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St Peter's Lutheran Early Childhood Ctr
23120 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe MI 48021 · License #DC500296734 · Center
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- 23120 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe MI 48021 · Directions
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- Licensed for 182 children
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Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Michigan MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau- Violation
Staff In Charge1 and Staff in Charge2 admitted that the sensory area/hallway area leading to the gymnasium is being used by staff and children without it being inspected and officially approved by the department.
- Violation
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 supervision o f children at all times.
Child A and Child B are being provided with appropriate care and supervision at the center.
- Violation
R 400.8213(1)(b) · R 400.8213(1)(b) Staff; volunteer (1) All staff and volunteers present at the center shall: (b) Act in a manner that is conducive to the welfare o f children.
The program staff act in a manner conducive to the welfare of children.
- Violation
R 400.8155(1)(b) · PR19-R 400.8155(1)(b) Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness. A child experiences an accident, injury, or incident.
The center immediately reported the injury to Child A's Mother when they observed the bump on Child A's head. 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP
- Violation
The center failed to provide appropriate supervision of Child A when he received a "goose egg" sized bump on his head, and the staff could not account for how his injury occurred.
- Violation
R 400.8140(2)(i) · PR19-R 400.8140(2)(i) Discipline. Time out must not be used for children under 3 y ears of age.
CCSM2 placed Child A in time-out at a picnic table during outdoor play time for 10 minutes.
- Violation
Child A was not assigned a primary caregiver on the day of his injury.
- Violation
The center failed to provide appropriate supervision of Child A when she was able to push the stairs to the side, climb up the stairs, flipped over the side of the stairs and fell on the floor.
- Violation
On 11/07/2024, Lead Caregiver left the classroom and additional children arrived in her absence putting the classroom at a 1:6 child care staff member to child ratio. Based on the age of the youngest child in the room, a 1:4 child care staff member to child ratio was required. Child B and C's Father remained in the room to prevent a 1:8 child care staff member to child ratio.
- Violation
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.
There was sufficient evidence to support that Lead Caregiver repeatedly yelled at and threatened children in care. 3 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP
- Violation
R 400.8140(2)(a) · R 400.8140(2)(a) Discipline. Hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, pinching, or inflicting other f orms of corporal punishment.
CONCLUSION: REQUIREMENT NOT MET CORRECTIVE Lead teacher has been removed from the classroom and as ACTION PLAN: a lead teacher. She is completing 4-5 training hours a month for the rest of the year and under direct supervision of an experience lead teacher. DATE COMPLIANCE 11/8/24 WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: ADDITIONAL FINDING: Rule/Statutory Violations
- Violation
R 400.8140(2)(c) · R 400.8140(2)(c) Discipline. Restricting a child's movement by binding or tying him or her.
There was sufficient evidence to support that Lead Caregiver placed children in high chairs for discipline.
- Violation
R 400.8140(2)(i) · R 400.8140(2)(i) Discipline. Time out must not be used for children under 3 years of age.
There was sufficient evidence to support that Lead Caregiver placed children under 3 years of age in high chairs for time out.
- Violation
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 failed to report the 2023 allegation that Lead Caregiver was hitting children and putting them in high chairs for time out.
- Violation
CONCLUSION: REQUIREMENT NOT MET CORRECTIVE Director will report all incidents to licensing when they ACTION PLAN: occur. Was shown form and now has printed out in a binder if any other incidents occur. DATE COMPLIANCE 11/8/24 WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: ADDITIONAL FINDING: Rule/Statutory Violations
- Violation
R 400.8137(6) · R 400.8137(6) Diapering; toileting. Diapers and training pants must be checked frequently and changed when wet or soiled.
There is sufficient evidence to support that staff were changing diapers every 2 hours and not when wet or soiled.
- Violation
During the onsite inspection, child care staff members acknowledged that primary care was not being used in the classrooms.
- Violation
R 400.8134(3)(a) · R 400.8134(3)(a) Hand washing. Before meals, snacks, or food preparation experiences.
In the Ladybug’s classroom, children’s hands were either not washed before meals and snacks or they were cleaned with a baby wipe.
- Violation
R 400.8134(3)(b) · R 400.8134(3)(b) Hand washing. After toileting or diapering.
In the Ladybug’s classroom, children’s hands were not consistently washed after toileting or diapering.
- Violation
R 400.8125(1) · R 400.8125(1) Staff; volunteer; requirements. All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.
Child Care Staff Member 2 and Child Care Staff Member 3 failed to provide appropriate care and supervision of children when they engaged in a verbal, heated argument in front of children in care.
- Violation
R 400.8122(3)(a) · R 400.8122(3)(a) Lead caregiver; qualifications; responsibilities. Overseeing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the classroom program and child assessment.
Lead Caregiver did not oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of the classroom program and child assessment.
