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Home › MA › Groton › Country Kids Child Development Center
License #P-210716 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Classroom materials
At the time of the visit, a toy was observed hanging above the changing table. During diaper changes, each infant touched the toy while lying on the table. This practice does not align with recommended sanitation and infection control procedures.
The classroom chairs were stacked high and could tip over. Not all tippable classroom equipment was safely secured.
Infection Control
Chipping and Peeling Paint
Fire Exit
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A crib was obstructing a secondary exit and the evacuation route.
Crib sheets
Hand washing
Classroom Chairs
During the visit, classroom equipment and materials were observed. There was insufficient quantity and variety of materials throughout the program. In the preschool room, there was not much variety in the blocks or other materials on the shelves. Classroom materials and equipment should be replaced and updated.
At the time of the visit, crib sheets were loose and not properly fitted.
An educator in the infant classroom did not follow hand washing procedures because she did not wash two infants' hands after changing their diapers.
During the visit, chipped and peeling paint was observed throughout the program. In the preschool classroom, a boarder was not properly secured, and broken plaster appeared as small holes along the bottom of the wall.
Indoor Space
A paper cutter was placed on the counter in the preschool room, making it accessible to the children.
Requirements for Equipment
Storing food
During the visit, a box of cereal was open and not stored in an airtight container.
The half wall in the bathroom wasn't safely secured.
During the visit, there wasn't any evidence of regular, ongoing observations of all educators working with children at least every two months.
Medication Consent Form
Staff Observations
A child with a chronic health condition had an expired written parental consent form in their file.
Staff Records - R Apr 2025
Indoor Space
During a review of staff records, there wasn't evidence of staff observations being conducted at least every two months as required by EEC.
Not all tippable equipment was secured. The cabinets in the infant room did not have safety latches.
Indoor Space
When observing in classrooms the following was noted: 1. Some wooden shelving units were not secured and potentially tippable in the Pre-K, Toddler and Infant classrooms; a dramatic play set was not secured in Pre-K. 2.Chipping/peeling paint was found next to the diaper changing area in the infant classroom.
Outdoor Space - R Apr 2025
Toxic Substances
Current consent for administered medications - R Apr 2025
The black bike track was lifting up at some seams, posing a potential tripping hazard.
At the time of the visit hand sanitizer was found within the reach of children in the Pre-K classroom.
This enhanced monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This renewal - monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
At the time of the visit one child’s medication consent forms for an Epi-pen and Benadryl had expired 6/2022.