Child care staff shall ensure that potentially harmful items, including but not limited to matches, lighters, chemicals, materials labeled “harmful if swallowed,” flammable materials, sharp objects, and staffs’ personal belongings are locked or inaccessible to children.

The licensing coordinator observed one Dawn Dish Soap and one Equate Peroxide on a low shelf in an unsecured cabinet, approximately 5 inches from the floor in the Pre-Kindergarten classroom. The program previously corrected this following a renewal visit on September 13, 2023. Corrective action: I installed a different child proof latch on the cabinet in question on 7/1/2024. The last one that had been installed appears to have broken. I installed one on the outside of the cabinet so it will be easy for me to see if it's not functional this time. I (center director) will do a monthly check to make sure childproof latches are in working order and that all "keep out of reach" items are appropriately stored. I will also require classroom staff to report issues immediately and to do a sweep of their room for these items monthly when they check their medication and first aid supplies.

He-C 4002.23(c) · 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.

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.

Statements by two staff members that the program did not conduct any EOP practice drills in 2022. Corrective action: Mandating 2 EOP practice drills per year have been added to the fire drill log plan. During next staff meeting on October 26th, 2023 all staff will be reviewing our EOP binder and talking about how we will be implementing 2 additional drills (aside from monthly fire drills) per year.

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

Child care staff shall ensure that for each child, upon the child’s first day in attendance in the program, there is a “Child Care Registration and Emergency Information” (April 2022) form or an equivalent form provided by the child care program completed and signed by the parent, on file, which contains: 1) Full legal name of the child; (2) Child’s date of birth; (3) Child’s physical address and mailing address; (4) Child’s home telephone number; (5) Date of enrollment in the program; (6) The name, physical address, and mailing address of the parent(s) responsible for the child, if different from the child’s address; (7) Telephone numbers for the child’s parents and instructions as to how the parents can be contacted during the hours that the child is at the program; (8) Email addresses for the parents, if available; (9) Names and telephone numbers of at least one person who will assume responsibility for the child, if for any reason, the parents cannot be reached immediately in an emergency; (10) Any chronic conditions, allergies, or medications in case of sudden illness or injury; (11) Written parental permission for first aid treatment; (12) Written parental permission for emergency medical transportation and treatment; (13) The name and telephone number of each child’s physician or health care provider; and (14) Names and telephone numbers of any person(s) other than parents who are authorized to remove the child from the program.