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Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety training, references, and adult abuse registry check.
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License #1027543 · Center · Licensed Child Care Center
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Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health and Safety training, references, and adult abuse registry check.
Ensure fridge is clean and any prepared food is stored with a label with expiration date and contents.
Ensure lesson plans are current and completed for all classrooms.
On March 20, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of indoor space hazards due to a bookshelf falling on children. An investigation was conducted on March 28, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for indoor space hazards based on interviews conducted and video footage observed. Video footage observed showed Child #1 climbing on the shelf, causing the shelf to fall on both Child #1 and Child #2. The shelf is designed for a preschool environment and doesn t present as being a tipping hazard without the use of physical force. A concern noted at the visit was improper staff-to-child ratio in the preschool classroom upon arrival due to there being 19 children, including two-year-olds, present with two staff members. Additional concerns noted at the visit were: maximum group size for the preschool classroom was exceeded by three children; two staff members were observed in video footage alone with children with no DEEDS Early Learning qualification; and no injury/incident report was completed for Child #1 and Child #2.
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Ensure there is a foot-activated trash can within arm's reach of the changing table in the bathroom.
Ensure infant feeding schedules are completed monthly.
Ensure children's files are complete. -Health appraisal with immunization for Child #1. -Blood lead screening results for Child #8. -Developmental plans for Child #2, #5, and #7. -Mat permission for Child #5.
Ensure the first aid kit is complete. No instant cold pack in the first aid kit.
Ensure lesson plans are completed and current. -Submit lesson plans for all classrooms.
Ensure insurance is current and submitted to OCCL.
Ensure the application is submitted 60 days before expiration.
Ensure staff files are complete. -Administration of Mediation for Staff #1 -#7. -PD Plan for Staff #5. -Annual review of sleep safe for Staff #3, #5, #6. -Review of Abuse and Neglect for Staff #3 and #5.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and cleanable. -Replace ceiling tile with water damage and clean all vents in all classrooms.
Ensure Infant feeding schedules are complete and updated monthly. -Send updated Infant feeding schedules for four children. Ensure bottles are labeled. -One bottle was observed with no name.
Ensure infants are placed in their cribs with they are sleeping. -Child #1 was observed sleeping in their car seat. Child #1 was removed from the car seat immediately once addressed.
Ensure Infant bottles are labeled. Two infant bottles were not labeled.
Ensure staff members alone with children, have DEEDS qualification and are determined eligible alone with children. -Staff #1 was present/alone with 13 children, during naptime.
Ensure all children have top and bottom covers during naptime. Infants must sleep in cribs only. Three infants were observed sleeping in bouncer seats.
Ensure children have top and bottom covers during naptime. Ensure infants only sleep in cribs following all sleep safe requirements. -An infant was observed sleeping in the bouncer, and no cribs were present or labeled for infants to sleep in.
Ensure staff have DEEDS early learning qualifications before alone with children. Staff #1 was observed alone with children during naptime.
Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. The infant/toddler classroom had 8 children, with two infants, with one staff member present. Corrected when the staff member arrived back from break.
Ensure children's attendance is accurate. 15 children were signed in, with 14 children present. -Corrected at visit.
Ensure children's files are complete. Date of enrollment, hours, and days attending for Child #9. Emergency card for Child #9. Health appraisal for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10. Immunization for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #11, #12. Blood lead screening results for Child #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #11, and #10. Developmental plans for Child #1-#12.
Ensure children are signed in at arrival and into the correct classroom. -Multiple children were not signed into the classroom or facility. -Send one week of attendance to OCCL.
Ensure radon testing is completed every 5 years. Ensure hazardous materials are not accessible to the children. -Cleaners and hazardous materials were under the sink with no lock.
The boys' bathroom near the preschool room did not have toilet paper, soap, or paper towels. The girls' bathroom did not have soap or paper towels.
Ensure children's diapers are checked every hour and changed every two hours. No children were changed between 9 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. and at 11:35 a.m. only half the class was changed.
Ensure lesson plans are dated. Lessons were posted but not dated.
Ensure staff-to-child ratio and maximum group size is met at all times. -Upon arrival 12 children including a one-year-old with two staff members in front classroom. -One staff member was alone with children with no DEEDS qualification. -Corrected at visit-
Ensure ratios are maintained at all times. Upon arrival front classroom had 10 children (including a 2-year-old) present with one staff member.
