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Home › MA › Clinton › Croak, Margaret
License #P-173566 · Home-based · Family Child Care
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Provider FA/CPR expired. Provider has signed up for recertification on 2/28. Please upload certification once acquired.
CPR/First Aid
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PQ Registry was not available upon visit. PQ Registry expired 2/17/25. Please sign in to your portal and renew as soon as possible.
Providers carbon monoxide detector was tested and worked properly but current logs for 2025 were blank. Please log all detector checks moving forward.
Bathroom sink hot water used for handwashing tested above 150F. Please reduce this temperature to below 120F.
Water Temperature
During a walkthrough of all licensed indoor space the following hazards were found: *Kitchen: Gas stove that has knobs within reach of children. Please child proof stove knobs or find alternate way to keep children from accessing stove.
Smoke Detectors
Providers smoke detector was tested and worked properly but current logs for 2025 were blank. Please log all detector checks moving forward.
Annual Registration in Professional Qualifications Registry (PQR)
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Indoor Hazards
Space (health risks) - R Apr 2025
Fuel burning stove was operating at the time of the visit. The barricade ( gate) was not 3 feet away from the stove all around it.
Diapering & Toileting - R Apr 2025
The educator uses a towel with a disposable paper layer on top as a diapering surface. Regulations require a waterproof surface underneath the paper layer to be disinfected after each change.
Progress Reports
First Aid Kit
Space (health risks) - R Apr 2025
Last progress report for three children were done in January 2022 Last progress report for two children were done in February 2022 Progress reports are required every six months for this age group. Please keep a history on file.
Front and back doors. The front door’s exit route was covered with snow.
Exit Safety
Emergency Contact Information in the first aid kit not updated for five children.
The smoke detector was not installed at the bottom of the first floor’s stairs. The pellet stove used for heating was not barricaded according to requirements. The metal gate around it was not installed and not at the correct distance from the stove. Please submit a picture with your response.
Heating Safety - Heating sources
Exit Safety
Pallet Stove is barricaded using a gate, however the stove is used during child care hours and the barricade is not compliant with regulations. The barricade must be at least three feet in height and installed at least three feet from the stove. If non-combustible and non-heat retaining materials are used, barricades may be placed two feet away from the stove.
Side and front doors. There is clutter and piled boxes in the front door's entrance.
This monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.