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12470 SW 8th St, Miami FL 33184 · License #C11MD0364 · Center · Child Care Facility
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03-01 · Technical assistance was provided that The staff-to-child ratio, as established in Section 402.305(4), F.S., is based on primary responsibility for the direct supervision of children and applies at all times while children are in care. 2.3.1 Mixed Age Groups A. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children under one year of age are included, one child care personnel must be responsible for no more than four children of any age group, at all times. B. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children one year of age but under two years of age are included, one child care personnel must be responsible for no more than six children of any age group, at all times. The second staff returned to the classroom at 1:19PM. Ratio at time of Arrival: 1-Year Old - 1:7 2-Years Old - 1:13 (director on-site to meet nap time ratio requirements) 3-Years Old - 1:12 4-Years Old - 1:14 Corrected Ratio at Time of Inspection: 1-Year Old - 2:7 2-Years Old - 2:13 3-Years Old - 1:12 VPK - 1:14
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Upon arrival to the facility, licensing specialist observed the 1-year old classroom was being watched by the staff from 2-year old classroom next door. Director asked for the staff and was told she was in the restroom. Staff immediately returned to classroom. Licensing specialist asked for the second staff in the classroom because there were 7 children total and director explained she was in her lunch break
Corrected Corrected by Apr 14, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
29-02 · Technical assistance was provided that Child care personnel and children must wash their hands thoroughly with soap and running water, dry, and follow personal hygiene procedures for themselves and while assisting others. Examples of activities when handwashing is required include but are not limited to: before and after eating, immediately following outdoor play, after toileting, following the use of any cleaners or toxic chemicals, before and after administering medication, and during food preparation and snack distribution. A. Child care personnel and children must follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for handwashing incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(u), F.A.C. B. The use of hand sanitizers does not substitute for handwashing. However, in areas away from the facility where no running water is available, hand sanitizers may be used. Examples of such places are field trips, nature trails or picnic areas where running water is not readily available. C. Child care personnel with open wounds and/or injury that inhibits handwashing, such as casts, bandages, or braces, must not prepare food. D. Situations or times that children, child care personnel, and/or volunteers must perform hand hygiene must be posted in all food preparation, diapering, and toileting areas
Licensing specialist observed diaper changing activity after children awoke from nap time and were getting ready to have their snack time. Staff changing the child did not was their hands after completing diaper changing and sat the child in the table for snack time without washing child's hand either. Staff continued to begin helping to set up snack time by passing out cutlery
Corrected Corrected by Apr 14, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
25-08 · Technical assistance was provided that an accurate thermometer designed to measure cold storage temperature must be placed inside each refrigeration and freezer unit. Thermometers in refrigerators must show a reading of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and thermometers in freezers must show a reading of 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. The thermometer must be located in the center of the unit and be readily accessible. Thermometer temperature readings higher than specified above require further temperature testing of food samples stored in the unit using a probe type thermometer; and adjustments to the unit setting to reach and maintain the required readings must be made
Licensing specialist observed freezer thermometers reading 20 degrees for two freezers. Provider added an additional thermometer in each freezer and we rechecked the temperature after 16 minutes and the temperature was still 20 degrees
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: nutrition. Open / not marked corrected.
03-01 · Technical assistance was provided that the staff-to-child ratio, as established in Section 402.305(4), F.S., is based on primary responsibility for the direct supervision of children and applies at all times while children are in care. 2.3.1 Mixed Age Groups A. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children under one year of age are included, one child care personnel must be responsible for no more than four children of any age group, at all times. B. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children one year of age but under two years of age are included, one child care personnel must be responsible for no more than six children of any age group, at all times. One-year old classroom staff returned to classroom at 12:20PM and standard returned to compliance at time of inspection
Upon arrival to the center, FSC rang the doorbell and someone opened to look at the curtain and no one opened the door. FSC rang doorbell again and waited 4 minutes with no one opening door and FSC called the school. Director was in the school age side of the facility and came to open door. FSC began counting ratios in classroom and observed the 2-year old classroom staff watching both two-years old classroom and 1-year old classroom. Staff stated the one-year old teacher was on break. Ratio at time of arrival: 1-Year Old - 0:5 2-Years Old - 1:10 3-Years Old - 1:12 4-Years Old - 1:13 Spring Break School Age Program School Age - 1:12 School Age - 1:11 School Age - 1:9 4 school age children with 4 therapist
Corrected Corrected by Mar 28, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
32-03 · Technical assistance was provided that all playground equipment must be securely anchored, unless portable or stationary by design, in good repair, maintained in safe and sanitary condition, and placed to ensure safe use by the children. Maintenance must include inspections conducted every month of all supports above and below the ground and of all connectors and moving parts. Documentation of maintenance inspections must be maintained for 12 months
FSC observed a 4 children see-saw type playground equipment with chipped paint and rusted areas
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
33-01 · Technical assistance was provided that child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. A. Part I Courses (30 Hours) Child care personnel must complete all of the following: • ? Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations • ? Health, Safety and Nutrition • ? Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect • ? Child Growth and Development • ? Behavioral Observation and Screening B. Part II Courses (10 Hours) Child care personnel must also complete 10 hours of the following Part II courses: ? Special Needs Appropriate Practices (10 hours), or ? Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (5 hours) and one of the following courses: 1. Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 2. Preschool Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 3. School- Age Appropriate Practices (5 hours)
FSC observed one staff working in classroom. When reviewing that staff's file, the staff has not finished training and has been working in the industry for more than one year
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
