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Home › MI › Dowagiac › St John's Child Care & Learning Center
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603 Mccleary Street, Dowagiac MI 49047 · License #DC140018825 · Center · Center
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R 400.8110(13)(a) · R 400.8110(13)(a) Applicant; licensee; licensee designee; requirements. In the child care center or on real property that is under the control of the center and upon which the center is located.
Child care staff member 1 was vaping in the classroom during naptime. Child care staff member 1 smoked in the car in the parking lot on the premises of the child care center.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: physical safety. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8140(1) · R 400.8140(1) Discipline. Positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.
On 12/6/2024, child care staff member 1 was not providing positive methods of discipline when she held onto Child A's arm when he was trying to run in the hallway resulting in an injury.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
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Child care staff member 1 was acting in a manner that was conducive to the welfare of children.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8140(1) · R 400.8140(1) Discipline. Positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.
On 8/8/2024, Child care staff member 4 was not providing positive methods of discipline when she hit Child A in the nose.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8140(2)(a) · R 400.8140(2)(a) Discipline. Hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, pinching, or inflicting other forms of corporal punishment. 3 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP
On 8/8/2024, Child care staff member 4 used physical discipline when she hit Child A in the nose.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: physical safety. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8158(2)(b) · R 400.8158(2)(b) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. An incident involving an allegation of inappropriate contact.
The center did not report to the department inappropriate contact that occurred on 8/8/2024 when child care staff member 4 hit Child A in the nose.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8158(4) · R 400.8158(4) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. A licensee, licensee designee, or program director shall submit a written report to the department of the occurrences outlined in subrules (1), (2), and (3) of this rule, in a format provided by the department, within 72 hours of the verbal report to the department.
The center did not provide written notification within 72 hours when child care staff member 4 hit Child A in the nose on 8/8/2024.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8140(1) · R 400.8140(1) Discipline. Positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.
CCSM 4 does not use positive methods of discipline when using aggressive tones and yelling at children.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8125(2) · R 400.8125(2) Staff; volunteer; requirements. All staff and volunteers shall act in a manner that is conducive to the welfare of children.
Child care staff member 1 acts in a manner that is conducive to the welfare of children.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8140(1) · R 400.8140(1) Discipline. Positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.
CCSM 4 does not use positive methods of discipline when using aggressive tones and yelling at children.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8350(6) · R 400.8350(6) Toilets; hand washing sinks. Soap and single service towels or other approved hand drying devices must be provided near hand washing sinks.
On 11/18/2024, there was not soap accessible for use at two handwashing sinks.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8525(6) · R 400.8525(6) Exits. Means of egress shall be maintained in an unobstructed, easily traveled condition at all times that the center is in operation. Means of egress shall not be exposed to inherent hazards of the building, including the heating plant, flammable storage, commercial kitchen, or other similar conditions.
On 11/18/2024, the exits from the outdoor play area were obstructed with locked pad locks on the gates and not easily traveled. The key to the pad lock was not accessible.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.