GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: GOD'S LITTLE ANGELS Facility ID: 40000091 Consultant: ANGELA NIEVES Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 8 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor this facility for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. The entire home is licensed for child care and must meet the applicable child care requirements. Although you designated space to be used for child care in a specified section of your home, the license is issued for the entire location. Any monitoring visit conducted may include spaces other than those you designated for child care. You, D. Jones, Operator was present and available to assist with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license issued June 13, 2019, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component and 1 quality for restricting the infant capacity to no more than 2 children under one year of age. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 20, 2023. The compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 99% percent as of August 15, 2023. Eight (8) children ages zero (0) to twelve (12) was present during the visit. The infant child was observed sleeping and feeding. The older children were observed playing with developmentally appropriate materials. The developmental needs were being met and the caregiver was interacting in a nurturing and positive manner. HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Your husband, R. Jones, was present and had a current Criminal Record Chek on file with an expiration date of September 23, 2027. The following were monitored: Supervision, Capacity, First Aid, CPR, ITS SIDS, CBC Qualification, General Health, Storage of Hazardous Substances, Administration of Medication, General Safety, General License Requirements, License Posted, Fire Safety, Program Records, and Sanitation. The following violation was documented during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 102 Number of preschool children exceeded five children, including the provider's own preschool children. There were seven (7) preschool aged children present during the visit. One (1) infant aged child, one (1) one year old child , one (1) two (2) year old child, two (2) four (4) year old children, and two (2) five year old children who have not yet started kindergarten. GS 110-91(7)(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 30, 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: Angela Nieves, Child Care Consultant PO Box 8741 Rocky Mount, NC 27804 Angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered 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 Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 The two-week time frame is established to allow you time for submitting your compliance letter. This time frame is not intended to be used as a guide for correcting violations, as they should be corrected immediately. OWNER/FACILITY PROFILE INFORMATION: You, D. Jones, are listed as the Sole Proprietor on the Family Child Care Home’s License and you stated during today’s visit, this ownership remains the same. Prior to changing the facility name and/or ownership (i.e., forming a corporation), please contact me to discuss procedures. Failure to comply may affect your Family Child Care Home License. You verified the mailing address, phone number, and email address listed on the facility profile are correct. Please contact me at 252-557-5597 or angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov if changes occur to ensure information is updated in the system. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REMINDERS: ENROLLMENT: There were seven (7) preschool aged children present during the visit. One (1) infant aged child, one (1) one -year-old child, one (1)two (2)-year-old child, two (2)-four (4) year-old children, and two (2) five (5)-year-old children who have not started kindergarten. We reviewed your posted license, and it states the following, Daytime and overnight: Maximum of five (5) preschool children at any time. We discussed that the two (2) five (5)-year-old children were counted as preschool aged children because they have not yet started kindergarten. Once they start kindergarten they will be considered school-aged children. You can never have more than five (5) preschool aged children at one time. EMERGENCY CARE PLAN (EMC): Please remember your emergency care plan must be reviewed annually. If changes are made, please post an updated EMC. If no changes are made, update the date the plan was reviewed and initial the date on the current plan. COHORT TWO (2): You had questions about what cohort you were in for the Star Rated License Renewal. We discussed the following items since your family child care home is in cohort two (2). Updating DCDEE WORKS with any additional education you may have completed. We also discussed reviewing information regarding the self-study process. We discussed you visiting the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project at https://ncrlap.org/ to review the materials and videos to help complete your three-month self-study. We also discussed you contacting Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties for technical assistance with the three-month self-study. RESOURCES: WORKS: Update the worksheets when changes are made, such as hiring new staff, additional coursework, and completed trainings. We discussed making sure new employees you hire and any current staff working on education submit any education transcripts to the “WORKS” system, so their education can be evaluated. If the education information is not in the “WORKS” system when the star-rated license is reassessed it could affect the points in Education Standards. Please contact the WORKS department if you have questions on what is needed. The information is below 919-814-6350 or dcdee.works@dhhs.nc.gov. EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUIVALENCY EXAM NOW ON DCDEE MOODLE: The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. Applicants who achieve a score of 80% or higher on the NC Early Childhood Equivalency Exam earn the new North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Certificate. