10A NCAC 09 .0304 · Violation

Name of Operation: LONG MILL ELEMENTARY PRE-K Facility ID: 35000152 Consultant: FELICIA FAISON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 12/3/2024 Number Present: 14 Completed Date: 12/3/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 100 Time In: 09:35 AM Time Out: 11:15 AM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Routine Unannounced Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my unannounced visit today was to monitor compliance with child care requirements applicable to a routine unannounced visit. C. Diaz, lead teacher, and M. Moody, instructional assistant, were present and assisted with the visit. Currently, this center operates with a Five-Star License issued December 17, 2018, earning seven (7) points in the Education Component, seven (7) points in the Program Component and one (1) Quality point. The last annual compliance visit was completed on April 30, 2024. The posted sanitation inspection was completed June 5, 2024 earning a “Superior” rating. The last fire inspection was completed September 17, 2024 and the facility was approved for daytime care only. Children were observed engaging in activity center play and teacher-directed art. Interactions between the children and teachers were nurturing in nature. The following violation of child care requirements was documented. 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 current fire inspection was completed later than the required twelve (12) months of the previous inspection. 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) The violation documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance can be mailed or emailed to me and must be received by December 17, 2024. If mailing, you must submit two (2) signed and dated copies. My mailing and email addresses are noted at the bottom. The letter of compliance must detail how the violations were corrected. Please be aware any written information you submit regarding the correction of the violation is legal documentation. Therefore, it is important that all submitted information is accurate and truthful. If it is determined that submitted information was inaccurate or willfully falsified, an Administrative Action, including Revocation of the facility’s license could be issued. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit your compliance history was 97% over an eighteen (18) month period. STAFF/CHILD INTERACTION I observed a schedule and current lesson plan posted in the classroom. The schedule noted that center play from 8:40am-10:15am and children were engaged in activity center play when I arrived at 9:30am. There were a variety of age-appropriate toys and materials for the children to play with, stimulate developmental domains and complete their lesson plan. While the group did not go on the playground due to the temperature C. Diaz told the children they would go outside in the afternoon. They then engaged in gross motor activities indoors by listening to a song and performing the moves as they were sung. This included marching, tiptoeing, etc. The children also stretched after and discussed what exercise is and how it helps the heart and body. This was one of the topics of their lesson plan. I observed children playing with a winter themed “cookie” match game which develops cognitive skills and fine motor skills. This was in addition to two sensory tables, dramatic play, art, water table and other centers that were open for children to choose. The IA worked on an art project with individual children decorating a picture with the word “love” with different color fingerprints as holiday lights. The teachers and children engaged with each other in familiar and nurturing manner. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS Licensed programs are required to be inspected by their local fire inspectors at least every twelve (12) months. The previous inspection was completed 9/12/23 and the current one was completed 9/17/24. I recommend that maintenance, or other staff that handle these inspections for the school, contact the local fire inspector in the weeks prior to expiration. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & REMINDERS Technical assistance given regarding continuing to ensure arrival and departure times, with adult signature, are always documented on the program’s sign in/out sheets as they occur. Please be reminded that menus must be posted for the current week and meals are required to be planned a week in advance. The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program has expanded to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program. This is a legislatively mandated effort to address lead and asbestos hazards in North Carolina public schools, licensed child care centers, and licensed family child care homes. Participation allows facilities to meet all rule requirements for identified lead and asbestos hazards, as required by law. Rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001 through .1007 require all programs to be free of lead and asbestos hazards. RTI is coordinating all the lead in water, paint and asbestos testing and remediation. There are webinars that child care providers can watch to get instructions. Currently operating child care facilities are required to test for lead in paint and asbestos once unless the consultant notes a concern during a visit and refers the program to environmental health. All existing licensed programs must complete the application summary for their program regarding lead paint and asbestos by May 1, 2025. Go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ for more information and to access the webinars. After reviewing the website, I noted that you have completed your second round of lead water testing. The lead water testing must be completed every three (3) years per Sanitation Rules. Ensure the program has enrolled and tested to avoid future Sanitation demerits or Child Care Rules violations. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The best way to do so is to periodically review the child care laws and rules. The current rule book dated January 1, 2024, is available at the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. There are also modules reviewing the new Child Care Rules available on Moodle, which can be found on the Division website. I recommend you frequently click the “What’s New” tab to stay informed of all updates on the DCDEE website. Please feel free to contact me at (984) 867-7089 or email at Felicia.faison@dhhs.nc.gov for questions and assistance. If needed my mailing address is PO Box 61161, Raleigh NC 27661. You may also contact Susan Fuller, Licensing Supervisor at (252) 373-9809. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

