Fayetteville Street Head Start

The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of.

“During the visit the outdoor learning environment was observed with multiple pieces of trash in different areas.”

Rule The indoor and/or outdoor premises was not checked once a day, prior to initial use, ensuring debris, and broken equipment was removed and disposed of.. Corrected during the inspection.

Appropriate discipline practices were not followed.

“Video footage viewed during this visit shows a child walk up and hit teacher, J. Ingram, from behind, and J. Ingram turns around and hit the child on the head.”

Rule Appropriate discipline practices were not followed.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 27, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.

“The emergency information form on file for A. Stradford was dated 9/27/19; the emergency information form on file for P. Ham was dated 2/3/23.”

Rule Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually.. Corrected during the inspection.

Children were not adequately supervised at all times.

“A child was left unattended in space #4 during an accidental fire drill on 11/4/24.”

Rule Children were not adequately supervised at all times.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Dec 4, 2024. Correction verified: at a follow-up visit by DCDEE.

Each employee’s personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.

“The staff file for P. Ham contained an annual staff evaluation dated 6/19/23; the staff file for A. Stradford contained an annual staff evaluation dated 5/30/2020.”

Rule Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.

“The staff file for P. Ham hired 2/3/23, did not contain documentation that six clock hours of training in required topic areas was completed.”

Rule Each new employee did not complete, within the first two weeks of employment, six clock hours of training in required topic areas.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member’s individual personnel file.

“The medical report, proof of tuberculosis test, and health questionnaire for staff members P. Ham and A. Stradford were maintained in their personnel files not in a separate files.”

Rule Each staff member did not have the required medical report, proof of tuberculosis test or screening and/or completed health questionnaire in a medical file, maintained separately from the staff member's individual personnel file.. Corrected during the inspection.

New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.

“The staff file for P. Ham hired 2/3/23, did not contain documentation that 16 hrs. of orientation within the first 6 weeks was completed.”

Rule New staff, who had contact with children, did not receive at least 16 hrs. orientation within first 6 weeks.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.

“The personnel file for P. Ham hired 2/3/23, did not contain certificates of completion for any of the required health and safety training topics”

Rule Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter.

“The health questionnaire on file for A. Stradford was dated September 2019; the health questionnaire on file for P. Ham was dated 2/3/23.”

Rule Substitute providers and volunteers did not have a health questionnaire on or before the first day of work and annually thereafter.. Corrected during the inspection.

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.

“The personnel file for P. Ham, hired 2/3/23, did not contain a certificate of completion for this required training.”

Rule The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Nov 21, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.

The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.

“The staff file of A. Stradford contained documentation that the last annual review of the EMC plan was conducted on 9/27/19. The staff file of P. Ham did not contain documentation that of a review of the EMC plan was conducted since hire date of 2/3/23.”

Rule The EMC plan was not reviewed with all staff annually and whenever the plan was revised.. Corrected during the inspection.

The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.

“During today’s visit there was not documentation of A. Stradford annually reviewing the EPR plan. There was not documentation that P. Ham reviewed the EPR plan since hire date of 2/3/23.”

Rule The trained staff did not review the EPR Plan annually or when information in the plan changed to ensure all information was current.. Corrected during the inspection.

The health assessment did not include a dental screening.

“One (1) of six (6) NC Pre-K children’s records monitored did not contain a dental screening.”

Rule The health assessment did not include a dental screening.. Correction date, as North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) recorded it: Apr 29, 2024. Correction verified: by a letter from the provider.