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Melrose MA 02176 · License #P-185838 · Center · Center-Based Care
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This renewal - monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
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This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
Feeding schedule for each infant/toddler; Infants held while fed from bottle
During the visit, EEC observed that a transition was not organized to avoid children waiting in an {REDACTED} classroom. During this observation, one educator did not use positive child guidance techniques when they loudly and repeatedly directed children to remain seated at a table without activities. The educator did not communicate at children's eye level or have reasonable and positive expectations for the children.
During the visit, EEC observed 2 {REDACTED} under 12 months who were not being held while drinking from bottles (1 child was laying on a boppy pillow, 1 child was laying on the floor).
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
Staff Records - R Apr 2025
Staff First Aid Training - R Apr 2025
Child Guidance & Interactions
Toxic Substances
Medication
A review of the Children's Records Checklist indicated that several children did not have evidence of a current physical on file.
At the time of the visit, the Staff Records Checklist reviewed by EEC contained outdated or missing information.
At the time of the visit, several staff members did not have evidence of current First Aid certification.
During the visit, one classroom's attendance did not accurately reflect the number of children present. One child had not been signed out when they transitioned to another classroom.
During the visit, EEC observed cleaning wipes meant to be kept out of the reach of children on a low shelf in a preschool classroom.
At the time of the visit, 2 children's EPI-PENs were expired. 1 educator was not aware of the contents/requirements of a child's IHCP, which indicated that the child had an allergy requiring an EPI-PEN.
This renewal - monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Indoor Space
At the time of the visit, one {REDACTED} classroom contained wires/cords longer than 6 inches that were accessible to children (speaker and telephone cords).
While the attendance was accurate, one pair of preschool educators did not follow the program's written policy of taking attendance before and during transitions.
Accurate attendance; arrival/departure times
No peeling or flaking paint (indoor and out)
In the outdoor {REDACTED} playground, loose and flaking paint (not lead based) was noted along the bottom of the cement wall.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This investigation inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
In the I-2 classroom, the refrigerator temperature was over 45F.
Playground free from hazards; fenced if applicable
Refrigerator temp. between 32-40 degrees; working thermometer in refrigerator
In the outdoor playground, a water table contained cloudy water with floating debris.
In some classrooms, the bleach disinfectant solution was either weak, missing or nearly empty.
Outdoor Space - R Apr 2025
Medication
Infection Control/Hand Washing - R Apr 2025
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
Refrigerator temp. between 32-40 degrees; working thermometer in refrigerator
In the infant and toddler outdoor playground, the surface was covered with many chestnuts, a choking hazard.
One child's [MEDICATION] was expired. - One PS child's medication was stored in the backpack of another classroom.
One child's IHCP was expired. - One child's IHCP was not signed by the child's parent.
In the I-2 classroom the refrigerator did not contain a thermometer.