G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2025 Number Present: 46 Completed Date: 12/3/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 299 Time In: 09:46 AM Time Out: 02:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp w/Rated Lic Assess Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit with rated license. You, Karen Rodriguez, Site Manager, assisted me with today’s visit. Your last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 17, 2025. Prior to today’s visit your compliance history score was 95%. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility’s permit with you today. Required postings were posted as required at the entrance to the facility. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued on February 26, 2020, earning seven (7) points in staff education, five (5) points in program standards and one (1) quality point for having a staff benefits package and an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your facility operates with the following permit restrictions: daytime care only, meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. Your most recent fire inspection was completed on August 18, 2025. Your most recent sanitation inspection was completed on May 14, 2025, with a superior classification. Your most recent fire drill was conducted on November 24, 2025, and your most recent lockdown emergency drill was conducted on September 15, 2025, and has been completed quarterly. Your written operational, administrative, personnel policies and your parent participation plan from 2025 were sent to me by email to review. You stated that your policies were last updated in 2025 and there had been no changes to your written policies and procedures. Children were observed to be engaged in free choice play, transitions, toileting routines, outdoors play and eating lunch. Developmentally appropriate materials were provided that were of sufficient quantities and in good repair and there were no potentially hazardous items accessible to the children. Staff/child interactions with children were positive and nurturing. Daily sign in/out sheets and attendance was current/accurate. Incident reports were logged and stored in the child’s file. The Stony Point Elementary School – School Risk Management plan for the 2025 – 2026 school year was current, printed and reviewed with staff annually. A current menu was posted, documented appropriate nutritious snacks and meals, showed a variety of foods, and complied with Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Space capacity, adequate/approved space, supervision, staff/child ratios, group size, and appropriate discipline were observed today. There were (6) six medications, (6) six medication permission to administer forms and (5) five Medical Action Plans to monitor. A portion of (5) five children’s files and (5) five staff record files were monitored. Your facility does provide transportation and does allow screen time. The “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” was completed during today’s visit. Health and safety requirements were monitored. • Rated License Information: On October 22, 2025, Cathy Knepp, Administrator, sent me the following items that were reviewed in my office: Pathway 3 Request to Use Accreditation and Head Start Licensure Pathway to Earn a Star Rated License Form, Department of Health and Human Services Notice of Award dated 6/12/25 and as of today’s date, there are no additional items needed. On November 5, 2025, Cathy sent me staff/child ratio worksheets for this facility as well as a center map. The administrator plans for this facility to complete the process to earn a 5 Star license using Pathway 3 by January 2026. The following violation was observed and cited during this visit: Violation Number Comment Rule 1805 A child care operator did not notify the Division of any new child care providers, as defined in G.S. 110-90.2(a)(2), who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Child care programs are required to maintain compliance with all applicable child care rules and regulations at all times. North Carolina General Statute 110-90(4)(d) requires all child care facilities to maintain a compliance history of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for the past eighteen (18) months or during the length of time the facility has operated, whichever is less. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a provisional license or other administrative action against the facility's license. Any violations cited during a visit may affect your score. • Staff members with hire dates 10/2/23 and 3/5/25, were not added to the facility’s ABCMS roster. As discussed, all staff members hired to work at this facility must have their criminal background check qualification letter linked to this facilities ABCMS roster within (5) five days of being hired to indicate that the staff member is employed at the facility. I suggest that a review of this facility’s ABCMS roster is completed to ensure all hired staff members are identified on the roster, and the roster is maintained as new staff members are hired. This violation was corrected during the visit by you adding the (2) two missing staff members to the facility’s roster. CONSULTATION: • QRIS Information: On October 22, 2025, I met with you and your Administrator, Cathy Knepp, to discuss the three options available to obtain a star rated license. During this meeting Ms. Knepp, stated that she intends for this program to begin the process of completing Pathway 3 by January 2026. During today’s visit, we discussed the three QRIS Pathways to the Stars effective July 1, 2025. We covered staff education (including ensuring all staff have WORKS accounts, understanding the 50% requirement for lead teachers and for other educators, and how work experience may count), enhanced ratios and space expectations, the Family and Community Engagement Foundational Practices, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans. Please visit the following link: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/StarRated-License/QRIS-Modernization. You will find more information and details about the three different pathways so that your program can begin working towards the star rated license. The following steps are how you can begin preparing for the Rated License process: Next Steps by Pathway If you choose Pathway 1: • Complete the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. • Complete the “Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) Assessment Request” form electronically and submit to your child care consultant. • Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. • Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. • Begin planning for your three-month self-study using the applicable