UCP Of North Florida Inc

33-03 · Training Requirements

During the on-site inspection, counselor observed that not all staff had begun required introductory childcare training within 90 days of employment in the childcare industry. T/A: 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. Provider will have staff listed on the supplemental begin the required childcare training

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44-04 · Personnel Records

During the on-site file review, counselor observed that not all staff had a current child abuse reporting form signed annually. Personnel Records T/A: CF-FSP Form 5337, Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(l), F.A.C., must be signed on or before Child Care Facility Handbook Page | 62 hire date and annually thereafter by all child care personnel. Corrected - staff members signed a current child abuse reporting form during the inspection

Corrected by Feb 28, 2025

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24-23 · Food Preparation Area

During the on-site inspection, counselor observed that 2 classroom(preschool) refrigerators that store food, milk/juice were missing thermometers to measure storage temperatures. Food storage T/A: Refrigerators/freezers: 1. 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. Provider will add thermometers to all refrigeration used for storage of food, milk/juice for children in care

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42-01 · Student Health and Records

During the on-site file review, counselor observed that 3 children enrolled since the last on-site inspection, were missing a current health physical for review. T/A: Student Health Records 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. 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. Provider will provide current health physicals for all children enrolled

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44-01 · Personnel Records

During the on-site file review, counselor observed that not all staff had a completed file for review. T/A: Personnel Records Records must be maintained and kept current on all child care personnel, as defined by Section 402.302(3), F.S. These records shall be on-site, available for review by the licensing authority and must include: A. A complete employment application with the required statement pursuant to Section 402.3055(1)(b), F.S. B. Documentation of position and date of employment. C. CF-FSP Form 5337, Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(l), F.A.C., must be signed on or before Child Care Facility Handbook Page | 62 hire date and annually thereafter by all child care personnel. D. Copies of training information and credentials as applicable. E. For the driver only: Florida drivers license and driver physical examination documentation. A copy of the drivers license and the physician certification, or another form containing the same elements of the physician certification, granting medical approval to operate the vehicle, and valid certificate(s) of course completion for first aid training, pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures, and background screening must also be maintained in the drivers personnel file. F. Prior to beginning volunteering in a child care facility, a CF-FSP 5217, Volunteer Acknowledgment which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(e), F.A.C., and may be obtained from the Departments website www.myflfamilies.com/childcare, must be completed and on file at the child care facility for the volunteer. Written documentation of volunteer hours must be maintained at the facility for a minimum of 12 months and available for review by the licensing authority. Provider will have a completed file on site for all staff. Provider states 11 staff on file

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33-09 · Training Requirements

During the file review, counselor observed that not all staff had completed the required fire extinguisher training within 30 days of hire. T/A: Fire Extinguisher Training All childcare 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 childcare personnel have completed training. Corrected - email verification from provider, training completed before the inspection was uploaded

Corrected by Jun 27, 2024

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12-06 · Facility Environment

During the inspection of the play area, counselor observed that some of the exterior fence post with exposed concrete around the bottom could pose a potential safety hazard. T/A: General health and safety requirements 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. Provider will cover base of fence posts that have exposed concrete due to soil washing away

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03-01 · Ratio Sufficient

1/10 - 1's, 2's and 3's -final count, 1/6, 1's, 2's 1/14 - 3's, 4's - final count 1/18, mixed age 3's, and 4's, majority 4's 1/4 - infants/toddlers 2 additional staff on site - L. Raciappa, J. Clayton both other personnel During the inspection, counselor observed that there was a ratio of 1/10 with a mixed age group containing 1's. The ratio for 1's is 1/6 at all times. T/A: Ratios/mixed age group: In groups of mixed age ranges, where children one year of age but under two years of age are included, one childcare personnel must be responsible for no more than six children of any age group, at all times. Corrected during the inspection, provider moved four 3-year-olds to another classroom, so she was in ratio with 1/6, 1's and 2's

