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West Newbury MA 01985-1225 · License #P-169699 · Center · Center-Based Care
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Staff Records
During the health and safety walkthrough, EEC observed an educator clean a child's nose with a tissue, then use hand sanitizer. Neither the educator nor the child washed their hands with soap and running water.
Children's Records
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP)
Infection Control/Hand Washing
The staff record checklist reflected no current physical date for a staff member.
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A child's record contained no evidence of current physical.
A review of individual health care plans identified several expired and incomplete plans. Some plans did not specify the potential consequences if treatment is not administered or the staff responsible for providing treatment while the children are at the program.
Emergency medications readily available
An inhaler which was indicated on a child's individual health care plan was not readily available.
Staff:child ratios and groupings: Fixed
Children's Records - R Apr 2025
Staff Records - R Apr 2025
Building Inspection and Fire Inspection - R Apr 2025
Emergency medications readily available
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
A child’s record did not contain evidence of annual lead screening.
A staff record contained no evidence of current physical.
At the time of the visit, EEC learned that there are three {REDACTED} currently enrolled in an {REDACTED} fixed age classroom of 7. At the time of the visit, EEC Licensor observed two {REDACTED} and three {REDACTED} in the classroom.
At the time of the visit, there was no evidence of current fire inspection and building inspection.
A child's inhaler was not readily available.
A child's record did not contain evidence of an individual health care plan.
Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) - R Apr 2025
A child's record did not contain a written parental consent form to administer {REDACTED} medication.
Medication Storage; Medication Container/Label
Current consent for administered medications - R Apr 2025
1) Four individual health care plans did not include parent signatures. 2) Two individual health plans were not updated.
1) A child's {REDACTED} indicated on an IHCP expired 12/2021. 2) A child's {REDACTED} indicated on an IHCP was not readily available.
This monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This renewal - monitoring visit inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
In two {REDACTED} classrooms, numerous electrical outlets were uncovered. In the {REDACTED} room, an educator pocketbook was in an open bag on the classroom floor.
Indoor Space
In the {REDACTED} room, an {REDACTED} wearing a sleep sack did not have their hands free and outside of the sleep sack.
Attendance Recording and Group Sizes/Ratios
Safe Sleep
Infection Control/Hand Washing - R Apr 2025
In the {REDACTED} classroom, the written attendance was not accurate.
In one {REDACTED} classroom a child did not wash their hands following blowing/wiping their nose.