All medication shall be: (1) Inaccessible to children; (2) Stored at the temperature and conditions recommended by the manufacturer or as directed on the prescription label; (3) Stored in a secondary container separate from food if in a refrigerator; and (4) Labeled with the child’s name to ensure correct identification of each child’s medication.

The licensing coordinator observed two boxes of Alka-Seltzer effervescent medication in the storage cabinet on a medium height shelf which was not locked and was accessible to children. A staff member reported the items were for a science project and immediately moved the items to the locked storage container used for medication at the program. Corrective action: Medication storage requirements have been reviewed with all staff members. Items that could be used for projects that have a medicinal background were discussed and will be treated as medication and thus stored appropriately.

He-C 4002.21(o) · 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.