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Attendance logs are not accurately documented.
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License #P-179425 · Home-based · Family Child Care
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This renewal - enhanced monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Attendance logs are not accurately documented.
An individual health care plan is missing for a child with asthma.
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Educator did not have a written consent to release the child to a person picking up a child in the program. Assistant was observed getting a child ready to be release to a person who the assistant did not know. There was no written consent to release the child to this person.
1 emergency card is expired, and 2 emergency cards are missing.
Attendance Logs
Program Orientation
Children's Records
First Aid Kit
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
Assistant present in the program is not aware of attendance procedures, all the children were not signed in. Assistant is not able to identify the children present by name.
3 enrollment packets are incomplete.
Assistant used poor judgement while assisting a child in the bathroom without clothing (assistant).
Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Attendance Logs
Staff Schedule/Qualifications - R Sep 2025
Supervision - Judgement
Attendance is not accurately documented. (This was cited at a previous visit) Licensor observed the attendance had one child signed in. There were 6 children present in the program. An attendance for the assistant was not observed in the program space.
Educators in the program did not demonstrate and maintain the physical, mental and emotional ability to care for the children for whom they are responsible in a way that met the generally accepted physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of children.
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
Required Postings - Child Specific - R Apr 2025
Not observed during this visit.
A large long boxed with closet doors that could pose a hazard to the children was observed in the program space.
Educator has 18.5 hours of training in her PQ Registry. Educator is missing 11.5 hours of training.
Licensed Space
Refrigerator temperature is 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
A child with an allergy is not included in the allergy list.
Children's Records
2 children's enrollment packets are incomplete, 2 physicals are missing, 5 emergency cards are expired.
First aid kit is missing: a gauze roll and a complete list of emergency services numbers.
Educator does not have an allergy list posted in her program.
Educator does not have an individual health care plan for a child who needs one.
First Aid Kit (FCC)
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
Required Postings - Child Specific - R Apr 2025
Space (indoor / outdoor hazards) - R Apr 2025
First Aid Kit
Educator is missing telephone numbers for emergency services.
Childrens Records - R Apr 2025
Emergency cards for 3 children are expired since 2020.
Educator does not have a working carbon monoxide detector.
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
At the time of the visit, the licensor observed a lady by the name [REDACTED] in the kitchen. [REDACTED] stated sometimes she comes to the child care program to cook for the educator, licensor asked her how often and she stated sometimes. When educator arrived, educator stated that [REDACTED] came to visit her and decided to cook for her because she was not feeling well. Licensor informed the educator this the second time, this year, that she is observing a person who is not listed on the list of household member or regularly on the premise present at the time of the visit.
One child does not have a medical record and one child’s medical record is due for update.
Structure and activities
Persons in the Premise during child care hour
Exit route is safe and free of obstructions
The list of emergency numbers is missing the ambulance and the local hospital telephone number.
Diapering & Toileting - R Apr 2025
Evacuation Logs
The educator is not completing the children's progress report according to the regulation requirements.
Required Postings - R Apr 2025
Handwashing
Progress Reports
Attendance Logs
Educator in the program did not operate the program in a way to protect the children from abuse and/or neglect. Assistant was observed conducting herself in a manner to endanger the safety of the children in her care.
Indoor Space - free of hazards
First aid kit is missing a complete list of emergency services numbers and a gauze roll.
Evidence of plan for developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities
First Aid Kit (FCC)
Educator Qualifications
Napping Materials
Refrigerator Temperature
Ongoing Professional Development
Napping materials are not labeled.
Educator is caring for children from 4:30am to 6:30pm (14 hours).
Attendance is not accurately documented.
A child was sleeping on the upper level of the home at the time of the visit. The upper level of the home is not approved by the department.
3 enrollment packets are incomplete, 1 enrollment packet is expired, 1 physical is expired, 2 emergency cards are incomplete, and 1 emergency card is missing.
Attendance Logs
When the licensor arrived, she observed children jumping on the sofa in the kitchen. The children were wondering between the kitchen and the playroom. The educator’s assistant proceeded to tell them to go to the playroom but with little success, the children returned to the kitchen shortly after.
At the time of the visit, the exit route through the kitchen was barricaded by a chair, a laundry basket and other hazards. See picture.
The educator is not documenting the assistant’s attendance.
First Aid Kit (FCC)
Exit sign
Stairways
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
Some children’s enrollment forms are incomplete, the physical description and other parts are left blank. One child’s medical record is due for update.
The educator stated she conducts the evacuation drill every month. However, per evacuation drill log, educator did not conduct evacuation drill in the following month: April, May, June, September and October. Educator is also not documenting the evacuation drill accurately.
There is no exit sign on the exit route near the playroom.
Licensor observed children’s file stored on top of the diaper changing mat.
The First Aid kit is missing the gloves.
Educator failed to wash the children’s hands before feeding them morning snack.
The bathroom is on the second level of the house and there is no gate at the top of the stairways in the second level.