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. To take the exam, go to DCDEE Moodle and select Early Childhood Professional Development/Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)/North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/login/index.php THE EXPANSION AND ACCESS GRANTS UPDATE: Round 2 Applications Still Under Review. Thank you for your continued patience as DCDEE continues to review Expansion and Access Round 2 applications. Unlike the stabilization grant applications, each of the more than 2,500 round 2 E&A applications have to be read and assessed individually. The Division hopes to award Round 2 grants by late August with payments starting to go out by mid-September. We’ll let you know via this newsletter when the status of Round 2 applications is updated. Round 1 Applicants, if you were awarded a grant, your application status will say “Approved”. • Round 1 award payments to licensed child care providers have been direct deposited. • The remaining Round 1 award payments are expected to go out next week. • Round 1 Awardees, if you haven’t received your grant award funds by August 18th, please contact DCDEE_Support@dhhs.nc.gov. If you applied in the first round but were not awarded a Round 1 E&A grant, your application status remains "Submitted" and is still being considered for Round 2. TRAINING MODULES AVAIALABLE IN DCDEE MOODLE: The Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is excited to share information about the July 2023 child care rule changes. The Child Care Commission revised rules related to staff/child ratios for multi-age groups; cooperative arrangements; and enhanced space requirements. These rule changes may or may not impact your facility. The multi-age group staff/child ratio changes support a previous rule change submitted by Early Head Start and the new rule for defining cooperative arrangements provides clarification to a previous change in statute. Consultants will assist facilities impacted by the changes to the enhanced space requirements. A summary of the changes can be accessed here, but for specific details regarding these changes, please ensure you are using the updated July 1, 2023, rules, and enroll, if necessary, and view information in the DCDEE Moodle. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the October 2017 Child Care Rule Rollout. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the October 2017 Child Care Rule Rollout. If you are unfamiliar with the Child Care Rule Rollout within Moodle, learn how to navigate Moodle. To access Moodle, you will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that you use for the health & safety training, WORKS login, and/or the CBC Portal - to participate in Moodle training. If you do not have an NCID, register for an individual NCID at https://ncid.nc.gov/ncidsspr/. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. DIVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION: The most current provider documents, forms, checklist, and the new child care rules effective July 1, 2023, can be found on the Division of Child Development and Early’s website at https://ncchildcarencdhhs.gov . GETTING HELP WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS: The Healthy Social Behaviors in Child Care Centers Project (HSB) provides ideas to create a learning environment that can assist in preventing challenging behaviors. They provide free technical assistance, professional development, and they offer a variety of additional resources. For additional information on the Healthy Social Behaviors Project or to view a current listing of scheduled trainings, browse the NC Child Care Resource & Referral Council website. For information about Pyramid Model CEU-level trainings, contact the HSB Education Specialist, Liz Tuttle at etuttle@childcareresourcesinc.org. To obtain a Request for TA Services, contact your local Behavior Specialist or email the Statewide Project Manager, Smokie Brawley, at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org. MATERIALS PROVIDED DURING THE VISIT: • Healthy Social Behaviors Flyer CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about today’s visit, you may contact me at 252-557-5597 or angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact Licensing Supervisor, Susan Fuller at 252-373-9809 or email at susan.fuller@dhhs.nc.gov. 