Great Beginnings Child Development Center

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: GREAT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 10000199 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/7/2025 Number Present: 60 Completed Date: 10/7/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 08:30 AM Time Out: 10:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Megan Roderick, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a 3-star license issued September 19, 2022, earning 5 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced ratios, and 1 quality point for the administrator having at least 10 years of documented childcare administrative work experience in a licensed program. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today, and Great Beginnings of River Road was listed as current and active. The restrictions for their license were in compliance. eighty-five (85) children are enrolled and sixty (60) children ages 0-5 were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today and all approved spaces were monitored for compliance. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in free play or eating morning snack that consisted of oatmeal and milk. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Five new staff member has been hired and all required paperwork was observed. Fire and sanitation inspections remain current. Today Ms. Roderick stated the program was ready to discuss their plan for Pathways to Stars. The program plans to move forward with Pathway 2 - Classroom and Instructional Quality. Today we discussed next steps and that documentation is included in the packet for today. The following violation was observed. Violation Number Comment Rule 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not completed for September. .0605(q) 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 21, 2025, must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant PO Box 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: A monthly playground inspection shall be conducted by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A trained administrator or staff person shall make a record of each inspection using a playground inspection checklist provided by the Division. The checklist shall be signed by the person who conducts the inspection and shall be maintained for 12 months in the center's files for review by a representative of the Division. The playground inspection checklist may be found online at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/providers/credent.asp. The playground inspection includes a checklist of items related to safety, surfacing, and equipment quality. 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 May 2024. • Lead-Based Paint-May 2024 - exempt • Asbestos- May 2024 - exempt 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. Rated License: The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments had ended and the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are here. We discussed in detail the next steps that need to be taken to ensure success. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards and to plan training your staff on the new requirments. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): As of 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. Outreach assessment not only will give you a baseline of your current quality, they can also be used for your continuous quality improvement plan. 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 and/or concerns. 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: GREAT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 10000199 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 10/7/2025 Number Present: 60 Completed Date: 10/7/2025 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 08:30 AM Time Out: 10:30 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Megan Roderick, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a 3-star license issued September 19, 2022, earning 5 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced ratios, and 1 quality point for the administrator having at least 10 years of documented childcare administrative work experience in a licensed program. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 98%. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today, and Great Beginnings of River Road was listed as current and active. The restrictions for their license were in compliance. eighty-five (85) children are enrolled and sixty (60) children ages 0-5 were present today. A walk-through of the facility was completed today and all approved spaces were monitored for compliance. I observed children in the indoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in free play or eating morning snack that consisted of oatmeal and milk. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. Five new staff member has been hired and all required paperwork was observed. Fire and sanitation inspections remain current. Today Ms. Roderick stated the program was ready to discuss their plan for Pathways to Stars. The program plans to move forward with Pathway 2 - Classroom and Instructional Quality. Today we discussed next steps and that documentation is included in the packet for today. The following violation was observed. Violation Number Comment Rule 859 Monthly playground inspections were not completed and/or they were not completed by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A playground inspection was not completed for September. .0605(q) 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 21, 2025, must receive a written, dated, and signed compliance letter that describes accurately and in detail, how and when the violations were corrected. Please be aware that any information submitted by you is considered legal documentation. If it is determined the information provided in the letter is not true, this may be considered falsification of information. If sufficient information is not received by the due date, a follow-up visit will be conducted. Mail or email the information to: April Lester, Child Care Consultant PO Box 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: A monthly playground inspection shall be conducted by an individual trained in playground safety requirements. A trained administrator or staff person shall make a record of each inspection using a playground inspection checklist provided by the Division. The checklist shall be signed by the person who conducts the inspection and shall be maintained for 12 months in the center's files for review by a representative of the Division. The playground inspection checklist may be found online at https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/providers/credent.asp. The playground inspection includes a checklist of items related to safety, surfacing, and equipment quality. 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 May 2024. • Lead-Based Paint-May 2024 - exempt • Asbestos- May 2024 - exempt 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. Rated License: The “hold harmless” state of rated license reassessments had ended and the new Quality Rating Improvement System standards are here. We discussed in detail the next steps that need to be taken to ensure success. Today I encouraged you to review information about the new standards and to plan training your staff on the new requirments. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP): As of 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. Outreach assessment not only will give you a baseline of your current quality, they can also be used for your continuous quality improvement plan. 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 and/or concerns. 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: GREAT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 10000199 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 5/13/2024 Number Present: 70 Completed Date: 5/13/2024 Age: From 0 To 5 Total Minutes: 150 Time In: 08:45 AM Time Out: 11:15 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. Meagan Roderick, Director, assisted me with the visit. The program currently operates with a 3-star license issued September 19, 2022, earning 2 points in program standards, 5 points in staff education, and 1 quality point in the education option. Restrictions on the permit include: daytime care only; and meets enhanced ratios. The last annual compliance visit was conducted May 31, 2022. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 97%. According to the NC Secretary of State website, Great Beginnings of River Road, Inc is current and active. Sanitation and Fire inspections remain current. All licensed spaces were monitored today. Children were observed in spaces 1, and 3-7. Children participated in free play activities with age-appropriate materials. All activity plans were current and aligned with NC Early Childhood Foundations. Staff had informal conversations with children and engaged in play as well. Lunch for today consisted of beef ravioli, peaches, green beans, whole wheat bread, and milk. The playground equipment has been recently painted and some renovations have been made. The following violation was observed and corrected during the visit. 