G.S. 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/16/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 5/16/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:15 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 compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued March 6, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on May 20, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed May 12, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 29, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios and enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each age group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95%) percent as of May 16, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on May 15, 2025, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Twelve (12) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and ten (10) were present today. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Upon entering your classroom, you and the children were transitioning to the outdoor space. While outside, the children were observed riding tricycles, playing in the playhouse, and playing teacher-directed outdoor tag games. Water breaks were available for the children while outside. You and the children transitioned to the indoor space for morning snack. Routine toileting and handwashing procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. After the morning snacks, you read the children a book, and they transitioned to free play activities. Activities included creating star constellations in the art area, building with wooden blocks and animals in the block area, and playdough. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included riding cars, tricycles, basketball goals, a large climber with two slides, balls, and a parachute. Other activities available included a covered sand box with sand toys, two playhouses, and a large gears and maze structure. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. G.S. 110-102 830 A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. .0802(h) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections were not completed for November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, and February 2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday, May 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. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2024-2025 school year was completed October 4, 2024. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (3-5 Years or K & 1) for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and Brigance pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, weekly communication logs, volunteer parent reading, Easter Egg Hunt, monthly family projects, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Required Posting: Below is a list of required postings for your facility. REQUIRED POSTED ITEMS Lobby Area License (when issued) Summary of the Child Care Law poster – posted with License Sanitation Placard (when issued) Monthly Fire Drill Log & Quarterly Shelter-in-place/Lock down drill Log Safe Pick-up and Delivery Procedures Center’s Emergency Medical Care Plan Emergency Phone Numbers (recommended – by telephone) Weekly menu for meals and snacks posted where it can be seen by parents and food preparation staff Tobacco Free Environment/Campus restriction poster/sticker posted at main entrance Classrooms Daily Attendance Record Daily Sign-in/Sign-out Sheets (if not kept in lobby) Arrival and Departure times must be captured daily Daily Schedule Activity/Lesson Plans Staff/Child Ratio Sheet (inside the classroom) Children’s food allergies posted where children eat and in kitchen First Aid chart (or in a common area accessible to all staff) Fire evacuation routes – by emergency exits Handwashing signs at sinks Documentation of screen time activities – available for review (Age 3-12 years only) First Aid Poster: A First Aid poster/information sheet was not posted in your classroom. You may order a new poster with the link below: https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/resources/posters/ Summary of NC Childcare Laws and Rules: A summary of the NC Childcare Laws and Rules mut be posted in your facility. You may print one from the link below: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/S/Summary_of_the_Law_Brochure.pdf?ver=7vBiOgS7S4m3P87W6pNEyA%3d%3d Outdoor Space-Fall Zones with weeds: As discussed, fall zones should be weeded regularly and loose parts including pine cones, gumballs and sticks should be collected daily to ensure fall zones are kept free of hazards. For the safety of the children, you must ensure weeds and debris are removed and sand is tilled or added to the appropriate depth to avoid potential injuries to children. I also urged you again to create a regular weeding and tilling schedule for the sand and mulch areas. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on October 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Survey Review by RTI • Asbestos-Survey Review by RTI Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Staff Qualifications: Staff member, C. Weygoldt needs to complete Health and Safety Trainings on or before August 20, 2025. Staff member, S. Long, needs a WORKS Status Letter for education verification. For the latest information on childcare 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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

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G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/16/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 5/16/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:15 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 compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued March 6, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on May 20, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed May 12, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 29, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios and enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each age group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95%) percent as of May 16, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on May 15, 2025, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Twelve (12) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and ten (10) were present today. