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Home › MA › Gardner › 123 Grow Child Center, INC.
Gardner MA 01440 · License #P-263029 · Center · Center-Based Care
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An educator was overheard yelling at a child to "get on your mat!"
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Child Guidance & Interactions
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Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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Equipment and materials visible, available, accessible
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Fall zones adequate depth of impact absorbing material
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Emergency medications readily available
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP)
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Current consent for administered medications
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The infant classroom did not have an attendance of the children present.
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The toddler 2 classroom lacked art and sensory/science materials.
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The climber on the playground lacked sufficient depth of impact-absorbing material. The playground also contains pea stone, which is unsafe for infants and toddlers.
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The following was noted: 1.A students emergency medications were stored in a separate classroom and not in a readily available area. 2. A student had an IHCP for [REDACTED] that requires [REDACTED]however there was none at the center. 3. A student's allergy action plan indicated [REDACTED] as part of the plan, but there was none at the center.
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One student's ICHP was missing consequences of not getting the treatment and possible side effects. Another student's allergy action plan was expired.
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A student had an expired medication consent.
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Opportunities to foster independence and self help skills
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Diapering and Toileting for children under 2.9
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Space includes small quiet area
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Infant 1, Infant/Toddler, Toddlers, and Preschool 2 lacked sufficient materials and/or a variety of interest areas.
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A student's IHCP called for [REDACTED] and an [REDACTED] as part of the plan for their allergy. The program only had the [REDACTED]available.
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Three classrooms did not have diaper paper available for diaper changes.
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The toddler classroom lacked a quiet area.
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Drinking water available; Drinking water offered frequently
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Accurate attendance; arrival/departure times
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Space includes small quiet area
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Equipment is clean, safe, secured, and poses no hazard.
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Staff and children wash hands: before eating or handling food
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The infant/toddler children were observed eating their lunches without any water or beverages available.
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A review of attendances showed the toddler classroom had 5 children signed in while there were 7 children present.
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The small preschool room is missing a quiet area. The large preschool room has their "quiet" area in a high traffic area.
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The following was observed: 1. A very dirty soft chair was observed in the cozy area of the Preschool classroom. 2. Chairs were observed stacked in the infant/toddler classroom. 3. The corner of the flower/pattern rug in the small Preschool room was frayed causing a tripping hazard. 4. The chairs in the infant/toddler classroom are not the appropriate size and are difficult for the children to get out of.
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Children in the Infant/Toddler room were observed going to the table for lunch without first washing their hands.
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Child Guidance & Interactions
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Space includes small quiet area
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Equipment and materials visible, available, accessible
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Indoor Space
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Rest materials clean/good repair/individually marked2
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Diapering and Toileting
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Infection Control/Hand Washing - R Apr 2025
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Sink Spaces
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An educator was observed using their leg to block and then move a toddler while entering the program from the playground.
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The toddler room's "quiet area" is very small and located right outside the bathroom and next to the children's cubbies which are heavily trafficked and not cozy or quiet.
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The Infant/Toddler room lacked a variety of materials particularly in the dramatic play area.
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An area rug in the toddler room is very dirty and curled up at the corner causing a tripping hazard. The large stuffed animals in the same area were very dirty.
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Torn rest naps were observed in the Toddler and small Preschool room.
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The diaper-changing pads in the toddler and small preschool classrooms were torn and patched with duct tape.
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While observing a diaper change, an educator did not follow the two-step process of washing then disinfecting the diaper pad between diaper changes.
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Dirty dishes were observed in the handwashing sink.
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