Palmetto Preschool- Northchase

10A NCAC 09 .0803 · Violation

Name of Operation: Palmetto Preschool- Northchase Facility ID: 65001098 Consultant: SHEREEN PICKETT Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/21/2025 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 8/21/2025 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: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s routine unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. The facility’s Four-Star License was issued September 25, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 120 children ages 0 to 12 years old; meeting enhanced ratios. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State website, your corporation Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC is current and active. Prior to this visit, the program’s eighteen-month compliance history was 98%. The last annual compliance visit was conducted by Child Care Consultant Shereen Pickett on March 18, 2025. Sanitation – 4/9/2025 – Superior classification Fire – 8/29/2024 – Approved for daytime care only Rebecca Hinman, Administrator was present and available for consultation. Infants in space 1 received care based on individual needs, including napping, feeding and diapering routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were placed on the rug and allowed to play/move freely. Safe sleep checks and feeding schedules were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers and preschool-aged children in spaces 3 – 5a were observed during outdoor play. Two-year-old children in space 2 were engaged in music/movement activities. Spaces 4 and 5b are not currently in use. Breakfast today consisted of English muffin, bananas, and milk. Lunch planned for the day included cheese pizza, salad, green beans and milk. Three staff members were hired since the last visit. All new staff members’ files were monitored and found to be in compliance. One violation was observed and must be corrected immediately. Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2, a parent permission form for a diaper cream used with a child expired on August 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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 August 29, 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. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING VIOLATION CITED: Regarding medication authorizations, I encouraged you today to make lists of medications brought in by parents which include children’s names, types of medications, expiration dates of medications and expiration dates of authorization forms. This will allow staff members to easily see when medications or authorization forms are about to expire so they can return them to parents or get new authorization forms within 72 hours as required. REMINDERS: Pathways to the Stars: In September, each consultant will host in-person facility operator/administrator meetings within the counties served to provide additional guidance on the changes, the transition plan and timeline. Be on the watch out for additional emails from your consultant. Beginning In October, consultants will begin discussing the new rules in Section .3200; Standards for Two through Five Star Rated Licenses during licensing visits. Consultants will review the pathway options, identify facility needs, answer questions, and work with the facility operator to establish an individualized timeline for transition to a new rated license within 12 months based on the pathway chosen. The program’s fire inspection expires on August 29, 2025. Ms. Hinman contacted the fire marshal’s office in my presence and left a voice message. Ensure a new fire inspection is completed prior to the expiration of the current one. Email me a copy of the new inspection report upon receipt. Monthly fire and playground inspections are due in August. A quarterly lockdown drill is due in August. As discussed, with all the recent rain in this area, it is important to ensure mulch is fluffed on a regular basis. L. Butler, hired on June 30, 2025, must successfully complete CPR/FA certification by September 30, 2025, to maintain compliance. A sandbox used in outdoor play should be covered when not in use. At the conclusion of this visit, the summary was reviewed, printed, signed and a copy was left with you. Reach me with questions or concerns at (910) 508-3228 or Shereen.pickett@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Palmetto Preschool- Northchase Facility ID: 65001098 Consultant: SHEREEN PICKETT Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 8/21/2025 Number Present: 28 Completed Date: 8/21/2025 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: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s routine unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to this visit type. The facility’s Four-Star License was issued September 25, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 120 children ages 0 to 12 years old; meeting enhanced ratios. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State website, your corporation Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC is current and active. Prior to this visit, the program’s eighteen-month compliance history was 98%. The last annual compliance visit was conducted by Child Care Consultant Shereen Pickett on March 18, 2025. Sanitation – 4/9/2025 – Superior classification Fire – 8/29/2024 – Approved for daytime care only Rebecca Hinman, Administrator was present and available for consultation. Infants in space 1 received care based on individual needs, including napping, feeding and diapering routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were placed on the rug and allowed to play/move freely. Safe sleep checks and feeding schedules were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers and preschool-aged children in spaces 3 – 5a were observed during outdoor play. Two-year-old children in space 2 were engaged in music/movement activities. Spaces 4 and 5b are not currently in use. Breakfast today consisted of English muffin, bananas, and milk. Lunch planned for the day included cheese pizza, salad, green beans and milk. Three staff members were hired since the last visit. All new staff members’ files were monitored and found to be in compliance. One violation was observed and must be corrected immediately. Violation Number Comment Rule 847 Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2, a parent permission form for a diaper cream used with a child expired on August 19, 2025. 