10A NCAC 09 .0902 · Violation

Name of Operation: Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center-Tryon Facility ID: 75000061 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/18/2025 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 2/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 10:42 AM Time Out: 02:27 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, Mark “Thomas” Compton, Owner, assisted me with the visit. Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on the visit. The Secretary of State website was checked on February 18, 2025, and your business, MTC-5 Childcare LLC, is active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on December 2, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; children under 2 and ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. During this second Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as the materials, equipment, playground and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last monthly fire drill was completed on January 31, 2025, at 10:20 am. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on February 11, 2025. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. One substitute staff file was reviewed. A menu was posted and dated for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. All food listed met the nutritional requirements. The daily schedule was posted. We reviewed and discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality point options. Another review of these points will be conducted during your third Temporary Time Period Visit. I discussed with you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. All staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce no later than April 15, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 540 An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a posted feeding plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. One (1) incident report on file dated January 8, 2025, did not include all the information that was required in rule. The report did not document the witness to the incident, time the parent was notified of the incident and by whom. .0802 (e) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. . In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to three (3) children two years of age. .0604(q) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: • Plastic Packaging: In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to children under 3 years of age. Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed may not be accessible to children under three years of age. I suggested that you remove all plastic packaging before diapers are taken into the classrooms. You removed and threw away the plastic packaging from the diapers during the walkthrough to correct this violation. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0604(q) • Feeding Plans: In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a written feeding plan that was posted. For all children under 15 months of age, a completed feeding plan must be posted. We discussed that when children are moved from one classroom space to another, make sure that all the required information that must be posted is transferred to the classroom with the child. To correct this violation, you posted the completed feeding plan during the walkthrough. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0902(a) • Incident Reports: One incident report dated January 8, 2025, did not contain the required information. The incident report was missing the following information: witness to the incident, time the parent notified of the incident and by whom. We discussed the importance of completing incidents reports in their entirety. I suggested that you highlight all the required information that must be completed in the report, reviewed with staff, and ensure that staff are specific and document specific details on the report. For example, if a child scrapes their left knee, then knee should be circled and left written out to the side. This is a requirement of child care rule .0802(e) Consultation was provided on the following. • You stated that you have had recent staff changes, and you will be the administrator until further notice. I provided you with the Preservice Requirements for Administrator of a Child Care Center form during the visit and you completed the form during the visit and returned it to me. • Staff will need to create a DCDEE WORKS account and submit official transcripts so their education can be evaluated. Please assist staff with creating and submitting their education to the Workforce Unit in the Raleigh office. On the DCDEE website choose the Provider tab, DCDEE WORKS, and review the DCDEE WORKS Training Simulator Step-by-Step Instructions. Let me know if you have any questions or problems getting this task completed. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after June 2, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan: You completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care Training on January 28, 2025. You must complete your EPR Plan no later than May 28, 2025. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 4, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and explain in detail how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and mail the letter to my mailing address below or email the letter to me at jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter, that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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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10A NCAC 09 .2201 · Violation

