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1830 Prison Camp Road, Whiteville NC 28477 · License #24000161 · Center · Child Care Center
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10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2024 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 8/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 9 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:55 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on August 15, 2024. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 12, 2024. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 8, 2023, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted October 2, 2023; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 88%. Administrator, A. Hardwick, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants and children one year of age in Space #1 were observed in feeding routines, in bouncers or on play mats. One child was being held for bottle feeding, and four children were eating table food at a child sized table. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were also observed eating lunch. Lunch consisted of turkey and cheese sandwiches, pineapples, peas, carrots and milk. Children two and three years of age in Spaces #3 and 4 were eating lunch as well; those who had finished were sitting on the carpet or moving around the room. Preschool children in Space #6 were observed in free choice activities including building with Legos and blocks, playing with a doll house and working with pattern blocks. School age children in Space #5 were observed finishing lunch, toileting and handwashing, as well as reading books on the carpet. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Today Ms. Hardwick provided documentation that the facility was exempt from lead in paint and asbestos testing due to the year it was built. She further stated she is waiting on a new test kit to conduct the three-year lead in water sampling. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: 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. Uncovered outlets were observed in Spaces #2b and 5. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 856 The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. A cracked plastic container was observed on the playground used by children two and three years of age. In addition, the plastic kitchen on this playground also had a large crack in the refrigerator door. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) 1424 School-aged children were not adequately supervised. A child nine years of age was observed going outside of the classroom unaccompanied to throw the lunch trash out. Another child, seven years of age, was not accompanied from Building #2 to the office to receive his daily medication. .2506(d)(1-3) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by September 3, 2024. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Today we reviewed Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2506(d), as it pertains to adequate supervision for school age children. As discussed, a staff member must always be able to hear or see the school age children in their care, with the exception of those who are able to use the restroom independently. In addition, a staff member shall accompany any children who leave the group to go indoors or outdoors, even those who are nine years of age or older. I urged you to share this definition with staff, and create a plan for someone to accompany the child who comes to the office for medicine. You must also ensure staff members are taking trash outside rather than children. You may put your supervision plan in your compliance letter. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) states that once a day, prior to initial use, the indoor and outdoor premises shall be checked for debris, vandalism, and broken equipment. If there are any hazards, they must be addressed before children can enter the area. As discussed, broken plastic may cause a child to pinch or possibly cut their fingers. When toys become broken, they should be identified during these daily checks and removed from the play area. Indoor checks will also help you identify hazards such as uncovered outlets. Technical Assistance Violations were not cited today due to the visit type, however technical assistance was provided for sanitation, nutrition and materials. As discussed, all walls, doors and ceilings must be in good repair. Peeling paint was observed in Spaces #2a, 2b and 3. In addition, peeling baseboard was observed in Space #2b. Today you stated you are working to secure a quote from a painting service, and plan to “touch up” any areas in poor repair as soon as you can. In Space #1, it was observed that several bottles containing breastmilk or formula were misdated or not dated at all, and some of the infant feeding plans had not been updated to include changes to feeding routines. I advised staff members to check behind parents to ensure the correct labeling of bottles, and to document any changes to feeding routines on the second page of the feeding plans. This will reduce confusion over which items should be served to which children and when. Regarding materials, only 11 usable books were observed accessible for a group of 19 children enrolled in Space #4. In addition, the dramatic play props were stored on top of the play kitchen in Space #2b, out of children’s reach. Please ensure enough usable materials are available for at least three children to choose the same activity in each activity area, and remind staff members of the importance of materials being accessible to children throughout the day. Technical assistance was also provided today regarding the transition from lunch to rest time. If children seem “wound up” after lunch, they may need an active transition activity such as dancing or exercise to help them release that energy before they can ease into relaxation. Today I suggested staff members try this first, then initiate a quiet transition activity such as singing a song or reading a story to help children relax when they are ready. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” works great, or you can create a naptime song. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has many awesome transition activities available. One naptime transition activity is to incorporate a flash light leading each child to their cot. Decorate the flashlight and make it a quiet game of “follow the light quiet as a mouse.” Practicing deep breathing, muscle relaxation, or guided imagery are also excellent transition activities. You may wish to remind staff that it can be helpful when one person is in charge of the transition activities while the other continues to clean and assist children with routines during this time. In Space #2b, children were observed climbing on the cot stack and over the tops of shelves. This is a typical behavior for many children one and two years of age, however repeated, physical redirection must be used to keep children safe. Today I suggested you provide some safe climbing materials such as a soft climber for staff members to redirect children to when they to remove them from shelves, cots or tables. This will allow children to safely explore the large muscle skills they are developing at this age. Rated License Information The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are put in place. This means that you will not be required to have a reassessment according to timelines discussed previously, however you may request one voluntarily. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards as it becomes available and to plan on training your staff on new assessment tools if you are still interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. The new tools are the “3” versions, and I will share more information about training opportunities when I am able. Regarding Education standards, I shared with you that A. Goodman must log into her account, update information, apply for a Lead Teacher position, and mail official transcripts for evaluation. N. Price still needs to register for an account, then follow through in the same way. Please use the instructions emailed to you today for how to register for a WORKS account. Please let me know if you need further assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders Due to the nature of violations cited, a follow-up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. You must schedule and obtain an approved fire inspection by October 2, 2024. Remember to send a copy within one week as required. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2024 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 8/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 9 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:55 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on August 15, 2024. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 12, 2024. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 8, 2023, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted October 2, 2023; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 88%. Administrator, A. Hardwick, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants and children one year of age in Space #1 were observed in feeding routines, in bouncers or on play mats. One child was being held for bottle feeding, and four children were eating table food at a child sized table. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were also observed eating lunch. Lunch consisted of turkey and cheese sandwiches, pineapples, peas, carrots and milk. Children two and three years of age in Spaces #3 and 4 were eating lunch as well; those who had finished were sitting on the carpet or moving around the room. Preschool children in Space #6 were observed in free choice activities including building with Legos and blocks, playing with a doll house and working with pattern blocks. School age children in Space #5 were observed finishing lunch, toileting and handwashing, as well as reading books on the carpet. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Today Ms. Hardwick provided documentation that the facility was exempt from lead in paint and asbestos testing due to the year it was built. She further stated she is waiting on a new test kit to conduct the three-year lead in water sampling. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: 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. Uncovered outlets were observed in Spaces #2b and 5. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 856 The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. A cracked plastic container was observed on the playground used by children two and three years of age. In addition, the plastic kitchen on this playground also had a large crack in the refrigerator door. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) 1424 School-aged children were not adequately supervised. A child nine years of age was observed going outside of the classroom unaccompanied to throw the lunch trash out. Another child, seven years of age, was not accompanied from Building #2 to the office to receive his daily medication. .2506(d)(1-3) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by September 3, 2024. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Today we reviewed Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2506(d), as it pertains to adequate supervision for school age children. As discussed, a staff member must always be able to hear or see the school age children in their care, with the exception of those who are able to use the restroom independently. In addition, a staff member shall accompany any children who leave the group to go indoors or outdoors, even those who are nine years of age or older. I urged you to share this definition with staff, and create a plan for someone to accompany the child who comes to the office for medicine. You must also ensure staff members are taking trash outside rather than children. You may put your supervision plan in your compliance letter. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) states that once a day, prior to initial use, the indoor and outdoor premises shall be checked for debris, vandalism, and broken equipment. If there are any hazards, they must be addressed before children can enter the area. As discussed, broken plastic may cause a child to pinch or possibly cut their fingers. When toys become broken, they should be identified during these daily checks and removed from the play area. Indoor checks will also help you identify hazards such as uncovered outlets. Technical Assistance Violations were not cited today due to the visit type, however technical assistance was provided for sanitation, nutrition and materials. As discussed, all walls, doors and ceilings must be in good repair. Peeling paint was observed in Spaces #2a, 2b and 3. In addition, peeling baseboard was observed in Space #2b. Today you stated you are working to secure a quote from a painting service, and plan to “touch up” any areas in poor repair as soon as you can. In Space #1, it was observed that several bottles containing breastmilk or formula were misdated or not dated at all, and some of the infant feeding plans had not been updated to include changes to feeding routines. I advised staff members to check behind parents to ensure the correct labeling of bottles, and to document any changes to feeding routines on the second page of the feeding plans. This will reduce confusion over which items should be served to which children and when. Regarding materials, only 11 usable books were observed accessible for a group of 19 children enrolled in Space #4. In addition, the dramatic play props were stored on top of the play kitchen in Space #2b, out of children’s reach. Please ensure enough usable materials are available for at least three children to choose the same activity in each activity area, and remind staff members of the importance of materials being accessible to children throughout the day. Technical assistance was also provided today regarding the transition from lunch to rest time. If children seem “wound up” after lunch, they may need an active transition activity such as dancing or exercise to help them release that energy before they can ease into relaxation. Today I suggested staff members try this first, then initiate a quiet transition activity such as singing a song or reading a story to help children relax when they are ready. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” works great, or you can create a naptime song. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has many awesome transition activities available. One naptime transition activity is to incorporate a flash light leading each child to their cot. Decorate the flashlight and make it a quiet game of “follow the light quiet as a mouse.” Practicing deep breathing, muscle relaxation, or guided imagery are also excellent transition activities. You may wish to remind staff that it can be helpful when one person is in charge of the transition activities while the other continues to clean and assist children with routines during this time. In Space #2b, children were observed climbing on the cot stack and over the tops of shelves. This is a typical behavior for many children one and two years of age, however repeated, physical redirection must be used to keep children safe. Today I suggested you provide some safe climbing materials such as a soft climber for staff members to redirect children to when they to remove them from shelves, cots or tables. This will allow children to safely explore the large muscle skills they are developing at this age. Rated License Information The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are put in place. This means that you will not be required to have a reassessment according to timelines discussed previously, however you may request one voluntarily. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards as it becomes available and to plan on training your staff on new assessment tools if you are still interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. The new tools are the “3” versions, and I will share more information about training opportunities when I am able. Regarding Education standards, I shared with you that A. Goodman must log into her account, update information, apply for a Lead Teacher position, and mail official transcripts for evaluation. N. Price still needs to register for an account, then follow through in the same way. Please use the instructions emailed to you today for how to register for a WORKS account. Please let me know if you need further assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders Due to the nature of violations cited, a follow-up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. You must schedule and obtain an approved fire inspection by October 2, 2024. Remember to send a copy within one week as required. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
