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Home › MA › Dedham › Mcelroy, Laurraine
Dedham MA 02026 · License #P-247588 · Home-based · Family Child Care
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Assistant Qualifications
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Annual Registration in Professional Qualifications Registry (PQR)
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Ongoing Professional Development
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CPR/First Aid
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Required Postings
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Violation
The educator’s PQ# is expired as of 1/15/2026
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The educator only has 27.5 hours of training.
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The regular assistant does not have current CPR/First aid and was left alone with the children on 1/20/26 for approximately 2.5 hrs.
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The required posting was missing Call 911
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The Educator left the program on 1/20/2026 from approximately 2.5 hours, leaving the children in care of a regular assistant who did not have current CPR/First aid.
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Attendance Logs
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Adult-Child Ratios -1
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Annual Registration in Professional Qualifications Registry (PQR)
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CPR/First Aid - R Apr 2025
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Evacuation Logs
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Progress Reports
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Staff Records
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards) - R Apr 2025
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The educator was caring for 4 children under the age of 2 by herself. The children were ages: (REDACTED). The educator has been over ratio with children under the age of 2 for approximately 1 month. Additionally the educator was caring for 7 children by herself on 1/3/25 and 1/10/25 none of the children were school age
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Violation
The educator’s PQ# expired 8/2024
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Violation
The educator is not documenting the arrival/departure times of the assistants to ensure there is an accurate record of who is on the premises at all times
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The educator took CPR/First aid on 1/7/2023 it is only valid for 2 years
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Violation
The educator has not practiced a monthly fire drill in approximately 5 months. She stated it was due to her caring by herself and not with an assistant
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There are children in care who do not have updated progress reports
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The educator did not have staff records for her assistants. Technical assistance was provided to the educator on a previous visit on how/what needs to be in a staff file.
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There is a grill in the back yard that the cover fell off
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Ongoing Professional Development
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Medication
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Handwashing
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Space (health risks) - R Apr 2025
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Safe Sleep
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Equipment and Materials
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Curriculum / Routine / Structure - R Apr 2025
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The educator and the assistant are not completing professional development hours as required. The educator has been previously cited for this
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Violation
The parental consent to administer non prescription medication was not renewed annually. It had not been updated within the past year
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Violation
The Educator did not ensure that medications were out of the reach of children today when she allowed a 3 year old child to be sitting on the floor with the other children and walking around the space while drinking a medicine cup of Tylenol
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The educator did not wash a child’s hands after diapering with liquid soap and running water, she used hand sanitizer. Another child was observed eating a snack without washing hands with liquid soap and water, he used a diaper wipe. The assistant did not use liquid soap and water to wash an infant’s hands or her own after diapering The educator has been previously cited for this
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The educator administered non prescription medication to a child today and did not document it on a medication log
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In the bathroom there was a small bottle of oil air freshener on the sink and a Febreeze plug in accessible to the children
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The licensor observed an 11 month old to be napping in a pack and play without a properly fitted mattress. There was a gap between the mattress and the side of the pack and play
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The Educator did not have enough materials accessible for the number of children in care. Additionally there were not enough developmentally appropriate materials for the ages of the children in care
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During the hour long visit today, the children were observed to be watching TV. There was no evidence of curriculum/structure/routine
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Staff Records
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Handwashing
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Bottle feeding
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Indoor Hazards
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Carbon Monoxide Detectors
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The educator does not have staff records
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The children were observed eating snacks without washing their hands
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The licensor observed (REDACTED) to be laying on the ground on a pillow feeding himself a bottle
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The white shelf in the playroom is not secure to the wall
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There is no carbon monoxide detector in the licensed space
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Water Temperature
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Attendance Logs
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Evacuation Logs
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First Aid Kit (FCC)
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2 children were found to not have current physicals on file. 1 child was found not to have a physical on file (immunizations only).
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Only 4 of the 5 children in the program were listed on the attendance for the day of the visit
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While the educator is conducting monthly drills, she is not alternating exits as required
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While the educator has emergency cards with parent info, the authorization for emergency treatment is not included on the cards. This form is required.
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Water temperature was 148 degrees, above the allowed temp of 120
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Childrens Records - R Apr 2025
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Progress Reports
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Required Postings - Child Specific - R Apr 2025
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Ongoing Professional Development
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Space (health risks) - 1
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1 child was missing a medical form confirming date of last physical. The child did have immunizations on file. 1 child was found to have expired paperwork (REDACTED).
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The educator has not been conducting progress reports for children as required.
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Violation
The required posting of information regarding life-saving medication was not posted. There is a child in the program who has a prescribed (REDACTED).
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The educator has not been completing ongoing professional development.
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The bathroom trash did not have a cover as is required.
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