Name of Operation: Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center-Tryon Facility ID: 75000061 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/18/2025 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 2/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 10:42 AM Time Out: 02:27 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, Mark “Thomas” Compton, Owner, assisted me with the visit. Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on the visit. The Secretary of State website was checked on February 18, 2025, and your business, MTC-5 Childcare LLC, is active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on December 2, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; children under 2 and ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. During this second Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as the materials, equipment, playground and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last monthly fire drill was completed on January 31, 2025, at 10:20 am. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on February 11, 2025. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. One substitute staff file was reviewed. A menu was posted and dated for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. All food listed met the nutritional requirements. The daily schedule was posted. We reviewed and discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality point options. Another review of these points will be conducted during your third Temporary Time Period Visit. I discussed with you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. All staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce no later than April 15, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 540 An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a posted feeding plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. One (1) incident report on file dated January 8, 2025, did not include all the information that was required in rule. The report did not document the witness to the incident, time the parent was notified of the incident and by whom. .0802 (e) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. . In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to three (3) children two years of age. .0604(q) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: • Plastic Packaging: In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to children under 3 years of age. Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed may not be accessible to children under three years of age. I suggested that you remove all plastic packaging before diapers are taken into the classrooms. You removed and threw away the plastic packaging from the diapers during the walkthrough to correct this violation. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0604(q) • Feeding Plans: In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a written feeding plan that was posted. For all children under 15 months of age, a completed feeding plan must be posted. We discussed that when children are moved from one classroom space to another, make sure that all the required information that must be posted is transferred to the classroom with the child. To correct this violation, you posted the completed feeding plan during the walkthrough. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0902(a) • Incident Reports: One incident report dated January 8, 2025, did not contain the required information. The incident report was missing the following information: witness to the incident, time the parent notified of the incident and by whom. We discussed the importance of completing incidents reports in their entirety. I suggested that you highlight all the required information that must be completed in the report, reviewed with staff, and ensure that staff are specific and document specific details on the report. For example, if a child scrapes their left knee, then knee should be circled and left written out to the side. This is a requirement of child care rule .0802(e) Consultation was provided on the following. • You stated that you have had recent staff changes, and you will be the administrator until further notice. I provided you with the Preservice Requirements for Administrator of a Child Care Center form during the visit and you completed the form during the visit and returned it to me. • Staff will need to create a DCDEE WORKS account and submit official transcripts so their education can be evaluated. Please assist staff with creating and submitting their education to the Workforce Unit in the Raleigh office. On the DCDEE website choose the Provider tab, DCDEE WORKS, and review the DCDEE WORKS Training Simulator Step-by-Step Instructions. Let me know if you have any questions or problems getting this task completed. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after June 2, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan: You completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care Training on January 28, 2025. You must complete your EPR Plan no later than May 28, 2025. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 4, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and explain in detail how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and mail the letter to my mailing address below or email the letter to me at jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter, that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center-Tryon Facility ID: 75000061 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/18/2025 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 2/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 225 Time In: 10:42 AM Time Out: 02:27 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the second temporary time period visit. You, Mark “Thomas” Compton, Owner, assisted me with the visit. Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on the visit. The Secretary of State website was checked on February 18, 2025, and your business, MTC-5 Childcare LLC, is active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on December 2, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only; children under 2 and ½ years old in rooms with direct exits only. During this second Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as the materials, equipment, playground and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last monthly fire drill was completed on January 31, 2025, at 10:20 am. The last monthly playground inspection was completed on February 11, 2025. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. One substitute staff file was reviewed. A menu was posted and dated for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. All food listed met the nutritional requirements. The daily schedule was posted. We reviewed and discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality point options. Another review of these points will be conducted during your third Temporary Time Period Visit. I discussed with you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. All staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce no later than April 15, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 540 An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. (omit posting for centers located in a residence) In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a posted feeding plan. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) 852 Incident reports were not completed each time a child was injured, it did not include all the information required in rule, it was not signed by the parent and/or it was not maintained in the child's file. One (1) incident report on file dated January 8, 2025, did not include all the information that was required in rule. The report did not document the witness to the incident, time the parent was notified of the incident and by whom. .0802 (e) 858 Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. . In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to three (3) children two years of age. .0604(q) Technical Assistance was provided on the following: • Plastic Packaging: In space #1, there were 3 plastic diaper packages with the warnings listed as “suffocation hazard, keep out of reach of children,” stored under the unlocked changing table, accessible to children under 3 years of age. Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed may not be accessible to children under three years of age. I suggested that you remove all plastic packaging before diapers are taken into the classrooms. You removed and threw away the plastic packaging from the diapers during the walkthrough to correct this violation. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0604(q) • Feeding Plans: In space #2, one child, fourteen months of age, did not have a written feeding plan that was posted. For all children under 15 months of age, a completed feeding plan must be posted. We discussed that when children are moved from one classroom space to another, make sure that all the required information that must be posted is transferred to the classroom with the child. To correct this violation, you posted the completed feeding plan during the walkthrough. This is a requirement of child care rule: .0902(a) • Incident Reports: One incident report dated January 8, 2025, did not contain the required information. The incident report was missing the following information: witness to the incident, time the parent notified of the incident and by whom. We discussed the importance of completing incidents reports in their entirety. I suggested that you highlight all the required information that must be completed in the report, reviewed with staff, and ensure that staff are specific and document specific details on the report. For example, if a child scrapes their left knee, then knee should be circled and left written out to the side. This is a requirement of child care rule .0802(e) Consultation was provided on the following. • You stated that you have had recent staff changes, and you will be the administrator until further notice. I provided you with the Preservice Requirements for Administrator of a Child Care Center form during the visit and you completed the form during the visit and returned it to me. • Staff will need to create a DCDEE WORKS account and submit official transcripts so their education can be evaluated. Please assist staff with creating and submitting their education to the Workforce Unit in the Raleigh office. On the DCDEE website choose the Provider tab, DCDEE WORKS, and review the DCDEE WORKS Training Simulator Step-by-Step Instructions. Let me know if you have any questions or problems getting this task completed. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after June 2, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan: You completed the Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care Training on January 28, 2025. You must complete your EPR Plan no later than May 28, 2025. Compliance Letter: You must correct the violations found during today's visit immediately. Please send me a letter verifying compliance by March 4, 2025. Please include in that letter each violation number and explain in detail how you corrected each violation and what plan will be implemented to prevent these violations from occurring again. Please sign the letter, include your facility name, ID number, visit date and mail the letter to my mailing address below or email the letter to me at jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov: Jennifer Roberts PO Box 426 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Failure to correct the violations and send the written statement by the due date listed above will result in an unannounced follow-up visit being conducted or an administrative action may be recommended. Based on Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 Section .2200, the Division of Child Development may take administrative action against the license and/or impose civil penalties based on the failure of the operator to correct any documented violations within the established time period. If you state in your corrective action plan letter, that corrections have been made when they have not, it will be considered falsification of information. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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

10A NCAC 09 .2201 · Violation

Name of Operation: Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center-Tryon Facility ID: 75000061 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 305 Time In: 10:40 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, A. Paige Bronson, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. M. Thomas Compton, Owner, was available and assisted during the visit. Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on the visit. The Secretary of State website was checked on January 7, 2025, and your business, MTC-5 Childcare LLC., is active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on December 2, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, children under 2 1/2 years old in rooms with direct exits only. I confirmed the facility email address and phone number listed in the Regulatory system with you and you stated that the email address has changed. You requested that I update the email address to tryon@misstammys.org. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as the playground, materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last monthly fire drill was completed on December 31, 2024, at 10:02am. You must complete the Playground Safety Training no later than June 2, 2025. Once you complete the training, begin completing the monthly outdoor inspection on the form posted on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Nine staff files were reviewed. A menu was posted that met all the requirements. The daily schedule was posted. You said that you are going to apply for the rated license and request to have the Environment Rating Scale Assessment completed. As we discussed, the Environment Rating Scale Assessment could possibly help you in achieving at least a three-star child care license. We discussed and I gave you a copy of the Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License and the Rated License Assessment Request form today to complete and you returned the forms to me during the visit. To allow time for the assessment to be requested, completed, score received and reviewed, and the rated license packet to be completed, the Environment Rating Scale assessment will be ordered soon. We reviewed and discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality point options. Another review of these points will be conducted at your next Temporary Time Period Visit. I discussed with you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. All staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by March 3, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. The following violation was observed and corrected during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 808 The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. One small plastic container without a lid that used to store outdoor chalk contained water/ice. The plastic container was observed in the open storage bin at the rear of the outdoor learning environment. 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Standing Water I suggested that staff monitor containers on the outdoor learning environment to ensure that standing water is removed after weather events. There is a small plastic tote that contains chalk and due to the recent rain, the plastic tote is filled with water/ice. We discussed removing the small plastic totes and storing them in a storage bin that water will not be able to leak in. You corrected this violation by removing the small plastic tote containing water/ice and chalk from the outdoor learning environment. Consultation was provided on the following. • Staff will need to create a DCDEE WORKS account and submit official transcripts so their education can be evaluated. Please assist staff with creating and submitting their education to the Workforce Unit in the Raleigh office. On the DCDEE website choose the Provider tab, DCDEE WORKS, and review the DCDEE WORKS Training Simulator Step-by-Step Instructions. Let me know if you have any questions or problems getting this task completed. • 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. • We discussed measuring one additional outdoor learning environment that can be accessed from space #3. We discussed separating the outdoor area to ensure the two stone walls/planters and three steps that lead down to the area are inaccessible to children; however, there are three American Holly trees with red berries that have dropped on the ground. The trees and berries were located inside the fenced area that you would like to utilize as an additional outdoor learning environment. Based on information from the online database, Google, the berries are highly poisonous. • Please add children’s last names and ages to the monthly attendance and last names to the arrival/departure records. • I suggested that you cover children’s allergies that are posted in the classrooms to ensure privacy. We discussed the Environment Rating Scale Assessment. ITERS-3 and ECERS-3 You stated you are familiar with this assessment tool and this version of the assessment and your other facilities have been assessed using the ITERS-3 and ECERS-3. Since you want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Revised Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your Regional Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. You can contact Crystal Williams, Early Learning Consultant for Rutherford/Polk Counties at williams.crystal@swcdcinc.org. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after June 2, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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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G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center-Tryon Facility ID: 75000061 Consultant: JENNIFER H ROBERTS Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 1/7/2025 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 1/7/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 305 Time In: 10:40 AM Time Out: 03:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit has been to monitor your compliance with all applicable child care requirements during the first temporary time period visit. You, A. Paige Bronson, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. M. Thomas Compton, Owner, was available and assisted during the visit. Beth Archer, Child Care Consultant, accompanied me on the visit. The Secretary of State website was checked on January 7, 2025, and your business, MTC-5 Childcare LLC., is active and in good standing. If any changes to the corporation need to be made or you decide to sell your business, then you must notify me, your consultant, at least thirty days prior to any changes occurring. The license cannot be bought, sold, subleased, transferred to another person or location, or inherited. Currently this center operates with a temporary license issued on December 2, 2024, with the following restrictions: Daytime care only, children under 2 1/2 years old in rooms with direct exits only. I confirmed the facility email address and phone number listed in the Regulatory system with you and you stated that the email address has changed. You requested that I update the email address to tryon@misstammys.org. During this first Temporary Time Period visit, the classrooms were monitored as well as the playground, materials, equipment and required posted items for meeting all minimum licensing requirements. The last