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Home › FL › Miami › Little Steps Childcare & Preschool#1
1025 SW 82nd Ave, Miami FL 33144 · License #C11MD3166 · Center · Child Care Facility
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23-02 · Technical assistance was provided that to ensure the safety of children in care, facilities are required to receive yearly fire inspections by a certified fire inspector. Unless statutorily exempted, all child care facilities must conform to state standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, Chapter 69A-36, F.A.C., Uniform Standards for Life Safety and Fire Prevention in Child Care Facilities. A copy of the current and approved annual fire inspection report completed by a certified fire inspector must be on file with the licensing authority. If the program is granted a fire inspection exemption by the local fire inspection office, the exemption must be documented and maintained on file at the program. Last fire drill was conducted on 7/5/2024. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route was done on 7/5/2024. One fire drill during napping/sleeping times was done on 12/20/2023. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority was done on 12/20/2023. One emergency LOCKDOWN drill was done on 4/13/2024. One emergency INCLEMENT WEATHER drill was done on 6/14/2024. Fire inspection conducted on 6/12/2023. Fire extinguisher serviced on 06/2024
Licensing specialist reviewed facility's most recent fire inspection and it is from 6/12/2023. Per provider, a new one has not been conducted
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: physical safety. Open / not marked corrected.
24-05 · Technical assistance was provided that food equipment maintained and stored in a sanitary manner and out of the reach of children. Owner removed all the material from the shower area and stored in the kitchen and standard returned to compliance at time of inspection
Licensing specialist observed boxes of plates and bowls and bags of napkins and plates stored in the shower area of one of the bathrooms
Corrected Corrected by Jul 30, 2024
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
43-10 · Technical assistance was provided that annually, in the months of April and September, the child care facility must provide parents/guardians of the children enrolled in the facility with information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child at the facility and instead leave them in the adults vehicle upon arrival at the adults destination.CF/PI 175- 12, brochure, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(x), F.A.C. and may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com 19 of 30 childrens enrollment/health records were reviewed for compliance. Files reviewed: Mixed Age Group Classroom and 3- Years and 4-Years Classroom and newly enrolled children since the last inspection
Licensing specialist reviewed 14 children files without signed distracted adult brochures from April 2024
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
33-01 · Technical assistance was provided that 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. 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) Extended
FSC reviewed one staff's transcript and file. Staff has not yet completed 40-hour training
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. 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 65C-22.001(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. Two parents e-mailed immunization records for their children during the inspection
FSC reviewed 4 children files with expired or missing immunization records
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
42-01 · 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 three children files with no student health examination on record
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
28-02 · Bottles, Breastmilk, Formula and Infant Food
FSC observed bottles and cups were not labeled with first and last name. Provider was able to come to compliance at the time of the inspection and labeled the bottles and cups. Bottles and sippy cups brought from home shall be individually labeled with the childs first and last name and shall be returned to the custodial parent or legal guardian daily
Corrected Corrected by Aug 31, 2023
Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.