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Home › MA › Gardner › MOC Child Care & Head Start Services - Garrison Ctr. for ECE
Gardner MA 01440-1378 · License #P-170543 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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A review of the attendance for the Hand in Hand classroom showed 14 children signed in while 15 were present.
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Equipment is clean, safe, secured, and poses no hazard.
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Indoor Space
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Staff monitor environment for hazards-Hazardous items not accessible to children
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A set of drawers in the dramatic play area in the Hand in Hand classroom is not secured.
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1. Broken floor tiles were observed in the Hand in Hand classroom, causing a tripping hazard. 2. The carpeting throughout the program was stained and appeared dirty. 3. The sofa and chair in First Friends classroom was torn and worn out in several areas.
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A toilet plunger was observed within reach of children in the First Friends bathroom.
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Equipment is clean, safe, secured, and poses no hazard.
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Food not served beyond recommended dates
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Indoor Space
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An inspection of the Hand in Hand classroom showed the dramatic play furniture was unsecured.
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An expired container of yogurt was observed stored in the Hand in Hand classroom refrigerator.
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A heating cover in the Hand and Hand preschool room had a gap exposing sharp "grills" See attached photo.
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Indoor Space
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Heating source protected; Portable heaters, portable radiators prohibited.
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Building Inspection and Fire Inspection - R Apr 2025
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Fall zones adequate depth of impact absorbing material
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Medication
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While observing in the First Friends classroom the following was noted: * Chipped plaster and peeling paint near the sink area * The cabinet doors under the sink were "crumbling" around the edges, exposing deteriorating particle board.
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The heating covers in both classrooms had gaps wide enough to stick your hand in. Additionally, the edges were sharp.
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The fire inspection expired on November 2021.
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There was not an adequate depth of fall zone material around the climbing structure. The Fall zone for each piece of equipment must extend a minimum of 6 feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment.
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While reviewing emergency medications, it was noted there was an inhaler that expired on 12/21.
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