2.121.D.4.a · Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring 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 14 staff files and observed B. Futch missing CBI and FBI clearance letters. Correction: All individuals requiring a background check must review Navigating the Background Check Investigation Unit's (BIU) Webpage powerpoint on the CDEC website. Submit verification that staff member B. Futch has reviewed the powerpoint within 24 hours. Submit documentation of CBI, FBI Clearance Letters for staff member B. Futch with written response to Specialist. Correct prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.133.B · Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms

Reviewed 14 staff files and observed B. Futch missing fire safety and fire extinguisher training. Correction: Obtain current documentation of fire safety and fire extinguisher training, add to staff file and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.212.G · All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

Reviewed 14 staff files and observed S. Ferguson missing a medical statement. Correction: All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, add to staff file and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.212.N · Prior to working with children, each staff member must read and be trained on the center’s policies and procedures for the administration of medications. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the center's administration of medications policies and procedures

Reviewed 14 staff files and observed B. Futch missing the center's policies and procedures for the administration of medications training. Correction: Obtain current documentation for the center's policies and procedures for the administration of medications training, add to staff file and submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.230.C.3.c · Preschool and school-age climbing equipment must have a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. For slides exceeding six (6) feet in height, the use zone from the base of the slide must be as long as the slide height.

Observed preschool climbing equipment having less than a 6 foot use zone surrounding the equipment. Correction: Observed facility to have a safety plan in place until repairs can be completed. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.

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 FAX 303-866-4453 Phone 303-866-5948 ________________________________________________ or greater than nine (9) inches to prevent entrapment.

Observed preschool climbing wall having more than a fingertips width gap between the platform and red climbing wall posing a potential strangulation hazard. Correction: All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation. Submit documentation of compliance to specialist with written response prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.230.C.8 · All outdoor play areas used for children’s activities must be checked daily and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to children to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.

Observed preschool playground to be having 6 holes in pour and play material, posing a potential tripping hazard. Correction: Observed facility to have a safety plan in place until repairs can be completed. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.213.G · Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

Reviewed 14 staff files and observed S. Arzaga missing Child abuse prevention training. Correction: Obtain current documentation of child abuse prevention training, add to staff file, submit documentation of compliance with written repsonse to specialist prior to licensing. Correct by 08/14/2025

Corrected Corrected by Aug 14, 2025

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.133.B · Each staff member of the facility must be trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms

Reviewed 12 staff files and observed no staff having Emergency drill training and fire extinguisher training. Correction: Obtain current documentation of Emergency drill training and fire extinguisher training, add to staff files. Correct by 02/03/2025

Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2025

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.212.N · Prior to working with children, each staff member must read and be trained on the center’s policies and procedures for the administration of medications. Staff members must sign a statement indicating that they have read and have been trained on the center's administration of medications policies and procedures

Reviewed 12 staff files and observed no staff having Medication Administration policies and procedures training. Correction: Obtain current documentation of Medication Administration policies and procedures training. Correct by 02/03/2025

Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

2.223.D.4 · In the toddler room, a crib, sleeping cot, or two (2) inch mat must be provided for each child, and there must be a minimum of two (2) feet between each crib or cot. Aisles between cots or cribs must be kept free of all obstructions while cribs are occupied. No child less than the age of two (2) years should use a cot for sleeping without written permission of the parent or guardian.

Reviewed children's records and observed no documentation of Cot permission for children less than 2 years of age. Correction: No child less than the age of 2 years should use a cot for sleeping without written permission of the parent or guardian. Correct by 02/03/2025

Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2025

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.

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.

2 stuffed animals labeled not for children less than 3 years of age, accessible to children on child couch in the Chipmunk room. Magnets accessible to children on a white board in the Chipmunk room. Letter magnets accessible to children in the Otter classroom on the bathroom door. All posing a potential choking hazard. Correction: Toys, toy parts, furnishing, equipment and any materials accessible to children under 3 years of age must not be choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards. *** CORRECTED AT TIME OF VISIT*** Director removed all items from classrooms, making them inaccessible to children. Correct by 02/03/2025

Corrected Corrected by Feb 3, 2025

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.