ITERS-3, ECERS-3, SACERS-U, OR FCCERS-3 books. • Prepare for Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments. • Access resources, training, and outreach via ncrlap.org. • Work with CCR&R or Smart Start for support in preparation. • Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. • Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. • If four-year-olds are enrolled, select and implement an approved curriculum. If you choose Pathway 2: • Complete the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. • Confirm all staff have active WORKS accounts. • Complete the QRIS Staff Information and Education Worksheet electronically. • Identify CQI goals and begin planning for implementation. • Develop strategies for Family and Community Engagement. • Select and implement a curriculum. (4- and 5-star centers must use an approved curriculum and formative assessment tool for all ages.) • Arranging coaching or training options for administrators and lead teachers. If you choose Pathway 3: • Complete the “Application for Assessment for a Rated License for Centers” electronically and submit to your child care consultant. • Ensure all staff have active WORKS accounts. • If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC, you may earn a three-star rated license with NO Education standards evaluation. • If you are accredited through NAFCC, NECPA, AMS, or IMC and would like to earn a four or five star rated license, the Education standard evaluation will determine the star rating earned. • If you are accredited through NAEYC, NAC, COGNIA, or your facility is Head Start and/or Early Head Start Education, NO Education standards evaluation is needed. • Documentation of accreditation status and Head Start designation must be submitted to process your star rated license. • DCDEE Resources - Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. - Child Care Rules and Laws: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Licensing/Getting-a-License - Training and Professional Development: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development - Required Health and Safety Training: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Training-and-Professional-Development/Health-and-Safety-Trainings - Care for Children Receiving Subsidy: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Providing-Child-Care/Subsidized-Child-Care/Care-for-Children-Receiving-Subsidy - DCDEE Updates, Current Projects, and information applicable to Child Care in NC: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New • Child Care facility’s must enroll in the lead in water testing, lead based paint testing and Asbestos testing through Clean Water for US Kids. The following link will take you to the website to enroll https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. o Please be reminded that this facility is due for the Clean Water for US Kids lead/water testing per the three (3) year requirement in child care rule. • Visit NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at http://healthychildcare.unc.edu to find the following resources: technical assistance, coaching support, resources, handwashing and diapering posters, monthly newsletters, and a list of approved in-service trainings including, but not limited to Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care training. • ABCMS SYSTEM: The process of notifying the Division of any new child care providers working who are hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days 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 as stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) 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. • Fire inspections are to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring visit. • Located on the DCDEE website there is an editable form of the staff and training worksheet that you may utilize when completing the staff and training worksheet to assist you with being prepared for your upcoming monitoring visits. This document can be downloaded to your computer and completed electronically. COMPLIANCE PLAN: Due to all violations cited during today’s visit being corrected during today’s visit, no letter of compliance is required to be sent to me. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at (980) 434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov. Thank you for your time and assistance today. 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 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/17/2025 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 1/17/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Karen Rodriguez, Site Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 29, 2024. Your facilities compliance history score was 95% as of January 8, 2025. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated that there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility permit with you today. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued February 26, 2020, earning 7 points in staff education component, 5 points in the program standards component (meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios) and 1 quality point for having an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your facility operates with the following permit restrictions: daytime care only meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. The following required postings were prominently posted throughout the classroom: Five-star rated license, NC Summary of Child Care Law dated September 2023, safe arrival and departure procedure, First Aid poster, sanitation placard, tobacco free signage, daily schedule, menu, emergency numbers, and the Emergency Medical Care Plan. Adequate/approved space, capacity, supervision, staff/child ratios, group size, and appropriate discipline were observed today. Your most recent fire inspection was conducted on September 26, 2024, and your most recent sanitation inspection was completed December 17, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. On November 6, 2024, you completed a lockdown emergency drill. I monitored your incident report log, and playground inspections. Screen time was logged. You stated that your facility does provide transportation. Daily sign in/out sheets and attendance were monitored. You stated that your program uses the Stoney Point Elementary’s School Risk Management Plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Your EPR plan was monitored and current. Today I visited your indoor and outdoor space. Children were interacting positively with their teachers and peers as they participated in free choice play, toileting routines, transitions and whole group learning. Teacher interactions with children were positive and nurturing. The lunch listed on the menu for today included cheese or pepperoni pizza, mashed golden corn, pear crisp, and 1% unflavored white milk. You stated that there was 4 medication, 4 medication permission to administer form and 4 Medical Action Plans to monitor. A random sampling of 5 children’s records were monitored. I monitored 2 new staff files and 2 existing staff files. All health and safety requirements were monitored. The “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” was used during today’s visit. The following violations were cited. Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) Technical Assistance: • In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. As discussed, when completing documents all information must be identified accurately on the form. Medication permission to administer forms must include all required information including the medications expiration date. I suggest that when receiving documents that have been completed by a parent/guardian that you review the forms for accuracy prior to filing placement. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator putting the manufacturer’s expiration date on the form and that was listed on the medication packaging. . • In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. As discussed, all electrical outlets must be covered at all times. I suggest that prior to children arriving the classroom be monitored by teachers to ensure that there are no safety hazards accessible to children. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator covering the electrical outlet. 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. Consultation: • Fire inspections are to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring visit. • Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. • In other great news, at the urging of NCLCCA and our members and advocates, state legislators approved Senate Bill 425 today (June 27, which extends the “hold-harmless” period for licensed child care providers’ star ratings and the ongoing pause on mandatory Rated-License assessments until a new, modernized QRIS (star-rating system) is implemented. (DCDEE does not expect it to be ready before at least the fall of 2025.) This means that NO licensed child care providers have to undergo a Rated-License assessment after June 30, not even those in “Cohort 1.” Effectively, there is no longer a plan to resume assessments until after we have a new QRIS system, which the NC Child Care Commission is currently working to implement through rulemaking. Senate Bill 425 still has to be signed by the governor to take effect, but Governor Cooper is expected to sign it before the June 30 deadline that would have eliminated the “hold-harmless” period and pause on assessments. This is a huge relief for licensed child care providers statewide and a testament to the power of advocacy when work together! Senate Bill 425 also immediately implements the new accreditation pathway for achieving star-ratings, meaning that once Governor Cooper signs the bill, any licensed child care program with the following early childhood accreditations will automatically receive a 5-Star rating – without having to do anything else. • 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Compliance Plan: Due to the violations cited during today’s visit being corrected during the visit there is no compliance plan is needed. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov, 980-434-3877 or Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/17/2025 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 1/17/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Karen Rodriguez, Site Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 29, 2024. Your facilities compliance history score was 95% as of January 8, 2025. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated that there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility permit with you today. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued February 26, 2020, earning 7 points in staff education component, 5 points in the program standards component (meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios) and 1 quality point for having an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your facility operates with the following permit restrictions: daytime care only meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. The following required postings were prominently posted throughout the classroom: Five-star rated license, NC Summary of Child Care Law dated September 2023, safe arrival and departure procedure, First Aid poster, sanitation placard, tobacco free signage, daily schedule, menu, emergency numbers, and the Emergency Medical Care Plan. Adequate/approved space, capacity, supervision, staff/child ratios, group size, and appropriate discipline were observed today. Your most recent fire inspection was conducted on September 26, 2024, and your most recent sanitation inspection was completed December 17, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. On November 6, 2024, you completed a lockdown emergency drill. I monitored your incident report log, and playground inspections. Screen time was logged. You stated that your facility does provide transportation. Daily sign in/out sheets and attendance were monitored. You stated that your program uses the Stoney Point Elementary’s School Risk Management Plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Your EPR plan was monitored and current. Today I visited your indoor and outdoor space. Children were interacting positively with their teachers and peers as they participated in free choice play, toileting routines, transitions and whole group learning. Teacher interactions with children were positive and nurturing. The lunch listed on the menu for today included cheese or pepperoni pizza, mashed golden corn, pear crisp, and 1% unflavored white milk. You stated that there was 4 medication, 4 medication permission to administer form and 4 Medical Action Plans to monitor. A random sampling of 5 children’s records were monitored. I monitored 2 new staff files and 2 existing staff files. All health and safety requirements were monitored. The “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” was used during today’s visit. The following violations were cited. Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) Technical Assistance: • In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. As discussed, when completing documents all information must be identified accurately on the form. Medication permission to administer forms must include all required information including the medications expiration date. I suggest that when receiving documents that have been completed by a parent/guardian that you review the forms for accuracy prior to filing placement. