Kaleidoscope Traces Childcare Center

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

There is insufficient evidence that child care program staff members failed to provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times. Lead Teacher 2 denies being aggressive with Child A. Licensee Designee/Program Administrator Angela Rodriguez Laster reports she was able to review the video surveillance and Lead Teacher 2 was not aggressive with Child A. Child A's Mother was notified of the allegations and reported she had no concerns about the quality of care provided by Lead Teacher 2.

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Capacity; ratio and group size requirements (4) In each room or well-defined space, the maximum group size and ratio of child care staff members to children, including children related to a staff member or the licensee, must be as shown in Table 1: (a) Infants and toddlers, birth until 30 months of age, child care staff member to child ratio of 1 to 4, maximum group size of 12.

The child care staff members are ensuring that the maximum group size and ratio of child care staff members to children in the infant and toddler rooms are at 1:4 ratio at all times. On 5/14/2026 an unannounced onsite inspection was completed and the infant room was observed to be at a 2:4 ratio and the toddler room was observed to be at a 2:4 ratio. A review of records shows that the infant and toddler rooms are over staffed and there are additional child care staff members in the building to assist if needed.

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Diapering; toileting (1) Except as provided in subrule (2) of this rule, diapering must occur in a designated diapering area that complies with all of the following: (f) Is cleaned and disinfected after each use.

The center is cleaning the diaper area appropriately during diaper changing and has an adequate supply of cleaning products to disinfect the area. On 5/14/2026, an unannounced onsite inspection was conducted and Lead Teacher 1, Teacher 1. Lead Teacher 2, and Teacher 2 all report that the center has never been out of cleaning supplies for diapering or cleaning in the center and reported if they get low on supplies, they inform the licensee designee/program administrator and she purchases more supplies. During the unannounced onsite inspection on 5/14/2026, I observed a closet full of cleaning supplies including paper towels, bleach, toilet paper, window cleaner, and other items.

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Food services and nutrition generally (7) Infants and toddlers shall be fed on demand.

Child care program staff members are feeding infants on demand as required. An unannounced onsite inspection was completed on 5/14/2026 and Lead Teacher 1 and Teacher 1 were able to log onto Bright Wheel and show feeding times and amounts and also messages to the parents with feeding times and amount of intake. On 6/24/2026, I spoke with Child A's Mother who reported she has three children enrolled at the center and is notified on Bright Wheel app when her children are fed and even receive pictures of her children during feedings.

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R 400.8219(14) · R 400.8219(14) Sleeping, resting, and supervision (14) Resting or sleeping areas must have adequate soft lighting to allow the child care staff member to assess children.

During the onsite inspection, I observed the toddler room to be without soft lighting to allow staff to assess resting children, as required.

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R 400.8222(13) · R 400.8222(13) Capacity; ratio and group size requirements (13) Written approval from the department must be obtained before making any changes in the terms of the license, including, but not limited to, adding use space, changing age groups served, changing program components, changing the capacity of the center, or making changes to a room or well-defined space that will result in a change in capacity of the room or well-defined space.

The licensee designee/program administrator increased the infant and toddler room based on the new rules allowing 42 square feet for each infant and toddler instead of 50 square feet as required in the previous rules without obtaining written approval from the department before making changes to the terms of the license.

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R 400.8254(1)(c) · R 400.8254(1)(c) Diapering; toileting (c) Has non-absorbent, smooth, easily cleanable surfaces in good repair.

During the onsite inspection, I observed the diaper pad in the Infant Room to have a rip in the plastic and had tape placed on top of the rip which prevented a smooth/easily cleanable surface, as required.

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R 400.8340(3) · R 400.8340(3) Food services and nutrition; provided by parents (3) Breast milk, formula, milk, other beverages, and food furnished in a same-day supply must be covered and labeled with the child's first and last name and the date.

During the onsite inspection, I observed one bottle in the Infant Room that did not include a label with the child's first name, last name or a date, as required.

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