Supervision
Name of Operation: SONLIGHT CHILD CARE CENTER Facility ID: 63000398 Consultant: DEANNA ABRAHAM Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 6/2/2026 Number Present: 26 Completed Date: 6/2/2026 Age: From 2 To 5 Total Minutes: 170 Time In: 09:10 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for a routine unannounced visit. Candice Ferguson, lead teacherassisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a Notice of Compliance issued December 16, 2014. Restrictions are first shift only, capacity of 50 children, age range one to twelve. The center's compliance history was reviewed with the operator. The program’s compliance history was 95% as of today. The Notice of Compliance was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. Your last sanitation inspection remains current since your last visit. Your last sanitation inspection was conducted on November 19, 2025. Your last fire inspection in dated May 15, 2025, and was approved for daytime care only. I visited each indoor and outdoor learning space. One new staff member has been hired since your last visit. The file of S. Davis hired 4/27/26 (date given by staff member) was monitored for compliance. The children were observed during free play and teacher directed activities. Breakfast consisted of cereal and milk. The following violations were cited: Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection on file is dated 5/15/25. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 319 Staff/child ratios applicable to a classroom, were not posted in each classroom. In space #1, documentation was not on file. .0713(a)(10), (c) & (f)(3); .2818(e) 501 Meals/snacks did not comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs. Breakfast consisted of cereal and milk. 10A NCAC 09 .0901(a) 805 Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. The last fire drill documented was on 4/15/26. .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A medical report was not on file for one staff member. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1811 Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last shelter-in-place or lockdown drill documented was on 2/11/26. .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) 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. Heath information was not kept separate for at least one staff member. .0701(d) Child care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violations documented may impact the compliance history score. The violations documented must be corrected immediately. On or before 6/16/2026, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit may be completed. Email or mail the information to: [email protected] or Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant PO Box 265 Raeford, NC 28376 If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical assistance was given on the following: Importance of Good Nutrition: Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in the health and development of children. Nutritious foods should be offered throughout the day to ensure children are getting the nourishment and energy they need to learn, grow and be healthy. Research shows that there are crucial relationships between nutrition and health and health and learning. It is especially important to eat a variety of foods and to provide proper nutrition through the meals and snacks served in child care. In addition to eating nutritious foods, meal times are an opportunity for learning and developing social and self-help skills. According to 10A NCAC 09 .0901 GENERAL NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS (a) Meals and snacks served to children in a child care center shall comply with the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which are based on the recommended nutrient intake judged by the National Research Council to be adequate for maintaining good nutrition. The types of food, number and size of servings shall be appropriate for the ages and developmental levels of the children in care. The Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs are incorporated by reference and include subsequent amendments. A copy of the Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs is available online at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks. FYI Through collaborative efforts, the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), and the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, a program of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are excited to announce that the CCDF Health and Safety trainings are now available in the DCDEE Moodle learning platform. Contact me at Deanna Abraham, Child Care Consultant, 704-213-6714, [email protected] or Janet Edwards, licensing Supervisor, 910-709-4160, [email protected] 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