Ensure surfaces are clean and cleanable. -Ceiling Tiles in the infant classroom need to be replaced. -Ensure rugs are clean. -Remove all hazards to children who have access. Cords, cleaners, and Vaseline where to reach out to children.
Ensure all hazards are removed for classroom areas. -Remove broken pieces from broken cubbies. -Remove all piles of toys/item in classroom areas. -Clean or Remove and Replace carpets in school age classroom, two year old classroom, one year old classroom and small rug in the hallway.
Ensure children files are complete. Health Appraisal for Child #2. #3, #4, #6, and#11. Immunizations for Child #2, #3, #4, #6, #8, and#11. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #6, #8, and #9.
Ensure diaper changing map is rip free. Replace diaper changing mat in one year old classroom. Ensure diaper changing procedures are posted. Post diaper changing procedures in the Infant classroom.
Ensure staff files are complete. Send entire completed files for Staff #1, #2, and #3.
Ensure liability insurance to be current. Send a copy of current insurance to OCCL.
Classroom must meet staff-to-child ratio at all times. -Upon arrival 12 children were present with one staff member in preschool classroom.
Ensure hazards are out of the reach of children. Lotion and hair oil were within the reach of the children. Cubbies in PreK classrooms have hazards and broken pieces. Remove all the broken pieces.
Ensure maximum group size and ratio are met at all times. Upon arrival, 13 children including an infant were in the front classroom. -Corrected at visit
Ensure lesson plans are completed and updated. Send one weeks of lesson plans to OCCL.
Ensure all expired food items from the refrigerator.
Ensure qualified staff are present in each classroom. Staff in the indoor play area were alone with no DEEDS qualifications. -Corrected at visit.
Ensure hazardous pieces from broken cubbies along the PreK classroom. Ensure trash can is covered in the Pre-K Classroom. -Corrected at visit Tape the foam mats together in the large indoor playroom to remove the hazards. -Corrected at visit
Center volunteer staff #6 needs an eligibility letter and may not be alone with children. Eligibility is to be received before staff and volunteers start working. Designate a sub-teacher to be available. Send eligibility sub-teacher for staff/volunteer #6.
Owner's file not complete, send to OCCL.
Staff #5 and #6 must complete OCCL Health and Safety Training.
Annual training must be completed by Staff#2-#6.
Staff #5 needs admin of medication training.
Add more toys to establish sufficient quantity in all classroom areas(toddlers, preschool, and large motor area. Make sure child-size chairs are used for age groups. Children seated at the lunch table, their feet could not touch the floor. LS Davis will return to observe.
Send the DEEDS Early Learning certificate for one staff member.
Send the completed Parent Right to Know log.
Ensure all current lesson plans are posted in the classroom. Send copies of the lesson plans to OCCL.
The renewal application must be received 60 days prior to the license expiration.
All child files must be complete. Document the date of enrollment for eight children. Document the emergency contact name and telephone number for seven children. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening for three children. Send the results of the blood lead screening for one child.
Send the completed fire drill log for March and April. Ensure there is enough emergency food and water for all staff and children that may be present for up to 24 hours.
Send the completed Administration of Medication certificate for one staff member.
All child files must be complete. Send the complete child file for one child. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations for five children.
Post the daily schedule in the Infant Classroom. Send a picture to OCCL.
Remove the trampolines from the indoor play area.
All staff files must be complete. Send the current professional development plan, annual safe sleep and annual child abuse and neglect for five staff members. Send the complete staff file for one staff member. Send the DEEDS Early Leaning certificate for one staff member.
Ensure the trash can in the infant classroom is covered at all times. Ensure the cabinets and drawers in the infant classroom are repaired.
Ensure a monthly fire drill is conducted and completed monthly. Send the March and April fire drills to OCCL.
Ensure at least one staff member certified to administer medication is present at all times.
Ensure equipment is in good condition. -Remove/repair all broken cubbies, torn books, and broken toys in all classrooms. -Add books to the preschool classroom.
Ensure medication administration records are completed for all children. No completed MAR forms for all the children receiving medication. Ensure medication is original prescription box. Send home any medication without out prescription box or original boxing.
Ensure application is complete 60 days before expiration.
