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License #07CHR0006 · Center · Child Care Center
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Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. At the time of the inspection in room #4, there were 11 children ages 2.5-4 with only 1 teacher. In room #6 there were 7 children ages 18 months to 2.5 with only 1 teacher, and in room #8 there were 11 children ages 2.5-3 with only 1 teacher.
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Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Operate within the center's licensed capacity and within each room's capacity. At the time of the inspection there were 11 children in room 8 and the room capacity is 9.
Ensure that all cribs have a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress and clean snugly fitting sheet in room 1.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Provide and maintain suitable protective devices for hot water pipes in the bathroom next to the kitchen.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Repair or remove the white wired wall unit in the bathroom next to the kitchen.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in sanitary condition including the floors in both bathrooms next to the kitchen.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training. 2 named staff members had CPR/ FA certification without a hands on component.
Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children over 18 months of age. At the time of the inspection, Room 9 needed more activities at each center.
Maintain a written emergency plan in a readily accessible location that includes evacuation, disaster and lockdown procedures.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Five staff were missing CHRI's.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. In room 3, 1 named staff who did not have a completed CHRI background check, was left alone with 6 children, 18 months to 2.5 years in age. 10/11/23: In room 4, 1 named staff who did not have a completed CHRI background check was left alone with 5 children, 18 months to 2.5 years in age.
Ensure that the children's diapers are changed when wet or soiled. Children in Room 9 were not provided with diaper changes within a timely manner.
Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times. Three children, 18 months and younger, were strapped into bouncers/exersaucers for over 30 minutes.
Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of age appropriate materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. Age appropriate materials were not supplied to the 3 children, 18 months and younger, in Room 9.
4. Maintain minimum staff/child ratios, wherein there were 5 children, 18- 30 months, 2 children, and 2 children, 2.5- 3 years, in Room 7 with 1 staff. An additional staff was required.
194. Cease use of wading pool, wherein the children were observed using a blow up wading pool.
33. Ensure that food is properly stored prior to being served, wherein lunches and milk were sitting out in the kitchen for an extended period of time. The milk was no longer cold and warm to the touch.
2. Ensure adequate direct supervision is maintained at all times, whereas 4 children, 0-18 months, were unsupervised in the infant room while the staff went to the bathroom and then again when the staff left the room to answer the door.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for all staff. 2/3/2025: 1 staff missing CHRI
Ensure the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment for the center's license renewal.
Replace light bulb near the vent in Room 8.
Test for the presence of radon gas as required.
Repair water damaged molding in Bathroom near Room 7.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers in all rooms with children aged 0- 2.5 years old.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects as required by the two-step process, tables used by the children to eat before each meal throughout the center. 6-3-2025: Ensure that the bleach/water solution is properly made.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.
Ensure that the broken wall around the pipe in room 2 is repaired.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in all infant classrooms.
Provide daily structured and unstructured indoor and outdoor energetic physical activity that promotes coordination and movement. Update daily schedules in classrooms to reflect outdoor play time.
Ensure that the radiator cover in room 2 is secured and is free of sharp edges.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times. At the time of inspection, there were 5 children, under the age of 20 months, alone in the infant room. A staff member had left the room and was observed coming back into the room where the children had been left alone.
Ensure children under 12 months of age are initially placed in a face-up sleeping position in room 1.
Ensure that all electrical outlets are secured to the wall, are free of dust, and maintained in good repair.
Ensure that an additional covering is provided for use as a covering for each child. At the time of the inspection, children throughout the center did not have an additional covering during nap time.
Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming in contact with nasal secretions throughout the center.
Ensure that the center operates within the center's licensed capacity for each room. At the time of inspection, there were 5 children observed in room 3 which has a licensed capacity of 4 children.
Cease use of off-site playground equipment until repaired. Submit a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating all playground equipment at Colgate Park will not be used until repaired.
Ensure evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location for evacuation that operates during the same operating hours as the center, and is within a safe walking distance or includes a written procedure for obtaining transportation to the location.
Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Replace broken or missing buckles in high chairs in Room 7.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure all surfaces including flooring, carpeting, and ceiling tiles are clean and in good repair. Replace stained ceiling tiles above the bulletin board in Room 9.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Ensure that bottles and cups of formula, breast milk, or milk are stored in the refrigerator. At the time of inspection, there were bottles and cups requiring refrigeration observed in children's bags in room 1 and room 6.
Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times. At the time of the inspection, a named staff member left Room 7 to get children's lunches.
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there was 1 staff member in Room 4 with 10 children aged 2-4. 2 staff members are required for this amount of child in this age range.
Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Replace broken or missing buckles in high chairs in Room 7.
Maintain toilets, sinks, any and other plumbing fixtures in sanitary and operable condition. Cover inoperable urinal in Bathroom near Room 7.
Repair or replace the stairs exiting from the quiet room to ensure that they are leveled and secured.
Replace light bulb near the vent in Room 8.
Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Test for the presence of radon gas in every room on the lowest floor used by children in each building and post the test results in a prominent location in each building.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, and that documentation is maintained on file at the center and includes the name of the person or organization that provided the training.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition throughout the center.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Operate within each room's capacity. At the time of the inspection, children from various classrooms were seen in Room 7, whose capacity is only for 11 children.
Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time throughout the center.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in all infant classrooms.
Ensure that an additional covering is provided for use as a covering for each child. At the time of the inspection, children throughout the center did not have an additional covering during nap time.
Provide alternative quiet activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep. At the time of the inspection, a named child was sitting at the table with his head down without any quiet activities in Room 7.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment. At the time of the inspection, Room 9 needed more activities at each center.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects as required by the two step- process, tables used by the children to eat before each meal throughout the center.
