Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/8/2026 Number Present: 49 Completed Date: 6/8/2026 Age: From 0 To 7 Total Minutes: 205 Time In: 08:20 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 6, 2025, using the program assessment pathway. 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 on June 24, 2025. The sanitation inspection was completed March 19, 2026, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted February 19, 2026, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-four percent as of June 8, 2026. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on June 8, 2026, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. During today’s visit, I observed children in the indoor learning environments. Children were participating in general personal care routines and free play activities. Teachers were seen walking around the room engaging with children during play. I found supervision, ratios, and interactions to be in compliance. The following were also inspected during today’s visit: program requirements, equipment, furnishings, staff/child ratios, supervision, medication, medication administration, outdoor learning environments, and program records including staff records and children records. The following was cited during today’s inspection. Violation Number Comment Rule 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were documented every three months. The last documented drill was February 11, 2026. A shelter-in-place drill was conducted in May but was not recorded. This was corrected during the visit by updating the log with the May drill date. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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. Technical Assistance: During today’s visit, I inspected your Lincoln Navigator, license plate HKT-5506, for transportation. The last state inspection was completed July of 2025, and the insurance is current and expired December 4, 2026. You have a first aid kit and fire extinguisher in the car. You do not have a binder or records for each child yet as you are not currently providing transportation. I sent you the transportation rules via email. Continue to follow these rules and reach out if you have any questions. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, (910) 473-4649, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/24/2025 Number Present: 60 Completed Date: 6/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:00 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 visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance with rated license visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued April 4, 2025, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of 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 July 19, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed March 13, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on January 5, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-four percent as of June 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on June 24, 2025, and Little Blessings Child Development Center, LLC was listed as current- active. Children enrolled were participating in free play activities. Teachers were seen walking around the classroom and interacting with children. I found interactions, supervision and staff/child ratios were in compliance. During today’s visit the following was inspected: children’s records, staff records, emergency drills, sanitation and fire inspections, sleeps checks, and all child care requirements. The following was cited during today’s inspection. 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. The provider has not updated their ABCMS Provider Portal with all of their employees. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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 July 8, 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 that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Irene Benitez, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical Assistance: 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 on 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. We discussed your rated license assessment application. Once you have completed the ECCERS-3 and ITERS-3 assessments I will review the results with you during a Environmental Rating Scale visit. Please ensure that all teachers have updated their education in WORKS. I will need to confirm all education of all teachers prior to submitting your rated license. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/24/2025 Number Present: 60 Completed Date: 6/24/2025 Age: From 0 To 6 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:00 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 visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance with rated license visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued April 4, 2025, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of 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 July 19, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed March 13, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on January 5, 2025, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-four percent as of June 24, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on June 24, 2025, and Little Blessings Child Development Center, LLC was listed as current- active. Children enrolled were participating in free play activities. Teachers were seen walking around the classroom and interacting with children. I found interactions, supervision and staff/child ratios were in compliance. During today’s visit the following was inspected: children’s records, staff records, emergency drills, sanitation and fire inspections, sleeps checks, and all child care requirements. The following was cited during today’s inspection. 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. The provider has not updated their ABCMS Provider Portal with all of their employees. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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 July 8, 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 that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Irene Benitez, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical Assistance: 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 on 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. We discussed your rated license assessment application. Once you have completed the ECCERS-3 and ITERS-3 assessments I will review the results with you during a Environmental Rating Scale visit. Please ensure that all teachers have updated their education in WORKS. I will need to confirm all education of all teachers prior to submitting your rated license. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me at brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/27/2025 Number Present: 39 Completed Date: 3/27/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 09:50 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's visit was to follow up on ratio violations that were cited during your March 18, 2025 routine unannounced visit. During today's visit I observed children in the indoor and outdoor learning environments and observed all classes in ratio. Supervision and interactions were in compliance. Additionally, I reviewed staff files for new employees. The following violations were cited during today's visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 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. Teacher KB's First Aid certification is expired. They are registering for a class that is scheduled for April 1, 2025. .