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License #1487802 · Center · Licensed Child Care Center
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Ensure staff alone with children are determined eligible. Staff #14 was signed in alone with children without a comprehensive background check.
Ensure staff members have a comprehensive background check and eligibility determination or provisional eligibility notification in file before starting employment. Staff #14 was sent home at the time of the visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. PD Plan for Staff #10. CPR/First Aid for Staff #1, #2, #8, #10, #11, #13, and #14. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #11 and #14. Orientation for Staff #14. Application for Staff #14. References for Staff #14. Eligibility Letter/ Out of State clearances for Staff #4, #12, #14. Adult abuse registry for Staff #14. Health appraisal with TB for Staff #2, #5, #6, #8, #9, #11, #12, #14, and #15. Release of employment for Staff #12 and #14. Service Letters for Staff #14.
Ensure vents are cleaned and dust-free. Clean vents in Toddler 1 and Toddler 2 classrooms.
Disposition: Substantiated
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 25, 2025, regarding concerns of a staff member failing to use positive behavior management techniques. An investigation was conducted on September 10, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for failure to use positive behavior management techniques based on a self-report from Owner #1, a review of video footage by LS #1, and a written statement from Owner #1. Video footage reviewed showed Staff #1 pushing Child #1 to the ground, causing them to hit their hit on a shelf, pulling Child #1's hair, hitting Child #1 repeatedly with a shoe, and holding Child #1 on the ground. An additional concern noted was the failure of a staff member present in the room to intervene during this altercation, as all staff should have an understanding of and respect for children s needs. While reviewing video footage of the altercation between Staff #1 and Child #1, LS #1 observed Staff #3 sitting, observing, and not intervening to help Child #1.
Disposition: Substantiated
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Ensure staff are signed in to the classroom. School-age classroom staff were not signed.-Corrected at visit.
Ensure equipment is in good condition. Remove/Replace/Repair 2 chairs in the Pre-K classroom.
Ensure lesson plans are dated. Lesson plans in Toddler 1, Pre-School, Toddler 3, and Pre-K classrooms were posted but not dated.
Ensure children's files are complete. Hours/days attending for Child #2, #4, and #10. Emergency card for Child #4. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #3, #6, #8, #9, and #10. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #5, #6, #9, and #10. Parents' right to know for Child #4. Developmental plan for Child #4, #5, #6, #9, and #10. Infant feeding schedule for Child #1 and #4.
Ensure there is enough emergency water for all the children enrolled.
Submit the following to complete staff files: fingerprinting eligibility for staff #3, #6, #8; health appraisals w/ TB for staff #2, 11; references for #5- 2, #2-1, #4-4, #6-4, #11-2; OCCL H&S training and medication training for staff #4, #9; orientation for staff #9; I/T and SA specialized training documentation for # 13;- not determined completion of annual training hours for staff # 1 (8).
Submit a developmental plan for Child #7.
Clean all carpets.
Install and send photos of self-closing latches on all playground fence gates.
Submit infant feeding schedules.
Eliminate all choking hazards from the infant room (a small hair barrette was on the rug.)
Submit an annual Parent's Right To Know log.
Submit the following to complete staff files: OCCL H&S training for Staff #1, 2, 3, and 4; references for Staff # 1, 2, 4; orientation for Staff #4; release of employment history for Staff # 4; documentation of service letters being sent for Staff #2, 3, and 4.
Ensure staff attendance to include exact arrival and departure times when entering and leaving the classrooms. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed out of the infant room and one staff member was not signed out of the toddler two room.
Replace thermometer in the refrigerator in the infant room.
Ensure all infant cribs are labeled.
Provide documentation of current insurance coverage.
Add an eye patch to complete the first aid kit.
Post lesson plans in the infant and toddler 2 rooms.
Submit the following to complete children's files: a health appraisal with immunizations for Child #2; parent's right to know for Child #2, 4, 5, 6, 7; a complete file for Child #3. Ensure all children have complete files including children with drop-in status.
Ensure infants and toddlers are cared for in areas separate from older children. At the time of the visit , two preschool children were observed in the toddler classroom. Send attendance sheet to OCCL. Also, one staff member left the toddler room to answer the door leaving the classroom unattended. Review regulation/policy/practice with staff.