46-03 · Technical assistance was provided that the custodial parent or guardian may document the time when his/her child enters and departs the child care facility or program. However, child care facility personnel are responsible for ensuring that attendance records are complete and accurate
FSC reviewed attendance logs and sign-in/sign-out logs by parents and not all children present at the facility had been signed in with arrival time in either of the logs
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
42-02 · Technical assistance was provided that the child care facility is responsible for obtaining for each child in care a current, complete and properly executed Student Health Examination form DH 3040, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(q), F.A.C. and may be obtained from the local county health department, the parent or legal guardian, or a signed statement by authorized professionals that indicate the results of the components of the Student Health Examination form are included in the health examination. A. The Student Health Examination shall be completed by a person given statutory authority to perform health examinations. B. The Student Health Examination or the signed statement is valid for two years from the date the physical was performed. An up-to-date version must be on file for as long as the child is enrolled at the facility. C. If the custodial parents or legal guardians fail to provide the documentation required above within 30 days of enrollment, the facility shall not allow the child to remain in the program
FSC reviewed 2 children files with expired student physical examinations
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
33-06 · Technical assistance was provided that Pursuant to Section 402.305(2)(e)5., F.S., all child care personnel must complete a single course of training in early literacy and language development of children ages birth through five years that is a minimum of five clock hours or .5 CEUs. Early literacy training must be completed within 12 months of date of employment in the child care industry. Proof of completion may be documented on a certificate of course completion, classroom transcript, or diploma. Child care personnel must complete one of the following: A. One of the Departments online literacy courses available on the Departments website. B. One of the Departments approved literacy courses. A list of these courses can be obtained from the Departments website. (No additional courses will be approved by the Department.) C. One college level early literacy course (for credit or non-credit) if taken within the last five years. Extended time frame provided due to staff taking in-person classes
FSC reviewed one staff file and staff has not completed early literacy training and has been employed for over a year
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
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fiscal year. Technical assistance was provided that upon successful completion of the 40-hour introductory training requirements, child care personnel must complete a minimum of 10 clock-hours or one CEU of in-service training annually during the states fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. A. The annual 10 clock-hours or one CEU of in-service training concentration on children ages birth through 12 must be completed in one or more of the following areas (college level courses will be accepted): 1. Health and safety, including universal precautions, prevention of infectious diseases, sudden infant death syndrome, emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, shaken baby syndrome, use of safe sleep practices, administration of medicine, emergency preparedness, Page 3 of 8 Name: Just Kids Centers Inc License #: C11MD0364 Address: 12470 SW 8th St Miami FL 33184 Type: Routine Date: 08/15/2023 and handling of hazardous materials; 2. Pediatric CPR; 3. First Aid (may be taken to meet the in-service requirement only once every two years); 4. Nutrition; 5. Child development - typical and atypical; 6. Child transportation and safety; 7. Behavior management; 8. Working with families; 9. Design and use of child-oriented space; 10. Community, health and social service resources; 11. Child abuse; 12. Child care for multilingual children; 13. Working with children with disabilities in child care; 14. Safety in outdoor play; 15. Literacy; 16. Guidance and discipline; 17. Computer technology; 18. Leadership development/program management and child care personnel supervision; 19. Age-appropriate lesson planning; 20. Homework assistance for school-age care; 21. Food safety training; 22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments; 23. Other course areas relating to child care or child care management; 24. Any of the online courses offered through the Departments child care website. B. Documentation of the in-service training requirement must be recorded on CFFSP Form 5268, Child Care In-Service Training Record, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(i), F.A.C., and included in the child care facilitys personnel records. CF-FSP Form 5268 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. A new in-service training record is required each fiscal year. The in-service training records for the previous two fiscal years must also be maintained at the child care facility for review by the licensing authority. C. All child care personnel employed in the industry beyond 15 months, who change employment from one child care program to another during the fiscal year must complete the annual in-service training requirement. D. Child care personnel not in compliance with the annual in-service training requirement described in this section must complete the remaining in-service training requirement within 30 days of the noncompliance finding by the licensing authority. These hours cannot be used to meet the current years inservice training requirements Extended time frame provided to meet same
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
41-02 · Technical assistance was provided that The child care facility is responsible for obtaining for each child in care a current, complete and properly executed Florida Certification of Immunization form Part A-1, B, or C, DH 680, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001 (7)(o), F.A.C., or the Religious Exemption from Immunization form, DH 681, which is incorporated by reference in 65C22.001(7)(p), F.A.C., from the custodial parent or legal guardian. DH Form 680 and DH Form 681 may be obtained from the local county health department. Specific immunization requirements are included and detailed in the most current edition of the Immunization Guidelines-Florida Schools, Child Care Facilities and Family Day Care Homes as promulgated by the Florida Department of Health. A. Immunizations received out-of-state are acceptable; however, immunizations must be documented on the Florida Certification of Immunization form and must be signed by a physician practicing in the State of Florida. B. If the custodial parents or legal guardians fail to provide the documentation required above within 30 days of enrollment, the facility shall not allow the child to remain in the program. The parent/guardian of a child who has not received the age-appropriate immunizations prior to enrollment and who does not have documented medical or religious exemptions from routine childhood immunizations must provide documentation of a scheduled appointment or arrangement to receive immunizations. Providers must include a general statement in parent handbook/policies to inform parents/guardians, at time of enrollment, that some children in care may not have current immunizations
FSC reviewed 3 children files with expired immunization records
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
45-07 · Technical assistance was provided that 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
FSC reviewed one staff's file and staff has expired background screening. FSC also searched for updated screening in Clearinghouse system and "a new screening is required."
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.