- Violation
On 03/22/2023, I conducted an onsite inspection at the center and interviewed Licensee Designee/Program Director Kimberly Romano. Upon arrival to the center Ms. Romano had just come out of a board meeting to discuss the lice outbreak with the board members from St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Ms. Romano met with the board members to discuss the steps that have been taken to control and eradicate the lice at the center. Ms. Romano explained that she and her child care staff members are doing the best they can with this outbreak with the partnership of her parents. The first case of lice identified was on September 6, 2022, in the toddler room with one child, Child A (female, 2 years old). The parent, Child A & B's Mother, was also a child care staff member in the preschool room next door. After the lice was confirmed on Child A in the morning and checking all the children/child care staff members, Ms. Romano sent a notification to the parents through the center's parent/school communication application at 12:00 p.m. informing them that there was one identified case and the steps the center is taking to ensure that the lice does not spread and encouraged the parents to do their head checks. Informational sheets regarding lice were provided to all the parents and the center's protocol with identified lice found while at the center. Ms. Romano provided verification that she communicated through the parent/school application dated September 6, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. In addition to the parent/school communication and providing educational materials for the parents, signs were posted in the classroom to further notify and remind the parents of the situation. The first case of lice discovered in September was an isolated incident identified with Child A and child care staff member/parent Child A & B's Mother. There were no further lice incidents until December 2022. Then on December 5, 2022, there was lice found in the preschool room with the same family from September, Child B (male, 3 years old). Parent notification was sent on December 5, 2022, through the parent/school application communication and reminded parents to complete head checks and the center's protocol for lice. Again, in December it was an isolated incident, and the family treated the lice and returned to the center with no further issues. On March 8, 2023, lice were found again in the toddler room with Child A. Child A and Child B were treated along with Child A & B's Mother at a professional head lice treatment center and did not return until March 22, 2023. The lice outbreak between the toddler and preschool room began outside of Child A and Child B on March 14th and ending March 21, 2023, as the last case identified. The lice were found on a total of 6 children between the two classes. Each case was either identified at the center or by a parent and then immediately notifications were sent to all parents. During the onsite inspection I was able to verify all the notifications sent by Ms. Romano to the parents through the center's parent/school communication application. Ms. Romano 3 was clear in her communication and provided all the necessary information for lice outbreak to her parents. On 03/23/2023, I received phone call from Ms. Romano explaining that Child A and Child B were disenrolled from the center due to the ongoing lice infestation occurring at their home. On 07/25/2023, I interviewed parents that have enrolled children in both the toddler and preschool room. Child C's Mother, Child D's Father, Child E's Mother, Child F's Mother, and Child G's Mother all reported that they were properly notified of the lice cases that were identified both at the center and at home of enrolled children from September through end of March with the center's parent/school communication application. Each time a case was identified, the center's lice protocols were also communicated and educational materials on lice was sent home with the children for the parents to review. In add
- Violation
On 03/22/2023, I conducted an onsite inspection at the center and interviewed Licensee Designee/Program Director Kimberly Romano. Ms. Romano explained that the center is doing everything possible to contain, control, and eradicate the lice outbreak that started with one identified case in September and then in December with the same family household, and then six more identified cases in the toddler and preschool room in March. Immediately once the first case was identified, Ms. Romano researched about lice as much as she could through Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), Lice Clinics of America, Rapunzel Lice Boutique, and Michigan Head Lice Manuel from Michigan Department of Community Health and followed all their recommendations. Ms. Romano provided verification of these documents/manuals that were in her possession at the time of the onsite inspection. The lice protocol that was established for the center once identified included: • Notification to the parents and educational materials on lice were provided • Head checks completed of all children & child care staff members before entering classrooms • If lice found on a person, a doctor's note required for their return stating they are lice and nit free • All soft toys and dress up clothes etc. have been placed in dryers in the highest setting for 30 minutes and no longer in the classrooms • Children's extra bedding and sheets were returned home for recommended cleaning • Each of the children's belongings are bagged and kept separated from each other • Hard toys and cots are sanitized multiple times a day • The center has an existing contracted cleaning service that cleans and vacuums nightly all the rooms. Classrooms are vacuumed daily throughout the day as the children exit the rooms for outdoor playtime During the onsite, I observed both the toddler and preschool classrooms had individual bags with the children's belongings hanging below their cubby storage and each child also had individual plastic bins for their bedding, blankets, pillows, and clothing. Toys were observed placed on the counter having been sanitized and drying. Cots were also being observed sanitized after napping ended for the children. On 03/23/2023, I received phone call from Ms. Romano explaining that she followed up with the Health Department to inquire if there is anything more the center can do 5 with their lice outbreak in the two classrooms. Ms. Romano will forward the follow up e-mail to provide verification. On 03/23/2023, an e-mail was forwarded from Ms. Romano from Emily Dinh, PhD, Medical Entomologist, with the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention. Dr. Din verified that Ms. Romano inquired with their department regarding the infestation of head lice at the center. Dr. Din stated that the center is following the department's recommendations and doing everything possible to manage the infestation. There were no further recommendations. On 07/25/2023, I interviewed parents that have enrolled children in both the toddler and preschool room. Child C's Mother, Child D's Father, Child E's Mother, Child F's Mother, and Child G's Mother all reported that the center is doing the best they can to manage and contain the lice infestation. Children's belongings are separated and bagged, head checks were completed regularly and if lice/nits found on person, the child would have to leave the center and could not return until verification that they were lice-free. The center was regularly cleaning and sanitizing toys and cots, as well as vacuuming multiple times a day along with their regular night cleaning. The center always was clean, and they continued throughout the lice outbreak. The outbreak ended up resolving itself at the end of March and there have not been any further cases. On 07/25/2023, I conducted an exit conference with Ms. Romano. No further lice cases identified at this time. There were no licensing violations found during the investiga
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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Mar 25, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff In Charge1 and Staff in Charge2 admitted that the sensory area/hallway area leading to the gymnasium is being used by staff and children without it being…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Sep 19, 2025 inspection noted: “Child A and Child B are being provided with appropriate care and supervision at the center.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Jul 31, 2025 inspection noted: “The center immediately reported the injury to Child A's Mother when they observed the bump on Child A's head. 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANS…” — what has changed since then?
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