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Little Rainbows Commonwealth
209 E. Washington Street, Jackson MI 49201 · License #DC380312903 · Center
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- 209 E. Washington Street, Jackson MI 49201 · Directions
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- Licensed for 117 children
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Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Michigan MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau- Violation
Teacher 1 did not hit Child A and did not use prohibited means of punishment.
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R 400.8254(6) · R 400.8254(6) Diapering; toileting (6) Diapers and training plants must be checked f requently and changed when wet or soiled.
Diapers are checked and changed when wet or soiled.
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The Early Preschool classroom maintains the required 1:8 child care staff member to child ratio.
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The Early Preschool lead teacher went on leave on 12/19/2025 and a substitute lead was not appointed.
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At the time of inspection, three of the five classrooms had flaking paint on the walls.
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R 400.8251(1)(c) · R 400.8251(1)(c) Handwashing (c) Before and after preparing and serving food and feeding children.
At the time of inspection, one teacher did not wash their hands before and after serving food to children.
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R 400.8251(2)(a) · R 400.8251(2)(a) Handwashing (a) Before and after meals, snacks, or food preparation experiences.
At the time of inspection, four children did not wash hands before and after eating snack.
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At the time of inspection, one teacher was not directly supervising an infant while engaged in tummy time.
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The premises was maintained in a clean and safe condition and did not pose a threat to health or safety.
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Food was in sound condition, free from spoilage, filth, and contamination and was safe for human consumption.
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Beverages and food were appropriate for the child’s individual nutritional requirements, developmental stages, and special dietary need, including cultural preferences.
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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.
Program Director is conducive to the welfare of children. Raw sewage was not bubbling from the infant classroom floor. A pipe was leaking, and Program Director immediately moved the infants to another approved classroom.
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The Infant classroom had water leaking through the floor in the infant classroom. The floor was not in was not kept in sound condition, good repair, and maintained in a clean condition.
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The center did not submit a complete set of plans and specifications of the remodeling to the department for review and approval.
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The center did not obtain written approval from the department before initiating any construction.
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On 6/30/2022 I completed an unannounced on-site inspection. Little Rainbows Commonwealth is located downtown Jackson, MI. The center is in the main level of a multi-story building. The building does not have a large outdoor space adjacent to the center. The building is surrounded by other buildings, a parking garage and parking lots. I verified the center submitted in writing to the department they would be using nearby local parks and grassy areas to supplement their outdoor play activities. I spoke to child care staff member Erin Moore. Ms. Moore informed me program director and licensee designee April Bradford left for the day. I informed Ms. Moore of the allegations. Ms. Moore said all the classrooms use local parks for outdoor time as the center does not have an expansive area for outdoor play time. Ms. 2 Moore said all classroom child care staff members post where they are going for outdoor time at a centralized communication board. There are various small parks n that are within a 2 to 3 block radius of the center. The child care staff members vary the locations they take the children daily. Ms. Moore showed me the communication board. The board contains pictures and names of the various parks around the center. The child care staff members can place the picture and name of the park to where they are walking in a pocket that is labeled with their classroom to show where to find the children and child care staff members. The child care staff members regularly educate the children on outdoor time safety throughout the year. Child care staff members educate children on the importance of crossing always following traffic signals when crossing streets. Ms. Moore said there are always at least two child care staff members present to take the children for walks even if only one child care staff member is required to maintain ratio. The child care staff members always have at least one operable cell phone with them at all times. Most of the time, all the child care staff members have a cell phone with them during walks and outdoor time. Ms. Moore said each age group has strollers, wagons, and hand-held type ropes they use to further ensure the safety of children when walking off the premises. The infants and toddlers always remain in either a stroller or wagon that can hold multiple children until they reach their destinations. Both the strollers and the wagons contain a five-point harness to hold the children in, so the children are unable to get out of the stroller or wagon unless they are unbuckled by a child care staff member. The older children who can walk have ropes with bands that Velcro around the children's wrists while they hold the rope until they get to their destinations. Ms. Moore said there are also backpack type things the children wear that can all connect to keep all the children together when walking. School-age children walk in a line on their own. When walking with school-age children there is always a child care staff member at the front and the end of the line and they count children constantly. Ms. Moore showed me examples of the strollers and various guidance ropes the child care staff members utilize to help maintain the safety of children. Once the child care staff members arrive at their destination, they walk around the area to make sure there are no safety hazards or garbage laying around. After the area is determined to be free of hazards, the child care staff members allow the children to play in the park or grassy area. I interviewed child care staff member Mandisa Diaz. Ms. Diaz said she primarily works with the infants and toddlers. Ms. Diaz said the first thing child care staff members do when they get ready to go outside is update the communication board to the location to where they are walking that day. The infants and toddlers are always strapped into the strollers or wagons while they walk downtown. Ms. Diaz said there are occasions where an older toddler who wants to walk will be allow
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Child care staff members inspect and remove any identified hazard items such as trash, bottles, broken glass, and needles before allowing children to play in the area.
