The State conducts two compliance visits each year, both unannounced.  The CCDBG only requires one of those visits to be unannounced.  We request that the annual visit that is an audit off all paperwork, all classrooms and grounds be a scheduled visit.  When USDA or any other agency comes to audit paperwork they give you the courtesy of scheduling the visit.  When DSS shows up at a center expecting to take up six to eight hours of at least one staff's time, and usually it's more than one, it presents enormous challenges to the center to conduct normal business and make sure the children taken care of.  On a day when there are multiple call-outs or other unexpected circumstances it is a real problem to dedicate an employee to DSS.  Many records are also locked up and not available to all staff who may be on duty.  There is no reason why this visit cannot be scheduled.