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Home › MA › Pittsfield › Berkshire Family YMCA Child Care Program PFY
Pittsfield MA 01201-4654 · License #P-169814 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Children's Records
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Curriculum
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Food prepared/served in safe/sanitary manner
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Disposition: Yes
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Disposition: No
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Building Inspection and Fire Inspection
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Indoor Space
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Medication
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Infection Control/Hand Washing
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Current consent for administered medications
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During the review of children files it was discovered that IHCP’s that were reviewed for school age children were missing some information. One plan was missing most information while others were missing information on who was trained on the condition and what educators were trained.
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During the licensing visit activities were not planned and organized in advance as children were waiting for long periods of time to have their diaper changed and to have their lunch with nothing else to do while they were waiting other than sitting at tables for their lunch and to be called to get their diaper changed.
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During the visit there were food items being served to infants and toddlers that should not have been served to those age groups due to choking concerns.
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At the time of the visit the building and fire inspections were expired.
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During the visit two educators purses were observed to be accessible to children in the downstairs school age classroom.
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During the visit medication was reviewed in the classrooms and an [redacted] was in the classroom without the box or prescription label and a [redacted] was missing the prescription label and the box.
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After several diaper changes in the toddler rooms, educators did not wash their hands between changing children's diapers and then cleaning the changing tables and getting ready to change another diaper. Educators simply put new gloves on between diapering without handwashing.
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Medication consent forms were missing for children who required medication. Another medication consent form was missing information.
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A mop with cleaner was accessible to children in a toddler room.
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A written progress report must be done periodically
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Feeding schedule for each infant/toddler; Infants held while fed from bottle
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Indoor Space
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Allergies, medical info, special diets, emergency medications; privacy protected
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Evacuation drill log, all groups
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Staff and children wash hands: after toileting or diapering
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Staff and children wash hands: before eating or handling food
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Medication Storage; Medication Container/Label
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Food Storage, Sanitation & Safety
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Emergency medications readily available
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Staff monitor environment for hazards-Hazardous items not accessible to children
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It was learned during a file review that some progress reports are not being completed according to the required frequency. The biggest deficit was the infant progress reports.
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At the time of the visit there was no current feeding schedule available and maintained for either infant room, documenting use of either breast milk or formula, if applicable, new foods introduced, food intolerances and preferences, voiding patterns, and observations related to developmental changes in feeding and nutrition.
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During the visit there was some furniture that was tippable which is a hazard to children.
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At the time of the visit not all medical information was posted. Not all postings in the classrooms were posted in a manner that protects the privacy of the children.
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It was observed by reviewing fire drill logs in each classroom that fire drills were not conducted in every classroom on a monthly basis.
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There were two children in a toddler room that did not wash their hands after diapering and toileting.
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The children in a toddler room did not wash their hands before eating lunch.
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An inhaler was expired at the time of the visit.
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During the review of food storage there were several classrooms that had bags of food open without a proper seal and just folded over.
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During the visit it was learned that there was a child in one of the rooms that had Benadryl listed as a required medication along with an EpiPen, Benadryl was not available during the visit.
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Staff Schedule/Qualifications - R Sep 2025
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Supervision of Children
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Food not served beyond recommended dates
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Food stored in clean/covered containers
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Food prepared/served in safe/sanitary manner
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Indoor Space
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Physical Space Inspections
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Medication
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Emergency medications readily available
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The staff schedule was not posted in a place that was visible to families and was only seen in one classroom.
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During the visit there was an educator that was changing diapers and the other teacher was with 19 children, where the teacher was changing diapers was in a space where the classroom could not be appropriately supervised.
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During the visit there was milk in the fridge had a date of 2/19/2024 the visit was conducted on 2/23/2024.
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During the visit in two of the classrooms there was food that was wide open and not sealed or in a covered container.
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During the visit food was being heated up in a microwave for too long causing the food to become scalding hot.
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Fridge in the school age room was dirty with old spills. The mops, brooms and cleaning supplies in the toddler bathroom need to be moved and out of the reach/inaccessible to children.
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There was no health inspection available at the time of the visit
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At the time of the visit there was an expired EpiPen in a preschool classroom.
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During the visit the licensor asked an educator about IHCP's and one educator reported that there is a child with something that requires medication but could not give the specifics about the condition or medication.
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During the review of two children who have allergies it was learned that the children also have Benadryl listed as a required medication but there was no Benadryl available at the time of the visit.
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Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
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Food stored in clean/covered containers
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Indoor Space
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Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
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Emergency medications readily available
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During the visit an educator reported that her class had 24 - 26 children present, after reviewing the attendance and counting the children there were 27 children with two educators in a school age classroom which did not meet the school age ratios.
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At the time of the visit there was an open bag of tortilla chips in the school age classroom.
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During the visit the following observations were made: 1. There was a space heater in the older toddler room. 2.There was a cord to a light table in the older toddler room that was accessible to the children. 3.There was an educators purse on the floor accessible to infants. 4.The fridge in the infant two room was dirty. 5. There was clutter in both infant rooms, on shelving and on the rolling teacher station. The clutter included diaper bags and car seats on the floor accessible to children. 6. There was feces on the toilet seat in one of the school age bathrooms.
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During conversations with a school age educator the educator mentioned that there was a child with an allergy but that the student did not require medication, it was later learned that the child does in fact require medication for the allergy and the educator was not knowledgeable about that information.
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A child with an epi pen did not have their medication onsite.
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Food stored in clean/covered containers
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During the visit food was not stored in covered containers or clipped shut.
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Child guidance practices are supportive, nurturing, and responsive to children
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Sufficient materials & equipment visible, available, and accessible
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Equipment is clean, safe, secured, and poses no hazard.
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Curriculum and daily activities are developmentally & linguistically appropriate
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Heating source protected; Portable heaters, portable radiators prohibited.
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Room temperature minimum of 65 degrees; Water temperature less than 120 degrees
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Evacuation procedures posted at each exit; Exit signs and diagrams as required
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Evacuation drill log, all groups
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Emergency medications readily available
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At the time of the visit child guidance practices were not responsive to children.
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At the time of the visit there were insufficient materials and equipment.
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Equipment was observed in the space that poses a hazard to children. There were electric fans accessible, cords to the fans were accessible, there was a television that was on a stand that was not secured. There was also a piece of wood protruding from the wall.
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At the time of the visit there was no evidence of curriculum and daily activities.
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There was a portable radiator accessible to the children at the time of the visit.
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At the time of the visit the water temperature read 130 degrees.
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Evacuation procedures were not posted at each exit.
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The program manager reported that fire drills are not being practiced consistently.
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At the time of the visit only one epi pen was available, the instructions for use on the health care plan were missing as well.
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During the review of the children's files it was discovered that paper work was expired and that included information about a medical condition which was also expired.
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Children's Records - R Apr 2025
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