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Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an immunization record.
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872 FOREST STREET, Dover DE 19904 · License #1479150 · Center · Licensed Child Care Center
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Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an immunization record.
Ensure gates in the outdoor play area are self-closing and self-latching. The first gate was observed not to self-close every time it was opened. The second gate was observed locked. Ensure gates are not locked during the center s hours of operation. Replenish the fall zone material under all equipment that is designed for the children s feet to leave the ground and swings to ensure there is six inches of rubber mulch.
Ensure nap equipment is safe and non-absorbent. Replace the several ripped nap mats in the preschool classroom.
Ensure walls are cleanable and in good repair. Repair the hole in the wall near the mirror shelf, the wall at the corner near the bathroom door, and the holes in the wall above the changing table in the toddler classroom. Repair the wall under the window near the nap cots in the three-year-old classroom. Repair the wall under the window near the emergency exit door in the infant classroom. Repair the base of the door frame at the front door. Ensure trash is covered. The trash can located in the preschool classroom bathroom was observed not covered.
On February 26, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding improper discipline, safe sleep, diapering, and staff not being truthful. An investigation was conducted on March 3, 2023. The complaint is substantiated for safe sleep because an infant was observed asleep in a bouncer with a blanket. The allegation of improper diapering procedures is substantiated because staff stated for naptime a child gets a pull-up put on in the classroom and the classroom does not have an area with all requirements for diapering. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of improper discipline because all staff and children interviewed denied this and appropriate interactions were observed. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of staff not being truthful. When all staff were questioned, the answers were consistent and no additional information was gathered or observed. Additional concerns were one child in the Pre-K classroom was not signed in on the attendance record and an infant was observed in a bouncer seat with a bottle instead of being held or placed in a feeding chair.
Disposition: Substantiated
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Ensure staff are fingerprinted every five years. A staff member needs to be fingerprinted for the facility as her fingerprints expired July 6, 2026.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs first aid certification. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal.
Purchase additional bottled water for an emergency supply to shelter-in-place for 24 hours.
Ensure child files are complete. Child #12 needs up dated health appraisal and immunizations.
Repair or remove the broken play equipment from the outdoor play area. Rake or replenish the mulch in the fall zone areas to ensure there is 9 inches of mulch in the fall zone areas.
Ensure windows used for ventilation have screens in good repair. The bathroom window in the one and two-year-old classroom, used for ventilation, does not have a screen.
Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff, early childhood interns are permitted to supervise children ages toddler through school-age. Two interns were observed supervising a group of seven infants. This was discussed and corrected when a qualified staff person entered the classroom.
Replenish resilient material on playground in the fall zones.
Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs an application and administration of medication training.
Ensure child files are complete. One child needs lead screening results.
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a health appraisal and lead screening. Child #4, Child #8, Child #9, and Child #10 need lead screening results.
Ensure exact arrival and departure times of each child is documented. One child was not signed out of the three-year-old attendance record.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter. Staff #2 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter. Staff #3 needs two documented attempts to get a service letter.
Ensure cribs are placed at least 18 inches apart. This was discussed and corrected.
Ensure hazardous materials are stored out of reach of the children. This was discussed and corrected.
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a developmental plan. Child #6 needs a developmental plan and monthly infant feeding schedule.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal. Staff #2 needs documented service letter attempts for BBLA and Creative Concepts. Staff #4 needs a health appraisal with TB results.