10A NCAC 09 .2506 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2024 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 8/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 9 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:55 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on August 15, 2024. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 12, 2024. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 8, 2023, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted October 2, 2023; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 88%. Administrator, A. Hardwick, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants and children one year of age in Space #1 were observed in feeding routines, in bouncers or on play mats. One child was being held for bottle feeding, and four children were eating table food at a child sized table. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were also observed eating lunch. Lunch consisted of turkey and cheese sandwiches, pineapples, peas, carrots and milk. Children two and three years of age in Spaces #3 and 4 were eating lunch as well; those who had finished were sitting on the carpet or moving around the room. Preschool children in Space #6 were observed in free choice activities including building with Legos and blocks, playing with a doll house and working with pattern blocks. School age children in Space #5 were observed finishing lunch, toileting and handwashing, as well as reading books on the carpet. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Today Ms. Hardwick provided documentation that the facility was exempt from lead in paint and asbestos testing due to the year it was built. She further stated she is waiting on a new test kit to conduct the three-year lead in water sampling. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: 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. Uncovered outlets were observed in Spaces #2b and 5. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 856 The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. A cracked plastic container was observed on the playground used by children two and three years of age. In addition, the plastic kitchen on this playground also had a large crack in the refrigerator door. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) 1424 School-aged children were not adequately supervised. A child nine years of age was observed going outside of the classroom unaccompanied to throw the lunch trash out. Another child, seven years of age, was not accompanied from Building #2 to the office to receive his daily medication. .2506(d)(1-3) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by September 3, 2024. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Today we reviewed Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2506(d), as it pertains to adequate supervision for school age children. As discussed, a staff member must always be able to hear or see the school age children in their care, with the exception of those who are able to use the restroom independently. In addition, a staff member shall accompany any children who leave the group to go indoors or outdoors, even those who are nine years of age or older. I urged you to share this definition with staff, and create a plan for someone to accompany the child who comes to the office for medicine. You must also ensure staff members are taking trash outside rather than children. You may put your supervision plan in your compliance letter. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) states that once a day, prior to initial use, the indoor and outdoor premises shall be checked for debris, vandalism, and broken equipment. If there are any hazards, they must be addressed before children can enter the area. As discussed, broken plastic may cause a child to pinch or possibly cut their fingers. When toys become broken, they should be identified during these daily checks and removed from the play area. Indoor checks will also help you identify hazards such as uncovered outlets. Technical Assistance Violations were not cited today due to the visit type, however technical assistance was provided for sanitation, nutrition and materials. As discussed, all walls, doors and ceilings must be in good repair. Peeling paint was observed in Spaces #2a, 2b and 3. In addition, peeling baseboard was observed in Space #2b. Today you stated you are working to secure a quote from a painting service, and plan to “touch up” any areas in poor repair as soon as you can. In Space #1, it was observed that several bottles containing breastmilk or formula were misdated or not dated at all, and some of the infant feeding plans had not been updated to include changes to feeding routines. I advised staff members to check behind parents to ensure the correct labeling of bottles, and to document any changes to feeding routines on the second page of the feeding plans. This will reduce confusion over which items should be served to which children and when. Regarding materials, only 11 usable books were observed accessible for a group of 19 children enrolled in Space #4. In addition, the dramatic play props were stored on top of the play kitchen in Space #2b, out of children’s reach. Please ensure enough usable materials are available for at least three children to choose the same activity in each activity area, and remind staff members of the importance of materials being accessible to children throughout the day. Technical assistance was also provided today regarding the transition from lunch to rest time. If children seem “wound up” after lunch, they may need an active transition activity such as dancing or exercise to help them release that energy before they can ease into relaxation. Today I suggested staff members try this first, then initiate a quiet transition activity such as singing a song or reading a story to help children relax when they are ready. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” works great, or you can create a naptime song. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has many awesome transition activities available. One naptime transition activity is to incorporate a flash light leading each child to their cot. Decorate the flashlight and make it a quiet game of “follow the light quiet as a mouse.” Practicing deep breathing, muscle relaxation, or guided imagery are also excellent transition activities. You may wish to remind staff that it can be helpful when one person is in charge of the transition activities while the other continues to clean and assist children with routines during this time. In Space #2b, children were observed climbing on the cot stack and over the tops of shelves. This is a typical behavior for many children one and two years of age, however repeated, physical redirection must be used to keep children safe. Today I suggested you provide some safe climbing materials such as a soft climber for staff members to redirect children to when they to remove them from shelves, cots or tables. This will allow children to safely explore the large muscle skills they are developing at this age. Rated License Information The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are put in place. This means that you will not be required to have a reassessment according to timelines discussed previously, however you may request one voluntarily. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards as it becomes available and to plan on training your staff on new assessment tools if you are still interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. The new tools are the “3” versions, and I will share more information about training opportunities when I am able. Regarding Education standards, I shared with you that A. Goodman must log into her account, update information, apply for a Lead Teacher position, and mail official transcripts for evaluation. N. Price still needs to register for an account, then follow through in the same way. Please use the instructions emailed to you today for how to register for a WORKS account. Please let me know if you need further assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders Due to the nature of violations cited, a follow-up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. You must schedule and obtain an approved fire inspection by October 2, 2024. Remember to send a copy within one week as required. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
