The Owl Academy

2.223.D.5.a.1 · Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.

Cots in the Ferns classroom to be less than two feet apart during rest time. Correction: Cots must be at least 2 feet apart on all sides. Corrected at the time of inspection, cots were moved to be 2 feet on all sides. No response is necessary. Correct by 12/16/2025

Corrected by Dec 16, 2025

2.229.L · Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards. FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________

Small sensory jars with loose lids containing confetti and small pine cones in the Nestlings classroom, posing a choking hazard. Art materials including small gemstones, small plastic flowers, and small glue stick lids on a low open shelves accessible to children under the age of 3 years in the Brambles classroom, and several small pieces of broken chalk and small pom poms on the preschool play ground accessible to children under the age of 3 years, posing a choking hazard. Correction: All materials accessible to children under the age of 3 years, must not be a choke hazard. Corrected at the time of inspection, sensory jars were removed from the classroom, art materials were removed from the classroom and broken chalk and pom pom were thrown away, no response is necessary. Correct by 12/16/2025

Corrected by Dec 16, 2025

2.230.B · Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

Tin cans in the in the Hatchlings classroom with sharp edges, accessible to children, posing a safety hazard. Two long bolts protruding on the inside of the playhouse on the preschool playground, posing a safety hazard. Correction: All equiptment and materials must be safe and free from hazards. Correct by 12/16/2025

Corrected by Dec 16, 2025

2.121.D.4.a · Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.

Reviewed 4 staff files, observed 2 staff to be missing documentation of required background checks. Staff member Jocelyn P. is missing FBI background and staff member Mya E. is missing TRAILS, FBI and CBI. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint. Submit verification that staff members Jocelyn P. and Mya E. have reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, FBI, TRAILS, and out of state clearance letters for staff members Jocelyn P. and Mya E. with written response to the Specialist. Correct by 02/04/2025

Corrected by Feb 4, 2025

2.230.C.1.a · All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.

Yellow, blue and orange slide/climbing structure on the toddler playground to measure 20 inches in height, located on a grassy area with no resilient surfacing. Resilient surfacing on preschool playground under red slide to be less than 6 inches. Correction: Ensure all climbing equiptment over 18 inches has a resilient surface of at least 6 inches. Correct by 02/04/2025

Corrected by Feb 4, 2025

2.230.B · Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.

Bolts on the interior roof of the playhouse protruding, posing a potential safety hazard. Screw in the garden bed to be broken and protruding out the backside of the wood, posing a potential safety hazard. Gap between the platform and ladder on the red climber/slide on the preschool playground posing a pinch hazard. Correction: Ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishing must be sturdy, safe and free from hazards. Correct by 02/04/2025

Corrected by Feb 4, 2025

2.229.N · The infant program must have an adult rocking chair.

Infant 1 classroom missing adult rocking chair. Correction: Infant classrooms must have an adult rocking chair. Correct by 3/2/2025 or prior to license approval. Correct by

Corrected by Mar 2, 2025

2.230.C.6 · All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Any openings in gross motor equipment above ground must be smaller than three and one half (3 ½) inches or greater than nine (9) inches to prevent entrapment.

Tether ball pole with attached rope on the preschool playground posing a potential strangulation hazard. Correction: Ensure all playground equipment is free from strangulation and entrapment hazards. Corrected at the time of inspection, director removed rope and ball from the pole. No response is needed. Correct by 02/04/2025

Corrected by Feb 4, 2025