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator putting the manufacturer’s expiration date on the form and that was listed on the medication packaging. . • In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. As discussed, all electrical outlets must be covered at all times. I suggest that prior to children arriving the classroom be monitored by teachers to ensure that there are no safety hazards accessible to children. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator covering the electrical outlet. 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. Consultation: • Fire inspections are to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring visit. • Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. • In other great news, at the urging of NCLCCA and our members and advocates, state legislators approved Senate Bill 425 today (June 27, which extends the “hold-harmless” period for licensed child care providers’ star ratings and the ongoing pause on mandatory Rated-License assessments until a new, modernized QRIS (star-rating system) is implemented. (DCDEE does not expect it to be ready before at least the fall of 2025.) This means that NO licensed child care providers have to undergo a Rated-License assessment after June 30, not even those in “Cohort 1.” Effectively, there is no longer a plan to resume assessments until after we have a new QRIS system, which the NC Child Care Commission is currently working to implement through rulemaking. Senate Bill 425 still has to be signed by the governor to take effect, but Governor Cooper is expected to sign it before the June 30 deadline that would have eliminated the “hold-harmless” period and pause on assessments. This is a huge relief for licensed child care providers statewide and a testament to the power of advocacy when work together! Senate Bill 425 also immediately implements the new accreditation pathway for achieving star-ratings, meaning that once Governor Cooper signs the bill, any licensed child care program with the following early childhood accreditations will automatically receive a 5-Star rating – without having to do anything else. • 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Compliance Plan: Due to the violations cited during today’s visit being corrected during the visit there is no compliance plan is needed. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov, 980-434-3877 or Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, erin.pickard@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: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/17/2025 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 1/17/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Karen Rodriguez, Site Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 29, 2024. Your facilities compliance history score was 95% as of January 8, 2025. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated that there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility permit with you today. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued February 26, 2020, earning 7 points in staff education component, 5 points in the program standards component (meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios) and 1 quality point for having an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your facility operates with the following permit restrictions: daytime care only meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. The following required postings were prominently posted throughout the classroom: Five-star rated license, NC Summary of Child Care Law dated September 2023, safe arrival and departure procedure, First Aid poster, sanitation placard, tobacco free signage, daily schedule, menu, emergency numbers, and the Emergency Medical Care Plan. Adequate/approved space, capacity, supervision, staff/child ratios, group size, and appropriate discipline were observed today. Your most recent fire inspection was conducted on September 26, 2024, and your most recent sanitation inspection was completed December 17, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. On November 6, 2024, you completed a lockdown emergency drill. I monitored your incident report log, and playground inspections. Screen time was logged. You stated that your facility does provide transportation. Daily sign in/out sheets and attendance were monitored. You stated that your program uses the Stoney Point Elementary’s School Risk Management Plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Your EPR plan was monitored and current. Today I visited your indoor and outdoor space. Children were interacting positively with their teachers and peers as they participated in free choice play, toileting routines, transitions and whole group learning. Teacher interactions with children were positive and nurturing. The lunch listed on the menu for today included cheese or pepperoni pizza, mashed golden corn, pear crisp, and 1% unflavored white milk. You stated that there was 4 medication, 4 medication permission to administer form and 4 Medical Action Plans to monitor. A random sampling of 5 children’s records were monitored. I monitored 2 new staff files and 2 existing staff files. All health and safety requirements were monitored. The “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” was used during today’s visit. The following violations were cited. Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) Technical Assistance: • In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. As discussed, when completing documents all information must be identified accurately on the form. Medication permission to administer forms must include all required information including the medications expiration date. I suggest that when receiving documents that have been completed by a parent/guardian that you review the forms for accuracy prior to filing placement. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator putting the manufacturer’s expiration date on the form and that was listed on the medication packaging. . • In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. As discussed, all electrical outlets must be covered at all times. I suggest that prior to children arriving the classroom be monitored by teachers to ensure that there are no safety hazards accessible to children. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator covering the electrical outlet. 