NC GS 110-90 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/20/2024 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 8/20/2024 Age: From 0 To 9 Total Minutes: 165 Time In: 10:55 AM Time Out: 01:40 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on August 15, 2024. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 12, 2024. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 8, 2023, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted October 2, 2023; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 88%. Administrator, A. Hardwick, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants and children one year of age in Space #1 were observed in feeding routines, in bouncers or on play mats. One child was being held for bottle feeding, and four children were eating table food at a child sized table. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were also observed eating lunch. Lunch consisted of turkey and cheese sandwiches, pineapples, peas, carrots and milk. Children two and three years of age in Spaces #3 and 4 were eating lunch as well; those who had finished were sitting on the carpet or moving around the room. Preschool children in Space #6 were observed in free choice activities including building with Legos and blocks, playing with a doll house and working with pattern blocks. School age children in Space #5 were observed finishing lunch, toileting and handwashing, as well as reading books on the carpet. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Today Ms. Hardwick provided documentation that the facility was exempt from lead in paint and asbestos testing due to the year it was built. She further stated she is waiting on a new test kit to conduct the three-year lead in water sampling. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: 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. Uncovered outlets were observed in Spaces #2b and 5. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 856 The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of. A cracked plastic container was observed on the playground used by children two and three years of age. In addition, the plastic kitchen on this playground also had a large crack in the refrigerator door. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) 1424 School-aged children were not adequately supervised. A child nine years of age was observed going outside of the classroom unaccompanied to throw the lunch trash out. Another child, seven years of age, was not accompanied from Building #2 to the office to receive his daily medication. .2506(d)(1-3) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by September 3, 2024. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Today we reviewed Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .2506(d), as it pertains to adequate supervision for school age children. As discussed, a staff member must always be able to hear or see the school age children in their care, with the exception of those who are able to use the restroom independently. In addition, a staff member shall accompany any children who leave the group to go indoors or outdoors, even those who are nine years of age or older. I urged you to share this definition with staff, and create a plan for someone to accompany the child who comes to the office for medicine. You must also ensure staff members are taking trash outside rather than children. You may put your supervision plan in your compliance letter. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0604(p) states that once a day, prior to initial use, the indoor and outdoor premises shall be checked for debris, vandalism, and broken equipment. If there are any hazards, they must be addressed before children can enter the area. As discussed, broken plastic may cause a child to pinch or possibly cut their fingers. When toys become broken, they should be identified during these daily checks and removed from the play area. Indoor checks will also help you identify hazards such as uncovered outlets. Technical Assistance Violations were not cited today due to the visit type, however technical assistance was provided for sanitation, nutrition and materials. As discussed, all walls, doors and ceilings must be in good repair. Peeling paint was observed in Spaces #2a, 2b and 3. In addition, peeling baseboard was observed in Space #2b. Today you stated you are working to secure a quote from a painting service, and plan to “touch up” any areas in poor repair as soon as you can. In Space #1, it was observed that several bottles containing breastmilk or formula were misdated or not dated at all, and some of the infant feeding plans had not been updated to include changes to feeding routines. I advised staff members to check behind parents to ensure the correct labeling of bottles, and to document any changes to feeding routines on the second page of the feeding plans. This will reduce confusion over which items should be served to which children and when. Regarding materials, only 11 usable books were observed accessible for a group of 19 children enrolled in Space #4. In addition, the dramatic play props were stored on top of the play kitchen in Space #2b, out of children’s reach. Please ensure enough usable materials are available for at least three children to choose the same activity in each activity area, and remind staff members of the importance of materials being accessible to children throughout the day. Technical assistance was also provided today regarding the transition from lunch to rest time. If children seem “wound up” after lunch, they may need an active transition activity such as dancing or exercise to help them release that energy before they can ease into relaxation. Today I suggested staff members try this first, then initiate a quiet transition activity such as singing a song or reading a story to help children relax when they are ready. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” works great, or you can create a naptime song. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has many awesome transition activities available. One naptime transition activity is to incorporate a flash light leading each child to their cot. Decorate the flashlight and make it a quiet game of “follow the light quiet as a mouse.” Practicing deep breathing, muscle relaxation, or guided imagery are also excellent transition activities. You may wish to remind staff that it can be helpful when one person is in charge of the transition activities while the other continues to clean and assist children with routines during this time. In Space #2b, children were observed climbing on the cot stack and over the tops of shelves. This is a typical behavior for many children one and two years of age, however repeated, physical redirection must be used to keep children safe. Today I suggested you provide some safe climbing materials such as a soft climber for staff members to redirect children to when they to remove them from shelves, cots or tables. This will allow children to safely explore the large muscle skills they are developing at this age. Rated License Information The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments has been extended until the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are put in place. This means that you will not be required to have a reassessment according to timelines discussed previously, however you may request one voluntarily. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards as it becomes available and to plan on training your staff on new assessment tools if you are still interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. The new tools are the “3” versions, and I will share more information about training opportunities when I am able. Regarding Education standards, I shared with you that A. Goodman must log into her account, update information, apply for a Lead Teacher position, and mail official transcripts for evaluation. N. Price still needs to register for an account, then follow through in the same way. Please use the instructions emailed to you today for how to register for a WORKS account. Please let me know if you need further assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders Due to the nature of violations cited, a follow-up visit may be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. You must schedule and obtain an approved fire inspection by October 2, 2024. Remember to send a copy within one week as required. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/25/2023 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 7/25/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 12:35 PM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type, and to verify correction of violations cited during the July 19, 2023 Routine Unannounced visit. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 86%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including feeding and sleeping routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one through five years of age in Spaces #2a, 2b, 3, 4 and 6 were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. In Space #5, some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities including building with Legos, working with pattern blocks, and playing with Barbies and Mr. Potato Head toys. The following violations were confirmed as corrected today: -Item #844 regarding prescription medication: The Epi-pen previously observed in Space #3 without a prescription or original container was not observed today. Ms. Suggs stated it was sent home July 19, 2023 and the parent does not plan to bring it back. -Item #1245 regarding enhanced space: Enhanced space requirements were in compliance today. Revised ratio charts showing correct capacities for each space were observed posted today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Several incomplete or incorrect medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 2b. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Two small plastic bags and one bag of pom poms were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Space #4.(repeated) .0604(q) 1756 Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. From 11:55am to 12:55pm, one staff member was present with eight children one year of age in Space #2b. 10A NCAC 09 .2818 Two repeated violations were cited today, and one new violation was cited today. During the visit, you submitted your compliance letter addressing all three violations. Your letter stated your plans to avoid similar violations in the future. As discussed, a follow-up visit will be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided today regarding maintaining ratios in Spaces #2a and 2b. As discussed, although this is one large room with a divider, ratios and supervision must be maintained separately on each side as if there were a full wall down the middle. Today you stated when you checked ratios before nap time you assumed that staff members would divide the twelve children up into two groups of six to help cover lunch breaks, however that did not happen. I strongly urged you to physically go into classrooms, especially this one, moving forward to ensure ratios stay in compliance. I also urged you to review requirements with staff immediately. Regarding the repeated violations, additional technical assistance on how to complete medication permission forms was provided to office staff today. I also urged you to designate one person to accept and review all permission forms for accuracy and completion prior to taking them into the classrooms. In Space #4, I shared with the teacher that in addition to plastic bags, anything small enough to fit inside a toilet paper roll may be a choking hazard for children under three years of age. She removed the poms poms and the plastic bags from the art center during the visit. I strongly urged you to check all classrooms in which children under three years of age are enrolled frequently to ensure choking hazards are inaccessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided regarding school age children who wish to rest or fall asleep during rest time. While a rest period is not required for this age group, if children want to sleep they should be given a mat with a sheet to rest on for sanitation purposes as well as for comfort. You stated today you had some extra cots you could share with Space #5 for children who wish to lay down moving forward. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
10A NCAC 09 .2818 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/25/2023 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 7/25/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 12:35 PM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type, and to verify correction of violations cited during the July 19, 2023 Routine Unannounced visit. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 86%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including feeding and sleeping routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one through five years of age in Spaces #2a, 2b, 3, 4 and 6 were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. In Space #5, some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities including building with Legos, working with pattern blocks, and playing with Barbies and Mr. Potato Head toys. The following violations were confirmed as corrected today: -Item #844 regarding prescription medication: The Epi-pen previously observed in Space #3 without a prescription or original container was not observed today. Ms. Suggs stated it was sent home July 19, 2023 and the parent does not plan to bring it back. -Item #1245 regarding enhanced space: Enhanced space requirements were in compliance today. Revised ratio charts showing correct capacities for each space were observed posted today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Several incomplete or incorrect medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 2b. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Two small plastic bags and one bag of pom poms were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Space #4.(repeated) .0604(q) 1756 Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. From 11:55am to 12:55pm, one staff member was present with eight children one year of age in Space #2b. 10A NCAC 09 .2818 Two repeated violations were cited today, and one new violation was cited today. During the visit, you submitted your compliance letter addressing all three violations. Your letter stated your plans to avoid similar violations in the future. As discussed, a follow-up visit will be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided today regarding maintaining ratios in Spaces #2a and 2b. As discussed, although this is one large room with a divider, ratios and supervision must be maintained separately on each side as if there were a full wall down the middle. Today you stated when you checked ratios before nap time you assumed that staff members would divide the twelve children up into two groups of six to help cover lunch breaks, however that did not happen. I strongly urged you to physically go into classrooms, especially this one, moving forward to ensure ratios stay in compliance. I also urged you to review requirements with staff immediately. Regarding the repeated violations, additional technical assistance on how to complete medication permission forms was provided to office staff today. I also urged you to designate one person to accept and review all permission forms for accuracy and completion prior to taking them into the classrooms. In Space #4, I shared with the teacher that in addition to plastic bags, anything small enough to fit inside a toilet paper roll may be a choking hazard for children under three years of age. She removed the poms poms and the plastic bags from the art center during the visit. I strongly urged you to check all classrooms in which children under three years of age are enrolled frequently to ensure choking hazards are inaccessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided regarding school age children who wish to rest or fall asleep during rest time. While a rest period is not required for this age group, if children want to sleep they should be given a mat with a sheet to rest on for sanitation purposes as well as for comfort. You stated today you had some extra cots you could share with Space #5 for children who wish to lay down moving forward. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
NC GS 110-90 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/25/2023 Number Present: 75 Completed Date: 7/25/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 12:35 PM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Unannounced Visit Follow-Up Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type, and to verify correction of violations cited during the July 19, 2023 Routine Unannounced visit. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 86%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including feeding and sleeping routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one through five years of age in Spaces #2a, 2b, 3, 4 and 6 were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. In Space #5, some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities including building with Legos, working with pattern blocks, and playing with Barbies and Mr. Potato Head toys. The following violations were confirmed as corrected today: -Item #844 regarding prescription medication: The Epi-pen previously observed in Space #3 without a prescription or original container was not observed today. Ms. Suggs stated it was sent home July 19, 2023 and the parent does not plan to bring it back. -Item #1245 regarding enhanced space: Enhanced space requirements were in compliance today. Revised ratio charts showing correct capacities for each space were observed posted today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Several incomplete or incorrect medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 2b. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Two small plastic bags and one bag of pom poms were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Space #4.(repeated) .0604(q) 1756 Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. From 11:55am to 12:55pm, one staff member was present with eight children one year of age in Space #2b. 10A NCAC 09 .2818 Two repeated violations were cited today, and one new violation was cited today. During the visit, you submitted your compliance letter addressing all three violations. Your letter stated your plans to avoid similar violations in the future. As discussed, a follow-up visit will be conducted in the near future to verify compliance. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided today regarding maintaining ratios in Spaces #2a and 2b. As discussed, although this is one large room with a divider, ratios and supervision must be maintained separately on each side as if there were a full wall down the middle. Today you stated when you checked ratios before nap time you assumed that staff members would divide the twelve children up into two groups of six to help cover lunch breaks, however that did not happen. I strongly urged you to physically go into classrooms, especially this one, moving forward to ensure ratios stay in compliance. I also urged you to review requirements with staff immediately. Regarding the repeated violations, additional technical assistance on how to complete medication permission forms was provided to office staff today. I also urged you to designate one person to accept and review all permission forms for accuracy and completion prior to taking them into the classrooms. In Space #4, I shared with the teacher that in addition to plastic bags, anything small enough to fit inside a toilet paper roll may be a choking hazard for children under three years of age. She removed the poms poms and the plastic bags from the art center during the visit. I strongly urged you to check all classrooms in which children under three years of age are enrolled frequently to ensure choking hazards are inaccessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided regarding school age children who wish to rest or fall asleep during rest time. While a rest period is not required for this age group, if children want to sleep they should be given a mat with a sheet to rest on for sanitation purposes as well as for comfort. You stated today you had some extra cots you could share with Space #5 for children who wish to lay down moving forward. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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 .0803 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 73 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on July 17, 2023. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 22, 2023. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 10, 2022, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted September 15, 2022; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 89%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including diapering, napping, and feeding routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were engaged in free choice and individual activities including coloring with crayons, singing songs with caregivers and painting with cotton balls and clothespins. Children two and three years of age in Space #4 were observed building towers with several sets of interlocking and stacking toys. Preschool children in Spaces #3 and 6 were engaged in free choice activities including working on puzzles, coloring, playing with a dollhouse, pretending to drive a trolley to the beach and playing with musical instruments while listening to recorded music. School age children in Space #5 also participated in free choice activities, building a wall with wooden blocks, dressing up in costumes and building with Legos. Lunch served consisted of ham with rice, steamed cabbage, peaches, and milk. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two aerosol cans of disinfectant were observed in the unlocked staff bathroom. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. An Epi-pen injector was observed in Space #3 without the original labeled container. (repeated) .0803(2)(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Incomplete medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 3. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Plastic grocery bags, pieces of broken crayons and googly eyes small enough to be swallowed were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Spaces #1, 2a and 4. .0604(q) 1245 For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft indoors and 75 sq. ft outdoors for one-third of the total number of the total licensed capacity, or at least 35 sq. ft. indoors and 75 sq. ft. outdoors for the total licensed capacity. Twenty-one children were observed in Space #5 today, however the capacity of this space at 30 sq. ft per child is only twenty children. 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by August 2, 2023. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided during the Annual Compliance visit regarding medication requirements. Today I strongly urged you to conduct a thorough review of requirements at your next staff meeting, ensuring all staff members are aware to assist you with maintaining compliance. You may wish to use resources from https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/ to assist in your review. As discussed today, you may also wish to contact Stacy Rosser, Child Care Health Consultant, with specific medication administration questions. As discussed today, since your facility earned Program Standards points partially based on meeting enhanced space requirements, you must ensure 30 square feet of indoor space is provided per child. Today we reviewed the capacity of each space based on this requirement, and discussed that if the capacity is lower than what the group size allows for the youngest child in the group, you must follow the capacity for 30 square feet per child instead. During the visit you moved children to come into compliance, and corrected ratio charts as needed to reflect the correct capacity for each space. Please ensure all staff members are aware and continue to monitor as you visit classrooms. During the last Annual Compliance visit we also discussed requirements for keeping plastic bags and other potential choking hazards at least five feet off the floor in spaces where children under three years of age are enrolled. Today plastic bags were relocated to make them inaccessible, however I urged you to also go through art materials and manipulatives in Space #4 to ensure items small enough to be swallowed are not accessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided today regarding materials in Spaces #2a and 3. As discussed, additional sets of blocks are needed as Duplo blocks and other interlocking blocks are considered manipulatives. I suggested adding hollow cardboard blocks as they are safe and sturdy enough for younger children. I also suggested you go through materials on the playgrounds used by infants and children one year of age to ensure you have enough variety to stimulate different gross motor skills. Examples of portable gross motor items include balls, hula hoops, bean bags to toss, riding toys with and without pedals and push toys like large trucks. Rated License Information Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment is due in September 2024, however due to the extension of the “hold harmless” state, your reassessment will not be conducted at that time unless you request it. As discussed, your facility has been assigned to Cohort 3 in the “cohort model” of resuming rated license assessments after June 30, 2024. Your planning/preparation year will be July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, and your reassessment year will be July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. As your facility may need to have the Environment Rating Scales (ERS) conducted, I encouraged you today to begin reviewing resources available at www.ncrlap.org and creating a plan of action for your reassessment. As you get closer to your planning year, you may also wish to contact the Columbus County Partnership for Children or Region 4 CCR&R staff to assist with your ERS preparation. Regarding Education standards, we reviewed requirements for six points, including that all lead teachers must have the NCECC and that 50% of them must have an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) with one year of experience. For the teacher position, at least 50% of teachers must have the NCECC with 3 semester hours of ECE coursework and one year of experience. We also reviewed the email I sent you July 17, 2023 containing information from DCDEE WORKS regarding several staff members’ incomplete evaluations. As discussed, you must ensure you take requirements into consideration when hiring and placing staff, as well as ensure all staff members have current information in WORKS. Please let me know if you need assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders M. Spillman must obtain ITS-SIDS certification by August 12, 2023 if she remains assigned to Space #1. I reminded you today that she may not work alone with infants until she has obtained this certification, and you stated she is enrolled in a course on July 31, 2023. You must obtain an approved fire inspection by September 15, 2023. Remember to submit a copy within one week as required. A sanitation inspection must also be conducted by November 10, 2023 to avoid a violation. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