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Upon entering your classroom, you and the children were transitioning to the outdoor space. While outside, the children were observed riding tricycles, playing in the playhouse, and playing teacher-directed outdoor tag games. Water breaks were available for the children while outside. You and the children transitioned to the indoor space for morning snack. Routine toileting and handwashing procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. After the morning snacks, you read the children a book, and they transitioned to free play activities. Activities included creating star constellations in the art area, building with wooden blocks and animals in the block area, and playdough. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included riding cars, tricycles, basketball goals, a large climber with two slides, balls, and a parachute. Other activities available included a covered sand box with sand toys, two playhouses, and a large gears and maze structure. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. G.S. 110-102 830 A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. .0802(h) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections were not completed for November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, and February 2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday, May 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. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2024-2025 school year was completed October 4, 2024. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (3-5 Years or K & 1) for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and Brigance pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, weekly communication logs, volunteer parent reading, Easter Egg Hunt, monthly family projects, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Required Posting: Below is a list of required postings for your facility. REQUIRED POSTED ITEMS Lobby Area License (when issued) Summary of the Child Care Law poster – posted with License Sanitation Placard (when issued) Monthly Fire Drill Log & Quarterly Shelter-in-place/Lock down drill Log Safe Pick-up and Delivery Procedures Center’s Emergency Medical Care Plan Emergency Phone Numbers (recommended – by telephone) Weekly menu for meals and snacks posted where it can be seen by parents and food preparation staff Tobacco Free Environment/Campus restriction poster/sticker posted at main entrance Classrooms Daily Attendance Record Daily Sign-in/Sign-out Sheets (if not kept in lobby) Arrival and Departure times must be captured daily Daily Schedule Activity/Lesson Plans Staff/Child Ratio Sheet (inside the classroom) Children’s food allergies posted where children eat and in kitchen First Aid chart (or in a common area accessible to all staff) Fire evacuation routes – by emergency exits Handwashing signs at sinks Documentation of screen time activities – available for review (Age 3-12 years only) First Aid Poster: A First Aid poster/information sheet was not posted in your classroom. You may order a new poster with the link below: https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/resources/posters/ Summary of NC Childcare Laws and Rules: A summary of the NC Childcare Laws and Rules mut be posted in your facility. You may print one from the link below: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/S/Summary_of_the_Law_Brochure.pdf?ver=7vBiOgS7S4m3P87W6pNEyA%3d%3d Outdoor Space-Fall Zones with weeds: As discussed, fall zones should be weeded regularly and loose parts including pine cones, gumballs and sticks should be collected daily to ensure fall zones are kept free of hazards. For the safety of the children, you must ensure weeds and debris are removed and sand is tilled or added to the appropriate depth to avoid potential injuries to children. I also urged you again to create a regular weeding and tilling schedule for the sand and mulch areas. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on October 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Survey Review by RTI • Asbestos-Survey Review by RTI Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Staff Qualifications: Staff member, C. Weygoldt needs to complete Health and Safety Trainings on or before August 20, 2025. Staff member, S. Long, needs a WORKS Status Letter for education verification. For the latest information on childcare 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/16/2025 Number Present: 10 Completed Date: 5/16/2025 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 195 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 12:15 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 compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 5-Star license issued March 6, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on May 20, 2024. The sanitation inspection was completed May 12, 2025. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 29, 2025. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios and enhanced space, and enhanced ratios minus one in each age group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-five (95%) percent as of May 16, 2025. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on May 15, 2025, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. Twelve (12) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and ten (10) were present today. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Upon entering your classroom, you and the children were transitioning to the outdoor space. While outside, the children were observed riding tricycles, playing in the playhouse, and playing teacher-directed outdoor tag games. Water breaks were available for the children while outside. You and the children transitioned to the indoor space for morning snack. Routine toileting and handwashing procedures were monitored, and requirements were met. After the morning snacks, you read the children a book, and they transitioned to free play activities. Activities included creating star constellations in the art area, building with wooden blocks and animals in the block area, and playdough. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment which included riding cars, tricycles, basketball goals, a large climber with two slides, balls, and a parachute. Other activities available included a covered sand box with sand toys, two playhouses, and a large gears and maze structure. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 115 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not posted in a prominent place in the center. G.S. 110-102 830 A First Aid information sheet was not posted in a place for referral and/or the information sheet did not include all the required information. .0802(h) 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. Monthly playground inspections were not completed for November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, and February 2025. .0605(q) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday, May 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. Mail or email the information to: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2024-2025 school year was completed October 4, 2024. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, Brigance Early Childhood Screens III (3-5 Years or K & 1) for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and Brigance pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, weekly communication logs, volunteer parent reading, Easter Egg Hunt, monthly family projects, and parent teacher conferences. Staff Requirements: All staff met NC Pre-K education requirements. Technical Assistance: Required Posting: Below is a list of required postings for your facility. REQUIRED POSTED ITEMS Lobby Area License (when issued) Summary of the Child Care Law poster – posted with License Sanitation Placard (when issued) Monthly Fire Drill Log & Quarterly Shelter-in-place/Lock down drill Log Safe Pick-up and Delivery Procedures Center’s Emergency Medical Care Plan Emergency Phone Numbers (recommended – by telephone) Weekly menu for meals and snacks posted where it can be seen by parents and food preparation staff Tobacco Free Environment/Campus restriction poster/sticker posted at main entrance Classrooms Daily Attendance Record Daily Sign-in/Sign-out Sheets (if not kept in lobby) Arrival and Departure times must be captured daily Daily Schedule Activity/Lesson Plans Staff/Child Ratio Sheet (inside the classroom) Children’s food allergies posted where children eat and in kitchen First Aid chart (or in a common area accessible to all staff) Fire evacuation routes – by emergency exits Handwashing signs at sinks Documentation of screen time activities – available for review (Age 3-12 years only) First Aid Poster: A First Aid poster/information sheet was not posted in your classroom. You may order a new poster with the link below: https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/resources/posters/ Summary of NC Childcare Laws and Rules: A summary of the NC Childcare Laws and Rules mut be posted in your facility. You may print one from the link below: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/S/Summary_of_the_Law_Brochure.pdf?ver=7vBiOgS7S4m3P87W6pNEyA%3d%3d Outdoor Space-Fall Zones with weeds: As discussed, fall zones should be weeded regularly and loose parts including pine cones, gumballs and sticks should be collected daily to ensure fall zones are kept free of hazards. For the safety of the children, you must ensure weeds and debris are removed and sand is tilled or added to the appropriate depth to avoid potential injuries to children. I also urged you again to create a regular weeding and tilling schedule for the sand and mulch areas. Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Deadline Extended! The lead-based paint and asbestos enrollment surveys must be completed for ALL schools and child care facilities within school districts prior to receiving on-site inspections. Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed on October 23, 2024. Water testing must be completed every three (3) years. • Lead-Based Paint-Survey Review by RTI • Asbestos-Survey Review by RTI Provider Access to the Background Check Management System: 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 As we discussed today, you are currently in the process of completing enrollment in the ABCMS portal, and violations may be cited during future visits, if your facility does not meet this requirement. 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you Moodle Helpful Hints: 1. When on the Moodle homepage, scroll down past the three-square boxes to find directions to self-register for various training opportunities. 2. If you do not access a training opportunity for 150 days, the training will be suspended. To regain access, email a request to set status to “active” including the name of the training course to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Send any questions about DCDEE Moodle trainings to dcdee_moodle_support@dhhs.nc.gov. Tips for MY NCID Users: Did you know that if you do not log in to any DCDEE platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) for a period of 12 months, your account will be archived? An archived account cannot be reinstated. You will need to create a new one and then email all platforms (e.g., Moodle, WORKS, CBC) to merge accounts. Pro Tip: Set your calendar to remind you every 6 months to login and out at https://myncid.nc.gov to keep your account activated and it will NOT be archived. Reminders: Staff Qualifications: Staff member, C. Weygoldt needs to complete Health and Safety Trainings on or before August 20, 2025. Staff member, S. Long, needs a WORKS Status Letter for education verification. For the latest information on childcare 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. 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: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/30/2024 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 10/30/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:00 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. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license effective March 6, 2019. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-nine (99) percent as of October 30, 2024. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on October 30, 2024, and Carteret County Public School Foundation was listed as current-active. The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. Administrator, Reba Lewis, was available for consultation during the visit. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. Fourteen (14) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and eleven (11) were present today At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. A walk-through of the facility was completed today. All indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. A current activity plan was observed posted in the classroom. Upon entering your facility, you and the children were in the outdoor space. The children were riding tricycles, playing with toys in the sand box, taking turns swinging at the punching ball, running, sliding, and riding cars. The children transitioned into the indoor space for lunch. Handwashing and toileting routines were observed, and requirements were met. Lunch consisted of chicken tenders, carrots, peach cobbler, and milk. Food service requirements were found to be in compliance. After lunch, the children transitioned to rest time. Each child had their individual cot with linens. Cot spacing was monitored, and requirements were met. During indoor space monitoring, three (3) aerosol cans were located over the sink not in locked storage. The outdoor spaces had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, riding cars, a 2-seat see saw, 3-hoop basketball goal, a variety of balls, covered sand box with large shade umbrella structure, two (2) playhouses, sand toys, two (2) large manipulative structures with a maze and gears, and a large climber with a double slide. Health and Safety trainings and the Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy were monitored today and found to be in compliance. Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Lysol Disinfectant Spray, Lysol Air Sanitizer, and Febreze Air Fresh-Harvest Pumpkin sprays in aerosol cans were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. These sprays were sitting on a shelf above the sink in the indoor space. .2820(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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Violation #0840 was corrected during the visit; therefore, a compliance letter is not required. If you need t reach me, my contact information is below. Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 Technical Assistance: Hazardous Materials/Locked Storage Please review child care rules regarding storage and accessibility of potentially hazardous items. Items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” with no other warnings must be stored at a minimum of five feet off the floor. Hazardous cleaning supplies, including those kept under pressure in an aerosol can, as well as medications must be kept in locked storage. The definition of locked storage requires that the lock be unlocked with some type of device such as a key or combination. Regular childproofing locks do not meet this requirement. Ensure that all cleaning supplies and other items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” are kept inaccessible while children are in care. Today I suggested that all cleaning supplies remain in a locked cabinet while children are in care. QRIS Update: Starting on February 1, 2025, the ECERS-3, ITERS-3, and FCCERS-3—also known as the "3s"—will be used for DCDEE environment rating scale assessments. The DCDEE and the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) are collaboratively working on preparations for the transition to the third editions. These third editions come with a spiral binding at the top, replacing the current revised editions. Visit the NCRLAP’s website for more information about updated resources, credit hour trainings, and outreach assessment opportunities to help you become familiar with these tools. For official environment rating scale assessments for a NC Star Rated License, the NCRLAP will use the Revised editions until February 1, 2025. Reminders: Staff member C. Weygoldt, must renew her CPR and First Aid certifications on or before November 13, 2024. 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the routine unannounced visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 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.

10A NCAC 09 .0605 · Violation

Name of Operation: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/20/2024 Number Present: 9 Completed Date: 5/20/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 151 Time In: 08:59 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license issued March 6, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on May 23, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed March 11, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 25, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and minus 1 child in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on May 20, 2024, and Carteret County Public School Foundation, was listed as current-active. Fourteen (14) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and nine (9) were present today. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Upon arrival at your classroom, preschool children were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included cutting and gluing in the art center, DIY plant creations in science, magnetic shapes in manipulatives, and building with cardboard brick blocks, wooden street signs, wooden trees, people, and buses in the block area. The children transitioned to morning snacks. Food service, toileting, and handwashing routines were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, riding cars, a 2-seat see saw, 3-hoop basketball goal, a variety of balls, covered sand box with large shade umbrella structure, two (2) playhouses, sand toys, two (2) large manipulative structures with a maze and gears, and a large climber with a double slide. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in the outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday, May 31, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2022-2023 school year, dated October 23, 2023, has been completed and was reviewed today. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, TS Gold for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and DIAL-4 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, parent-teacher conferences, staggered enrollment, daily communication, and TS Gold. Staff Requirements: The administrator and the lead teacher meet NC Pre-K education requirements. The teacher assistant is currently a long term substitute. Technical Assistance: Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climbing structure in the outdoor space. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in February 2022 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 2.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Carteret County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Reminders: CPR and First Aid Training: Lead teacher, R. Morris needs to complete CPR and First Aid recertification on or before August 2024. 