G.S. 110-90 · Violation

Name of Operation: LONG MILL ELEMENTARY PRE-K Facility ID: 35000152 Consultant: FELICIA FAISON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/30/2024 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 4/30/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 325 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my unannounced visit today was to monitor compliance with child care requirements applicable to an annual compliance visit. C. Diaz, Lead Teacher, were present and assisted with the visit. Currently, this center operates with a Five-Star license issued on February 20, 2020, earning seven (7) points in the Education Component, seven (7) points in the Program Component and one (1) Quality point. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 12, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed December 8, 2023 earning a Superior rating. The last fire inspection was completed September 12, 2023 and the facility was approved for care on first shift only. Children were observed participating in group time, free choice activity center play, and outdoor play. Observed interactions were positive and nurturing in nature. This program is an NC Pre-K class. Therefore, the NC Pre-K program requirements were monitored today including DPI transportation. FACILITY PROFILE This facility is owned Franklin County Public Schools. I reviewed contact information for the owner and the facility with you and you verified the current information listed with DCDEE remains correct. The following violations of child care requirements were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. There was no documentation that one child’s parents reviewed the Summary of Child Care Law prior to attendance. GS 110-102 1041 Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. There is no qualification letter available to review for Lester Thomas. G.S. 110-90.2(b) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. No copy of the signed director responsibilities and procedures, and transportation policies for parents were not available for children who ride the school bus. .2318(1-8) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. S. Amjad and L. Thomas did not complete the required criminal background check prior to employment. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance can be mailed or emailed to me and must be received by May 14, 2024. If mailing, you must submit two (2) signed and dated copies. My mailing and email addresses are noted at the bottom. The letter of compliance must detail how the violations were corrected. Please be aware any written information you submit regarding the correction of the violation is legal documentation. Therefore, it is important that all submitted information is accurate and truthful. If it is determined that submitted information was inaccurate or willfully falsified, an Administrative Action, including Revocation of the facility’s license could be issued. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit your compliance history was 100% over an eighteen (18) month period. CHILDREN RECORDS I reviewed ten percent of children files, and one violation was documented. One enrolled child, indicated on the children’s record form, does not have a parent signature and date that they reviewed the Summary of Child Care Law. Acknowledgement that parents reviewed and/or received a copy of the Summary of Child Care Law is to ensure they are aware of program requirements that must be followed. STAFF RECORDS I reviewed ten percent of staff files, and they were found to be in compliance with Child Care Rules. As a DPI program your staff follows Franklin County Schools Risk Management plan in place of the EPR plan and it was last reviewed by staff on 8/21/23. Staff hired 9/6/23 did not complete the criminal background check until 3/5/24. I informed you that any staff works more than ten (10) calendar days out of the year must complete the health and safety and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment (RRSCM) training. You were under the impression that only applied to staff who worked more than ten (10) days of the calendar year full time. Staff hired 9/6/23 must complete the RRSCM training within the next two (2) weeks. TRANSPORTATION I reviewed the required documents in order for enrolled children to ride the public-school bus. However, the center director’s responsibilities and procedures, and transportation policies for parents forms where not completed or not available for review. One bus driver, Lester Thomas, has yet to complete the required criminal background check therefore no qualification is on file. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & REMINDERS I informed you that no instructional assistant is listed in the NC Pre K Plan for this site. I encourage you to discuss this with T. Sidberry, Pre-Kindergarten/Before and After School Program Specialist, regarding adding to the program. Continue to monitor all plastic storage bins and tricycles for cracks as they will need to be repaired or removed to ensure that all equipment is in good repair. ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALES You were reminded that this facility is in cohort two related to resuming the environmental rating scales (ERS). This means that the preparation year for your facility begins July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The assessment year begins July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and the program must complete the ERS process during that year. Please visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) website for informational webinars related to the current process and infographics with information on activities to complete during the preparation year (ncrlap.org). Ensure that all new and current staff have submitted all education to DCDEE WORKS for evaluation prior to completing the ERS. You may also complete an ERS assessment prior to your reassessment year and only use the scores if they are acceptable to you. The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program is expanding to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program. This is a legislatively mandated effort to address lead and asbestos hazards in North Carolina public schools, licensed child care centers, and licensed family child care homes. Participation allows facilities to meet all rule requirements for identified lead and asbestos hazards, as required by law. Rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001 through .1007 require all programs to be free of lead and asbestos hazards. RTI is coordinating all the lead in water, paint and asbestos testing and remediation. There are webinars that child care providers can watch to get instructions. Go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ for more information. Currently operating child care facilities are required to test for lead in paint and asbestos once unless the consultant notes a concern during a visit and refers the program to environmental health. All existing licensed programs must complete the application summary for their program regarding lead paint and asbestos by May 1, 2024. The application is on the following website: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. The rule also requires all licensed child care centers to test all drinking water faucets and food preparation sinks for lead contamination once every three years. I recommend you review the date of your initial lead water testing to see if you are due this year. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The best way to do so is to periodically review the child care laws and rules. The current rule book dated January 1, 2024, is available at the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. There are also modules reviewing the new Child Care Rules available on Moodle, which can be found on the Division website. I recommend you frequently click the “What’s New” tab to stay informed of all updates on the DCDEE website. Please feel free to contact me at (984) 867-7089 or email at Felicia.faison@dhhs.nc.gov for questions and assistance. If needed my mailing address is PO Box 61161, Raleigh NC 27661. You may also contact Susan Fuller, Licensing Supervisor at (252) 373-9809. If the operator fails to correct any documented violations within the established time period, the Division of Child Development and Early Education may deny, suspend, terminate, or revoke any permit to operate (10A NCAC 09 .2000). All information in this report has been reviewed with me today.I understand that it is my responsibility to maintaincompliance with applicable NC Child Care Requirements at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

GS 110-102 · Violation

Name of Operation: LONG MILL ELEMENTARY PRE-K Facility ID: 35000152 Consultant: FELICIA FAISON Operation Type: Center Case Number: Visit Date: 4/30/2024 Number Present: 15 Completed Date: 4/30/2024 Age: From 4 To 5 Total Minutes: 325 Time In: 08:50 AM Time Out: 02:15 PM Time In: Time Out: List to Use: Center Type Of Visit: Annual Comp Full Announced/Unannounced: Unannounced The purpose of my unannounced visit today was to monitor compliance with child care requirements applicable to an annual compliance visit. C. Diaz, Lead Teacher, were present and assisted with the visit. Currently, this center operates with a Five-Star license issued on February 20, 2020, earning seven (7) points in the Education Component, seven (7) points in the Program Component and one (1) Quality point. The last annual compliance visit was conducted on September 12, 2023. The last sanitation inspection was completed December 8, 2023 earning a Superior rating. The last fire inspection was completed September 12, 2023 and the facility was approved for care on first shift only. Children were observed participating in group time, free choice activity center play, and outdoor play. Observed interactions were positive and nurturing in nature. This program is an NC Pre-K class. Therefore, the NC Pre-K program requirements were monitored today including DPI transportation. FACILITY PROFILE This facility is owned Franklin County Public Schools. I reviewed contact information for the owner and the facility with you and you verified the current information listed with DCDEE remains correct. The following violations of child care requirements were documented. Violation Number Comment Rule 114 A summary of the NC Child Care Law was not given to a parent of every child enrolled in the center. There was no documentation that one child’s parents reviewed the Summary of Child Care Law prior to attendance. GS 110-102 1041 Prior to employment a Criminal Background Check was not completed. There is no qualification letter available to review for Lester Thomas. G.S. 110-90.2(b) 1739 All records required were not available for review by a representative of the Division. No copy of the signed director responsibilities and procedures, and transportation policies for parents were not available for children who ride the school bus. .2318(1-8) 1757 A valid qualification letter was not on file and available to review at the facility. S. Amjad and L. Thomas did not complete the required criminal background check prior to employment. G.S. 110-90.2(b) & (d) & .2703(e) The violations documented above must be corrected immediately. A signed and dated letter of compliance can be mailed or emailed to me and must