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. Teacher KB has an expired CPR certificate. They are registering for a class that is scheduled for April 1, 2025. .1102(d) Child care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 April 10, 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 that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Irene Benitez, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed reviewing staff files quarterly to ensure that all certifications are current and renew certifications that are expiring soon. We also discussed your capacity increase request from 49 children to 75 children. I will process the capacity change. Once you receive your new license with your new capacity you may start following your new capacity. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/18/2025 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 3/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 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 the applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios, and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight percent as of March 17, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on March 17, 2025, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and interactions to be in compliance. Staff/child ratios were inspected. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines. Infants were engaged in tummy time, napping, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were monitored during today’s inspection. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Files for new staff were reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with the current program and education components as well as the quality point. The most recent fire inspection was January 15, 2025, and the most recent sanitation inspection was March 13, 2025. The following was cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 301 Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size for the highest voluntary enhanced ratios. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) Child care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 April 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 be aware that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with 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 Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed following the Highest Voluntary Enhanced Requirements section of the DCDEE Ratio Chart as your license requires an enhanced ratio minus one child. During today’s visit we discussed ways to maintain ratios while you wait for your capacity increase to be processed. We discussed moving younger children to another room, so you maintain the maximum group size. If you have reached your ratio or group size you must ask parents to wait to drop off their child until another teacher arrives or inform the parents that you have reached your capacity for the day. Capacity Increase: During today's visit we measured your new detached building for a capacity increase. Below are the measurements for the space: Mobile Building: Total Square Footage: 767.82 sq ft. 31 children at 25 sq. ft. per child 26 children at 30 sq. ft. per child 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) 814-8601 and someone will assist you. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/18/2025 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 3/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 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 the applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios, and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight percent as of March 17, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on March 17, 2025, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and interactions to be in compliance. Staff/child ratios were inspected. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines. Infants were engaged in tummy time, napping, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were monitored during today’s inspection. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Files for new staff were reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with the current program and education components as well as the quality point. The most recent fire inspection was January 15, 2025, and the most recent sanitation inspection was March 13, 2025. The following was cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 301 Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size for the highest voluntary enhanced ratios. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) Child care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 April 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 be aware that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with 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 Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed following the Highest Voluntary Enhanced Requirements section of the DCDEE Ratio Chart as your license requires an enhanced ratio minus one child. During today’s visit we discussed ways to maintain ratios while you wait for your capacity increase to be processed. We discussed moving younger children to another room, so you maintain the maximum group size. If you have reached your ratio or group size you must ask parents to wait to drop off their child until another teacher arrives or inform the parents that you have reached your capacity for the day. Capacity Increase: During today's visit we measured your new detached building for a capacity increase. Below are the measurements for the space: Mobile Building: Total Square Footage: 767.82 sq ft. 31 children at 25 sq. ft. per child 26 children at 30 sq. ft. per child 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) 814-8601 and someone will assist you. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/18/2025 Number Present: 47 Completed Date: 3/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 12:00 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 the applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting all enhanced requirements and reduced ratios, and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight percent as of March 17, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on March 17, 2025, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and interactions to be in compliance. Staff/child ratios were inspected. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, free play in activity areas, transitions, and personal care routines. Infants were engaged in tummy time, napping, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were monitored during today’s inspection. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Files for new staff were reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with the current program and education components as well as the quality point. The most recent fire inspection was January 15, 2025, and the most recent sanitation inspection was March 13, 2025. The following was cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 301 Minimum staff/child ratios and group sizes for the number and ages of children in care were not met. The three-four-and five-year-old classroom had two teachers and 20 children which put them over the maximum group size for the highest voluntary enhanced ratios. This was corrected during the visit by moving the two three-year-old children to the two- and three-year-old classroom. GS 110-91(7);.0713(a-d) Child care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance 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 April 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 be aware that 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with 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 Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed following the Highest Voluntary Enhanced Requirements section of the DCDEE Ratio Chart as your license requires an enhanced ratio minus one child. During today’s visit we discussed ways to maintain ratios while you wait for your capacity increase to be processed. We discussed moving younger children to another room, so you maintain the maximum group size. If you have reached your ratio or group size you must ask parents to wait to drop off their child until another teacher arrives or inform the parents that you have reached your capacity for the day. Capacity Increase: During today's visit we measured your new detached building for a capacity increase. Below are the measurements for the space: Mobile Building: Total Square Footage: 767.82 sq ft. 31 children at 25 sq. ft. per child 26 children at 30 sq. ft. per child 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) 814-8601 and someone will assist you. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/1/2024 Number Present: 39 Completed Date: 2/1/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 09:25 AM Time Out: 11:05 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and reduced ratios and averaging 5.77 on the environmental rating scales and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and providing an infrastructure of 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 center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety eight percent as of February 1, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on February 1, 2024, and Little Blessings 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 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 engaged in tummy time, napping, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were completed, recorded, and maintained as required. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Files for new staff were reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. Fire and sanitation inspections have not occurred since the last visit and remain current. Today’s Lunch consists of BBQ meatballs, green beans, pineapple, and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s 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. Staff SF did not have a medical report in their file available for review during the time of the visit. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff did not have acknowledgement of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy in their file. This was corrected during the visit by having Staff SF sign the policy. .0608(d)(1-4) 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 February 15, 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 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with 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 Blakley, Administrator Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed using the staff file checklist located on the divisions website to review staff records twice a year. This will help identify any documents that may be missing for documents/training that may need to be updated. We discussed having Staff SF complete their Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training as they are approaching their first 90 days of employment. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to increase 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”, “All about ITERS-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. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/1/2024 Number Present: 39 Completed Date: 2/1/2024 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 09:25 AM Time Out: 11:05 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and reduced ratios and averaging 5.77 on the environmental rating scales and 1 quality point by offering a staff benefits package and providing an infrastructure of 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 center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety eight percent as of February 1, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on February 1, 2024, and Little Blessings 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 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 engaged in tummy time, napping, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were completed, recorded, and maintained as required. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Files for new staff were reviewed. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. Fire and sanitation inspections have not occurred since the last visit and remain current. Today’s Lunch consists of BBQ meatballs, green beans, pineapple, and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s 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. Staff SF did not have a medical report in their file available for review during the time of the visit. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1874 The Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy was not reviewed with new staff prior to providing care with children and/or a signed acknowledgement with all the required information was not maintained in the staff person's file. Staff did not have acknowledgement of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy in their file. This was corrected during the visit by having Staff SF sign the policy. .0608(d)(1-4) 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 February 15, 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 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 may be completed. Mail or email the information to: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with 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 Blakley, Administrator Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC ID # 19000347 Technical assistance: We discussed using the staff file checklist located on the divisions website to review staff records twice a year. This will help identify any documents that may be missing for documents/training that may need to be updated. We discussed having Staff SF complete their Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training as they are approaching their first 90 days of employment. We discussed requesting Environment Rating Scale (ERS) assessments in an effort to increase 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”, “All about ITERS-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. 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 you. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 .0902 · Violation