monthly fire drill was completed on December 31, 2024, at 10:02am. You must complete the Playground Safety Training no later than June 2, 2025. Once you complete the training, begin completing the monthly outdoor inspection on the form posted on DCDEE’s website under Provider Documents and Forms. A sample of three children’s files were reviewed. Nine staff files were reviewed. A menu was posted that met all the requirements. The daily schedule was posted. You said that you are going to apply for the rated license and request to have the Environment Rating Scale Assessment completed. As we discussed, the Environment Rating Scale Assessment could possibly help you in achieving at least a three-star child care license. We discussed and I gave you a copy of the Application for Assessment for a Two Component Star Rated License and the Rated License Assessment Request form today to complete and you returned the forms to me during the visit. To allow time for the assessment to be requested, completed, score received and reviewed, and the rated license packet to be completed, the Environment Rating Scale assessment will be ordered soon. We reviewed and discussed Program Standard points, Staff Education points and Quality point options. Another review of these points will be conducted at your next Temporary Time Period Visit. I discussed with you that programs with less than a three-star license will not be eligible to receive subsidy funding. All staff must establish a DCDEE WORKS account and have their education evaluations completed by Workforce by March 3, 2025. Documentation from Workforce on the results of the education evaluation must be on file for review for each staff member. The following violation was observed and corrected during the visit. Violation Number Comment Rule 808 The child care center premises, including the outdoor learning environment, was not clean, drained to minimize standing water, free of litter and hazards, and/or maintained in a manner which does not create conditions that attract or harbor pests. One small plastic container without a lid that used to store outdoor chalk contained water/ice. The plastic container was observed in the open storage bin at the rear of the outdoor learning environment. 15A NCAC 18A .2832(a) Technical assistance was provided on the following: Standing Water I suggested that staff monitor containers on the outdoor learning environment to ensure that standing water is removed after weather events. There is a small plastic tote that contains chalk and due to the recent rain, the plastic tote is filled with water/ice. We discussed removing the small plastic totes and storing them in a storage bin that water will not be able to leak in. You corrected this violation by removing the small plastic tote containing water/ice and chalk from the outdoor learning environment. Consultation was provided on the following. • Staff will need to create a DCDEE WORKS account and submit official transcripts so their education can be evaluated. Please assist staff with creating and submitting their education to the Workforce Unit in the Raleigh office. On the DCDEE website choose the Provider tab, DCDEE WORKS, and review the DCDEE WORKS Training Simulator Step-by-Step Instructions. Let me know if you have any questions or problems getting this task completed. • 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. • We discussed measuring one additional outdoor learning environment that can be accessed from space #3. We discussed separating the outdoor area to ensure the two stone walls/planters and three steps that lead down to the area are inaccessible to children; however, there are three American Holly trees with red berries that have dropped on the ground. The trees and berries were located inside the fenced area that you would like to utilize as an additional outdoor learning environment. Based on information from the online database, Google, the berries are highly poisonous. • Please add children’s last names and ages to the monthly attendance and last names to the arrival/departure records. • I suggested that you cover children’s allergies that are posted in the classrooms to ensure privacy. We discussed the Environment Rating Scale Assessment. ITERS-3 and ECERS-3 You stated you are familiar with this assessment tool and this version of the assessment and your other facilities have been assessed using the ITERS-3 and ECERS-3. Since you want to have the Environment Rating Scale completed, I recommended that you visit www.ncrlap.org for supplemental materials for preparing for the Environment Rating Scale Assessments. Additional notes to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Revised Edition can be obtained on this website. NCRLAP also offers Webinar trainings for staff. I also recommended that you register staff now for the upcoming Webinar trainings listed on the ncrlap.org website. Contact your Regional Child Care Resource and Referral office for further technical assistance with the Environment Rating Scales. You can contact Crystal Williams, Early Learning Consultant for Rutherford/Polk Counties at williams.crystal@swcdcinc.org. Reminders: Any observed violations cited during visits will negatively affect the center's Compliance History Score. Your program must maintain a compliance score of at least 75% as required by G.S. 110-90 (4)(c). Your temporary license will end after June 2, 2025. Stay updated with changes and new rule updates by visiting the DCDEE website at: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. Health and Safety Training must be completed within one year of employment for new staff and every five years for staff that have already completed the training. SECTION .2200 - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND CIVIL PENALTIES 10A NCAC 09 .2201 ADMINISTRATIVE actions GENERAL PROVISIONS Upon a finding that a child care facility operator has violated any provision of G.S. 110, Article 7, the rules of this Chapter, or 10A NCAC 10, the Secretary or his or her designee may order one or more administrative actions. Thank you for your time and assistance today. You can reach me at 828-782-0945, jennifer.roberts@dhhs.nc.gov or at PO Box 426, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or my supervisor, Tammy McGalliard at tammy.mcgalliard@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