10A NCAC 09 .0803(4)(6-9) 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 August 29, 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. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING VIOLATION CITED: Regarding medication authorizations, I encouraged you today to make lists of medications brought in by parents which include children’s names, types of medications, expiration dates of medications and expiration dates of authorization forms. This will allow staff members to easily see when medications or authorization forms are about to expire so they can return them to parents or get new authorization forms within 72 hours as required. REMINDERS: Pathways to the Stars: In September, each consultant will host in-person facility operator/administrator meetings within the counties served to provide additional guidance on the changes, the transition plan and timeline. Be on the watch out for additional emails from your consultant. Beginning In October, consultants will begin discussing the new rules in Section .3200; Standards for Two through Five Star Rated Licenses during licensing visits. Consultants will review the pathway options, identify facility needs, answer questions, and work with the facility operator to establish an individualized timeline for transition to a new rated license within 12 months based on the pathway chosen. The program’s fire inspection expires on August 29, 2025. Ms. Hinman contacted the fire marshal’s office in my presence and left a voice message. Ensure a new fire inspection is completed prior to the expiration of the current one. Email me a copy of the new inspection report upon receipt. Monthly fire and playground inspections are due in August. A quarterly lockdown drill is due in August. As discussed, with all the recent rain in this area, it is important to ensure mulch is fluffed on a regular basis. L. Butler, hired on June 30, 2025, must successfully complete CPR/FA certification by September 30, 2025, to maintain compliance. A sandbox used in outdoor play should be covered when not in use. At the conclusion of this visit, the summary was reviewed, printed, signed and a copy was left with you. Reach me with questions or concerns at (910) 508-3228 or Shereen.pickett@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

10A NCAC 09 .0601 · Violation

Name of Operation: Palmetto Preschool- Northchase Facility ID: 65001098 Consultant: SHEREEN PICKETT Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/18/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 3/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. The facility’s Four-Star License was issued September 25, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 120 children ages 0 to 12 years old; meeting enhanced ratios. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State website, your corporation Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC is current and active. Prior to this visit, the program’s eighteen-month compliance history was 98%. This is the first annual compliance visit since licensure. Sanitation – 8/22/2024 – Superior classification Fire – 8/29/2024 – Approved for daytime care only Rebecca Hinman, Administrator and Karla Faircloth, Vice President of Operation with Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC were present and available for consultation. Infants in space 1 received care based on individual needs, including napping, feeding and diapering routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were placed on the rug and allowed to play/move freely. Safe sleep checks and feeding schedules were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers, Two’s and preschool-aged children in spaces 2 – 4 were observed during free play, accessing a variety of age-appropriate materials. Children in space 5a were observed during outdoor play. Space 5b is not currently in use. Breakfast today consisted of pancakes, peaches, and milk. Lunch planned for the day consisted of chicken and cheese brown rice, carrots, broccoli, and milk. Ms. Hinman stated that the program is planning on adding transportation for school-age children in the near future. I reminded her that the program must be approved for transportation and buses must be monitored prior to use. Please remember to contact me before you begin transporting children to ensure the program is meeting compliance with child care rules. The following violations were observed and must be corrected immediately. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In space 5a, a electrical box with two outlets was observed broken and hanging down and away from the wall, leaving the back of the box exposed. This box is in the block area and within easy access to the children. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. On the playground used with Toddlers/Twos, cushioning levels under the climber/slide and swings measured approximately 1-2 inches in depth, rather than the required 6 inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 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 March 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. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING VIOLATIONS CITED: For the health and safety of children using the playground, mulch underneath and surrounding stationary climbers/slides and swings must be maintained at the depth of six inches as required by the critical height of the equipment. Please make sure to order additional mulch for the toddler/two’s playground as soon as possible to come into compliance. Indoor and outdoor environments should be checked daily and prior to children’s arrival/use of the different spaces. Observed hazards should be corrected or report to administration immediately to ensure the children’s overall safety while in your care. REMINDERS: Monthly fire and playground inspections are due in March. Staff members must remain diligent in wiping the children’s noses and completing proper handwashing procedures. The mulch on the preschool playground needs to be fluffed. A sandbox used in outdoor play should be covered when not in use. R. Hinman’s CPR/FA certification expires in October 2025. D. Ortiz, hired on December 3, 2024, is on maternity leave. Ms. Ortiz must complete CPR/FA certification prior to her return to work with children in order to meet compliance. C. Watson’s criminal background qualification letter expires on November 4, 2025. Make sure she completes all the required paperwork for a new letter prior to expiration. Renewal could take place up to six months in advance. At the conclusion of this visit, the summary was reviewed, printed, signed and a copy was left with you. Reach me with questions or concerns at (910) 508-3228 or Shereen.pickett@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Palmetto Preschool- Northchase Facility ID: 65001098 Consultant: SHEREEN PICKETT Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 3/18/2025 Number Present: 43 Completed Date: 3/18/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 190 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 12:00 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s unannounced visit was to monitor compliance with applicable child care requirements pertinent to an annual compliance visit. The facility’s Four-Star License was issued September 25, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 120 children ages 0 to 12 years old; meeting enhanced ratios. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State website, your corporation Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC is current and active. Prior to this visit, the program’s eighteen-month compliance history was 98%. This is the first annual compliance visit since licensure. Sanitation – 8/22/2024 – Superior classification Fire – 8/29/2024 – Approved for daytime care only Rebecca Hinman, Administrator and Karla Faircloth, Vice President of Operation with Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC were present and available for consultation. Infants in space 1 received care based on individual needs, including napping, feeding and diapering routines. Infants not engaged in routine care were placed on the rug and allowed to play/move freely. Safe sleep checks and feeding schedules were monitored and found to be in compliance. Toddlers, Two’s and preschool-aged children in spaces 2 – 4 were observed during free play, accessing a variety of age-appropriate materials. Children in space 5a were observed during outdoor play. Space 5b is not currently in use. Breakfast today consisted of pancakes, peaches, and milk. Lunch planned for the day consisted of chicken and cheese brown rice, carrots, broccoli, and milk. Ms. Hinman stated that the program is planning on adding transportation for school-age children in the near future. I reminded her that the program must be approved for transportation and buses must be monitored prior to use. Please remember to contact me before you begin transporting children to ensure the program is meeting compliance with child care rules. The following violations were observed and must be corrected immediately. Violation Number Comment Rule 807 A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. In space 5a, a electrical box with two outlets was observed broken and hanging down and away from the wall, leaving the back of the box exposed. This box is in the block area and within easy access to the children. 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) 1867 The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. On the playground used with Toddlers/Twos, cushioning levels under the climber/slide and swings measured approximately 1-2 inches in depth, rather than the required 6 inches. .0605(k)(1-4) 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 March 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. If you email the compliance letter, it must be sent from the email address on file with DCDEE (this serves as your signature) and the following information must be included: name, position, facility name, and facility ID number. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING VIOLATIONS CITED: For the health and safety of children using the playground, mulch underneath and surrounding stationary climbers/slides and swings must be maintained at the depth of six inches as required by the critical height of the equipment. Please make sure to order additional mulch for the toddler/two’s playground as soon as possible to come into compliance. Indoor and outdoor environments should be checked daily and prior to children’s arrival/use of the different spaces. Observed hazards should be corrected or report to administration immediately to ensure the children’s overall safety while in your care. REMINDERS: Monthly fire and playground inspections are due in March. Staff members must remain diligent in wiping the children’s noses and completing proper handwashing procedures. The mulch on the preschool playground needs to be fluffed. A sandbox used in outdoor play should be covered when not in use. R. Hinman’s CPR/FA certification expires in October 2025. D. Ortiz, hired on December 3, 2024, is on maternity leave. Ms. Ortiz must complete CPR/FA certification prior to her return to work with children in order to meet compliance. C. Watson’s criminal background qualification letter expires on November 4, 2025. Make sure she completes all the required paperwork for a new letter prior to expiration. Renewal could take place up to six months in advance. At the conclusion of this visit, the summary was reviewed, printed, signed and a copy was left with you. Reach me with questions or concerns at (910) 508-3228 or Shereen.pickett@dhhs.nc.gov If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