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The child care center provided written notice of the various parks and grassy areas they will use for outdoor play time when their license was issued.
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On 4/1812022 I com leted ounced home visit at Child A's home I interviewed Child A's Mother and Father. Child A was also present. *S o her said Child A began 2 attending the child care center . Child A started attending the child care center s Mother said she began having concerns after Child A started attending the child care center full time. Child A's Mother said her concerns were that Child A was not being fed or having her diaper changed sufficiently. Child A's Mother said she noticed Child A started having a red bottom when she was using the diapers supplied by the child care center. . Child A's Mother sent her own diapers and wipes for sensitive skin and asked the child care staff members to use the supplies sent from home, this seemed to help reduce the redness on Child A's bottom. Child A's Mother noticed Child A had an extreme diaper rash on her inner thigh on 4/12/2022 when she picked up Child A from the center. Child A's Mother said Child A did not have a diaper rash when she dropped Child A off at the center the morning of 4!12/2022. In the fall of 2021 Child A had a couple of incidents where she had an irritated bottom and seemed uncomfortable during diaper changes. Child A's Mother sought medical attention for both incidents. On the first occasion Child A was diagnosed with The second occasion Child A was diagnosed with neretore, L;nlid A's vtotner cnci not discuss ner concerns care staff members at the child care center. Child A's Mother said on 2/2/2022 she talked to April Bradford, the program director at the center, regarding her concerns regarding the lack of diaper changes Child A receives at the child care center. Child A's Mother said Ms. Bradford told her sometimes the child care staff members are too busy to document everything immediately. Therefore, it may appear that diaper changes are missed when diaper changes occurred but were not documented immediately. Ms. Bradford said she would re-train child care staff members on properly documenting the electronic child information logs. Child A's Mother said she believes the accuracy of the information provided on the daily logs improved after her conversation with Ms. Bradford. Child A's Mother said none of the child care staff members notified her that Child A had a rash when she picked Child A up from the child care center on 4/12/2022. On 4118/2022 ■ I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I interviewed program director and licensee designee April Bradford. We informed Ms. Bradford of the allegations. Ms. Bradford said she was expecting an investigation regarding the rash on Child A. Ms. Bradford said she is aware of the rash Child A had on 4/1212022. Ms. Bradford said she observed the rash and to her, the rash resembled chafing. Ms. Bradford explained the child care center's diaper changing policy. Ms. Bradford said child care staff members change diapers every two hours. The only time the child care staff members might go over the two-hour policy is if a child is asleep at diaper changing time. If a child is asleep during the scheduled two-hour regular diaper change time, the sleeping child will be changed when they wake up. Ms. Bradford said she believes Child A prefers to have her snack immediately after she wakes up, then Ica have her diaper changed after her snack. Ms. Bradford said child care staff members also change children's diapers whenever they notice the diaper is soiled outside of a regularly scheduled diaper changing time. Ms. Bradford said Child A's Mother has expressed her concerns regarding documentation on the electronic child daily logs in the past. Ms. Bradford completed a training with all the child care staff members to remind them that child information logs must be accurate, and information must be entered in a timely manner. After Ms. Bradford completed the training with child care staff members, Child A's Mother thanked Ms. Bradford for providing more detailed information. Ms. Bradford believe
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Child care staff members admit they do not always document diaper changes immediately and rely on their memory from the previous day to update the electronic child information log.
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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Jun 5, 2026 inspection noted: “Teacher 1 did not hit Child A and did not use prohibited means of punishment.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The May 6, 2026 inspection noted: “Diapers are checked and changed when wet or soiled.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Feb 23, 2026 inspection noted: “At the time of inspection, three of the five classrooms had flaking paint on the walls.” — what has changed since then?
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