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. Consultation: • Fire inspections are to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring visit. • Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. • In other great news, at the urging of NCLCCA and our members and advocates, state legislators approved Senate Bill 425 today (June 27, which extends the “hold-harmless” period for licensed child care providers’ star ratings and the ongoing pause on mandatory Rated-License assessments until a new, modernized QRIS (star-rating system) is implemented. (DCDEE does not expect it to be ready before at least the fall of 2025.) This means that NO licensed child care providers have to undergo a Rated-License assessment after June 30, not even those in “Cohort 1.” Effectively, there is no longer a plan to resume assessments until after we have a new QRIS system, which the NC Child Care Commission is currently working to implement through rulemaking. Senate Bill 425 still has to be signed by the governor to take effect, but Governor Cooper is expected to sign it before the June 30 deadline that would have eliminated the “hold-harmless” period and pause on assessments. This is a huge relief for licensed child care providers statewide and a testament to the power of advocacy when work together! Senate Bill 425 also immediately implements the new accreditation pathway for achieving star-ratings, meaning that once Governor Cooper signs the bill, any licensed child care program with the following early childhood accreditations will automatically receive a 5-Star rating – without having to do anything else. • 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Compliance Plan: Due to the violations cited during today’s visit being corrected during the visit there is no compliance plan is needed. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov, 980-434-3877 or Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, erin.pickard@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: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/17/2025 Number Present: 35 Completed Date: 1/17/2025 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 240 Time In: 10:15 AM Time Out: 02:15 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 your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance visit. Karen Rodriguez, Site Administrator, assisted me with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 29, 2024. Your facilities compliance history score was 95% as of January 8, 2025. I reviewed with you today the facility information found in our system. You stated that there have been no changes to your phone number, email address, mailing address, or corporate contact for the facility. I reviewed the facility permit with you today. Your program currently operates with a five-star license, issued February 26, 2020, earning 7 points in staff education component, 5 points in the program standards component (meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios) and 1 quality point for having an infrastructure of parent involvement. Your facility operates with the following permit restrictions: daytime care only meets enhanced ratios and meets enhanced space. The following required postings were prominently posted throughout the classroom: Five-star rated license, NC Summary of Child Care Law dated September 2023, safe arrival and departure procedure, First Aid poster, sanitation placard, tobacco free signage, daily schedule, menu, emergency numbers, and the Emergency Medical Care Plan. Adequate/approved space, capacity, supervision, staff/child ratios, group size, and appropriate discipline were observed today. Your most recent fire inspection was conducted on September 26, 2024, and your most recent sanitation inspection was completed December 17, 2024, with a “Superior” classification. On November 6, 2024, you completed a lockdown emergency drill. I monitored your incident report log, and playground inspections. Screen time was logged. You stated that your facility does provide transportation. Daily sign in/out sheets and attendance were monitored. You stated that your program uses the Stoney Point Elementary’s School Risk Management Plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Your EPR plan was monitored and current. Today I visited your indoor and outdoor space. Children were interacting positively with their teachers and peers as they participated in free choice play, toileting routines, transitions and whole group learning. Teacher interactions with children were positive and nurturing. The lunch listed on the menu for today included cheese or pepperoni pizza, mashed golden corn, pear crisp, and 1% unflavored white milk. You stated that there was 4 medication, 4 medication permission to administer form and 4 Medical Action Plans to monitor. A random sampling of 5 children’s records were monitored. I monitored 2 new staff files and 2 existing staff files. All health and safety requirements were monitored. The “Annual Compliance Monitoring Checklist for Child Care Centers” was used during today’s visit. The following violations were cited. Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) Technical Assistance: • In space 1 and space 2 there were medication permission to administer forms did not identify the medications expiration date. As discussed, when completing documents all information must be identified accurately on the form. Medication permission to administer forms must include all required information including the medications expiration date. I suggest that when receiving documents that have been completed by a parent/guardian that you review the forms for accuracy prior to filing placement. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator putting the manufacturer’s expiration date on the form and that was listed on the medication packaging. . • In space 1 there was a power strip that had 1 electrical outlet that was not covered. As discussed, all electrical outlets must be covered at all times. I suggest that prior to children arriving the classroom be monitored by teachers to ensure that there are no safety hazards accessible to children. This violation was corrected during the visit by the site administrator covering the electrical outlet. 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. Consultation: • Fire inspections are to be sent to the consultant within 7 business days of the inspection being completed. If the fire inspection report is not sent to the consultant within 7 business days a violation will be cited at the next monitoring visit. • Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. • In other great news, at the urging of NCLCCA and our members and advocates, state legislators approved Senate Bill 425 today (June 27, which extends the “hold-harmless” period for licensed child care providers’ star ratings and the ongoing pause on mandatory Rated-License assessments until a new, modernized QRIS (star-rating system) is implemented. (DCDEE does not expect it to be ready before at least the fall of 2025.) This means that NO licensed child care providers have to undergo a Rated-License assessment after June 30, not even those in “Cohort 1.” Effectively, there is no longer a plan to resume assessments until after we have a new QRIS system, which the NC Child Care Commission is currently working to implement through rulemaking. Senate Bill 425 still has to be signed by the governor to take effect, but Governor Cooper is expected to sign it before the June 30 deadline that would have eliminated the “hold-harmless” period and pause on assessments. This is a huge relief for licensed child care providers statewide and a testament to the power of advocacy when work together! Senate Bill 425 also immediately implements the new accreditation pathway for achieving star-ratings, meaning that once Governor Cooper signs the bill, any licensed child care program with the following early childhood accreditations will automatically receive a 5-Star rating – without having to do anything else. • 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) 814-8401 and someone will assist you. Compliance Plan: Due to the violations cited during today’s visit being corrected during the visit there is no compliance plan is needed. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was printed, reviewed, and a copy was left with you. Contact me Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov, 980-434-3877 or Erin Pickard, Licensing Supervisor, erin.pickard@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: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/2/2024 Number Present: 40 Completed Date: 5/2/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:05 AM Time Out: 12:15 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 an routine unannounced. Brittany Adams, Child Care Consultant, assisted today’s visit. You, Karen Rodriguez, Site Manager, assisted me with the walk though. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on January 29, 2024. The last sanitation inspection was completed on April 17, 2024, with a Superior classification. The last fire inspection was conducted April 11, 2024. The facility operates with a five star. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 93% percent prior to today’s visit. The NC Child Care law summary, safe arrival and departure procedures, emergency phone numbers, tobacco restriction, monthly menu, and Emergency Medical Care Plan were prominently posted. The following was monitored during today’s visit: supervision, staff/child ratios, permit restrictions, group size, capacity, adequate and approved space, and hazardous product storage. A walkthrough of the indoor and outdoor environment was completed. Children were observed engaged in free choice activities, story time, outdoor play and toileting and handwashing routines. Fire drills are being completed monthly as required. Emergency drills are being conducted every three months as required. Incident logs were monitored during today’s visit. Incident reports are being filed in children’s individual files. Playground inspections are being conducted monthly. Your playground meets child care safety standards. No concerns were observed. Materials, toys, and equipment throughout the facility was of sufficient quantity, developmentally appropriate, and in good repair. Medications, Permission to Administer forms, and medical action plans were monitored during today’s visit. There were no new staff files to monitor. Eleven existing staff files were monitored for criminal background checks, First Aid/CPR, Recognizing and Responding, ITS/SIDS and BSAC during today’s visit. The program does not provide transportation. All Head Start and Health & Safety requirements were monitored during today’s visit. The following violations were documented today: Violation Number Comment Rule 851 When medication was administered, documentation was not completed or maintained for 6 months and/or the documentation did not include the required information. In space 1 and space 3 there were two Permission to Administer Medication forms that the standing orders had expired. .0803(13)(a-e); .2318(3) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: We discussed completing quarterly medication checks on all medication and the Permission to Administer forms to ensure medication and forms do not expire. Consultation was provided on the following: Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. Your program is in cohort 2 for rated license reassessment. Your program’s planning year will be from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Your program’s reassessment year will be July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. As you plan for the reassessment of the rated license, please be sure that all staff has their most recent education updated and verified in WORKS and that you are in touch with your local Partnership and Resource and Referral agencies to provide technical assistance and help you prepare for reassessment. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before May 16, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant P.O. Box 6591 Statesville, NC 28687 Email: meria.wilder@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. You may contact me by phone at 980-434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov or my supervisor, Erin Pickard, by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time today. 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.

GS110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/29/2024 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 1/29/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with all applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit. You, Karen Rodriguez, Manger, assisted me, Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 9, 2023. Your compliance history score was 92% prior to today’s visit. Your facility operates with a Five-Star license that was issued on February 26, 2020. Your program earned 5 points in program standards, 7 points in staff education and 1 quality point for a total of 13 points earned. Your program operates with the following restrictions: 1st shift (daytime care), meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios. The following required postings was posted in outside of the classroom: Five-Star License, NC Summary of Child Care Law, Sanitation placard, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Emergency Phone Numbers, safe arrival and departure procedures, First Aid poster, menu, daily schedule, and activity plan. I observed the following inspections, sanitation inspection conducted on 10/12/23, fire inspection conducted on 10/4/23, playground inspection conducted on 1/12/24, and the last quarterly shelter-in-place emergency drill conducted on 12/11/23. I observed the menu to be current and cheeseburger, peach fruit baked beans and 1% unflavored white milk was listed and served for lunch. I monitored your incident log and found incident reports to be logged with the child’s file. I monitored your screentime