Busy Bees Childcare

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/14/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 10/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 95%. The sanitation inspection was completed June 20, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 30, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. All children were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Today we spoke briefly about the new QRIS Modernization and you stated you want to remain as a 1 star licensed facility; however, if you ever want to increase to a 2-5 star rated license I am happy to assist you in that transition. The following violations were observed today. 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. White out was observed in unlocked storage in space 2. .2820(b) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member hired September 2, 2025, has not completed at least 16 hours of orientation. .1101(a) 1329 Application for enrollment did not include all required information. Two (2) of the three (3) children's files reviewed did not have health care needs recorded. .0801(a)(1-7) 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR plan has not been completed. .0607(c) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before October 28, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Please review child care rules regarding storage and accessibility of potentially hazardous items. Items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” with no other warnings must be stored at a minimum of five feet off the floor. Hazardous cleaning supplies, including those kept under pressure in an aerosol can, as well as medications must be kept in locked storage. The definition of locked storage requires that the lock be unlocked with some type of device such as a key or combination. Regular childproofing locks do not meet this requirement. Ensure that all cleaning supplies and other items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” are kept inaccessible while children are in care. Today I suggested you do a walk through each morning to ensure all items are stored appropriately. In collaboration with NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, and DCDEE, the NC Emergency Management developed a standard EPR template for use (statewide) by licensed child care programs. The content for this template aligns with the EPR in Child Care training and the EPR rules. To access the EPR Template, the trained staff must have an NCID. You may register for an NCID at the following link: https://ncid.nc.gov/ CLEAN CLASSROOMS FOR CAROLINA KIDS - Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed in October 2023. • Lead-Based Paint- no results yet • Asbestos- no results yet Ensure you keep all paperwork that you receive regarding this matter, and it may be requested to verify compliance. Use this link to view test results/status: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Be reminded that you have five (5) business days from the date of hire/termination to add/remove staff from the portal. The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative launched in North Carolina to make it easier for military families to access and afford quality child care from community providers. Licensed child care facilities are now able to participate in MCCYN-PLUS based on their star rating. If you are interested in participating in the military fee assistance program, please visit: https://www.childcareaware.org/feeassistancerespite/feeassistancerespiteproviders/feeassistance/ to review the application process. Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. Click on the “What’s New” tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed, signed, and left with you. Contact me at April Lester, Child Care Consultant, 910-824-0954, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/14/2025 Number Present: 16 Completed Date: 10/14/2025 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 95%. The sanitation inspection was completed June 20, 2025, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 30, 2024, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. All children were cared for in a nurturing and caring manner. Today we spoke briefly about the new QRIS Modernization and you stated you want to remain as a 1 star licensed facility; however, if you ever want to increase to a 2-5 star rated license I am happy to assist you in that transition. The following violations were observed today. 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. White out was observed in unlocked storage in space 2. .2820(b) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. A staff member hired September 2, 2025, has not completed at least 16 hours of orientation. .1101(a) 1329 Application for enrollment did not include all required information. Two (2) of the three (3) children's files reviewed did not have health care needs recorded. .0801(a)(1-7) 1812 The center did not complete an EPR Plan within four months of completing the EPR in Child Care training and/or the Plan was not completed on a template provided by the Division. An EPR plan has not been completed. .0607(c) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before October 28, 2025, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: Please review child care rules regarding storage and accessibility of potentially hazardous items. Items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” with no other warnings must be stored at a minimum of five feet off the floor. Hazardous cleaning supplies, including those kept under pressure in an aerosol can, as well as medications must be kept in locked storage. The definition of locked storage requires that the lock be unlocked with some type of device such as a key or combination. Regular childproofing locks do not meet this requirement. Ensure that all cleaning supplies and other items labeled “Keep out of reach of children” are kept inaccessible while children are in care. Today I suggested you do a walk through each morning to ensure all items are stored appropriately. In collaboration with NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, and