Name of Operation: LITTLE BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 36 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 124 Time In: 09:11 AM Time Out: 11:15 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and reduced ratios and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of 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 August 9, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 18, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted November 12, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-nine percent as of July 14, 2023. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on July 14, 2023, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children enrolled were singing songs, participating in crafts, transitioning from one activity to another as well as personal hygiene activities. All teachers were engaged and speaking with the children on the child’s level. I also observed programs records and observed two violations regarding staff records. Three staff did not renew their health and safety training within the five-year requirement and one newly hired staff member did not have a medical report that was completed within the last 12 months. Lunch consisted of bologna and cheese sandwiches, corn, pineapple and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s inspection. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. A bottle fed ten-month old was not held or placed in a feeding chair while being fed. The ten-month old infant was observed feeding lying on the floor. This violation was corrected during the visit when a staff member immediately picked up the child. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(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. Staff member EL was hired July, 17, 2023. The medical report on file was dated March 4, 2020. The medical report must be within the last 12 months. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Staff CB, HB, and JB did not renew their health and safety training within the last five years. The last training was completed January 3, 2018. .1103(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 August 2, 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 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: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical Assistance: We discussed reviewing your program records every six months to ensure trainings are up to date and all documents or in compliance with the rule. You could also include staff in maintaining records by having them document their own training certificates in their file after they receive them. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 36 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 124 Time In: 09:11 AM Time Out: 11:15 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and reduced ratios and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of 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 August 9, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 18, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted November 12, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-nine percent as of July 14, 2023. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on July 14, 2023, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children enrolled were singing songs, participating in crafts, transitioning from one activity to another as well as personal hygiene activities. All teachers were engaged and speaking with the children on the child’s level. I also observed programs records and observed two violations regarding staff records. Three staff did not renew their health and safety training within the five-year requirement and one newly hired staff member did not have a medical report that was completed within the last 12 months. Lunch consisted of bologna and cheese sandwiches, corn, pineapple and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s inspection. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. A bottle fed ten-month old was not held or placed in a feeding chair while being fed. The ten-month old infant was observed feeding lying on the floor. This violation was corrected during the visit when a staff member immediately picked up the child. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(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. Staff member EL was hired July, 17, 2023. The medical report on file was dated March 4, 2020. The medical report must be within the last 12 months. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Staff CB, HB, and JB did not renew their health and safety training within the last five years. The last training was completed January 3, 2018. .1103(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 August 2, 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 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: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical Assistance: We discussed reviewing your program records every six months to ensure trainings are up to date and all documents or in compliance with the rule. You could also include staff in maintaining records by having them document their own training certificates in their file after they receive them. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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 BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Facility ID: 19000347 Consultant: BRANDON FRY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 36 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 124 Time In: 09:11 AM Time Out: 11:15 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. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued October 15, 2019, earning 5 points in the education component, 7 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced requirements and reduced ratios and 1 quality point for offering a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of 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 August 9, 2022. The sanitation inspection was completed April 18, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted November 12, 2022, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-nine percent as of July 14, 2023. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on July 14, 2023, and Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC was listed as current- active. You visited each indoor and outdoor space with me. Children enrolled were singing songs, participating in crafts, transitioning from one activity to another as well as personal hygiene activities. All teachers were engaged and speaking with the children on the child’s level. I also observed programs records and observed two violations regarding staff records. Three staff did not renew their health and safety training within the five-year requirement and one newly hired staff member did not have a medical report that was completed within the last 12 months. Lunch consisted of bologna and cheese sandwiches, corn, pineapple and milk. The following violations were cited during today’s inspection. Violation Number Comment Rule 532 All children were not held or placed in feeding chairs or other appropriate apparatus to be fed. A bottle fed ten-month old was not held or placed in a feeding chair while being fed. The ten-month old infant was observed feeding lying on the floor. This violation was corrected during the visit when a staff member immediately picked up the child. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(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. Staff member EL was hired July, 17, 2023. The medical report on file was dated March 4, 2020. The medical report must be within the last 12 months. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1899 Health and safety training topics were not included as part of on-going training within five years of completing the previous health and safety training topics. Staff CB, HB, and JB did not renew their health and safety training within the last five years. The last training was completed January 3, 2018. .1103(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 August 2, 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 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: Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Blakley, Administrator, Little Blessings Christian Child Care Center LLC, ID # 19000347 Technical Assistance: We discussed reviewing your program records every six months to ensure trainings are up to date and all documents or in compliance with the rule. You could also include staff in maintaining records by having them document their own training certificates in their file after they receive them. Contact me at Brandon Fry, Child Care Consultant, 80 Blake Blvd, PO Box 4441, Pinehurst, NC 28374, brandon.fry@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