Corrected by Nov 6, 2023

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12-01 · Facility Environment

During the inspection, counselor observed that areas throughout the facility were in need of cleaning, and decluttering. Classrooms, toys, children's furniture, garbage can lids, inside refrigerators in the classrooms, underneath cabinets. T/A: Physical Environment All childcare facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards and from evidence of, or presence of, vermin infestation. Provider will clean and declutter areas in use by children throughout the facility

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24-24 · Food Preparation Area

During the on-site inspection, counselor observed that leftover frozen food did not have the date stored. Food storage T/A: Opened packages of perishable or leftover food items must be properly covered or sealed in containers or bags, labeled with the date, and properly stored and discarded within seven calendar days. Corrected, provider dated leftover food items

Corrected by Nov 6, 2023

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30-06 · Diapering

During the inspection, counselor observed that the changing mat in the one-year-old classroom did not have an impermeable surface as the mat was torn. Diapering Requirements T/A: When children in diapers are in care, there must be a diaper changing area with an impermeable surface that is cleaned and sanitized or disinfected after each use. Provider will provide a changing mat with an impermeable surface for diaper changing

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33-05 · Training Requirements

During the on-site inspection, counselor observed that a staff member who left the childcare industry did not complete required training prior to re-employment. T/A: Break in service In the event an individual leaves the child care industry not in compliance with the training requirements and returns to the industry either at the same or a different child care facility, he or she must comply with the training requirements described in this section, as well as any new training requirements that may have been added during the gap in employment in the child care industry prior to re-employment Provider will have staff member complete required childcare training

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34-04 · Credentialed Staff

Provider is currently on provisional status, citation on this inspection as this is the first onsite visit since the director credentials expired. Page 4 of 9 Name: UCP Of North Florida Inc License #: C14BA0522 Address: 1239 N East Ave Panama City FL 32401 Type: Routine Date: 11/06/2023 T/A: Director Credential 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 Care Facility Handbook Page | 47 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. Provider will have a credentialed director on file

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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, provider is aware of the requirements and will provide parents with information detailing the causes and symptoms of influenza during the months of August through September

Corrected by Nov 6, 2023

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43-10 · Enrollment Information

During the inspection, counselor observed that The facility did not maintain documentation that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of each child were provided information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child and leave them in the car annually during the months of April and September in that [ provider has no documentation that parents received information regarding distracted adults. T/A: Enrollment Information 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, provider is aware of the requirements for parents to receive information regarding distracted adults and will provide the information to parents during the months of April and September

Corrected by Nov 6, 2023

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44-04 · Personnel Records

During the inspection, counselor observed that new personnel did not have a child abuse and neglect form on file for review. T/A: Personnel Records CF-FSP Form 5337, Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(l), F.A.C., must be signed on or before Child Care Facility Handbook Page | 62 hire date and annually thereafter by all child care personnel. Provider will have new staff complete a child abuse and neglect form. Provider states 8 staff on file. Files reviewed and updated in CARES2

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45-01 · Background Screening Documents

During the inspection, counselor observed that new staff member did not have a 5131 Background screening and personnel file requirement form on file. T/A: Background screening documents 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. Provider will have new staff complete a background screening and personnel file requirements form for review

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03-01 · Ratio Sufficient

During the onsite inspection, counselor observed that in a class with mixed ages with one-year-old's in the class that would bring the ratio down to 1/6 but the ratio was 1/11. Ratios; T/A: 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. Corrected during the inspection: another teacher came in and the classrooms were separated so that all the classrooms were within ratio. 1/4 - infants 1/5 - 1's, 2's 1/6 - 2's and 3's 1/15 - 3's, 4's, 5'

Corrected by Jul 11, 2023

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12-02 · Facility Environment

During the onsite inspection, counselor observed that all the safety handrails in both bathrooms, were starting to rust. General Health and Safety T/A: All child care facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards. Provider will remove rust from the safety handrails in both bathrooms

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