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies were printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 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: SMYRNA ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL Facility ID: 16000128 Consultant: ANDREA JOHNSON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/20/2024 Number Present: 9 Completed Date: 5/20/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 151 Time In: 08:59 AM Time Out: 11:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor compliance with applicable childcare requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. Your program currently operates with a 4-Star license issued March 6, 2019. The last annual compliance was conducted on May 23, 2023. The sanitation inspection was completed March 11, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted on April 25, 2024. Your facility was approved for 1st shift care, the facility meets enhanced ratios, enhanced space, and minus 1 child in each group. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was ninety-eight (98) percent. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed on May 20, 2024, and Carteret County Public School Foundation, was listed as current-active. Fourteen (14) children, between the ages of four (4) and five (5) years old are enrolled and nine (9) were present today. There is one (1) approved indoor space and one (1) approved outdoor space. At least five (5) activity areas including language, blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play, and art were available in the classroom. Age-appropriate materials and activities were provided for all children. Upon arrival at your classroom, preschool children were engaged in a variety of free play activities which included cutting and gluing in the art center, DIY plant creations in science, magnetic shapes in manipulatives, and building with cardboard brick blocks, wooden street signs, wooden trees, people, and buses in the block area. The children transitioned to morning snacks. Food service, toileting, and handwashing routines were monitored, and requirements were met. The outdoor space had a variety of gross motor equipment including tricycles, riding cars, a 2-seat see saw, 3-hoop basketball goal, a variety of balls, covered sand box with large shade umbrella structure, two (2) playhouses, sand toys, two (2) large manipulative structures with a maze and gears, and a large climber with a double slide. Health and safety trainings were monitored, and requirements were met. Violation Number Comment Rule 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. The depth of the mulch in the outdoor space under the large climbing structure was not nine (9) inches. .0605(k)(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 violations documented may impact the compliance history score. Any violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before Friday, May 31, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violation was 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: Andrea Johnson, Child Care Consultant andrea.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov PO Box 904 Beaufort, NC 28516 252-732-0183 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 NC Pre-K Monitoring: The NC Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) Site Monitoring Tool for the 2022-2023 school year, dated October 23, 2023, has been completed and was reviewed today. The program follows the Carteret County school calendar. The length of the day, 8:00am until 3:00pm, meets the instructional day requirement of 6.5-10 hours. Child Assessment and Required Screenings: The assessment tool, GOLD, Teaching Strategies 2010-2011, is in place. Portfolios for each child are maintained electronically on Teacher Strategies Gold online application. The facility uses the developmental screening tool, TS Gold for pre-screening and ongoing assessments. Documentation of health assessments, vision, hearing, dental screenings, and DIAL-4 pre-screenings were on file for each child. Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6th Edition, Teaching Strategies, 2016 has been implemented and the classroom has the required resources available for use. Materials to support the current activity plan were displayed throughout the classroom. Family Engagement: Parent involvement includes open house, parent-teacher conferences, staggered enrollment, daily communication, and TS Gold. Staff Requirements: The administrator and the lead teacher meet NC Pre-K education requirements. The teacher assistant is currently a long term substitute. Technical Assistance: Importance of Resilient Surfacing: Nationally, nearly 70% of playground related injuries are from falls. Fall injuries are the result of two things: 1) The height a child falls from and 2) The material/surface the child falls upon. Provide “soft” resilient surfacing under and around stationary playground equipment. Refer to 10A NCAC 09 .0605(h)(i). As we discussed today, mulch needs to be added and tilled under the large climbing structure in the outdoor space. Rated License: Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment was due to be completed in February 2022 but was not completed due to reassessments being voluntary during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we discussed today, reassessments will not become mandatory again until July 1, 2024, and your facility has been placed into “Cohort 2.” Placement in this cohort means you will have from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, to plan and prepare for your reassessment, with your reassessment being due between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact Carteret County Partnership for Children for assistance. I am also available to assist you upon request. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. For example, if transitions are challenging, ask yourself what strategies help. Engage to brainstorm, offer support and clarification, and set goals. Allocate resources so you can focus on self-study as part of the workday to help you become more familiar and confident with the assessment process. Reminders: CPR and First Aid Training: Lead teacher, R. Morris needs to complete CPR and First Aid recertification on or before August 2024. 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 reviewed with you, emailed to you, copies were printed and signed. As we discussed, this computer-generated visit summary serves as completion of the annual compliance visit. If you have any questions and/or concerns, you have my contact information. You may also contact my supervisor, Lynette Robbins Lynette.Robbins@dhhs.nc.gov Office: 910-824-0235 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