qUiSK5K7Qrs See a sneak peak of Go NAPSACC’s tools and resources. https://youtu.be/OaLpKOVvMe8 I shared with you a Go NAPSACC flyer during today’s visit. 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/ Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213- 6714, deanna.abraham@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: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/28/2024 Number Present: 31 Completed Date: 8/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 231 Time In: 09:09 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Joyce Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 94% as of today. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The last annual compliance visit was conducted October 25, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed July 29, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 25, 2023. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were playing in centers, participating in transitions, teacher directed activities, and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Infants were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Each infant’s needs were attended to in a timely manner. No new teachers have been hired. Teachers interacted with the children on their level. The documented breakfast consisted of diced pears, WG pancakes, and milk. Grits, eggs, and milk was served as a substitution without being documented. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. Substitutions were served prior to being recorded on the menus. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's policy was not signed. .1804(c) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 11, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 given on the following: Make sure to send your staff and training worksheets to your consultant by May 2025. Having your worksheets ready and submitted prior to your annual visit will save time during your next annual compliance visit. Make sure to add all new staff to your staff and training worksheets at hire. Add new information as it is acquired. It is best to put all employees on one sheet not individually. Observed Your garden is a nice addition to your outdoor learning environment. Make sure when planting fruits and/or vegetables you exclude nightshade plants. I highly suggest adding a gate around your garden to limit free access by the children to prevent allergic reactions and other incidents. FYI Through collaborative efforts, the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), and the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, a program of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are excited to announce that the CCDF Health and Safety trainings are now available in the DCDEE Moodle learning platform. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/28/2024 Number Present: 31 Completed Date: 8/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 231 Time In: 09:09 AM Time Out: 01:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Joyce Jones, director, assisted me with the visit. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued November 2, 2023, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for the administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 94% as of today. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. The last annual compliance visit was conducted October 25, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed July 29, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 25, 2023. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were playing in centers, participating in transitions, teacher directed activities, and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Infants were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Each infant’s needs were attended to in a timely manner. No new teachers have been hired. Teachers interacted with the children on their level. The documented breakfast consisted of diced pears, WG pancakes, and milk. Grits, eggs, and milk was served as a substitution without being documented. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 528 Food substitution was not of comparable food value or recorded on the menu prior to the meal or snack being served. Substitutions were served prior to being recorded on the menus. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. One child's policy was not signed. .1804(c) 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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before September 11, 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. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/ Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 given on the following: Make sure to send your staff and training worksheets to your consultant by May 2025. Having your worksheets ready and submitted prior to your annual visit will save time during your next annual compliance visit. Make sure to add all new staff to your staff and training worksheets at hire. Add new information as it is acquired. It is best to put all employees on one sheet not individually. Observed Your garden is a nice addition to your outdoor learning environment. Make sure when planting fruits and/or vegetables you exclude nightshade plants. I highly suggest adding a gate around your garden to limit free access by the children to prevent allergic reactions and other incidents. FYI Through collaborative efforts, the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), and the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, a program of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are excited to announce that the CCDF Health and Safety trainings are now available in the DCDEE Moodle learning platform. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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: KIDZ POINTE LEARNING CENTER Facility ID: 78000343 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/25/2023 Number Present: 39 Completed Date: 10/25/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 315 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 02:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit and to complete a rated license assessment. Upon arrival I was met by Tonya Locklear, assistant director. I was later joined by Joyce Jones- Hammonds, director. Your facility currently operates with a Four-star license, issued December 16, 2022, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component (meeting enhanced space) and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure for parent involvement. Your program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled. The last annual compliance visit was conducted December 14, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed October 18, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted during today’s visit. The fire inspector will return to complete the inspection after the fire extinguishers have been serviced. After receiving a passing inspection, you must send me a copy within 7 days. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were playing in centers, participating in transitions, teacher directed activities, and personal care routines. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Teachers interacted with the children on their level. The following violations were documented during today’s visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1897 The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. One employee completed the required training after 90 days of employment. .1102(g) 1898 Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. One employee had not completed the required training within one year of employment. .1102(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 documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation documented must be corrected immediately. I must receive your compliance letter on or before November 8, 2023. 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 considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Email or mail the information to: deanna.abraham@dhhs.nc.gov or Deanna Abraham/Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 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 Rated License Information: You submitted your application for re-assessment during today’s visit. Your new Star License is based on the following: Education – 7 Points are earned based on the lowest level of education for any one position. Administrator – 7 pts Program Coordinator- 7 pts Lead Teachers- 7 pts Teacher- 7 pts Group Leader- 7 pts Program Standards – 2 Points The program meets enhanced space standards. The ECERS-R assessment was taken February 15, 2023– (Blue, Natasha; Chavis Rebecca) with a Total score of 6 points The assessments were completed for NC Pre-K only. The scores are not counted in the star rated licensing process. Quality Point – 1 point The child care administrator has at least 10 years of documented child care administrative work experience in a licensed program that can be verified by the Division Total – 7 + 2 +1= 10 points for a 4 Star License. A new license will be mailed directly to you and must be posted upon receipt. At that time, return the old license to me as it remains the property of the State of North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, deanna.abraham@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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.