17-01 · Outdoor Play Area/Fencing

17-1: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that there was an active wasps nest on the outdoor playground. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 3.5, A The outdoor play area must be clean and free from litter, nails, glass and other hazards

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

23-02 · Fire Drills

The last fire drill was conducted on 12/3/2024. 23-2: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that the facility did not have an approved annual fire inspection conducted by a fire marshal. The annual fire inspection was conducted on 1/7/2025, however there were non-compliances on the report. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.2, A 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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

23-05 · Fire Drills

23-5: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that the fire extinguisher certificates were not tagged annual, in that the fire extinguisher certification(s) were valid until 5/2024, 8/2024 and 8/2024. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.2, B Fire extinguishers with a minimum rating of 2A:10BC must be properly installed, serviced and maintained with current inspection tags at all times

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

33-06 · Training Requirements

During the time of inspection, the Owner/Operator/Director advised the Licensing Specialist that there 23 employees. During the time of the inspection, the Licensing Specialist monitored 23 of the 23 employee records. REMINDER: In-service training for 2024/2025 fiscal year must be completed before July 1, 2025. 33-6: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 1 employee that did not complete the early literacy training within 12 months of their child care industry start date. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 4.2.2 and 4.5, C 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

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

33-09 · Training Requirements

33-9: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 7 employees did not have documentation that the fire extinguisher training was completed within 30 days of their hire date and 2 employees did not have documentation that the safe sleep training was completed within 30 days of their hire date. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 4.2.5 Fire Extinguisher Training All child care personnel shall be trained in the use and operation of a fire extinguisher, at each facility they are employed, within 30 days of date of hire. The facility must maintain documentation that all child care personnel have completed training. Section 4.2.3 All child care personnel who work in a facility that offers care to infants must have training regarding guidance on safe sleep practices, preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; recognition of signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; strategies for coping with crying, fussing, or distraught child and the development and vulnerabilities of the brain in infancy in early childhood within 30 days of hire at the facility. For child care personnel to satisfy this requirement the training must be accomplished through one of following methods: Department's Health Safety and Nutrition course, Safe Sleep course, or the Early Learning Floridas Safe Sleep Practices. Documentation of training must be maintained on the Department's training transcript in the child care personnel record

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

33-13 · Training Requirements

During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 7 employees that did not complete the School Readiness Pre-Service training before they were left alone with children or within the 90 days of their hire date. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, DEL SR Handbook, Section 3.1 and 3.2 Child care personnel must successfully complete the preservice training coursework described in this section, as applicable. All child care personnel must complete these preservice training requirements within 90 days of initial employment with any School Readiness provider. This timeframe does not start over if personnel change employment to another School Readiness provider within this initial 90 days. Personnel who have not completed all preservice training requirements are not allowed any unsupervised contact with or care of children in a School Readiness program

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

75-70 · Violation

Influenza Virus, Guide to Parents, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(n), F.A.C. and may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare

Corrected Corrected by Jan 17, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

43-10 · Enrollment Information

During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that there was no documentation showing that the distracted driver brochure was provided to the custodial parents on September 2024. During the inspection, the staff emailed all the parents the distracted driver brochure. This is being marked compliant. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 7.3, C.5. 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

Corrected Corrected by Jan 17, 2025

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.

45-01 · Background Screening Documents

Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse: The Background Screening Clearinghouse will generate e-mails and send you, the provider, a reminder at 60, 30, and 21 days prior to the retention date expiration. Please note, you will only receive that notification for the staff that are on your facility/home roster. Please keep your roster current in the Clearinghouse to avoid confusion on expiration dates, or unwanted notifications. 45.1 During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 1 employee did not have the 5131 form, Background Screening and Personnel File Requirements form, on file. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 7.4.1, A Each personnel record must have a completed CF-FSP Form 5131, Background Screening and Personnel File Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 65C-22.001(7)(b), F.A.C

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

45-02 · Background Screening Documents

45-2: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 2 employees did not have the level 2 Background Screening completed through the Clearinghouse. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 7.4.1, C A copy of the eligible results, for the Level 2 screening, generated from the Clearinghouse must be on record for each personnel. If awaiting Out-of-State criminal history results, a copy of the DCF email informing of the individuals eligibility for a provisional hire status must be in the personnel file

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

45-05 · Background Screening Documents

45-5: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed 6 employees did not have documentation that the 5 year employment history was verified. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 5.1, D The employer/owner/operator must conduct employment history checks, including documented attempts to contact each employer that employed the individual within the preceding five years, and documentation of the findings. Documentation must include the applicants job title and description of his/her regular duties, confirmation of employment dates, and level of job performance. The employer/owner/operator must make at least three attempts to obtain employment history information. Failed attempts to obtain employment history must be documented in the personnel file and include date, time, and the reason the information was not obtained

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

48-02 · Group Size (Form DEL-SR-6200A)

48-2: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that there were 9 one and two year olds in the Toddler B classroom with 2 teachers. When Licensing Specialist monitored the employee files, Licensing observed that neither employee had a staff credential. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance DEL SR Handbook, Sections 2.2.1 B For children 1 year up to 24 months of age, group size may not exceed twelve (12) children in a single classroom. For classrooms operating with 7 to 12 children, there must be one designated lead teacher, and one of the two child care personnel must possess, at a minimum, an active credential pursuant to s. 402.305(3), F.S. For classrooms operating with 6 or fewer children, the child care personnel is not required to have an active credential

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

34-04 · Credentialed Staff

34-4: During the inspection, Licensing Specialist observed that the facility does not have a director. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, CCF Handbook, Section 4.7 Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. An applicant for the Director Credential must meet the requirements referenced in CFFSP Form 5290, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential and Renewal Application, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(k), F.A.C. CFChild FSP Form 5290 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. All applications and documentation will be verified, and, if complete, the credential will be issued by the Department or its designated representative on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(g), F.A.C. A. Each child care facility must have a credentialed director who is on-site a majority of hours, excluding weekends and evening hours that the facility is in operation. Documentation of majority of hours must be maintained and available for review by the licensing authority. B. CF- FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, must be maintained at the facility for review by the licensing authority. A Director Credential, as documented on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, is active for five years from the date of issuance. C. An individual may not be the director of child care facilities that overlap in the hours of operation. D. An individual with an inactive Director Credential is ineligible to be the director of a child care facility. E. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. F. Child care facility owners must notify the licensing authority within five working days of when the facility loses a credentialed director or when there is a change of director. 1. The licensing authority will then issue a provisional license for a period not to exceed six months for any facility without a credentialed director. 2. The provisional license will have an effective date of the first day the facility was without a credentialed director

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

27-20 · Catered Food and Food Provided by Outside Sources

24 and was terminated by the owner today. This is being marked corrected at the time of the inspection. During the inspection, Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance, Child Care Facility Handbook Section 8.2, C: Child care personnel must appropriately interact with children to foster a healthy, safe environment that will encourage the childs physical, intellectual, motor, and social development. Interactions with children that are aggressive, demeaning or intimidating in nature are strictly prohibited

Corrected Corrected by Aug 28, 2024

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.