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Home › MA › Dorchester › Cepeda, Santa
Dorchester MA 02121 · License #P-179425 · Home-based · Family Child Care
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Attendance Logs
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Program Orientation
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Children's Records
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First Aid Kit
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Attendance logs are not accurately documented.
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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.
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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.
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1 emergency card is expired, and 2 emergency cards are missing.
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3 enrollment packets are incomplete.
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An individual health care plan is missing for a child with asthma.
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Attendance Logs
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Staff Schedule/Qualifications - R Sep 2025
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Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
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Supervision - Judgement
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Assistant used poor judgement while assisting a child in the bathroom without clothing (assistant).
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Attendance Logs
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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First Aid Kit (FCC)
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Napping Materials
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Refrigerator Temperature
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Indoor Space - free of hazards
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Required Postings - Child Specific - R Apr 2025
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Educator Qualifications
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Ongoing Professional Development
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Licensed Space
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Evidence of plan for developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities
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Attendance is not accurately documented.
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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.
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First aid kit is missing a complete list of emergency services numbers and a gauze roll.
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Napping materials are not labeled.
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Refrigerator temperature is 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A large long boxed with closet doors that could pose a hazard to the children was observed in the program space.
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A child with an allergy is not included in the allergy list.
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Educator is caring for children from 4:30am to 6:30pm (14 hours).
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Educator has 18.5 hours of training in her PQ Registry. Educator is missing 11.5 hours of training.
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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.
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Not observed during this visit.
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First Aid Kit (FCC)
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Required Postings - Child Specific - R Apr 2025
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Children's Records
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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First aid kit is missing: a gauze roll and a complete list of emergency services numbers.
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Educator does not have an allergy list posted in her program.
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2 children's enrollment packets are incomplete, 2 physicals are missing, 5 emergency cards are expired.
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Educator does not have an individual health care plan for a child who needs one.
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First Aid Kit
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Childrens Records - R Apr 2025
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards) - R Apr 2025
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Educator is missing telephone numbers for emergency services.
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Emergency cards for 3 children are expired since 2020.
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Educator does not have a working carbon monoxide detector.
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Structure and activities
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Persons in the Premise during child care hour
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Exit route is safe and free of obstructions
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One child does not have a medical record and one child’s medical record is due for update.
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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.
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Violation
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.
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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.
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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Progress Reports
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Attendance Logs
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Evacuation Logs
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Exit sign
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Diapering & Toileting - R Apr 2025
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First Aid Kit (FCC)
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Handwashing
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Stairways
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Required Postings - R Apr 2025
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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.
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The educator is not completing the children's progress report according to the regulation requirements.
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The educator is not documenting the assistant’s attendance.
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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.
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There is no exit sign on the exit route near the playroom.
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Licensor observed children’s file stored on top of the diaper changing mat.
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The First Aid kit is missing the gloves.
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Educator failed to wash the children’s hands before feeding them morning snack.
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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.
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The list of emergency numbers is missing the ambulance and the local hospital telephone number.
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