DCDEE, the NC Emergency Management developed a standard EPR template for use (statewide) by licensed child care programs. The content for this template aligns with the EPR in Child Care training and the EPR rules. To access the EPR Template, the trained staff must have an NCID. You may register for an NCID at the following link: https://ncid.nc.gov/ CLEAN CLASSROOMS FOR CAROLINA KIDS - Your facility’s status, according to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids website, shows the following: • Water Testing-Completed in October 2023. • Lead-Based Paint- no results yet • Asbestos- no results yet Ensure you keep all paperwork that you receive regarding this matter, and it may be requested to verify compliance. Use this link to view test results/status: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ As stated in G.S. 110-90.2 & .2703(r) child care operators are to notify the Division of any new child care providers working who were hired or moved into the child care facility within five business days. The process of notifying the Division has changed and is now captured in ABCMS. Be reminded that you have five (5) business days from the date of hire/termination to add/remove staff from the portal. The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative launched in North Carolina to make it easier for military families to access and afford quality child care from community providers. Licensed child care facilities are now able to participate in MCCYN-PLUS based on their star rating. If you are interested in participating in the military fee assistance program, please visit: https://www.childcareaware.org/feeassistancerespite/feeassistancerespiteproviders/feeassistance/ to review the application process. Stay up to date with the Division of Child Development and Early Education by visiting www.ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov. This website enables you to view the entire Law and Child Care Requirements for North Carolina as well as download required forms. Click on the “What’s New” tab for important updates impacting child care in North Carolina. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed, signed, and left with you. Contact me at April Lester, Child Care Consultant, 910-824-0954, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov if you have questions. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0604 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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 .0902 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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 .0514 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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

GS 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/28/2024 Number Present: 21 Completed Date: 10/28/2024 Age: From 0 To 3 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 09:00 AM Time Out: 11:00 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable child care requirements for an annual compliance. Brandy Oxendine, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 1-star license issued May 7, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and no cooking allowed in the building. This is the first annual compliance visit since the temporary license was issued November 6, 2024. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The sanitation inspection was completed December 14, 2023, with a “Superior” classification. The last fire inspection was conducted October 18, 2023, and your facility was approved for daytime care only. You replied that you would call and request the inspection. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in free play. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Adequate and age appropriate materials were observed. Lunch is brought from home, opt out forms were observed in children’s files. You requested to use the back porch for infant outdoor space. Measurements were taken and the space calculation worksheet was updated. The back porch may only have 2 children on it at a time due to the square footage. The following violations were observed today. Violation Number Comment Rule 106 Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection occurred on October 18, 2023. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. A signed statement of the NC Child Care Law was not in the file for a child 1 year of age. GS 110-102 522 Multi-use articles, including highchair feeding trays, were not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the center's kitchen after each use. Two infants were fed in a high chair and the high chair was not observed being cleaned between use. 15A NCAC 18A .2812(e) 530 Each infant was not held for bottle feeding until he/she can hold his own bottle. Upon arrival an infant aged child ate a cracker while not being held or in an approved eating apparatus. 10A NCAC 09 .0902(b) 608 Children did not wash their hands upon arrival at the center, after each visit to the toilet, before eating, before and after water activity play, after outside play, and after handling animals or animal cages. Two infants were observed having morning snack without washing their hands before or after. 15A NCAC 18A .2803(c) 619 Diaper changing surfaces were not cleaned with a detergent solution and disinfected after each use. The diaper changing surface in the bathroom used for preschool aged children had sand and visible dirt. 15A NCAC 18A .2819(c) 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. The power strip by the refrigerator had open electrical outlets. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 1203 Operational policies were not discussed with parents on or before the child's first day and/or they were not notified in writing of all changes. A signed statement of review of the operational policies were not on file for a child one year of age. 10A NCAC 09 .0514(b) 1324 Signed and dated statement by parent that discipline policy received and explained at enrollment was not in child's file. A child 1 year of age and a child three years of age did not have a signed and dated statement that the discipline policy was received and explained at enrollment. .1804(c) 1851 The operator did not notify the parent of each child enrolled in writing of the smoking and tobacco restriction. A child one year of age did not have a signed statement of the smoking and tobacco restriction. .0604(j) Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Any violation(s) documented may impact the compliance history score. The violation(s) documented must be corrected immediately. On or before November 11, 2024, I must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware any information submitted by you is legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant 12948 Wilmington, NC 28405 April.Lester@dhhs.nc.gov If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address registered with the DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. An example is: Jane Doe, Administrator AAA Child Care ID # 12345678 Technical Assistance: There is a children’s file checklist located on our website under the provider documents tab that I strongly encourage you to use for all children’s records required by our agency. Your last fire inspection was on May 2, 2022. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0304 (a) states that each operator shall schedule and obtain a fire inspection within 12 months of the center's previous fire inspection. The operator shall notify the local fire inspector when it is time for the center's annual fire inspection. The operator shall submit the original of the approved annual fire inspection report to the Division within one week of the inspection visit on the form provided by the Division. I suggest noting the date of your most recent inspection on a calendar and setting a reminder for yourself to call and request your inspection at least one month in advance of the deadline. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean hands save lives. Handwashing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs. Reminders: I strongly encourage you to review the child care rules regarding medication and share them with staff. It may be helpful to create a checklist for staff to assist them in making sure requirements regarding permission, storage and administration are met. I also encourage you to check the classroom medicine boxes on a regular basis as an additional monitoring measure. Rated License: 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 the 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 the new assessment tools if you are interested in Environment Rating Scales assessments. I will share more information as I am able. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): Starting February 1, 2025, the new and improved Environment Rating Scales – Third Additions will be implemented. Today we discussed the purchase of the new tools, training opportunities, and the NCRLAP website. Please visit www.ncrlap.org for more information and start training your staff now on this new tool! Outreach assessments on the new tools are available now. The visit summary was reviewed with you, signed, and a copy left with you. If you need any assistance please reach out to me, April Lester, Child Care Consultant, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0954 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, lynette.robbins@dhhs.nc.gov, 910-824-0235. 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 .0701 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: JENNIFER DEMPSEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 2/6/2024 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 105 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for the facility’s first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued November 6, 2023, and is valid through May 6, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 25 children ages 0 to 12 years old; no cooking allowed. This facility is operated by a sole proprietor. Child Care Consultant April Bosse was present and assisted with today’s visit. The center had the following items posted/located in a prominent place in the center for parents and available for me to review: the Temporary License, current menu, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, fire drill log, and the Summary of the NC Child Care Law. The indoor and outdoor learning environments were monitored for all pertinent safety and equipment related requirements. A fire drill was completed January 17, 20224 using the facility’s fire alarm system. An outdoor inspection was completed January 17, 2024. Three classrooms are operating with nineteen children enrolled and eighteen children present. All children were appropriately supervised. Daily schedules were available for each group of children. Activity plans were observed posted in each classroom. Toddlers in Space 4 were engaged in routine care as they washed hands and prepared for rest time. Two- and three-year-old children in Spaces 1 and 3 were laying on individual cots with individual linens while soft music played, and lights were dimmed. Caregivers assisted children with blankets and rubbed their backs as they supervised the room. The morning snack consisted of cheerios, blueberries, and milk. Children bring their own lunch from home and all families have signed the nutrition opt out form. Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One employee hired 1/23/24 had a medical report that was older than 12 months on file prior to employment. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member hired 1/23/24 did not provide a TB test or screening that was not older than 12 months on or before the first date of employment. .0701(a) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One new staff member hired 11/08/2023 did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. .1101(a) The above violations were observed today. Send me your compliance letter by February 16, 2024 stating how each violation has been corrected and your plan to ensure these violations are not cited in the future. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Prior to today’s visit your 18 month compliance score was 96%. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact me at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.dempsey@dhhs.nc.gov. Violation technical assistance: One employee hired on 1/23/24 had a TB test dated 2/10/22 and a Medical report dated 10/27/21. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0701 states that all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week shall obtain a TB test and a medical report on or before the first day of employment. The results indicating the individual is free of active tuberculosis and a signed medical report from a physician shall be obtained within the 12 months prior to the date of employment. If a previous TB test date or medical report is more than 12 months prior to the date of hire, the employee must obtain a new TB test, receive the results before the first date of employment and obtain a new medical report. One staff member hired 11/8/24 did not complete all orientation topics within the required six-week time frame. Each employee who is expected to have contact with children shall receive six clock hours of training in required topic areas within the first two weeks of employment and 16 hours of on-site orientation within the first six weeks of employment. A list of approved orientation topics and a documentation log along with required timelines can be found on the division’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ under the provider documents tab. RATED LICENSE: The facility has chosen not to apply for a 2-5 star rated license. The facility does not currently participate in the North Carolina Child Care Subsidy program as no subsidized children are enrolled. The facility is aware to be eligible to participate in the subsidy program in the future they must earn a minimum of 3 stars. Today we discussed staff’s education in WORKS. As you know WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Only official unopened transcripts will be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit, all other documents will be uploaded by the applicant. All staff need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested the appropriate evaluation for their position. Today we reviewed education worksheets and how points are earned for each staff category. As of today, B. Oxendine needs to request evaluation as an administrator, S. Gibbs, B. Caine and S. Oxendine needs to create a WORKS account and submit pertinent education information. We also reviewed quality point options and how to earn points in the program component of a rated license. Reminders: All staff must complete Health and safety trainings within their first 12 months of employment. Trainings may be completed through Moodle on our www.prosolutionstrainings.com; you must have an NCID and password to access the trainings. Instructions on how to create an NCID can be found on the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ under the “How Do I” tab. 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: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: JENNIFER DEMPSEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 2/6/2024 Number Present: 18 Completed Date: 2/6/2024 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 105 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 12:45 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for the facility’s first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued November 6, 2023, and is valid through May 6, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 25 children ages 0 to 12 years old; no cooking allowed. This facility is operated by a sole proprietor. Child Care Consultant April Bosse was present and assisted with today’s visit. The center had the following items posted/located in a prominent place in the center for parents and available for me to review: the Temporary License, current menu, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, fire drill log, and the Summary of the NC Child Care Law. The indoor and outdoor learning environments were monitored for all pertinent safety and equipment related requirements. A fire drill was completed January 17, 20224 using the facility’s fire alarm system. An outdoor inspection was completed January 17, 2024. Three classrooms are operating with nineteen children enrolled and eighteen children present. All children were appropriately supervised. Daily schedules were available for each group of children. Activity plans were observed posted in each classroom. Toddlers in Space 4 were engaged in routine care as they washed hands and prepared for rest time. Two- and three-year-old children in Spaces 1 and 3 were laying on individual cots with individual linens while soft music played, and lights were dimmed. Caregivers assisted children with blankets and rubbed their backs as they supervised the room. The morning snack consisted of cheerios, blueberries, and milk. Children bring their own lunch from home and all families have signed the nutrition opt out form. Violation Number Comment Rule 1032 Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. One employee hired 1/23/24 had a medical report that was older than 12 months on file prior to employment. 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) 1033 On or before the first day of work, all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week did not provide results indicating that they were free of active TB and/or TB test or screening was older than 12 months. One staff member hired 1/23/24 did not provide a TB test or screening that was not older than 12 months on or before the first date of employment. .0701(a) 1045 New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks. One new staff member hired 11/08/2023 did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within the first 6 weeks of employment. .1101(a) The above violations were observed today. Send me your compliance letter by February 16, 2024 stating how each violation has been corrected and your plan to ensure these violations are not cited in the future. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to achieve and maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. Prior to today’s visit your 18 month compliance score was 96%. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact me at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.dempsey@dhhs.nc.gov. Violation technical assistance: One employee hired on 1/23/24 had a TB test dated 2/10/22 and a Medical report dated 10/27/21. Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0701 states that all staff, including the director and individuals who volunteer more than once per week shall obtain a TB test and a medical report on or before the first day of employment. The results indicating the individual is free of active tuberculosis and a signed medical report from a physician shall be obtained within the 12 months prior to the date of employment. If a previous TB test date or medical report is more than 12 months prior to the date of hire, the employee must obtain a new TB test, receive the results before the first date of employment and obtain a new medical report. One staff member hired 11/8/24 did not complete all orientation topics within the required six-week time frame. Each employee who is expected to have contact with children shall receive six clock hours of training in required topic areas within the first two weeks of employment and 16 hours of on-site orientation within the first six weeks of employment. A list of approved orientation topics and a documentation log along with required timelines can be found on the division’s website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ under the provider documents tab. RATED LICENSE: The facility has chosen not to apply for a 2-5 star rated license. The facility does not currently participate in the North Carolina Child Care Subsidy program as no subsidized children are enrolled. The facility is aware to be eligible to participate in the subsidy program in the future they must earn a minimum of 3 stars. Today we discussed staff’s education in WORKS. As you know WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Only official unopened transcripts will be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit, all other documents will be uploaded by the applicant. All staff need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested the appropriate evaluation for their position. Today we reviewed education worksheets and how points are earned for each staff category. As of today, B. Oxendine needs to request evaluation as an administrator, S. Gibbs, B. Caine and S. Oxendine needs to create a WORKS account and submit pertinent education information. We also reviewed quality point options and how to earn points in the program component of a rated license. Reminders: All staff must complete Health and safety trainings within their first 12 months of employment. Trainings may be completed through Moodle on our www.prosolutionstrainings.com; you must have an NCID and password to access the trainings. Instructions on how to create an NCID can be found on the DCDEE website at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/ under the “How Do I” tab. 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 .0508 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: JENNIFER DEMPSEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/6/2023 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 12/6/2023 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for the facility’s first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued November 6, 2023, and is valid through May 6, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 25 children ages 0 to 12 years old; no cooking allowed. This facility is operated by a sole proprietor. The center had the following items posted/located in a prominent place in the center for parents and available for me to review: the Temporary License, current menu, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, fire drill log, and the Summary of the NC Child Care Law. The indoor and outdoor learning environments were monitored for all pertinent safety and equipment related requirements. A fire drill was completed November 10, 2023 using the facility’s fire alarm system. An outdoor inspection was completed November 16,2023. Fourteen children ages one to three-years-old are enrolled; eleven children were present. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored today. Daily schedules were available for children. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials was observed in the classroom. No children were present in space #1 upon arrival; they were in space #3 napping. The lights were off; light from the windows illuminated the space for ease of supervision. Space #2 is currently used as an office. Children are not currently enrolled in space #3. The children enrolled in space # 1 use space #3 for napping. Toddlers in space # 4 were observed napping. The facility provides morning snack and afternoon snack. Children bring their lunch from home. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space #1 was dated November 13, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) The following violation was observed today. A compliance letter including detailed information about how the violation has been corrected must be received by December 13, 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. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact your consultant Jennifer Dempsey at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.dempsey@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical assistance regarding violations cited: Activity Plans Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. What are activity plans? Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. First establish the theme for the week. In doing so, ask yourself some of these questions: Who is the target age group and what are the developmental milestones for this age group? Are the majority of children the same age and / or do they have the same skill level for the activities I have planned? What concept, skill, or knowledge do I hope to introduce to the children? When thinking of the developmental levels of these children, are the activities I have planned challenging but not overwhelming for this group of children? When will there be opportunities for a “teachable moment” that I might capture and use to expand their learning? How many of the activities can I plan to be self directed, how many will be a free choice activity added to the area, and how many are expected to take place as teacher directed activities? Where will the primary learning activities take place? In primary activity areas in which I will add materials or will I create a new activity area for this theme? Why is this theme, concept, or skill important? Is this a theme, concept, or skill that the children will be interested in? How can I change my classroom environment to emphasize the theme and promote learning? What props or supporting materials will I need? Here are some frequently used themes: Vacations - A Day at the Beach, Gone Fishin’, Traveling Abroad, Picnic in the Park, Grandma’s House, Camping, etc Colors - Brown, Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Black (red+blue=purple) (yellow+blue=green) (yellow+red=orange) Holiday’s / Celebrations (most effective when done OFF-SEASON) - Christmas in different cultures, Patriotic holiday’s, Un-Birthday’s, Seasonal Flings, Make up your own holiday! Natural Elements - Earth, Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Metal Careers - Soldier, Veterinarian, Office Worker, Postal Carrier, Fireman, Police Officer, Baker, Flower Arranger, Hair Dresser, Make-up Artist, Salesman, Grocer, Farmer, etc Life Cycles - Frog, Person, Butterfly, Kangaroo, Starfish, Plants, etc Seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn / Fall Emotions - Happy, Sad, Angry, Confused, Scared, Excited, Nervous, etc Senses - Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Touching, Tasting Historical Figures - Harriet Tubman, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale, Wright Brothers, Michelangelo, Mozart, etc Fact & Fiction - Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, Blackbeard and other Pirates, American Indians, Gold Rush, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, etc Concepts - Opposites, Sequencing, Matching, Linear, Graduated, Rhyming, etc Once you choose a theme think of ways you can pull that theme through each activity area. Then document the potential activities on your choses activity plan. RATED LICENSE: At this time the facility is not planning to apply for a 2-5 star rated license. The facility does not currently participate in the North Carolina subsidy program. They understand they will not be eligible to participate in the subsidy program in the future if they do not have a minimum of a three star license. You may choose to apply at any time. Education Standards: WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Only official unopened transcripts will be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit, all other documents will be uploaded by the applicant. All staff need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested the appropriate evaluation for their position. Technical Assistance: Today we discussed food storage. In your refrigerator there was an uncovered plate of toast and berries that appeared. Food must be stored in an air-tight container and labeled with person’s name. There were two gallons of frozen milk in the kitchen freezer. Milk may only be served/used prior to the expiration date. Frozen milk may not be used or served. Ensure keys are not stored in locks as this will be considered unlocked by both sanitation and the Division. The door to your kitchen must remain closed at all times. 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

GS 110-91 · Violation

Name of Operation: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: JENNIFER DEMPSEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/6/2023 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 12/6/2023 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for the facility’s first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued November 6, 2023, and is valid through May 6, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 25 children ages 0 to 12 years old; no cooking allowed. This facility is operated by a sole proprietor. The center had the following items posted/located in a prominent place in the center for parents and available for me to review: the Temporary License, current menu, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, fire drill log, and the Summary of the NC Child Care Law. The indoor and outdoor learning environments were monitored for all pertinent safety and equipment related requirements. A fire drill was completed November 10, 2023 using the facility’s fire alarm system. An outdoor inspection was completed November 16,2023. Fourteen children ages one to three-years-old are enrolled; eleven children were present. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored today. Daily schedules were available for children. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials was observed in the classroom. No children were present in space #1 upon arrival; they were in space #3 napping. The lights were off; light from the windows illuminated the space for ease of supervision. Space #2 is currently used as an office. Children are not currently enrolled in space #3. The children enrolled in space # 1 use space #3 for napping. Toddlers in space # 4 were observed napping. The facility provides morning snack and afternoon snack. Children bring their lunch from home. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space #1 was dated November 13, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) The following violation was observed today. A compliance letter including detailed information about how the violation has been corrected must be received by December 13, 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. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact your consultant Jennifer Dempsey at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.dempsey@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical assistance regarding violations cited: Activity Plans Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. What are activity plans? Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. First establish the theme for the week. In doing so, ask yourself some of these questions: Who is the target age group and what are the developmental milestones for this age group? Are the majority of children the same age and / or do they have the same skill level for the activities I have planned? What concept, skill, or knowledge do I hope to introduce to the children? When thinking of the developmental levels of these children, are the activities I have planned challenging but not overwhelming for this group of children? When will there be opportunities for a “teachable moment” that I might capture and use to expand their learning? How many of the activities can I plan to be self directed, how many will be a free choice activity added to the area, and how many are expected to take place as teacher directed activities? Where will the primary learning activities take place? In primary activity areas in which I will add materials or will I create a new activity area for this theme? Why is this theme, concept, or skill important? Is this a theme, concept, or skill that the children will be interested in? How can I change my classroom environment to emphasize the theme and promote learning? What props or supporting materials will I need? Here are some frequently used themes: Vacations - A Day at the Beach, Gone Fishin’, Traveling Abroad, Picnic in the Park, Grandma’s House, Camping, etc Colors - Brown, Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Black (red+blue=purple) (yellow+blue=green) (yellow+red=orange) Holiday’s / Celebrations (most effective when done OFF-SEASON) - Christmas in different cultures, Patriotic holiday’s, Un-Birthday’s, Seasonal Flings, Make up your own holiday! Natural Elements - Earth, Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Metal Careers - Soldier, Veterinarian, Office Worker, Postal Carrier, Fireman, Police Officer, Baker, Flower Arranger, Hair Dresser, Make-up Artist, Salesman, Grocer, Farmer, etc Life Cycles - Frog, Person, Butterfly, Kangaroo, Starfish, Plants, etc Seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn / Fall Emotions - Happy, Sad, Angry, Confused, Scared, Excited, Nervous, etc Senses - Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Touching, Tasting Historical Figures - Harriet Tubman, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale, Wright Brothers, Michelangelo, Mozart, etc Fact & Fiction - Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, Blackbeard and other Pirates, American Indians, Gold Rush, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, etc Concepts - Opposites, Sequencing, Matching, Linear, Graduated, Rhyming, etc Once you choose a theme think of ways you can pull that theme through each activity area. Then document the potential activities on your choses activity plan. RATED LICENSE: At this time the facility is not planning to apply for a 2-5 star rated license. The facility does not currently participate in the North Carolina subsidy program. They understand they will not be eligible to participate in the subsidy program in the future if they do not have a minimum of a three star license. You may choose to apply at any time. Education Standards: WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Only official unopened transcripts will be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit, all other documents will be uploaded by the applicant. All staff need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested the appropriate evaluation for their position. Technical Assistance: Today we discussed food storage. In your refrigerator there was an uncovered plate of toast and berries that appeared. Food must be stored in an air-tight container and labeled with person’s name. There were two gallons of frozen milk in the kitchen freezer. Milk may only be served/used prior to the expiration date. Frozen milk may not be used or served. Ensure keys are not stored in locks as this will be considered unlocked by both sanitation and the Division. The door to your kitchen must remain closed at all times. 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: Busy Bees Childcare Facility ID: 65001089 Consultant: JENNIFER DEMPSEY Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/6/2023 Number Present: 11 Completed Date: 12/6/2023 Age: From 1 To 3 Total Minutes: 135 Time In: 11:00 AM Time Out: 01:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Temp Time Period Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today's unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements for the facility’s first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued November 6, 2023, and is valid through May 6, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 25 children ages 0 to 12 years old; no cooking allowed. This facility is operated by a sole proprietor. The center had the following items posted/located in a prominent place in the center for parents and available for me to review: the Temporary License, current menu, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, fire drill log, and the Summary of the NC Child Care Law. The indoor and outdoor learning environments were monitored for all pertinent safety and equipment related requirements. A fire drill was completed November 10, 2023 using the facility’s fire alarm system. An outdoor inspection was completed November 16,2023. Fourteen children ages one to three-years-old are enrolled; eleven children were present. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored today. Daily schedules were available for children. A variety of age-appropriate learning materials was observed in the classroom. No children were present in space #1 upon arrival; they were in space #3 napping. The lights were off; light from the windows illuminated the space for ease of supervision. Space #2 is currently used as an office. Children are not currently enrolled in space #3. The children enrolled in space # 1 use space #3 for napping. Toddlers in space # 4 were observed napping. The facility provides morning snack and afternoon snack. Children bring their lunch from home. Violation Number Comment Rule 428 A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. The activity plan posted in space #1 was dated November 13, 2023. GS 110-91(12); .0508(a) The following violation was observed today. A compliance letter including detailed information about how the violation has been corrected must be received by December 13, 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. Child Care programs are expected to achieve and maintain compliance at all times and are required by NC GS 110-90(4) (d) to maintain an eighteen-month compliance history score of at least seventy-five percent. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact your consultant Jennifer Dempsey at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.dempsey@dhhs.nc.gov. Technical assistance regarding violations cited: Activity Plans Child Care Rule 10A NCAC 09 .0508 ACTIVITY SCHEDULES AND PLANS states (a) All centers shall have a current schedule and activity plan for each group of children posted for reference by parents and by caregivers. The schedule and activity plan may be combined in a single document. (b) For each group of children in care, the activity plan shall include activities intended to stimulate the following developmental domains, in accordance with North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, available on the Division's website at http://ncchildcare.nc.gov/providers/pv_foundations.asp: (1) emotional and social development; (2) health and physical development; (3) approaches to play and learning; (4) language development and communication; and (5) cognitive development. What are activity plans? Activity plans are detailed plans which outline activities that will encourage children’s growth and development. The activities outlined on the activity plan will typically occur during the “Activity Center” times indicated on the daily schedule. They must be posted for easy reference by caregivers and parents. First establish the theme for the week. In doing so, ask yourself some of these questions: Who is the target age group and what are the developmental milestones for this age group? Are the majority of children the same age and / or do they have the same skill level for the activities I have planned? What concept, skill, or knowledge do I hope to introduce to the children? When thinking of the developmental levels of these children, are the activities I have planned challenging but not overwhelming for this group of children? When will there be opportunities for a “teachable moment” that I might capture and use to expand their learning? How many of the activities can I plan to be self directed, how many will be a free choice activity added to the area, and how many are expected to take place as teacher directed activities? Where will the primary learning activities take place? In primary activity areas in which I will add materials or will I create a new activity area for this theme? Why is this theme, concept, or skill important? Is this a theme, concept, or skill that the children will be interested in? How can I change my classroom environment to emphasize the theme and promote learning? What props or supporting materials will I need? Here are some frequently used themes: Vacations - A Day at the Beach, Gone Fishin’, Traveling Abroad, Picnic in the Park, Grandma’s House, Camping, etc Colors - Brown, Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Black (red+blue=purple) (yellow+blue=green) (yellow+red=orange) Holiday’s / Celebrations (most effective when done OFF-SEASON) - Christmas in different cultures, Patriotic holiday’s, Un-Birthday’s, Seasonal Flings, Make up your own holiday! Natural Elements - Earth, Wind, Wood, Water, Fire, Metal Careers - Soldier, Veterinarian, Office Worker, Postal Carrier, Fireman, Police Officer, Baker, Flower Arranger, Hair Dresser, Make-up Artist, Salesman, Grocer, Farmer, etc Life Cycles - Frog, Person, Butterfly, Kangaroo, Starfish, Plants, etc Seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn / Fall Emotions - Happy, Sad, Angry, Confused, Scared, Excited, Nervous, etc Senses - Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Touching, Tasting Historical Figures - Harriet Tubman, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale, Wright Brothers, Michelangelo, Mozart, etc Fact & Fiction - Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, Blackbeard and other Pirates, American Indians, Gold Rush, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, etc Concepts - Opposites, Sequencing, Matching, Linear, Graduated, Rhyming, etc Once you choose a theme think of ways you can pull that theme through each activity area. Then document the potential activities on your choses activity plan. RATED LICENSE: At this time the facility is not planning to apply for a 2-5 star rated license. The facility does not currently participate in the North Carolina subsidy program. They understand they will not be eligible to participate in the subsidy program in the future if they do not have a minimum of a three star license. You may choose to apply at any time. Education Standards: WORKS is a self-service applicant portal that will be used by an individual applicant to register and maintain their workforce information to support education requirements. The WORKS portal is available online and requires that the user maintain an individual North Carolina Identity Management (NCID) username and password. Only official unopened transcripts will be submitted to the Workforce Education Unit, all other documents will be uploaded by the applicant. All staff need to ensure current education information has been submitted to WORKS and they have requested the appropriate evaluation for their position. Technical Assistance: Today we discussed food storage. In your refrigerator there was an uncovered plate of toast and berries that appeared. Food must be stored in an air-tight container and labeled with person’s name. There were two gallons of frozen milk in the kitchen freezer. Milk may only be served/used prior to the expiration date. Frozen milk may not be used or served. Ensure keys are not stored in locks as this will be considered unlocked by both sanitation and the Division. The door to your kitchen must remain closed at all times. 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