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Dedham MA 02026 · License #P-254447 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Violation
A review of Individual Health Care Plans indicated the following: -One did not have documented who trained the educators to administer the medication and which educators were trained to administer the medication.
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Children's Records
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Staff Records
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Health and Safety
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staff and educators
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Supervision
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Violation
A review of staff records indicated the following: -Two did not have documentation of a completed orientation to the program as required. -One did not have documentation of completing a current First Aid and CPR course after 3 months of employment. -One did not register annually with the Department of Early Education and Care. -There was no documentation of bi-monthly observations of all educators working with children in the classroom.
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Violation
The Program Director did not contact the parents of a child immediately to notify them of a (REDACTED). The child (REDACTED) in the morning, and the parents were not notified until pick up time at the end of the day.
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Violation
On (REDACTED) while transferring them onto the changing table. The (REDACTED). The incident happened in the morning. The licensee did not remove them from caring for children until the following day. The program did not follow their program policies in relation to removing educators involved in a 51-A report with Department of Children and Families.
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Violation
On 1/14/26 two educators were passing a baby to each other at the diapering table and (REDACTED). The baby (REDACTED). The child received (REDACTED). Educators must use good judgment at all times and must consider the following factors when determining the appropriate level of supervision: the chronological age and developmental needs of each child and the behavioral characteristics of each child.
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Violation
Children's Records
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Violation
Emergency Evacuation
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Violation
A review of Individual Health Care Plans indicated the following: -One did not have who trained the educators to administer the medication and which educators were trained to administer the medication. -One did not have all components documented on the Individual Health Care Plan.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
The program did not perform evacuation drills during the months of September, October, and November 2025. Emergency evacuation drills are to be performed monthly with all groups of children enrolled at the program.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Children's Records
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Violation
EEC Essentials Training completion
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Staff Records
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Building Inspection and Fire Inspection
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Violation
Emergency Evacuation
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
A review of children's medication forms indicated the following: -Four did not have documented who trained the educators to administer the medication. -Three did not have documentation of which educators were trained to administer the mediation. -One did not have an Individual Health Care Plan for a child with a known medical condition. -One did not have a current medication consent form to administer medication to the child as required.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Two educators did not have evidence of completing the EEC Essentials 2.0 training as required by 7/1/25. -One educator took the wrong EEC Essentials 2.0 Training. The educator must take the appropriate 2.0 training.
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Violation
A review of staff records indicated the following: -There are no bimonthly observations of educators in the classroom as required. -Three did not have evidence of a completed and current physical examination. -One did not have evidence of immunization to MMRs as required. -One did not have evidence of completing a current First Aid and Safety class as required.
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Violation
The program did not have a current Building Inspection Certificate as required.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
The program did not have documentation of completing the following Evacuation Drills: September 2024, October 2024, December 2024, February 2025, April 2025, and September 2025. Evacuation drills must occur monthly with all groups of children.
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Emergency medications readily available
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Current consent for administered medications
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A child in the Preppers B Classroom did not have their medication readily available as required.
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Violation
A child in the Preppers B Classroom did not have an Individual Health Care Plan in the classroom for a known medical condition. -One child in the Preschool 2 classroom did not have a complete Individual Health Care Plan. The plan was missing who was trained to administer the medication and who trained them to administer the medication.
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Children's Records
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Staff Records
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Violation
A review of children's records indicated the following: -One had an expired Individual Health Care Plan. -One had an expired physical examination.
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Violation
A review of educator files indicated the following: -One did not have evidence of completing an EEC orientation as required.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Children's Records
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Staff Records
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Building Inspection and Fire Inspection
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Emergency Evacuation
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Evacuation procedures posted at each exit
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Infection Control/Hand Washing
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Toxic Substances
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Violation
Current consent for administered medications
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Violation
A review of children's records indicated the following: -Two did not have a documented on their Individual Health Care Plan who trained the educators and which educators are trained to administer medication to the child. -One child had an (REDACTED). Their Individual Health Care Plan was expired. (1/25)
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
A review of educator files indicated the following: -Two educators did not register annually with the Department of Early Education and Care. -Two educators did not have a current physical examination within a year required. -one educator did not have evidence of having the required immunizations to work in a childcare.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
The program did not have a current Building Inspection Certificate as required. the program did not have a current fire inspection certificate as required.
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Violation
The program did not have evidence of completing an emergency evacuation drill during the month of April 2025 as required.
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Violation
-The toddler classroom did not have a secondary evacuation procedure posted next to the exit. -The Pre-K classroom did not have a secondary evacuation procedure posted next to the secondary exit. The Prepper B classroom did not have emergency evacuation procedures posted next to each exit.
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Violation
The Pre-K classroom did not have posted a toileting policy in the bathroom as required. The Preschool 3 classroom did not have a toileting procedure posted in the bathroom as required.
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Violation
The kitchen door was open as the kitchen worker was putting away supplies. However, there was a bottle of bleach accessible to the children.
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Violation
A review of medication consent forms indicated the following: -One did not have a current medication consent form to administer medication to a child.
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Violation
Building Inspection and Fire Inspection - R Apr 2025
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Violation
Current consent for administered medications - R Apr 2025
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Violation
The program did not have current building and fire inspections as required.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
A review of the medications and Individual Health Care Plans indicated the following: -One did not have a current medication consent form or Individual Health Care Plan.
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Violation
Staff orientation, training and meetings
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Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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Indoor Space
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Required Postings - R Apr 2025
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Staff Files
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Children's Records
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Violation
First Aid Kit (SLGSA)
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Violation
A review of staff meetings indicated the following: -The licensee did not have documentation of completing staff meetings for the months of May 2023, July 2023, and August 2023. -The licensee did not document the number of hours for monthly staff meetings. Each month the licensee must document at least two hours of staff meetings and document the educators that attended.
