04-01 · Supervision

On 11/11/24, one 2-year-old child had locked herself in gym area bathroom while other children were playing. 2 staff were unaware of child's location for 5 minutes until they heard crying form bathroom. Child was unable to unlock door as it is an adult bathroom and there was no lock with key. Child was locked in adult bathroom for 11 minutes until Director was able to open adult bathroom door. Director did self- report this incident to Specialist on 11/12/24. Facility was also proactive with re-educating staff and warning staff involved as well as making a plan this never happens again. As an added protection, a door alarm will be installed. Work order submitted 1/3/25. 2.4 Supervision 2.4.1 General Supervision Requirements page 12 B. Child care personnel must be assigned to provide direct supervision to a specific group of children and be with that group of children at all times. Children must never be left without child care personnel supervision inside or outside the facility, in a vehicle, or at a field trip location

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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

33-03 · Training Requirements

An employee started on 10/19/2022 and did not start training until 07/31/2023. Employee needs to finish training by 03/14/2024, which is 45 days from this inspection. The Child Care Handbook states 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete Departments training within 12 months from the date training begins. Training taken prior to employment in the child care industry does not constitute begin training. The begin training timeframes begin at the time of employment in the child care industry. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in the child care industry in any licensed Florida child care facility. This may be accomplished by classroom attendance in a Department-approved training course, acquiring an educational exemption from a Department-approved training course, beginning a Department-approved online child care training course, or by receiving results from a Department-approved competency examination. The child care program is responsible for obtaining training documentation from child care personnel

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Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.

12-01 · Facility Environment

The air vents in several rooms were covered in dust which was migrating to the ceiling. Director stated she would have it cleaned by the end of next week. The Child Care Facility Handbook states: 3.1 General Health and Safety Requirements A. All child care facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards and from evidence of, or presence of, vermin infestation. Indoor play areas must be inspected daily for basic health and safety and documented on a daily inspection log. Outdoor play areas must be inspected daily for basic health and safety. Any problems must be corrected before the play area is used by children. Documentation of the indoor play area inspection must be maintained for 12 months

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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

40-59 · Medication

children must have two credentialed childcare personnel, and so on. The licensing authority will calculate the number of credentialed personnel required based on daily attendance

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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

40-17 · Medication

Two children's medications, which had expired, were not returned to the parents. Director stated she would return the medications today. The Childcare Facility Handbook states: 6.5 Medication H. Medication that has expired or that is no longer being dispensed must be returned to the custodial parent or legal guardian or discarded

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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

45-06 · Background Screening Documents

One Employee, CA, did not have an Attestation of Good Moral Character completed at the time of this monitoring. Director stated she would have this employee read and sign the Attestation by the end of next week. The Child Care Facility Handbook states. 7.4.1 Background Screening Documents Background screening documentation must be maintained for all childcare personnel as defined by Section 402.302(3), F.S., which includes household members if the facility is located in or adjacent to the home of the operator. Background screening documentation must be on-site and available for the licensing authority to review. B. CF Form 1649A, Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(a), F.A.C., must be completed for all childcare personnel at the time of initial screening or upon change in employers. CF Form 1649A may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare

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Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

45-07 · Background Screening Documents

One employee had a 90-day break in service and the facility did not complete a re-screening upon her return. Director submitted a re- screen during this monitoring. The Child Care Facility Handbook states: 5.2 Re-Screening A screening conducted under this rule is valid for five years, at which time a re-screen must be conducted in the same manner as the initial screening. A. The five-year re-screen is required for all childcare personnel. B. The five-year re-screen must include, at a minimum, a criminal records check (both national and statewide), a sexual predator and sexual offender registry search, and child abuse and neglect history of any state in which an individual resided during the preceding 5 years. C. Childcare personnel must be re-screened following a break in employment in the childcare industry that exceeds 90 days. Childcare personnel/individual with a break in service that exceeds 90 days are considered unscreened childcare personnel/individuals until completion of re-screening. These childcare personnel/individuals shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. D. If childcare personnel take a leave of absence, such as maternity leave, extended sick leave, migrant childcare programs, etc. re- screening is not required unless the five-year re-screen comes due during the leave of absence

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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

45-09 · Background Screening Documents

Facility failed to add 6 new personnel and to remove 8 personnel that are no longer employed. Director stated she would have the roster completed by the beginning of next week and that she removed several today. The Child Care Facility Handbook states: 5 Background Screening 5.1 Initial Screening K. The employer/owner/operator must add child care personnel to their Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse within 10 days of when the individual has received a child care eligible result and has been hired at the facility. Employer/owner/operator must add an end date for individuals on the Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse within 10 days of the employment termination

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Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.