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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NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: GOD'S LITTLE ANGELS Facility ID: 40000091 Consultant: ANGELA NIEVES Operation Type: Family CC Home Case Number: Visit Date: 8/16/2023 Number Present: 8 Completed Date: 8/16/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 09:30 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Family CC Home Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor this facility for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. The entire home is licensed for child care and must meet the applicable child care requirements. Although you designated space to be used for child care in a specified section of your home, the license is issued for the entire location. Any monitoring visit conducted may include spaces other than those you designated for child care. You, D. Jones, Operator was present and available to assist with today’s visit. Your program currently operates with a four-star license issued June 13, 2019, earning 7 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component and 1 quality for restricting the infant capacity to no more than 2 children under one year of age. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 20, 2023. The compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 99% percent as of August 15, 2023. Eight (8) children ages zero (0) to twelve (12) was present during the visit. The infant child was observed sleeping and feeding. The older children were observed playing with developmentally appropriate materials. The developmental needs were being met and the caregiver was interacting in a nurturing and positive manner. HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Your husband, R. Jones, was present and had a current Criminal Record Chek on file with an expiration date of September 23, 2027. The following were monitored: Supervision, Capacity, First Aid, CPR, ITS SIDS, CBC Qualification, General Health, Storage of Hazardous Substances, Administration of Medication, General Safety, General License Requirements, License Posted, Fire Safety, Program Records, and Sanitation. The following violation was documented during the visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 102 Number of preschool children exceeded five children, including the provider's own preschool children. There were seven (7) preschool aged children present during the visit. One (1) infant aged child, one (1) one year old child , one (1) two (2) year old child, two (2) four (4) year old children, and two (2) five year old children who have not yet started kindergarten. GS 110-91(7)(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 30, 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: Angela Nieves, Child Care Consultant PO Box 8741 Rocky Mount, NC 27804 Angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered 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 Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 The two-week time frame is established to allow you time for submitting your compliance letter. This time frame is not intended to be used as a guide for correcting violations, as they should be corrected immediately. OWNER/FACILITY PROFILE INFORMATION: You, D. Jones, are listed as the Sole Proprietor on the Family Child Care Home’s License and you stated during today’s visit, this ownership remains the same. Prior to changing the facility name and/or ownership (i.e., forming a corporation), please contact me to discuss procedures. Failure to comply may affect your Family Child Care Home License. You verified the mailing address, phone number, and email address listed on the facility profile are correct. Please contact me at 252-557-5597 or angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov if changes occur to ensure information is updated in the system. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REMINDERS: ENROLLMENT: There were seven (7) preschool aged children present during the visit. One (1) infant aged child, one (1) one -year-old child, one (1)two (2)-year-old child, two (2)-four (4) year-old children, and two (2) five (5)-year-old children who have not started kindergarten. We reviewed your posted license, and it states the following, Daytime and overnight: Maximum of five (5) preschool children at any time. We discussed that the two (2) five (5)-year-old children were counted as preschool aged children because they have not yet started kindergarten. Once they start kindergarten they will be considered school-aged children. You can never have more than five (5) preschool aged children at one time. EMERGENCY CARE PLAN (EMC): Please remember your emergency care plan must be reviewed annually. If changes are made, please post an updated EMC. If no changes are made, update the date the plan was reviewed and initial the date on the current plan. COHORT TWO (2): You had questions about what cohort you were in for the Star Rated License Renewal. We discussed the following items since your family child care home is in cohort two (2). Updating DCDEE WORKS with any additional education you may have completed. We also discussed reviewing information regarding the self-study process. We discussed you visiting the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project at https://ncrlap.org/ to review the materials and videos to help complete your three-month self-study. We also discussed you contacting Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties for technical assistance with the three-month self-study. RESOURCES: WORKS: Update the worksheets when changes are made, such as hiring new staff, additional coursework, and completed