Ensure lesson plans are current and dated. Posted lesson plans were not dated. One lesson plan posted was from October.
Ensure the menu is posted and current. Menus posted are from 2019 and 2022.
Ensure insurance documentation is updated and current.
An EC administrator must be present at least 50 % of the hours of operation.
Ensure staff qualifications are sent within 60 days of hire. -Staff #2 needs a DEEDS account and completed qualifications. Staff #4 needs DEEDS qualification.
Ensure food is labeled with contents and expiration dates. Multiple containers had no labels. Ensure Infant refrigerator is clean and has no expired food/bottles. Clean out the infant classroom refrigerator.
Ensure ceiling tiles are clean. -Replace all ceiling tiles with water damage in Infant classroom and one-year-old classroom. Replace broken outlet in the preschool classroom. Ensure all classrooms have covered trash cans. No covered trash in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure no air fresheners are used in the facility. Remove all air fresheners. Ensure walls are cleanable. Bottom wall in the playroom is not cleanable. Ensure cubbies are labeled in the two-year-old classroom.
Ensure positive redirection is used as well as guidance on appropriate behavior. Staff #6 was heard repeatedly raising her voice at the one-year-old with corrections, such as "sit down," "move," "Give me that," "stop it," and "get out." with no other conversation or guidance. Have Staff #6 review regulations and sign an acknowledgment of understanding. Ensure activities are available during transitions.
Ensure parent right-to-know log is completed and current.
Ensure materials are organized into cohesive, easy-to-distinguish areas. The red room(one-year-old room) have clear literacy, math/puzzles, dramatic play, building, music, and sensory. The yellow room (twos) remove torn books, and add more books to the preschool room. Ensure there are organized, cohesive activity areas in the school-age classroom. Foam mats and rugs in the indoor gross motor room are posing a tripping hazard.
Staff files are missing the following items: Professional development plan needed for Staff #1, #,2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8. Annual review of safe sleep needed for Staff # 2, #4. #5, #6, #7, and #8. Annual review of child abuse and neglect for Staff #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8. Orientation for Staff #2, #7, #8. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #2, #7, #8. Job description for Staff # 1, #2, #7, #8. References for Staff #1, #2, #7, #8. Declaration and drug/alcohol statement for Staff #2, #7, #8. Fingerprints/eligibility letter for Staff #8 and #9. Adult abuse for Staff #1, #2, #7, #8. Health appraisal for Staff #1, #7, #8. Release of employment and service letters for Staff #1, #2, #7, #8.
Two staff were present at this visit, one with children, that have not been fingerprinted.
Ensure staff attendance is accurate and has exact hours.
Ratios must be maintained at all times and children must be supervised at all times. Upon arrival there was 15 children in the preschool classroom with a one-year-old with two staff members. One staff member walked away for 5 minutes, leaving one staff member alone. Children were observed using the bathroom alone outside of the classroom more than once. There were 6 one-year-olds with a staff member with no DEEDS qualification to be alone. The preschool later had Staff #4 and #7 with 12 children ages 2 to school age. Staff #7 left the classroom, leaving Staff #4 alone out of ratio and Staff #4 is not qualified to be alone with children. Staff # 6 left Staff #2 alone with children during diapering.
Ensure lesson plans are current. Send school monthly/weekly lesson plan to OCCL.
Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with children. One staff member was alone with two children. Two staff members were in two-year-old classroom alone with children and neither are qualified.
Ensure food storage areas are clean. Clean walls and counter surfaces. -Remove any spoiled food.
Ensure equipment is assembled and hazard free.
Ensure first aid is completed. No bandage tape in the first aid kit.
Ensure staff responsibilities do not reduce staff child ratios. LS Davis will return to observe. Send staff schedules to OCCL.
Send infant feeding schedules to OCCL for March and April.
Staff seating needed in infant room. Send picture to OCCL.
PRTK log must be provided. Send to OCCL.
Send developmental plans for child #1-9.
Place thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer. Label food with contents and date of expiration. Send pictures to OCCL and LS Davis will return to observe.
Send written program goals to OCCL.
Submit an application for renewal and business license for 2024.
Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each room.
Post and follow positive behavior management/support policy. During the visit children with exceptionalities /IEP?IFSP plans were observed. Additional support and staff training may be helpful. Send a positive behavior statement to OCCL.