be received by May 14, 2024. If mailing, you must submit two (2) signed and dated copies. My mailing and email addresses are noted at the bottom. The letter of compliance must detail how the violations were corrected. Please be aware any written information you submit regarding the correction of the violation is legal documentation. Therefore, it is important that all submitted information is accurate and truthful. If it is determined that submitted information was inaccurate or willfully falsified, an Administrative Action, including Revocation of the facility’s license could be issued. COMPLIANCE HISTORY Prior to today’s visit your compliance history was 100% over an eighteen (18) month period. CHILDREN RECORDS I reviewed ten percent of children files, and one violation was documented. One enrolled child, indicated on the children’s record form, does not have a parent signature and date that they reviewed the Summary of Child Care Law. Acknowledgement that parents reviewed and/or received a copy of the Summary of Child Care Law is to ensure they are aware of program requirements that must be followed. STAFF RECORDS I reviewed ten percent of staff files, and they were found to be in compliance with Child Care Rules. As a DPI program your staff follows Franklin County Schools Risk Management plan in place of the EPR plan and it was last reviewed by staff on 8/21/23. Staff hired 9/6/23 did not complete the criminal background check until 3/5/24. I informed you that any staff works more than ten (10) calendar days out of the year must complete the health and safety and Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment (RRSCM) training. You were under the impression that only applied to staff who worked more than ten (10) days of the calendar year full time. Staff hired 9/6/23 must complete the RRSCM training within the next two (2) weeks. TRANSPORTATION I reviewed the required documents in order for enrolled children to ride the public-school bus. However, the center director’s responsibilities and procedures, and transportation policies for parents forms where not completed or not available for review. One bus driver, Lester Thomas, has yet to complete the required criminal background check therefore no qualification is on file. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & REMINDERS I informed you that no instructional assistant is listed in the NC Pre K Plan for this site. I encourage you to discuss this with T. Sidberry, Pre-Kindergarten/Before and After School Program Specialist, regarding adding to the program. Continue to monitor all plastic storage bins and tricycles for cracks as they will need to be repaired or removed to ensure that all equipment is in good repair. ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALES You were reminded that this facility is in cohort two related to resuming the environmental rating scales (ERS). This means that the preparation year for your facility begins July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The assessment year begins July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and the program must complete the ERS process during that year. Please visit the North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project (NCRLAP) website for informational webinars related to the current process and infographics with information on activities to complete during the preparation year (ncrlap.org). Ensure that all new and current staff have submitted all education to DCDEE WORKS for evaluation prior to completing the ERS. You may also complete an ERS assessment prior to your reassessment year and only use the scores if they are acceptable to you. The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program is expanding to the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids program. This is a legislatively mandated effort to address lead and asbestos hazards in North Carolina public schools, licensed child care centers, and licensed family child care homes. Participation allows facilities to meet all rule requirements for identified lead and asbestos hazards, as required by law. Rules 10A NCAC 41C .1001 through .1007 require all programs to be free of lead and asbestos hazards. RTI is coordinating all the lead in water, paint and asbestos testing and remediation. There are webinars that child care providers can watch to get instructions. Go to https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/ for more information. Currently operating child care facilities are required to test for lead in paint and asbestos once unless the consultant notes a concern during a visit and refers the program to environmental health. All existing licensed programs must complete the application summary for their program regarding lead paint and asbestos by May 1, 2024. The application is on the following website: https://www.cleanwaterforuskids.org/en/carolina/. The rule also requires all licensed child care centers to test all drinking water faucets and food preparation sinks for lead contamination once every three years. I recommend you review the date of your initial lead water testing to see if you are due this year. Child care licensing requirements are established to ensure a safe and healthy child care environment. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The best way to do so is to periodically review the child care laws and rules. The current rule book dated January 1, 2024, is available at the DCDEE website https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/. There are also modules reviewing the new Child Care Rules available on Moodle, which can be found on the Division website. I recommend you frequently click the “What’s New” tab to stay informed of all updates on the DCDEE website. Please feel free to contact me at (984) 867-7089 or email at Felicia.faison@dhhs.nc.gov for questions and assistance. If needed my mailing address is PO Box 61161, Raleigh NC 27661. You may also contact Susan Fuller, Licensing Supervisor at (252) 373-9809. 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