log. I monitored your daily sign in/out records and daily attendance and found it to be current. Activity plans were posted, current and linked to NC FELD. I monitored your indoor and outdoor environment for safety hazards. I monitored 2 emergency medications, permissions to administer and Medical Action Plans in space C-1, and 3 emergency medications, permissions to administer and Medical Action Plans in space 3 for a total of 5 medications monitored during today’s visit.. I observed adequate and approved space, supervision, group size and staff child ratios in all 3 classrooms. I observed children being adequately supervised and cared for in a nurturing way in all 3 classrooms. I observed children working independently during free choice play time with teachers supervising and assisting children with teacher directed activities in all 3 classrooms. I observed all toys and materials to be child size and developmentally appropriate. I observed furnishings to be clean and in good repair. I monitored 1 existing staff file and 4 new staff files to monitor. I monitored a random sampling of 5 children’s records. The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Staff files for 5 teachers had health and medical information stored with personnel files. .0701(d) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. One child had a signed and dated Prevention of Shake Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file that did not identify the child’s date of enrollment. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance: • One child had a signed and dated Prevention of Shake Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file that did not identify the child’s date of enrollment. The Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy acknowledgement statement must contain the following: child’s name, date of birth, date the policy was given and explained to the parent, child’s date of enrollment, parents signature and date the policy was signed by the parent. As discussed, I recommend when receiving documents that you review the document prior to adding it to the child’s record to ensure all required information is completed and there are no blank places left on the form. • Staff files for 5 teachers had health and medical information stored with personnel files. All medical forms for staff must be placed in a separate file upon hire and maintained away from other personnel records. As discussed, be sure to review all staff files to ensure all medical and health information is stored in a separate location and not with the staff member’s personnel file. Due to all violations being corrected during the visit no compliance letter will be due for this visit. Child care facilities must comply with all state laws, federal laws and local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare of children (GS110-91 – Mandatory standards for a license). Failure to comply may lead to an administrative action (General statue 110-102-2- Administrative penalties). You must maintain at least 75% Compliance History for each 18-month period as required by GS110-90(4)(c). Prior to today’s visit, your program maintained a compliance history of 92%. Please note any violations cited during future visits may negatively impact your compliance history. Repeated violations or violations left unresolved may lead to an administrative action. Also, please remember in order to maintain an enhanced rated license your compliance history must remain above 75% at all times. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. Consultation: • As of September 2023, the Summary of NC Child Care Law was updated and available on the DCDEE website. Please print this form to post in your foyer with your required postings and give the updated information to parents and have them sign and date that they have received the updated document and place each signed acknowledgement in each child’s file. • Your program is in cohort 2 for the rated license reassessment. Your program’s planning year will be from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Your program’s reassessment year will be 2024 to 2025 and the month of your reassessment will be the month that your current rated license expires. As you plan for the reassessment of the rated license, please be sure that all staff has their most recent education updated and verified in WORKS and that you are in touch with your local Partnership and Resource and Referral agencies to provide technical assistance and help you prepare for reassessment. • Although not an issue today, one teacher with a hire date of 8/17/2023 has a criminal background qualification letter that will expire this year on 9/27/2024. Be sure to have this staff member complete a new criminal background check prior to the current letters’ expiration date. • When reviewing staff files, you may utilize the schools Off Site Verification Forms which identifies information that is stored off site. The bulleted items identified on the form is not required to be maintained in the file of that staff member as long as that staff members name and date of employment is listed on the employee roster that should be attached to the form. The information that is stored “off-site” should be available upon the consultant’s request in the event that the consultant would need to verify that information. That Off Site Verification Form should be updated annually and/or as staff members are hired. You may contact me by phone at (980) 434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov or Erin Pickard by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. 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.

GS110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: ALEXANDER COUNTY HEAD START - STONY POINT Facility ID: 02000107 Consultant: MERIA WILDER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/29/2024 Number Present: 45 Completed Date: 1/29/2024 Age: From 3 To 5 Total Minutes: 285 Time In: 09:15 AM Time Out: 02:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor your program for compliance with all applicable child care requirements during an annual compliance visit. You, Karen Rodriguez, Manger, assisted me, Meria Wilder, Child Care Consultant, with today’s visit. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on February 9, 2023. Your compliance history score was 92% prior to today’s visit. Your facility operates with a Five-Star license that was issued on February 26, 2020. Your program earned 5 points in program standards, 7 points in staff education and 1 quality point for a total of 13 points earned. Your program operates with the following restrictions: 1st shift (daytime care), meets enhanced space and meets enhanced ratios. The following required postings was posted in outside of the classroom: Five-Star License, NC Summary of Child Care Law, Sanitation placard, Emergency Medical Care Plan, Emergency Phone Numbers, safe arrival and departure procedures, First Aid poster, menu, daily schedule, and activity plan. I observed the following inspections, sanitation inspection conducted on 10/12/23, fire inspection conducted on 10/4/23, playground inspection conducted on 1/12/24, and the last quarterly shelter-in-place emergency drill conducted on 12/11/23. I observed the menu to be current and cheeseburger, peach fruit baked beans and 1% unflavored white milk was listed and served for lunch. I monitored your incident log and found incident reports to be logged with the child’s file. I monitored your screentime log. I monitored your daily sign in/out records and daily attendance and found it to be current. Activity plans were posted, current and linked to NC FELD. I monitored your indoor and outdoor environment for safety hazards. I monitored 2 emergency medications, permissions to administer and Medical Action Plans in space C-1, and 3 emergency medications, permissions to administer and Medical Action Plans in space 3 for a total of 5 medications monitored during today’s visit.. I observed adequate and approved space, supervision, group size and staff child ratios in all 3 classrooms. I observed children being adequately supervised and cared for in a nurturing way in all 3 classrooms. I observed children working independently during free choice play time with teachers supervising and assisting children with teacher directed activities in all 3 classrooms. I observed all toys and materials to be child size and developmentally appropriate. I observed furnishings to be clean and in good repair. I monitored 1 existing staff file and 4 new staff files to monitor. I monitored a random sampling of 5 children’s records. The following violations were cited during today’s visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 1890 Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file. Staff files for 5 teachers had health and medical information stored with personnel files. .0701(d) 1908 A child's file did not have a statement with parent signature acknowledging receipt and explanation of the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma policy and/or the acknowledgement did not have all the required information. One child had a signed and dated Prevention of Shake Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file that did not identify the child’s date of enrollment. .0608(b)(1-6) Technical Assistance: • One child had a signed and dated Prevention of Shake Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy on file that did not identify the child’s date of enrollment. The Shaken Baby and Abusive Head Trauma Policy acknowledgement statement must contain the following: child’s name, date of birth, date the policy was given and explained to the parent, child’s date of enrollment, parents signature and date the policy was signed by the parent. As discussed, I recommend when receiving documents that you review the document prior to adding it to the child’s record to ensure all required information is completed and there are no blank places left on the form. • Staff files for 5 teachers had health and medical information stored with personnel files. All medical forms for staff must be placed in a separate file upon hire and maintained away from other personnel records. As discussed, be sure to review all staff files to ensure all medical and health information is stored in a separate location and not with the staff member’s personnel file. Due to all violations being corrected during the visit no compliance letter will be due for this visit. Child care facilities must comply with all state laws, federal laws and local ordinances that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare of children (GS110-91 – Mandatory standards for a license). Failure to comply may lead to an administrative action (General statue 110-102-2- Administrative penalties). You must maintain at least 75% Compliance History for each 18-month period as required by GS110-90(4)(c). Prior to today’s visit, your program maintained a compliance history of 92%. Please note any violations cited during future visits may negatively impact your compliance history. Repeated violations or violations left unresolved may lead to an administrative action. Also, please remember in order to maintain an enhanced rated license your compliance history must remain above 75% at all times. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting DCDEE new website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/general/home.asp. Consultation: • As of September 2023, the Summary of NC Child Care Law was updated and available on the DCDEE website. Please print this form to post in your foyer with your required postings and give the updated information to parents and have them sign and date that they have received the updated document and place each signed acknowledgement in each child’s file. • Your program is in cohort 2 for the rated license reassessment. Your program’s planning year will be from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Your program’s reassessment year will be 2024 to 2025 and the month of your reassessment will be the month that your current rated license expires. As you plan for the reassessment of the rated license, please be sure that all staff has their most recent education updated and verified in WORKS and that you are in touch with your local Partnership and Resource and Referral agencies to provide technical assistance and help you prepare for reassessment. • Although not an issue today, one teacher with a hire date of 8/17/2023 has a criminal background qualification letter that will expire this year on 9/27/2024. Be sure to have this staff member complete a new criminal background check prior to the current letters’ expiration date. • When reviewing staff files, you may utilize the schools Off Site Verification Forms which identifies information that is stored off site. The bulleted items identified on the form is not required to be maintained in the file of that staff member as long as that staff members name and date of employment is listed on the employee roster that should be attached to the form. The information that is stored “off-site” should be available upon the consultant’s request in the event that the consultant would need to verify that information. That Off Site Verification Form should be updated annually and/or as staff members are hired. You may contact me by phone at (980) 434-3877 or by email at meria.wilder@dhhs.nc.gov or Erin Pickard by email at erin.pickard@dhhs.nc.gov, if you have questions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. 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