The Sunshine House, Inc. #145-A

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.

“In Space #4, there were some children’s books that were ripped. There were twelve books that contained pages and ripped book covers located in the classroom. This was corrected when the administrator removed the books not in good repair.”

Rule All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.. Corrected during the inspection.

Drinking water was not freely available to children of all ages.

“There were two groups of children outdoors and did not access to drinking water. This was corrected when the administrator stated that the staff members will bring the container of water from the classroom to outdoors, and drinking water will be free available at all times.”

Rule Drinking water was not freely available to children of all ages.. Corrected during the inspection.

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.

“In Space #2, there were two places on the flooring that contained uneven parts. The flooring was lifting up from the base of the flooring. On one part in front of the sink, seven (7) inches of flooring was not in good repair and one part in front of the changing table, five (5) inches of flooring was not in good repair.”

Rule All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 30, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Appropriate discipline practices were not followed.

Rule Appropriate discipline practices were not followed.. Corrected during the inspection.

Child was handled roughly.

“On April 9, 2024, a staff member was observed handling a three-year-old child roughly in the classroom on two separate occasions by grabbing the child by the arm and forcing the child to sit in a chair.”

Rule Child was handled roughly.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Oct 1, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Children were not adequately supervised at all times.

“It was confirmed during interviews that a child was left unattended in a classroom for fourteen minutes. During today’s visit, I observed the staff members conducting a head count and using the face to name sheet to ensure all children were accounted for.”

Rule Children were not adequately supervised at all times.. Corrected during the inspection.

Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.

“A staff member hit a three-year-old child on the face leaving a red area on the cheek following a toileting incident in the bathroom area.”

Rule Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: May 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.

“Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. CPR training was not completed for (S.D date of hire 9/25/2023, N.A date of hire 10/24/2023, and P.R date of hire 7/31/2023).”

Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Feb 27, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.

“Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. First Aid certification was not completed for three staff members, (S.D date of hire 9/25/2023, N.A date of hire 10/24/2023, and P.R date of hire 7/31/2023).”

Rule All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Feb 27, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.