10A NCAC 09 .2809 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 73 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on July 17, 2023. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 22, 2023. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 10, 2022, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted September 15, 2022; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 89%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including diapering, napping, and feeding routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were engaged in free choice and individual activities including coloring with crayons, singing songs with caregivers and painting with cotton balls and clothespins. Children two and three years of age in Space #4 were observed building towers with several sets of interlocking and stacking toys. Preschool children in Spaces #3 and 6 were engaged in free choice activities including working on puzzles, coloring, playing with a dollhouse, pretending to drive a trolley to the beach and playing with musical instruments while listening to recorded music. School age children in Space #5 also participated in free choice activities, building a wall with wooden blocks, dressing up in costumes and building with Legos. Lunch served consisted of ham with rice, steamed cabbage, peaches, and milk. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two aerosol cans of disinfectant were observed in the unlocked staff bathroom. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. An Epi-pen injector was observed in Space #3 without the original labeled container. (repeated) .0803(2)(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Incomplete medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 3. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Plastic grocery bags, pieces of broken crayons and googly eyes small enough to be swallowed were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Spaces #1, 2a and 4. .0604(q) 1245 For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft indoors and 75 sq. ft outdoors for one-third of the total number of the total licensed capacity, or at least 35 sq. ft. indoors and 75 sq. ft. outdoors for the total licensed capacity. Twenty-one children were observed in Space #5 today, however the capacity of this space at 30 sq. ft per child is only twenty children. 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by August 2, 2023. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided during the Annual Compliance visit regarding medication requirements. Today I strongly urged you to conduct a thorough review of requirements at your next staff meeting, ensuring all staff members are aware to assist you with maintaining compliance. You may wish to use resources from https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/ to assist in your review. As discussed today, you may also wish to contact Stacy Rosser, Child Care Health Consultant, with specific medication administration questions. As discussed today, since your facility earned Program Standards points partially based on meeting enhanced space requirements, you must ensure 30 square feet of indoor space is provided per child. Today we reviewed the capacity of each space based on this requirement, and discussed that if the capacity is lower than what the group size allows for the youngest child in the group, you must follow the capacity for 30 square feet per child instead. During the visit you moved children to come into compliance, and corrected ratio charts as needed to reflect the correct capacity for each space. Please ensure all staff members are aware and continue to monitor as you visit classrooms. During the last Annual Compliance visit we also discussed requirements for keeping plastic bags and other potential choking hazards at least five feet off the floor in spaces where children under three years of age are enrolled. Today plastic bags were relocated to make them inaccessible, however I urged you to also go through art materials and manipulatives in Space #4 to ensure items small enough to be swallowed are not accessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided today regarding materials in Spaces #2a and 3. As discussed, additional sets of blocks are needed as Duplo blocks and other interlocking blocks are considered manipulatives. I suggested adding hollow cardboard blocks as they are safe and sturdy enough for younger children. I also suggested you go through materials on the playgrounds used by infants and children one year of age to ensure you have enough variety to stimulate different gross motor skills. Examples of portable gross motor items include balls, hula hoops, bean bags to toss, riding toys with and without pedals and push toys like large trucks. Rated License Information Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment is due in September 2024, however due to the extension of the “hold harmless” state, your reassessment will not be conducted at that time unless you request it. As discussed, your facility has been assigned to Cohort 3 in the “cohort model” of resuming rated license assessments after June 30, 2024. Your planning/preparation year will be July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, and your reassessment year will be July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. As your facility may need to have the Environment Rating Scales (ERS) conducted, I encouraged you today to begin reviewing resources available at www.ncrlap.org and creating a plan of action for your reassessment. As you get closer to your planning year, you may also wish to contact the Columbus County Partnership for Children or Region 4 CCR&R staff to assist with your ERS preparation. Regarding Education standards, we reviewed requirements for six points, including that all lead teachers must have the NCECC and that 50% of them must have an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) with one year of experience. For the teacher position, at least 50% of teachers must have the NCECC with 3 semester hours of ECE coursework and one year of experience. We also reviewed the email I sent you July 17, 2023 containing information from DCDEE WORKS regarding several staff members’ incomplete evaluations. As discussed, you must ensure you take requirements into consideration when hiring and placing staff, as well as ensure all staff members have current information in WORKS. Please let me know if you need assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders M. Spillman must obtain ITS-SIDS certification by August 12, 2023 if she remains assigned to Space #1. I reminded you today that she may not work alone with infants until she has obtained this certification, and you stated she is enrolled in a course on July 31, 2023. You must obtain an approved fire inspection by September 15, 2023. Remember to submit a copy within one week as required. A sanitation inspection must also be conducted by November 10, 2023 to avoid a violation. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
NC GS 110-90 · Violation
Name of Operation: CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS LLC Facility ID: 24000161 Consultant: AMY WANGLER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 7/19/2023 Number Present: 73 Completed Date: 7/19/2023 Age: From 0 To 12 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 09:20 AM Time Out: 12:30 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. This facility currently operates with a Five Star license issued September 23, 2021, earning 6 points in Education, 6 points in Program Standards, and 1 Quality Point. Restrictions on the permit include: a first shift capacity of 100 children 0-12 years of age, meets enhanced space, meets enhanced ratios, and no cooking in Building #2. Restrictions were in compliance today. The program was also monitored for compliance with implementing an approved curriculum as required for all four- and five-star licensed facilities where four-year-old children are enrolled; this program uses Learn Every Day, Preschool Curriculum. Childcare Professionals, LLC, the corporation which owns the facility, was verified as current and active with the NC Secretary of State’s office on July 17, 2023. The last annual compliance visit was conducted March 22, 2023. A Superior sanitation rating was earned November 10, 2022, and a satisfactory fire inspection was conducted September 15, 2022; the facility was approved for day time care only. Prior to today’s visit, the facility had an eighteen-month compliance history score of 89%. Administrator, A. Suggs, was present and available for