Ashley Abbott

R 400.1945(7) · R 400.1945(7) Emergency; plan; drill. The records required in this rule must be retained for a minimum of 4 years.

At the time of the on-site inspection, Ms. Abbott did not have records of tornado and fire drills retained for a minimum of four years.

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R 400.1920(1) · R 400.1920(1) Outdoor play area and equipment. A child care home shall provide a clean, safe, and hazard free outdoor play area, on the premises or within a reasonable walking distance of the home.

Ms. Abbott did not provide a clean, safe, and hazard free outdoor play area. During the on-site inspection I observed broken lawn ornaments with sharp edges, rusting metal lawn ornaments with sharp edges, a dug-out hole leading under the house and a metal garden hoe in the outdoor play area.

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R 400.1932(1) · R 400.1932(1) Home maintenance and safety. The structure, premises, and furnishings of a child care home must be in good repair and maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable condition.

At the time of the on-site inspection, the premises and furnishings of the child care home were not in good repair or maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable condition. The bedroom on the lower level of the home had a doorhandle which was hanging down broken. The flooring throughout the child care area was peeling up and flaking between 4 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP each panel of flooring. A heating/cooling vent in the child care play room was rusting and had sharp edges within the reach of children.

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R 400.1932(2) · R 400.1932(2) Home maintenance and safety. All dangerous and hazardous materials or items must be stored securely and out of the reach of children.

Ms. Abbott did not have dangerous and hazardous materials out of reach of children. During the on-site inspection a wax warmer was in use in the child care play room. In the kitchen, there was a container of saran wrap with serrated edges on the chest freezer within reach of children. In the kitchen there was also a broken lock on a drawer that contained numerous kinds of batteries and two drawers with no locks which contained plastic trash bags and plastic ziplock bags. In the living room there was a drawer with no lock which contained more than a dozen loose charging cords. In the living room there were also multiple drawers containing personal care items stating "keep out of reach of children" on the back as well as aerosol cans.

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R 400.1932(3) · R 400.1932(3) Home maintenance and safety. All steps, stairs, porches, and elevated structures to which children in care have access must be protected to prevent falls, and must be free of ice and snow accumulation.

At the time of the on-site inspection, the stairs within the child care space were not protected from falls. Ms. Abbott had a gate mid-way up the stairs to the second level of the home, but the bottom five steps of the stairs were unprotected. 5 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

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R 400.1932(6) · R 400.1932(6) Home maintenance and safety. There must be no flaking or deteriorating paint on interior and exterior surfaces, equipment, and toys accessible to children.

At the time of the on-site inspection there was flaking and deteriorating paint on the interior surfaces and toys accessible to children. In the child care play room there were numerous toys with flaking and deteriorating paint. Most walls throughout the child care area had paint that was flaking or deteriorating.

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R 400.1942(2) · R 400.1942(2) Electrical service; maintenance. All electrical outlets, including outlets on multiple outlet devices, accessible to children must have safety covers or be tamper resistant outlets.

Ms. Abbott did not ensure all electrical outlets that are accessible to children had a safety cover or were tamper resistant outlets. At the time of the on-site inspection there were two outlets in the child care play room and one outlet in the living room that were uncovered.

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R 400.1941(2) · R 400.1941(2) Heat-producing equipment. Combustible materials and equipment must not be stored within 4 feet of furnaces, other flame or heatproducing equipment, or fuel-fired water heaters. 6 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

At the time of the on-site inspection there were multiple combustible items, such as cans of paint or stain, clothing and cleaning products on a 4-tier shelf stored within 4 feet of the furnace.

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722.115n(3) Application for or renewal of license to operate child care center, group child care home, or family child care home; household member or child care staff member; criminal history check; requirements; duties of department. Each individual listed in subsection (1) shall give written consent at the time of the license application and before a group child care home or family child care home allows an individual to be a member of the household, or before becoming a child care staff member to allow the department of state police to conduct the criminal history check required under subsection (1). The department shall require the individual to submit his or her fingerprints to the department of state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the criminal history check as required in subsection (1).

At the time of the on-site inspection one adult household member and one unsupervised volunteer did not have a consent and disclosure form on file.

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R 400.1906(1)(g)(i) · R 400.1906(1)(g)(i) Records of a licensee; child care staff member; child care assistant. The individual is aware that abuse and neglect of children is unlawful.

At the time of the on-site inspection, one unsupervised volunteer did not have a signed and dated statement acknowledging abuse and neglect is against the law.

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R 400.1906(1)(g)(ii) · R 400.1906(1)(g)(ii) Records of a licensee; child care staff member; child care assistant. The individual knows that he or she is mandated by law to report child abuse and neglect.

At the time of the on-site inspection, one unsupervised volunteer did not have a signed and dated statement acknowledging that they are mandated by law to report child abuse and neglect.

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R 400.1906(1)(g)(iii) · R 400.1906(1)(g)(iii) Records of a licensee; child care staff member; child care assistant. The individual has received a copy of the licensee’s discipline policy.

At the time of the on-site inspection, one unsupervised volunteer did not have a signed and dated statement of receiving a copy of the child care home's discipline policy.

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R 400.1907(1)(a) · R 400.1907(1)(a) Child’s record. A completed child information card on a form provided by the department or a comparable substitute approved by the department.

Five of seven reviewed child information cards were missing information or were not updated annually. Two children in care did not have child information cards on file.

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R 400.1907(1)(b) · R 400.1907(1)(b) Child’s record. A child in care statement or receipt using a form provided by the department and signed by the parent certifying all of the following:

Three of three reviewed child information cards were not updated annually. Four of seven children did not have child in care statements on file.

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R 400.1907(1)(c) · R 400.1907(1)(c) Child’s record. Documentation that immunizations and boosters, as recommended by the state department of health and human services, are any of the following:"

Seven of seven child files reviewed did not have documentation of immunizations.

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R 400.1934(3) · R 400.1934(3) Heating; ventilation; lighting; radon. A carbon monoxide detector, bearing a safety certification mark of a recognized testing laboratory, such as UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or ETL (Electrotechnical Laboratory), must be placed on all levels approved for child care.

At the time of the on-site inspection there was not an operable carbon monoxide detector placed on all levels approved for child care.

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R 400.1903(8)(a) · R 400.1903(8)(a) Licensee responsibilities. Ensure that smoking and vaping do not occur in child-use space, on the premises of a child care home while children are in care, and in a vehicle when used to transport children who are in care."

Ms. Abbott did not ensure that smoking did not occur on the premises of her child care home while children were in care. While touring the upper level of the home, one room had a thick cloud of smoke and smelled of marijuana. When asked if smoking occurred in the home during hours of operations, Ms. Abbott stated it was an adult household member that was likely smoking in the upper level of the home but she knows it should not be happening on the premises at all due to her 24- hour child care hours.

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R 400.1903(8)(c) · R 400.1903(8)(c) Licensee responsibilities. Notify parents if smoking or vaping occurs in the child care home and on the premises when children are not in care.

Ms. Abbott did not notify parents that smoking or vaping occurs in the child care home and on the premises when child care children are not in care.

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R 400.1945(2)(b) · R 400.1945(2)(b) Emergency; plan; drill. A plan for safely moving children to a relocation site. 10 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP Technical Assistance Technical assistance is support and training given to the licensee/licensee designee on a specific rule. Technical assistance includes consultation on how the facility can best maintain compliance with a rule.

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R 400.1913(1) · R 400.1913(1) Discipline; child handling. A licensee shall develop and have on file a written policy regarding the discipline of children. Bureau

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