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Violation
According to attendance records on 9/18/23 the program was over ratio between 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the infant classroom and the toddler classroom. In the infant classroom there were up to 10 infants present. In the toddler classroom there were up to 15 toddlers present.
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Violation
In the gross motor room the pinkish purple cement floor had chipping and peeling paint accessible to the children.
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Violation
The bathroom in the gross motor room did not have diapering and hand washing postings.
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Violation
A review of educator files indicated the following: -One did not have a current physical examination. -One did not have evidence of being immune to Mumps, Measles, and Rubella
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
A review of an individual health care plan indicated the following: -The plan was missing the name of the educators who were trained to administer the medication. -The plan was missing who trained the educators to administer the medication.
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Violation
The licensee did not have in a first aid kit a CPR mask. All programs must have a CPR mask in the first aid kit.
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Health and Safety
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Violation
Medication
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Violation
A review of medications and Individual Health Care Plans indicated the following: -One had an (REDACTED). -One did not have documented on their IHCP who trained the educators to administer the medication and which educators were trained to administer the medication.
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Violation
A review of medication indicated the following: -One did not have a current (REDACTED). Medications must be stored, labeled, not expired and correctly administered.
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Violation
Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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Violation
The attendance was inaccurate in the Infant A Classroom. There were 7 children present in the classroom. However, only 4 children were sign in on the attendance.
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Health and Safety
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Violation
In the Infant B Classroom, one sippy cup was not labeled with the child's name. Personal items intended for individual use by children, including but not limited to bottles, pacifiers, toothbrushes, and sleeping materials, must be labeled with the name of the child for whom they are intended.
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Violation
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Staff Records - R Apr 2025
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Health and Safety
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Building Inspection and Fire Inspection - R Apr 2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Diapering and Toileting for children under 2.9
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Violation
Toxic Substances
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Violation
During the visit, three children's files were reviewed. Two files did not include a current physical.
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Violation
During the visit, two staff files were reviewed. One file did not include a current physical.
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Violation
A bottle was observed in the refrigerator, not labeled with the child's name in the Infant A and Infant B classrooms. Personal items intended for individual use by children, including but not limited to bottles, pacifiers, toothbrushes, and sleeping materials, must be labeled with the name of the child for whom they are intended.
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Violation
During the visit, a (REDACTED) child was observed sitting in a bouncy chair with a bottle propped into their mouth. Infants must be held while fed a bottle.
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Violation
The program's Fire Inspection has expired. Please upload a current inspection to the Document Library once received.
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Violation
In the Preppers classroom, the Allergy List was not posted in a manner that protects the privacy of each child.
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Violation
During the visit, an educator in the Infant A classroom did not wash their hands or the child's hands after changing the child's diaper as required by EEC.
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Violation
Bottles of cleaning chemicals were accessible to the children in the Preppers classroom, Preschool 1 classroom and bathroom. The chemicals were removed during the visit.
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Violation
Children's records and checklist - R Apr 2025
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Staff Records - R Apr 2025
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Rest materials clean/good repair/individually marked, stored appropriately
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Indoor Space
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Allergies, medical info, special diets, emergency medications; privacy protected
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Violation
Evacuation procedures posted at each exit; Exit signs and diagrams as required
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Violation
Bottles/pacifiers/toothbrushes/sleeping materials labeled with child's name
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Violation
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Violation
Three children's files were reviewed. One file did not include documentation of a current physical. Two files did not include documentation of a Lead test date.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
During the visit, three staff files were reviewed. One file did not include a completed Staff Form. Two files did not include an interview date. Two files did not include verification of two references. Two files did not include a current PQ Registry. Two files did not include documentation of a physical. Three files did not include evidence of immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella. Two files did not include a completed Program Orientation Form.
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Violation
During the visit, a 1 year old child was observed sleeping on a blanket in lieu of a fitted crib sheet as required. This was corrected during the visit.
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Violation
Plastic bags were accessible to the children in the Preschool 1 bathroom.
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Violation
The location of the Allergy List was not posted in the Toddler B Classroom.
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Violation
Evacuation procedures were not posted at the rear exit on the lower level.
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Violation
Three bottles were not labeled in the Infant B Classroom. Two sippy cups were not labeled in the Twaddler A Classroom.
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Violation
Two children's Individual Health Care Plans did not include all of the required information.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Staff First Aid Training - R Apr 2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
Staff Records - R Apr 2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Health and Safety
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Infection Control
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Food prepared/served in safe/sanitary manner
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Emergency Evacuation - R Apr 2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Infection Control/Hand Washing - R Apr 2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
During the visit, two staff files were reviewed. Both files did not include evidence of current first aid certification.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
During the visit, two staff files were reviewed. One file did not include a Staff Form. One file did not include an application/resume. Two files did not include a date of interview. One file did not include a current PQ Registry. One file did not include a current physical. One file did not include evidence of immunity to MMR. One file did not include evidence of program orientation. One file did not include documentation of the Physical Premises Safety, Essentials training.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
In the Toddler A and Twaddler A classrooms, soiled disposable diapers were not placed in a closed container as required.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
In the Toddler A classroom, two sippy cups were not labeled with the child's name.
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Violation
The garbage barrel located in the kitchen did not include a cover.
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Violation
In the Twaddler A classroom, staff did not have the children wash their hands before eating their lunch.
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Violation
Evacuation drills were not conducted in May and June of 2021. The educator must hold practice evacuation drills with all groups of children and all educators from each floor level of the approved space at least monthly. Drills must be held during different times of the program day, and must use alternative exits. The educator must document the date, time, exit route used, number of children evacuated and effectiveness of each drill.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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Violation
In the Twaddler A classroom, a child's hands were not wash after a diaper change.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
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