Spark's Little Learners Academy II

R 400.8112a(1) · R 400.8112a(1) Center records. (1) The center shall maintain accurate records detailing daily arrival and departure times for each staff member, volunteers, therapeutic professionals, and independent service p roviders. 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

The center does not maintain and could not provide accurate records detailing daily arrival and departure times for each staff.

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R 400.8213(1)(a) · R 400.8213(1)(a) Staff; volunteer (1) All staff and volunteers present at the center shall: (a) Provide appropriate care and s upervision of children at all times.

There is no evidence the infants are not properly cared for or supervised.

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R 400.8155 · R 400.8155 Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness. (4) If a center becomes aware that a staff member, volunteer, or child in care has contracted a communicable disease, then the center shall notify parents and provide all of the following information: (a) The name of the communicable disease the children were exposed to. (b) The symptoms of the disease. (c) Prevention measures as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the following website: https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions. rj

On 04/20/2021, I conducted an unannounced onsite inspection at Spark's Little Learners Academy II. The center was closed. No information was provided regarding the reason for the closure or when the center would re-open. On 04/20/2021, I conducted a telephone interview with Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother indicated that Child A has been sick repeatedly since she began attending care at the center in the summer of 2020. On 04/17/2021, Child A tested positive for COVID-19. Child A started showing symptoms on 04/16/2021 and Child A was sent home because she was sick and crying. Child A's Mother reported that she was concerned about the center's response to the situation because the center was only closing on Monday and Tuesday for cleaning, not for quarantining. Child A's Mother was informed by a child care staff member, who she did not want to name, that Child B (19-month-old female) tested positive for COVID-19 approximately two weeks ago 3 and parents were not notified of the positive case nor was the center closed at all. Child A's Mother then learned that four child care staff members tested positive, and parents were not notified. Child A's Mother was concerned that the owner "only cares about money" and is not following any guidelines like notifying parents, cleaning, or shutting down when positive cases are being reported at the center. Child A's Mother was not satisfied with the quality of care being provided at the center. On 04/20/2021, I received a telephone call from Child B's Mother. Child B's Mother confirmed that Child B tested positive for COVID-19 on 04/07/2021. Child B's Mother denied being aware of any positive cases at the center prior to Child B testing positive. She indicated that prior to Child B testing positive for COVID-19, she did not have any issues with the quality of care being provided. She indicated about two months prior to Child B testing positive, there was a lot of child care staff turnover and the new child care staff members were not as diligent about wearing masks and following protocols as the previous child care staff members. She stated these new child care staff members are also not familiar with the children so they are repeatedly calling Child B's Mother because "they can't deal with her today". Child B's Mother kept in communication with Ms. Smith regarding Child B being tested and updated Ms. Smith after the results came back positive. However, Child B's Mother was "on the fence" with Ms. Smith's reaction. It took Ms. Smith two days to reach out to Child B's Mother after the results came in and Ms. Smith was "nonchalant" about the positive test result. Child B's Mother stated that although she could not say for certain that Child B contracted COVID-19 from the center, she was suspicious since she works from home and Child B did not have a lot of exposure outside of the child care center. Child B's Mother did not know if Child B's classroom was closed or if children or child care staff members quarantined after Child B tested positive. Child B's Mother and Child B quarantined for the required time, so she was not at the center to see if children or staff quarantined. I asked Child B's Mother if she was aware of any other positive cases or if the center had previously closed for COVID-19. Child B's Mother stated that in the late fall of 2020, she was informed the center was closing for a period of time. She was not informed that it was due to COVID-19, but assumed it was. The notice Child B's Mother received indicated that "due to another staff member showing illness" the center was closing. Parents were not notified of the illness or how many child care staff members were ill. On 04/21/2021, I conducted an unannounced onsite inspection at Spark's Little Learners Academy II. I met with child care staff member, Breanna Howard. Ms. Howard confirmed that Child A had tested positive for COVID-19. She stated that child care staff members were informed on 04/17/2021 that Child A had test

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R 400.8110 · R 400.8110 Applicant; licensee; licensee designee; requirements. (9) Within 5 business days, the licensee shall notify the department of the separation of a licensee designee, program director, or a central administrator approved under R 400.8113(12), and a plan for replacement of the individual.

During the 04/21/2021 onsite inspection, Ms. Smith acknowledged that the listed program director, Angel Fluker, was no longer working at the center and had left "about a month ago". Ms. Smith failed to notify the department of the separation of the program director within five business days of Ms. Fluker's separation.

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R 400.8113 · 1 R 400.8113 Program director qualifications; responsibilities. (2) A program director shall be present in the center in the following manner: (a) Full time for programs operating less than 6 continuous hours. (b) At least 50% of the time children are in care but not less than a total of 6 hours per day for programs operating 6 or more continuous hours. 11 'lull• ! C1 • • • • • i• •were •' • • •' s '1 • • •I- s • • . i P i f Children's • • irii -• •. i iir• . •', • , - • - •- • • 1~ 1 • 1 isi • • • • !' 12

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R 400.8143 · R 400.8143 Children's records. (11) A center shall maintain an accurate record of daily attendance at the center that includes each child's first and last name and each child's arrival and departure time. Electronic records may be used. If electronic attendance records are used, then they must be available to the department at the time of an inspection. If the electronic attendance records are not available during an on-site inspection, then the center is in violation of this rule.

During the onsite inspection on 04/21/2021, Ms. Smith acknowledged that Child D should have been signed in on the attendance sheet for 04/16/2021, but Child D's name was missing from the sheet.

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