Complete and maintain on file a Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.
Maintain garbage receptacles as required. At the time of the inspection, a diaper was found in an uncovered garbage receptacle in Room 4 Bathroom.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families, the center's communicable disease management policy; maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the policy.
Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents.
Provide alternative quiet activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep. At the time of the inspection, Room 5 had children resting with their heads on the tables.
Cease use of off-site playground equipment until repaired. Submit a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating all playground equipment at Colgate Park will not be used until repaired.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for all staff. 2/3/2025: 1 staff missing CHRI
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food throughout the center.
Ensure that pediatric first aid and CPR training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training. At the time of the inspection, 2 named staff members had CPR/FA certification without a hands-on component.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers in all rooms with children aged 0 to 2.5 years old.
Provide daily rest/sleep for each child as required on sleeping equipment. At the time of the inspection, 1 child was sleeping at the table in Room 7.
Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play. At the time of the inspection, a child in Room 1 was standing in the crib for some time without activities.
Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. At the time of the inspection, a knife was found in the tray with breakfast food at children's reach.
Complete and maintain at the center daily time sheets for children with arrival and departure times.
Ensure evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location for evacuation that operates during the same operating hours as the center, and is within a safe walking distance or includes a written procedure for obtaining transportation to the location.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including: the child's name; symptoms of illness; actions taken by the center; and dates of exclusion and return.
Repair water damaged molding in Bathroom near Room 7.
Ensure that children are not inactive for more than 30 minutes unless they are eating, sleeping or feeling ill. At the time of the inspection, children throughout the center were seen sitting at a table for more than 30 minutes before lunch without activities.
Provide daily structured and unstructured indoor and outdoor energetic physical activity that promotes coordination and movement. Update daily schedules in classrooms to reflect outdoor play time.
Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal secretions throughout the center.
Ensure that all surfaces including flooring, carpeting and ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Repair or replace wall paneling near circle time board in Room 9.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, one named staff member said she had 9 children in her care when there were 10 children present in Room 4.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, Lysol was found in child's reach in Room 9.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications and are present at the center at all times.
Provide a current health certificate as required.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. The staff record checklist was not available at the time of the inspection.
Test for the presence of radon gas in every room on the lowest floor used by children in each building and post the test results in a prominent location in each building.
Operate within each room's capacity. Room 3 had five children present and the room capacity is four.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers in room 1.
Identify and maintain space requirements for all rooms approved by the OOL for children's use; make unapproved space inaccessible to children. Cease use of the old office being used as a infant room.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. Room 1 had 5 children ages 0-18 and 1 staff was present when 2 staff is required.
Ensure that evacuation cribs are available for non-ambulatory infants and toddlers. One evacuation crib is needed for every 4 non-ambulatory infant or toddler.
Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. In room 3, 1 named staff who did not have a completed CARI background check, was left alone with 6 children, 18 months to 2.5 years in age. 10/11/23: In room 4, 1 named staff, who did not have a completed CARI background check was left alone with 5 children, 18 months to 2.5 years in age. 10/31/23: In room 4, 1 named staff, who did not have a completed CARI background check was left alone with 5 children, 18 months to 2.5 years in age.
Ensure that 1 named staff completes a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 named staff. 10/31/23: 1 CARI background check received, 1 outstanding.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that the completion of the training is documented on the Staff Records Checklist.
Ensure that the emergency lighting in the quiet room is operable at all times.
Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area.
Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times.
Ensure that both staff-directed and child-selected activities are provided in rooms 8 and 9.
Ensure that the children go outdoors daily, weather permitting.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in rooms 1 and 3.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in room 3.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food in room 3.
Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal secretions in room 3.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in room 8, whereas staff stated that 9 children were present, when 8 children, 2.5 to 3 years in age, were in their care.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after diapering a child in rooms 3, 8 and 9.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that the sink in room 5's bathroom is maintained in operating condition.
Ensure that opportunities for structured and unstructured developmentally appropriate active play are provided for the children each day throughout the center.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed in rooms 1, 3, 8 and 9.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in rooms 3, 8 and 9.
Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in rooms 1 and 3.
Post a diagram of all approved ares and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that infants are provided age-appropriate, supervised tummy time at least twice per day. The center could not provide 3 children, 18 months and younger, with a safe and adequate space on the floor for tummy time or other activities.
Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist, Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. 3/2/22: Drinking Water Checklist outstanding.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There were 12 children, 24-30 months, with 1 staff in Room 7. An additional staff was required.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. Cease use of blankets for children under 12 months old, and remove bibs, toys, stuffed animals from the children and cribs before the child enters the sleeping equipment.
Ensure that approved sleeping equipment is provided for each child as required. Two children under 18 months old in Room 9 were not provided with appropriate sleeping equipment.
Ensure that all materials used by the children are age appropriate, non-toxic and safe for use by children. Age appropriate furniture or play equipment was not provided to 3 children, 18 months and younger, in Room 9.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Staff exited Room 3 multiple times leaving 7 children, 5-10y, without supervision.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a renewal CHRI background check as required, and submit to the OOL.
Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time.
Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play. Children in Rooms 2 and 9 were restricted to exersaucers, cribs and bouncers for extended periods of time without being provided a safe floor space for movement.
Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Prepare a discipline policy that includes the acceptable actions staff members may take when disciplining a child. Submit a copy to the OOL.
Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. Submit a copy to the OOL.
51. Provide sleeping equipment when children fall asleep. A child, 12-18 months old, was left sleeping in a swing and not moved to the crib in the infant room.
67. Ensure the absorbent changing pad is removed and disposed of before the changing table is washed and disinfected after each use in Room 9.
7. There were 7 children present in Room 5 that has a licensed capacity of 5.