trainings. We discussed making sure new employees you hire and any current staff working on education submit any education transcripts to the “WORKS” system, so their education can be evaluated. If the education information is not in the “WORKS” system when the star-rated license is reassessed it could affect the points in Education Standards. Please contact the WORKS department if you have questions on what is needed. The information is below 919-814-6350 or dcdee.works@dhhs.nc.gov. EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUIVALENCY EXAM NOW ON DCDEE MOODLE: The North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam is a new pathway option comparable to a NC Early Childhood Credential. Applicants who achieve a score of 80% or higher on the NC Early Childhood Equivalency Exam earn the new North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Certificate. This certificate is equivalent to a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential and will qualify the individual to be a lead teacher in an early childhood classroom. To take the exam, go to DCDEE Moodle and select Early Childhood Professional Development/Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)/North Carolina Early Childhood Equivalency Exam: https://www.dcdee.moodle.nc.gov/login/index.php THE EXPANSION AND ACCESS GRANTS UPDATE: Round 2 Applications Still Under Review. Thank you for your continued patience as DCDEE continues to review Expansion and Access Round 2 applications. Unlike the stabilization grant applications, each of the more than 2,500 round 2 E&A applications have to be read and assessed individually. The Division hopes to award Round 2 grants by late August with payments starting to go out by mid-September. We’ll let you know via this newsletter when the status of Round 2 applications is updated. Round 1 Applicants, if you were awarded a grant, your application status will say “Approved”. • Round 1 award payments to licensed child care providers have been direct deposited. • The remaining Round 1 award payments are expected to go out next week. • Round 1 Awardees, if you haven’t received your grant award funds by August 18th, please contact DCDEE_Support@dhhs.nc.gov. If you applied in the first round but were not awarded a Round 1 E&A grant, your application status remains "Submitted" and is still being considered for Round 2. TRAINING MODULES AVAIALABLE IN DCDEE MOODLE: The Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is excited to share information about the July 2023 child care rule changes. The Child Care Commission revised rules related to staff/child ratios for multi-age groups; cooperative arrangements; and enhanced space requirements. These rule changes may or may not impact your facility. The multi-age group staff/child ratio changes support a previous rule change submitted by Early Head Start and the new rule for defining cooperative arrangements provides clarification to a previous change in statute. Consultants will assist facilities impacted by the changes to the enhanced space requirements. A summary of the changes can be accessed here, but for specific details regarding these changes, please ensure you are using the updated July 1, 2023, rules, and enroll, if necessary, and view information in the DCDEE Moodle. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the October 2017 Child Care Rule Rollout. Rule training modules can be found in the same course as the October 2017 Child Care Rule Rollout. If you are unfamiliar with the Child Care Rule Rollout within Moodle, learn how to navigate Moodle. To access Moodle, you will need to have an NCID - the same NCID that you use for the health & safety training, WORKS login, and/or the CBC Portal - to participate in Moodle training. If you do not have an NCID, register for an individual NCID at https://ncid.nc.gov/ncidsspr/. To get help with Moodle, email DCDEE_Moodle_Support@dhhs.nc.gov or call (919) 814-6326. DIVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION: The most current provider documents, forms, checklist, and the new child care rules effective July 1, 2023, can be found on the Division of Child Development and Early’s website at https://ncchildcarencdhhs.gov . GETTING HELP WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS: The Healthy Social Behaviors in Child Care Centers Project (HSB) provides ideas to create a learning environment that can assist in preventing challenging behaviors. They provide free technical assistance, professional development, and they offer a variety of additional resources. For additional information on the Healthy Social Behaviors Project or to view a current listing of scheduled trainings, browse the NC Child Care Resource & Referral Council website. For information about Pyramid Model CEU-level trainings, contact the HSB Education Specialist, Liz Tuttle at etuttle@childcareresourcesinc.org. To obtain a Request for TA Services, contact your local Behavior Specialist or email the Statewide Project Manager, Smokie Brawley, at sbrawley@childcareresourcesinc.org. MATERIALS PROVIDED DURING THE VISIT: • Healthy Social Behaviors Flyer CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about today’s visit, you may contact me at 252-557-5597 or angela.nieves@dhhs.nc.gov. You may also contact Licensing Supervisor, Susan Fuller at 252-373-9809 or email at susan.fuller@dhhs.nc.gov. 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