Ensure each enrolled child has a file including health appraisal every 13 months and blood lead test results. Child #1 needs hours/days to attend/emergency care info is incomplete, health appraisal immunization records blood lead and developmental plan. Child #3, #5, #8 and #9 need health appraisals. Child #1, #3, 5, 8, 9 need immunization records, Child #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 need developmental plans. Child #5 needs transportation permission. Child #8, 9 need infant feeding schedules. Child #1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 need to fix hours days and times of attendance.
Staff child ratios must be maintained at all times and children must be supervised at all times. Staff #3 left the children unattended to go to the kitchen. A child was hit in the mouth with a bowling pin by an older child. Staff #1 has to leave her room to get cots for her children. The classroom is over ratio in the morning. Staff #1 has ten children before 8 am, at least one is an infant, ratio of 1:4. send copies of the written daily attendance form for two weeks to OCCL by 4-19-24. Two staff must be present when seven or more children are present. Send your current staff schedule to OCCL. Ensure all infants/toddlers are assigned a specific eligible staff member daily. Send a list of specific staff for infants and toddlers. staff names, class roster. ( note: 4-23-24 staff schedule sent no class roster sent with this correction)
Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs PD plan, annual safe sleep, and annual child abuse. Staff #1, 2, and 3 need 18 training hours including health and safety, PD plan, annual safe sleep, and annual child abuse. Staff #5 needs 18 training hours, including health and safety, PD plan, orientation, OCCL for health and safety for child care professionals. Also staff 5 needs an application, job description, references (4 if no service letters, adult abuse, health assessment with TB results release of employment and service letters. Staff #6/Volunteer #6 needs a file with current elgibility letter. If going to be a full time staff will need a complete file. If a volunteer for more than 5 days a year or 40 hours will need a file.
All staff need PD plan in files.
Put bandage tape and plastic bags in first aid kit.
All staff must be fingerprinted and have eligibility determination before start of employment. Staff must be supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. Must have adult abuse for all staff in file. Send adult abuse check to OCCL. for staff 5 and 6.
Wash and disinfect toys and play equipment. LS Davis will return to observe. Ensure monthly evacuation drills are documented and shelter-in-place supplies are available. Send fire drill logs to OCCL. Ensure you have soap and water and bleach and water bottles every day in every classroom. Send picture to OCCL.
Write and post lesson plans in all rooms except pre-k room. Ms. Debbie had plan posted and schedule.
Post Emergency numbers.
All areas, floors must be clean, safe condition. Clean blue carpet in toddler room and large group area. Remove crib full of clothing donations and large broken tv by the bathroom. Repair/replace small blue sofa in large motor room. Fix/repair cabinets in infant room- peeling paint. Cabinets must be locked, paint in lower cabinet accessible to children. Put a three-year-old trash can in infant room. Clean and organize all classroom areas. Remove unwanted items and furniture. Remove items from tops of cabinets. An additional crib is needed in infant room. All sinks do not have hot and cold water (infant room, bathrooms by front door area. Clean three year old room carpet.
The infant classroom had six children ages infant to two-years present with one staff member. This was corrected at the visit when an additional staff member arrived at the center. The preschool classroom had 12 children ages three to five-years present with one staff member. This was corrected at the visit when an additional staff member arrived at the center.
Ensure the bathroom in the rear of the building is cleaned at least daily or when needed throughout the day.
Purchase/place the following items in the first aid: instant cold pack, pen & paper, plastic bag, and thermometer.
Send the completed development plan for all children reviewed.
Ensure all wall repairs have been painted. Cover/repair torn carpet in the infant classroom. Ensure all trashcans are covered at all times. The exit door in the infant classroom needs the rust repaired/removed and the door must be repainted. Ensure all outlets and extension cords are covered and out of the reach of children.
Ensure all bottles are labeled with the child's name. Ensure all infants have a current infant feeding schedule.
All staff files must be complete. Send the current CPR/First Aid for four staff members. Send the current professional development plan for one staff member. Send the signed annual safe sleep and child abuse and neglect for one staff member. Send the completed seven-hour health and safety training for all staff members.
Send the current development plan for six children.
Ensure the lesson plan is posted and available in the Toddler Classroom. Send a copy to OCCL.