NC GS 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: Palmetto Preschool- Northchase Facility ID: 65001098 Consultant: JENNIFER GARNER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/29/2024 Number Present: 32 Completed Date: 4/29/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 115 Time In: 10:20 AM Time Out: 12:15 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 the first temporary time period visit. The facility’s Temporary License was issued March 25, 2024 and is valid through September 24, 2024. Restrictions on the permit include a first shift capacity of 120 children ages 0 to 12 years old; meeting enhanced ratios. Restrictions were in compliance today. Childcare Consultant April Bosse was present and assisted with today’s visit. According to the North Carolina Secretary of State website, your corporation Palmetto Preschool & Learning Center, LLC is current and active. Your last fire drill was completed April 5, 2024 and your last outdoor inspection was completed April 6, 2024. As this is a change of ownership, a new building, fire and inspections must be completed prior to September 24, 2024. You will request your building and sanitation inspection through the COAST portal. You will contact your local fire marshal to request your fire inspection. Failure to obtain the required approved inspections prior to September 24, 2024 may result in administrative action against your license. You must also complete the two-day pre-licensing workshop for centers prior to September 24, 2024. 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, Safe Arrival and Departure Procedure, transportation, and emergency medical care plan. Five classrooms are operating with forty-five children enrolled and thirty-two children present. All children were appropriately supervised. All approved indoor and outdoor spaces were monitored today. Daily schedules were available for each group of children. Activity plans were observed posted in each classroom. Infants received care based on their individual needs. Infant feeding charts are current and up to date and safe sleep charts are being maintained. During today’s visit, infants in Space 1 were outside in the outdoor area in bouncy chair and on a carpet exploring the area. Toddlers in space 3 were engaged in group time with the caregiver reading the book “Animal Babies” and making the animal sounds. Two-year-old children in Space 2 were outside playing on see-saws, kicking balls, and sliding on the slide. Preschool children in Space 4 were outside in the play area swinging on swings, throwing balls and picking flowers. Preschool children in Space 5a were in the block center building with large cardboard blocks and animal figures. Lunch served today consisted of chicken sandwiches, sweet potato tots, corn, and milk. Violation Number Comment Rule 849 Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Authorization for one diaper cream in Space 1 expired on January 25, 2024 and the medication was discarded or returned to the parent within 72 hours. .0803(12) 1835 The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. A medical action plan was not available for review for the Epi-Pen in Space 2. .0801(b) The above violations were observed today. Send your compliance letter to me by Friday, March 10, 2024. Your compliance letter should clearly state how the violations have been corrected as well as a plan to ensure this violation is not cited in the future. If you submit your compliance letter electronically, it will need to be submitted via the email address on file with our agency. Technical Assistance regarding violations cited: Emergency Medications: For any child with health care needs such as allergies, asthma, or other chronic conditions that require specialized health services, a medical action plan shall be attached to the application. The medical action plan shall be completed by the child's parent or a health care professional and may include the following: (1) a list of the child's diagnosis or diagnoses including dietary, environmental, and activity considerations that are applicable; (2) contact information for the child's health care professional(s); (3) medications to be administered on a scheduled basis; and (4) medications to be administered on an emergency basis with symptoms, and instructions. This plan is only needed for those children with the previously listed conditions. Today we discussed what forms are needed for all emergency medications in the facility. We also discussed keeping those medications unlocked, and in the space the child is enrolled. You stated today that you will be obtaining bags for these emergency medications so that they can easily be brought with the child as they transition to other spaces or outside. Topical Ointments: Today there was one diaper cream form in Space 1 that was expired. Topical ointment forms are valid for one year if the parent prefers that. Today we discussed options of keeping the permission form in the office in a file and in the classroom. We discussed that the forms being available in the classroom might help the staff see when they expire. I suggested making a list that is easier to read instead of shifting through the forms. The list could be posted in the room in order to alert the staff of expiration dates. Technical assistance: Posted items: Today all the required items were posted in the classrooms. As you are having the walls painted over the weekends, below is a list of items that must be posted in the classroom for your reference as you take down posted items and then repost them. Daily Schedule Activity/Lesson Plans Staff/Child Ratio Sheet (inside the classroom) Children’s food allergies posted where children