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.

REPEAT CITATION PREVIOUSLY CITED ON AUGUST 30, 2022 AND JUNE 28, 2023. The licensing coordinator observed hand sanitizer accessible to children in Classroom 1 and in the cafeteria and Lysol Disinfectant Spray accessible to children in the bathroom within Classroom 2. This constitutes the second repeat citation and failure to comply with two approved CAP’s regarding potentially harmful items being accessible to children. Corrective action: Hand sanitizer has been removed from Classroom 1 and the cafeteria as well as the Lysol Disinfectant spray in the bathroom of Classroom 2. Staff have been made aware of such items needing to be out of reach or in a locked cabinet during a Staff Meeting on 6/12/2024. In addition, “Room Opening & Closing Checklists” have been created for each room. Staff will be required to check off all items prior to opening & closing their classroom. This list includes checking and removing all dangerous items or staff personal belongings prior to children entering the Center each day.

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.