All center directors, agency administrators, site coordinators, or site directors, and all other child care staff who are responsible for the supervision of children, or who are necessary for the staff to child ratios, shall keep on file documentation of completion of a minimum of 6 hours of professional development, which shall be completed in accordance with the following: (1)  Within 90 days of the first date of employment; (2) Within 2 weeks for programs operating 3 months of the year or less; or (3) By providing documentation of previous completion.

REPEAT CITATION PREVIOUSLY CITED ON April 19, 2022. The licensing coordinator's review of five staff files revealed that one staff completed 11.5 hours of the required 18 annual hours of professional development. This constitutes a repeat citation and failure to comply with one approved CAP regarding annual professional development hours. Corrective action: A: Little Tree of Dover will from this date forward (May 31, 2024) review with each teachers' the number of professional development hours they have on file monthly through email. This will ensure that all 18 hours of professional development hours are met yearly. B: Little Tree of Dover currently offers 1.5 hour of professional development each month for all staff members. Should a member of staff fall behind on professional hours the Director will require them to attend all remaining classes offered by Little Tree.

He-C 4002.33(a) · Correction status not published

Except for nature-based programs that operate solely outside, programs shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the following: (1) Programs that operate continuously throughout the year shall conduct at least one drill each month of operation; (2) Programs that operate only during the school year shall conduct a drill within 14 days of opening each year and monthly thereafter; (3) Programs that operate only during the summer months shall conduct one fire drill in each month of operation; (4) Child care personnel shall conduct fire drills at varying times during operating hours, including night time hours, if applicable, to ensure that each child attending the program experiences fire drills; (5) Child care staff shall activate the actual fire alarm system for the building for at least 2 of the required monthly fire drills required each year and use a fire alarm or smoke detector to signal all other fire drills; (6) All children and child care staff shall evacuate the building during each fire drill; and (7) Child care staff shall check daily attendance records to ensure that all children and staff are accounted for, after the building is evacuated.

Programs shall comply with approved corrective action plans and corrective action plans issued in accordance with He-C 4002.06(i) and (j).

This Statement of Findings includes a repeat citation for He-C 4002.33(f), which constitutes failure to comply with an approved corrective action plan, as noted herein. Corrective action: On November 14, 2023 the director of the center created a monthly calendar reminder for the first business day of each month to review staff files and send emails as reminders for missing required documentation. The email indicates that teachers will not be scheduled for their hours unless they’ve submitted all licensing documentation necessary to fulfill their job duties.

He-C 4002.06(m) · Correction status not published

In order to assure that staff and children are familiar with all of the EOP drills, programs shall: (1) Practice evacuation off-site and bomb threats once per year with all child care staff; (2) Practice at least 2 other components of their EOP with all child care staff and children each calendar year; and (3) Review all EOP response actions with all staff at least 4 times each calendar year.

A statement by a staff that the program did not conduct any components of their Emergency Operations Plan in the 2022 calendar year. Corrective action: On November 14, 2023 the Director included two reminders in the 2024 calendar to ensure that two EOP drills are performed that calendar year. The reminders occur on February 9, 2024 and May 9, 2024 at 9:00am as a reminder to leadership to carry out the drills.

He-C 4002.17(f) · Correction status not published

The center director, site director, family child care provider, and all staff used to meet staff to child ratios shall: (1) Be certified in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid within 90 days of the first date of employment; (2) Obtain certification in (m)(1) above by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Emergency Care and Safety Institute, National Safety Council, or other nationally recognized organization; and (3) Maintain current certifications required in (m)(1) above.