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. Leftover topical creams and/or bug spray were not returned to the parent or discarded as required. .0803(12) 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. Since the violation was corrected during the visit a compliance letter is not required. Technical Assistance: 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. Reminders: Criminal Record Backgrounds checks are coming due in August/September for the following staff: D. McMillian E. Mumaw E. Redmond A lockdown or shelter-in-place is due by the end of the month. 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 or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Supervisor, 910-824-0235, Lynette.Robbins@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: GREAT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 10000199 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/6/2023 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 11/6/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 10:50 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Megan Roderick, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a 3-star license issued September 19, 2022, earning 5 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced ratios, and 1 quality point for the administrator having at least 10 years of documented childcare administrative work experience in a licensed program. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 96%. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today, and Great Beginnings of River Road was listed as current- active. Sanitation Inspection – October 25, 2023 – Superior – 4 demerits Fire Inspection – January 25, 2022 – Approved Day Time Care Only The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, engaging in free play, eating morning snack, transitioning form activities or having personal care routines completed. Infants were engaged in tummy time, morning snack, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were completed, recorded, and maintained as required. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. There have been no new staff hired since the annual compliance visit. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. Lunch for today is pizza, green beans, pineapple, whole wheat bread, and milk. Two violations were observed today, and both were corrected during the visit. The violations are as follows: Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Two open electrical outlets were observed in space 2. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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. A leftover diaper cream in space 6 was not returned to the parent after the course of treatment. .0803(12) Childcare 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. Technical assistance: When no longer needed by the child, or when the child withdraws from the program, all medications should be returned to the child’s parent/guardian or disposed of after an attempt to reach parent/guardian within 72 hours of completion of treatment. Music materials must be accessible for 1 hour daily. Today we discussed taking musical toys outdoors since they can be loud and distracting. Reminders: Your bus registration is due December 2023. Child Care Rules were revised July 1, 2023, and a new rule book was posted to the DCDEE website. As discussed, you should discard any old versions of the rules and ensure you are referring to the most current rule book when reviewing or researching requirements. Sanitation rules were also readopted July 1, 2023. I strongly urge you to review the training information at https://ehs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/hhccehb/cehu/ccs/op-training.htm, and contact Children’s Environmental Health Services with any questions. For more information regarding the “cohort model” of resuming 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. I will be on leave November 9 through December 4, 2023. If you need assistance please contact Lynette Robbins, her contact information is below. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed, electronically signed and emailed to you. Contact me at April Lester, Child Care Consultant, 910-824-0954, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Consultant, 910-824-0235, lynette.robbins@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: GREAT BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Facility ID: 10000199 Consultant: APRIL LESTER Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 11/6/2023 Number Present: 62 Completed Date: 11/6/2023 Age: From 0 To 4 Total Minutes: 120 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 10:50 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of today’s visit was to monitor your program for compliance with applicable childcare requirements for a routine unannounced visit. You, Megan Roderick, Administrator, assisted me with the visit. Your program currently operates with a 3-star license issued September 19, 2022, earning 5 points in the education component, 2 points in the program standards component meeting enhanced ratios, and 1 quality point for the administrator having at least 10 years of documented childcare administrative work experience in a licensed program. Prior to the visit the compliance history score was 96%. The NC Secretary of State website was reviewed today, and Great Beginnings of River Road was listed as current- active. Sanitation Inspection – October 25, 2023 – Superior – 4 demerits Fire Inspection – January 25, 2022 – Approved Day Time Care Only The license was posted, and the restrictions were in compliance. A walk-through of the facility was completed today, all indoor and outdoor areas were monitored. I observed children in both the indoor and outdoor learning environments and found supervision and staff/child ratios to be in compliance. Children throughout the facility were participating in group time, engaging in free play, eating morning snack, transitioning form activities or having personal care routines completed. Infants were engaged in tummy time, morning snack, and diapering routines. Sleep checks were completed, recorded, and maintained as required. The caregivers were interacting and meeting the developmental needs for each of the children. There have been no new staff hired since the annual compliance visit. Rated license requirements were reviewed to ensure compliance was maintained with current program and education components as well as the quality point. Lunch for today is pizza, green beans, pineapple, whole wheat bread, and milk. Two violations were observed today, and both were corrected during the visit. The violations are as follows: Violation Number Comment Rule 812 Electrical outlets and power strips, not in use, which were located in space used by children did not have safety outlets or were not covered with safety plugs unless located behind furniture or equipment that cannot be moved by a child. Two open electrical outlets were observed in space 2. 10A NCAC 09 .0604(c) 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. A leftover diaper cream in space 6 was not returned to the parent after the course of treatment. .0803(12) Childcare 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. Technical assistance: When no longer needed by the child, or when the child withdraws from the program, all medications should be returned to the child’s parent/guardian or disposed of after an attempt to reach parent/guardian within 72 hours of completion of treatment. Music materials must be accessible for 1 hour daily. Today we discussed taking musical toys outdoors since they can be loud and distracting. Reminders: Your bus registration is due December 2023. Child Care Rules were revised July 1, 2023, and a new rule book was posted to the DCDEE website. As discussed, you should discard any old versions of the rules and ensure you are referring to the most current rule book when reviewing or researching requirements. Sanitation rules were also readopted July 1, 2023. I strongly urge you to review the training information at https://ehs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/hhccehb/cehu/ccs/op-training.htm, and contact Children’s Environmental Health Services with any questions. For more information regarding the “cohort model” of resuming 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. I will be on leave November 9 through December 4, 2023. If you need assistance please contact Lynette Robbins, her contact information is below. At the completion of the visit, this visit summary was reviewed, electronically signed and emailed to you. Contact me at April Lester, Child Care Consultant, 910-824-0954, april.lester@dhhs.nc.gov or Lynette Robbins, Licensing Consultant, 910-824-0235, lynette.robbins@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