eat and in kitchen First Aid chart (or in a common area accessible to all staff) Fire evacuation routes – by emergency exits Handwashing signs at sinks To access the Coast portal: Use the Chrome or Edge browser Login/register Click create account and enter your email address Verify your account with the email code On the COAST portal page you will click on Apply Click on COMMERCIAL CHANGE OF USE (WITHOUT COSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION) Fill out all required areas (including square footage) At the bottom of the page it will give you an option to click child care with more than 6 children under the age of 5 What happens next? Office will review the permit and let you know if any further information is needed Permit will be issued Inspection will be scheduled Must pay the fee on the portal-you will be informed when this is available to do Customer Service for the NC Coast Portal: 910-798-7311 Option 4 then Option 1 North Carolina Child Care Rule 10A NCAC .0604(p) requires that the outdoor premises be checked each day prior to use and any debris be removed. On the playground adjacent to space 2 and 3 garbage was observed on the playground. There were several used fork, food wrappers and paper trash scattered throughout the playground. On the playground adjacent to space 4, discarded tissues were observed along the fence. At the beginning of each day, staff should walk the playground and remove any trash and debris. Consider adding trash cans to your outdoor areas. Staff and children’s records were also reviewed today. Staff records will be reviewed again in the future once the staff and training worksheet have been completed. You will receive a minimum of two additional unannounced visits during the temporary time period. 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. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all applicable requirements at all times. If you have any questions, please contact your consultant Jennifer Garner at 910-824-1447 or Jennifer.j.garner@dhhs.nc.gov. RATED LICENSE: Today we discussed the two-component rated license process. As a change of ownership you may choose to continue with the points awarded during the last rated license assessment. Under the previous ownership the facility earned 1 quality point for the administrator having more than ten years of verifiable experience as an administrator of a licensed child care facility. The facility earned five points in program for meeting minimum requirements, as well as enhanced ratios. The facility earned an average score of 4.94 across their two assessments. The facility earned five points in education. The facility earned a total of 11 points which is a four star license. Your facility is in cohort 3. Your prep year will begin July 1, 2025 and continues through June 30, 2026. Your reassessment year is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. In your planning year, you may review resources available at www.ncrlap.org and contact New Hanover County Smart Start or Region 4 CCR&R for assistance with completion of the self-study component. This is an opportunity to focus on your Star Rated License and consider strategies to help maintain or increase your star rating. Review topics related to the Environment Rating Scales or other quality initiatives. Also, be reminded that you may voluntarily request a reassessment at any time and that NCRLAP outreach assessments are still being offered if you wish to “practice.” You may also wish to contact technical assistance specialists with Smart Start of New Hanover County to help you with mock assessments. Related to education, ensure you are uploading your education. 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. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. Your license will not be delayed due to education information not being processed. It typically takes WORKS 4-6 weeks to complete an evaluation. For more information regarding the “cohort model” of rated license reassessments, and opportunities for training and technical assistance as you prepare for a reassessment, you may visit https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Provider/Licensing/Star-Rated-License/Resuming-Star-Rated-License. It’s time to enroll your facility in the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program to identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure. This program is an expansion of Clean Water for Carolina Kids, which previously tested all child care centers in the state for lead in water at drinking and food preparation taps. As this is a legislatively mandated effort, facilities are required to have tap water tested for lead and to have inspections for lead paint and asbestos if applicable. Please see steps below: 1. Sign Up – Pre-enrollment webinars are available at cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina or paste https://bit.ly/3CK-webinar into your web browser to see available dates and times for the next month. 2. Enroll – At www.cleanwaterforUSkids.org/carolina using the PIN and complete the enrollment surveys for three program sections: 1) lead in water, 2) lead-based paint, and 3) asbestos. As you have already completed your water testing, you only need to enroll in the paint and asbestos programs. The deadline for enrollment is May 1, 2024. 3. Evaluate Hazards - The program may coordinate an on-site visit by a professional to assess for lead-based paint and asbestos hazards, if needed. 4. Receive Results – Receive your results, recommendations, and mitigation support, if needed. 5. Request Reimbursement - If you choose to conduct lead-based paint or asbestos mitigation, you can request reimbursement from NC DHHS. Visit the web site at: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/asbestos-and-lead-based-paint-reimbursement-program-arpa At the end of this visit, documentation was completed electronically, printed, and reviewed with you. 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