consultation during the visit. Six indoor and five outdoor spaces are approved for child care use; Space #2 is divided into two separate and distinct spaces using furniture and a gate. Infants in Space #1 received care based on individual need, including diapering, napping, and feeding routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were observed playing on the floor and in jumpers. Safe sleep practices including documentation were monitored and in compliance today. Children one and two years of age in Spaces #2a and #2b were engaged in free choice and individual activities including coloring with crayons, singing songs with caregivers and painting with cotton balls and clothespins. Children two and three years of age in Space #4 were observed building towers with several sets of interlocking and stacking toys. Preschool children in Spaces #3 and 6 were engaged in free choice activities including working on puzzles, coloring, playing with a dollhouse, pretending to drive a trolley to the beach and playing with musical instruments while listening to recorded music. School age children in Space #5 also participated in free choice activities, building a wall with wooden blocks, dressing up in costumes and building with Legos. Lunch served consisted of ham with rice, steamed cabbage, peaches, and milk. After lunch, children one through five years of age were observed in rest time routines. They rested on appropriately spaced cots with individual linens. Some school age children also chose to rest during this time; others engaged in quiet activities. Four new staff members have been hired since the last Annual Compliance visit. Files were monitored and in compliance today. Child Care programs are expected to always achieve and maintain compliance with child care rules, and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The following violations were observed today and must be corrected immediately: Violation Number Comment Rule 840 All corrosive agents, pesticides, bleaches, detergents, cleansers, polishes, any product which is under pressure in an aerosol dispenser, and any substance which may be hazardous to a child if ingested, inhaled, or handled were not stored in a locked room or cabinet. Two aerosol cans of disinfectant were observed in the unlocked staff bathroom. .2820(b) 844 Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. An Epi-pen injector was observed in Space #3 without the original labeled container. (repeated) .0803(2)(a) 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. Incomplete medication authorization forms were observed in Spaces #2a and 3. (repeated) 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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. Plastic grocery bags, pieces of broken crayons and googly eyes small enough to be swallowed were observed accessible to children under three years of age in Spaces #1, 2a and 4. .0604(q) 1245 For each child, there was not at least 30 sq. ft indoors and 75 sq. ft outdoors for one-third of the total number of the total licensed capacity, or at least 35 sq. ft. indoors and 75 sq. ft. outdoors for the total licensed capacity. Twenty-one children were observed in Space #5 today, however the capacity of this space at 30 sq. ft per child is only twenty children. 10A NCAC 09 .2809(a) A compliance letter including detailed information about how all violations have been corrected must be received by August 2, 2023. Include any supporting documentation with your response (if applicable). Your letter will be used as verification that violations have been corrected and compliance is maintained; your written response is considered a legal document so must be accurate and truthful. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent using the email address registered with DCDEE and include your facility name and ID number. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Technical Assistance Regarding Violations Cited Technical assistance was provided during the Annual Compliance visit regarding medication requirements. Today I strongly urged you to conduct a thorough review of requirements at your next staff meeting, ensuring all staff members are aware to assist you with maintaining compliance. You may wish to use resources from https://healthychildcare.unc.edu/ to assist in your review. As discussed today, you may also wish to contact Stacy Rosser, Child Care Health Consultant, with specific medication administration questions. As discussed today, since your facility earned Program Standards points partially based on meeting enhanced space requirements, you must ensure 30 square feet of indoor space is provided per child. Today we reviewed the capacity of each space based on this requirement, and discussed that if the capacity is lower than what the group size allows for the youngest child in the group, you must follow the capacity for 30 square feet per child instead. During the visit you moved children to come into compliance, and corrected ratio charts as needed to reflect the correct capacity for each space. Please ensure all staff members are aware and continue to monitor as you visit classrooms. During the last Annual Compliance visit we also discussed requirements for keeping plastic bags and other potential choking hazards at least five feet off the floor in spaces where children under three years of age are enrolled. Today plastic bags were relocated to make them inaccessible, however I urged you to also go through art materials and manipulatives in Space #4 to ensure items small enough to be swallowed are not accessible. Technical Assistance Technical assistance was also provided today regarding materials in Spaces #2a and 3. As discussed, additional sets of blocks are needed as Duplo blocks and other interlocking blocks are considered manipulatives. I suggested adding hollow cardboard blocks as they are safe and sturdy enough for younger children. I also suggested you go through materials on the playgrounds used by infants and children one year of age to ensure you have enough variety to stimulate different gross motor skills. Examples of portable gross motor items include balls, hula hoops, bean bags to toss, riding toys with and without pedals and push toys like large trucks. Rated License Information Your facility’s three-year rated license reassessment is due in September 2024, however due to the extension of the “hold harmless” state, your reassessment will not be conducted at that time unless you request it. As discussed, your facility has been assigned to Cohort 3 in the “cohort model” of resuming rated license assessments after June 30, 2024. Your planning/preparation year will be July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, and your reassessment year will be July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. As your facility may need to have the Environment Rating Scales (ERS) conducted, I encouraged you today to begin reviewing resources available at www.ncrlap.org and creating a plan of action for your reassessment. As you get closer to your planning year, you may also wish to contact the Columbus County Partnership for Children or Region 4 CCR&R staff to assist with your ERS preparation. Regarding Education standards, we reviewed requirements for six points, including that all lead teachers must have the NCECC and that 50% of them must have an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) with one year of experience. For the teacher position, at least 50% of teachers must have the NCECC with 3 semester hours of ECE coursework and one year of experience. We also reviewed the email I sent you July 17, 2023 containing information from DCDEE WORKS regarding several staff members’ incomplete evaluations. As discussed, you must ensure you take requirements into consideration when hiring and placing staff, as well as ensure all staff members have current information in WORKS. Please let me know if you need assistance with the WORKS portal. Reminders M. Spillman must obtain ITS-SIDS certification by August 12, 2023 if she remains assigned to Space #1. I reminded you today that she may not work alone with infants until she has obtained this certification, and you stated she is enrolled in a course on July 31, 2023. You must obtain an approved fire inspection by September 15, 2023. Remember to submit a copy within one week as required. A sanitation inspection must also be conducted by November 10, 2023 to avoid a violation. At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. Please remember it is your responsibility to comply with all child care rules and requirements at all times. If you have questions or need assistance please feel free to contact me at 910-338-7038 or amy.wangler@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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.